JPH0619208U - Vehicle lighting - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] An object of the present invention is to make the fixed leg portion 70 of the inner lens 7 inconspicuous and to improve the way the lamp shines, that is, the appearance. [Structure] A reflection layer 9 is provided on an end surface of a fixed leg portion 70 of an inner lens 7. As a result, the light entering the fixed leg portion 70 of the inner lens 7 is reflected by the reflection layer 9 on the end surface of the fixed leg portion 70 without penetrating the end surface of the fixed leg portion 70. For this reason, only the end surface of the fixed leg portion 70 does not appear to be blackish, and the appearance of the entire lighting device does not feel unnatural, and the appearance can be improved.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a vehicular lamp such as a clearance lamp which includes a transparent outer lens and an inner lens having a prism, and a fixing leg portion of the inner lens is fixed to a fixing concave portion of a housing by a clip, and in particular, an inner lens. The present invention relates to a vehicular lamp which can improve the appearance by making the fixed legs of the vehicle inconspicuous.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Hereinafter, a conventional vehicular lamp will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. In this example, a description will be given of a clearance lamp on the front side and on the left side when viewed from the driver, which has a wraparound portion from the front to the side. FIG. 3 is a transverse sectional view of a conventional vehicle lamp (clearance lamp), FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of an IV portion in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a fixed leg portion of an inner lens and a clip. . In the figure, B indicates a part of the vehicle body of the vehicle equipped with the lamp, and arrow F indicates the traveling direction of the vehicle. Reference numeral 1 denotes a lamp housing. A light source bulb 3 is attached to a socket 2 fixed to the lamp housing, and a cap 6 is arranged around the light source bulb 3. A prism 60 is provided on the outer surface of the cap 6, and an integrally provided fixed leg portion 62 is fixed to a fixed concave portion (not shown) of the lamp housing 1 by a clip (not shown) or the like. An inner lens 7 having an outer lens 4 as a front lens and a prism 71 is attached to cover the front opening of the lamp housing 1. In the outer lens 4 and the inner lens 7 in this example, the right side of the drawing is toward the center of the vehicle body, and the left side of the drawing is toward the vehicle body side. The portions of the outer lens 4 and the inner lens 7 near the center of the vehicle body (for example, near the point a) face obliquely forward with respect to the traveling direction F, while the portions near the vehicle side (for example, near the points b and d) are the vehicle body. It has a shape that wraps around to the side. The outer lens 4 has an adhesive leg portion 40 fixed to the adhesive concave portion 10 of the housing 1 by an adhesive seal with a hot melt 11 or the like. On the other hand, the inner lens 7 has, for example, a cylindrical fixing leg portion 70 fixed to a fixing recess 12 of the housing 1 by a clip 8 described later.

The clip 8 is made of, for example, a thin steel plate, and the surface thereof is subjected to a surface treatment such as a phosphate coating or zinc plating. The clip 8 includes a cylindrical main body 80, a flange 81 integrally provided at one end of the main body 80, two notches 82 and 83 axially provided in the main body 80, and the main body 80. At a substantially middle portion of the portion 80, it is composed of two elastic engaging claws 84 which are provided by cutting and raising from the tip side of the clip 8 (the end opposite to the collar portion 81) toward the collar portion 81. It should be noted that one of the two notches 82 extends to the flange 81. The main body portion 80 of the clip 8 is fitted onto the fixed leg portion 70 of the inner lens 7 from the flange portion 81 side of the clip 8, and then the main body portion 80 of the clip 8 is attached together with the fixed leg portion 70 of the inner lens 7. The clip 8 is press-fitted into the fixed recess 12 of the housing 1 from the tip side. Then, the elastic engaging claw 84 bends and elastically engages with the inner wall surface of the fixed recess 12 of the housing 1. As a result, the fixed leg portion 70 of the inner lens 7 is fixed in the fixed concave portion 12 of the housing 1.

Thus, when the light source bulb 3 is turned on, the light emitted from the light source bulb 3 is reflected by the reflector 5 via the cap 6, and the light reflected by the reflector 5 passes through the inner lens 7 in a predetermined arrangement. It is adjusted to a light pattern and is irradiated to the outside through the outer lens 4.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the above-described conventional vehicular lamp, since the fixed leg portion 70 of the inner lens 7 is simply fixed to the fixing concave portion 12 of the housing 1 by the clip 8, the light passing through the transparent outer lens 4 is used. As shown in FIG. 4, when the light enters the fixed leg portion 70 of the inner lens 7, the light penetrates through the end surface of the fixed leg portion 70 of the inner lens 7, so that the end surface of the fixed leg portion 70 of the inner lens 7 However, there is a problem that the black part is more noticeable than other parts and the black part is more noticeable than the other parts, and the appearance of the lamp is uncomfortable.

An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular lamp in which the end surface of the fixed leg portion of the inner lens can be made inconspicuous to improve the appearance (look) of the lamp.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that a reflecting layer is provided on the end surface of the fixed leg portion of the inner lens.

[0008]

[Action]

 According to the present invention, the reflection layer provided on the end surface of the fixed leg portion of the inner lens allows light entering the fixed leg portion of the inner lens to pass through the end surface of the fixed leg portion without reflecting through the end face of the fixed leg portion. Reflect on. For this reason, only the end faces of the fixed legs do not appear to be dark, and the overall appearance of the lamp is not incongruous, and the appearance can be improved.

[0009]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of a vehicular lamp according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In this example, a clearance lamp on the front side and on the left side when viewed from the driver, which has a wraparound portion from the front to the side, will be described. In the figure, the same symbols as those in FIGS. 3 to 5 indicate the same components. In the figure, 9 is a reflective layer. The reflective layer 9 is provided by coating the end surface of the fixed leg portion 70 of the inner lens 7 with a color that is easily reflected, for example, another color such as white or silver. On the other hand, the inner surface of the main body 80 of the clip 8 is also coated with the same silver paint 85. In addition to the coating described above, vapor deposition of metal such as aluminum may be used.

Since the vehicular lamp of the present invention in this embodiment is provided with the reflection layer 9 on the end face of the fixed leg portion 70 of the inner lens 7, as shown in FIG. 1, the inner lens 7 is fixed. The light that has entered the leg portion 70 is reflected by the reflective layer 9 on the end surface of the fixed leg portion 70, which does not penetrate through the end surface of the fixed leg portion 70. Therefore, only the end surface of the fixed leg portion 70 does not appear to be blackish as if it was pulled out, and the overall appearance of the lamp is not uncomfortable and the appearance can be improved.

In particular, in this embodiment, since the reflection layer 85 is also applied to the inner surface of the main body 80 of the clip 8, the light entering the fixed leg 70 of the inner lens 7 is reflected by the main body 80 of the clip 8. Since the light is reflected by the reflective layer 85 on the inner surface, the dark portion of the fixed leg portion 70 becomes more difficult to see, and the appearance of the lamp is further improved.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the clearance lamp which is the front side and the left side as seen from the driver and which has the wraparound portion from the front to the side has been described. It can be applied to the vehicle lighting of. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the reflective layer 85 is also provided on the inner surface of the main body portion 80 of the clip 8, but the reflective layer 85 does not necessarily have to be provided. Moreover, instead of the reflective layer 85, a reflective layer may be provided on the end surface and the outer surface of the fixed leg portion 70 of the inner lens 7. Further, in the vehicular lamp of the present invention, the number and shape of the fixed leg portion 70 of the inner lens 7, the clip 8 and the like are not limited to those in the above-described embodiments.

[0013]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, the vehicular lamp of the present invention has the reflecting layer provided on the end surface of the fixed leg portion of the inner lens, so that the light entering the fixed leg portion of the inner lens is fixed to the fixed leg portion. It does not penetrate through the end face of the and is reflected by the reflective layer on the end face of the fixed leg. For this reason, only the end faces of the fixed legs do not appear dark, and the overall appearance of the lamp does not feel discomfort, and the appearance can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of a vehicular lamp (clearance lamp) according to the present invention, in a state of being fixed via clips of a fixing concave portion of a housing and a fixing leg portion of an inner lens. .

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the clip and the fixed leg portion of the inner lens.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional vehicle lamp (clearance lamp).

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an IV section in FIG.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a clip with a fixed leg portion of an inner lens of a conventional vehicle lamp.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Lamp housing, 10 ... Adhesive concave part, 11 ... Hot melt, 12 ... Fixing concave part, 2 ... Socket, 3 ... Light source bulb, 4 ... Outer lens, 40 ... Adhesive leg part, 5 ... Reflector, 6 ... Cap, 7 ... Inner lens, 70 ... Fixed leg, 71 ... Prism, 8 ... Clip, 9 ... Reflective layer.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A housing having a fixed recess, a plain outer lens disposed in an opening of the housing, an inner lens having a fixed leg and a prism,
A vehicle lamp including: a clip that is externally fitted to a fixed leg portion of the inner lens and press-fitted into a fixed concave portion of the housing to fix the inner lens to the housing. Is a vehicle lighting device having a reflective layer.