JPH0723305Y2 - Side air dam structure with foot light - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a side air dam structure which is mounted on a lower side of a vehicle and in which a footlight is housed so as to illuminate a road surface on which a rear wheel rolls.

2. Description of the Related Art When driving on a dark road with a gutter or a drip at night, especially when passing by an oncoming vehicle, it is extremely uncertain whether or not the wheels will fall into the gutter or the gutter.

As a countermeasure, it has been conventionally considered to retrofit a footlight on the outer surface of the side sill below the side portion of the vehicle.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in such mounting, in order to obtain a sufficient amount of light, it is difficult to prevent the foot lamp from becoming larger than the maximum width of the vehicle. Moreover, it is dangerous that at least the foot lamp projects outside the vehicle body, and there is a drawback that the appearance is impaired. Further, since the installation position of the foot lamp is particularly exposed to mud or the like, it is necessary to frequently clean the vicinity thereof, and it is extremely inconvenient for the foot lamp to project during cleaning.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, in which a foot lamp is provided so as not to project to a side air dam below a vehicle side portion, and a road surface can be spread over a wide range. The purpose is to be able to irradiate.

In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides an inclined surface in which a lower surface of a side air dam attached to a lower portion of a vehicle side is inclined upward from a vehicle front side to a rear side, and a recess provided in the inclined surface. A side air dam structure with a foot light, comprising a bulb which can be arbitrarily turned on in the recess and whose optical axis is inclined rearward, and a lens which seals the recess from the outside. providing.

Operation Since the present invention is configured as described above, when the driver turns on the switch at night, the foot lamp lights up and the road surface is illuminated over a wide range from substantially below the foot lamp to the rear of the vehicle. Also, the foot lights will not project from the side air dam.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, as shown in FIG. 1, a side air dam 1 mounted on the lower side of the vehicle.
In front of the vehicle, a foot lamp 2 is provided downward on an inclined surface 3 whose lower side surface is inclined upward from the vehicle front side toward the rear side.

The details of the foot lamp 2 are shown in FIG. 2. A recess 8 is provided in the inclined surface 3 of the side air dam 1, and a bulb is formed in the recess 8 so that the optical axis is inclined rearward. 21 is provided, and the bottom surface 28 of the recess 8 has a shape of a part of a substantially conical surface, and the reflecting mirror 24 is provided particularly at a position for guiding light to the rear of the vehicle. A fitting surface 25 is formed on the peripheral edge of the recess 8, and an engaging hole 22 is provided in an edge surface 26 standing on the upper fitting surface 25. Also, the lower mating surface
Screw holes 23 are provided in 25. The lens 14 that seals the recess 8 from the outside has an outer surface shape that conforms to the surface shape of the side air dam 1, is provided with a claw 12 that fits into the engagement hole 22, and has a screw fitting that fits into the screw hole 23. A hole 13 is provided. A shield rubber 15 is provided on the outer periphery of the inner surface of the lens 14, as shown in FIG.

When assembling the lens 14, the claw 12 is engaged with the engaging hole 22 and the shield rubber 15 is brought into close contact with the fitting surface 25 of the recess 8.
Next, bolts (not shown) into the screw fitting holes 13 of the lens 14
And the lens 14 is fixed by screwing it into a screw hole 23 provided in the fitting surface 25 of the recess 8.

When traveling near the gutter or the ditch 6 at night,
The driver turns on the valve 21 by turning on a switch provided near the driver's seat. The light from the bulb 21 passes through the lens 14, and a part of the light is reflected by the reflecting mirror 24 and guided to the lower rear part of the vehicle. Irradiate. The driver checks the traveling area brightly illuminated by the door mirror 7 while driving so as not to derail the gutter or the dove 6.

It is needless to say that the foot lamp 2 can be turned on at the time of getting on / off the vehicle at night or the like to illuminate the foot when necessary.

Another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is to prevent the lens from being damaged by a stone bounced by the tires of the front wheels while the vehicle is running.

On the inclined surface 3 in front of the side air dam 1 attached to the lower side of the vehicle, a substantially conical recess 31 is provided obliquely rearward, and a foot lamp 32 is provided in the recess 31 downward. .

As shown in FIG. 5, the cup-shaped reflecting mirror 33 of the foot lamp 32 is fixed to the bottom of the recess 31, and the bulb 21 is provided inside the recess 31 so that the optical axis is inclined rearward. The lens 34 is closely attached to the opening end of the reflecting mirror 33 via the shield rubber 35,
A screw (not shown) is screwed into a screw hole of a mounting flange 36 which is appropriately provided around the opening end, so that the lens 34
To fix.

The valve is turned on by the driver while driving at night.
When 21 is turned on, the light from the bulb 21 passes through the lens 34, and a part of the light is reflected by the reflecting mirror 33 and guided to the lower rear part of the vehicle. Irradiate the vicinity of the traveling band of No. 4. The driver can check the brightly illuminated driving band while checking the gutter or the ditch 6
Do not drive off the bicycle.

Also, while the vehicle is running
Since the lens 34 is retracted and fixed in the recess 31, it does not hit and damage the lens 34.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention is configured as described above, the footlight that is arbitrarily turned on can illuminate the road surface over a wide range from approximately the lower part of the footlight to the rear of the vehicle. The person can confirm the traveling band only by visually recognizing the door mirrors and prevent the wheel from slipping into the gutter or the dove. Also, since the footlight does not protrude from the side of the body, not only is the footlight safe against objects outside the vehicle body, but the footlight itself does not hit other objects and is damaged, so cleaning the vehicle body Sometimes it does not get in the way and it does not spoil the appearance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a vehicle equipped with an embodiment of a foot light according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view from below showing the foot light of FIG. 1 with a lens disassembled, and FIG. Is A-A in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a lens including a partial cross section, FIG. 4 is an external view of a vehicle equipped with another embodiment of a footlight according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a main part of FIG. It is a fragmentary sectional view shown. 1 ... side air dam, 2,32 ... foot light, 3 ... sloping surface, 4 ... tire, 8,31 ... recess, 14,34 ... lens, 2
1 …… Valve, 24,33 …… Reflector.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A sloped surface in which a lower side surface of a side air dam attached to a lower part of a vehicle is tilted upward from a front side of a vehicle toward a rear side, a recess provided in the sloped surface, and a recess provided in the recess. A side air dam structure with a foot light, comprising a bulb which can be turned on and whose optical axis is inclined rearward, and a lens which seals the recess from the outside.