JP5711004B2 - FUNCTIONAL UNIT OF VEHICLE LIGHT, AND VEHICLE LIGHT - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular illuminating lamp and a functional unit constituting the same.

  A vehicle illumination lamp (also referred to as a lamp unit) including a design portion having a lens and a functional portion having a light source is disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1 below. According to the disclosed technology, the design portion has a structure for fixing to a predetermined position (such as a ceiling trim) of a vehicle such as an automobile. Moreover, the design part and the functional part have a fixing structure in which they are fixed, that is, a fixing structure for fixing the functional part to the design part.

JP-A-2005-75219

  By the way, in the above prior art, since there is only one fixed structure part for fixing the functional part to the design part, the fixed structure part may be damaged when subjected to a large impact or vibration. There is a fear. Further, when the damage occurs, there is a risk that the functional unit may be detached, loose, or abnormal noise may occur.

  Moreover, in the above prior art, the functional unit is configured so that the wire harness (electric wire) is pulled out from the rear end, but regarding the wire harness, when entering the interior of the vehicle illumination lamp and contacting the light source, There is a concern that the wire harness may be melted.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is capable of preventing the occurrence of separation, backlash, and abnormal noise even when subjected to impact or vibration, and also prevents the entry of a wire harness. It is an object of the present invention to provide a functional unit and a vehicular illuminating lamp.

The functional part of the vehicular illuminating lamp of the present invention according to claim 1 made to solve the above-mentioned problem is a vehicular illuminating lamp including a design part having a lens and a functional part having a light source.
The functional unit is
A light source;
A circuit component for electrically connecting the light source and a connector provided at a terminal of the wire harness;
A socket body that includes a connector fitting portion that fits and holds the connector, and holds the connection between the connector and the circuit component that fits in the connector fitting portion ;
A hood disposed to cover the light source is provided integrally or separately with respect to the socket body,
A first function-side lock portion provided on the socket body, having a locking arm portion that fits into a fitting hole of the first unique design side lock portion of the design portion and hooks and locks the fitting hole ;
A second function side lock portion provided in the hood portion, and having a substantially claw-shaped lock portion whose upper side of the second design side lock portion of the design portion is a locking surface ;
Having
The functional part is assembled by mounting the socket main body of the functional part on the pedestal part of the design part and fitting the functional part to the design part so as to slide on the pedestal part. .

  According to the present invention having such a feature, the functional portion is provided with the fixing structure portion at two locations of the socket body and the hood portion. That is, the socket body is provided with a first function side lock portion and the hood portion is provided with a second function side lock portion. The functional part is provided with two places and two types of fixing structure parts.

  The functional part of the vehicular illuminating lamp of the present invention according to claim 2 is the functional part of the vehicular illuminating lamp according to claim 1, wherein the second part is disposed on a distal end side of the hood part which is a side away from the socket body. A function-side lock portion is provided.

  According to the present invention having such a feature, the first function side lock portion and the second function side lock portion are provided separately from each other.

  The functional part of the vehicular illuminating lamp of the present invention according to claim 3 is the functional part of the vehicular illuminating lamp according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the hood part and the second functional side lock part are connected to a wire harness. It is characterized by being a part for restricting entry into the interior of the machine.

  According to the present invention having such a feature, entry into the wire harness is restricted by the hood portion and the second function side lock portion.

  The vehicle illumination lamp according to claim 4, which has been made to solve the above-described problems, includes a functional portion of the vehicle illumination lamp according to claim 1 and a design portion having a lens. The design part is provided with a first unique design side lock part and a second design side lock part that fit into the first function side lock part and the second function side lock part of the function part. To do.

  According to the present invention having such a feature, when the functional part is fitted to the design part, the first functional side lock part is fitted to the first unique design side lock part. Further, the second function side lock portion is fitted to the second design side lock portion. The vehicular lamp is fixed in two places and two types when the functional part and the design part are fitted together.

  The present invention described in claim 4 can also be characterized as follows. That is, in the vehicle lamp according to claim 4, the first function side lock portion, the second function side lock portion, and the second function side lock portion can be fitted while sliding the function portion from the side of the design portion. It is also possible to characterize that "the first unique design side lock portion and the second design side lock portion are formed". According to such a feature, when the functional unit is slid from the outside to the inside of the side of the design part, the first function side lock part and the first unique design side lock part are fitted. . In addition, the second function side lock portion and the second design side lock portion are fitted at the same or similar timing. It is effective that the slide does not coincide with the direction in which the functional unit is detached or the direction of rattling.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the function part from being detached, rattling or abnormal noise from being generated even when subjected to an impact or vibration. Therefore, according to the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to provide a functional unit that is strong in impact resistance and vibration resistance.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a better form of the fixed structure portion.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is an effect that the wire harness can be prevented from entering the interior of the vehicular lamp. Therefore, there is an effect that the wire harness can be prevented from being melted.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent the separation of the functional unit, the backlash, and the generation of abnormal noise even when subjected to an impact or vibration. Therefore, according to the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to provide a vehicular illuminating lamp that is strong in impact resistance and vibration resistance.

It is a figure which concerns on the function part and vehicle lamp of this invention, (a) is a layout drawing of a vehicle lamp, (b) is a disassembled perspective view of a vehicle lamp, (c) is a perspective view of a function part. It is. It is a figure which concerns on a function part and a design part, (a) is a perspective view of the socket which comprises a function part, (b) is a perspective view of the lens which comprises a design part. It is a perspective view of the vehicle lamp. It is a figure which concerns on the fitting of a function part and a design part, (a) is sectional drawing just before fitting, (b) is sectional drawing after fitting. It is a figure which concerns on a 2nd function side lock | rock part and a 2nd design side lock | rock part, (a) is a perspective view of a vehicle illuminating lamp, (b) is an expanded sectional view in the circle | round | yen of (a). It is a figure which concerns on the other example of a 2nd function side lock | rock part and a 2nd design side lock | rock part, (a) is a perspective view of a vehicle illuminating lamp, (b) is an expanded sectional view in the circle | round | yen of (a). is there. It is a figure which concerns on the further another example of a 2nd function side lock | rock part and a 2nd design side lock | rock part, (a) is a perspective view of a vehicle illuminating lamp, (b) and (c) are in the circle of (a). FIG. It is a figure concerning entry control of a wire harness, (a) is a perspective view of a vehicular illuminating lamp and a wire harness, and (b) is a front view of a vehicular illuminating lamp.

  The vehicular lamp includes a functional part and a design part, and the functional part and the design part have at least two places and two types of fixed structure parts. Moreover, the vehicular illumination lamp has a structure in which the wire harness does not enter inside.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram related to a functional unit and a vehicular illumination lamp according to the present invention. 2 is a diagram related to the functional portion and the design portion, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the vehicular lamp, FIG. 4 is a diagram related to the fitting of the functional portion and the design portion, and FIG. The figure which concerns on a 2nd design side lock part, Drawing 6 is a figure concerning other examples of the 2nd function side lock part and the 2nd design side lock part, and Drawing 7 is the 2nd function side lock part and the 2nd design side lock part FIG. 8 is a diagram according to yet another example, and FIG. 8 is a diagram according to the wire harness entry restriction.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates a vehicular illuminating lamp according to the present invention (sometimes referred to as a lamp unit). The vehicular lamp 1 is assembled to left and right doors 2 in a vehicle such as an automobile so that a predetermined position can be illuminated from the door 2 (not limited to the door 2, for example, a ceiling, a sun visor, etc. May be assembled to the system). The vehicular illumination lamp 1 of this embodiment functions as a courtesy lamp. The vehicular lamp 1 can be understood from the following description, but has high impact resistance and vibration resistance. First, the configuration and structure of the vehicular lamp 1 will be described.

  1 to 4, the vehicular lamp 1 includes a design part 3 and a function part 4.

  The design portion 3 includes a lens 5 made of a synthetic resin having optical transparency (not used in this embodiment, but may include, for example, a bezel). The lens 5 has a lens body 6 that is rectangular when viewed in a plan view and bends in a "<" shape when viewed from the side, and a first fixing portion 8 and a second fixing that are integrated with the inner surface 7 of the lens body 6. It has a portion 9 and is formed in the shape shown in the figure (the shape is an example). The first fixing portion 8 and the second fixing portion 9 are each formed in a shape that straddles the bending portion 10 of the lens body 6 that bends in a “<” shape.

  The first fixing portion 8 includes a pedestal portion 11, a first unique design side lock portion 12 provided at the center position of the pedestal portion 11, and a wire restriction portion 13 provided at a pair of fixed leg portion positions of the pedestal portion 11. And have. The first unique-side lock portion 12 is a first fitting portion for the functional portion 4, and has a flexible insertion plate portion 14 and a fitting hole formed so as to penetrate the insertion plate portion 14. 15. The first unique design side lock portion 12 is formed so that a first function side lock portion 34 to be described later can be hooked. In addition, if the 1st unique craftsman side lock part 12 becomes a fitting structure (locking structure), a shape shall not be specifically limited. The wire restricting portion 13 is provided as a portion for preventing the wire harness 16 (see FIG. 8) from entering the inside.

  The second fixing portion 9 includes a substrate portion 17, a lock arm portion 18 provided at the center position of the substrate portion 17, and a pair of second design side lock portions 19 that are also provided at both left and right side positions of the substrate portion 17. have. The lock arm portion 18 is an assembly portion with respect to the door 2 and has flexibility. The lock arm portion 18 has a substantially claw-like lock portion 20 (locking protrusion) that is hooked on the door 2 side. The 2nd design side lock part 19 is the 2nd fitting part with respect to the function part 4, Comprising: It forms so that the 2nd function side lock part 37 mentioned later can be hooked. Specifically, it is formed on a substantially claw-shaped lock portion 21 (locking protrusion) whose lower side is a locking surface. In addition, if the lock arm part 18 and the 2nd design side lock part 19 become a fitting structure (locking structure), a shape will not be specifically limited. Other examples of the second design side lock portion 19 will be described later.

  The functional unit 4 includes a light source 22, a bus bar 23, and a socket 24. The light source 22 is an electrical component that emits light when supplied with electric power, such as a bulb or LED, and includes a light emitting unit 25 and an electrical connection unit 26.

  The bus bar 23 is a circuit component that connects the light source 22 and a socket body 29 described later of the socket 24, and is formed by bending a conductive metal plate into a predetermined shape. The bus bar 23 has a light source connection portion 27 and a connector terminal portion 28.

  The socket 24 is a part made of synthetic resin having insulating properties, and integrally includes a socket main body 29 and a hood portion 30 (may be separate). The socket body 29 has a connector fitting portion 31 for fitting a connector (not shown) provided at the end of the wire harness 16 (see FIG. 8) and a light source for mounting (holding connection) the light source 22. The mounting portion 32, the bus bar accommodating portion 33 that accommodates the bus bar 23, and the first function side lock portion 34 that fits into the first unique design side lock portion 12 are provided.

  The first function side lock portion 34 is a portion that fits into the first unique design side lock portion 12 as described above, and includes an insertion hole portion 35 into which the insertion plate portion 14 of the first unique design side lock portion 12 is inserted, And a locking arm portion 36 that hooks and locks the fitting hole 15 of the unique craft side lock portion 12.

  The hood portion 30 is a portion that is located on the opposite side of the lens body 6 in the design portion 3 and covers the light source 22 and is formed in a substantially semi-cylindrical shape. The hood portion 30 has a substantially semi-cylindrical radius set in accordance with the arrangement of the pair of second design side lock portions 19 in the design portion 3. Such a hood part 30 has a pair of second function side lock parts 37. The pair of second function side lock portions 37 are formed so as to be respectively hooked on the pair of second design side lock portions 19.

  The second function side lock portion 37 is a portion that fits into the second design side lock portion 19 as described above, and has a substantially claw-shaped lock portion 38 (locking projection) whose upper side is a locking surface. ing. The second function side lock portion 37 is disposed and formed on the distal end side of the hood portion 30 which is the side away from the socket body 29. Other examples of the second function side lock portion 37 will be described later. An electric wire restricting portion 39 is formed on the side portion of the second function side lock portion 37. The wire restricting portion 39 is provided as a portion for preventing the wire harness 16 (see FIG. 8) from entering the inside.

  Next, assembly of the vehicular illumination lamp 1 will be described based on the above configuration and structure.

  When the functional unit 4 is slid from the direction of the arrow P as shown in FIG. 4A and fitted into the design unit 3, the assembly of the functional unit 4 is completed as shown in FIG. Further, assembling of the vehicular lamp 1 is completed as shown in FIG.

  In fitting the function part 4 to the design part 3 (see FIGS. 3 and 4), the first function side lock part 34 provided on the socket body 29 of the function part 4 is the first part of the design part 3. A pair of second function side lock portions 37 provided on the hood portion 30 of the function portion 4 are hooked on the first unique design side lock portion 12 provided on the fixing portion 8, and the second fixing portion 9 of the design portion 3. It completes by catching on a pair of 2nd design side lock parts 19 provided in each.

  After the fitting of the functional part 4 and the design part 3 is completed, the vehicular illuminating lamp 1 is restricted from moving in the directions of the arrows Q and R as shown in FIG. It can be seen that it is strong in vibration resistance.

  Then, the 2nd design side lock part 19 and the 2nd function side lock part 37 and another example are demonstrated.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram related to the second design side lock portion 19 and the second function side lock portion 37, and the second design side lock portion 19 has a substantially claw-shaped lock portion 21 whose lower side is a locking surface. ing. On the other hand, the second function side lock portion 37 has a substantially claw-shaped lock portion 38 whose upper side is a locking surface. The 2nd design side lock part 19 also has a function as a stopper of the 2nd function side lock part 37 fitted while sliding.

  As another example of the second design side lock part 19 and the second function side lock part 37, FIG. 6 and FIG.

  In FIG. 6, the second design side lock portion 19 has a substantially claw-shaped lock portion 21 whose lower side is a locking surface, and an engagement convex portion 40 that protrudes on the opposite side of the lock portion 21. . On the other hand, the second function side lock portion 37 has a substantially claw-shaped lock portion 38 whose upper side is a locking surface, and an engagement arm portion 41 that engages with the engagement convex portion 40. In the case of FIG. 6, the structure can be firmly fixed.

  In FIG. 7, the second design side lock portion 19 has a substantially claw-shaped lock portion 21 whose lower side is a locking surface. The second design side lock portion 19 is arranged and formed so that the lock portion 21 faces inward in the left-right direction. On the other hand, the second function side lock portion 37 has a substantially claw-shaped lock portion 38 whose upper side is a locking surface. The second function side lock portion 37 is disposed and formed so that the lock portion 38 faces outward in the left-right direction.

  As described above with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 7, according to the functional unit 4, the above structure prevents the separation, rattling, and generation of abnormal noise even if subjected to impact or vibration. There is an effect that can be. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to provide the functional unit 4 that is strong in impact resistance and vibration resistance. Further, according to the vehicular lamp 1, the functional unit 4 is included in the configuration, and the structure of the design unit 3 prevents the functional unit 4 from being detached, rattling, or generating abnormal noise even if it receives impact or vibration. There is an effect that it can be prevented. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to provide the vehicular illumination lamp 1 that is strong in impact resistance and vibration resistance.

  Next, further description will be given of prevention of entry into the wire harness 16 (electric wire) with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 8, the vehicular lamp 1 includes a pair of electric wire restricting portions 13 provided in the first fixing portion 8 of the design portion 3 and a pair of second function side locks provided in the hood portion 30 of the functional portion 4. The electric wire restricting portion 39 in the portion 37 can prevent the wire harness 16 from entering the inside. In addition, since the vehicular lamp 1 has the hood portion 30 in the functional portion 4, it can also prevent the wire harness 16 from entering the hatching portion (in the hatched portion in the figure). The wire harness 16 does not enter). Therefore, the wire harness 16 does not contact the light source 22, and as a result, the wire harness 16 can be prevented from being melted.

  It goes without saying that the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vehicle lamp 2 ... Door 3 ... Design part 4 ... Functional part 5 ... Lens 6 ... Lens main body 7 ... Inner surface 8 ... First fixing part 9 ... Second fixing part 10 ... Bending part 11 ... Base part 12 ... First Unique takumi side lock part 13 ... Electric wire restriction part (entrance restriction part)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 ... Insertion board part 15 ... Fitting hole 16 ... Wire harness 17 ... Board | substrate part 18 ... Lock arm part 19 ... 2nd design side lock part 20, 21 ... Lock part 22 ... Light source 23 ... Bus bar 24 ... Socket 25 ... Light emission part 26 ... Electric connection part 27 ... Light source connection part 28 ... Connector terminal part 29 ... Socket body 30 ... Hood part (entrance restriction part)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 31 ... Connector fitting part 32 ... Light source mounting part 33 ... Bus-bar accommodating part 34 ... First function side lock part 35 ... Insertion hole part 36 ... Locking arm part 37 ... Second function side lock part 38 ... Lock part 39 ... Electric wire regulation Part (entrance restriction part)
40 ... engagement convex part 41 ... engagement arm part

Claims (4)

In a vehicular illumination lamp including a design part having a lens and a functional part having a light source,
The functional unit is
A light source;
A circuit component for electrically connecting the light source and a connector provided at a terminal of the wire harness;
A socket body that includes a connector fitting portion that fits and holds the connector, and holds the connection between the connector and the circuit component that fits in the connector fitting portion ;
A hood disposed to cover the light source is provided integrally or separately with respect to the socket body,
A first function-side lock portion provided on the socket body, having a locking arm portion that fits into a fitting hole of the first unique design side lock portion of the design portion and hooks and locks the fitting hole ;
A second function side lock portion provided in the hood portion, and having a substantially claw-shaped lock portion whose upper side of the second design side lock portion of the design portion is a locking surface ;
Having
The functional part is assembled by mounting the socket main body of the functional part on the pedestal part of the design part and fitting the functional part to the design part so as to slide on the pedestal part. Functional part of vehicle lighting. In the functional part of the vehicular illumination lamp according to claim 1,
The function part of the vehicular illumination lamp, wherein the second function side lock part is disposed on a distal end side of the hood part which is a side away from the socket body. In the functional part of the vehicular lamp according to claim 1 or 2,
The function part of the vehicular illuminating lamp, wherein the hood part and the second function side lock part are used as a restriction part for entering the wire harness. A functional part of the vehicular lamp according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and a design part having a lens, wherein the first functional side lock part and the second functional side lock part of the functional part are included in the design part. A vehicular illuminating lamp comprising a first unique design side lock portion and a second design side lock portion that are fitted to the first design side lock portion.

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