JPS6329624Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a vehicle exterior lighting device that illuminates the outside of a vehicle through a see-through window provided in a vehicle door.

In recent years, see-through windows have been installed in the doors of medium-sized and large-sized vehicles to improve the side safety of these vehicles. Exterior lights began to be installed on the doors and body of the vehicle. However, because these conventional side lighting lights protrude outside the vehicle body, the lens surface of the lighting lights is easily contaminated with dust and mud, there is a risk of damage from contact with external objects, and there is a risk of damage during work. There were drawbacks such as getting in the way when washing the car and requiring waterproofing measures to protect the electrical system. Further, there was the inconvenience of having to specially operate the light switch in order to illuminate the side of the vehicle when changing direction.

The object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle exterior lighting device that solves the above-mentioned drawbacks. The gist of the present invention to achieve this object is to provide a see-through window disposed in a vehicle door, an exterior lighting light located at the upper edge of the see-through window on the inside of the vehicle, and installed inside the vehicle door structure. and a means for automatically turning on the vehicle exterior illumination light in accordance with a specific course change of the vehicle.

The vehicle exterior illumination device according to the present invention is configured such that an exterior illumination light installed inside a vehicle door structure having a transparent window illuminates the outside of the vehicle through the transparent window.
The vehicle exterior illumination light is installed on the door structure so as to face diagonally downward to the outside of the vehicle, and is installed at a desired position and angle in consideration of the irradiation range and irradiation angle of the vehicle exterior illumination light.

On the other hand, the external lighting light is activated in response to a specific course change of the vehicle, i.e., when the vehicle makes a left turn when the vehicle exterior lighting light is installed on the left vehicle door. If the vehicle is equipped with one, it is equipped with a means to automatically turn on the lights when the vehicle turns right. As a means for this, the switching circuit of the vehicle exterior lighting is connected to the switching circuit of the turn signal via a switch that works with the vehicle lights, and when the steering shaft rotates by an angle θ in a predetermined direction of rotation, Some devices are configured to turn on the lights outside the vehicle in response. In addition, in this invention, no matter what kind of automatic lighting means is used, if a manual switch for the outside lighting is provided separately, it is possible to turn on the turn signal lights or turn the steering wheel to the right or left even when the vehicle is stopped. The outside of the vehicle can be illuminated without cutting.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention in which an outside vehicle illumination light is installed inside a left vehicle door will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a cab-over type truck having a vehicle door in which an exterior light is installed. FIG. 2 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of the vehicle door shown in FIG.
A see-through glass 4 is fitted through a weather strip 5, and a see-through window 3 is provided. An opening is formed in the door inner panel 6 that faces the door outer panel 2 and constitutes the door body 1, and the door trim panel 9 attached thereto faces facing the transparent window 3, and the periphery of the opening is bent toward the viewing window 3 and then extended, and among the opening edges, both side edges and the lower edge are bent along the viewing glass 4. The bent edge portion is inserted into a groove that is opened on the outer periphery of the weather strip 5 at a position closer to the inside of the vehicle than the fitting groove for the see-through glass 4 formed in the weather strip 5. It fits into both sides and lower edge portions of the opening formed in the door outer panel 2 in an overlapping state.

On the other hand, the inclined surface of the door inner panel 6 bent toward the upper edge of the transparent window 3 has a horizontal "<" shape in the middle.
The socket 8 of the outside illumination light 7 is attached to the raised surface 15 facing the outside of the vehicle so that the outside illumination light 7 faces diagonally downward outside the vehicle. The edge of the raised surface 15 is covered with transparent glass 4.
After being bent along the weather strip 5, the weather strip 5 is fitted into the fitting groove formed in the weather strip 5 so as to overlap the upper end edges of the openings of the door outer panel 2 and the door trim panel 9. Further, a hole 16 is provided on the upper slope of the opening of the door trim panel 9 so that the outside illumination light 7 can be attached to the socket 8 from the outside, and through which the luminous flux of the outside illumination light 7 can pass.

Next, automatic lighting means for the vehicle exterior illumination light 7 will be explained. FIG. 3 is a switching circuit diagram in which the vehicle exterior illumination light 7 is also automatically turned on by operating the direction indicator switch 11. When the vehicle is running in the daytime, a switch 12 that is linked to the vehicle light switch is activated.
is off, so turn signal switch 1
1 is turned on when turning left, the direction indicator light 13 lights up, but the vehicle exterior lighting light 7 does not light up. When the vehicle is running at night, the switch 12 that is linked to the vehicle sweep light switch is turned on, so when turning on the turn signal switch 11 when turning left, the direction signal light 1 turns on.
At the same time as 3, the vehicle exterior light 7 is also turned on.

According to the present invention configured in this way, the exterior lighting is installed internally within the door body, so it hardly gets dirty with mud, etc., there is no need for special waterproofing measures, and there is no need for it to come into contact with external objects. This provides various effects such as preventing damage due to overheating. Also, if you set the lights on automatically, you don't have to turn them on every time the vehicle changes direction, which is convenient, and if you switch to a manual switch, you can leave only the outside lights on while the vehicle is stopped. It has the effect of being able to

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partial perspective view of a cab-over type truck equipped with an exterior lighting device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged partial sectional view of a vehicle door having a see-through window in which an external lighting light is installed, and Fig. 3 is a direction view. FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram in which a vehicle exterior lighting switching circuit is connected to an indicator switching circuit. 1...Door body, 2...Door outer panel, 3
...See-through window, 4... See-through glass, 5... Weather strip, 6... Door inner panel, 7... Vehicle exterior light, 8... Vehicle exterior light socket, 9... Door trim panel, 10... Irradiation range, 11... Turn signal switch, 12... Switch, 13...
Direction indicator light, 14... Power supply, 15... Raised surface, 1
6...hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] 1. A see-through window disposed in a vehicle door, an exterior light located at the upper edge of the see-through window on the inside of the vehicle and installed inside the vehicle door structure, and A vehicle exterior lighting device comprising means for automatically turning on a lighting lamp in accordance with a specific course change of the vehicle. 2. The vehicle exterior lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the means for automatically turning on the vehicle exterior light is a direction indicator switch. 3. The vehicle exterior illumination device according to claim 1, wherein the means for automatically turning on the vehicle exterior light is a switch that responds to rotation of a steering shaft. 4. The vehicle exterior illumination device according to claims 1 to 3, which includes a manual switch for turning on the vehicle exterior light.