JP5793041B2 - Vehicle side mirror - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle side mirror attached to, for example, an automobile.

  Conventionally, a side mirror for rearward confirmation is attached to a side portion of a vehicle. The side mirror includes a base portion fixed to the vehicle, a mirror housing that holds the mirror, and a storage unit that rotatably connects the mirror housing to the base portion to switch the mirror housing between a use state and a storage state. It has.

  Since the side mirror protrudes to the side of the vehicle, it easily receives wind pressure during traveling. In the side mirror of Patent Document 1, a reinforcing member that reinforces the mirror housing is provided to deal with wind pressure. The reinforcing member is disposed on the vehicle front side opposite to the mirror mounting side of the mirror housing, and a plurality of locations are fastened and fixed to the mirror housing.

JP 2009-208629 A

  By the way, when the traveling speed of the vehicle is high or the vehicle travels on an irregular road, it is conceivable that the mirror housing vibrates even if the reinforcing member of Patent Document 1 is provided. When the mirror housing vibrates, the mirror is vibrated to cause specular vibration, and an image reflected on the mirror surface is distorted, which may lead to deterioration in visibility. In particular, in the case of a plane mirror, the image distortion tends to be prominent.

  Therefore, in order to suppress vibration of the mirror housing, for example, it may be possible to fix another reinforcing member or increase the rigidity by increasing the thickness of the member constituting the mirror housing. However, another reinforcing member is provided. If the number of parts increases and the thickness of the mirror housing increases, the weight of the side mirror increases, which is not preferable.

  The present invention has been made in view of such points, and the object of the present invention is to be able to effectively reinforce the mirror housing with a reinforcing member, without causing an increase in the number of components and being lightweight. However, it is to reduce the distortion of the image by suppressing the mirror vibration.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, the reinforcing member is fixed to the storage unit of the mirror housing, and the reinforcing member is fixed to the upper side and the vehicle width direction outer side of the mirror housing.

A first aspect of the invention is to connect a base portion attached to a vehicle, a resin mirror housing to which a mirror is attached, the mirror housing to the base portion, and switch the mirror housing between a storage state and a use state. a storage unit, the vehicle side mirror with a reinforcing member for reinforcing the mirror housing, the storage unit is the mounting side of the mirror in the mirror housing is assembled from the opposite front side of the vehicle, the reinforcing The member is fixed to the mirror housing and the storage unit from the vehicle front side opposite to the mirror mounting side in the mirror housing, and the reinforcing member includes a storage unit fixing portion fixed directly to the storage unit, Extending upward from the storage unit fixing portion, the mirror housing An upper housing fixing portion fixed to the upper side of the storage unit, and a side housing fixing portion extending outward from the storage unit fixing portion in the vehicle width direction and fixed to the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the storage unit in the mirror housing. And is provided.

  That is, since the storage unit has a function of connecting the mirror housing to the base portion, the storage unit is highly rigid, and the reinforcing member is firmly fixed by fixing the storage unit fixing portion of the reinforcing member to the storage unit. become. Then, the upper part and the outer part of the mirror housing with respect to the storage unit are connected to the storage unit via a reinforcing member. In this way, by connecting the separated parts of the mirror housing to the high-rigidity storage unit by the reinforcing member, it is possible to effectively increase the rigidity of the mirror housing as a whole. Therefore, it is possible to obtain sufficient rigidity in the mirror housing without separately providing other reinforcing members and without increasing the thickness of the mirror housing.

According to a second invention, in the first invention, the mirror housing has an opening for receiving the mirror, and the upper housing fixing part is fixed in the vicinity of the side wall part constituting the opening. It is a feature.

According to this configuration, the side wall portion of the opening functions as a rib of the mirror housing, so that the rigidity in the vicinity of the side wall portion of the mirror housing is higher than other portions. The reinforcing member can be firmly fixed by fixing the reinforcing member to the portion with improved rigidity.

  According to a third invention, in the first or second invention, the reinforcing member is formed of a plate material, and the upper housing fixing portion extends in a thickness direction of the reinforcing member.

  According to this configuration, the upper housing fixing portion functions like a rib of the reinforcing member, and the rigidity of the reinforcing member can be increased using the upper housing fixing portion.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, the reinforcing member is fixed to the storage unit and is fixed to the upper side and the outer side of the storage unit in the mirror housing, so that the rigidity of the mirror housing can be effectively increased. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce image distortion by suppressing specular vibration without increasing the number of components and while reducing the weight.

According to the second invention, the reinforcing member can be firmly fixed to the mirror housing by fixing the upper housing fixing portion of the reinforcing member in the vicinity of the side wall of the opening of the mirror housing. Thereby, the rigidity of the mirror housing can be further increased.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, since the upper housing fixing portion extends in the thickness direction of the reinforcing member, the rigidity of the reinforcing member can be increased by the upper housing fixing portion, thereby further increasing the rigidity of the mirror housing. be able to.

It is a perspective view which shows a part of vehicle with which the side mirror for vehicles concerning embodiment was attached. It is the figure which looked at the side mirror for vehicles from back. It is a disassembled perspective view of the side mirror for vehicles. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment structure of a reinforcement member. It is the perspective view which looked at the side mirror which removed the visor from the front side. It is a front view of the side mirror which removed the visor. It is a front view of a reinforcing member. It is a right view of a reinforcing member. It is a top view of a reinforcing member. It is the XX sectional view taken on the line in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the following description of the preferred embodiment is merely illustrative in nature, and is not intended to limit the present invention, its application, or its use.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a part of a vehicle to which a vehicle side mirror 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached. The side mirror 1 is a so-called door mirror that is used to confirm the driver's rear and is attached to the outer panel P of the front door F.

  In the following description, the right side mirror 1 will be described, but the left side mirror has the same configuration as that of the right side mirror 1 except that it is bilaterally symmetric. To do.

  In the description of this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the front side of the vehicle is simply referred to as “front”, the rear side of the vehicle is simply referred to as “rear”, and the left side in the vehicle width direction is simply referred to as “left”. The right side in the vehicle width direction is simply called “right”.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the side mirror 1 adjusts the angle of the mirror 2 for confirming the rear, the base 3 attached to the outer panel P, the mirror housing 4 to which the mirror 2 is attached, and the mirror 2. An angle adjustment unit 5, a storage unit 6 for switching the mirror housing 4 between a storage state and a use state, and a reinforcing member 7 for reinforcing the mirror housing 4 are provided. The angle adjustment unit 5 is assembled to the mirror housing 4 from the rear side, while the storage unit 6 and the reinforcing member 7 are assembled to the mirror housing 4 from the front side.

  The mirror 2 is a so-called plane mirror having a long shape in the left-right direction and having a mirror surface formed by a plane. Although not shown, a heater is provided on the back surface of the mirror 2.

  The base portion 3 is fastened and fixed to the outer panel P by a fastening member (not shown), and extends obliquely upward to the right while being fixed to the outer panel P. A fixed shaft of the storage unit 6 is fixed to the upper end portion of the base portion 3.

  A waterproof seal rubber 21 shown in FIG. 3 is disposed between the base portion 3 and the outer panel P. Further, the lower side of the base portion 3 is covered with a lower cover 22.

  The mirror housing 4 includes a housing body 25, an upper visor B1, and a lower visor B2. The housing body 25, the upper visor B1, and the lower visor B2 are formed by molding a resin material.

The housing body 25 has a shape that is long in the left-right direction corresponding to the shape of the mirror 2. On the rear side of the housing body 25, an opening 26 that is long in the left-right direction for accommodating the mirror 2 and the angle adjustment unit 5 is formed so as to be recessed forward. The opening 26 is open at the entire rear side.

Side wall portions 26a of the opening 26 is not continuous in the circumferential direction of the opening 26, the entire extends in the front-rear direction. Moreover, the bottom wall part 26b of the opening part 26 is extended in the up-down direction. A through hole 26c is formed in the bottom wall portion 26b. The through-hole 26 c is for passing a wiring extending from the heater on the back surface of the mirror 2 or for passing a working tool or the like when the angle adjustment unit 5 is attached to the housing body 25.

A peripheral wall 27 extending toward the front side is provided at the peripheral edge of the housing body 25. The inner surface of the peripheral wall 27 and the side wall 26 a of the opening 26 are connected by a plurality of ribs 28.

  An extension plate portion 30 that extends along the upper portion of the base portion 3 is formed at the lower left end of the housing body 25. In the vicinity of the center portion of the extension plate portion 30, an insertion hole 30 a into which the upper protruding portion of the base portion 3 is inserted is formed.

  The movable side of the storage unit 6 is fixed to the upper surface of the extension plate 30. The storage unit 6 is fastened and fixed to the housing body 25 by screws or the like (not shown).

  On the rear side of the housing body 25, there are provided a plurality of engaging portions 32, 32,... For inserting and engaging claws (not shown) protruding from the upper visor B1 and the lower visor B2.

As shown in FIG. 4, a left boss 40, a central boss 41, and a right boss 42 for fixing the reinforcing member 7 are provided on the front side of the housing body 25. The left boss 40 is formed in a cylindrical shape that protrudes forward from the vicinity of the left side wall 26 a of the opening 26. The left boss 40 is disposed away from the main body portion of the storage unit 6.

The central boss 41 is formed in a cylindrical shape protruding to the front side on a base portion 45 formed on the bottom wall portion 26 b of the opening 26. The pedestal 45 is located on the right side of the left boss 40 and is integrally formed with the housing body 25 so as to protrude forward from the tip of the left boss 40. Further, most of the platform 45 is located above the left boss 40. Therefore, the front end portion of the central boss 41 is positioned in front of and above the front end portion of the left boss 40.

The right boss 42 is formed in a cylindrical shape that protrudes forward from a portion of the bottom wall portion 26b of the opening 26 that is separated from the base 45 to the right. The right boss 42 is disposed below the central boss 41 and corresponds to the mounting portion of the angle adjustment unit 5. The front end portion of the right boss 42 is located in front of the front end portion of the left boss 40.

Furthermore, a left positioning protrusion 47 and a right positioning protrusion 48 for positioning the reinforcing member 7 are provided on the front side of the housing body 25. The left positioning protrusion 47 protrudes forward from the vicinity of the left side wall 26 a of the opening 26 and is integrated with the outer peripheral surface of the left boss 40. The distal end portion of the left positioning protrusion 47 projects forward from the distal end portion of the left boss 40.

The right positioning protrusion 48 projects forward from the vicinity of the right boss 42 of the bottom wall portion 26 b of the opening 26 and is integrated with the outer peripheral surface of the right boss 42. The distal end portion of the right positioning protrusion 48 projects forward from the distal end portion of the right boss 42.

  The storage unit 6 is a so-called electric storage unit, and includes a fixed shaft fixed to the base portion 3, a drive mechanism (not shown) made of a known motor, gears, and the like, and houses these and is fixed to the mirror housing 4. The casing 6a is provided. Since the mirror housing 4 is supported by the storage unit 6, the entire storage unit 6 is configured with high rigidity.

  When the drive mechanism of the storage unit 6 is operated, the casing 6a and the drive mechanism rotate around the fixed shaft, and the mirror housing 4 is switched between the storage state and the use state. The retracted state is a posture in which the right end of the mirror housing 4 approaches the window glass of the front door F, and the mirror surface of the mirror 2 extends in the front-rear direction. The used state refers to the mirror housing 4 as shown in FIG. The right end of the mirror 2 is away from the window glass and the mirror surface of the mirror 2 extends in the left-right direction.

  A bracket 6b fixed to the mirror housing 4 is integrally formed on the right side wall portion of the casing 6a so as to protrude rightward and upward. An upper part and a right end part of the bracket 6b are fixed to the mirror housing 4 by a fastening member. An upper fixed portion of the bracket 6b is disposed below the central boss 41 and between the left boss 40 and the right boss 42.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a bracket-side boss 50 for fixing the reinforcing member 7 is formed in a cylindrical shape projecting forward in the vicinity of the lower portion of the bracket 6b. The distal end portion of the bracket side boss 50 is located in front of the distal end portion of the left boss 40.

  In addition, a casing-side boss 51 for fixing the reinforcing member 7 is formed in a cylindrical shape projecting to the front side at a middle portion in the left-right direction of the front wall portion of the casing 6a. The tip end portion of the casing side boss 51 is located in front of the tip end portion of the bracket side boss 50.

As shown in FIG. 3, the angle adjustment unit 5 includes a mirror holder 5a to which the mirror 2 is fixed, and a holder drive mechanism 5b. The mirror holder 5a is supported by the holder driving mechanism 5b via a pivot sphere of the holder driving mechanism 5b. The holder driving mechanism 5 b is fastened and fixed to the bottom wall portion 26 b of the opening 26 of the mirror housing 4. In other words, the mirror 2 is housed in the opening 26 of the mirror housing 4 together with the mirror holder 5a and the holder driving mechanism 5b. In this state, the holder driving mechanism 5b tilts the mirror holder 5a, so that the mirror housing 4 is tilted. The angle can be adjusted.

  The reinforcing member 7 is formed by press forming a steel plate. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the reinforcing member 7 includes a storage unit fixing portion 71 fixed to the storage unit 6, and extends upward from the storage unit fixing portion 71, and is located above the storage unit 6 in the mirror housing 4. A fixed upper housing fixing portion 72 and first and second side housing fixing portions that extend from the storage unit fixing portion 71 to the right side (vehicle width direction outer side) and are fixed to the right side of the storage unit 6 in the mirror housing 4. 73 and 74 are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the storage unit fixing portion 71 is formed so as to extend to the left in the lower part of the reinforcing member 7, and overlaps the front end surface of the casing side boss 51 of the storage unit 6. It has become. The storage unit fixing portion 71 is formed with a first screw insertion hole 71 a that substantially coincides with the opening of the casing-side boss 51.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the upper housing fixing portion 72 is bent from the portion above the storage unit fixing portion 71 of the reinforcing member 7 to the rear side (one side in the plate thickness direction) and extends rearward, and then to the left side. It is bent and overlaps with the front end surface of the left boss 40. As shown in FIG. 7, the upper housing fixing portion 72 is formed with a second screw insertion hole 72a that substantially matches the opening of the left boss 40 and a first positioning hole 72b into which the left positioning protrusion 47 is inserted. Yes. The first positioning hole 72b is a long hole that is long in the left-right direction. In addition, a concave portion 76 that is recessed toward the mirror housing 4 from the base end side of the upper housing fixing portion 72 to the main body portion of the reinforcing member 7 is formed.

  The first side housing fixing portion 73 is formed to extend obliquely upward to the right on the upper right side of the reinforcing member 7, and overlaps the front end surface of the right boss 42 of the mirror housing 4. The first side housing fixing portion 73 is formed with a third screw insertion hole 73a substantially coincident with the opening of the right boss 42 and a second positioning hole 73b into which the right positioning protrusion 48 is inserted.

  The second side housing fixing part 74 is formed so as to extend upward in the upper part of the reinforcing member 7 and overlaps the front end surface of the central boss 41 of the mirror housing 4. The second side housing fixing portion 74 is formed with a fourth screw insertion hole 74 a that substantially coincides with the opening of the central boss 41.

  A bracket fixing portion 78 that is fixed to the bracket 6 b of the storage unit 6 is provided below the reinforcing member 7. The bracket fixing portion 78 is formed so as to be recessed toward the mirror housing 4 and overlap the tip surface of the bracket side boss 50. The bracket fixing portion 78 is formed with a fifth screw insertion hole 78 a that substantially coincides with the opening of the bracket-side boss 50.

  A first through hole 80 is formed between the storage unit fixing portion 71 of the reinforcing member 7 and the bracket fixing portion 78. The first through hole 80 has a shape that is long in the vertical direction.

  A second through hole 81 is formed between the bracket fixing portion 78 of the reinforcing member 7 and the first side housing fixing portion 73. The second through-hole 81 opens over the vicinity of the second side housing fixing portion 74.

  Further, a plurality of ribs 83, 83,... Are formed on the peripheral edge of the reinforcing member 7 so as to protrude forward.

  Next, the assembly procedure of the side mirror 1 configured as described above will be described.

The angle adjustment unit 5 and the mirror 2 are assembled from the rear side of the mirror housing 4. At this time, the heater wiring and the like are passed through the through hole 26 c formed in the bottom wall portion 26 b of the opening 26 of the mirror housing 4 to the front side of the mirror housing 4. Further, a tool is inserted from the through hole 26c, and the angle adjusting unit 5 is fastened.

  On the other hand, the storage unit 6 is assembled to the mirror housing 4 from the front side of the mirror housing body 25. A fixed shaft of the storage unit 6 is fixed to the base portion 3.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4, the reinforcing member 7 is fixed to the mirror housing body 25 and the storage unit 6 from the front side of the mirror housing body 25. That is, the left positioning protrusion 47 is inserted into the first positioning hole 72b of the reinforcing member 7, and the right positioning protrusion 48 is inserted into the second positioning hole 73b. Thereby, the reinforcing member 7 is positioned on the mirror housing body 25.

  After that, the screw B is inserted into the first to fifth screw insertion holes 71a, 72a, 73a, 74a, 78a and screwed into the casing side boss 51, the left side boss 40, the central boss 41, the right side boss 42 and the bracket side boss 50. Combine.

  Since the storage unit 6 is for connecting the mirror housing 4 to the base 3, the storage unit 6 is highly rigid. By fixing the reinforcing member 7 to the storage unit 6, the reinforcing member 7 is firmly fixed. . The upper part and the outer part of the mirror housing 4 with respect to the storage unit 6 are connected to the storage unit 6 via the reinforcing member 7. Thus, by connecting the parts of the mirror housing 4 that are separated from each other to the high-rigidity storage unit 6 by the reinforcing member 7, it is possible to effectively increase the rigidity of the mirror housing 4 as a whole. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain sufficient rigidity in the mirror housing 4 without separately providing other reinforcing members and without increasing the thickness of the mirror housing 4.

  Accordingly, it is possible to reduce image distortion by suppressing specular vibration without increasing the number of components and while reducing the weight.

Moreover, since the side wall part 26a of the opening part 26 functions like a rib of the mirror housing 4, the rigidity in the vicinity of the side wall part 26a of the mirror housing 4 is higher than other parts. The reinforcing member 7 can be firmly fixed by fixing the reinforcing member 7 to the portion having improved rigidity. Thereby, the rigidity of the mirror housing 4 can be further increased.

  Further, since the upper housing fixing portion 72 extends in the thickness direction of the reinforcing member 7, it functions like a rib of the reinforcing member 7, and the rigidity of the reinforcing member 7 can be increased. Thereby, the rigidity of the mirror housing 4 can be further increased.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and can be implemented in various other forms without departing from the spirit or main features thereof.

  In the above embodiment, a plurality of locations of the reinforcing member 7 are fixed to the storage unit 6, but this is not a limitation, and only one location may be fixed.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the reinforcement member 7 is comprised with the steel plate, you may comprise not only this but a resin material etc., for example.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the case where the storage unit 6 was an electric storage unit, this invention is applicable also to the side mirror provided with the manual storage unit.

  As described above, the above-described embodiment is merely an example in all respects and should not be interpreted in a limited manner. Further, all modifications and changes belonging to the equivalent scope of the claims are within the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the vehicle side mirror according to the present invention is useful for a side mirror including a storage unit, for example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle side mirror 2 Mirror 3 Base part 4 Mirror housing 5 Angle adjustment unit 6 Storage unit 7 Reinforcement member 26 opening part 26a Side wall part 71 Storage unit fixing | fixed part 72 Upper housing fixing | fixed part 73 1st side housing fixing | fixed part 74 2nd Side housing fixing part

Claims (3)

A base part attached to the vehicle;
A resin mirror housing to which the mirror is attached;
A storage unit for connecting the mirror housing to the base portion and switching the mirror housing between a storage state and a use state;
In a vehicle side mirror provided with a reinforcing member for reinforcing the mirror housing,
The storage unit is the mounting side of the mirror in the mirror housing is assembled from the opposite front side of the vehicle,
The reinforcing member is fixed to the mirror housing and the storage unit from the vehicle front side opposite to the mirror mounting side in the mirror housing,
The reinforcing member includes a storage unit fixing portion directly fixed to the storage unit, an upper housing fixing portion that extends upward from the storage unit fixing portion and is fixed above the storage unit in the mirror housing, A side mirror for a vehicle that includes a side housing fixing portion that extends outward in the vehicle width direction from the storage unit fixing portion and is fixed to the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the storage unit in the mirror housing. . The vehicle side mirror according to claim 1,
The mirror housing has an opening for receiving the mirror,
The vehicle side mirror according to claim 1, wherein the upper housing fixing part is fixed in the vicinity of a side wall part constituting the opening . The vehicle side mirror according to claim 1 or 2,
The reinforcing member is made of a plate material,
The vehicle side mirror, wherein the upper housing fixing portion extends in a thickness direction of the reinforcing member.

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