JPH0732940A - Will transmitting device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a will transmitting device for vehicle which can transmit a will to a car running in the opposite direction adequately, without giving an influence to the function of an inner mirror. CONSTITUTION:A transfer lamp 14 and a front stop lamp 16 to compose a will transmitting device 10 for vehicle are provided at a space part formed between a sun visor 18 and a windshield 20 when the sun visor 18 near the crossing part of the windshield 20 and a roof panel 21 is provided to the windshield 20 side. In this case, the transfer lamp 14 is arranged at the right side of the car of an inner mirror, while the front stop lamp 16 is arranged at the left side of the car. Since the transfer lamp 14 and the front stop lamp 16 are provided at the side of the inner mirror, the light for will transmitting purpose can be radiated toward the adequate direction, without reducing the function of the inner mirror (such as the angle regulating scope and the operating property) at all.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle willingness transmission device and shows that a vehicle or the like facing the vehicle is being braked when the vehicle is braked. The present invention relates to a vehicle preparedness transmission device capable of instructing that there is an intention to permit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when an oncoming vehicle tries to cross the front of a vehicle, a hand signal or the like is conventionally used to indicate to a driver of the oncoming vehicle that he / she may cross the front of the vehicle. Was there. However, it is difficult to judge the signal in a dark place, and there is a risk of misidentification.

Therefore, in order to surely convey the intention to the driver of the oncoming vehicle, the vehicle preparedness can be instructed that the opposite vehicle is brake-operated at the time of the brake operation and the intention is to permit the passage. A transmission device has been proposed (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 57-37641).

This vehicle readiness transmission device is provided with a front stop lamp which is provided at a front portion of the vehicle and is lit in conjunction with a brake operation, and a consignment lamp which is lit by a switch operation and gives a traffic instruction to an oncoming vehicle or the like. The front stop lamp lights up to indicate that the vehicle is operating the brakes, and the switch lamp is operated to light up the consignment lamp to communicate that the vehicle may pass in front of it. is there.

[0005]

However, in this vehicle readiness transmission device, since the front stop lamp and the transfer lamp are provided adjacent to the upper side of the inner mirror, there are restrictions on how to mount the inner mirror.
That is, a general inner mirror is supported by being suspended from a pillar extending from the ceiling of a vehicle compartment, but in a conventional vehicle preparation transmission device, a front stop lamp and a concession lamp are provided adjacent to the upper side of the inner mirror. As a result, there are restrictions on how to attach the inner mirror.

Further, since the inner mirror is adjacent to the front stop lamp and the concession lamp, the angle adjustment range of the inner mirror may be narrowed, which causes a problem that the driver's view is greatly obstructed. Also, when performing the angle adjustment range of the inner mirror,
The inner mirror cannot be adjusted by grasping the upper part and the lower part of the inner mirror so that the adjustment becomes difficult.

When a front stop lamp and a concession lamp are provided on the front bumper, the driver of the oncoming vehicle may be behind the hood of the oncoming vehicle when the oncoming vehicle is too close to the front stop lamp and the concession lamp. You may not be able to see the consignment lamp.

In consideration of the above facts, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle preparedness transmission device capable of surely transmitting the intention to an oncoming vehicle or the like in front of the vehicle without affecting the function of the inner mirror.

[0009]

According to the present invention, there is provided a front stop lamp which is lit in conjunction with a brake operation and emits light in the front direction of the vehicle, and a switch stop which is turned on to emit light in the front direction of the vehicle. A vehicle preparedness transmission device including a concession lamp for giving a traffic instruction to an oncoming vehicle or the like, characterized in that the front stop lamp and the consignment lamp are arranged laterally of the inner mirror in the vehicle width direction.

[0010]

According to the vehicle intention transmission device of the present invention, when a pedestrian or an oncoming vehicle ahead of the vehicle is allowed to pass in front of the vehicle, the brake is operated to stop the vehicle and the switch is operated to transfer the vehicle. Turn on the lamp. The front stop lamp lights in conjunction with the brake operation. A pedestrian in front and a driver of an oncoming vehicle can know that the vehicle is being braked by turning on the front stop lamp of the vehicle.

Since the consignment lamp is turned on by operating the switch, the pedestrian in the front or the driver of the oncoming vehicle knows that the driver of the vehicle permits the passage in front of the vehicle, that is, the road is yielded. Pedestrians and oncoming vehicles can pass in front of the vehicle.

Further, according to the vehicle intention transmission device of the present invention, the front stop lamp which lights up in association with the brake operation and the transfer lamp which gives a traffic instruction to the oncoming vehicle are arranged on the side of the inner mirror. , The function of the inner mirror is not affected. Further, it is possible to attach the front stop lamp and the consignment lamp in addition without adding any hand to the inner mirror of the conventional vehicle.

[0013]

【Example】

[First Embodiment] A first embodiment of the vehicle intention transmission device 10 of the present invention.
An embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle preparedness transmission device 1
0 is the consignment lamp 14 and the front stop lamp 16
Is provided. As shown in FIG. 1, the consignment lamp 14 and the front stop lamp 16 are the windshield 2 of a vehicle 12 (a box-type passenger car with a roof in this embodiment).
0 is arranged near the intersection of the roof panel 21, and the consignment lamp 14 is provided on the vehicle right side (the arrow R direction in FIG. 2) of the inner mirror 22 and the front stop lamp 16 is provided on the vehicle left side (the arrow L direction side in FIG. 2). It is arranged.

More specifically, the arrangement positions of the consignment lamp 14 and the front stop lamp 16 are such that when the sun visor 18 is arranged on the windshield 20 side as shown in FIG. 1, the sun visor 18 and the windshield 20 are arranged. It is a space portion that has not been conventionally used and is formed between and, and is a portion that does not affect the function of the sun visor 18. The consignment lamp 14 and the front stop lamp 1
As shown in FIG. 2B, 6 has a long shape along the front end of the roof panel 25.

The front stop lamp 16 is perpendicular to a first horizontal portion 24A extending horizontally from the windshield 20 side toward the rear of the vehicle, and an end portion of the first horizontal portion 24A opposite to the windshield 20 side. A base material 24 having an L-shaped cross section including a vertical portion 24B is provided. The base material 24 is preferably made of a synthetic resin such as ABS in order to reduce the weight.

On the windshield 20 side of the vertical portion 24B of the base material 24, the printed circuit board 2 is provided in parallel with the vertical portion 24B.
6 are provided. In this embodiment, a plurality of high-intensity LEDs 28 are attached to the printed circuit board 26 along the front end of the roof panel 25. The LED 28 used as the front stop lamp 16 emits red light.

The LED 28 is turned on together with a rear stop lamp (not shown) by operating the foot brake. Further, the LED 28 is adapted to be lit when the parking brake is operated even if the foot brake is not operated.

On the windshield 20 side of the LED 28,
A cover 30 formed of transparent acrylic resin or the like for transmitting light is provided. The cover 30 is attached to the base material 24 with screws or the like. The cover 30 has
A lens may be provided to irradiate the light emitted from the LED 28 in a predetermined direction in front of the vehicle.

The vertical portion 24B of the base material 24 is fixed to the vertical portion 32A of a mounting bracket 32 (in this embodiment, a steel plate having a thickness of 1.4 mm) having an L-shaped cross section by a tapping screw 34. A horizontal portion 32B of 32 is fixed to a header 36 of the body with a tapping screw 38.

The transfer lamp 14 has almost the same structure as the front stop lamp 16, but the color of the light emitted from the LED 28 is green, and an operation switch (not shown) provided near the driver's seat. The display 40 on which the content of the intention to be transmitted to the oncoming vehicle (for example, a combination of arrows and letters as shown in FIG. 3) is written on the cover 30 of the consignment lamp 14 is different. Is provided. Of course, the display 40 may be symbols or characters other than those shown in FIG. Further, as the display 40, a character or a symbol portion may be made to transmit light, a ground portion may be made to transmit light, and any display having good visibility may be used. Good. In addition, in FIG. 3, the arrow of the display 40 indicates the direction in which the oncoming vehicle should travel.

The transfer lamp 14 does not necessarily have to be provided with the display as shown in FIG. That is, the color of the light emitted from the consignment lamp 14, green in this embodiment, has the same meaning as green of the traffic signal, and indicates to the oncoming vehicle that the vehicle may proceed.

The operation switch may be a push button type switch that is turned on by pressing the button once and turned off by pressing the button once again. It may be automatically turned off when it is released.

Here, two operation switches are prepared. When one is pressed, the arrow pointing to the right and the character are lit, and when the other is pressed, the arrow and the character on the left are lit.

An arrow indicating the same direction as the arrow on the display 40 is preferably displayed near the operation switch itself or near the operation switch. Further, an arrow lamp indicating the same direction as the illuminated arrow on the display 40 may be lit in the vehicle compartment. With these, it is possible to prevent the driver of the vehicle 12 from issuing instructions in different directions.

The front end of the headlining 44 of the passenger compartment is wound around the end of the first horizontal portion 24A on the windshield 20 side.

Next, the vehicle willingness transmission device 1 of the present embodiment.
The usage and operation of 0 will be described. When an oncoming vehicle, a passerby, or the like tries to cross the front of the vehicle 12, the foot brake is stepped on and the vehicle 12 is stopped. By stepping on the foot brake, the front stop lamp 16 is turned on, and an oncoming vehicle, a passerby, etc. in the front can surely know that the vehicle 12 is in the brake-operated state. Further, even when the foot brake is in the released state, the front stop lamp 16 is turned on when the parking brake is operated and the vehicle is stopped.

Here, in order for the driver of the vehicle 12 to indicate to the oncoming vehicle in front or a passerby that the driver is allowed to pass in front of the vehicle 12, the operation switch is turned on and the concession lamp 14 is turned on. Turn on the light. As a result, an oncoming vehicle or a pedestrian in the front can surely confirm that the driver of the vehicle 12 permits the passage in the front of the vehicle 12, and the brake operation is performed by turning on the front stop lamp 16. 12 It can be seen that the traffic ahead is safe.

In the vehicle willingness transmission device 10 of this embodiment,
Since the transfer lamp 14 and the front stop lamp 16 are disposed and fixed between the sun visor 18 and the windshield 20 which have never been used in the past, and are separated from the inner mirror 22, the function of the inner mirror 22 (angle It is possible to irradiate the light for intention transmission in an appropriate direction without reducing the adjustment range, operability, etc.). Further, since the angle adjustment range of the inner mirror 22 is not limited, the visibility of the driving vehicle is not obstructed.

Further, since the transfer lamp 14 and the front stop lamp 16 are arranged laterally of the inner mirror 22 in the vehicle width direction, there is no restriction on the mounting of the inner mirror 22. It is also possible to additionally use the consignment lamp 14 and the front stop lamp 16 by directly using the above. Furthermore, the weight of the inner mirror is not increased as a matter of course.

In this embodiment, since the consignment lamp 14 and the front stop lamp 16 are arranged in the unused space between the sun visor 18 and the windshield 20, the function of the sun visor 18 is affected. Nor.

Further, since the LED 28 has a long life and is strong against vibration and the like, it is almost unnecessary to consider replacement work due to lamp burnout unlike a miniature electric bulb or the like. The printed circuit board 26 to which the LED 28 is attached can be easily mass-produced by an automatic machine.

The color of the light emitted by the LED 28 is not limited to the color of this embodiment as long as the color has good visibility.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
Follow the instructions below. The same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, the vehicle intention transmission device 10 is integrated with the headlining 44 and the windshield 20. In the present embodiment, the mounting bracket 32 described in the first embodiment is not required, so the number of parts of the vehicle 12 can be reduced. The other actions and effects are first
It is similar to the embodiment.

[Third Embodiment] FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.
Follow the instructions below. The same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

The present embodiment is an example in which the vehicle preparedness transmission device 10 is attached to a vehicle such as a convertible without a roof. As shown in FIG. 5, in the case of a vehicle 46 without a roof, the vehicle readiness transmission device 10 can be attached to the window frame 48 of the windshield 20. The other actions and effects are similar to those of the first embodiment.

[Fourth Embodiment] FIG. 6 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
Follow the instructions below. The same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 6, in this embodiment, instead of the LED 28 of the first embodiment, a planar light emitting element (for example, EL
(E.g. element) 50 is used. This planar light emitting device 50
Are screwed to the headlining 44. In the present embodiment, since the planar light emitting element 50 is used instead of the LED 28, it is possible to reduce the thickness of the vehicle readiness transmission device 10.

It is also possible to provide a known liquid crystal image display means in place of the display 40 to display desired characters, symbols, etc. on the liquid crystal image display means. Characters, symbols, etc. may be displayed by turning on the LED. Also in these cases,
The characters, symbols, etc. are not limited to the stationary state, and may be displayed so as to move.

[0041]

As described above, in the vehicle intention transmission device of the present invention, the front stop lamp and the transfer lamp are arranged laterally of the inner mirror in the vehicle width direction, so that the function of the inner mirror is not affected. Moreover, it has an excellent effect that the intention can be surely transmitted to an oncoming vehicle or the like in front of the vehicle.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a vehicle willingness-to-transmit device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view of a vehicle to which the vehicle intention transmission device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is attached,
FIG. 2B is a plan view of the vehicle shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an example of a display.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a vehicle willingness-to-transmit device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a vehicle willingness-to-transmit device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a vehicle willingness to transmit device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 vehicle preparedness transmission device 12 vehicle 14 consignment lamp 16 front stop lamp 20 windshield

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A front stop lamp that lights up in conjunction with a brake operation and emits light in the front direction of the vehicle, and a switch stop that lights up to emit light in the front direction of the vehicle,
A vehicle readiness transmission device including a concession lamp for giving a traffic instruction to an oncoming vehicle, wherein the front stop lamp and the consignment lamp are arranged laterally in a vehicle width direction of an inner mirror. Will transmission device.