JPS62150201A - Device for removing waterdrop from mirror - Google Patents
Device for removing waterdrop from mirrorInfo
- Publication number
- JPS62150201A JPS62150201A JP60291711A JP29171185A JPS62150201A JP S62150201 A JPS62150201 A JP S62150201A JP 60291711 A JP60291711 A JP 60291711A JP 29171185 A JP29171185 A JP 29171185A JP S62150201 A JPS62150201 A JP S62150201A
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- Prior art keywords
- mirror
- vibrates
- waterdrops
- supporting
- exciting device
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R1/00—Optical viewing arrangements; Real-time viewing arrangements for drivers or passengers using optical image capturing systems, e.g. cameras or video systems specially adapted for use in or on vehicles
- B60R1/02—Rear-view mirror arrangements
- B60R1/06—Rear-view mirror arrangements mounted on vehicle exterior
- B60R1/0602—Rear-view mirror arrangements mounted on vehicle exterior comprising means for cleaning or deicing
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Multimedia (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)
- Rear-View Mirror Devices That Are Mounted On The Exterior Of The Vehicle (AREA)
Abstract
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
（産業上の利用分野）
この発明は車両等の室外鏡に付着した水滴を除去する鏡
の水滴除去装置に関するものである。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a mirror water droplet removing device for removing water droplets adhering to an exterior mirror of a vehicle or the like.
（従来の技術）
例えば、車両等のアウトサイドミラー、或いは路ヒのカ
ーブに設けられているカーブミラーのように鏡か屋外で
使用される場合がある。(Prior Art) For example, mirrors are sometimes used outdoors, such as outside mirrors of vehicles or curved mirrors installed at curves on roads.
このように、鏡が屋外に設けられていると雨等によって
鏡の表面に水滴が付着することがある。As described above, when a mirror is installed outdoors, water droplets may adhere to the surface of the mirror due to rain or the like.
このような場合に、水滴を人為的な作業によって拭き取
るか、ワイパー等の装置を用いて除去している。In such cases, the water droplets are manually wiped off or removed using a device such as a wiper.
（発明が解決しようとする問題点）
ところで、人為的な作業で鏡に付着した水滴を除去する
のは非常に手間がかかり、しかもわずられしい。また、
ワイパー等で水滴を除去する場合はモータ等を使用する
ため、装備にコストがかかる等の問題がある。(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) By the way, manually removing water droplets from a mirror is very time-consuming and troublesome. Also,
When removing water droplets with a wiper or the like, a motor or the like is used, which poses problems such as high equipment costs.
この発明はかかる実情を背景にしてなされたもので、簡
単な構造で、安価な鏡の水滴除去装置を提供することを
目的としている。The present invention was made against the background of this situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mirror water droplet removing device that has a simple structure and is inexpensive.
（問題点を解決するための手段）
この発明は前記の問題点を解決するため、鏡を支持体に
振動可能に支持し、この鏡と支持体との間に加振器を備
え、この加振器で前記鏡を振動させるようになしたこと
を特徴とするものである。(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes a mirror that is supported so as to be able to vibrate on a support, a vibrator that is provided between the mirror and the support, and a The present invention is characterized in that the mirror is vibrated using a vibrator.
（作用）
この発明では、鏡の表面に水滴が付着すると、加振器に
電圧を印加して振動させる。このため、鏡が振動し鏡の
表面に付着している水滴が除去される。(Function) In this invention, when water droplets adhere to the surface of the mirror, a voltage is applied to the vibrator to cause it to vibrate. As a result, the mirror vibrates and water droplets adhering to the surface of the mirror are removed.
（実施例）
以下、この発明を車両のアウトサイドミラーに適用した
一実施例を添付図面に基づいて詳細に説明する。(Example) Hereinafter, an example in which the present invention is applied to an outside mirror of a vehicle will be described in detail based on the accompanying drawings.
図において符号１はアウトサイトミラーで、このアウト
サイドミラー１は車両の室外に取付けられ、主に車両の
側方及び後方を確認するために用いられる。In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an outside mirror, and this outside mirror 1 is installed outside the vehicle and is mainly used to check the sides and rear of the vehicle.
アウトサイドミラー１のステー２にはカウリング３が取
付けられ、このカウリング３内には支持体であるブラケ
ット４が設けられている。ブラケット４には支持軸５が
固定され、この支持軸５の球状軸受５ａに鏡ホルダ６の
中心部が支持され、球状軸受５ａを支点として振動可能
になっている。A cowling 3 is attached to the stay 2 of the outside mirror 1, and a bracket 4 serving as a support is provided within the cowling 3. A support shaft 5 is fixed to the bracket 4, and a center portion of the mirror holder 6 is supported by a spherical bearing 5a of the support shaft 5, so that it can vibrate about the spherical bearing 5a as a fulcrum.
この鏡ホルダ６の６「側には鏡７が固定されており、鏡
ホルダ６とブラケット４との間には加振器８が備えられ
、この加振器８の振動によって鏡ホルダ６か振動し、こ
れとともに鏡７が振動するようになっている。A mirror 7 is fixed on the 6'' side of the mirror holder 6, and a vibrator 8 is provided between the mirror holder 6 and the bracket 4, and the vibration of the vibrator 8 causes the mirror holder 6 to vibrate. At the same time, the mirror 7 vibrates.
加振器８はバイモルフ圧′１ｕ素ｒ−を用いて構成され
、その駆動電源には点火装置９の一次側電圧が用いられ
ている。The vibrator 8 is constructed using a bimorph pressure '1u element r-, and the primary side voltage of the ignition device 9 is used as its driving power source.
この点火装置９は容（辻放電式の無接点点火装置で、充
電コイルｌＯは内燃機関のクランク軸に同期して回転す
る多極マグネトに備えられている。The ignition device 9 is a non-contact ignition device of the cross-discharge type, and the charging coil 10 is provided in a multi-pole magnet that rotates in synchronization with the crankshaft of the internal combustion engine.
充電コイル１０はダイオード１１を介してコンデンサ１
２に接続されている。コンデンサ１２には点火コイル１
３が接続され、点火コイル１３は−・次側コイル１３ａ
と二次側コイル１３ｂとからなり、二次側コイル１３ｂ
には内燃機関に設けられた点火プラグ１４が接続されて
いる。Charging coil 10 is connected to capacitor 1 via diode 11.
Connected to 2. The ignition coil 1 is connected to the capacitor 12.
3 is connected, and the ignition coil 13 is connected to the next coil 13a.
and a secondary coil 13b.
A spark plug 14 provided in the internal combustion engine is connected to.
前記ダイオード１１とコンデンサ１２との間にはサイリ
スタ１５が接続され、サイリスタ１５のゲートにはバル
サコイル１６がダイオード１７を介して接続されている
。A thyristor 15 is connected between the diode 11 and the capacitor 12, and a balsa coil 16 is connected to the gate of the thyristor 15 via a diode 17.
コンデンサ１２と点火コイル１３との間には、前記加振
器８が作動スイッチ１８を介して接続されている。The vibrator 8 is connected between the capacitor 12 and the ignition coil 13 via an activation switch 18 .
次に、この実施例の作動について説明する。Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.
雨天に走行すると、アウトサイドミラー１の鏡７の表面
に水滴が付着することがあり、この水滴が所定■になる
と作動スイッチ１８を入力する。When driving in the rain, water droplets may adhere to the surface of the mirror 7 of the outside mirror 1, and when the water droplets reach a predetermined level (2), the activation switch 18 is input.
これによって、点火装置９の一次側電圧が加振器８へ入
力され、加振器８はサイリスタ１５の導通に伴なって生
じる一次側電圧の変動周波数に応じて振動する。As a result, the primary side voltage of the ignition device 9 is input to the vibrator 8, and the vibrator 8 vibrates in accordance with the fluctuation frequency of the primary side voltage that occurs as the thyristor 15 becomes conductive.
この加振器８の振動で鏡ホルダ６が支持軸５の球状軸受
５ａを支点として振動し、これとともにａ７が振動する
から鏡７の表面に付着している水滴が除去される。従っ
て、加振器８に電圧を印加する簡単な構造で鏡７を振動
させることができ、手数をかけることなく、自動的に水
滴を除去することができる。The vibration of the vibrator 8 causes the mirror holder 6 to vibrate around the spherical bearing 5a of the support shaft 5, and a7 also vibrates, so that water droplets adhering to the surface of the mirror 7 are removed. Therefore, the mirror 7 can be vibrated with a simple structure of applying a voltage to the vibrator 8, and water droplets can be automatically removed without any trouble.
なお、加振器８の駆動電源は一点鎖線で示すように点火
装置９の充電コイル１０の交流電圧から直接前るように
してもよい。Note that the drive power source for the vibrator 8 may be directly connected to the alternating current voltage of the charging coil 10 of the ignition device 9, as shown by the dashed line.
さらに、鏡の角度を任意に調節する機構を備えるものに
あっては、鏡ホルダ６を支持体とし、この鏡ホルタ６に
鏡７を直接振動可能に支持し、鏡７と鏡ホルダ６との間
に加ｉｉａを備えて、鏡７を振動させるようにしてもよ
い。Furthermore, in a device equipped with a mechanism for arbitrarily adjusting the angle of the mirror, the mirror holder 6 is used as a support, and the mirror 7 is directly supported on the mirror holder 6 so as to be able to vibrate, so that the mirror 7 and the mirror holder 6 are connected to each other. The mirror 7 may be made to vibrate by providing an insulator in between.
（発明の効果）
この発明はｍｌ記のように、鏡をブラケットに振動可能
に支持し、この鏡とブラケットとの間に？Ｅ圧の印加で
振動する加振器を備え、この加振器で鏡を振動させるよ
うになしたから、鏡の表面に付着した水滴は加ｉ器に電
圧を印加して振動させる簡Ｃ…な構造で、かつ安価であ
り、またｆＩｔＩＣＰＬな操作で水滴を除去できる。(Effect of the invention) As described in ML, this invention supports a mirror on a bracket so that it can vibrate, and places a mirror between the mirror and the bracket. Since we are equipped with an exciter that vibrates by applying E pressure, and use this exciter to vibrate the mirror, water droplets attached to the surface of the mirror can be easily removed by applying voltage to the exciter and making it vibrate... It has a simple structure and is inexpensive, and water droplets can be removed by fItICPL operation.
図はこの発明を適用した鏡の水滴除去装置の概略図であ
る。
１・・・アウトサイドミラー
３・・・カウリング
４・・・ブラケット
５・・・支持軸
６・・・鏡ホルダ
７・・・鏡
８・・・加ＦＡ器
９・・・点火装置
１０・・・充電コイル
１８・・・作動スイッチThe figure is a schematic diagram of a mirror water droplet removing device to which the present invention is applied. 1... Outside mirror 3... Cowling 4... Bracket 5... Support shaft 6... Mirror holder 7... Mirror 8... FA unit 9... Ignition device 10...・Charging coil 18...operation switch
Claims (1)
に電圧の印加で振動する加振器を備え、この加振器で前
記鏡を振動させるようになした鏡の水滴除去装置。A method for removing water droplets from a mirror in which a mirror is supported so as to vibrate on a support body, and a vibrator that vibrates by applying a voltage is provided between the mirror and the support body, and the vibrator causes the mirror to vibrate. Device.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP60291711A JPH077127B2 (en) | 1985-12-24 | 1985-12-24 | Water drop remover for mirror |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP60291711A JPH077127B2 (en) | 1985-12-24 | 1985-12-24 | Water drop remover for mirror |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| JPS62150201A true JPS62150201A (en) | 1987-07-04 |
| JPH077127B2 JPH077127B2 (en) | 1995-01-30 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP60291711A Expired - Lifetime JPH077127B2 (en) | 1985-12-24 | 1985-12-24 | Water drop remover for mirror |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| JP (1) | JPH077127B2 (en) |
Cited By (9)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPH01113069U (en) * | 1988-01-27 | 1989-07-28 | ||
| JPH0291059U (en) * | 1988-12-29 | 1990-07-19 | ||
| JPH037053U (en) * | 1989-06-10 | 1991-01-23 | ||
| JPH038047U (en) * | 1989-06-12 | 1991-01-25 | ||
| US5148312A (en) * | 1989-02-09 | 1992-09-15 | Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha | Cleaning apparatus for removing foreign substances from a surface variously including a curved member, expanding-contracting vibrator means, and spacer means including a through hole or a depressed region |
| US5166825A (en) * | 1989-09-16 | 1992-11-24 | Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha | Power supply device for ultrasonic vibrator and vehicle mirror |
| US5170288A (en) * | 1988-11-09 | 1992-12-08 | Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha | Self-cleaning apparatus for removal of foreign substances from a plate-like device |
| US5323265A (en) * | 1989-08-31 | 1994-06-21 | Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha | Outside mirror for vehicle including a vibrator fixed to a one-piece supporting member separate from a holder member |
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| JPS5954346U (en) * | 1982-10-01 | 1984-04-10 | 桑村 康彦 | back mirror |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPS598548A (en) * | 1982-07-06 | 1984-01-17 | Nippon Denso Co Ltd | Water drop adhesion preventive device of side mirror |
| JPS5954346U (en) * | 1982-10-01 | 1984-04-10 | 桑村 康彦 | back mirror |
| JPS60106862U (en) * | 1983-12-27 | 1985-07-20 | 日産自動車株式会社 | Anti-fog device for vehicles |
Cited By (12)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPH01113069U (en) * | 1988-01-27 | 1989-07-28 | ||
| US5170288A (en) * | 1988-11-09 | 1992-12-08 | Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha | Self-cleaning apparatus for removal of foreign substances from a plate-like device |
| JPH0291059U (en) * | 1988-12-29 | 1990-07-19 | ||
| US5148312A (en) * | 1989-02-09 | 1992-09-15 | Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha | Cleaning apparatus for removing foreign substances from a surface variously including a curved member, expanding-contracting vibrator means, and spacer means including a through hole or a depressed region |
| JPH037053U (en) * | 1989-06-10 | 1991-01-23 | ||
| JPH038047U (en) * | 1989-06-12 | 1991-01-25 | ||
| US5323265A (en) * | 1989-08-31 | 1994-06-21 | Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha | Outside mirror for vehicle including a vibrator fixed to a one-piece supporting member separate from a holder member |
| US5166825A (en) * | 1989-09-16 | 1992-11-24 | Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha | Power supply device for ultrasonic vibrator and vehicle mirror |
| WO2016194970A1 (en) * | 2015-06-01 | 2016-12-08 | 株式会社ミツバ | Mirror and vehicle mirror |
| JPWO2016194970A1 (en) * | 2015-06-01 | 2018-01-18 | 株式会社ミツバ | Mirror for vehicle |
| CN107614325A (en) * | 2015-06-01 | 2018-01-19 | 株式会社美姿把 | Reflective mirror and Vehicular reflector |
| EP3305599A4 (en) * | 2015-06-01 | 2019-01-16 | MITSUBA Corporation | Mirror and vehicle mirror |
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