JPH06127272A - Sunvisor with lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent generation of imperfect contact and also prevent wasteful electric power from being fed to a lamp which is not turned off though an occupant intended to turn it off. CONSTITUTION:Electrode plates 26, 28 are respectively fitted to tips of a sunvisor arm 18 of a sunvisor 10 equipped with a lamp. The sunvisor arm 18 is inserted into a rail part 34 of a sunvisor main body 16 which is movable to a retracted position and a draw-out position thereof. Plate-like electrodes 40, 42 are provided inside an opening end 34B of the rail part 34, and these electrodes 40, 42 are brought into contact respectively with electrode plates 26, 28 of the sunvisor arm 18 when a tip of the sunvisor arm 18 is inserted into a recessed part of a holder 36.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sun visor with a lamp, and more particularly to a sun visor with a lamp having a sun visor body slidably attached to a sun visor arm.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of a sun visor with a lamp provided above a windshield glass in a passenger compartment is disclosed in JP-A-59-59.
No. 186728.

As shown in FIG. 5B, in the sun visor 70 with a lamp, an opposed bearing shaft 74 is provided on one end side of the upper longitudinal edge 72A of the sun visor body 72. The opposed bearing shaft 74 is covered with a synthetic resin body 76 having a circular cross section, and a thin plate strip 80 is fitted in a vertical slit 78 formed in the synthetic resin body 76. The thin strip 80 has contact projections 8
0A is projected from the vertical slit 78.

A semicircular contact member 88 connected to the battery by an electric wire 86 is provided in the bearing opening 84 of the opposed bearing casing 82 shown in FIG. 5 (A).

For this reason, when the lamp 90 is used, that is, when the opposed bearing shaft 74 is engaged with the opposed bearing casing 82 and the lamp 90 mounting surface of the sun visor 70 with lamp is directed toward the occupant, the contact member is formed. 88 is the opposite bearing shaft 74
The lamp 90 provided on the sun visor body 72 can be energized by making contact with the thin strip 80.

On the other hand, when the lamp 90 is not used, that is, when the opposite bearing shaft 74 is removed from the opposite bearing casing 82, or when the lamp mounting surface of the sun visor 70 with lamp is directed to the ceiling side, the contact member. 88 does not come into contact with the thin plate strip 80 of the opposing support shaft 74, so that it is possible to prevent unnecessary electricity from being supplied to the lamp 90 when the occupant intends to turn off the switch on the lamp side but does not turn it off. It has become.

[0007]

However, in the sun visor 70 with a lamp, the thin strip 80 of the opposing support shaft 74 as the electrode on the sun visor arm side is exposed, and dust or the like is easily attached to the thin strip 80. . Therefore, contact failure may occur between the contact member 88 and the thin strip 80.

In consideration of the above facts, the present invention can prevent the occurrence of contact failure between the electrodes and, even if the occupant intends to turn off the switch on the lamp side, if the switch is not turned off, the electric power is wasted. It is an object to obtain a sun visor with a lamp that can prevent the gas from being supplied to the lamp.

[0009]

A sun visor with a lamp according to a first aspect of the present invention is slidably supported by a rail portion on a sun visor arm whose one end is supported by a vehicle body, and is movable between a retracted position and a retracted position. A sun visor with a lamp having a sun visor body and a lamp provided on the sun visor body, the electric wire being wired in the sun visor arm, and the electric wire provided on a tip outer peripheral portion of the sun visor arm. A first electrode that conducts, and a second electrode that is provided in the end of the rail portion of the sun visor body and is connected to the lamp, and that is capable of conducting the first electrode only when the sun visor body is in the retracted position. And an electrode.

[0010]

In the sun visor with a lamp according to the invention described in claim 1, when the sun visor body is moved along the sun visor arm to the retracted position, the second electrode provided at the end of the rail portion of the sun visor body is , Comes into contact with the first electrode provided on the outer peripheral portion of the tip of the sun visor arm, and becomes conductive, and electricity can be supplied to the lamp provided on the sun visor body.

On the other hand, when the sun visor body is not in the retracted position, the second electrode and the first electrode are not in contact with each other,
It is possible to prevent wasteful electricity from being supplied to the lamp.

Further, in the sun visor with a lamp of the present invention, the first electrode is provided on the outer periphery of the tip of the sun visor arm housed in the rail portion of the sun visor body, and the second electrode is the sun visor. It is provided in the end of the rail portion in the main body. That is, since the first electrode and the second electrode are not exposed, it is difficult for dust and the like to adhere to the first electrode and the second electrode, and it is possible to prevent contact failure between the electrodes.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a sun visor with a lamp according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In the figure, the arrow FR indicates the front direction of the vehicle body, the arrow IN indicates the vehicle width inner direction, and the arrow UP indicates the vehicle body upward direction.

As shown in FIG. 4, the sun visor with a lamp 10 according to the present embodiment is arranged above the windshield glass 11 in the passenger compartment with the inner rear mirror 14 interposed therebetween.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sun visor 10 with a lamp includes a sun visor body 16 and a sun visor arm 18.
It consists of and. The sun visor arm 18 is made of an L-shaped pipe material, and one end portion 18A is swingably supported by the ceiling 12 via a bracket 20.

As shown in FIG. 2, the sun visor arm 1
Wires 22 and 24 are inserted inside the wire 8. One end 22A, 24A of these wires 22, 24 is a pair of first electrodes provided at the tip 18B of the sun visor arm 18. Is connected to the electrode plates 26 and 28.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
The other ends 22 </ b> B and 24 </ b> B of 4 are connected to an electric wire 27 connected to a battery (not shown) via a connector 25 drawn into the ceiling 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, the sun visor arm 1
A pair of rectangular notches 30 and 32 are formed in the front end portion 18B of the No. 8 at opposing positions, and the front end 18C of the sun visor arm 18 has a steeple shape.

As shown in FIG. 3, these notches 3
Electrode plates 26 having an arcuate cross section are provided at 0 and 32,
28 are fitted together, and the electrode plates 26, 2
The outer surface of 8 is flush with the outer peripheral surface of the sun visor arm 18.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sun visor body 16
A pipe-shaped rail portion 34 is embedded inside the upper end edge portion of the sun visor arm 18, and the sun visor arm 18 is inserted into the rail portion 34 from the tip portion 18B side. Therefore, the sun visor body 16 is supported by the sun visor arm 18 by the rail portion 34 so as to be slidable in the pull-out direction (the arrow A direction in FIG. 1) and the pull-in direction (the arrow B direction in FIG. 1). It is possible to move between (the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 1) and the drawing position (the position indicated by the imaginary line in FIG. 1).

A holder 36 is provided at an open end 34B of the rail 34 opposite to the sun visor arm insertion side 34A.
Is fixed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the holder 36 is in the form of a block, and the surface 36A for closing the rail portion 34 is provided with a mortar-shaped recess 38. This recess 38
When the sun visor body 16 is in the retracted position (the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 1), the tip 18 of the sun visor arm 18 is
When C enters, the position of the axial center of the sun visor arm 18 is determined. Further, a step portion 36B protruding inward of the rail portion 34 is formed on the surface 36A,
A pair of flat plate-shaped electrodes 40 and 42 as the second electrodes are erected in parallel from the step portion 36B.

Further, as shown by the phantom lines in FIG. 3, the pair of flat plate-shaped electrodes 40, 42 of the sun visor arm 18 are provided when the tip 18C of the sun visor arm 18 enters the recess 38 of the holder 36. Electrode plate 26, 28
To contact each.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of flat plate-shaped electrodes 4
The wires 0 and 42 are connected by electric wires 44 and 46 to a lamp 50 fixed to a side portion of a mirror 48 provided on the sun visor body 16. Further, a rectangular recess 54 is formed in a portion 16A of the upper longitudinal edge of the sun visor body 16 opposite to the bracket 20, and the outer periphery of the frame 55 of the sun visor body 16 is formed in the opening of the recess 54. An engaging shaft portion 56 made of a resin material fixed to the portion is provided. The engagement shaft portion 56 is engageable with an engagement hook 58 (see FIG. 4) provided on the ceiling 12 side when the sun visor body 16 is in the retracted position.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. In the sun visor 10 with a lamp of this embodiment, the sun visor body 1
When 6 is moved in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 1 along the sun visor arm 18 to the retracted position (the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 1), the holder 36 provided at the end 34B of the rail portion 34 of the sun visor body 16 is The flat plate-shaped electrodes 40 and 42 come into contact with the electrode plates 26 and 28 provided on the outer peripheral portion of the tip of the sun visor arm 18 and become conductive, and electricity can be supplied to the lamp 50 provided to the sun visor body 16.

On the other hand, when the sun visor body 16 is not in the retracted position (the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 1), the flat plate electrode 4
0, 42 and the electrode plates 26, 28 are not in contact with each other,
It is possible to prevent wasteful electricity from being supplied to the lamp 50.

The sun visor 1 with a lamp of this embodiment is also used.
0, the electrode plates 26 and 28 are the sun visor body 16
Is provided on the outer periphery of the tip of the sun visor arm 18 housed in the inner rail portion 34, and the flat plate electrodes 40 and 42 are inserted into the end portion 34B of the rail portion 34 in the sun visor body 16. The holder 36 is provided on the stepped portion 36B.

That is, since the electrode plates 26, 28 and the plate-shaped electrodes 40, 42 are not exposed respectively, dust or the like is unlikely to adhere to the electrode plates 26, 28 and the plate-shaped electrodes 40, 42, resulting in poor contact. Can be prevented.

The sun visor 1 with a lamp of this embodiment is also used.
0, the electrode plates 26 and 28 are the sun visor arms 1
8 are provided at the opposite positions of the tip portion 18B. Therefore, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 4, when the sun visor body 16 is swung to the ceiling 12 side, the sun visor body 16 rotates around the axis of the sun visor arm 18 in the counterclockwise rotation direction (see FIG. 3). 3 in the direction of arrow C), and the electrode plates 26, 28 and the plate-shaped electrodes 40, 42 are not in contact with each other as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. Therefore, it is possible to prevent unnecessary electricity from being supplied to the lamp 50 when the occupant intends to turn off the switch on the lamp side but is not turned off, that is, when the lamp 50 is not used.

[0031]

The sun visor with a lamp of the present invention has a sun visor body slidably supported by a rail on a sun visor arm whose one end is supported by the vehicle body, and is movable between a retracted position and a retracted position, and this sun visor. A lamp-equipped sun visor having a lamp provided in a main body, the electric wire being wired in the sun visor arm, a first electrode provided in an outer periphery of a tip of the sun visor arm and electrically connected to the electric wire, and a rail of the sun visor main body. Since the second electrode is provided inside the end of the portion and connected to the lamp and can be electrically connected to the first electrode only when the sun visor body is in the retracted position, occurrence of contact failure is prevented. In addition to being able to do so, even if the occupant intends to turn off the lamp side switch, if it is not turned off, useless electricity will be emitted to the lamp. It has an excellent effect that it is possible to prevent the supplied.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a partial cross-section of a sun visor with a lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a tip portion of a sun visor arm of a sun visor with a lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a vehicle compartment in which a sun visor with a lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted.

FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view showing an opposed bearing casing of a conventional sun visor with a lamp, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view showing an opposed bearing shaft of a conventional sun visor with a lamp.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 sun visor with lamp 16 sun visor body 18 sun visor arm 26 electrode plate (first electrode) 28 electrode plate (first electrode) 34 rail part 36 holder 40 flat plate electrode (second electrode) 42 flat plate electrode (second electrode) Electrode) 50 lamp

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A sun visor body having one end slidably supported by a rail portion on a sun visor arm supported by a vehicle body and movable between a retracted position and a retracted position, and a lamp provided on the sun visor body. A sun visor with a lamp having: an electric wire wired in the sun visor arm; a first electrode provided on an outer periphery of a tip end of the sun visor arm and electrically connected to the electric wire; and an end of a rail portion of the sun visor body. A second electrode that is connected to the lamp and is electrically connected to the first electrode only when the sun visor body is in the retracted position.