JPH0322042Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a door mirror for a vehicle equipped with a direction indicator light.

[Problems that conventional technology and ideas try to solve]

As a door mirror with a turn signal like this,
It is well known that a lamp is attached to the outside end of the door mirror, but the protruding width increases accordingly, and if the dimensions are controlled, the light emitting area naturally becomes smaller, which limits visibility. It is also well known that a light-emitting layer is similarly formed at the outer end of the vehicle interior, but although this may improve the space problem, it still poses a problem in visibility from the rear.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a door mirror with a turn signal that provides good visibility without increasing the width.

[Means and actions for solving problems]

In order to achieve this objective, the present invention uses the mirror surface as a flashing light reflecting surface by arranging a direction indicator light on the door mirror that emits light obliquely from the inside edge toward the mirror surface. I also started using it.

[Example of idea]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which reference numeral 1 is a door mirror case having a mirror 2 at the back of an opening 1a. A lamp storage chamber 3 that projects toward the rear of the body is formed at the inner end of the case. This storage chamber has an opening facing the inner half of the mirror 2, and a lens 4 is attached thereto, a reflecting plate 5 is attached behind the opening, and a lamp 6 is housed between these. By extending the width of the mirror 2 more inward than the conventional width W, the flashing light is also reflected on a portion that closely follows the side surface of the body.

The lamp 6 may be supplied with a blinking drive input via a kill switch.

When you perform the direction instruction operation, as shown in Figure 1,
Flashing light is irradiated from the lamp 6 mainly to the inner half of the mirror 2, and the irradiation area shown by hatching in FIG. 2 is obtained by its reflection. Therefore, light is effectively irradiated from a wide light source surface to an area that guarantees sufficient visibility for side vehicles and following vehicles. From the driver's perspective, the lamp 6 is covered by the lamp storage chamber 3, and reflected light does not enter the driver's seat, so there is no glare.

The present invention can also be applied to a door mirror in which the mirror case is moved by a motor from a position perpendicular to the body to a position parallel to the body. In this case, the lamp can also be stored in a case or
Alternatively, it is also possible to attach it to the body itself slightly behind the mirror.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, according to the door mirror of the present invention, there is no need to increase the width of the mirror case, and since a wide light emitting surface can be obtained, it is safe to move from the side along the body based on the positional relationship between the lamp and the mirror surface. A visible area is formed in which the visibility can be guaranteed. For the driver, the lamp itself and the reflected light are invisible, so there is no glare.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a door mirror according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the irradiation area of the flashing light of the direction indicator light. 1... Case, 2... Mirror, 3... Lamp storage room, 6... Lamp.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A door mirror for a vehicle, characterized in that the door mirror is provided with a direction indicator light that emits light obliquely from an inner end toward the mirror surface.