JPS5818163Y2 - Vehicle lights - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a vehicular lamp which is suitable for use as a rear combination lamp, which is formed by integrally incorporating a side marker lamp located on the side of the automobile.

In general, a rear combination lamp is a light fixture that incorporates a tail light, stop light, direction indicator light, reversing light, rear reflector, etc., but some of these rear combination lamps are attached to the side of the car. There is also a structure in which the side marker lamp is integrated into the direction indicator lamp.

The light shown in Fig. 1 has already been proposed as having such a structure. In the figure, 1 is a tail light and stop light, 2 is a direction indicator light, and 3 is a side marker lamp. The marker lamp 3 is made into a light body 2b by recessing a part of the lens 2a of the direction indicator light 2 located on the side of the car, and the light body 2bVc bulb 4 is inserted from the rear through the socket 5, and then Rear light body 2
It is constructed by adhesively fixing the lens 6 to the front opening of b.

However, in a light fixture with such a structure, for example, if the light bulb 4 of the side marker lamp 3 burns out, first remove the light bulb 6 of the direction indicator light 2 from its light body 7, and then replace the light bulb 4 of the side marker lamp 3. This has the disadvantage that the light bulb 4 for the side marker lamp has to be removed from the light body 2b and replaced with a new one, making the task of replacing the light bulb 4 for the side marker lamp extremely troublesome.

The purpose of the present invention was made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, and it is arranged and fixed on the back side of the mounting part formed by recessing a part of the lens surface located on the side of the car, and the lens can be exchanged from the front to the socket part. A lamp body having a rising wall formed around the light bulb mounted in the above-mentioned manner so as to block light from the light bulb toward the end surface of the peripheral edge of the mounting hole provided in the mounting portion, and By having a side marker lamp consisting of a front lens that is screwed and fixed from the front side of the unit, it is extremely easy to replace the bulb of the side marker lamp, and the light from the bulb of the side marker lamp is To provide a vehicle lamp that does not illuminate the front lens of other display functions.

Hereinafter, details of the present invention will be explained using examples shown in the drawings.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the essential parts of an embodiment of the vehicle lamp according to the present invention. This rear combination lamp is called a rear combination lamp, and has a structure in which a direction indicator light 8 is disposed at the outermost part of the lamp, and a side marker lamp 9 is provided within this direction indicator light 8. .

That is, the front lens 81 of the direction indicator light 8 is formed over a part of the corner from the rear side end of the automobile to the side rear end, and a part of the front lens 81 is formed in the lens part 81a corresponding to the side rear end. A flat mounting portion 81b formed by recessing is provided.

This mounting portion 81bVC has a rectangular mounting hole 81c drilled therein, and on the back side of the peripheral edge of this mounting hole 81c is a lamp body 1 for a side marker lamp made of a synthetic resin material.
0 is installed.

As shown in detail in FIG. 3, this lamp body 10 includes a socket part 101 that holds a light bulb 11, a seven-runway part 102 provided on the front opening side of this socket part 101, and a flange part 102. Screw seats 103 provided on both sides and rising walls 104 (104a to 104d) erected on the periphery of the front end opening of the socket portion 101
and a rising wall 104a of this rising wall 104 corresponding to the widthwise peripheral edge of the mounting hole 81c.

104c and a locking part 105 provided on the upper part thereof.

The structure of this lamp body 10 will be explained in more detail.
The light bulb 11 is attached to the socket part 101 in a forward exchange manner, and therefore the socket part 101
When attaching the light bulb 11 to the lamp, the bulb 11 is attached by inserting the VC into the attachment hole (not shown) of the socket portion 101 from the front.

Further, the flange portion 102 has approximately the same width dimension as the mounting hole 81c provided in the mounting portion 81b, and the width of the mounting hole 81c provided in the mounting portion 81b.
1c, and in FIG. 3, the right side portion 102a of the flange portion 102 is formed considerably wider than the left side portion 102b, forming a sliding surface.

Further, the distance between the screw holes 103a of the screw seat portion 103 located on both sides of the seven-run section 1020 is equal to the screw hole 81d provided on both sides of the attachment hole 81c in the attachment portion 5ibi't.

It is formed to be equal to the interval dimension of 81e.

Furthermore, the rising wall 104 allows the light from the light bulb 11 for the side marker lamp to enter the front lens 81 of the direction indicator light 8 from the peripheral end face of the mounting hole 81c, causing the front lens 8 to shine due to the so-called edge light effect. The thickness of the mounting portion 81b is larger than that of the mounting portion 81b so that the mounting portion 81b does not get stuck.

Further, of the rising walls 104, the part indicated by reference numeral 104b forms a contact part that comes into contact with the peripheral end surface of the mounting hole 81c when the mounting part 81bVc lamp body 10 is fixed, and the locking part 105 Rising wall 104a, 1
04c is bent outward from the top of the mounting hole 81c to engage with the peripheral edge of the mounting hole 81c.

Reference numeral 12 designates a front lens for a side marker lamp, and on both sides of this front lens 120 there is also a pair of screw seats 121, 122 whose spacing is the same as that of the screw holes 81 d t 81 e of the mounting portion 81. The front lens 12 has screws 1 inserted into the screw holes 121 and 122, the screw holes 81d and 81e of the mounting portion 81, and the screw hole 103a of the screw seat 103 of the lamp body 10 from the front.
3, the mounting is fixed to the mounting portion 81b together with the lamp body 10.

Next, to explain the procedure for assembling the lamp configured as above, the lamp body 10 is tilted, and the right part l02a of the flange portion 102 is inserted through the mounting hole 81c of the mounting portion 81b. After being placed on the back side of the attachment part 81b, the left part 102b is also placed on the back side of the attachment part 81b through the attachment hole 81c.

Thereafter, with the surface of the flange portion 102 attached to the back surface of the mounting portion 81b, the lamp body 10 is slid in a predetermined direction to bring the rising wall 104b into contact with the peripheral end surface of the mounting hole 81c, and the mounting portion 81b screw hole 81 d t 81
e and the screw hole 103a of the screw seat 103 of the lamp body 10.
match.

After the lamp body 10 is set to the mounting part 81b I/C in this way, the front lens 12 for the side marker lamp is placed on the mounting part 81b from the front of the mounting part 81b, and the screw 13 is attached to the front lens 12, the mounting part 81b, By screwing into each screw hole of the lamp body 10 and tightening, the assembly work of the lamp is easily completed.

Also, when the light bulb 11 for the side marker lamp burns out and you want to replace it, loosen the screw 13 and remove the front lens 12.
This can be easily done by removing only the mounting portion 81b.

Note that FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the lamp body 10, in which a rising wall 104 is formed over the entire circumference of the front end opening of the socket portion 101. Of course, the same effect can be obtained.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment in which a screw seat 81d is provided on the front lens 81 for the direction indicator lamp, and this screw seat 81d and the screw seat of the front lens 12 for the side marker lamp are provided. 123, the flange portion 102 of the lamp body 10 is interposed via the gasket 14, and even with the above structure, the same effect as the first embodiment described above can be obtained. Of course.

As explained above, according to the present invention, the configuration of a side marker lamp in a vehicle lamp in which a lamp device having a plurality of display functions is integrated and is provided with a lens surface located on the side of the vehicle is changed to By having a structure consisting of a lamp body arranged and fixed on the back side of a mounting part formed by recessing a part of the surface, and a front lens fixed with screws from the front side of the mounting part, the side marker When the light bulb of the lamp burns out and needs to be replaced, it can be easily done by simply removing the front lens from the mounting portion, which has the effect of making the task of replacing the light bulb of the side marker lamp much easier than in the past.

In addition, a rising wall is formed on the lamp body to block light from the light bulb installed in the socket section in a forward-exchangeable manner toward the end surface of the peripheral edge of the mounting hole provided in the mounting section. Therefore, for example, it is possible to reliably prevent light from a light bulb from entering the mounting portion from the peripheral end face of the mounting hole and causing the front lens of another display function to shine due to the edge light effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view of a conventional vehicle lamp, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts showing an embodiment of a vehicle lamp according to the present invention, and FIG.
2 is a perspective view of the lamp body of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a lamp body showing another embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view of a vehicle lamp showing another embodiment. 8... Turn signal light, 81... Front lens, 81b.
...Mounting part, 81c...Mounting hole, 9...Side marker lamp, 10...Lamp body, 101...Socket part, 104 (104a to 104d)...Rising wall, 11... Light bulb, 12...front lens.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a vehicle lamp in which a lamp having multiple display functions is integrated and is provided with a lens surface located on the side of the vehicle, the lamp is disposed on the back side of a mounting portion formed by recessing a part of the lens surface. Around the light bulb that is fixed and installed in the socket part in a forward-exchangeable manner, a light bulb is formed so as to block the light from the light bulb toward the end surface of the peripheral edge of the mounting hole provided in the mounting part. A vehicular lamp comprising a side marker lamp comprising a lamp body having a rising wall and a front lens fixed with screws from the front side of the mounting portion.