JP5658016B2 - Vehicle lighting - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular lamp such as a headlamp having an aiming mechanism for adjusting an optical axis.

  In recent years, a vehicular lamp using an LED (light-emitting diode) having a low power consumption and a long life as a light source is increasing. A vehicle lamp such as a headlamp using such an LED as a light source includes a lens, a lens holder that holds the lens, a reflector that is held by the lens holder, a heat sink to which the lens holder is attached, and the heat sink. Some are configured to include an LED light source mounted thereon (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Some vehicle lamps such as headlamps include an aiming mechanism (optical axis adjustment mechanism) for adjusting the optical axis.

JP 2010-186698 A

  By the way, in the headlamp, for example, a low beam lamp is supported in a lamp chamber defined by an outer lens that covers the housing and the front opening of the headlamp so as to be able to rotate vertically and horizontally with respect to the housing, and drives an actuator of the aiming mechanism. In some cases, the low beam lamp is rotated up and down and left and right to adjust the optical axis up and down and left and right. In this case, the low beam lamp is supported by the slider so that it can be pivoted up and down and slidable to the left and right. However, since the slider is conventionally provided as a component separate from the heat sink, the number of components and assembly are low. There was a problem that the man-hour increased and the cost was increased.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to reduce the number of parts and the number of assembling steps by forming the slider of the aiming mechanism integrally with the heat sink, thereby reducing the cost. The object is to provide a vehicular lamp.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vehicular lamp comprising a housing that defines a lamp chamber, and a lamp that is incorporated in the lamp chamber,
Said lamp includes a lens, a lens holder for holding the lens, and a reflector held by the lens holder, and a heat sink that is attach to the lens holder, an LED light source mounted on said heat sink, the light An aiming mechanism for adjusting the shaft ,
Sliders of the aiming mechanism are provided horizontally and integrally projecting on both the left and right sides of the heat sink , and the housing is formed with rails extending in the front-rear direction while sandwiching the slider from the vertical direction inside the housing. The slider is slidably fitted onto the rail, and the optical axis of the entire lamp is adjusted by rotating up and down around the slider, and the slider is centered on the rail. As described above, the optical axis is adjusted in the left-right direction by rotating left and right .

  According to the present invention, since the slider of the aiming mechanism, which has been conventionally configured separately from the heat sink, is integrally formed on the heat sink, the number of parts and the number of assembling steps of the vehicle lamp can be reduced and the cost can be reduced. it can.

1 is a perspective view of a vehicular lamp according to the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the vehicle lamp which concerns on this invention. 1 is a front view of a vehicular lamp according to the present invention. 1 is a plan view of a vehicular lamp according to the present invention. 1 is a side view of a vehicular lamp according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3. It is CC sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the DD sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a fragmentary sectional side view which shows the support structure to the housing of the slider of an aiming mechanism.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  1 is a perspective view of a vehicular lamp according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the vehicular lamp, FIG. 3 is a front view of the vehicular lamp, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the vehicular lamp, and FIG. Is a side view of the vehicular lamp, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line D-D in FIG. 3, and FIG. 10 is a partial sectional side view showing a support structure of the slider of the aiming mechanism to the housing.

  The vehicular lamp 1 according to the present embodiment is a low beam lamp incorporated in a lamp chamber of a headlamp provided on the left and right of the front portion of the vehicle, and the configuration thereof is the same on the left and right. Only the lamp 1 is shown and described.

  The vehicular lamp 1 includes a pair of left and right lenses (projection lenses) 2, a pair of left and right lens holders 3 that respectively hold these lenses 2, a pair of left and right reflectors 4 that are held by the lens holders 3, and each lens. A heat sink 5 to which the holder 3 is attached and a pair of left and right LED light sources 6 mounted on the heat sink 5 are configured.

  The lens 2 is an aspherical convex lens and is made of a transparent resin such as an acrylic resin. A plurality (three in the illustrated example) of locking claws 2a are provided on the outer periphery (see FIGS. 2 and 7). Are integrally formed.

  Each of the lens holders 3 is integrally formed of resin, and as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of locations on the outer periphery of the ring-shaped holder portion 3A provided at the front end (the locking claws formed on the lens 2). In three places corresponding to 2a), slit-like locking holes 3a that are long in the circumferential direction are formed. Further, locking claws 3b project from the left and right side surfaces of the base portion 3B extending substantially horizontally from the holder portion 3A at the front end toward the rear (rear of the vehicle). In addition, the upper surface of each base 3B is subjected to aluminum vapor deposition or the like to constitute a reflective surface.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a pair of left and right engaging projections 3c projecting substantially horizontally toward the rear (upper side in FIG. 6) are integrally formed on the lower portion of the lens holder 3, and both engaging projections are formed. Between 3c, as shown in FIG. 7, the positioning pin 3d is integrally protruded rearward (to the right in FIG. 7).

  Each of the reflectors 4 is integrally formed of an opaque resin that does not transmit light, and has a dome shape in which the front and lower sides are opened, and the inner surface thereof is subjected to a reflection process such as aluminum vapor deposition to form a reflection surface. ing. Then, rectangular locking holes 4a (see FIG. 2) are formed at predetermined left and right positions of the reflector 4 (locations corresponding to the locking claws 3b formed in the lens holder 3).

  The heat sink 5 is integrally formed by aluminum die casting or the like having high thermal conductivity, and a pair of left and right lens holders 3 are attached to the front side of the heat sink 5 by a hook method as will be described later. Here, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6, two left and right engaging holes 5 a are formed in a portion where the pair of left and right lens holders 3 on the front surface side of the heat sink 5 is attached, respectively. In the width direction, two upper and lower bosses 5A are formed in the middle of each of the two locking holes 5a. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, each boss 5A is provided with a circular positioning hole 5b.

  The heat sink 5 is integrally formed with a plurality of heat radiating fins 5c, and sliders 5d of the aiming mechanism are projected horizontally and integrally on the left and right sides of the heat sink 5 toward the outside. As shown in FIG. 2, flat installation surfaces 5 e for installing the pair of left and right LED light sources 6 are respectively formed on the left and right sides of the horizontal portion of the heat sink 5. Although not shown, a rectangular hole connector insertion portion for inserting a pair of left and right connectors 7 (see FIGS. 2 and 7) is formed behind each installation surface 5e of the heat sink 5. Here, each connector 7 is attached to an end of a cord 8 connected to a drive circuit (not shown).

  Further, a nut mounting portion 5B to which a nut 9 (see FIG. 8) for holding an aiming adjustment pivot is attached is located in the front of the vehicle (within the lateral width of the heat sink 5 and on the upper rear portion of one installation surface 5e. It is integrally formed so as to bulge toward the lens 2 side. The nut attaching portion 5B is disposed on a vertical plane passing through the center of gravity of the vehicle lamp 1, and as shown in FIG. 8, the nut attaching portion 5B is provided on the nut 9 holding the aiming adjustment pivot held by the nut attaching portion 5B. The ball 11a formed at the tip of the rod 11 extending substantially horizontally from the electric motor 10 constituting the actuator of the aiming mechanism toward the front of the vehicle is held.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, aiming adjusting nuts 14 and 15 are fitted and held on the pair of left and right sliders 5d formed integrally with the heat sink 5, and although not shown, each aiming adjusting pivot is provided. A screw shaft that is rotationally driven by an electric motor that is an actuator is threadedly inserted into the nuts 14 and 15 that hold the nut. As shown in FIG. 10, the pair of left and right sliders 5d are slidably fitted in rails 12a (only one is shown in FIG. 10) formed on the left and right of the housing 12 in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 10). Are held together.

  Accordingly, when the electric motor 10 is driven and the rod 11 moves forward and backward, the entire vehicular lamp 1 rotates up and down about the left and right sliders 5d with respect to the housing 12, and this rotation causes the vehicle to rotate. The optical axis of the lamp 1 is adjusted in the vertical direction. When a screw shaft is driven to rotate by driving an electric motor (not shown), a slider 5d that holds nuts 14 and 15 that hold aiming adjustment pivots that are screwed to the screw shaft serves as a rail of the housing 12. Since the vehicle lamp 1 is moved back and forth along 12a, the vehicle lamp 1 is rotated left and right around the rail 12a in the housing 12, and the optical axis of the vehicle lamp 1 is adjusted in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIG. 7, each of the LED light sources 6 is configured by mounting an LED chip 6b on a rectangular flat plate LED substrate 6a made of ceramic or the like having high thermal conductivity and insulation.

  Next, the assembly procedure of the vehicular lamp 1 having the above configuration will be described.

  The left and right lenses 2 can be easily attached to the left and right ring-shaped holder portions 3A of the lens holder 3 by a one-touch operation using a hook method. That is, when the left and right lenses 2 are fitted into the left and right holder portions 3A of the lens holder 3 from the front, a plurality of locking claws 2a formed on the outer periphery of the lenses 2 are attached to the holder portions 3A of the lens holder 3. Since each of the left and right lenses 2 is engaged and locked with the formed plurality of locking holes 3a, the left and right lenses 2 can be easily attached to the left and right holder portions 3A of the lens holder 3 by a hook method as described above. .

  The left and right reflectors 4 are fitted and fixed on the left and right base portions 3B of the lens holder 3 from above. That is, when the left and right reflectors 4 are installed on the left and right base portions 3B of the lens holder 3 and pushed downward, the left and right side surfaces of the lens holder 3 are inserted into the locking holes 4a formed on the left and right sides of the reflector 4. Since the locking claws 3b formed on are engaged and locked, the reflectors 4 are fixedly held on the base portions 3B of the left and right lens holders 3, respectively.

  By the way, the left and right LED light sources 6 are installed on installation surfaces 5e formed on the left and right of the horizontal portion of the heat sink 5, and each installation of the heat sink 5 is performed by inserting a metal clip 13 as shown in FIGS. Although fixed to the surface 5e, a thermal conductive grease having high thermal conductivity is interposed between the LED substrate 6a of the LED light source 6 and the installation surface 5e of the heat sink 5 in order to enhance the adhesion and thermal conductivity of both. However, in the assembling method according to the present invention, thermally conductive grease is applied to the LED light source 6 side, specifically, the lower surface of the LED substrate 6a. In this case, the heat conductive grease is applied to the LED substrate with good workability without considering interference with the heat sink 5.

  Thus, the left and right LED light sources 6 having the heat conductive grease applied to the lower surface of the LED substrate 6a are installed on the left and right installation surfaces 5e of the heat sink 5 as described above. It is fixed on each installation surface 5e of the heat sink 5 by insertion.

  Next, the left and right lens holders 3 to which the lens 2 and the reflector 4 are assembled are easily attached to the heat sink 5 by one touch by being fitted into the heat sink 5 from the front. That is, each lens holder 3 is positioned with respect to the heat sink 5 by inserting the positioning pin 3d projecting from the rear portion into the positioning hole 5b formed in the boss 5A of the heat sink 5 as shown in FIG. Is done. Then, if the left and right lens holders 3 are pushed back together with the lens 2 and the reflector 4 assembled to the left and right lens holders 3 while maintaining this state, the locking projections formed on the lens holders 3 as shown in FIG. Since the tip of 3c is engaged and locked with two locking holes 5a formed on the left and right of the heat sink 5, the left and right lens holders 3 with the lens 2 and the reflector 4 assembled as described above It can be easily attached to the heat sink 5 with one touch.

  When the vehicular lamp 1 is assembled as described above, as shown in FIG. 7, the left and right connectors 7 are inserted into connector insertion portions (not shown) formed on the left and right sides of the rear portion of the heat sink 5 to engage them. If stopped, the LED light source 6 is electrically connected to a drive circuit (not shown) via the cord 8.

  Thus, when the driver turns on a lighting switch (not shown) while the vehicle is traveling at night, a current is supplied from the battery to the left and right LED light sources 6 via the cord 8, and the LEDs of the LED light sources 6 are turned on. The chip 6b is activated to emit light. Then, the light from each LED light source 6 is reflected by the reflecting surface of each reflector 4 and the reflecting surface of the base 3B of the lens holder 3 and distributed for low beam, and then proceeds to the front of the vehicle and moves to the left and right lenses. 2, the light is condensed and irradiated forward through an outer lens (not shown) that covers the front opening of the housing 12. At this time, the heat generated by the LED chip 6b of each LED light source 6 is conducted from the LED substrate 6a to the heat sink 5 through the heat conductive grease, and is efficiently radiated to the outside from the heat radiation fins 5c of the heat sink 5. The temperature rise of the chip 6b is suppressed, and high light emission efficiency and lifetime are ensured for the LED chip 6b.

  In the above, in the vehicular lamp 1 according to the present invention, the slider 5d of the aiming mechanism, which has been conventionally configured separately from the heat sink 5, is integrally formed with the heat sink 5, so The effect that the number of man-hours can be reduced and the cost can be reduced is obtained.

  Although the present invention has been described with respect to the embodiment in which the present invention is applied to the low beam lamp of the headlamp, the present invention is applicable to any other vehicular lamp other than the headlamp, in addition to the high beam lamp of the headlamp. Of course, the same applies.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle lamp 2 Lens 2a Lens locking claw 3 Lens holder 3A Lens holder holder 3B Lens holder base 3a Lens holder locking hole 3b Lens holder locking claw 3c Lens holder locking projection 3d Lens Holder positioning pin 4 Reflector 4a Reflector locking hole 5 Heat sink 5A Heat sink boss 5B Heat sink nut mounting portion 5a Heat sink locking hole 5b Heat sink positioning hole 5c Heat sink radiating fin 5d Heat sink slider 5e Heat sink installation surface 6 LED light source 6a LED substrate 6b LED chip 7 connector 8 cord 9 nut 10 electric motor 11 rod 11a rod ball 12 housing 12a housing rail 13 clip 14, 15 nut

Claims (1)

A vehicle lamp comprising a housing defining a lamp chamber and a lamp incorporated in the lamp chamber,
The lamp includes a lens, a lens holder for holding the lens, and a reflector held by the lens holder, and a heat sink that is attach to the lens holder, an LED light source mounted on said heat sink, the light An aiming mechanism for adjusting the shaft ,
Sliders of the aiming mechanism are provided horizontally and integrally projecting on both the left and right sides of the heat sink , and the housing is formed with rails extending in the front-rear direction while sandwiching the slider from the vertical direction inside the housing. The slider is slidably fitted onto the rail, and the optical axis of the entire lamp is adjusted by rotating up and down around the slider, and the slider is centered on the rail. The vehicle lamp is characterized in that the optical axis is adjusted in the left-right direction by rotating left and right .

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