WO2015076167A1 - 投影レンズ及びそれを備えた車両用灯具 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a projection lens constituting a vehicular lamp and a vehicular lamp provided with the projection lens.
- Some vehicle lamps include a projection lens that emits light from a light source incident on an incident portion to the front of the lamp by emitting the light from the emitting portion.
- This projection lens is molded by, for example, injecting a molten transparent resin into a cavity of a mold (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- a runner which is a flow path for feeding the molten resin into the cavity of the mold, is communicated with a portion for molding a peripheral portion formed at the boundary between the incident portion and the emission portion via a gate.
- the molten resin passes through the gate and is filled into the cavity.
- a part of the molten resin filling the cavity starts to solidify from the mold surface of the gate, the gate cross-sectional area is further reduced, and there is a possibility that the cost is increased due to a decrease in quality or a decrease in productivity.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a projection lens that can be manufactured at a low cost and high quality, and a vehicular lamp provided with the projection lens.
- the projection lens of the present invention that can solve the above problems is A projection lens formed of a resin having translucency, An incident part where light is incident; An emission part for emitting light incident from the incident part; A peripheral edge provided at a boundary between the incident part and the emission part; A thick part provided in one part of the peripheral part, thickened in the optical axis direction than the other part of the peripheral part, and having a gate mark formed on at least a part of the outer peripheral surface; It is characterized by having.
- a large cross-sectional area of the gate can be secured by communicating the gate with the molding portion of the thick portion in the mold cavity for molding the projection lens. Therefore, the pressure loss at the gate is suppressed as much as possible, and the molten resin is smoothly filled into the cavity. As a result, a sufficient filling pressure of the resin in the cavity can be ensured, the moldability can be improved, and the dimensional accuracy and quality can be improved. Further, since the pressure loss is suppressed as much as possible, more projection lenses can be molded in a single molding process, and the cost can be reduced by improving productivity.
- the thick part may be thickened by protruding toward the incident part with respect to the other part of the peripheral part.
- the invalid light distribution region is effectively made thicker by projecting the thick portion toward the incident portion side where the invalid light distribution region that becomes a dead space tends to be larger than the emission portion side. Can be used.
- the outer peripheral surface of the thick portion may be a first surface on which the gate mark is formed and a second surface facing the first surface when the projection lens is viewed from a side surface.
- the second surface may be inclined so that the thickness of the thick portion in the optical axis direction becomes thinner as it approaches the optical axis of the projection lens.
- the flow path width of the molten resin at the molding portion of the thick portion of the mold can be secured to the same level as the flow path width of the gate, and the molten resin is placed inside the mold cavity. It can be smoothly filled toward Therefore, the moldability can be further improved to improve the dimensional accuracy and quality.
- a vehicular lamp according to the present invention includes the above-described projection lens and a light source that irradiates light to the incident portion of the projection lens.
- the manufacturing cost can be reduced by using a projection lens that can be manufactured at low cost. Moreover, since light is refracted by the thick part of the projection lens, it is possible to prevent the structure on the back side of the projection lens from being seen through when the lamp is viewed from the outside, and the appearance can be improved.
- the vehicle lamp according to the present invention may include a holder that holds the projection lens, and the holder may have an engaging portion with which the thick portion can be engaged.
- the projection lens can be positioned on the holder and easily assembled by engaging the thick portion of the projection lens with the engaging portion of the holder.
- the present invention it is possible to provide a projection lens that can be manufactured with high quality at low cost and a vehicular lamp provided with the projection lens.
- FIG. 1 It is a schematic plan view of a movable mold of a lens molding die for molding a projection lens. It is sectional drawing of a part of lens mold for shape
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the projection lens which concerns on the modification 1, Comprising: (a) is a side view, (b) is the front view seen from the incident part side. It is a side view which shows the projection lens which concerns on the modification 2. It is the front view seen from the incident part side which shows the projection lens which concerns on the modification 2.
- FIG. 1 Comprising: (a) is a side view, (b
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the projection lens according to the present embodiment as viewed from the incident part side.
- 2A and 2B are diagrams illustrating the projection lens according to the present embodiment, in which FIG. 2A is a side view and FIG. 2B is a front view as viewed from the incident portion side.
- the projection lens 11 has an incident part 12, an emission part 13, a peripheral part 14, and a thick part 15.
- the projection lens 11 is formed from a transparent resin material having translucency, and is formed in a circular shape when viewed from the front.
- the projection lens 11 has a planar incident surface 12 a at the incident portion 12, and light is incident on the incident surface 12 a of the incident portion 12.
- the projection lens 11 has an exit surface 13 a that bulges in a convex shape at the exit portion 13, and emits light incident from the entrance surface 12 a of the entrance portion 12 from the exit surface 13 a of the exit portion 13. .
- the projection lens 11 has an optical axis Ax that passes through the incident surface 12 a of the incident portion 12 and the exit surface 13 a of the exit portion 13.
- the projection lens 11 refracts the light incident on the incident surface 12a toward the optical axis Ax and emits the light from the output surface 13a.
- the peripheral edge portion 14 is provided at the boundary between the incident portion 12 and the emission portion 13 over the circumferential direction of the projection lens 11.
- the peripheral edge portion 14 has a flange portion 21 that protrudes outward.
- the thick part 15 is provided in one part of the peripheral part 14.
- the thick portion 15 is thicker in the optical axis Ax direction than the other portions of the peripheral portion 14.
- the thick part 15 is projected and thickened to the incident part 12 side with respect to the other part of the peripheral part 14.
- the thick portion 15 includes an outer edge surface 22 (an example of a first surface) along the peripheral edge portion 14, an inner edge surface 23 (an example of a second surface) disposed on the optical axis Ax side with respect to the outer edge surface 22, It has an outer peripheral surface including a connection surface 24 that connects the outer edge surface 22 and the inner edge surface 23.
- the outer edge surface 22 has a gate mark formed by cutting a gate portion when molding a mold.
- the inner edge surface 23 is disposed so as to face the outer edge surface 22 when the projection lens 11 is viewed from the side surface, and the thickness of the thick portion 15 in the optical axis direction becomes closer to the optical axis Ax of the projection lens 11.
- the tapered surface 23a is inclined so as to be thin. As shown in FIG. 2B, when the projection lens 11 is viewed from the front, both ends of the inner edge surface 23 extend to the peripheral edge 14 in the left-right direction, and the outer shape line of the thick portion 15 is reduced as much as possible to make it inconspicuous. ing.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the vehicular lamp according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the light source unit constituting the vehicular lamp.
- the vehicular lamp 30 includes a lamp body 31 whose front is open, and a light-transmitting translucent cover 32 that is attached so as to cover the opening of the lamp body 31.
- the vehicle lamp 30 is a headlamp that is provided at the front of the vehicle and illuminates the front of the vehicle.
- the front is the translucent cover 32 side (left direction of FIG. 3) in the vehicle lamp 30, and the rear is the lamp body 31 side (right direction of FIG. 3) opposite to the front. is there.
- the translucent cover 32 is attached to the lamp body 31 by being bonded and fixed. By attaching the translucent cover 32 to the lamp body 31, a sealed lamp chamber S is formed inside the vehicular lamp 30. .
- This vehicular lamp 30 has the projection lens 11 and the light source unit 41 in the lamp chamber S.
- the projection lens 11 has an optical axis Ax arranged in the vehicle front-rear direction, and a light source unit 41 is arranged behind the projection lens 11.
- the light source unit 41 has a support portion 42 that is supported by the lamp body 31.
- the support portion 42 has a light source fixing surface 43 formed of a horizontal plane along the optical axis Ax in the vehicle front-rear direction.
- a light source 44 composed of LEDs (Light-Emitting-Diode) is fixed to the light source fixing surface 43, and the light source 44 emits light substantially upward.
- a reflector 45 is fixed to the light source fixing surface 43 so as to cover the upper side of the light source 44.
- the reflector 45 has an inner surface made of a free-form surface based on, for example, an ellipse, and reflects light from the light source 44 toward the front toward the optical axis Ax so as to converge near the rear focal point of the projection lens 11.
- the support part 42 has a holder 46 that holds the projection lens 11.
- the holder 46 is formed in an annular shape, and the incident portion 12 side of the flange portion 21 of the projection lens 11 is fixed to an end surface 46a of the holder 46 by welding, adhesion, or the like. Thereby, the projection lens 11 is held by the holder 46 of the support portion 42 in a state where the incident portion 12 side faces the light source 44.
- the holder 46 formed in an annular shape has an engaging portion 47 formed of a concave portion formed on the side facing the projection lens 11. The engaging portion 47 engages with the thick portion 15 formed on the incident portion 12 side of the projection lens 11. Thereby, the projection lens 11 is positioned in a state where the thick portion 15 is disposed on the lower side and is fixed to the holder 46.
- the light source 44 of the light source unit 41 when the light source 44 of the light source unit 41 is turned on, direct light from the light source 44 and reflected light from the reflector 45 are irradiated to the projection lens 11.
- the light emitted from the light source unit 41 to the projection lens 11 is refracted from the optical axis Ax through the projection lens 11 and is emitted forward of the vehicle.
- the incident portion 12 side of the projection lens 11 of this example has an effective light distribution region A1 that contributes to light distribution and an invalid light distribution region A2 that does not contribute to light distribution.
- the effective light distribution area A1 and the ineffective light distribution area A2 are obtained by simulating the optical path of light from the light source, and the light from the light source is incident from the effective light distribution area A1 in the incident portion 12, and the incident portion 12 Is not incident on the invalid light distribution area A2.
- the thick portion 15 is formed in the invalid light distribution region A2 that is a dead space that is out of the effective light distribution region A1 in the incident portion 12. Therefore, when light is incident on the incident portion 12 of the projection lens 11, the light is not applied to the thick portion 15, and thus the thick portion 15 does not affect the light distribution.
- a part may be arrange
- the projection lens 200 having a general shape the light incident from the incident part 201 is refracted toward the optical axis Ax and emitted from the emission part 202, but the light L from the light source spreads. However, since the light is incident on the incident part 201, the effective light distribution region is larger on the emission part 202 side than on the incident part 201 side.
- the invalid light distribution region X1 on the incident portion 201 side is larger than the invalid light distribution region X2 on the emission portion 202 side. Therefore, in the projection lens 11 of the present embodiment, the thick portion 15 formed in the invalid light distribution region A2 can be formed larger when provided on the incident portion 12 side than on the emission portion 13 side.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view of a movable mold of a lens molding die for molding a projection lens.
- FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of a lens molding die for molding a projection lens.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a communicating portion between a cavity and a gate of a lens molding die.
- the effective light distribution area A1 and the invalid light distribution area A2 on the incident part 12 side of the projection lens 11 to be manufactured are obtained by simulation (see FIG. 3), and the size and shape of the thick portion 15 formed in the invalid light distribution area A2 To decide.
- a lens molding die 51 for molding the projection lens 11 is prepared.
- the lens molding die 51 includes a fixed die 52 and a movable die 53.
- the lens molding die 51 has a plurality of (five in this example) cavities 55 as molding spaces for the projection lens 11 and a runner 56 into which molten resin is fed by abutting the fixed mold 52 and the movable mold 53.
- the gate 57 which connects the runner 56 and the cavity 55 is formed.
- the parting line PL at the abutting portion between the fixed die 52 and the movable die 53 is disposed on the same surface as the incident surface 12 a of the incident portion 12 of the projection lens 11.
- the cavity 55 is formed with a thick wall for forming the thick wall portion 15 based on the effective light distribution area A1 and the invalid light distribution area A2 obtained in the thick wall design process.
- a portion 58 is formed.
- the thick molded portion 58 has an inclined surface 58 a that forms the tapered surface 23 a of the thick portion 15.
- the thick molded portion 58 is formed at a position facing the gate 57 and communicates with the gate 57. Thereby, the gate 57 can secure a large cross-sectional area having a predetermined flow path width W1.
- the flow path width W2 of the inlet portion of the molten resin in the cavity 55 has the same width as the flow path width W1 of the gate 57.
- the channel width in the thick-wall forming portion 58 is approximately the same as the channel width W 1 of the gate 57.
- the thick molded part 58 is preferably provided so that the thick part 15 is molded at a position about 1 mm away from the effective light distribution area A1 obtained in the thick part design process.
- the thick molding portion 58 has the inclined surface 58 a
- the flow path width in the thick wall forming portion 58 is approximately the same as the channel width of the gate 57, and the molten resin is brought into the cavity 55 by the inclined surface 58 a. Guided smoothly.
- the movable mold 53 is moved so that the fixed mold 52 and the movable mold 53 are separated from each other, the molded lens molded product is released from the mold, and the projection lens 11 is solidified by the gate 57. Cut and separate with The cutting trace at this boundary portion becomes the gate trace formed on the outer edge surface 22 of the thick portion 15 of the projection lens 11.
- a part of the resin is solidified at the gate 157 to deteriorate the moldability, and a weld line may be generated inside the lens body including the incident portion 112 and the emission portion 113 formed by the cavity 155. Get higher. If a weld line is generated inside the lens main body, it is a cause of deteriorating the optical quality of the projection lens 100. On the other hand, if the resin pouring speed is slowed or the number of cavities 155 is reduced in order to secure the filling pressure of the resin into the cavities 155, the productivity is lowered. As described above, in the lens molding die 151 shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, there is a possibility that quality may be deteriorated due to deterioration of moldability or cost may be increased due to decrease in productivity.
- the projection lens 11 according to the present embodiment has the thick portion 15 that is thicker in the optical axis Ax direction than the other portion in one portion of the peripheral portion 14.
- a thick molded part 58 for molding the meat part 15 can be formed in the cavity 55 (see FIG. 8). Therefore, by making the gate 57 communicate with the thick molded portion 58, a large cross-sectional area of the gate 57 can be secured. Therefore, the pressure loss at the gate 57 is suppressed as much as possible, and the molten resin is smoothly filled into the cavity 55. Thereby, a sufficient filling pressure of the resin into the cavity 55 can be ensured, and the moldability can be improved to improve the dimensional accuracy and quality. Further, since the moldability is improved, a larger number of projection lenses 11 can be molded in a single molding process, and the cost can be reduced by improving the productivity. That is, the projection lens 11 according to the present embodiment can be manufactured with high quality at low cost.
- the thick portion 15 is thickened by protruding toward the incident portion 12 with respect to other portions of the peripheral portion 14.
- the ineffective light distribution area A ⁇ b> 2 in which the incident portion 12 side becomes a dead space is likely to be larger than the emission portion 13 side. Therefore, if the thick portion 15 is formed so as to protrude to the incident portion 12 side, the invalid light distribution region A2 can be used effectively.
- the thick portion 15 of the projection lens 11 has a tapered surface 23a that is inclined so that the thickness in the optical axis direction of the thick portion 15 becomes thinner as it approaches the optical axis Ax of the projection lens 11.
- the thick molding portion 58 of the lens molding die 51 has an inclined surface 58a for forming the tapered surface 23a.
- the production cost can be reduced by using the projection lens 11 that can be produced at a low cost. Further, since the light incident from the outside is refracted by the thick portion 15 of the projection lens 11, when the lamp is viewed from the outside, it is possible to prevent the structure behind the projection lens 11 from being seen through. Can be improved.
- the projection lens 11 can be positioned on the holder 46 and easily assembled.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the projection lens according to Modification 1 as viewed from the incident part side.
- FIGS. 13A and 13B are diagrams illustrating a projection lens according to the first modification, where FIG. 13A is a side view and FIG. 13B is a front view as viewed from the incident portion side.
- the projection lens 11 ⁇ / b> A according to Modification 1 includes a thick portion 15 ⁇ / b> A having a small width dimension in the left-right direction.
- the thick portion 15 ⁇ / b> A has a width dimension substantially the same as the width dimension of the gate 57 of the lens molding die 51.
- the thick part 15A is formed in one part of the peripheral part 14 because the thick part 15A is thicker in the optical axis Ax direction than the other part.
- the thick molded portion 58 can be formed in the cavity 55 (see FIG. 8). Therefore, also in the case of the projection lens 11A, by making the gate 57 communicate with the thick molded portion 58, a large cross-sectional area of the gate 57 can be secured. Therefore, pressure loss at the gate 57 is suppressed as much as possible, and the molten resin is smoothly filled into the cavity 55. Thereby, a sufficient filling pressure of the resin in the cavity 55 can be secured, and the moldability can be improved and the quality can be improved.
- the moldability is improved, a larger number of projection lenses 11A can be molded in a single molding process, and the cost can be reduced by improving the productivity. Further, in the projection lens 11A, since the thick portion 15A is made small, the thick portion 15A can be made inconspicuous.
- FIG. 14 is a side view showing a projection lens according to the second modification.
- FIG. 15 is a front view of the projection lens according to Modification 2 as viewed from the incident side.
- the projection lens 11 ⁇ / b> B has an outer peripheral surface 61 between the incident surface 12 a of the incident portion 12 and the emission surface 13 a of the emission portion 13.
- the projection lens 11B is formed in a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front.
- the projection lens 11B is a so-called deformed lens that is not circular when viewed from the front.
- a flange portion 21 is formed in the circumferential direction on the incident portion 12 side on the outer peripheral surface 61, and the flange portion 21 is a peripheral portion 14.
- a thick portion 15B that is thicker in the optical axis Ax direction than the flange portion 21 in the other portion is provided in one portion of the peripheral portion 14.
- the thick part 15B is formed in one part of the peripheral part 14 because the thick part 15B is made thicker in the optical axis Ax direction than the other part.
- the thick molded portion 58 can be formed in the cavity 55 (see FIG. 8). Therefore, by making the gate 57 communicate with the thick molded portion 58, a large cross-sectional area of the gate 57 can be secured. Therefore, pressure loss at the gate 57 is suppressed as much as possible, and the molten resin is smoothly filled into the cavity 55. Thereby, a sufficient filling pressure of the resin in the cavity 55 can be secured, and the moldability can be improved and the quality can be improved. Further, since the moldability is improved, a larger number of projection lenses 11B can be molded in a single molding process, and the cost can be reduced by improving the productivity.
- the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modification examples, and can be appropriately modified and improved.
- the material, shape, dimension, numerical value, form, number, arrangement location, and the like of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary and are not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved.
- an optical system using a reflecting surface for example, a PES optical system
- a PES optical system for example, a PES optical system
- the present invention is not limited to this example.
- a configuration including another optical system such as a so-called direct-light optical system (monofocus optical system) may be used.
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ところで、投影レンズの周縁部は、光軸方向の厚さが薄いため、周縁部の一部で連通されるゲートが細くなってしまう。すると、ゲートでの圧力損失が大きくなり、充填圧が十分に得られず、成形性が悪化することがある。例えば、キャビティに充填する溶融樹脂の一部がゲートの金型表面から固化し始め、ゲート断面積が更に小さくなり、品質低下や生産性の低下によるコストアップを招くおそれがある。
透光性を有する樹脂から形成された投影レンズであって、
光が入射される入射部と、
前記入射部から入射した光を出射する出射部と、
前記入射部と前記出射部との境界に設けられた周縁部と、
前記周縁部の一の部分に設けられ、前記周縁部の他の部分よりも光軸方向に厚くされるとともに、外周面の少なくとも一部にゲート痕が形成された厚肉部と、
を有することを特徴とする。
図1は、本実施形態に係る投影レンズを示す入射部側から見た斜視図である。図2は、本実施形態に係る投影レンズを示す図であって、(a)は側面図、(b)は入射部側から見た正面図である。
図3は、本実施形態に係る車両用灯具を示す断面図である。図4は、車両用灯具を構成する光源ユニットの分解斜視図である。
図7は、投影レンズを成形するレンズ成形用金型の可動型の概略平面図である。図8は、投影レンズを成形するレンズ成形用金型の一部の断面図である。図9は、レンズ成形用金型のキャビティとゲートとの連通部分の断面図である。
製造する投影レンズ11の入射部12側における有効配光領域A1と無効配光領域A2とをシミュレーションによって求め(図3参照)、無効配光領域A2に形成する厚肉部15の大きさ及び形状を決定する。
図7及び図8に示すように、投影レンズ11を成形するレンズ成形用金型51を準備する。レンズ成形用金型51は、固定型52と可動型53とから構成されている。レンズ成形用金型51は、固定型52と可動型53とを突き合わせることで、投影レンズ11の成形空間である複数(本例では5つ)のキャビティ55と、溶融樹脂が送り込まれるランナー56と、ランナー56とキャビティ55とを連通するゲート57とが形成される。なお、このレンズ成形用金型51では、固定型52と可動型53との突き合わせ部分のパーティングラインPLは、投影レンズ11の入射部12の入射面12aと同一の面に配置される。
固定型52に対して可動型53を近接させて固定型52と可動型53とを突き合わせた状態で、ランナー56へ溶融樹脂を射出する。すると、この射出された溶融樹脂は、各ランナー56から各ゲート57を介して各キャビティ55へ流し込まれる。このとき、ゲート57は、厚肉部15を成形する厚肉成形部58に連通されているので、大きな断面積が確保されている。したがって、溶融樹脂は、ゲート57からキャビティ55内へ極めて円滑に送り込まれることとなる。また、厚肉成形部58の傾斜面58aを有することから、厚肉形成部58における流路幅はゲート57の流路幅と同程度であるとともに、傾斜面58aによって溶融樹脂がキャビティ55内へ円滑に案内される。
(変形例1)
図12は、変形例1に係る投影レンズを示す入射部側から見た斜視図である。図13は、変形例1に係る投影レンズを示す図であって、(a)は側面図、(b)は入射部側から見た正面図である。
また、この投影レンズ11Aでは、厚肉部15Aが小さくされていることから、厚肉部15Aを目立たなくすることができる。
図14は、変形例2に係る投影レンズを示す側面図である。図15は、変形例2に係る投影レンズを示す入射部側から見た正面図である。
本出願は、2013年11月21日出願の日本特許出願・出願番号2013-241318に基づくものであり、その内容はここに参照として取り込まれる。
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- 透光性を有する樹脂から形成された投影レンズであって、
光が入射される入射部と、
前記入射部から入射した光を出射する出射部と、
前記入射部と前記出射部との境界に設けられた周縁部と、
前記周縁部の一の部分に設けられ、前記周縁部の他の部分よりも光軸方向に厚くされるとともに、外周面の少なくとも一部にゲート痕が形成された厚肉部と、
を有することを特徴とする投影レンズ。 - 前記厚肉部は、前記周縁部の他の部分に対して前記入射部側へ突出されて厚くされていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の投影レンズ。
- 前記厚肉部の外周面は、当該投影レンズを側面から見て、前記ゲート痕が形成された第1の面と、前記第1の面と対向する第2の面とを有し、
前記第2の面は、当該投影レンズの光軸に近づくにつれて、前記厚肉部の前記光軸方向の厚さが薄くなるように傾斜していることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の投影レンズ。 - 請求項1から3のいずれか一項に記載の投影レンズと、前記投影レンズの前記入射部へ光を照射する光源とを備えることを特徴とする車両用灯具。
- 前記投影レンズを保持するホルダを備え、前記ホルダは、前記厚肉部が係合可能な係合部を有することを特徴とする請求項4に記載の車両用灯具。
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