JP7062880B2 - Structure around the headlights at the front of the vehicle - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a peripheral structure of a headlight in the front part of a vehicle.

Various lightings (lights) mounted on the front of the vehicle are required to have appropriate irradiation performance (illuminance, irradiation distance, irradiation range, etc.) and visibility. For example, the safety of the vehicle can be maintained by ensuring the irradiation performance of the headlamp (headlamp) and the visibility of the turn lamp, the fog lamp, and the like.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-264719

For this reason, it is necessary to prevent dirt such as raindrops, muddy water, dust, and dust from adhering to the surface (also called the lens surface or lamp surface) of the headlights (headlights, turn lamps, fog lamps, etc.) as much as possible. There is. Further, even when these stains are attached, it is preferable that they can be easily removed.

The present invention has been made on the basis of this, and an object of the present invention is to provide a structure around the headlight of the vehicle front, which can suppress the adhesion of dirt to the surface of the headlight and can easily remove the attached dirt. To do.

The structure around the headlight of the vehicle front of the present invention is a light having a vertically long lamp lens that faces the front of the vehicle and has a larger dimension in the vehicle height direction than the dimension in the vehicle width direction, and a vehicle width with respect to the light. It is located adjacent to the center side in the direction, protrudes in front of the vehicle from the ramp lens, and has an inclined surface that abuts on the inside of the lamp lens and inclines toward the center in the vehicle width direction toward the front of the vehicle. A first wall portion that extends linearly in the vehicle height direction, a second wall portion that is located below the headlight in the vehicle height direction and protrudes in front of the vehicle from the lamp lens, and a first wall. A third portion that connects the portion and the second wall portion, protrudes in front of the vehicle from the ramp lens, and has an inclined surface that inclines toward the center side in the vehicle width direction and the lower side in the vehicle height direction toward the front of the vehicle. It has a wall .

The structure around the headlights in the front of the vehicle is located below the headlights in the vehicle height direction, and has a second wall portion, a first wall portion, and a second wall that protrude in front of the lamp lens. It is provided with a third wall portion that is connected to the portion, protrudes in front of the vehicle from the lamp lens, and has an inclined surface that is inclined toward the center side in the vehicle width direction and the lower side in the vehicle height direction toward the front of the vehicle.

The structure around the headlights at the front of the vehicle is located above the headlights in the vehicle height direction, protrudes in front of the lamp lens, and extends in the vehicle width direction along the upper part of the lamp lens. It is located adjacent to the wall and the side opposite to the center side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the headlights, protrudes in front of the vehicle from the lamp lens, and extends in the vehicle height direction along the outer part of the lamp lens. It is provided with a fifth wall portion. One of the first wall or the fifth wall, and one of the second wall or the fourth wall, has a larger angle with the lamp lens than the other or has a protruding end more than the other. It protrudes forward.

According to the structure around the headlight of the front part of the vehicle of the present invention, it is possible to suppress the adhesion of dirt to the surface of the headlight and to easily remove the adhered dirt.

The figure which looked at the appearance of the front part of the vehicle which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention from the diagonally upper left of the vehicle. The figure which looked at the appearance of the front part of the vehicle which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention from the left side of a vehicle. The figure which shows the cross section in the arrow A1 part of FIG. 1 of the structure around the headlight of the front part of a vehicle which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention in the direction of an arrow. The figure which shows the cross section in the arrow A2 part of FIG. 1 of the structure around the headlight of the front part of a vehicle which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention in the direction of an arrow.

Hereinafter, the structure around the headlights (hereinafter, simply referred to as the structure around the headlights) according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. The structure around the headlights is a structure of various headlights (lights) mounted on the front part of the vehicle and its surroundings. Due to the structure around the headlight, the irradiation property and visibility of the headlight are properly ensured, and the safety of the vehicle is maintained. The vehicle may be either a private passenger car or a commercial vehicle such as a truck or a bus, and its use or vehicle type is not particularly limited.

1 and 2 show a schematic configuration of a front portion of a vehicle on which the headlight peripheral structure 1 according to the present embodiment is mounted. FIG. 1 is a view of the appearance of the front part of the vehicle as viewed from diagonally above the left side of the vehicle. FIG. 2 is a view of the appearance of the front part of the vehicle as viewed from the left side of the vehicle. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the direction indicated by the arrow D1 is the front side (front side) of the vehicle, the direction indicated by the arrow D2 is the upper side (upper side) in the vehicle height direction, and the direction indicated by the arrow D3 is the right side (right side) in the vehicle width direction. ). Therefore, the directions opposite to the directions indicated by the arrows D1, D2, and D3 in FIG. 1 are defined as the rear side (rear side), the lower side (lower side), and the left side (left side) of the vehicle, respectively. For the inside and outside in the vehicle width direction, the direction toward the center side in the vehicle width direction is inward (inside) along the direction indicated by the arrow D3, and the side opposite to the center side in the vehicle width direction, that is, from the center side in the vehicle width direction. The direction of separation is defined as the outside (outside).

It should be noted that FIGS. 1 and 2 show the structure 1 around the headlight in the front left portion of the vehicle. The right front headlight peripheral structure 1 of the vehicle corresponds to a configuration in which the left front headlight peripheral structure 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is inverted left and right. Therefore, in the following, the description of the left front headlight peripheral structure 1 of the vehicle shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be limited, and the description of the right front headlight peripheral structure will be omitted.

The headlamp peripheral structure 1 includes a headlight 2 and a plurality of wall portions 3 arranged around the headlight 2. In the present embodiment, as an example, the headlamp 2 is used as a headlamp. The headlight 2 includes a valve, a light source such as an LED, an optical system structure such as a reflector (all not shown), and a member such as a lamp lens 2a. These members are assembled into a lamp housing (not shown) to form a unit.

The lamp lens 2a corresponds to the front portion (surface portion) of the headlight 2 and faces the front of the vehicle. In the headlight 2, the lamp lens 2a has a vertically long shape (projected shape to the rear of the vehicle) when viewed from the front of the vehicle. That is, in the projected shape of the lamp lens 2a to the rear of the vehicle, the dimension in the vehicle height direction is larger than the dimension in the vehicle width direction. In the present embodiment, the headlamp having a vertically long projection shape of the lamp lens 2a to the rear of the vehicle is defined as a “vertical headlamp”. The illumination lamp 2, which is an example of a vertical headlamp, has a plurality of LED bulbs arranged in the vehicle height direction as a light source. Therefore, the lamp lens 2a of the headlight 2 is vertically elongated in order to cover these LED bulbs.

The headlight 2 is attached to the front bumper 4. The front bumper 4 includes a bumper beam, a bumper reinforcement (all not shown), a bumper cover (bumper facer) 4a, and the like.

A plurality of wall portions 3 are provided around the illuminating lamp 2. In the present embodiment, as an example, the headlights 2 are surrounded by the headlights 2 inward and outward in the vehicle width direction, and above and below the headlights 2 in the vehicle height direction. The first to fifth wall portions 31 to 35 are provided, respectively. These wall portions 31 to 35 are configured as a part of the bumper cover 4a of the front bumper 4 and the front fender panel 5. The wall portion 3 may be configured as a dedicated member for the headlight 2 (for example, a holding member for the bumper cover 4a) separately from the front bumper 4 and the front fender panel 5.

FIG. 3 shows the relationship between the first wall portion 31 and the fifth wall portion 35. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a cross section of the portion of arrow A1 in FIG. 1 in the direction of the arrow. FIG. 4 shows the relationship between the second wall portion 32 and the fourth wall portion 34. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a cross section of the portion of arrow A2 in FIG. 1 in the direction of the arrow.

The first wall portion 31 is located adjacent to the inside of the headlight 2 (center side in the vehicle width direction) with respect to the vehicle width direction, and protrudes in front of the vehicle from the lamp lens 2a. The protruding end 31a of the first wall portion 31 projects forward from the protruding end 35a of the fifth wall portion 35. Further, the first wall portion 31 extends in the vehicle height direction along the inner edge portion of the lamp lens 2a with respect to the vehicle width direction. In the present embodiment, as an example, the first wall portion 31 is continuous over the entire height of the inner edge portion of the lamp lens 2a. The first wall portion 31 is continuous with the third wall portion 33 at the lower end portion in the vehicle height direction, and is continuous with the fourth wall portion 34 at the upper end portion.

The first wall portion 31 has an inclined surface (hereinafter referred to as a first inclined surface) 31b that inclines inward (center side in the vehicle width direction) toward the front of the vehicle. The first inclined surface 31b is in contact with the inner portion of the lamp lens 2a of the headlight 2. The angle between the first inclined surface 31b and the lamp lens 2a (hereinafter referred to as the first inclined angle) is set to an obtuse angle. That is, the first inclined surface 31b is inclined with respect to the plane (hereinafter referred to as a vertical plane) determined by the arrows D1 and D2 shown in FIG. 1 so that the first inclined angle becomes an obtuse angle.

The second wall portion 32 is located below the headlight 2 in the vehicle height direction, and protrudes in front of the vehicle from the lamp lens 2a of the headlight 2. The protruding end 32a of the second wall portion 32 projects forward from the protruding end 34a of the fourth wall portion 34. The second wall portion 32 extends in the vehicle width direction along the lower portion of the lamp lens 2a.

The second wall portion 32 has an inclined surface (hereinafter referred to as a second inclined surface) 32b that descends toward the front of the vehicle. The second inclined surface 32b is in contact with the lower portion of the lamp lens 2a of the headlight 2. The angle between the second inclined surface 32b and the lamp lens 2a (hereinafter referred to as the second inclined angle) is set to an obtuse angle. That is, the second inclined surface 32b is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane so that the second inclined angle is an obtuse angle.

The inner end of the second wall 32 is continuous with the first wall 31 via the third wall 33, and the outer end is continuous with the fifth wall 35 in the vehicle width direction. are doing.

The third wall portion 33 connects the first wall portion 31 and the second wall portion 32, and protrudes in front of the vehicle from the lamp lens 2a of the headlight 2. The third wall portion 33 has an inclined surface (hereinafter referred to as a third inclined surface) 33a that inclines inward (center side in the vehicle width direction) and downward toward the front of the vehicle. The third inclined surface 33a is in contact with the inner lower portion of the lamp lens 2a of the headlight 2. The angle between the third inclined surface 33a and the lamp lens 2 (hereinafter referred to as the third inclined angle) is set to an obtuse angle. That is, the third inclined surface 33a is inclined with respect to the plane (hereinafter referred to as the vertical plane) and the horizontal plane determined by the arrows D1 and D2 shown in FIG. 1 so that the third inclined angle becomes an obtuse angle.

The fourth wall portion 34 is located above the headlight 2 in the vehicle height direction, and the protruding end 34a protrudes forward from the lamp lens 2a of the headlight 2. In the present embodiment, as an example, the lower surface portion 34b of the fourth wall portion 34 extends substantially horizontally without ascending and descending toward the front of the vehicle. That is, the angle between the lower surface portion 34b of the fourth wall portion and the lamp lens 2a is smaller than the second tilt angle. On the other hand, the upper surface portion 34c of the fourth wall portion 34 is substantially flush with the bonnet (front hood) 6.

The fourth wall portion 34 extends in the vehicle width direction along the upper portion of the lamp lens 2a. In the present embodiment, as an example, the fourth wall portion 34 is continuous over the entire width of the upper portion of the lamp lens 2a. The fourth wall portion 34 is continuous with the first wall portion 31 at the inner end portion in the vehicle width direction. On the other hand, the fourth wall portion 34 is displaced rearward of the vehicle toward the outside in the vehicle width direction and is continuous with the fifth wall portion 35. As a result, the fourth wall portion 34 is inclined so as to incline backward toward the outside in the vehicle width direction.

The fifth wall portion 35 is located adjacent to the outer side of the headlight 2 in the vehicle width direction, and protrudes in front of the vehicle from the lamp lens 2a. Further, the fifth wall portion 35 extends in the vehicle height direction along the outer portion of the lamp lens 2a with respect to the vehicle width direction. In the present embodiment, as an example, the fifth wall portion 35 is continuous over the entire height of the outer portion of the lamp lens 2a. The fifth wall portion 35 is continuous with the fourth wall portion 34 at the upper end portion in the vehicle height direction, and is continuous with the second wall portion 32 at the lower end portion.

As an example in the present embodiment, the inner side surface portion 35b of the fifth wall portion 35 extends substantially parallel to the vertical surface without inclining inward and outward toward the front of the vehicle. That is, the angle between the inner side surface portion 35b of the fifth wall portion 35 and the lamp lens 2a is smaller than the first tilt angle and the third tilt angle. On the other hand, the outer surface portion 35c of the fifth wall portion 35 is gently continuous with the front fender panel 5.

In these wall portions 31 to 35, the first wall portion 31 has a larger angle between the lamp lens 2a of the headlight 2 than the fifth wall portion 35, and the protruding end protrudes forward of the vehicle. Further, the second wall portion 32 has a larger angle between the second wall portion 32 and the lamp lens 2a of the headlight 2 than the fourth wall portion 34, and the protruding end 32a projects to the front of the vehicle.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the first wall portion 31 projects inward of the headlight 2 in the vehicle width direction from the front of the vehicle with respect to the lamp lens 2a, and inward toward the front of the vehicle. It has a first inclined surface 31b that inclines toward. Therefore, the traveling wind of the vehicle is guided along the first inclined surface 31b. At that time, the traveling wind flows from the inside to the outside in the vehicle width direction so as to sweep the surface of the lamp lens 2a. Therefore, dirt (raindrops, muddy water, dust, dust, etc.) adhering to the surface of the lamp lens 2a can be removed by the traveling wind. For example, the raindrops dripping from the bonnet 6 onto the lamp lens 2a during traveling during rainfall can be immediately blown off by the traveling wind. This makes it possible to suppress the adhesion of dirt such as raindrops to the surface of the lamp lens 2a.

Therefore, it is possible to suppress the adhesion of stains such as raindrops and dust to the lamp lens 2a and easily remove the adhered stains. As a result, the irradiation property and visibility of the headlight 2 can be properly maintained. In particular, in the present embodiment, as an example, since the illuminating lamp 2 is a vertical headlamp, the distance of raindrops and the like falling on the surface of the lamp lens 2a tends to be longer than that of the horizontal (horizontally long) headlamp. Therefore, in the headlamp 2 according to the present embodiment, the effect of suppressing and removing the adhesion of raindrops and the like to the lamp lens 2a is great.

The second wall portion 32 and the third wall portion 33 project below the headlight 2 and in front of the vehicle with respect to the lamp lens 2a. In addition, the third wall portion 33 has a third inclined surface 33a that inclines inward and downward toward the front of the vehicle. Therefore, the traveling wind of the vehicle is guided along the third inclined surface 33a. At that time, the traveling wind flows from the inside and the bottom in the vehicle width direction to the outside and the top so as to sweep the surface of the lamp lens 2a. Therefore, dirt (raindrops, dust, etc.) adhering to the surface of the lamp lens 2a can be removed by the traveling wind guided to the third inclined surface 33a.

The first wall portion 31 has a larger angle between the first wall portion 31 and the lamp lens 2a of the headlight 2 than the fifth wall portion 35, and the protruding end 31a protrudes forward of the vehicle. Further, the second wall portion 32 has a larger angle between the second wall portion 32 and the lamp lens 2a of the headlight 2 than the fourth wall portion 34, and the protruding end 32a projects to the front of the vehicle. Therefore, the first wall portion 31 (more specifically, the first inclined surface 31b) makes it easy to guide the traveling wind from the inside to the outside in the vehicle width direction. Further, the second wall portion 32 (more specifically, the second inclined surface 32b) makes it easy to guide the traveling wind from the lower side to the upper side in the vehicle height direction. That is, it is suppressed that the traveling wind is guided from the outside to the inside in the vehicle width direction or from the upper side to the lower side in the vehicle height direction, and the traveling wind stays on the surface of the lamp lens 2a. It is possible to suppress (collision). Therefore, in order to remove dirt (raindrops, dust, etc.) adhering to the surface of the lamp lens 2a, the traveling wind can be smoothly guided so as to sweep the surface of the lamp lens 2a.

One of the first wall portion 31 and the fifth wall portion 35 may have a larger angle between the lamp lens 2a than the other, or the protruding ends 31a and 35a may protrude forward of the vehicle from the other. .. Similarly, one of the second wall portion 32 and the fourth wall portion 34 has a larger angle between the lamp lens 2a than the other, or the protruding ends 32a and 34a project to the front of the vehicle more than the other. Just do it. Therefore, for example, the fifth wall portion 35 may have a larger angle with the lamp lens 2a than the first wall portion 31, and the protruding end 35a may protrude to the front of the vehicle. Further, the fourth wall portion 34 may have a larger angle with the lamp lens 2a than the second wall portion 32, and the protruding end 34a may protrude to the front of the vehicle. Even in these cases, it is possible to guide the traveling wind so as to sweep the surface of the lamp lens 2a.

In addition, the first wall portion 31 projects inward of the headlight 2 in the vehicle width direction and protrudes in front of the vehicle from the lamp lens 2a. Therefore, even when the headlight 2 is used in the high beam, it is the first for pedestrians and vehicles diagonally in front of the vehicle (inside the vehicle width direction with respect to the headlight and in front of the vehicle). The wall portion 31 and the third wall portion 33 of the above block the irradiation light. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the glare of these pedestrians and vehicles.

The embodiments described above are presented as an example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Such a novel embodiment can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

1 ... Light peripheral structure, 2 ... Light, 2a ... Lamp lens, 3 ... Wall, 4 ... Front bumper, 4a ... Bumper facer (bumper cover), 5 ... Front fender panel, 6 ... Bonnet (front hood), 31 ... first wall portion, 31a ... protruding end, 31b ... inclined surface (first inclined surface), 32 ... second wall portion, 32a ... protruding end, 32b ... inclined surface (second inclined surface), 33 ... second 3 wall portion, 33a ... inclined surface (third inclined surface), 34 ... fourth wall portion, 34a ... protruding end, 34b ... lower surface portion, 34c ... upper surface portion, 35 ... fifth wall portion, 35a ... protruding Edge, 35b ... Inner side surface portion, 35c ... Outer surface portion.

Claims (2)

A headlight with a vertically long lamp lens that faces the front of the vehicle and has a larger dimension in the vehicle height direction than the dimension in the vehicle width direction.
It is located adjacent to the center side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the illuminating light, protrudes in front of the vehicle from the lamp lens, and abuts on the inner side of the lamp lens. A first wall portion having an inclined surface inclined toward the center in the width direction and extending linearly in the vehicle height direction, and a first wall portion.
A second wall portion located below the headlight in the vehicle height direction and protruding in front of the vehicle from the lamp lens.
The first wall portion and the second wall portion are connected to each other so as to protrude in front of the vehicle from the lamp lens, and toward the front of the vehicle, the center side in the vehicle width direction and the lower portion in the vehicle height direction. A structure around the headlight of the front of the vehicle , comprising: a third wall portion having an inclined surface inclined to the side . A fourth wall portion located above the headlight with respect to the vehicle height direction, projecting in front of the vehicle from the lamp lens, and extending in the vehicle width direction along the upper portion of the lamp lens.
It is located adjacent to the illuminating light on the side opposite to the center side in the vehicle width direction, protrudes in front of the vehicle from the lamp lens, and extends in the vehicle height direction along the outer portion of the lamp lens. With a fifth wall that extends to
One of the first wall portion or the fifth wall portion, and one of the second wall portion or the fourth wall portion has a larger angle with the lamp lens than the other or more than the other. The structure around the headlight of the front part of the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the protruding end protrudes to the front of the vehicle.

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