WO2021171923A1 - Installation device - Google Patents

Abstract

In a camera device according to the present invention, an installation body is retracted and housed in a bracket. Here, when the installation body is retracted and when the installation body is deployed, a seal frame of the installation body elastically contacts a deployment surface and a retraction surface in the bracket, and seals a gap between the bracket and the installation body around the entire circumference of the installation body. Thus, the gap between the bracket and the installation body can be properly sealed.

Description

Installation equipment

The present invention relates to an installation device in which an installation body is stored and deployed with respect to a storage unit.

In the vehicle photographing apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2019-131097, a movable member is housed and projected with respect to an opening of a side panel. In addition, a camera is provided on the movable member.

Here, in this vehicle photographing device, when the movable member protrudes from the opening of the side panel, the opening of the side panel is closed by the movable member.

In consideration of the above facts, an object of the present invention is to obtain an installation device capable of appropriately sealing between the storage unit and the installation body.

The installation device of the first aspect of the present invention includes a storage unit provided in the vehicle, an installation body installed in the vehicle and stored and deployed with respect to the storage unit, and an installation body provided in the installation body and outside the installation body. When the installation body is stored in the storage unit and when the installation body is deployed with respect to the storage unit, the storage unit and the installation body are arranged on the entire circumference of the installation body. It is provided with a sealing portion for sealing between the two.

In the installation device of the first aspect of the present invention, the installation device of the second aspect of the present invention is the storage by the seal portion when the installation body is moved between the storage position and the deployment position with respect to the storage portion. The seal between the portion and the installation body is released.

The installation device according to the third aspect of the present invention is the installation device according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, in which the seal portion is provided on the installation body.

In any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, the installation device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is provided on the outer periphery of the installation body and is projected toward the storage portion to seal the seal. It is provided with a protruding portion on which the portion is provided.

The installation device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention constitutes the outer periphery of the installation body in any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, and a plurality of outer peripheral members over which the seal portion is hung. To be equipped.

In the installation device of the first aspect of the present invention, a storage unit is provided in the vehicle, and an installation body is installed in the vehicle, and the installation body is stored and deployed with respect to the storage unit. In addition, the image pickup device of the installation body images the outside of the installation body.

Here, when the installation body is stored in the storage unit and when the installation body is deployed with respect to the storage unit, the sealing portion seals between the storage unit and the installation body on the entire circumference of the installation body. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately seal between the storage portion and the installation body.

In the installation device of the second aspect of the present invention, when the installation body is moved between the storage position and the deployment position with respect to the storage portion, the seal between the storage portion and the installation body by the seal portion is released. Therefore, the moving operation of the installed body can be improved.

In the installation device of the third aspect of the present invention, a seal portion is provided on the installation body. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the seal portion from sliding with respect to the installation body, and it is possible to suppress damage to the installation body.

In the installation device of the fourth aspect of the present invention, a seal portion is provided on the protruding portion on the outer periphery of the installation body, and the protruding portion is projected toward the storage portion. Therefore, the protrusion can be closed in the gap between the vehicle and the installation body.

In the installation device of the fifth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of outer peripheral members constitute the outer periphery of the installation body, and a seal portion is hung on the plurality of outer peripheral members. Therefore, the assembling strength of the plurality of outer peripheral members can be increased by the seal portion.

It is a perspective view which shows the unfolding time of the installation body of the camera device which concerns on embodiment of this invention, seen from the rear side of a vehicle and the outside in the vehicle width direction. It is a perspective view seen from the rear side of a vehicle and the outside in the vehicle width direction which shows the time when the installation body of the camera device which concerns on embodiment of this invention is retracted. It is an exploded perspective view which shows the camera device which concerns on embodiment of this invention, seen from the front side of a vehicle and the outside in the vehicle width direction. It is an exploded perspective view which shows the installation body and the retractor of the camera device which concerns on embodiment of this invention, seen from the front side of a vehicle and the outside in the vehicle width direction. It is an exploded perspective view which shows the installation body and the retractor of the camera device which concerns on embodiment of this invention, seen from the inside and the bottom side in the vehicle width direction. It is sectional drawing seen from the rear side of a vehicle which shows the camera device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing seen from the rear side of a vehicle which shows the main part of the camera apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 1A shows a perspective view of a camera device 10 as an installation device according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the rear side of the vehicle and the outside in the vehicle width direction (right side of the vehicle), and FIG. 2 shows a camera. The device 10 is shown in an exploded perspective view seen from the front side of the vehicle and the outside in the vehicle width direction. In the drawings, the front of the vehicle is indicated by an arrow FR, the outside in the vehicle width direction is indicated by an arrow OUT, and the upper portion is indicated by an arrow UP.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the camera device 10 according to the present embodiment is installed on a plate-shaped fender panel 14 (front fender panel) as an installation target constituting a storage portion of the vehicle 12 (automobile). A substantially rectangular installation hole 14A is formed through the middle portion of the fender panel 14 on the rear side of the vehicle in the vertical direction, and the installation hole 14A is extended in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and is formed on the front side of the vehicle at the lower end. Is inclined toward the upper side as it goes toward the front side of the vehicle.

The side door 16 (front side door) of the vehicle 12 is arranged on the rear side of the vehicle of the fender panel 14. The side door 16 is closed, and the side door 16 is rotatable outward in the vehicle width direction about the front end of the vehicle so that the side door 16 can be opened.

As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle 12 is provided with a lock mechanism 18, and when the occupant locks the lock mechanism 18, the lock mechanism 18 regulates the opening of the side door 16. Further, when the occupant unlocks the lock mechanism 18, the lock mechanism 18 releases the opening restriction of the side door 16.

The vehicle 12 is provided with an open / close sensor 20, and the open / close sensor 20 detects the closing and opening of the side door 16. The vehicle 12 is provided with an operation unit 22, and the occupant operates the operation unit 22 before the occupant changes the traveling direction of the vehicle 12 to the camera device 10 installation side (right side in the present embodiment). do.

The lock mechanism 18, the open / close sensor 20, and the operation unit 22 are electrically connected to the control device 28 (ECU) of the vehicle 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped bracket 30 (see FIG. 5) constituting the storage portion is provided inside the fender panel 14 in the vehicle width direction, and the inside of the bracket 30 is provided in the vehicle width direction. It is opened to the outside, and the front side of the lower wall is inclined toward the upper side toward the front side of the vehicle. The bracket 30 is fixed to the fender panel 14 on the outer periphery of the installation hole 14A, and the inside of the bracket 30 is opened to the outside of the fender panel 14 in the vehicle width direction via the installation hole 14A.

On the inner peripheral surface of the bracket 30, a developing surface 30A having a substantially rectangular cross section as a sealing surface is formed on the entire circumference, and the upper portion of the developing surface 30A is arranged inside the bracket 30 in the vehicle width direction. At the same time, the lower portion of the developing surface 30A is arranged outside the bracket 30 in the vehicle width direction. A storage surface 30B having a substantially rectangular cross section as a sealing surface is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the bracket 30, and the upper portion of the storage surface 30B is arranged outside the bracket 30 in the vehicle width direction. At the same time, the lower portion of the storage surface 30B is arranged inside the bracket 30 in the vehicle width direction. The front side portion of the vehicle on the deployment surface 30A and the front side portion of the vehicle on the storage surface 30B are intersected and flush with each other at the intermediate portions in the vertical direction, and the rear side portion of the vehicle on the deployment surface 30A and the vehicle on the storage surface 30B are flush with each other. The rear side portion is crossed and flush with each other in the middle portion in the vertical direction. The upper and lower parts of the developing surface 30A and the upper and lower parts of the storage surface 30B are curved around the following rotation center axis O, and the radius of curvature of the upper part of the developing surface 30A and the upper part of the storage surface 30B is the same. The radius of curvature of the lower part of the developing surface 30A and the lower part of the storage surface 30B is made the same.

A release surface 30C is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the bracket 30 in the upper portion and the lower portion, and the upper release surface 30C is formed between the upper portion of the development surface 30A and the upper portion of the storage surface 30B. In addition to being arranged, the lower release surface 30C is arranged between the lower portion of the development surface 30A and the lower portion of the storage surface 30B. The release surface 30C is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the bracket 30 of the development surface 30A and the storage surface 30B, and the upper part of the upper release surface 30C and the lower part of the lower release surface 30C are centered on the following rotation center axis O. It is curved.

A rectangular insertion hole 30D is formed through the inner side wall (bottom wall) of the bracket 30 in the vehicle width direction, and the insertion hole 30D opens the inside of the bracket 30 inward in the vehicle width direction. A discharge hole 30E is formed through the lower wall of the bracket 30 at the lowermost position of the lower release surface 30C, and the discharge hole 30E opens the inside of the bracket 30 downward.

A substantially rectangular ring plate-shaped packing 24 as a closing member is fixed to the entire circumference of the outer end surface of the bracket 30 in the vehicle width direction, and the packing 24 is made of rubber, for example, and has elasticity and sealing properties. ing. The packing 24 is elastically contracted between the outer end surface of the bracket 30 in the vehicle width direction and the inner surface of the fender panel 14 in the vehicle width direction, and the packing 24 is the outer end surface of the bracket 30 in the vehicle width direction and the vehicle of the fender panel 14. It seals (closes) with the inner surface in the width direction.

A retractor 32 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) as a support is provided in the bracket 30, and the retractor 32 is fixed to the inner side wall of the bracket 30 in the vehicle width direction. The retractor 32 is provided with a rotating portion 32A as an operating portion inside, and is electrically connected to the control device 28 via the wiring 32B. The retractor 32 is operated by the control of the control device 28. The rotating portion 32A is rotated (moved) about the rotation center axis O parallel to the vehicle front-rear direction. Further, the wiring 32B is inserted into the insertion hole 30D of the bracket 30.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 2, a substantially triangular columnar installation body 34 is supported by the rotating portion 32A of the retractor 32, and the installation body 34 is integrally rotatable with the rotating portion 32A. .. The installation body 34 is unfolded, and the installation body 34 projects outward in the vehicle width direction of the fender panel 14 in a state of being penetrated through the installation hole 14A of the fender panel 14 in the inner portion in the vehicle width direction (FIG. See the solid line in 5). When the retractor 32 is operated and the rotating portion 32A is rotated to one side, the installation body 34 is rotated downward and inward in the vehicle width direction and stored (FIGS. 1B and 5). See two-dot chain line). Further, when the retractor 32 is operated and the rotating portion 32A is rotated to the other side, the installation body 34 is rotated upward and outward in the vehicle width direction to be deployed (returned).

A lamp unit 36 (see FIGS. 3 and 5) as an irradiation unit is provided on the upper portion of the installation body 34.

A substantially rectangular plate-shaped housing 38 constituting the housing is provided in the lower portion of the lamp unit 36, and the housing 38 is made impervious to light and is assembled to the rotating portion 32A of the retractor 32. It is attached (see FIG. 3). The housing 38 is inclined downward toward the outside in the vehicle width direction, and the front side portion of the housing 38 at the outer end in the vehicle width direction is inclined toward the inside in the vehicle width direction toward the front side of the vehicle. Has been done. A shielding plate 38A having a substantially U-shaped cross section as a shielding portion is integrally formed on the housing 38, and the shielding plate 38A is the outer end in the vehicle width direction and the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the housing 38. It is arranged in the department. The inside of the shield plate 38A outside in the vehicle width direction is open to the outside in the vehicle width direction, and the inside of the shield plate 38A on the rear side of the vehicle is open to the rear side of the vehicle. The vehicle front end of the shield plate 38A (the vehicle front end of the outer portion in the vehicle width direction) opens the inside of the shield plate 38A to the vehicle front side, and the vehicle rear end of the shield plate 38A (the vehicle rear portion of the vehicle). The inner end in the width direction) shields the inside of the shielding plate 38A from the inside in the vehicle width direction.

The lamp unit 36 is provided with a turn lamp 40 as a radiation device. The turn lamp 40 is provided with a turn circuit board 40A as an exit portion, and the turn circuit board 40A is fixed to the front side of the vehicle at the front end of the shielding plate 38A. The turn circuit board 40A is provided with an LED (not shown) and is electrically connected to the control device 28 via the wiring 40C. The turn lamp 40 is operated by the control of the control device 28 to operate the turn circuit board 40A. The substrate 40A (LED) intermittently emits light from the vehicle front side of the vehicle front end of the shielding plate 38A into the shielding plate 38A (vehicle rear side). Further, the wiring 40C is inserted into the insertion hole 30D of the bracket 30.

The turn lamp 40 is provided with a substantially columnar turn light guide 40B as a guide portion, and the turn light guide 40B is arranged in a portion outside the shielding plate 38A in the vehicle width direction, and the shielding plate 38A. It is stretched along. The turn light guide 40B is made transparent, and the turn light guide 40B guides the light emitted by the turn circuit board 40A (LED) in the longitudinal direction and radiates it to the outside in the vehicle width direction and the rear side of the vehicle.

A transmissive member constituting the housing and a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped transmissive lens 46 as an outer peripheral member are provided on the upper portion of the lamp unit 36, and the inside of the transmissive lens 46 is opened downward. The front side of the vehicle on the outer side of the outer peripheral wall in the vehicle width direction is inclined inward in the vehicle width direction toward the front side of the vehicle. The transmissive lens 46 is assembled (fixed) to the housing 38, the outer peripheral wall is arranged on the outer peripheral outer side of the housing 38, and the shielding plate 38A of the housing 38 is between the housing 38 and the transmissive lens 46. And the turn signal 40 are housed. The transmissive lens 46 is made transparent, and a metal shielding film 46A as a shielding portion is formed on a portion other than a part of the inner surface (back side surface), so that the shielding film 46A cannot transmit light. Has been done.

On the outer peripheral wall of the transmissive lens 46, a turn lens 46B as a transmissive portion is formed from a portion excluding the front end portion of the vehicle on the outer side in the vehicle width direction to the outer end portion in the vehicle width direction on the rear side of the vehicle. The shielding film 46A is not formed on the turn lens 46B forming portion of the transmission lens 46, and the light emitted from the turn light guide 40B of the turn lamp 40 is transmitted through the turn lens 46B and is transmitted from the turn lens 46B to the vehicle. It is irradiated on the outside in the width direction and on the rear side of the vehicle.

When the installation body 34 is retracted, the transmissive lens 46 is projected from the fender panel 14 to the outside in the vehicle width direction (outside the fender panel 14), and the turn lens 46B is exposed to the outside of the vehicle (FIGS. 1B and 5). See the two-dot chain line).

A camera unit 48 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) as an imaging unit is provided in the lower portion of the installation body 34.

A visor 50 (see FIG. 5) having a U-shaped cross section as an outer peripheral body is provided on the outer circumference of the camera unit 48, and the inside of the visor 50 is open to the upper side and the inner side in the vehicle width direction. The visor 50 is configured by assembling a visor lower 50A and a rim 50B as outer peripheral members, the visor 50A constitutes a portion on the lower side of the visor 50 and a portion on the front side of the vehicle, and the rim 50B is formed of the visor 50. It constitutes the rear part of the vehicle. The lower portion of the visor 50 (the lower portion of the visor 50A) is curved around the rotation center axis O of the rotating portion 32A of the retractor 32, and is inclined upward as it goes outward in the vehicle width direction. The vehicle front side portion of the lower portion of the visor 50 is inclined inward in the vehicle width direction toward the vehicle front side.

The visor 50 is assembled to the rotating portion 32A of the retractor 32 in the visor 50A, and is assembled to the housing 38 of the lamp unit 36 in the visor 50A and the rim 50B (see FIG. 3). It is made rotatable integrally with the rotating portion 32A and the lamp unit 36. The upper side of the visor 50 is closed by the transmission lens 46 of the lamp unit 36, and the upper end of the visor 50 is fitted to the outer peripheral side of the outer peripheral wall of the transmission lens 46 (see FIG. 5).

A conical trapezoidal tubular lower exposed cylinder 50C (see FIG. 3) as an exposed portion is formed in the lower portion of the visor 50 (the lower portion of the visor lower 50A), and the lower exposed cylinder 50C moves downward. The diameter is increased toward the end, and the inside of the visor 50 is opened downward. A conical trapezoidal tubular rear exposed cylinder 50D (see FIG. 1A) as an exposed portion is formed on the vehicle rear side portion (rim 50B) of the visor 50, and the rear exposed cylinder 50D is gradually moved toward the vehicle rear side. The diameter is increased and the inside of the visor 50 is opened to the rear side of the vehicle.

A lower camera 52 as an imaging device is fixed to the lower portion of the visor 50 (the lower portion of the visor lower 50A), and the lens 52A (see FIG. 3) of the lower camera 52 is directed downward. Lower exposure of the visor 50 It is exposed to the lower side of the visor 50 through the inside of the cylinder 50C. A rear camera 54 as an imaging device is fixed to the vehicle rear side portion (rim 50B) of the visor 50, and the lens 54A (see FIG. 1A) of the rear camera 54 is directed toward the vehicle rear side of the visor 50. It is exposed to the rear side of the vehicle of the visor 50 through the rear exposure cylinder 50D.

The lower camera 52 and the rear camera 54 are electrically connected to the control device 28 via the wiring 52B and the wiring 54B, respectively (see FIG. 3), and the lower camera 52 and the rear camera 54 are controlled by the control device 28. , The lower side of the visor 50 and the rear side of the vehicle are imaged through the lens 52A and the lens 54A, respectively. Further, the wiring 52B and the wiring 54B are inserted into the insertion hole 30D of the bracket 30.

A monitor 56 (see FIG. 3) as a display device is electrically connected to the control device 28, and under the control of the control device 28, images captured by the lower camera 52 and the rear camera 54 are displayed on the monitor 56. NS. The monitor 56 is installed in the vehicle interior so that the occupant can check the image displayed on the monitor 56.

When the installation body 34 is retracted, the camera unit 48 is housed inside the fender panel 14 in the vehicle width direction (inside the bracket 30), and the lens 52A of the lower camera 52 and the lens 54A of the rear camera 54 are housed in the vehicle 12. It is stored inside (see FIG. 1B).

A substantially rectangular ring plate-shaped flange 34A (see FIGS. 3 to 5) as a protruding portion is provided on the outer circumference of the inner end of the installation body 34 in the vehicle width direction, and the flange 34A is outside the outer circumference of the installation body 34. It is projected to. The flange 34A is integrally formed with the transmissive lens 46 of the lamp unit 36 and the visor 50 (visor lower 50A and rim 50B) of the camera unit 48, and the flange 34A is continuously arranged on the entire circumference of the installation body 34. ..

A plurality of columnar reference pins 34B (see FIG. 4) as positioning portions are integrally formed on the inner surface of the flange 34A in the vehicle width direction, and the plurality of reference pins 34B are respectively projected inward in the vehicle width direction. At the same time, the flanges 34A are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction. A semicircular locking recess 34C (see FIG. 6) is formed as a locking portion on the inner surface of the flange 34A in the vehicle width direction and the outer surface in the vehicle width direction, and the locking recess 34C inside in the vehicle width direction is formed. The 34C is arranged substantially on the entire circumference except for the reference pin 34B forming portion of the flange 34A, and the locking recess 34C on the outer side in the vehicle width direction is arranged on substantially the entire circumference of the flange 34A.

A substantially rectangular ring plate-shaped seal frame 58 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) as a seal portion is attached to the flange 34A, and the seal frame 58 is made of rubber, for example, to provide elasticity and sealability. Have. The inner peripheral side portion (base end side portion) of the seal frame 58 is hollow, and the inside having a substantially rectangular cross section is opened to the inner peripheral side. The seal frame 58 has a flange 34A press-fitted inside ( It is fitted) and elastically stretched by the flange 34A in the circumferential direction and the wall thickness direction (vehicle width direction). The outer peripheral side portion (tip side portion) of the seal frame 58 has a triangular cross section, and both side surfaces of the outer peripheral side portion of the seal frame 58 in the wall thickness direction of the seal frame 58 toward the outer peripheral side of the seal frame 58. It is inclined toward the center in the wall thickness direction.

A plurality of substantially semicircular notches 58A (see FIG. 4) as positioning portions are formed through the inner peripheral side of the seal frame 58 and the inner portion in the vehicle width direction, and the plurality of notches 58A are each sealed. It is opened to the inner peripheral side of the frame 58 and is arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the seal frame 58. A reference pin 34B of the flange 34A is penetrated and fitted in the notch 58A, whereby the seal frame 58 is positioned on the flange 34A in the circumferential direction.

A locking projection 58B (see FIG. 6) having a semicircular cross section as a locked portion is integrally formed on the inner peripheral portion of the seal frame 58 in the vehicle width direction and the outer portion in the vehicle width direction. The stop protrusion 58B protrudes inside the seal frame 58. The locking projections 58B on the inner side in the vehicle width direction are arranged on substantially the entire circumference except for the notch 58A forming portion of the seal frame 58, and the locking projections 58B on the outer side in the vehicle width direction are arranged on substantially the entire circumference of the seal frame 58. Have been placed. The locking projection 58B is fitted into the locking recess 34C of the flange 34A, which limits the movement of the seal frame 58 to the outer peripheral side with respect to the flange 34A.

The entire circumference of the outer peripheral side portion of the seal frame 58 is elastically contacted with the development surface 30A of the bracket 30, whereby the seal frame 58 seals between the installation body 34 and the bracket 30 (FIG. 5). See solid line). When the installation body 34 is stored, the entire circumference of the outer peripheral side portion of the seal frame 58 is elastically contacted with the storage surface 30B of the bracket 30, and the seal frame 58 seals between the bracket 30 and the installation body 34. (See the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5). While the installation body 34 is being rotated between the deployment position and the storage position, the upper portion and the lower portion of the seal frame 58 are not elastically contacted with the upper and lower release surfaces 30C in the bracket 30, respectively. , The seal between the bracket 30 and the installation body 34 by the seal frame 58 is released.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

In the camera device 10 having the above configuration, the occupant rides on the vehicle 12 and the installation body 34 is deployed (see FIG. 1A).

In the camera unit 48 of the installation body 34, under the control of the control device 28, the lower camera 52 and the rear camera 54 image the lower side and the rear side of the vehicle, respectively, and the lower camera 52 and the rear camera 54 are mounted on the monitor 56. The captured image is displayed. Therefore, when the occupant confirms the image displayed on the monitor 56, the visibility of the lower side of the occupant and the rear side of the vehicle is assisted.

When the occupant operates the operation unit 22 before the occupant changes the traveling direction of the vehicle 12 to the camera device 10 installation side, the turn lamp 40 of the lamp unit 36 in the installation body 34 is controlled by the control device 28. Is activated, and light is intermittently (blinking) emitted from the turn signal 46B of the transmission lens 46 to the outside in the vehicle width direction and the rear side of the vehicle. Therefore, it is notified to other vehicles and pedestrians on the outside of the installation body 34 in the vehicle width direction and on the rear side of the vehicle that the traveling direction of the vehicle 12 is changed to the installation side of the camera device 10.

Further, when the occupant closes the side door 16 and locks the lock mechanism 18 after the occupant opens the side door 16 and gets off the vehicle 12, the retractor 32 is operated by the control of the control device 28. The installation body 34 is stored (see FIG. 1B).

Further, when the occupant unlocks the lock mechanism 18 to open the side door 16 (when the open / close sensor 20 detects the opening of the side door 16) in order for the occupant to get on the vehicle 12, the control device Under the control of 28, the retractor 32 is operated and the installation body 34 is deployed (see FIG. 1A).

Here, when the installation body 34 is stored (when it is stored in the fender panel 14 and the bracket 30), and when the installation body 34 is deployed (when it is deployed from inside the fender panel 14 and inside the bracket 30). In each case, the seal frame 58 of the installation body 34 is elastically contacted with the development surface 30A and the storage surface 30B in the bracket 30 on the entire circumference of the installation body 34, and is between the bracket 30 and the installation body 34. (See the solid line and the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 5). Therefore, the bracket 30 and the installation body 34 can be appropriately sealed. As a result, foreign matter (for example, dust and water) that has entered between the bracket 30 and the installation body 34 through the installation hole 14A of the fender panel 14 when the installation body 34 is stored and when the installation body 34 is deployed. Can be prevented from entering the inside of the vehicle 12 in the vehicle width direction from the installation body 34 (including the inside of the bracket 30 in the vehicle width direction from the insertion hole 30D). Moreover, when the vehicle 12 is traveling (when the installation body 34 is deployed), the traveling wind of the vehicle 12 enters between the bracket 30 and the installation body 34 through the installation hole 14A of the fender panel 14, and the bracket 30 It is possible to suppress the passage through the insertion hole 30D and suppress the generation of wind noise.

Further, when the occupant gets off the vehicle 12 and the installation body 34 is stored, the discharge hole 30E of the bracket 30 is communicated between the bracket 30 and the installation body 34 (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5). ). Therefore, foreign matter (for example, water or the like) that has entered between the bracket 30 and the installation body 34 from the installation hole 14A of the fender panel 14 can be discharged from between the bracket 30 and the installation body 34 through the discharge hole 30E.

Further, while the installation body 34 is being rotated between the deployment position and the storage position, the upper portion and the lower portion of the seal frame 58 are elastically contacted with the upper and lower release surfaces 30C in the bracket 30, respectively. Instead, the seal between the bracket 30 and the installation body 34 by the seal frame 58 is released. Therefore, the sliding resistance of the seal frame 58 to the bracket 30 can be reduced, and the retractor 32 can satisfactorily rotate the installation body 34 between the deployed position and the stored position.

Further, both side surfaces of the outer peripheral side portion of the seal frame 58 in the wall thickness direction are inclined in the direction toward the center side in the wall thickness direction of the seal frame 58 toward the outer peripheral side of the seal frame 58. Therefore, when the installation body 34 is stored and when the installation body 34 is deployed, even if the outer peripheral side portion of the seal frame 58 is slid with respect to the deployment surface 30A and the storage surface 30B in the bracket 30, the seal is sealed. The outer peripheral side portion of the frame 58 can be easily tilted to the side opposite to the rotation direction of the installation body 34, the sliding resistance of the seal frame 58 with respect to the development surface 30A and the storage surface 30B can be reduced, and the installation body 34 by the retractor 32 can be reduced. The rotation operation between the unfolding position and the retracting position of the above can be further improved.

Further, a seal frame 58 is provided on the installation body 34 (flange 34A). Therefore, unlike the case where the seal frame 58 is provided on the fender panel 14 or the bracket 30, it is possible to prevent the seal frame 58 from sliding with respect to the installation body 34, and the transmission lens 46 constituting the design surface of the installation body 34. And the damage of the visor 50 can be suppressed.

Further, the flange 34A is projected to the outer periphery (bracket 30 side) of the installation body 34. Therefore, the flange 34A can be closed inside the gap between the outer circumference of the installation hole 14A of the fender panel 14 and the installation body 34 in the vehicle width direction, and the width direction from the installation body 34 from the gap between the outer circumference of the installation hole 14A and the installation body 34. The visibility of the inside can be restricted by the flange 34A. Further, when the seal frame 58 seals between the bracket 30 and the installation body 34, foreign matter (for example, water or the like) that has entered between the bracket 30 and the installation body 34 invades the inside of the installation body 34 in the vehicle width direction. The path to be carried out can be lengthened by the flange 34A, and foreign matter can be further suppressed from entering the inside of the vehicle width direction from the installation body 34.

Moreover, the reference pin 34B of the flange 34A is fitted into the notch 58A of the inner peripheral side portion of the seal frame 58, and the locking projection 58B of the inner peripheral side portion of the seal frame 58 is fitted into the locking recess 34C of the flange 34A. ing. Therefore, even if the seal frame 58 is slid with respect to the development surface 30A and the storage surface 30B in the bracket 30 when the installation body 34 is stored and when the installation body 34 is deployed, the inside of the seal frame 58 It is possible to prevent the peripheral portion from being displaced with respect to the flange 34A.

Further, the outer periphery of the installation body 34 is composed of the transmission lens 46, the visor lower 50A and the rim 50B of the visor 50, and the seal frame 58 is hung on the flange 34A of the transmission lens 46, the visor lower 50A and the rim 50B. Therefore, the assembling strength of the transmissive lens 46, the visor lower 50A, and the rim 50B can be increased by the seal frame 58, for example, the gap between the transmissive lens 46 and the visor 50 can be satisfactorily closed, and the turn light guide 40B of the turn lamp 40 can be satisfactorily closed. It is possible to prevent the light emitted from the transmission body 34 from leaking from between the transmitting lens 46 and the visor 50 to the outside of the installation body 34.

Further, the seal frame 58 is elastically stretched by the flange 34A in the circumferential direction and the wall thickness direction. Therefore, the assembling strength of the transmissive lens 46, the visor lower 50A, and the rim 50B can be effectively increased by the elastic contraction force in the circumferential direction and the wall thickness direction of the seal frame 58.

Further, as described above, when the occupant gets off the vehicle 12 and locks the lock mechanism 18, the installation body 34 is stored. Therefore, when the occupant gets off the vehicle 12, the installation body 34 is stored so that it can be visually confirmed that the side door 16 has been restricted (locked) to open, and the installation body 34 is not stored (the installation body 34 is not stored). By maintaining the deployment of the installation body 34), it can be visually confirmed that the side door 16 is not restricted from opening.

Further, when the installation body 34 is stored, the camera unit 48 of the installation body 34 is stored inside the fender panel 14 in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, the dimension of the vehicle 12 in the vehicle width direction can be reduced.

Further, the installation body 34 is installed on the fender panel 14. Therefore, as compared with the case where the installation body 34 is installed on the side door 16, the installation body 34 can be installed on the front side of the vehicle 12, the range on the rear side of the vehicle captured by the rear camera 54 can be widened, and the rear camera 54 can be widened. Can widen the range on the rear side of the vehicle that assists the occupants' visibility.

In this embodiment, the seal frame 58 is provided on the installation body 34. However, the seal frame 58 may be provided on the fender panel 14 or the bracket 30.

Further, in the present embodiment, the installation body 34 is provided with a turn lamp 40 (radiating device) for notifying the change of the traveling direction of the vehicle 12. However, with or in place of this, the caution lamp warning that the side door 16 will be opened, the welcome lamp notifying that the occupant has approached his vehicle 12, and the side door 16 are opened. At least one (radiating device) of the logo lamp for notifying the fact may be provided in the installation body 34.

Further, in the present embodiment, the installation body 34 is provided with two imaging devices (lower camera 52 and rear camera 54). However, the installation body 34 may be provided with one or three or more imaging devices.

Further, in the present embodiment, the installation body 34 is provided with three outer peripheral members (transmission lens 46, visor lower 50A, and rim 50B). However, the installation body 34 may be provided with one, two, or four or more outer peripheral members.

Further, in the present embodiment, the camera device 10 is installed on the fender panel 14 of the vehicle 12. However, the camera device 10 may be installed in a portion (including the side door 16) other than the fender panel 14 of the vehicle 12.

The disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2020-34189, filed on February 28, 2020, is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

10 ... Camera device (installation device), 12 ... Vehicle, 14 ... Fender panel (storage part), 30 ... Bracket (storage part), 34 ... Installation body, 34A ... Flange (Protruding part), 50A ... By the lower (outer peripheral member), 50B ... Rim (outer peripheral member), 52 ... Lower camera (imaging device), 54 ... Rear camera (imaging device), 58 ...・ Seal frame (seal part)

Claims (8)

1. The storage part provided in the vehicle and
   An installation body that is installed in the vehicle and is stored and deployed with respect to the storage unit,
   An imaging device provided on the installation body to image the outside of the installation body,
   A seal portion that seals between the storage portion and the installation body on the entire circumference of the installation body when the installation body is stored in the storage portion and when the installation body is deployed with respect to the storage portion. When,
   Installation device equipped with.
2. The installation device according to claim 1, wherein when the installation body is moved between the storage position and the deployment position with respect to the storage unit, the seal between the storage unit and the installation body is released by the seal unit.
3. The installation device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the seal portion is provided on the installation body.
4. The installation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is provided on the outer periphery of the installation body and has a projecting portion that protrudes toward the storage portion and is provided with the seal portion.
5. The installation device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a plurality of outer peripheral members that constitute the outer periphery of the installation body and to which the seal portion is hung.
6. The installation device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the seal portion is elastically stretched and installed.
7. The installation device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the wall thickness dimension of the seal portion is reduced toward the tip end side of the seal portion.
8. The one according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which is provided in the storage portion and includes a discharge hole for discharging foreign matter that has entered the storage portion when the installation body is stored in the storage portion. Installation device.

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