JPH10147177A - Attaching structure of high mount stop lamp and back windshield glass pane - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the external appearance of a high mount stop lamp provided on the upper part of a back windshield glass pane of a vehicle, as viewed from the outside of the vehicle, to eliminate uncomfortable feeling as viewed from the inside of the vehicle, and to shield the head of an occupant sitting on a rear seat against strong sunlight in order to suppress hot feeling. SOLUTION: A ceramic coating part 15 is formed in the peripheral edge part of a back windshield glass pane 2. An upper ceramic coating part 15a having a shade function has a width which is larger than those of opposite side coating parts 15b and a lower coating part, and an opening 16 is formed in the center part thereof. The upper ceramic coating part 15a has its lower edge which substantially horizontally extends at a position where it covers the lower end of a cover of a high mount stop lamp, and is formed therein with a light transmitting part 17 for forming a pattern. The high mount stop lamp 3 is arranged inside of the vehicle, at a position where its light projecting part faces the opening 16.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a high-mount stop lamp mounted on a rear portion of an automobile and a back window glass.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a vehicle is provided with a stop lamp called a so-called high-mount stop lamp, separately from a brake light (stop lamp) provided at a lower portion of a rear surface of a vehicle body, so that a vehicle is braked by a following vehicle. The information is promptly transmitted to the driver to prevent a rear-end collision.

Conventionally, the mounting position of a high-mount stop lamp is generally one of three positions A to C shown in FIG. That is, the high mount stop lamp 40
(A) a type that is mounted on a package tray or placed below the back window glass 41; (B) a type in which a hole is formed in a sheet metal of a trunk lid outer panel; There is a type that is placed on the top of the car and attached to the rear header. Among them, in the case of the high-mount stop lamp 40 arranged in (A) and (C), the housing and the cover of the high-mount stop lamp 40 can be seen from the outside of the vehicle through the back window glass 41, causing a sense of incongruity. The disadvantage is that the appearance is poor. Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-112626 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
No. 78552 discloses that a part of a ceramic coating portion formed on a peripheral edge of a back window glass is bulged to a position corresponding to a position where a high mount stop lamp is provided, and the bulging portion irradiates light from the lamp. There is disclosed an apparatus provided with an opening through which the light passes.

[0004]

If the high mount stop lamp is arranged at the position A, there is a disadvantage that a part of the field of view when looking backward from the driver's seat is obstructed. In the case of the position B, there is not much difference in elevation between the stop lamp arranged in the rear combination lamp and the stop lamp arranged in the rear combination lamp. In addition, since it is attached to the trunk lid, there is a problem that the accommodation space in the trunk is reduced.

When the high-mount stop lamp is mounted on the upper part of the back window glass, the above-described problem does not occur when the high-mount stop lamp is disposed at the positions A and B. In addition, when the ceramic coating part corresponding to the high mount stop lamp is swelled and the light of the lamp is irradiated from the opening formed in the swelling part, the high mount stop The position where the housing or cover of the lamp is located is shielded by the ceramic painted portion and becomes invisible, and the appearance is improved as compared with the case where the housing or cover is visible.

However, since the ceramic coating portion swells out in a hanging state at the upper center of the back window glass so as to surround the arrangement position of the high mount stop lamp, there is a certain feeling of strangeness when viewed from the outside. I do.
Also, when the driver looks back from the indoor side, such as when backing, the blind spot partially protrudes and exists in a state of hanging down at the upper center of the back window glass,
Discomfort occurs and the appearance is poor. In addition, in the sedan type vehicle, there is a problem that strong sunlight shines on the head of the occupant in the rear seat in summer, and the feeling of heat increases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a first object of the present invention is to provide a high mount stop lamp provided above a back window glass to improve the appearance from the outside of the vehicle and improve the interior of the vehicle. The object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure for a high-mount stop lamp capable of eliminating a sense of discomfort when looking from the rear to the rear, and also intensifying the solar radiation on the head of an occupant in a rear seat to reduce a feeling of heat. A second object is to provide a back window glass suitable for implementing the mounting structure.

[0008]

In order to achieve the first object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a light emitting portion of a high-mount stop lamp is positioned inside the upper center of a back window glass. A lamp housing is attached to a roof panel or a header panel, and a ceramic painted portion formed on a peripheral portion of a back window glass has an opening in a portion corresponding to the light emitting portion on an upper portion thereof, and a cover for a high mount stop lamp. Is formed so that the position covering the lower end becomes the lower edge and extends substantially horizontally.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a back window glass having a ceramic painted portion formed on a peripheral edge thereof, wherein the upper ceramic painted portion has a shade function. The upper and lower sides are formed wider than the painted portions, and the central portion has an opening corresponding to the light emitting portion of the high mount stop lamp, and the lower edge covers the lower end of the high mount stop lamp cover. It is formed to extend substantially horizontally at the position.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the upper ceramic coating portion has a pattern formed on a portion wider than other coating portions located on both sides of the opening. Is formed with a light transmitting portion.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the invention, the light transmitting portion is formed to have a stripe pattern extending along a lower edge of the upper ceramic coating portion.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in the third aspect of the invention, a ceramic coating is formed in a halftone dot shape on a portion where the pattern is formed. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lamp housing and the cover of the high-mount stop lamp are shielded by the ceramic painted portion of the back window glass when viewed from the outside of the vehicle. It looks better. Further, the ceramic coating portion formed on the upper side of the back window glass is formed so as to extend not only at a position for shielding the lamp housing and the cover but also at a position for covering the lower end of the cover as a lower edge and substantially horizontally. I have. Therefore, when the driver looks rearward from the indoor side, the lower edge of the ceramic painted portion on the upper part of the back window glass becomes a substantially horizontal straight line, so that the field of view is clear and the sense of incongruity is eliminated. In addition, since there is a ceramic coating portion having a shade function over the entire length of the upper portion of the back window glass, the heat sensation caused by the solar radiation of the occupant in the rear seat in summer is reduced.

When the back window glass according to the second aspect of the present invention is used, a high mount stop lamp is disposed at a position corresponding to the opening. And claim 1
Has the same function as the invention described in (1).

According to the third to fifth aspects of the present invention, the presence of the light transmitting portions formed on the ceramic painted portions located on both sides of the opening makes the rear visibility better than that of the solid painted. Become. In addition, since the light transmitting portion forms a pattern, the appearance is improved by the decorative effect.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the light transmitting portion is formed in a stripe pattern extending along the lower edge of the upper ceramic coating portion, the width of the upper ceramic coating portion is different from that of the upper ceramic coating portion. Even if it is wider than the part, the appearance will be better.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 6
As shown in FIG. 1, a high-mount stop lamp 3 is arranged inside the upper center of a back window glass 2 provided on the rear side of the automobile 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the high-mount stop lamp 3 comprises a lamp housing 4 made of resin, a red transparent plate 5 having a lens function fixed so as to cover an opening thereof, and a lamp housing 4. And a lamp 7 attached to the socket 6, and is fixed to the roof panel 9 via the support portion 8. The red transparent plate 5 constitutes a light emitting part of the high mount stop lamp 3. A cover 12 is provided below and on both sides of the high mount stop lamp 3 with its base end side fixed to a rear header panel 11 with screws 10. The cover 12 is formed so as to extend substantially horizontally until the front end side of the lamp housing 4 reaches the vicinity of the back window glass 2. The back window glass 2 is fixed to the roof panel 9, quarter panel and the like with a urethane adhesive 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a portion of the rear header panel 11 other than the portion corresponding to the cover 12 is covered with a head lining 14.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 6, a black ceramic coating 15
Are formed. The upper ceramic coating portion 15a is formed wider than the coating portions 15b and the lower coating portion 15c on both sides so as to have a shade function, and the light-transmitting portion of the high-mount stop lamp 3, that is, the red transparent plate 5 at the center portion thereof. An opening 16 is formed at the opposing portion. The upper ceramic coating portion 15a is formed so that its lower edge extends substantially horizontally at a position covering the lower end of the cover 12 of the high mount stop lamp 3.

The upper ceramic coating portion 15a has an opening 1
The light transmitting portion 17 is formed so as to form a pattern in a portion wider than the other painted portions 15b and 15c located on both sides of the light transmitting portion 6. The light transmitting portion 17 is formed with a plurality of substantially horizontal strips so as to form a stripe pattern extending along the lower edge of the ceramic coating portion 15a. Although the width of the light transmitting portion 17 is formed substantially constant, the interval between the adjacent light transmitting portions 17, that is, the interval between the strip-shaped coating portions sandwiched between the light transmitting portions 17 is not constant, but from the upper side to the lower side. It is formed so as to become gradually narrower. In addition, for convenience of illustration, the number of light transmitting portions 17 and their intervals are drawn differently in FIGS. 3 and 6. Also, in FIG. 4B, the lines representing the light transmitting portions 17 are crowded and blacked out.

Next, the operation of the high mount stop lamp 3 configured as described above will be described. When the brake pedal is depressed, the lamp 7 is turned on, and the irradiation light and the light reflected inside the lamp housing 4 pass through the red transparent plate 5 to become red light, and the light passes through the opening 16 of the back window glass 2. Proceed backward through the transmission. The driver of the following vehicle can clearly see the red light emission in the opening 16 of the upper ceramic coating portion 15a, and can deal with the braking of the preceding vehicle early.

When the high-mount stop lamp 3 is viewed from outside (rear), the opening 16 of the ceramic painted portion 15a is viewed.
Can see the red transparent plate 5, but the lamp housing 4 and the cover 12 are shielded by the ceramic coating portion 15a. Therefore, the appearance is better than when the lamp housing 4 and the cover 12 are visible.

The upper ceramic coating portion 15a is not formed so that only the portion corresponding to the high-mount stop lamp 3 is swelled downward, and the position covering the lower end of the cover 12 becomes the lower edge and extends substantially horizontally. Is formed. As a result, the upper ceramic painted portion 15a plays a role of a shade that blocks sunlight from hitting the head of the occupant of the rear seat, and particularly in summer, the heat sensation due to the strong sunlight of the occupant of the rear seat is reduced.

The area of the upper ceramic painted portion 15a formed on the back window glass 2 is larger than when only the portion corresponding to the lamp housing 4 and the cover 12 of the high mount stop lamp 3 is bulged, The area of the transmissive portion of the back window glass 2 is reduced. However, even if the area of the permeable portion of the back window glass 2 is large, the back window glass 2
In the case where the ceramic coating portion swells in a state of hanging down at the center of the upper part of the back window glass 2, when the driver looks rearward from the indoor side, the blind spot partially protrudes in a state of hanging down at the center of the upper part of the back window glass 2. It will be in a state that exists,
A sense of discomfort is produced and the illusion causes the field of vision to be narrow. On the other hand, the upper ceramic coating portion 15
If the lower edge of a is a substantially horizontal straight line, even if the area of the transmissible portion is somewhat small, compared to the case where there is a bulging portion that becomes a blind spot in the center, it feels that the field of view is wide and there is no discomfort . Also, the appearance is improved.

This embodiment has the following effects. (B) The ceramic coating portion 15 on the peripheral portion of the back window glass 2 has an opening 16 corresponding to the light projecting portion of the high mount stop lamp 3 on the upper portion thereof, and the lower end of the cover 12 of the high mount stop lamp 3 is closed. It was formed so that the covering position was the lower edge and extended substantially horizontally. As a result, when viewed from the outside of the vehicle, the lamp housing 4
And the cover 12 is shielded by the ceramic painted portion 15a,
The appearance is better than when the lamp housing 4 and the cover 12 are visible.

The upper ceramic painted portion 15a serves as a shade for preventing strong sunlight from hitting the head of the occupant in the rear seat, and particularly in summer, the heat sensation caused by the strong sunlight of the occupant in the rear seat is reduced.

(B) Since the lower edge of the upper ceramic painted portion 15a is formed in a substantially horizontal straight line, when the driver looks backward, the blind spot is formed in the center even if the area of the permeable portion is somewhat small. Compared to the case where there is a bulging portion, it is felt that the field of view is wide and the sense of incongruity disappears. Also, the appearance is improved.

(C) In the upper ceramic coating portion 15a, other coating portions 15b and 15c located on both sides of the opening 16 are provided.
Since the pattern is formed in the wider portion, the decorative effect is enhanced and the appearance is improved.

(D) Since the pattern is formed by forming the light transmitting portion 17, that is, by eliminating a part of the ceramic coating portion, the visibility when the driver looks backward is improved.

(E) Since the light transmitting portion 17 is formed so as to form a stripe pattern extending along the lower edge of the upper ceramic painted portion 15a, the width of the upper ceramic painted portion 15a is felt to be narrow. Painted parts 15b, 15c
Wider looks better.

(F) When a stripe pattern is formed by the strip-shaped light transmitting portions 17, the intervals between the light transmitting portions 17 are not made uniform from the upper side to the lower side, but are gradually narrowed from the upper side to the lower side. Formed. Therefore, the area of the light transmitting portion 17 is reduced on the upper side where strong sunlight is easily inserted, and the shade effect is enhanced as compared with the case where the stripe pattern has a uniform width.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but may be embodied as follows, for example. (1) The shape of the light transmitting portions 17 formed on both sides of the opening 16 formed in the upper ceramic painted portion 15a is appropriately changed. For example, the width and the interval of the strip-shaped light transmitting portions 17 are fixed, or one strip-shaped light transmitting portion 17 is
Instead of being continuous from the vicinity of 6 to the vicinity of the ceramic coating portion 15b on the side, short band-shaped light transmitting portions 17 may be arranged in a line at predetermined intervals. In this case, the same effects as those of the above embodiment can be obtained.

(2) Instead of forming a pattern with the strip-shaped light transmitting portions 17, a dot-shaped ceramic coating portion 18 may be formed on both sides of the opening 16 as shown in FIG. The light transmitting portion 17 is a portion other than the halftone dot. The size of the halftone dots and the density of the halftone dots are appropriately selected, and halftone dots of different sizes may be mixed, or halftone dots of different sizes may be arranged side by side based on a certain rule. Further, the shape of the halftone dot is not limited to a circle, but may be a polygon such as a triangle or a quadrangle. In this case, the types of patterns can be increased, and the design changes can be increased.

(3) A solid painted portion may be formed without forming the light transmitting portions 17 on both sides of the opening 16 of the upper ceramic painted portion 15a. In this case, the shade function is enhanced. (4) As shown in FIG.
A defogger hot wire 19 for anti-fog, anti-frost or to quickly melt snow on the glass surface and the upper ceramic coating portion 15a.
Are provided at positions corresponding to the openings 16. In this case, opening 1
6 is prevented from fogging, and even if frost or snow adheres, it immediately melts, and the high mount stop lamp 3 can always be confirmed in a good state from the rear vehicle.

(5) The upper ceramic coating portion 15a may have a shape in which the lower edge extends substantially horizontally, and the lower edge is not necessarily straight, but may be slightly upward or downward with an arc or an opening interposed therebetween. The shape may extend obliquely.

(6) Instead of attaching the lamp housing 4 to the roof panel 9, the lamp housing 4 may be attached to the rear header panel 11. Alternatively, instead of attaching to the roof panel 9, it may be configured to attach to the back window glass 2.

(7) As the high mount stop lamp 3, instead of the structure in which the direct irradiation light from the lamp 7 is mainly radiated from the red transparent plate 5, the structure in which the reflection light of the reflecting plate is mainly radiated from the red transparent plate 5 is used. It may be.

(8) The back window glass 2 may be used as a window glass for a back door, or may be used for a glass door used as a back door. The inventions other than those described in the claims that can be grasped from the embodiment and the modified examples will be described below together with their effects.

(1) In the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the opening 1 of the back window glass is provided.
A defogger hot wire is provided at a position corresponding to 6. In this case, the opening 16 is prevented from being fogged, and even if frost or snow adheres, the opening 16 is immediately melted, so that the high mount stop lamp can always be confirmed in a favorable state from the rear vehicle.

[0039]

As described in detail above, claims 1 to 5 are provided.
According to the invention described in (1), when the high-mount stop lamp is provided on the upper portion of the back window glass, the appearance from the outside of the vehicle is improved, and the uncomfortable feeling when looking backward from the inside of the vehicle is eliminated. It can reduce the heat sensation by blocking the strong sunlight on the head.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the upper ceramic painted portion has a pattern formed in a portion wider than the other painted portions located on both sides of the opening, the decorative effect is enhanced and the appearance is enhanced. Will be better.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the pattern is formed by forming the light transmitting portion, the field of view when the driver looks backward is improved. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the light transmitting portion is formed so as to form a stripe pattern extending along the lower edge of the upper ceramic painted portion, the width of the upper ceramic painted portion is narrow. However, even if it is wider than other painted parts, the appearance becomes better.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line II of FIG.

FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the back window glass.

FIG. 4A is a plan view of a back window glass,
(B) is a partial front view of the back window glass.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the back window glass.

FIG. 6 is a partial schematic perspective view of the rear part of the automobile.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a modified example.

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of another modification.

FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view showing a mounting position of a high mount stop lamp.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... back window glass, 3 ... high-mount stop lamp, 5 ... red transparent plate constituting the light projecting part, 7 ... same lamp, 9 ... roof panel, 11 ... rear header panel, 12 ... cover, 15 ... ceramic painted part , 15a ...
Upper ceramic painted portion, 16: opening, 17: light transmitting portion, 18: dot-shaped ceramic painted portion.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A lamp housing is mounted on a roof panel or a header panel such that a light-emitting portion of a high-mount stop lamp is positioned inside the upper center of a back window glass, and a ceramic coating is formed on a peripheral portion of the back window glass. A high-mount stop lamp having an opening at a portion corresponding to the light projecting portion on an upper portion thereof, and a position covering a lower end of a cover of the high-mount stop lamp is formed as a lower edge and extends substantially horizontally. Mounting structure. 2. A back window glass having a ceramic painted portion formed on a periphery thereof, wherein an upper ceramic painted portion is formed wider than both side and lower painted portions so as to have a shade function, and a central portion thereof. A back window glass having an opening corresponding to the light emitting portion of the high-mount stop lamp and a lower edge extending substantially horizontally at a position covering the lower end of the cover of the high-mount stop lamp. 3. The back according to claim 2, wherein a light transmitting portion is formed in the upper ceramic coating portion so as to form a pattern in a portion wider than other coating portions located on both sides of the opening. Window glass. 4. The back window glass according to claim 3, wherein the light transmitting portion is formed in a stripe pattern extending along a lower edge of the upper ceramic painted portion. 5. The back window glass according to claim 3, wherein a ceramic coating is formed in a halftone dot shape on a portion where the pattern is formed.