JPH0537620U - Car foldable door mirrors - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Do not pass the tube for sending the cleaning liquid to the water drop removal nozzle provided on the automobile door mirror from the stay side to the visor side. A cleaning liquid tank 30 and a pump (not shown) driven by a motor 26 are composed of a rear holding plate 16 having nozzles (not shown) formed therein, and a mirror glass 12 held from behind by the rear holding plate 16. The mirror assembly and the drive unit 32 that holds the rear holding plate 16 in a tiltable manner are incorporated into the mirror visor 14. This cleaning liquid tank 30 is a mirror visor 1.
Since it has the water supply portion 36 fitted in the opening formed in the portion of the mirror glass 4 near the mirror glass, the cleaning liquid can be replenished by tilting the mirror visor 14 forward.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a foldable door mirror for an automobile, and more particularly, to an automobile equipped with a raindrop removing device for removing raindrops adhering to the mirror surface by a water flow generated by ejecting a cleaning liquid toward the mirror surface. For retractable door mirrors.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 As is well known, when morning dew, night fog, or raindrops during rainfall adheres to the surface of an automobile mirror, rear visibility is reduced. In order to remove these water droplets adhering to the mirror surface and ensure the rear visibility, various devices have been conventionally provided for removing these water droplets. For example, as one method, the cleaning liquid stored in the cleaning liquid tank inside the vehicle body is used to drive the mirror assembly in the visor onto the mirror glass surfaces of the left and right mirrors mounted on the vehicle body using an electric pump. An example is a liquid-jet type raindrop removal device that removes raindrops adhering to the mirror glass surface by dropping or jetting them from a nozzle provided in the Lee. By the way, recently, in order to reduce the vehicle width during parking as much as possible, a mirror visor is rotatably attached to a shaft provided on a stay fixed to a door to determine the use position and storage position of the mirror. There is an increasing number of so-called retractable door mirrors that can be set selectively.

When the above liquid jet type raindrop removing device is applied to the retractable door mirror as described above, if a waterdrop removing device is provided so that the waterdrops adhering to the mirror glass surface can be removed by the cleaning liquid as described above, There is a problem in the processing of the cleaning liquid tube that must pass from the inside of the vehicle to the inside of the mirror visor. That is, the position of the tube portion passing through the stay is fixed. Since the portion of the tube passing through the inside of the mirror visor rotates together with the mirror visor, problems such as twisting of the tube occur. The twisting of the tube occurs because the tube is passed from the stationary side to the rotatable mirror visor side.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to allow the cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid tank to be supplied to the nozzle without passing the cleaning liquid tube connecting the cleaning liquid tank and the nozzle from the stay side to the mirror visor side. That is.

[0005]

[Means, actions, and effects for solving problems]

 In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, a foldable door mirror for an automobile having the following configuration is provided. In other words, this door mirror is equipped with a mirror assembly in which a mirror glass is held from behind by a holding plate inside a retractable mirror visor rotatably attached to a stay attached to the body of an automobile. And a water drop removing device having a nozzle provided at a predetermined position of the mirror assembly, a cleaning liquid tank, and an electric pump for supplying the cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid tank to the nozzle. The cleaning liquid tank and the electric pump are incorporated in the mirror visor, the mirror visor has a water supply opening formed on the stay facing surface thereof, and the cleaning liquid tank has a water supply section facing the water supply opening of the mirror visor. However, the water supply part is formed on the stay facing surface of the visor in the use position of the mirror visor so that the water supply part is exposed only in the tilted position of the mirror visor, that is, in the forward tilted position or the rear tilted position of the mirror visor. Is positioned at the water supply opening.

According to the above configuration, since the cleaning liquid tank and the electric pump are housed in one mirror visor together with the nozzle, the cleaning liquid tube connecting the cleaning liquid tank and the nozzle is connected to the mirror from the stay side. The cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid tank can be supplied to the nozzle without passing through the visor side. In the above configuration, the cleaning liquid tank is formed of a transparent or translucent material, and the mirror visor has a viewing window below a portion of the stay facing surface exposed only at the tilted position of the visor. It is preferable to be able to check the amount of the cleaning solution remaining in the cleaning solution tank through the viewing window.

[0007]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows an example in which a water drop removing device for removing water drops adhering to a mirror glass 12 of the door mirror 10 is applied to a car foldable door mirror 10. A sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1 is shown in FIG. 2, and sectional views taken along the line III-III and IV-IV of FIG. 2 are shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, respectively. Note that FIG. 1 shows a state in which a part of the water droplet removing device is removed from the mirror visor 14. As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus for removing water droplets includes a cleaning liquid tank 30, and a pump 24 with a check valve connected to the cleaning liquid tank 30 by a tube 22 and driven by an electric motor 26. ..

As shown in the figure, the operation switch mounted at a predetermined position in the vehicle is connected to the motor 26 via a wiring 28. When the electric motor 26 is turned on, the cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid tank is sucked out and sent out to the water supply passage 20 formed in the tube. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the door mirror 10 has a retractable mirror visor 14 rotatably attached to a stay 38 attached to the door of an automobile. FIG. 2 is a solid line when the mirror visor 14 is in the use position of the door mirror 10, a one-dot chain line when the mirror visor 14 is in the forward tilted position, and a two-dot chain line when the mirror visor 14 is in the storage position. Shows. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, inside the mirror visor, a mirror assembly including a mirror glass 12 and a back holding plate 16 holding the mirror glass 12 from behind, and a back holding plate 16 are provided. And a drive unit 32 which is tiltably supported and is supported by the mirror visor 14. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of an essential part of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 5. As shown in FIG. 6, this mirror glass 12 has It is held by a peripheral edge engaging portion 50 protruding from the back surface holding plate 16 to the mirror glass surface.

As shown in the figure, a nozzle 18 having a nozzle opening 46 that opens along the upper surface of the mirror glass 12 is formed in the peripheral edge engaging portion 50, and the nozzle opening 46 is It communicates with a water supply passage 20 formed at a predetermined position on the peripheral portion. A connecting pipe 52 is fitted to the back side of the nozzle 18 as shown in the figure, and one end of the connecting pipe 52 is connected to the downstream side of the pump 24 with a check valve. One end of 22 is connected. As a result, the cleaning liquid delivered by the electric pump 24 is guided to the nozzle opening 46 and then ejected onto the mirror glass surface.

As shown in FIG. 1, the nozzle 18 is formed in a corner portion of the back holding plate 16, but the cleaning liquid sent out from the water supply passage 20 is used as a mirror glass 12 as shown in the drawing. The nozzle 18 is provided with a plurality of partition walls 44 adjacent to the water supply passage 20 so as to spread over the entire surface of the mirror glass 12 at a predetermined angle from the outer side to the inner side in the radial direction of the mirror glass 12. As shown in FIG. 5, the cleaning liquid sent from the water supply passage 20 is guided into a plurality of branch flow passages 48 formed by being partitioned by the partition wall 44, and then the cleaning liquid is supplied to each branch flow passage. Water droplets adhering to the surface of the mirror glass are washed away together with the cleaning liquid by being ejected onto the surface of the mirror glass from the nozzle openings 46 that form the tip of 48. The entire surface of the mirror glass is preferably formed as a water repellent surface so that the water droplets are well repelled on the surface of the mirror glass. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, in the folding door mirror 10 according to the present invention, the entire water drop removing device except the operation switch is incorporated in the mirror visor 14.

As described above, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. 2 showing the mirror visor 14 in the use position of the door mirror 10. As shown in the figure, the mirror visor 14 is It has a water supply opening formed on the stay facing surface. The cleaning liquid tank 30 is housed in the mirror visor with the water supply portion 36 fitted in the water supply opening, that is, the water injection port and the lid 40 fitted to the water injection port facing upward. Further, as shown in the figure, a viewing window 42 is formed below the stay facing surface of the mirror visor 14 so that the remaining amount of the cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid tank can be confirmed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the water supply opening and the viewing window 42 are formed on the mirror glass side stay facing surface of the mirror visor 14 in the use position. Therefore, when the mirror visor 14 is rotated to the forward position shown by the alternate long and short dash line in the figure, the water injection port and the observation window 42 can be easily exposed. The positions of the water supply opening and the viewing window 42 are not limited to those in this embodiment. For example, by forming the water supply opening and the peep window 42 on the surface of the mirror visor 14 opposite to the mirror glass side stay in the use position, the water injection port when the mirror visor 14 is rotated to the storage position. The viewing window 42 can be exposed. However, this may cause mischief, so it is preferable that the water injection port and the viewing window 42 are exposed when the mirror visor 14 is turned to the forward position.

As described above, the door mirror 10 according to the present embodiment has a structure in which the lid 40 is fitted into the water injection port for use, but the stay 38 and the water supply opening are formed. The lid 40 can be omitted by configuring the door mirror 10 so that the periphery of the water supply opening of the mirror visor 14 comes into close contact with the use position of the door mirror 10. Further, in the door mirror 10 according to the present embodiment, a peep window 42 for confirming the remaining amount of the cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid tank is formed in the mirror visor 14. However, instead of the peep window 42, a water level meter is used as the cleaning liquid tank. It can also be attached to 30. By incorporating the cleaning liquid tank 30, the electric motor 26, and the pump 24 in the mirror visor as described above, not only the piping distance of the tube 22 is shortened but also the height difference between the cleaning liquid tank 30 and the nozzle is reduced. Therefore, the cleaning liquid can be supplied to the nozzle 18 even at a low pressure. Therefore, the pump 24 and the electric motor 26 can be downsized, and as a result, the entire water droplet removing device can be compacted as compared with the conventional device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a car foldable door mirror according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of the door mirror shown in FIG.

3 is a III-III of the door mirror shown in FIG.
It is a line sectional view.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of the door mirror shown in FIG.

5 is a partially cutaway front view showing an enlarged main part of the door mirror shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

6 is a VI-VI of the main part of the door mirror shown in FIG.
It is a line sectional view.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Door Mirror 12 Mirror Glass 14 Mirror Visor 16 Rear Holding Plate 18 Nozzle 20 Water Supply Channel 22 Tube 24 Pump 26 Motor 28 Wiring 30 Tank 32 Drive Unit 34 Shaft 36 Water Supply Section 38 Stay 40 Lid 42 Peep Window 44 Partition Wall 46 Nozzle Opening 48 Branch Flow Road 50 Peripheral locking part 52 Connection pipe

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A stay mounted on the body of an automobile
A holding plate for holding a mirror glass (12) inside a retractable mirror visor (14) rotatably attached to (38).
A nozzle (18) provided with a mirror assembly held from behind by (16) and provided at a predetermined position of the mirror assembly, a cleaning solution tank (30), and a cleaning solution nozzle in the cleaning solution tank (nozzle (18)). In a foldable door mirror for an automobile equipped with a water drop removing device having an electric pump (24) for supplying to the (18), the cleaning liquid tank (30) and the electric pump (24) are incorporated in a mirror visor, The mirror visor (14) has a water supply opening formed on its stay facing surface, and the cleaning liquid tank (30) has a water supply section (36) facing the water supply opening of the mirror visor (14), The water supply part (36) is formed on the stay-opposing surface of the visor (14) at the use position of the mirror visor (14) so that the water supply part (36) is exposed only at the tilted position of the mirror visor (14). Automotive retractable door mirrors, characterized in that positioned in the water opening. 2. The cleaning liquid tank (30) is made of a transparent or translucent material, and the mirror visor (14) is a portion of the stay facing surface exposed only at the tilted position of the visor (14). The folding type for automobiles according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a peep window (42) at a lower part of the vehicle, and the peep window (42) can be used to confirm the remaining amount of the cleaning liquid in the cleaning liquid tank. door mirror.