JP6169455B2 - Vehicle lamp using a light source module - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicular lamp, and more specifically, a light source module in which an LED mounting board on which an LED of a light source is mounted and an LED drive control board for driving the LED are electrically connected by a harness includes a housing and a lens. The present invention relates to a vehicular lamp housed in a formed lamp chamber.

  Conventionally, as this type of vehicle lamp, there is one disclosed in Patent Document 1 as a “vehicle headlamp”.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the light source mounting boards 81a, 81b, 81c on which the light emitting element light sources 80a, 80b, 80c are mounted are arranged on the light source support portion 82a of the heat sink 82 to form a light source module 83. In the lamp chamber formed by the reflector 84 and the outer lens 85, a light source support portion 82a of the heat sink 82 of the light source module 83 and a lighting circuit board that is attached to the reflector 84 and performs lighting control of the light emitting element light sources 80a, 80b, and 80c. 87 is housed. Each of the light source mounting boards 81a, 81b, 81c and the lighting circuit board 87 are electrically connected via a harness. Reference numeral 88 denotes an extension, and reference numeral 89 denotes an inner lens.

JP 2011-124111 A

  By the way, when assembling the vehicular lamp having the above configuration, the lighting circuit board 87 attached to the reflector 84 and the light source mounting boards 81a and 81b arranged on the light source support portion 82a of the heat sink 82 of the light source module 83 in advance. 81c are connected to each other by a harness, and the light source module 83 is attached to the reflector 84 in a state where the light source support 82a of the heat sink 82 is inserted into the lamp chamber in a subsequent process.

  For this reason, the harness for connecting each of the light source mounting boards 81a, 81b, 81c and the lighting circuit board 87 becomes long, requiring extra length processing, and assembling is poor, leading to a decrease in productivity.

  Therefore, the present invention was devised in view of the above problems, and the object is to assemble a light source mounting board (LED mounting board) and a lighting circuit board (LED drive control board) accommodated in the lamp chamber during assembly. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicular lamp having a configuration that does not require extra length processing of a harness that connects the two.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention is provided in a lamp chamber composed of a housing having an opening and a closed space formed by a front lens mounted so as to close the opening of the housing. A lamp for a vehicle in which a light source module is accommodated, wherein the LED mounting board on which the LED of the light source is mounted is fixed to the heat sink, and an LED drive control board for driving the LED is temporarily attached to the heat sink. The LED mounting board and the LED drive control board are fixedly integrated and electrically connected via a harness, and the light source module is fixed to the housing via the heat sink, The LED drive control board is housed in the lamp chamber by being fixed to the housing. Is shall.

  Moreover, the invention described in claim 2 of the present invention is that, in claim 1, the light source module is housed in the lamp chamber between the LED mounting board and the LED drive control board. A reflector having a light reflecting surface for reflecting light emitted from the LED toward the front lens is provided.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the LED drive control board includes a constant current circuit that supplies a stable and constant current to each of the LEDs. It is characterized by that.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the housing is formed by aluminum die casting.

  The vehicular lamp using the light source module according to the present invention fixes the LED mounting board to the heat sink and temporarily fixes the LED drive control board to electrically connect the LED mounting board and the LED drive control board with a harness. The light source module was accommodated by fixing the LED mounting board to the housing via the heat sink and simultaneously fixing the LED drive control board to the housing in the lamp chamber formed by the housing and the front lens.

  As a result, it was possible to realize a vehicular lamp having a configuration that does not require the extra length processing of the harness that connects the LED mounting board accommodated in the lamp chamber and the LED drive control board during assembly.

It is the perspective view which looked at the light source module of embodiment from the diagonally forward lower part. It is the perspective view which looked at the light source module from diagonally upward. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the light source module is housed in a housing. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3. It is a perspective view which shows the relationship between a light source module and a reflector. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a vehicle lamp. It is explanatory drawing of a prior art example.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 (the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals). The embodiments described below are preferable specific examples of the present invention, and thus various technically preferable limitations are given. However, the scope of the present invention particularly limits the present invention in the following description. Unless stated to the effect, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a light source module constituting the vehicular lamp according to the embodiment as viewed obliquely from the front and lower side, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the light source module as viewed from an obliquely rear side and upper side, and FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the light source module and the reflector, and FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the vehicular lamp.

  The terms “vertical direction”, “left / right direction”, and “front / rear direction” used in the following description of the vehicle lamp are used in the state where the vehicle lamp is mounted on the vehicle. The directions are “vertical direction”, “width direction of the vehicle”, and “front-rear direction of the vehicle”.

  1 and 2, the light source module 1 mainly includes a plurality of LEDs 2 serving as a light source, an LED mounting board 10 on which the plurality of LEDs 2 are mounted, and a drive control element for driving (lighting) each LED 2 with a constant current. A mounted LED drive control board 20, a heat sink 30 that temporarily fixes and fixes the LED mounting board 10, and a harness 3 that electrically connects the LED mounting board 10 and the LED drive control board 20 are provided. ing.

  The heat sink 30 is formed of a metal material having good thermal conductivity, and has a substantially flat base portion 31 and a plate shape extending in the vertical direction from the center of one surface of the base portion 31 to the base portion 31. The plate-like support portion 32 and a pair of extension support portions 33 and 34 extending in parallel with each other in the opposite direction of the extension direction of the plate-like support portion 32 from the opposite edge portions of the flat plate portion 31.

  The plate-like support portion 32 is provided with a heat sink fixing screw hole 32a for supporting and fixing the heat sink 30 to the housing 40 described later. The light source module 1 is attached to the housing 40 in each of the extension support portions 33 and 34. After the mounting, the light source module 1 is provided with reflector fixing screw holes 33a and 34a for supporting and fixing a reflector 60 to be described later and extension fixing holes 33b and 34b for supporting and fixing an extension 63 to be described later. The part is provided with a pair of LED drive control board fitting grooves 33c and 34c which are fitted into a pair of heat sink fitting grooves 20a and 20b provided on the LED drive control board 20 described later.

  The LED mounting substrate 10 is mounted on one surface such that the plurality of LEDs 2 are aligned in the left-right direction and the optical axis of each LED 2 faces downward in the direction perpendicular to the surface direction of the LED mounting substrate 10. In addition, a connector 11 for electrically connecting to the LED drive control board 20 is provided.

  The LED drive control board 20 is mounted with a drive control element (not shown) for driving (lighting) the LED 2 with a constant current, and is provided on each of the pair of extension support portions 33 and 34 of the heat sink 30. A pair of heat sink fitting grooves 20a, 20b to be fitted in the respective LED drive control board fitting grooves 33c, 34c are provided, and LED drive control board fixing screw holes for supporting and fixing the LED drive control board 20 to the housing 40 are provided. 20c is provided.

  The LED drive control board 20 is provided with a connector 21 for electrical connection to the LED mounting board 10 and a pair of external lead wires for electrical connection to an external power source. Are provided with electrode holes 20d and 20e through which one end of each is inserted and soldered.

  In the light source module 1, the LED mounting board 10 and the LED drive control board 20 on which the heat sink 30, the plurality of LEDs 2 are mounted, and the LED mounting board 10 is a plate-like support part 32 of the base part 31 of the heat sink 30. Is attached and fixed to the opposite surface (the other surface) with the surface of each other in contact with each other through grease (not shown) with good thermal conductivity across the entire surface. The LED drive control board 20 has LED drive control board fitting grooves 33c, 34c provided in the extension support portions 33, 34 of the heat sink 30, respectively, in the heat sink fitting grooves 20a, 20b of the LED drive control board 20. The LED mounting board 10 and the LED drive control board 20 are then temporarily attached to the connectors 11 and 21, respectively. Are electrically connected via a connected harness 3, although not shown, by the electrode hole 20d, an external deriving leads to each of 20e are soldered, up set.

  The light source module 1 assembled in the above procedure is housed and supported and fixed in a lamp chamber 65 composed of a closed space formed by a housing 40 formed by aluminum die casting and a front lens 50 formed by a transparent member. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, the external lead-out lead wires soldered to the electrode holes 20 d and 20 e (see FIG. 1 or 2) of the LED drive control board 20 provided in the housing 40 are provided. The light source module 1 is accommodated in the housing 40 from the opening side of the housing 40 having an opening while being pulled through the lead wire for external lead-out in a lead wire through hole (not shown) penetrating hermetically. The heat sink 30 is fixed to the housing 40 by being screwed into a screw hole 32 a provided in the portion 32 and screwed into a tap hole 41 formed in advance in the housing 40 through a screw 35.

  Next, a screw (not shown) is inserted into the LED drive control board fixing screw hole 20c (see FIG. 1 or 2) provided in the LED drive control board 20 temporarily fixed to the pair of extension support portions 33 and 34 of the heat sink 30. The LED drive control board 20 is supported and fixed to the housing 40 via grease (not shown) having good thermal conductivity. The LED drive control board 20 is screwed into a tap hole (not shown) formed in the housing 40 and screwed therethrough. To do.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the LED drive control board 20 is supported and fixed to the housing 40, whereby the temporary fixing of the heat sink 30 to the pair of extension support portions 33 and 34 is released, and the pair of extension support portions 33. , 34 is lost, and the heat sink 30 is not contacted.

And as above-mentioned, after accommodating and fixing the light source module 1 in the housing 40,
In the housing 40, as shown in FIG. 5, the reflector 60 is positioned between the LED mounting board 10 attached and fixed to the base portion 31 of the heat sink 30 and the LED drive control board 20 supported and fixed to the housing 40. Then, the screw 60 is screwed into the screw holes 33a and 34a for fixing the reflector, each of which is formed by a tap hole provided in each of the pair of extension support portions 33 and 34 of the heat sink 30. The reflector 60 is fixed to the heat sink 30 of the light source module 1.

  The reflector 60 has a curved shape, and at least the concave inner surface 61 is mirror-finished to become a mirror-reflecting surface, and this mirror-reflecting surface is opposed to the light emitting surface of the LED 2 mounted on the LED mounting substrate 10. To be arranged.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6, extension fixing screw holes 33 b and 34 b provided in the pair of extension support portions 33 and 34 of the heat sink 30 at the lower front portion of the reflector 60 (see FIG. 1 or FIG. 2). ) To attach the extension 63.

  Finally, the front lens 50 is attached in an airtight manner so as to cover the opening of the housing 40.

  The vehicular lamp (hereinafter abbreviated as “lamp”) 70 configured as described above, when driving (lighting) the LED 2, the light L emitted from the LED 2 and directed to the specular reflection surface of the concave inner surface 61 of the reflector 60 The light reflected by the reflecting surface is irradiated outside the lamp 70 through the front lens 50.

  At the same time, the LED element serving as the light emission source of the LED 2 generates heat when it is lit (during light emission), and most of the LED element is mounted on the aluminum die through the LED mounting substrate 10 on which the LED 2 is mounted and the heat sink 30 on which the LED mounting substrate 10 is fixed. The heat transfer path C1 reaching the housing 40 made of cast is conducted and dissipated outside the lamp 70 through the housing 40. As a result, the heat generated at the time of light emission of the LED element is efficiently radiated and the temperature rise of the LED element is suppressed, and thus the amount of emitted light is reduced due to the reduction of the light emission efficiency of the LED element due to the temperature rise due to the self-heating of the LED element. In the same manner, the shortening of the element life due to the deterioration of the LED element due to the temperature rise due to the self-heating of the LED element is also suppressed.

  Further, the heat generated by the drive control element mounted on the LED drive control board 20 is conducted through the heat transfer path C2 by the housing 40 attached and fixed in a state where the LED drive control board 20 and the LED drive control board 20 are in surface contact. It is diffused to the lamp 70 through the housing 40. As a result, similarly to the LED element, the drive control element can satisfactorily suppress a temperature rise due to self-heating, and suppresses a change in element characteristics due to the temperature rise of the drive control element, thereby maintaining a constant current (constant current). ) Can drive (emit light) the LED element. As a result, a stable amount of emitted light can be obtained from the LED element.

  In this case, the LED mounting substrate 10 and the LED drive control substrate 20 on which the LED 2 and the drive control element, which are heat sources when the LED 2 is turned on, are both mounted in the lamp chamber 65 formed by the housing 40 and the front lens 50. Although located, the LED mounting board 10 is attached and fixed to the heat sink 30, and the LED drive control board 20 is supported and fixed to the housing 40.

  In other words, the LED mounting board 10 and the LED drive control board 20 are attached to different members, and the heat generated by the LED 2 mounted on the LED mounting board 10 and the heat generated by the drive control element mounted on the LED drive control board 20 are The heat sources are separated from each other by being located at a remote position, and heat is transferred to the remote position of the housing 40. Therefore, a favorable heat radiation effect by the housing can be obtained for the LED 2 and the drive control element as the heat source.

  Further, since the reflector 60 is positioned between the LED mounting board 10 and the LED drive control board 20, the heat generation from the LED mounting board 10 and the heat generation from the LED drive control board 20 in the lamp chamber 65 interfere with each other. Is suppressed, and a better heat dissipation effect can be obtained by the separation of the heat generation.

  Further, the electrical connection between the LED mounting substrate 10 and the LED drive control substrate 20 is made in advance through a harness in the state of the light source module 1 before being housed in the housing 40. Therefore, after the light source module 1 is accommodated in the housing 40, it is not necessary to route the harness, the length of the harness can be shortened, no extra length processing is required, and an increase in assembly man-hours can be suppressed.

1 ... Light source module 2 ... LED
3 ... Harness 10 ... LED mounting board 11 ... Connector 20 ... LED drive control board 20a ... Heat sink fitting groove 20b ... Heat sink fitting groove 20c ... LED drive control board fixing screw hole 20d ... Electrode hole 20e ... Electrode hole 21 ... Connector 30 ... Heat sink 31 ... Base part 32 ... Plate-like support part 32a ... Heat sink fixing screw hole 33 ... Extension support part 33a ... Reflector fixing screw hole 33b ... Extension fixing hole 33c ... LED drive control board fitting groove 34 ... Extension support portion 34a ... Reflector fixing screw hole 34b ... Extension fixing hole 34c ... LED drive control board fitting groove 35 ... Screw 40 ... Housing 41 ... Tap hole 50 ... Front lens 60 ... Reflector 61 ... Inner surface 63 ... Extension 65 ... Light room 70 ... Vehicle lamp

Claims (4)

A vehicle lamp in which a light source module is housed in a lamp chamber composed of a closed space formed by a housing having an opening and a front lens mounted so as to close the opening of the housing,
In the light source module, an LED mounting board on which an LED of a light source is mounted is fixed to a heat sink, and an LED drive control board for driving the LED is temporarily fixed to the heat sink and integrated. The drive control board is electrically connected via a harness,
The light source module, wherein the LED mounting board is fixed to the housing via a heat sink, and the LED drive control board is fixed to the housing so as to be accommodated in the lamp chamber. Used vehicle lamp.   The light source module has a light reflecting surface that reflects light emitted from the LED toward the front lens between the LED mounting board and the LED drive control board in a state of being housed in the lamp chamber. The vehicular lamp using the light source module according to claim 1.   The vehicle using a light source module according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the LED drive control board has a constant current circuit for supplying a stable and constant current to each of the LEDs. Lamps.   The vehicular lamp using a light source module according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the housing is formed by aluminum die casting.

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