TWM485165U - Fog light having direction warning function - Google Patents

Description

Fog light with direction warning

The present invention relates to a vehicle lamp, and more particularly to a fog lamp having a direction warning function.

In order to improve driving safety, general vehicles are equipped with various lights with different functions in front of and behind the vehicle body, for example, directional lights for indicating that the vehicle is about to turn, usually installed in front of and behind the vehicle. Fog lights are usually installed in front of the vehicle to improve safety when used in fog, rain, poor visibility, etc. In recent years, some lights have been installed with running lights to improve the safety of daytime driving. Since various types of lights have different design considerations, different types of lights cannot be used in common. In order to make the vehicles have better safety in use, in recent years, the lights have been designed to be compound-oriented, for example, The lights are placed on the fog lights.

However, when the general vehicle is in use, the cause of the accident is often caused by the steering of the vehicle. Because the general direction lights are only placed in front of and behind the vehicle, the vehicles and pedestrians on the left and right sides are less likely to be detected. The vehicle is about to turn, so if the fog light can be directional warning function by structural changes, it will be greatly improved. Driving safety.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fog lamp that has a directional warning effect and can improve driving safety.

The fog lamp of the present invention comprises: a casing comprising a mounting space, and a light guiding seat having a side guiding light portion, the side guiding light portion having a light source guiding the light source laterally a side light guide surface, the fog lamp further comprising a fog lamp unit mounted in the installation space of the outer casing and capable of generating a fog light shape and brightness, and a direction warning unit installed in the installation space of the outer casing, The direction warning unit includes a direction illuminating member that projects a light source onto a side light guiding surface of the light guiding seat.

The beneficial effect of the present invention is that the side light guiding portion is disposed in the light guiding seat of the outer casing, and the direction warning unit is added, so that the fog lamp can also have a direction warning function, thereby improving the driving safety of the vehicle. Sex.

2‧‧‧ Shell

21‧‧‧ Mounting

22‧‧‧shade

23‧‧‧Installation space

24‧‧‧Light guide

241‧‧‧ Included

242‧‧‧ Around the ring

243‧‧‧Fog Light Stand

244‧‧‧ Side Guide Light Department

245‧‧‧ fog light frame hole

246‧‧‧ slotting

247‧‧‧ front barrier

248‧‧‧ side guide wall

249‧‧‧ side light guide

3‧‧‧ fog lamp unit

31‧‧‧ boards

32‧‧‧Fog Lights

33‧‧‧ fog lamp lens

331‧‧‧ lens main

332‧‧‧ framed enclosure

333‧‧‧ screws

4‧‧‧direction warning unit

41‧‧‧Light stand

411‧‧‧ Fixed Department

412‧‧‧Lighting Department

42‧‧‧ Directional illumination

43‧‧‧Fixed parts

5‧‧‧Running light unit

51‧‧‧ pedestal

511‧‧‧ ring frame

512‧‧‧ feet

52‧‧‧Lighting module

521‧‧‧Lighting ring wall

522‧‧‧ lamp hole

523‧‧‧reflective layer

524‧‧‧Xenon lighting

61‧‧‧Control circuit

62‧‧‧ Directional Module

Other features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the novel fog lamp; FIG. 2 is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III of Figure 2; Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV of Figure 2; and Figure 5 is a control diagram illustrating the comparison Good example and one control The relationship between the circuit and the one-way module.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to Figures 1 to 4, a preferred embodiment of the novel fog lamp comprises: a housing 2, and a fog lamp unit 3, a direction warning unit 4, and a daylight unit 5 mounted inside the housing 2. The housing 2 includes a mounting seat 21, a light cover 22 mounted in front of the mounting seat 21 and transmitting light, an installation space 23 defined by the lamp cover 22 and the mounting seat 21, and a mounting space 23 therein. Light guide seat 24.

The light guide seat 24 has a sleeve portion 241 that is engaged with the lamp cover 22, a surrounding ring portion 242 extending rearward from the sleeve portion 241, and a fog lamp extending from the surrounding ring portion 242 toward the center. The frame portion 243 and a side guide light portion 244 that is connected to the surrounding ring portion 242 and surrounds the loop shape. The fog lamp holder portion 243 has a horizontally long rectangular fog lamp holder hole 245, and the side guide light portion 244 has a slot 246, a front barrier wall 247 located at a front edge of the slot 246 and adjacent thereto, and a A side wall 248 projecting to the side and curved, the side wall 248 having a side light guiding surface 249 facing the side.

The fog lamp unit 3 includes a circuit board 31 mounted on the mounting seat 21 and facing the mounting space 23, a fog lamp illuminating member 32 mounted on the circuit board 31, and a position in the mounting space 23. And a fog lamp lens 33 mounted on the light guide seat 24, the fog lamp lens 33 has a lens main portion 331 protruding from the fog lamp frame hole 245 of the light guide holder 24, A frame surrounding portion 332 surrounding the lens main portion 331 and two screws 333 for mounting the frame surrounding portion 332 on the light guiding seat 24.

In the embodiment, the direction warning unit 4 includes a lamp holder 41 mounted on the mounting seat 21 together with the circuit board 31, and a direction illuminating member 42 electrically connected to the circuit board 31. The lamp holder 41 has an arc. And a fixing portion 411 which is assembled in front of the circuit board 31 by a fixing member 43 and a lamp mounting portion 412 extending from the bottom edge of the fixing portion 411 to the opening 246 of the light guiding seat 24, and the direction illuminating member 42 is mounted on the lamp holder portion 412 and projects a light source onto the side light guiding surface 249 of the light guiding holder 24.

In this embodiment, the daylighting lamp unit 5 includes a base frame 51 mounted on the mounting base 21 together with the circuit board 31, and two left and right spaced light emitting modules 52. The base frame 51 has a surrounding fog lamp. a ring frame 511 of the illuminating member 32, and a plurality of legs 512 disposed at equal angles and extending from the ring frame 511 to the radially outer end, and the illuminating modules 52 are mounted or integrally formed on the pedestal 51. a lamp ring wall 521 on the ring frame 511, a lamp pocket 522 defined by the lamp ring wall 521 and facing the fog lamp lens 33, and a reflective layer 523 located on the inner surface of the lamp ring wall 521 And a xenon lamp illuminator 524 mounted on the circuit board 31, the light source of the xenon lamp 524 is projected into the lamp pocket 522 and passes through the fog lamp lens 33. In the preferred embodiment, the lamp ring wall 521 is integrally formed on the ring frame 511 of the base frame 51. In design, the present invention can also replace the reflective layer 523 with a lens.

Referring to Figures 3, 4, and 5, in the embodiment, the fog lamp illuminating member 32, the xenon lamp illuminating members 524, the directional illuminating member 42 and the The control circuit 61 is electrically connected, and the aforementioned control circuit 61 is electrically connected to the vehicle direction module 62. When the fog lamp is in a fog lamp mode, that is, the vehicle is traveling in a dim environment, the fog lamp illuminating member 32 can be driven by the control of the control circuit 61. At this time, the fog lamp illuminating member 32 is light source. The fog lamp lens 33 can be transmitted to generate a fog light shape and brightness according to regulations, and the fog lamp lens 33 is used to make the fog lamp light-emitting member 32 conform to the fog light shape and brightness. The new improvement focus will not be detailed.

When the fog lamp is in a light mode, that is, in the embodiment When the line is good, the control circuit 61 can drive the xenon lamp 524 of the illumination module 52 to emit light, and the light source generated by the xenon lamp 524 will be reflected by the reflection layer 523 to the fog lamp. The direction of the lens 33 is reflected by the brightness of the fog lamp lens 33 to increase the brightness of the xenon lamp illuminators 524. Since the vehicle is in use, the fog lamp illuminating member 32 and the xenon lamp illuminators 524 are used. The use time is different, one is suitable for use in a dim environment, and the other is suitable for use in a daytime with good line of sight. Therefore, the fog lamp mode and the xenon lamp mode are not simultaneously activated in this embodiment, and the use of the device can be This is done by the control circuit 61, and is also a common control method for general vehicle circuits, and will not be described.

When the fog lamp of this embodiment is in the one direction warning mode, That is, the vehicle is about to turn. At this time, the control circuit 61 will simultaneously turn off the fog lamp illuminating member 32 and the xenon lamp illuminating members 524, and simultaneously activate the directional illuminating member 42 and the directional module 62, due to the general direction of the vehicle. Module 62 is mounted in front of and behind the vehicle to remind the front and rear of the car and pedestrians Note that the light source generated by the directional light-emitting member 42 in this embodiment is projected onto the side light guiding surface 249 of the light guiding seat 24, and the light source is projected to the side of the vehicle by the side light guiding surface 249, thus In the direction warning mode, the embodiment can indeed alert pedestrians and vehicles located next to the vehicle and improve driving safety. In the design, since the vehicle can be bent to the left and right, the fog lamp of the embodiment is also designed to have left and right points. When the fog lamp is mounted on the left side of the vehicle, the side of the light guide 24 is guided to the light. 244, the light source of the direction illuminating member 42 can be guided to the left side. In the same way, when the fog lamp is mounted on the right side of the vehicle, the light guiding portion 244 of the light guiding seat 24 will direct the light source of the directional light emitting member 42 to Guide on the right side.

As can be seen from the above description, the fog lamp of the present invention is not only structured but also It is possible to reduce the overall volume because the daylight lamp unit 5 is mounted behind the fog lamp lens 33 of the fog lamp unit 3. In addition, the direction warning unit 4 and the light guide seat 24 provided by the present invention can also alert the side to the vehicle and the pedestrian when the vehicle turns, so the present invention is not only novel in structure but small in size, and indeed It has the effect of improving driving safety.

However, the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the present patent application and the contents of the patent specification, All remain within the scope of this new patent.

2‧‧‧ Shell

21‧‧‧ Mounting

22‧‧‧shade

23‧‧‧Installation space

24‧‧‧Light guide

241‧‧‧ Included

242‧‧‧ Around the ring

243‧‧‧Fog Light Stand

244‧‧‧ Side Guide Light Department

245‧‧‧ fog light frame hole

246‧‧‧ slotting

248‧‧‧ side guide wall

249‧‧‧ side light guide

3‧‧‧ fog lamp unit

31‧‧‧ boards

32‧‧‧Fog Lights

33‧‧‧ fog lamp lens

331‧‧‧ lens main

332‧‧‧ framed enclosure

333‧‧‧ screws

4‧‧‧direction warning unit

41‧‧‧Light stand

411‧‧‧ Fixed Department

412‧‧‧Lighting Department

42‧‧‧ Directional illumination

43‧‧‧Fixed parts

5‧‧‧Running light unit

51‧‧‧ pedestal

511‧‧‧ ring frame

512‧‧‧ feet

52‧‧‧Lighting module

Claims (7)

A fog lamp with a direction warning function includes: an outer casing including an installation space, and a light guide seat mounted in the installation space, the light guide seat having a side guide light portion, the side guide light portion having a a light guiding surface that can guide the light source to the side; a fog lamp unit is installed in the installation space of the outer casing, and can generate a light source conforming to the fog light shape and brightness; and a direction warning unit installed in the outer casing The installation space includes a directional illuminating member that projects the light source to the side light guiding surface of the light guiding seat. The fog lamp with a direction warning function according to claim 1, wherein the fog lamp unit comprises a circuit board, and the direction warning unit further comprises a lamp holder for arranging the direction light-emitting member, the direction light-emitting member and The board is electrically connected. The fog lamp with a direction warning function according to claim 2, wherein the light guide seat of the outer casing further has a surrounding ring portion connected to the side guiding light portion and forming an annular structure, the side guiding light portion having one a slot into which the lamp holder extends, a front barrier wall that blocks the front edge of the lamp holder, and a side barrier wall that is disposed below the front barrier wall and that defines the side light guide surface. The fog lamp having the directional warning function according to claim 3, wherein the light guide seat of the outer casing further has a fog lamp holder portion connected between the surrounding ring portions, the fog lamp frame portion having a fog lamp frame hole And the fog The lamp unit further includes a fog lamp lens mounted on the light guide holder, and a fog lamp illuminating member electrically connected to the circuit board and projecting the light source to the fog lamp lens, the fog lamp lens having a corresponding light guide The main part of the lens of the fog lamp holder hole. The fog lamp having a direction warning function according to claim 4, wherein the lamp holder of the direction warning unit has a fixing portion that is mounted on the outer casing together with the circuit board, and a slot to the light guide seat An extended lamp mounting portion is mounted on the lamp mounting portion of the lamp holder, and the light source is projected toward the lower side light guiding surface. A fog lamp having a direction warning function according to claim 4, further comprising a daylight lamp unit installed in the installation space of the casing, the daylight lamp unit comprising two light-emitting modes located behind the fog lamp lens Each of the lighting modules has a xenon lamp illuminating member that projects a light source into the fog lamp lens. The fog lamp having a directional warning function according to claim 6, wherein the daylight lamp unit further comprises a pedestal mounted on the outer casing and located in the installation space, the pedestal including a illuminating the fog lamp The light-emitting modules are respectively located on the left and right sides of the light-emitting member of the fog lamp, and each of the light-emitting modules further has a wall of a lamp ring coupled to the ring frame, and a lamp The lamp ring defines a lamp hole, and the light source of the xenon lamp illuminating device projects through the lamp hole to the fog lamp lens.