JPH0939634A - Vanity mirror - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To bring about a taste which a conventional lighting does not have by constituting a lighting part as a part of a mirror main body. SOLUTION: A part of a mirror main body 38 is made as a reflecting part 40, and its left and right parts are made as transluscent parts 42, 44. Lamps 68, 70 are arranged on the back of the reflecting part 40. Light conduction plates 72, 74 are arranged on the back of the transluscent parts 42, 44. Light from lamps 68, 70 is injected from planes of incidence 102, 104 to the light conduction plates 72, 74, projected from outgoing planes 106, 108 and projected outside through a light diffusive adhesive sheet 96 and the light transmission parts 42, 44.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vanity mirror mounted inside a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vanity mirror is a makeup mirror that is mounted in the interior of an automobile, and is mounted on the back surface of a sun visor disposed above the front of a driver's seat or a passenger seat.
An example of a conventional vanity mirror is shown in FIG. A sun visor 10 is rotatably provided in a direction of an arrow A above the windshields of a driver's seat and a passenger's seat in an interior of an automobile. A vanity mirror 12 is attached to the back surface (surface hidden when the sun visor is not used) 10a of the sun visor 10 so as to be embedded therein. Vanity mirror 12
Has a mirror body 14 fixed to the sun visor 10. A cover 20 is attached to the mirror body 14 so as to be rotatable in the arrow B direction with its lower side as a central axis. An iron plate 22 is attached to the cover 20, and the cover 20 can be held in a closed state by an attracting action with the magnet 24 embedded in the mirror body 14. The cover 20 can be opened by pulling the knob 26 toward you from the closed state.

A mirror body 16 made of glass is attached to the center of the front surface of the mirror body 14, and illumination portions 28 and 30 are arranged on the left and right of the mirror body 14. Lighting unit 2
Lamps 8 and 30 are built in. Mirror body 1
4 is provided with a switch for turning on and off the illumination units 28 and 30, and this switch is engaged with the cover 20 and is turned on when the cover 20 is opened to turn on the lamps of the illumination units 28 and 38. When the cover 20 is closed, it is turned off and the lighting units 28, 38
Turn off the lamp.

[0004]

In the conventional vanity mirror, the illuminating part is formed separately from the mirror body. For example, JP-A-2-102839 and JP-A-5-229.
In the vanity mirror described in Japanese Patent No. 340, a concave portion is formed beside the mirror body of the mirror body, a lamp is housed in the concave portion, and the front surface thereof is covered with a lens to form an illumination unit. In the vanity mirror described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-59431, a concave portion is formed beside the mirror body of the mirror body, the light guide plate is housed in the concave portion, and the front surface of the light guide plate is the front surface of the mirror body. The lamp is arranged on the side of the recess in the mirror body, and the illumination light is configured such that the light of the lamp is incident from one end of the side surface of the light guide plate and guided to the front surface of the light guide plate. .

The present invention intends to provide a vanity mirror in which an illuminating section is formed in the area of the mirror body, and which realizes an illuminating section having a different taste from the conventional vanity mirror.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a reflecting portion and a light transmitting portion are formed separately on a glass substrate constituting a mirror body, and a light emitting body such as a lamp is arranged behind the reflecting portion. Then, a light guide member is arranged behind the light transmitting portion, and the light emitted by the light emitting body is guided to the light transmitting portion of the mirror body through the light guiding member so as to be emitted to the outside through this light transmitting portion. I have to. As a result, an illuminating unit that emits light from a part of the region of the mirror body is configured, and an illuminating unit having a taste different from that of the conventional vanity mirror can be obtained. Further, since the light emitting section is located behind the reflecting section, a dedicated space for disposing the light emitting section in the entire area of the mirror body is not required, and the area of the illuminating section can be increased correspondingly. As the light guide member, a light guide plate, a metal reflection plate, or the like can be used. When a metal reflector is used, the structure is simplified if the metal reflector also serves as an electrode for energizing the light emitting body.

The rear surface of the light-transmitting portion of the mirror body is formed in a frosted glass shape, a light-diffusing transparent adhesive sheet is attached to the back surface of the mirror body, and a resin-based semi-liquid type is used on the back surface of the mirror body. A transparent adhesive or a coating agent is applied and cured, or the light guide plate is made of a translucent material having a milky white color, so that the entire light-transmitting portion can uniformly and uniformly emit light. Also, as an electrode for energizing the light emitting body,
By disposing a metal plate on the inner surface side of the rear surface of the mirror body at the position where the luminous body is arranged, this metal plate blocks or diffuses the heat of the luminous body, and the rear surface of the mirror body behind it is exposed to high heat. Can be protected from. Therefore, the distance between the light emitter and the rear part of the mirror body can be reduced,
The overall thickness of the vanity mirror can be reduced.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. The outline is shown in FIG. A sun visor 10 is rotatably provided in a direction of an arrow A above the windshields of a driver's seat and a passenger's seat in an interior of an automobile. On the back surface 10 a of the sun visor 10, a vanity mirror 32 is provided.
It is installed so that it is embedded. Vanity mirror 3
2, the mirror body 34 is fixed to the sun visor 10. A cover 36 is attached to the mirror body 34 so as to be rotatable in the direction of arrow C with its upper side as a central axis.

A mirror body 38 is attached to the center of the front surface of the mirror body 34. Mirror body 38 is 1
It is composed of a sheet of glass substrate, a reflective portion 40 is formed in the center portion in the width direction, and translucent portions 42 and 44 (illumination portions) are formed on the left and right sides thereof. A lamp is arranged behind the reflecting portion 40, and a light guide member is arranged behind the light transmitting portions 42 and 44, and the light emitted from the lamp is guided to the light transmitting portion 42 by the light guide member. And is emitted to the outside through the transparent portion 42.

(Specific Example 1 of Vanity Mirror 32) A specific example of the vanity mirror 32 will be described with reference to the exploded view shown in FIG. 1, the front view shown in FIG. The mirror body 34 is made of synthetic resin, etc.
The structure is divided into 4-1 and 34-2. The mirror body 34-1 is fixed to the sun visor by accommodating the mirror body 34-1 in the recess on the back surface of the sun visor and screwing the screw 50 into the sun visor through the hole 52. The mirror body 38 is attached to the mirror body 3 by the claw engagement by the claw 54 formed on the back surface of the mirror body 34-2.
It is fixed to 4-2. Mirror body 34-1, 34-2
Are mutually connected by the claw engagement between the claw 56 and the recess 58. The mirror body 38 is provided on the front side mirror body 34-2.
An opening 60 is formed to expose the reflective portion 40 and the translucent portions 42 and 44 to the outside.

The mirror body 38 is composed of one glass substrate 110.
It is composed of A metal reflection film 92 such as an aluminum film is formed in the center of the back surface of the mirror body 38 to form a reflection portion 40, that is, a mirror surface. Adjacent to the metal reflection film 92 on the back surface of the mirror body 38, minute irregularities are formed on the entire surface on the left and right sides of the metal reflection film 92, and a frosted glass shape 94
Is formed.

A single light diffusing adhesive sheet 96 is attached to the entire back surface of the mirror body 38. The light diffusing adhesive sheet 96 is made of a transparent or semi-transparent resin film having fine irregularities formed on one side or both sides as a base material.
A pressure sensitive adhesive is applied to one surface of the entire structure to make it transparent or semi-transparent. The light-diffusing adhesive sheet 96 has a transparent portion 4
2 and 44 have a function of diffusing light incident from the light guide plates 72 and 74, and also have a glass scattering preventing effect when the mirror body 38 is damaged. The light-diffusing adhesive sheet 96 may be light-diffusing only in the portions facing the light transmitting portions 42 and 44. Further, heat from the lamps 68, 70 is applied to the light-diffusing adhesive sheet 96 at a position close to the lamps 68, 70, but since the heat is diffused to the mirror main body 38 made of a glass substrate, the temperature becomes high. Is prevented. Therefore, the distance between the lamps 68, 70 and the glass substrate can be narrowed, and the vanity mirror 32 can be made thin as a whole. It is even better if the light diffusing adhesive sheet 96 is made of a heat resistant material. Further, instead of the light diffusing adhesive sheet 96, a liquid translucent adhesive or coating agent made of a resin may be applied to the entire back surface of the mirror body 38 and cured to prevent light diffusion and glass scattering. .

A recess 62 is formed in the rear mirror body 34-1.
Are formed, and the lamps 68, 70 and the light guide plates 72, 7 are provided between the mirror body 38 and the mirror body rear surface portion 64.
A space 66 for accommodating 4 is formed. Light guide plates 72, 7
In the space 66, 4 is a light transmitting portion 4 of the mirror body 38.
2, 44, and the lower surface is supported by support bases 98, 100 (FIG. 4) formed on the inner surface 64a of the rear surface of the mirror body, and the surrounding side surfaces are also supported by another support portion (not shown). It is supported and held stationary. When the mirror bodies 34-1 and 34-2 are connected to each other, the light guide plates 72 and 74 are in contact with the back surface of the mirror body 38 and are completely held without rattling (see FIG. 4). (See AA cross section).

The light guide plates 72 and 74 are resin plates made of acrylic or the like, and are entirely translucent in a milky white color. The light guide plates 72 and 74 have one end surfaces (surfaces near the reflecting section 40 of the mirror main body 38) 102 and 104 of the peripheral side surfaces as incident surfaces, and the front surface (surface facing the light transmitting sections 42 and 44 of the mirror main body 38).
106 and 108 are emission surfaces. Incident surface 102,
By attaching a reflection tape or forming a reflection film on a surface other than 104 and the emission surfaces 106 and 108, the light of the lamps 68 and 70 incident from the incidence surfaces 102 and 104 is efficiently guided to the emission surfaces 106 and 108. be able to.

The lamps 68 and 70 are composed of tungsten lamps or the like, and in the space 66, the reflecting portion 4 of the mirror main body 38.
0 at the positions adjacent to the incident surfaces 102 and 104 of the light guide plates 72 and 74, and the sockets 80 and 84 and the socket 8
It is accommodated in the state of being respectively held by 2, 86.
Metal plates 75, 76, 77, 78 forming electrodes are fixed to the inner surface 64a of the rear surface of the mirror body. Electrode 7
5 has one end bent to form a socket 82, and the other end drawn out to be connected to a power supply line.
One end 78a of the electrode 78 is bent to form a movable contact of the switch 36, and the other end of the electrode 78 is drawn to the outside and connected to the power supply line. One end 77 a of the electrode 77 is bent to form a fixed contact of the switch 136, and the other end forms a socket 80. The electrodes 76 are lamps 68, 7
It is arranged at the back position of 0, and a part constitutes the sockets 84 and 86. The electrode 76 functions to block or diffuse the heat generated from the lamps 68 and 70 and protect the mirror body rear surface portion 64 from high heat.

The mounting structure of the cover 36 will be described.
Projecting pieces 112 and 114 are formed on the left and right of the front side of the mirror body 34-1. Protruding piece 11
Reference numeral 2 denotes a rotating shaft portion of the cover 36, and the pin 11
A pin hole 118 for inserting 6 is formed. A spring locking portion 128 that locks the end portion 120 a of the wire spring 120 is formed on the protruding piece 114.

The cover 36 is made of synthetic resin or the like and is used for the mirror body 3.
It is configured in a plate shape having a size to cover the whole 4. Projecting pieces 128 and 130 are formed on the upper left and right sides of the surface of the cover 36 facing the mirror body 34. Protruding piece 1
28 and 130, a pin hole 124 for inserting the pin 116, and a concave spring locking portion 126 for locking the end 120b of the wire spring 120 at a position slightly deviated (eccentric) from the pin hole 124. Are formed. The cover 36 is
The protruding rotation shaft portion 112 of the mirror body 34 is housed between the protruding pieces 128 and 130, and the pin holes 124 and
By inserting the pin 116 into 118, it is rotatably connected to the mirror body 34. The wire spring 60 is formed by bending a linear elastic member such as metal into a substantially M shape in a plane. In the wire spring 120, one end 120b is rotatably locked to the spring locking portion 126 of the cover 36 and the other end 120a is rotatably locked to the spring locking portion 128 of the mirror body 34 in a compressed state. Will be distributed.

According to this structure, since the wire spring 120 is compressed, the one end portion 126b is locked by the spring locking portion 126 at a position displaced from the rotating shaft (pin hole 124) of the cover 36. The cover 36 is compressed and expanded with the opening / closing operation of the cover 36, and is contracted to the shortest distance at an intermediate position of the opening / closing operation. Therefore, if the cover 36 is opened in the opening direction at that position, the cover 36 is opened by the urging force in the opening direction. Is held in the closed state, and if it is closed in the closing direction, an urging force in the closing direction is obtained and it is held in the closed state. For details of the cover opening / closing mechanism, see Japanese Patent Application No. 6-132840.

A part of the cover 36 is provided with the switch 13
An operating piece 73 for operating 6 is formed. When the cover 36 is opened, the actuating piece 73 pushes down the movable contact 77a to close the switch 136, and a series circuit passing through the electrode 75, the lamp 70, the electrode 76, the lamp 68, the electrode 77, and the electrode 78 is formed. The voltage is supplied and the lamps 70 and 68 are turned on. When the cover 36 is closed, the operating piece 7
3 is separated from the movable contact 77a, the switch 136 is opened, and the lamps 70 and 68 are turned off.

When the lamps 68 and 70 are turned on, the light is incident on the milky white light guide plates 72 and 74 and the incident surfaces 102 and 104 thereof.
Is incident on the entire light guide plates 72 and 74 to emit milky white light. Then, the light is emitted from the emission surfaces 106 and 108 on the front surfaces of the light guide plates 72 and 74, passes through the light diffusing adhesive sheet 96 and the light transmitting portions 42 and 44 of the mirror body 38, and is radiated to the outside. The light diffusing adhesive sheet 96 has a light diffusing property, and since the lower surfaces of the light transmitting parts 42 and 44 are formed of frosted glass 94 to have a light diffusing property, the entire light transmitting parts 42 and 44 are uniform from the outside. It seems to emit light evenly.

(Specific Example 2 of Vanity Mirror 32) Another specific example of the vanity mirror 32 will be described with reference to an exploded view shown in FIG. 5, a front view shown in FIG. 6 and a sectional view taken along line AA. The same reference numerals are used for the same parts as those in the first specific example. In this structure, the light guide member is composed of metal reflection plates 140 and 142. On the back surface of the mirror body 38, a layer 158, which is a resin-based liquid semi-transparent adhesive or coating agent applied and cured, is formed on the entire surface to realize a light diffusion effect and a glass scattering prevention effect.

The lamp 68 is a reflection part 40 of the mirror body 38.
One is provided at the back position of the central portion in the width direction.
The metallic reflectors 140 and 142 are the rear portion 64 of the mirror body.
It is fixed to. The metal reflectors 140, 142 are formed such that the portions behind the light transmitting portions 42, 44 are curved surfaces inclined toward the lamp 68. Metal reflector 1
Reference numerals 40 and 142 constitute a light guide member and the electrode 1
Together with 44, an electrode for conduction to the lamp 68 is formed.

A socket 1 is provided on a part of the metallic reflector 140.
46 is formed, and the electrode terminal 148 is formed in the other part. The metal reflector 140 is fixed to the support base 98 with screws 50. The socket 150 is formed in a part of the metal plate 142, and the movable contact 152 of the switch 136 is formed in another part. Yet another part 15
The numeral 3 is provided behind the lamp 68 to block or diffuse the heat of the lamp 68 and to protect the rear surface 64 of the mirror body from the high heat of the lamp 68. The fixed contact 154 of the switch 136 is formed on a part of the electrode 144,
An electrode terminal 156 is formed on the other part. Electrode 1
44 is fixed to the support base 98 by screws 50. A voltage of 12 V is externally applied to the electrode terminals 148 and 156.

When the cover 36 is opened, the switch 136 is closed by the operating piece 73, and the lamp 68 is energized and lit. At this time, the light of the lamp 68 is reflected by the metallic reflectors 140 and 142 having a mirror surface gloss, and the light is transmitted through the transparent portion 4.
It is emitted to the outside through 2,44. When the cover 36 is closed, the switch 136 is opened and the lamp 68 is turned off.
The metallic reflectors 140 and 142 are formed on the curved surface behind the translucent portion 42, on a plane inclined toward the lamp 68 direction, or on the lamp 68 direction as shown in FIG. 7. It can also be formed in a stepped shape that is inclined toward.

(Another Structural Example of Light Guide Member) Another structural example of the light guide member is shown in FIGS. The light guide member 160 of FIG.
The lamp 6 is attached to the upper surface of the base material 162 such as plastic or glass.
It is formed in a curved shape toward 8 and the metallic reflection film 1 is formed on the upper surface.
64 is formed into a film. The light of the lamp 68 is the reflection film 1
The light is reflected at 64 and guided to the light transmitting portion 44.

In the light guide member 166 of FIG. 9, the lower surface of a base material 168 such as transparent plastic or glass is curved toward the lamp 68, and a reflective film 170 is formed on the lower surface. The light from the lamp 68 is incident from one end 172 on the side surface of the light guide member 166, reflected by the reflective film 170, emitted from the upper surface 174, and guided to the light transmitting portion 44.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the light-transmitting portions are provided at two places on the left and right of the mirror body, but they may be provided at one place.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an illuminating section in which a part of the area of the mirror body emits light, and to obtain an illuminating section having a different taste from the conventional vanity mirror. Further, since the light emitting portion is located behind the reflecting portion, it is possible to secure a large area of the illuminating portion.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention in which a light guide member is constituted by a light guide plate.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a sun visor including a conventional vanity mirror.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a sun visor including the vanity mirror of FIGS. 1 and 5.

4 is a front view of the vanity mirror of FIG. 1 and its A. FIG.
It is -A sectional drawing.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention in which the light guide member is made of a metallic reflector.

6 is a front view of the vanity mirror of FIG. 5 and its A. FIG.
It is sectional drawing in the -A arrow direction.

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the vanity mirror in FIG. 5 in which the cross-sectional shape of the metallic reflector is changed.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view and a cross-sectional view showing another configuration example of the light guide member.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view and a cross-sectional view showing another configuration example of the light guide member.

[Explanation of symbols]

32 vanity mirror 34 mirror body 38 mirror body 40 reflecting part 42, 44 translucent part 68, 70 lamp (light emitter) 72, 74 light guide plate (light guide member) 94 frosted glass 96 light diffusing adhesive sheet (light diffusing) Transparent or semi-transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet) 110 Glass substrate 140, 142 Metal reflector (light guide member) 158 Semi-transparent adhesive or coating agent layer 160, 166 Light guide member

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A mirror body formed by partitioning a reflecting portion and a light transmitting portion on the same glass substrate, a mirror body holding the mirror body, and a position behind the reflecting portion of the mirror body in the mirror body. A light-emitting body which emits light for illumination and is arranged behind the light-transmitting portion of the mirror body in the mirror body, and the light emitted from the light-emitting body is transmitted to the light-transmitting portion. A vanity mirror comprising: a light guide member for guiding the light to the outside through the light transmitting portion. 2. The light guide member is constituted by a light guide plate which allows light emitted from the light emitting body to enter from one end portion of a side surface, pass through the inside, exit from the front surface, and guide the light to the light transmitting portion. The vanity mirror described in 1. 3. The vanity mirror according to claim 2, wherein the light guide plate is made of a milky white translucent material. 4. The vanity mirror according to claim 1, wherein the light guide member is composed of a metal reflector which reflects the light emitted from the light emitter and guides the light to the light transmitting portion. 5. The vanity mirror according to claim 4, wherein the metallic reflector also serves as an electrode for energizing the light emitter. 6. The vanity mirror according to claim 1, wherein the rear surface of the light transmitting portion of the mirror body is formed in a frosted glass shape. 7. The vanity mirror according to claim 1, wherein a transparent or semitransparent pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having a light diffusing property is attached to the back surface of the mirror body. 8. The vanity mirror according to claim 1, wherein a liquid translucent adhesive or coating agent of resin type is applied to the rear surface of said mirror body and cured.