JPH0693322B2 - Auxiliary stop lamp - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lamp mounted on a vehicle such as an automobile. Pertain.

[Prior art]

The fifth one shows the conventional auxiliary stop lamp 20 of this kind.
It is a figure, for example, a housing 21 incorporating an LED light source.
And a mounting leg portion 22 provided with a hinge portion 22a,
This mounting leg portion 22 is adhered to the rear window glass 11 or screwed to the ceiling trim 12 of the automobile to be attached, and then the hinge portion 22a is adjusted so that the housing 21 is in a predetermined direction. .

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

However, the above-mentioned rear window glass 11 has a considerable difference in its inclination angle or curvature depending on the type of vehicle. For example, the auxiliary stop lamp 21 is formed horizontally longer than a certain extent in order to improve the visibility. At the time, when attempting to mount the vehicle on the vehicle model having the rear window glass 11 having a strong curvature, both ends contact the rear window glass 11 and it becomes impossible to mount the mounting leg portion 22 in the irradiation direction. However, there is a problem that the auxiliary stop lamps 21 corresponding to all vehicle types cannot be provided for this reason.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

As a concrete means for solving the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention provides an auxiliary stop lamp mounted on an inner surface side of a rear window of a vehicle so as to illuminate the rear of the vehicle, wherein the auxiliary stop lamp is transparent. A flexible member having a cylindrical shape having openings at both ends and having mounting legs formed along the axis of the cylindrical shape on the outer surface side, and attached to each of the openings of the housing. ,
A side lid including a housing attachment portion fixedly attached to the housing, and a substrate attachment portion pivotally mounted on the housing attachment portion to be rotatable coaxially with the housing, and the substrate attachment of the side lid. By providing an auxiliary stop lamp that is composed of a LED mounting board formed of a flexible member that is attached to the inner surface side of the housing by the section, it can be attached to all vehicle types and solves the conventional problems To do.

【Example】

Next, the present invention will be described in detail based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. Reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 denotes an auxiliary stop lamp according to the present invention. The housing 2 of the auxiliary stop lamp 1 is made of, for example, vinyl resin (polymethylpentene TPX [ It is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape having openings 2a at both ends by using a soft member such as a product name]). At the same time, the housing 2 is provided with a mounting leg portion 2b which projects from the cylindrical outer peripheral surface in the cylindrical radial direction and extends along the longitudinal axis in the same body. A side cover 3 is attached to each of the openings 2a in a cap shape, and the side cover 3 serves as a light source for the LED 4 inside the housing 2.
The LED mounting board 4 carrying a will be held,
The side cover 3 is composed of a housing mounting portion 3a and a substrate mounting portion 3b as shown in FIG. 2, and the housing mounting portion 3a is fixed to the housing 2 by an appropriate means such as screwing. The board mounting portion 3b can be mounted as described above.
A slit for mounting the LED mounting board 4 is formed, and it is rotatable coaxially with the housing 2 by means such as being axially attached to the housing mounting portion 3a. The reference numeral 3c in the drawing is a fixing screw, and the housing mounting portion 3a and the substrate mounting portion 3b are fixed at arbitrary rotated positions by tightening the fixing screw 3c. At the same time, the LED mounting board 4 is formed using, for example, a thin glass epoxy printed circuit board,
It is designed to have appropriate flexibility. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the auxiliary stop lamp 1 of the present invention is attached to the rear window glass 11, and the attachment leg portion
By attaching the auxiliary stop lamp 1 to the rear window glass 11 with 2b, the auxiliary stop lamp 1 is curved and attached along the horizontal curvature R of the rear window glass 11 due to the flexibility of the member in which the housing 2 is formed. Becomes Here, according to the inventor's preliminary research for making the present invention, the curvature R is approximately 500 to 2000R, and in this range, the auxiliary stop lamp 1 having the above-mentioned structure does not cause any inconvenience. FIG. 4 shows the auxiliary stop lamp 1 bonded to the rear window glass 11 in a cross section taken along a vertical line. At this time, the inclination angle α of the rear window glass 11 varies depending on the type of vehicle. It has a numerical value of
The irradiation direction of the LED 4a mounted on the LED mounting board 4 does not always face the predetermined direction Z. Here, the housing 2 that is rotatable as described above.
By rotating the board mounting portions 3b at both ends and fixing the rotation by the fixing screw 3c when the irradiation direction becomes the predetermined direction Z, the auxiliary stop lamp 1 emits the predetermined direction Z. At this time, since the housing 2 is formed in a cylindrical shape, the characteristics of the irradiation light emitted to the outside do not change even if the housing 2 is rotated in any direction other than the mounting leg portion 2b. Will be things.

【The invention's effect】

As described above, according to the present invention, by forming the housing of the auxiliary stop lamp and the LED mounting substrate to be flexible, the auxiliary stop adopts a sufficient light emitting area in the width direction for the purpose of improving visibility. Even in a lamp, it is possible to adhere along the curvature of the rear window glass, which is the mounting surface, and it is possible to eliminate the unmountable state that occurred in the conventional example and to achieve an excellent effect that it can be applied to all vehicle types. In addition, by making the LED mounting board rotatable coaxially with the housing, the lamp can be mounted normally to any difference in inclination of the rear window glass and can be viewed from the rear. The sexual effect is further secured.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an auxiliary stop lamp according to the present invention in an exploded state, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a main part of the same embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an attached state, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional example. 1 …… Auxiliary stop lamp 2 …… Housing 2a …… Opening 2b …… Mounting leg 3 …… Side cover 3a …… Housing mounting 3b …… Board mounting 3c …… Fixing screw 4 …… LED mounting board 4a ……LED

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An auxiliary stop lamp mounted on an inner surface of a rear window of a vehicle so as to irradiate the rear of the vehicle, wherein the auxiliary stop lamp is a transparent and flexible member having openings at both ends. A housing having a cylindrical shape and a mounting leg portion formed on the outer surface side along the cylindrical axis, and attached to each of the openings of the housing,
A side lid including a housing attachment portion fixedly attached to the housing, and a substrate attachment portion pivotally mounted on the housing attachment portion to be rotatable coaxially with the housing, and the substrate attachment of the side lid. And an LED mounting substrate formed of a flexible member attached to the inner surface side of the housing by the section.