JPH0417384Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to cornering lamps for motorcycles and tricycles.

[Conventional technology]

In motorcycles, etc., in order to widen the illumination angle in the turning direction during cornering when driving at night, the rotation direction and rotation angle of the steering wheel are detected and There is one in which one of a pair of headlamps is rotated in accordance with the rotation angle to widen the irradiation angle in the rotation direction.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, the above structure requires a rotation angle detection device and a headlamp rotation device, resulting in a complicated and expensive structure.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a cornering lamp that has a simple structure and can widen the irradiation angle in the turning direction.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has been developed to provide cornering lamps for motorcycles and tricycles that are arranged symmetrically across the vehicle center line and illuminate the front of the vehicle. It is characterized by being arranged so that it intersects with the

[Effect]

With this configuration, in motorcycles, etc., when cornering, the vehicle body is banked toward the side where the vehicle is turning, so the position of the cornering lamp on the outside of the inwardly inclined vehicle body is raised, and the light is directed toward the inside of the vehicle in the turning direction. Extends forward and illuminates the turning direction.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

The motorcycle 1 has a head pipe 3 fixed to the front part of a body frame 2, and a front wheel 4 attached to the head pipe 3.
The front fork 5 that supports the bar handle 6
It is supported so that it can be steered.

A headlight stay 7 is fixed to the front fork 5, and a headlight 8 for illuminating the front of the vehicle body is provided on the headlight stay 7.

Turn signal stays 9, 9 are fixed to both sides of the headlight 8, and turn signals 10, 10 are attached to the turn signal stays 9.

Further, below the turn signals 10, 10, cornering lamps 1 are arranged symmetrically across the vehicle center line.
1 and 11 are attached to turn signal stays 9 and 9.

The cornering lamps 11, 11 have their optical axes 1
1a and 11a are arranged to intersect at the front of the vehicle body and illuminate the road surface in front of the optical axis 8a of the headlight 8.

With this configuration, as shown in FIG. 4, when cornering, the motorcycle 1
When the cornering lamps 11 on the outside of the vehicle body are banked, the cornering lamps 11 on the outside of the vehicle body are placed in a higher position than the cornering lamps 11 on the inside of the vehicle body, and the light distribution of the headlights 8 illuminates the road surface in the forward turning direction to a greater extent. The lamp 11 is located at a lower position than the outer cornering lamp 11, and illuminates the front side with a smaller light distribution than the headlight 8, and complements the light distribution before and after the turning direction that the headlight 8 cannot illuminate.

This widens the illumination angle in the turning direction, improves forward visibility, and reduces the chance of light from the cornering lamps leaking into oncoming traffic.

In the above embodiment, the cornering lamp is attached to the front fork, but the same effect can be achieved even if the cornering lamp is attached to the head pipe or the vehicle body frame.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, in this invention, the cornering lamps are arranged symmetrically across the vehicle center line, and their optical axes intersect at the front of the vehicle.
When the vehicle is banked during cornering, the cornering lamps on the outside of the vehicle are positioned higher than the cornering lamps on the inside, allowing them to illuminate the road surface in the turning direction, which is the inside of the vehicle, and to widen the illumination angle.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a front view, Fig. 2 is a side view, Fig. 3 is a plan view, and Fig. 4 is a plan view.
The figure is an explanatory diagram showing the irradiation angle during cornering. 1...Motorcycle, 2...Vehicle frame, 3...
...Head pipe, 4...Front wheel, 5...Front fork, 6...Bar handle, 8...Head light, 11, 11...Cornering lamp, 11
a, 11a...Optical axis of cornering lamp.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In cornering lamps for motorcycles and tricycles that are arranged symmetrically across the vehicle center line and illuminate the front of the vehicle, the left and right cornering lamps are arranged so that their optical axes intersect with the illumination surface at the front of the vehicle. A cornering lamp for motorcycles and tricycles that is characterized by the following: