JPH0733287Y2 - Combination lamp for automobile - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a combination lamp for an automobile in which a plurality of lamps having different functions are combined.

<Prior art> When two or more lamps having different functions are combined, that is, a tail & stop lamp that emits red light, a turn signal lamp that emits amber color, and a back lamp that emits white light are combined. In the case of a rear combination lamp, when the whole lamp is viewed from the front when it is not lit, the functional color of the inner lens or outer lens installed in each lamp (in this case, red, amber and white) can be seen as it is, so one combination There was a defect that lacked a sense of unity as a lamp.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem. When the lamp is lit, each lamp can emit a functional color according to the regulation, and of course, it is not lit. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automobile combination lamp that can improve the sense of unity with adjacent lamps, and thus the sense of unity as a single combination lamp.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In the vehicle combination lamp of the present invention which achieves such an object, a plurality of lamp chambers are partitioned and formed in one lamp body, and one outer lens is installed over each lamp chamber. , An inner lens colored according to the function is installed in the lamp chamber requiring a light emitting function different from the color of the outer lens, and the inner lens is installed in the lamp chamber adjacent to the lamp chamber provided with the inner lens. An opaque shade plate colored in the same color as the lens is installed, and a light transmitting hole for transmitting light of a bulb installed in the lamp chamber is formed in the shade plate.

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

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention, in which one lamp 1 has a back lamp L ₁ and a turn signal lamp L ₂ arranged side by side in parallel with each other, and both lamps L ₁ and L 2. An example of a rear combination lamp for an automobile in which a tail and stop lamp l ₃ is combined is shown in the upper part of ₂ .

The lamp body 1 includes a plurality of lamp chambers 2a, 2b, 2b for each lamp L ₁ , L ₂ , L ₃ .
2c is divided by the partition walls 3a and 3b to form each light room 2a and 2
Valves 4a, 4b, 4c and valve sockets 5a, 5b, 5c in b, 2c respectively
And the reflecting mirrors 6a, 6b, 6c are installed respectively, and each lamp room 2a, 2
One outer lens 9 is installed over the front surface of b, 2c, and for the lamp chambers 2b, 2c that require a light emitting function different from the color of the outer lens 9, inner lenses 8b, 8c colored according to the function are installed. The shade plate 7 is installed in the lamp room 2a adjacent to the lamp rooms 2b, 2c in which the inner lenses 8b, 8c are installed. That is, in the case of the present embodiment, the outer lens 9 is covered and installed over the front surface of each lamp chamber 2a, 2b, 2c formed in white, and the back lamp L having a light emitting function of the same color (white) as the color of the outer lens 9 is provided. _A shade plate 7 is installed in front of the lamp chamber 2a which constitutes ₁ and both lamp chambers 2b which constitute a turn signal lamp L ₂ and a tail & stop lamp L ₃ which require a light emitting function different from the color of the outer lens 9, Inner lens 8 colored according to each function in front of 2c
b, 8c are installed.

The bulb sockets 5a, 5b, 5c are mounted with screws or the like on the mounting legs 10 projecting inside the lamp chambers 2a, 2b, 2c via mounting pieces 51 projecting on both sides thereof, and the reflecting mirrors 6a, 6b, 6c is fixed by caulking to the tip of a support boss 11 projecting in the lamp chambers 2a, 2b, 2c.

The inner lens 8b forming the turn signal lamp L ₂ is colored in a transparent amber color, the inner lens 8c forming the tail & stop lamp L ₃ is colored in a transparent red color, and both inner lenses 8b and 8c are respectively colored. Is formed to have a size capable of covering the front surfaces of the lamp chambers 2b, 2c, and its inner surface 81b,
Lens steps are formed in 81c as required, and they are positioned in front of the respective lamp chambers 2b, 2c and attached and fixed to the lens seal grooves 12a, 12b formed in the outer periphery of the lamp body 1 and the partition walls 3a, 3b. .

Also, the shade plate 7 to be installed in front of the lamp chamber 2a constituting the back lamps L ₁ is the turn signal lamp L ₂ and tail and stop lamp L ₃ adjacent without impairing the function of the back lamps L ₁ This is for improving the sense of unity, and is formed using an opaque resin material or the like to a size capable of covering the front surface of the lamp chamber 2a, and its outer surface (the surface opposite to the outer lens 9) or the entire surface is formed. Adjacent lamp L ₂ (or
The inner lens 8b (or 8c) of L ₃ ) is colored with the same color, and a light transmitting hole 13 for transmitting light of the bulb 4a installed in the lamp chamber 2a is formed.

The light-transmitting hole 13 of the shade plate 7 is provided in the lamp chamber so as not to impair the function of the back lamp L ₁ in which the shade plate 7 is installed.
An opening is formed so that the light of the bulb 4a installed in 2a can be sufficiently transmitted to the outer lens 9, and at the same time, the density of coloring (color tone) applied to the shade plate 7 is from around the lamp L ₁ to immediately before the bulb 4a. The opening is formed so that the thickness gradually changes as it reaches. That is, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a large light-transmitting hole 13 is formed in the central portion of the shade plate 7 located immediately in front of the bulb 4a so that the light of the bulb 4a is directed toward the outer lens 9 side. The bulb so that the peripheral portion 7a other than the light-transmitting hole 13 is gradually moved away from the outer lens 9 toward the light-transmitting hole 13.
By inclining toward 4a, the outer lens 9
When the inside of the lamp chamber 2a is viewed from the outside of the lamp, the coloring density (color tone) applied to the shade plate 7 is seen from around the back lamp L ₁ to the bulb 4a.
It is designed to gradually change to thin just before. Further, the embodiment shown in FIG.
A large number of relatively large light-transmitting holes 13 are formed in the central portion of the shade plate 7 located immediately before 4a, and the light-transmitting holes 13 are formed small and small toward the periphery of the shade plate 7. Allows the light from the bulb 4a to pass through the outer lens 9
In addition, the density (color tone) of the coloring applied to the shade plate 7 is gradually changed to be thin around the area immediately before the bulb 4a. Then, like the inner lenses 8b and 8c, the shade plate 7 is formed in parallel with the lens seal grooves 12a and 12b of the lamp body 1 and the partition walls 3a and 3b through the mounting feet 7b protruding on the peripheral edge. Mounting groove 14
Mounted on.

The outer lens 9 is colored white or smoke using a transparent glass material or a resin material and is formed so as to cover the entire front opening of the lamp body 1.
The lamps 1a, 2b, 2c of L ₁ , L ₂ , L ₃ are covered with a little space in front of the inner lenses 8b, 8c of the lamp chambers 2a, 2b, 2c and the shade plate 7 over the lamp chambers 2a, 2b, 2c. The lens seal groove 12a is formed around the outer periphery of the sealant with a sealant 15 in an airtight manner.

Thus, in the case of this first embodiment, the lamp chamber of the back lamp L ₁
If the shade plate 7 installed in 2a is colored amber,
When the entire lamp is viewed from the front when it is not lit, the back lamp
L ₁ can be seen continuously and integrally with the turn signal lamp L ₂ adjacent to the side, and if the shade plate 7 is colored red, it can be seen continuously with the tail and stop lamp L ₃ adjacent to the upper side. become.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 will be described. The same components as those of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals in the drawings and their detailed description will be omitted.

In the second embodiment, one lamp body has a back lamp L ₁
And turn signal lamp L ₂ and tail & stop lamp
An example of a rear combination lamp in which L ₃ are combined in a horizontal row is shown. Shade plates 7 are installed in the light room 2a of the back lamp L _{1 and} the light room 2b of the turn signal lamp L ₂ , respectively, and when not lit. When the entire lamp is viewed from the front, the back lamp L ₁ and the turn signal lamp L ₂ are configured so as to be continuously and integrally visible with the tail & stop lamp L ₃ . That is, a shade plate 7 similar to that described in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 is colored red in front of the lamp chamber 2a of the back lamp L ₁ , and the turn signal lamp L ₁
In the light chamber 2b of the
A shade plate 7 similar to that described in the figure is installed, and the shade plate 7 is colored in red.

<Effects of the Invention> Since the combination lamp for an automobile of the present invention is configured in this way, each lamp can emit a functional color according to the regulation when the lamp is lit and the coloring applied to the shade plate when the lamp is not lit. Can be seen through the outer lens,
The adjacent lamps appear to be continuous and integral with each other, so that the unity feeling as one combination lamp can be improved, and the external appearance of the entire combination lamp is good-looking.

Moreover, since the shade plate is formed with a light transmitting hole for transmitting the light of the bulb toward the outer lens,
Air in the lamp chamber easily flows between the inner lens and the outer lens of each lamp chamber, and there is no fear that heat will be trapped between the inner lens and the outer lens.

Therefore, the intended purpose can be achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along line (1)-(1) of FIG. 2, and FIG. 2 is a front view.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line (3)-(3) of FIG. Fourth
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a shade plate according to the present invention,
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment. Also, FIGS. 6 and 7 show a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
(6)-(6) line sectional drawing of a figure, and FIG. 7 are front views. L ₁ , L ₂ , L _{3 in the} figure: Lamp, 1: Lamp 2a, 2b, 2c: Lamp chamber 4a, 4b, 4c: Bulb, 7: Shade plate 8b, 8c: Inner lens 9: Outer lens, 13: Translucent hole

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A plurality of lamp chambers are defined and formed in one lamp body, and one outer lens is installed over each lamp chamber, and for the lamp chamber requiring a light emitting function different from the color of the outer lens. An inner lens colored according to its function is installed, and an opaque shade plate colored in the same color as the inner lens is installed in a lamp room adjacent to the lamp room provided with the inner lens. A combination lamp for automobiles, which is formed with a light-transmitting hole for transmitting light from a bulb installed in the lamp chamber.