KR200297549Y1 - Rainwater eliminator for side-mirror of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a rainwater removal device for a side mirror attached to a vehicle side mirror, and in particular, a rainwater removal device having an inlet 5, an outlet 6, and a hook device 15 on an upper side of the side mirror 1 ( 3), and when the user presses the opening / closing button 4 of the rainwater removal device 3 while the vehicle is running, the suction port 5 of the rainwater removal device 3 is opened upward by the restoring force of the spring to suck in air. In addition, the sucked air is compressed and discharged to the glass surface 2 of the side mirror through the guide plate 12 and the outlet 6, thereby effectively removing the water droplets attached to the side mirror glass surface 2, Since it is fixed by the 16 and the contact plate 17, it is easy to attach and detach, and there is no risk of failure and the manufacturing cost is low, with a simple configuration without an additional electrical device.

Description

Rainwater removal device for side mirrors of automobiles {RAINWATER ELIMINATOR FOR SIDE-MIRROR OF VEHICLE}

The present invention relates to a rainwater removal device mounted on a side mirror of a vehicle, and in particular, a rainwater removal device including an inlet, an outlet, and a hook device is installed on an upper portion of the side mirror, and the user opens and closes the rainwater removal device while driving a vehicle. When the button is pressed, the inlet of the rainwater removal device is opened upward by the elasticity of the spring to suck in air, and the sucked air is compressed and discharged to the glass surface of the side mirror through the guide plate and the outlet port, whereby water droplets attached to the side mirror glass surface It relates to a rainwater removal device for a side mirror of a car to remove the.

In general, side mirrors are fixedly installed at both sides of the vehicle body, and the driver changes lanes by checking the presence and adjacent distance of the vehicle traveling rearward through the side mirrors. Combined in a manually or automatically adjustable state.

On the other hand, when driving a car in rainy weather, the rain water blown by the wind is attached to the windshield and side mirrors of the car to interfere with the driver's front and rear view, so the driver wiper device provided on the windshield The front view is secured by operating the side mirror. Since there is no separate cleaning method, the driver only wipes the side mirror to secure the rear view.

Therefore, in recent years, to compensate for this, a device for removing water droplets caused by vortices in the side mirror, or a wax type for applying wax to prevent water droplets from being easily attached by reducing friction, has been proposed. There is a problem that the installation and operation is cumbersome and takes a lot of manufacturing and maintenance costs, the wax has a problem that the performance of the wax is greatly reduced when the rain continues to fall.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, install a rainwater removal device having a suction port and an outlet port and a hook device on the upper side of the side mirror, and when the user presses the opening and closing button of the rainwater removal device The inlet of the rainwater removal device is opened upward by the elasticity of the spring to suck in air, and the sucked air is compressed and discharged to the glass surface of the side mirror through the guide plate and the outlet, thereby removing water droplets attached to the glass surface of the side mirror. It is an object of the present invention to provide a rain removal device for a side mirror of a vehicle.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the rainwater removal apparatus for a vehicle side mirror according to the present invention is mounted on a side mirror of a vehicle;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged partial perspective view of only a side mirror portion of a vehicle in FIG. 1;

Figure 3 is a schematic view showing the operation of the rainwater removal apparatus for a vehicle side mirror according to the present invention,

Figure 4 is a schematic view showing a hook device of the rainwater removal apparatus for a vehicle side mirror according to the present invention.

<Brief description of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: side mirror 2: glass

3: rainwater removal device 4: opening and closing button

5: inlet 6: outlet

10: upper cap 11: protrusion

12: guide plate 13: spring device

14: lower cap 15: hook device

16: Fixing screw 17: Contact plate

21: Tongs 22: Link

23: fixing pin 24: moving pin

25: spring 26: hook housing

27: moving groove 28: reciprocating member

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail by the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the rain mirror removal apparatus for a vehicle side mirror according to the present invention is mounted on a side mirror of a vehicle, FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of an enlarged side mirror portion of a vehicle in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3. 4 is a schematic view showing the operation of the rainwater removal apparatus for a vehicle side mirror according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a schematic view showing a hook device of the rainwater removal apparatus for a vehicle side mirror according to the present invention.

Rainwater removal apparatus for a side mirror of the vehicle according to the present invention is the upper cap 10 having a streamlined outer shape to minimize the resistance of the air, as shown in Figures 1 to 3 and, of the upper cap 10 It is provided at a predetermined portion on the upper side and is provided at a predetermined portion on the rear side of the upper and lower caps and the opening and closing button (4) for manually pressing to enable the opening and closing operation through the hook device 15, the suction port (5) An induction plate 12 for allowing the air to be accurately discharged to the side mirror glass surface 2, a protrusion 11 provided at an inner lower portion of the front portion of the upper cap 10 and having a locking jaw integrally formed therein; It is installed on the upper side of the side mirror (1) and the lower cap 14, which is formed integrally with the contact plate (17) inserted into the lower surface inside the side mirror (1), and the position opposite to the contact plate (17) The lower cap 14 together with the contact plate 17 is provided Fixing screw 16 for fixing to the upper side of the side mirror (1), and the front portion of the upper cap 10 detached from the lower cap 14, the spring to open upwardly around the hinge device (not shown) The apparatus 13 is comprised.

Rainwater removal device 3 according to the present invention is fixed to the upper side mirror 1 provided on both sides of the vehicle by a fixing screw 16 and the contact plate 17, the fixing screw 16 is lower Since the rubber packing (not shown) is combined, the side mirror 1 is not damaged even when the rainwater removing apparatus 3 is detached later, and the side mirror symmetrical to the fixing screw 16 ( Inside the 1), the close contact plate 17 having the uneven structure formed therein is inserted.

That is, the contact plate 17 is inserted into the inside of the side mirror 1 and is in close contact with the lower surface of the side mirror 1, because the uneven structure is formed on the upper portion to strengthen the friction force, due to external impact or wind Even by the resistive force, the rainwater removing device 3 is not easily separated from the side mirror 1.

On the other hand, the rain water removing device 3 is provided with an opening and closing button (4), the opening and closing button (4) is a projection 11 and when the driver presses the finger as shown in Figs. The opening and closing of the hook device 15 is repeatedly performed by pressing and restraining the hook device 15.

That is, the driver installs a rainwater removal device 3 having an inlet 5, an outlet 6, and a hook device 15 on the upper side mirror 1, and the rainwater removal device 3 while driving a vehicle. Pressing the opening and closing button 4 of the spring inlet 5 of the rainwater removal device 3 by the elasticity of the upper opening to inhale the air, the suctioned air is guide plate 12 and the outlet (6) By compressing and discharging to the glass surface 2 of the side mirror through, the water droplet adhering to the side mirror glass surface 2 is removed.

Hereinafter will be described in detail the opening and closing operation of the rainwater removal apparatus according to the present invention.

When the driver presses the opening / closing button 4 attached to the upper portion of the rainwater removal device 3 according to the present invention, the projection 11 is released from the hook device 15, the upper cap 10 and the lower cap ( 14 is connected by a hinge device (not shown) and the spring device 13, so that the upper cap 10 is moved upward by the restoring force of the spring around the lower cap 14 fixed to the side mirror 1 To open the suction port 5.

The suction port 3 is preferably opened by rotating about 30 ° upwards, but if the degree of rotation is excessive, the rainwater removal device 3 may be detached due to the resistance of the wind. And it is preferable to limit the extent to which the suction port 5 is opened by adjusting the spring device (13).

While the vehicle is running, the air sucked through the suction port 5 reaches the guide plate 12 along the inner surface of the upper cap 10, and the air that is bent by the guide plate 12 has an outlet. Compressed through the narrow outlet (6).

Preferably, the size of the inlet 5 is at least five times the size of the outlet 6. The air sucked through the inlet 5 is compressed at the outlet 6 so that the side mirror glass surface 2 has a high flow rate and pressure. Water droplets adhering to the side mirror glass surface 2 are effectively removed.

In addition, when the water droplet attached to the side mirror glass surface 2 is completely removed, pressing the opening / closing button 4 again, the projection 11 is inserted into the hook device 15 and fixed to the rain water removing device 3. Since the intake port 5 is closed, it is possible to minimize the air resistance generated during driving.

On the other hand, the hook device 15 is composed of a hook housing 26 and a reciprocating member 28 inserted into the Fuku housing 26 reciprocating as shown in Figure 4, the hook housing ( 26 has an open side to open the one side to receive the reciprocating member 28, one side is a cylindrical structure in which the moving groove 27 is formed, the reciprocating member 28 is formed with a pair of tongs 21 on the top The grip 11 is gripped or disengaged according to the driving of the reciprocating member 28, and is inserted into the opening of the hook housing 26 to reciprocate.

The back of the moving groove 27 is formed with a cam (not shown) to provide a moving trajectory to which the moving pin 24 will move. That is, since the moving pin 24 is moved along the trajectory formed by the moving groove 27 and the cam structure on its rear surface, the moving pin 24 moves in a counterclockwise direction drawing a triangle-like trajectory.

The reciprocating member 28 is constrained inside the hook housing 26 so as to reciprocate. For example, the jaw is formed in the opening of the hook housing 26 to prevent the separation of the reciprocating member 28.

In addition, the reciprocating member 26 is further provided with a separate link 22, the fixing pin 23 is formed on one side of the link 220 to reciprocate in combination with the reciprocating member 28, A moving pin 24 is formed at the side to move along the cam shape of the moving groove 27 and the rear surface of the hook housing 26, and the link 22 is rotatable about the fixing pin 23. Since the link 22 is rotatably fastened to the reciprocating member 28 by the fixing pin 23.

On the other hand, the inside of the hook housing 26 has a spring 25 for assisting the reciprocation of the reciprocating member 28, the spring 25 is the inner bottom surface of the hook housing 26 and the reciprocating member 28 It is located between the bottom and the bottom.

The configuration of the hook device 15 described above is for gripping or detaching the protrusions 11 in a one-touch manner, and gripping the protrusions 11 with a single press to lower and fix them. The protrusion 11 is detached while being lifted up.

First, when the projection 11 is lowered by external pressure, the reciprocating member 28 is lowered to move into the hook housing 26, the projection 11 is gripped by both tongs 21, The moving pin 24 formed on one side of the link 22 moves downward to the concave bone portion in the drawing of the moving groove 27 and is fixed downward.

When the projection 11 is pressurized again by an external force, the moving pin 24 is lifted from the concave bone portion of the moving groove 27 to stop the movement at the uppermost bone portion of the moving groove 27. The driving force to the outside force and the restoring force of the spring (25).

Rainwater removal apparatus for a vehicle side mirror according to the present invention is installed on the upper portion of the side mirror (1) and the rainwater removal device (3) provided with an inlet (5), outlet 6 and the hook device 15, the user Pressing the opening / closing button 4 of the rainwater removal device 3 while driving a vehicle opens the inlet port 5 of the rainwater removal device 3 upward by the restoring force of the spring to inhale air, and induces the sucked air. By compressing and discharging to the glass surface 2 of the side mirror through the plate 12 and the discharge port 6, it is possible to effectively remove the water droplets attached to the side mirror glass surface 2, the fixing screw 16 and the contact plate 17 Since it is fixed by), it is easy to attach and detach, and there is no risk of failure and the manufacturing cost is low as it is a simple configuration without an additional electric device.

Claims (2)

In the side mirror of the car, An upper cap having a streamlined outer shape to minimize the resistance of the air, and an opening and closing button which is provided at an upper portion of the upper cap and manually presses to repeat the opening and closing operation through a hook device, and the rear side of the upper cap. An induction plate provided at a predetermined portion and allowing air sucked from the inlet to be accurately discharged to the side mirror glass surface, a protrusion provided at an inner lower portion of the front portion of the upper cap and having a locking jaw integrally formed thereon, and an upper portion of the side mirror. A lower cap having an integrally formed contact plate inserted into the lower surface of the side mirror, the hook device being provided on the inner upper side of the lower cap and restraining or releasing the protrusion of the upper cap, and the contact plate. Fixing screw provided in the opposite position and fixing the lower cap to the side mirror together with the contact plate And rainwater removal device for a vehicle side mirror, characterized in that the front portion of the upper cap detached from the lower cap is configured with a spring device to open upward about the hinge device. The method of claim 1, The contact plate is inserted into the inner side of the side mirror is in close contact with the lower surface of the side mirror, rain removal apparatus for a vehicle side mirror, characterized in that the concave-convex structure is formed on the top.