JPH0320176Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Technical Field The present invention relates to a glass device for anti-glare door mirrors of automobiles.

BACKGROUND ART Since the door mirrors of automobiles are installed close to the driver's eyes, they often reflect the light from the headlights of a following vehicle toward the driver, causing the driver to feel dazzled.

As a countermeasure to this problem, it is conceivable to use a virtual image type mirror for the door mirror, which takes advantage of the thickness of the glass used in interior mirrors, etc., but a virtual image type mirror has the disadvantage of impairing the sense of perspective.

Therefore, smoked glass has been used as the door glass, but although it provides an anti-glare effect when the door glass is closed, this effect is lost when the door glass is opened.

Purpose In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of conventional door mirror anti-glare devices, the present invention uses smoked glass that does not impair the sense of perspective, so that the anti-glare effect will not be impaired even when the door glass is opened. The object of the present invention is to provide a glass device for anti-glare door mirrors of automobiles.

Configuration In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes an operating arm supported by the door so as to be rotatable within the space between the inner panel and outer panel of the door provided with the door mirror, and a lower end fixed to the arm. and a smoked glass that can be displaced between a storage position stored in the space and a usage position where reflected light entering the driver's eyes from the door mirror can be reduced by rotation of the operating arm, and the smoked glass. stop means for holding the glass in each of the storage position and the use position, and the smoked glass is sized to occupy only the area in front of the window opening where the driver can see the door mirror when the smoked glass is in the use position. We propose a door mirror anti-glare glass device formed in

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view of an anti-glare glass device according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen from the interior of an automobile, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing its use.

The lower end of the anti-glare smoked glass 1 is fixed to the upper side of the actuating arm 6 by bonding means such as adhesive or bolt tightening. The actuation arm 6 is
Door 3 provided with door mirror 7 via pin 6a
The door 3 is rotatably supported within the space between the inner panel 4 and the outer panel 5 of the door 3 between an upper end position shown by a broken line and a lower end position shown by a chain line. Further, this arm 6 is urged to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 1 by a spiral spring 2.

By rotating the operating arm 6, the smoked glass 1
is a storage position stored in the space between the inner panel 4 and the outer panel 5 (the position indicated by the chain line in the figure)
and a use position (position shown by a solid line in FIG. 1) where the inner panel and outer panel protrude upward from the upper edges of the outer panel and soften reflected light that enters the driver's eyes from the door mirror 7. .

A handle 8 is fixed to the upper edge of the smoked glass 1, and by holding it and pushing down against the spring force of the spiral spring 2, the smoked glass 1 is stored in the space between the inner panel and the outer panel. However, the door trim 9 can be held in the storage position by engaging and locking the stopper 10 provided at the upper end of the door trim 9 with the upper surface of the handle 8 using a spring 11.

When displacing the smoked glass 1 from the storage position to the use position, the stopper 10 is moved by the spring 11.
Handle 8 of smoked glass 1 pulled by hand against the force of
When the smoked glass 1 is released from the lock, the smoked glass 1 rises together with the arm 6 which rises by the force of the spiral spring 2. The upper limit position of the rise is determined by bringing the upper surface of the arm 6 into contact with a stopper 12 provided on the side of the inner panel facing the outer panel, and is held at that position.

If the smoked glass 1 is raised to the use position, the light from the headlights of the following vehicle reflected by the door mirror 7 is softened by the smoked glass 1, and the driver does not feel any glare. The smoked glass 1 is sized to occupy only the area in front of the window opening where the driver can see the door mirror 7 when it is in the position of use, so that if the smoked glass 1 covers the entire window opening. As in, there is no risk of poor side visibility at night. Also, the smoked glass 1 is the door glass 16.
The anti-glare effect remains the same whether the door glass 16 is opened or closed, since the door glass 16 moves up and down independently of the door glass 16.

In addition, in order to prevent the smoked glass 1 from rising rapidly when the stopper 10 and the handle 8 are disengaged, a loose ring is provided at the tip of the operating arm 6, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. Resistance is provided by pressing the gear 14 held in the hole 14a via the spring 13 against a rack provided on the inner surface of an arcuate guide rail 15 centered on the axis of the operating arm 6. There is.

In the above embodiment, the smoked glass 1 is held at the use position and the stored position by the spiral spring 2 and the stopper 2 that bias the smoked glass 1 toward the use position, and another stopper 10. Although the stop means was configured,
It is also possible to attach a smoked glass to an operating arm that is moved up and down by a motor. In that case, it is preferable to provide a limit switch that comes into contact with the operating arm at the upper and lower limit positions, thereby stopping the motor.

Effects As described above, according to the present invention, since smoked glass is used as the anti-glare means, the anti-glare effect can be obtained without impairing the sense of perspective and regardless of whether the window glass is opened or closed. Also, since the smoked glass does not cover the entire window opening when it is in the operating position, but only occupies the front area of the window opening, problems with reduced side visibility at night can also be avoided. Moreover, since the smoked glass can be formed in such a small size, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view of the embodiment of the present invention as seen from the passenger compartment side, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the smoked glass in use as seen from the passenger compartment side, and Fig. 3 is a slow rising speed of the smoked glass. FIG. 1... Smoked glass, 3... Door, 4... Inner panel, 5... Outer panel, 6... Operating arm, 7... Door mirror.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] An operating arm supported by the door so as to be rotatable within the space between the inner panel and outer panel of the door provided with a door mirror, and the operating arm having its lower end fixed to the arm. a storage position stored in the space due to the rotation of the
The smoked glass is movable between a use position and a use position capable of alleviating reflected light entering the driver's eyes from the door mirror, and a stop means for holding the smoked glass at each of the storage position and the use position. . A door mirror anti-glare glass device, wherein the smoked glass is formed in a size that, when the smoked glass is in a use position, occupies only the area in front of the window opening where the driver can see the door mirror.