JPS6140006Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a protector for a clearance lamp.

Conventional clearance lamp protectors are
It was placed between the finisher and the vehicle body, and had only the function of protecting the vehicle body, and had no effect on the light distribution from the clearance lamps.

On the other hand, the European standard for clearance lamps states that as shown in Figure 1 A and B, the clearance lamp should be within 15° in the side direction from the rearmost part of the vehicle, and 1m or more above the ground 25m behind the vehicle.
It is stipulated that the white light of the clearance lamp must not be visible from a range of 2.2m. On the other hand, according to the Japanese standard, the angle in the side direction is 15.
゜ or less.

For this reason, in automobiles destined for Europe, clearance lamps or finishers compliant with European standards have been manufactured in a different shape from those for domestic use in order to satisfy the European standards regarding clearance lamps. For example, the shape of the finisher was different from that for domestic use to satisfy the European standards.

However, manufacturing finisher or clearance lamps for domestic and European use as described above has the problem of high mold costs.

The present invention improves the problems of the prior art as described above, by making the clearance lamp and finisher common for domestic use and European use, and by using the clearance lamp protector separately for domestic use and European use, thereby complying with the respective standards. It is designed to make you satisfied.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

Figures 2 and 3 show the case when European standard clearance lamp protectors are used. 1 is the European standard clearance lamp protector, 2 is the clearance lamp lens, 3 is the finisher, 4 is the vehicle body, and 5 is the headlight. be. The lens 2 of the clearance lamp has a protrusion 21 on the outside of its base, and the finisher 3 has a side edge 31 whose tip end faces the protrusion 21 and a protrusion 32 facing the vehicle body 4.

The European standard protector 1 has a portion having a recess 11 that fits into the convex portion 32, and a shaded portion 12 that is integral with the portion and covers the side edge 31.

The European standard protector 1 is fitted with the concave portion 11 into the convex portion 32 of the finisher 3, and with the shade portion 12 covering from the convex portion 32 to the tip of the side edge portion 31. The part that is sandwiched between the vehicle body 4 and covers the tip of the side edge 31 of the finisher is mounted between the tip of the side edge and the protrusion 21 of the lens 2 of the clearance lamp.

With the above configuration, the European standard protector 1 includes a clearance lamp, a finisher 3, and a vehicle body 4.
In addition to performing its original function of protecting the vehicle body, the shade part 12 limits the light directed toward the rear of the clearance lamp, so the light from the clearance lamp is not bent within the angle θ ₁ in Figure 3. It's fleeting. Therefore, the shade part 1 is adjusted so that this θ ₁ becomes 15° or more.
By determining the size of 2, it is possible to satisfy the European light distribution standard.

Next, Figure 4 shows the case where a domestic standard clearance lamp protector is used. In this case as well, the lens 2 and finisher 3 of the clearance lamp are the same as those for Europe described in FIGS. 2 and 3. The domestic standard clearance lamp protector 1' is provided with only a portion having a recess 11' that fits into the protrusion 32 of the finisher 3, and does not have a shaded portion. This domestic standard protector 1' has a concave portion 11' that fits into the convex portion 32 of the finisher 3, and is sandwiched between the finisher 3 and the vehicle body 4, thereby exerting the function of protecting the vehicle body. In this case, the light directed toward the rear of the clearance lamp is blocked only by the finisher 3, so the angle is narrower than the 15° shown by _θ2 in Figure 4, which satisfies the domestic standard.

As described above, according to the present invention, by preparing two types of clearance lamp protectors, the same clearance lamp and finisher can be used for European and domestic purposes. This means that it is much cheaper to prepare two types of clearance lamp protector molds than to prepare two types of clearance lamp and finisher molds, so it is cheaper to have one that meets both standards. can be provided to

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1A and 1B are a side view and a plan view for explaining the European light distribution standard. Figure 2 is a front perspective view of a vehicle using a European standard protector according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 2, and Figure 4 is a vehicle using a domestic standard protector. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 3; 1...Clearance lamp protector for European standards, 12...Shade part, 1'...Clearance lamp protector for domestic standards, 2...Clearance lamp lens, 3...Finisher,
31... Finisher side edge, 4... Vehicle body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A clearance lamp protector installed between the clearance lamp and the finisher and the vehicle body is provided with a shade part that covers the side edge of the finisher and is clamped between the tip of the side edge and the clearance lamp lens. form,
A protector for a clearance lamp, characterized in that the shaded portion restricts light from the clearance lamp to the rear.