KR100438263B1 - Vehicle lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a composite lamp having a configuration in which a compound reflector in which two reflectors of two light sources are integrated is tilted and shifted, and an object thereof is to prevent appearance deterioration caused by exposure of a bulb attaching part of one light source or a luminaire body around the light source. do.

A luminaire main body 1, a lens 2 mounted to the luminaire main body and constituting the lamp compartment 3, a compound reflector 4 which is built into the lamp compartment 3 and reflects light emitted from a light source, and a compound reflector ( 4) a first light source (headlight bulb) 5 attached to the light source, and a second light source (light shield bulb) 6 supported by the luminaire body 1 and disposed in the opening 43 provided in the composite reflector 4; And a protector that covers the peripheral area of the second light source 6 exposed by the aperture 43 and the aiming mechanisms 10 and 30 to tilt the composite reflector 4 to adjust the optical axis of each light source. (7) is provided. By covering the circumference of the second light source 6 with the protector 7, the inner surface of the socket 61 of the circumferential region of the second light source 6 or the luminaire body 1 is not exposed through the opening 43 so that the outer surface of the second light source 6 is not exposed. Deterioration of aesthetics is prevented.

Description

Automotive Luminaires {VEHICLE LAMP}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle luminaire for use in a vehicle such as an automobile. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vehicle having a collimable reflector for providing a first light source and a second light source in the luminaire and for adjusting an optical axis of these light sources. It is about a luminaire.

BACKGROUND ART As a lighting fixture for automobiles, there has been proposed a compound lamp having two different lamps built into one lamp body, such as a headlight and a vehicle headlight, a headlight and a turn signal, or a fog light and a turn signal. For example, FIG. 6 (a) shows an example of a luminaire composed of the headlamp HL and the vehicle headlight CL. The lamp chamber 103 is formed of the lamp body 101 and the lens 102. ), A head reflector 104H and a compound reflector 104 having integrally formed a reflector 104C for a vehicle headlight are incorporated. The headlight bulb 105 is integrally mounted to the headlight reflector 104H, the opening portion 143 is provided in the sidelight reflector 104C, and the light bulb body 101 is mounted by the bulb socket 161. The used vehicle headlight bulb 106 is disposed in the vehicle headlight reflector 104C through the opening portion 143. And as shown by the broken line in the said figure, each of the said headlamp bulb 105 and the headlight bulb 106 by tilting the said compound reflector 104 vertically or horizontally by the aiming mechanism (not shown) is shown. It is possible to perform the optical axis adjustment of the light emitted from the.

When the compound reflector 104 is tilted by the aiming mechanism in such a compound luminaire, the vehicle width lamp bulb 106 disposed in the opening portion 143 in the vehicle width lamp CL has an inner edge portion of the opening portion 143. The opening portion 143 has a margin so as not to interfere, and is formed with a diameter dimension sufficiently larger than the bulb diameter of the bulb 106 such as the vehicle width. Therefore, when the luminaire is viewed from the front side, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the peripheral portion of the vehicle-light lamp bulb 106 is exposed to the front side of the luminaire through the opening portion 143. Normally, the bulb mounted to the reflector, like the headlight bulb 105 described above, has its attachment portion made of metal, and the attachment portion has the same or similar color tone as the reflecting surface of the reflector. Since the bulb to be mounted on the luminaire main body 101 is provided with a bulb socket 161 molded from resin as described above as a bulb attachment part, the bulb has a color tone different from that of the reflecting surface of the reflector. It is supposed to be. Accordingly, when the luminaire is viewed from the front, the bulb socket 161 of the vehicle lamp 106 exposed through the opening 143 or the inner surface of the lamp body 1 around it is in another area, that is, the vehicle lamp reflector 104C. Exposed to the color tone different from the front surface of the), and is a factor that reduces the appearance of the luminaire.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle lamp that prevents the appearance deterioration of appearance of the bulb socket and the surrounding lamp body in the vehicle headlight and the like of the above-described structural example.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The front view of embodiment which applied the vehicle luminaire of this invention to the composite lamp of headlight and headlight.

2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

4 is a partially exploded perspective view of bulb vicinity such as a vehicle width;

5 is a front view of a vehicle width and the like.

6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of a conventional composite lamp and a front view of a portion of the composite lamp.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing>

1: luminaire body

2: lens

3: back room

4: compound reflector

4H: Headlight Reflector

4C: vehicle light reflector

5: headlight bulb

6: bulb light bulb

7: protector

10: branch

20: up and down aiming mechanism

30: left and right aiming mechanism

43: opening

71: bulb insertion through hole

73, 74: mounting hole

76: screw

The vehicle lamp of the present invention includes a lamp body, a lens mounted to the lamp body to form a lamphouse, a reflector built into the lamphouse to reflect light emitted from a light source, a first light source mounted to the reflector, and A second light source supported by the luminaire body and disposed in the opening provided in the reflector, an aiming mechanism for tilting the reflector to adjust the optical axis of each light source, and a circumference of the second light source exposed by the opening And a protector covering the area. In particular, in the present invention, the first light source is composed of a first bulb in which an attachment portion to the reflector is made of a metal plate, and the protector has a bulb insertion through hole through which a second bulb, which is the second light source, can be inserted. Moreover, it is comprised by the metal plate larger than the said opening part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

According to the present invention, the interference between the reflector and the second light source is prevented even when the reflector is tilted by the aiming mechanism by the opening provided in the reflector. In addition, although the luminaire main body and bulb socket of the peripheral area of a 2nd light source are exposed by the opening part to the front side of a luminaire, aesthetic appearance may fall, but these peripheral areas are opened by covering the periphery of a 2nd light source with a protector. Can be prevented from being exposed through, so that the appearance of the appearance does not deteriorate. In addition, by forming the attaching portion or protector of the first light source from a metal having a color of the same or similar color as that of the reflecting surface of the reflector, the reflecting surface, the attaching portion, and the protector of the reflector exhibit the appearance of a single body, which effectively reduces the appearance appearance. It can be prevented.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Next, embodiment of this invention is described with reference to drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a front view of an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a lamp in which a headlight HL and a vehicle headlight CL are mounted on a right front side of a vehicle, and Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the figure. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of the figure. In these drawings, the lamp compartment 3 is formed of the luminaire main body 1 and the lens 2 attached to the front opening, and the head lamp reflector 4H and the vehicle width lamp reflector 4C are formed in the lamp compartment 3. ) Is incorporated into the composite reflector 4 which is integrated. The compound reflector 4 is supported by the luminaire main body 1 in a state capable of tilting vertically and horizontally by an aiming mechanism. As shown in FIG. 1, the aiming mechanism has a point 10 as a point, and a vertical aiming mechanism 20 for tilting the compound reflector 4 up and down and a left and right aiming mechanism for tilting left and right ( 30). 2 shows the point portion 10 and the left and right aiming mechanism portion 30, and the point stem 11 and the left and right stem 31 are protruded to the rear of the compound reflector 4, respectively. . The pivot shaft 13 which protrudes the spherical part 12 of the front end back is integrally supported by the protruding tip part of the said branch stem 11. In addition, the inner surface of the luminaire main body 1 facing the pivot axis 13 is integrally formed with a pivot support 14 having an inner surface of a spherical concave shape, and the pivot support 14 is provided with the pivot shaft 14. The spherical portion 12 of (13) is fitted. By this structure, the said point part 10 of a pivot structure consists of the said pivot support 14 and the pivot axis | shaft 13, and the said compound reflector 4 has this point part 10 as a point, and an up-down direction The inclined movement is possible in the horizontal direction.

In addition, the aiming nut 32 is integrally supported by the protruding tip of the left and right stems 31. Moreover, the aiming screw 33 which screw-engages the said aiming nut 32 and comprises the said aiming and adjusting part 30 in the said luminaire main body 1 of the position which opposes the said aiming nut 32 is penetrated and supported. . Although the detailed configuration of the aiming screw 33 is omitted, the aiming nut 32 is aimed at the aiming screw 32 by axially rotating the head 34 of the aiming screw 33 protruding to the outside of the luminaire main body 1. Proceeding in the longitudinal direction of (33), the left side of the composite reflector 4 integral with this is moved in the front-back direction in the luminaire main body 1, and the composite reflector 4 is made with the said point part 10 as a point. To incline left and right. The same applies to the vertical aiming mechanism 20.

As described above, the composite reflector 4 includes a headlight reflector 4H for the headlight HL that occupies a large area in the back chamber 3, and a vehicle width reflector 4C for the vehicle width lamp CL of a small area. Is formed integrally by resin molding, and aluminum is deposited on the reflecting surfaces of each of the reflectors 4H and 4C to have a metallic tint. The bulb attachment hole 41 is opened in the substantially center part of the said headlight reflector 4H, The headlamp bulb 5 which is a 1st light source is attached to this bulb attachment hole 41. As shown in FIG. The headlamp bulb 5 is formed with a metal substantially disk-shaped bulb attaching portion 51, and the bulb attaching portion 51 has the bulb attaching hole 41 at the rear side of the headlamp reflector 4H. Is attached by being elastically supported by the inner flange 42 by an attachment spring 52 which is in contact with the inner flange 42 and is supported by the rear surface of the headlight reflector 4H. In addition, a contact member 53 electrically connected to the headlamp bulb 5 protrudes toward the rear side of the bulb attachment portion 51, and the battery side connector 54 shown by a broken line is detachable to the contact member. It is supposed to be done. In this mounting state, the bulb attaching portion 51 is exposed to the front side of the headlight reflector 4H through the bulb attaching hole 41, but the bulb attaching portion 51 is made of aluminum forming the reflector reflecting surface. Since the color tone is the same or similar, both of them show the appearance of the mixed body, and only the bulb attachment part 51 is not conspicuous, and the appearance is not deteriorated. Reference numeral 55 is a rubber cap for the seal.

On the other hand, the vehicle width lamp reflector 4C is provided with an opening 43 almost at the center thereof, and the lamp body 6 is equipped with a vehicle width lamp bulb 6 which is a second light source at a position facing the opening 43. It is. The vehicle light bulb bulb 6 is supported by a resin bulb socket 61, and the bulb socket 61 is connected to the socket attachment hole 1a provided on the rear surface of the lamp body 1 from the outside of the lamp body. It is inserted and also mounted by a known bayonet structure. In addition, the bulb socket 61 is configured as a connector bulb socket here, and the battery-side connector 63 shown by the dashed lines in the drawing can be attached and detached to the socket 62 formed integrally with the bulb socket 61. It is supposed to be done. Here, the opening portion 43 provided in the vehicle-side light reflector 4C is formed to have a sufficiently large diameter dimension compared to the bulb diameter of the vehicle-side light bulb 6, and in this embodiment, a diameter dimension that is almost twice the bulb diameter. . And the protector 7 which processed the metal plate is attached to the inner surface of the said luminaire main body 1 in the position where the said vehicle width | variety bulb 6 is attached, The said light shield bulb 6 is mounted by this protector 7 ) Is prevented from being exposed to the front side through the opening 43 of the vehicle light reflector 4C.

4 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the opening 43 of the vehicle-side light reflector 4C, the protector 7, the vehicle-light-lamp bulb 6, the bulb socket 61, and the luminaire body 1. The protector 7 is formed in a generally shallow shallow shape by pressing a metal plate having the same or similar color tone as that of the vehicle light reflector 4C, and at the center thereof, the diameter of the vehicle light bulb 6 It has substantially the same bulb insertion through-hole 71, and its outer diameter is formed to be sufficiently larger than the diameter of the opening 43 of the reflector 4C. In this embodiment, it is formed in the diameter dimension which is almost twice the said opening part 43. As shown in FIG. In addition, two protrusions 72 and 73 are formed at the periphery of the protector 7 radially projecting at positions symmetrical with respect to the center line of the protector 7, and are attached to each of the protrusions 72 and 73. The holes 74 and 75 are opened. And at the position of the back side of the said opening part 43, the screw 76 is inserted through one of the two attachment holes 74 and 75, here the attachment hole 74 shown to the right, and the said lamp body main body The protector 7 is fixed to the inner surface of the luminaire main body 1 by screwing into the screw hole 1c of the boss 1b provided in (1). In addition, the protector 7 is formed so that the central region slightly protrudes toward the front of the luminaire, and since the opening 43 is larger than the diameter of the bulb 6, the vehicle width 6 bulb 6 thereafter. Even when the bulb socket 61 for supporting the bulb socket 61 is mounted in the socket attachment hole 1a of the luminaire main body 1, the opening portion 43 does not interfere with the bulb socket 61, and the bulb socket 61 is attached and detached. Of course this becomes possible.

According to the composite lamp having the above configuration, the headlight reflector 4H and the vehicle light reflector 4C are integrally formed by tilting the compound reflector 4 vertically and horizontally by the aiming mechanisms 10, 20, 30. Since it moves inclinedly, it becomes possible to adjust the optical axis of the headlamp HL and the headlamp CL simultaneously. At this time, in the headlight HL, since the headlight bulb 5 mounted on the headlight reflector 4H is inclined integrally with the headlight reflector 4H, the light distribution characteristic of the headlight HL is adjusted. On the other hand, in the vehicle width lamp CL, since the vehicle light lamp bulb 6 is attached to the lamp body 1, only the vehicle lamp light reflector 4C is tilted. At this time, the vehicle width lamp bulb 6 is located in the opening 43 of the vehicle lamp reflector 4C, and the diameter of the opening 43 is sufficiently larger than the diameter dimension of the bulb lamp 6 such as the vehicle width. Even if the reflector 4C is tilted, the inner edge of the opening 43 and the bulb 6 such as the vehicle width do not interfere with each other. As a result, in the vehicle light lamp CL, the light distribution characteristic is adjusted while the position of the vehicle light lamp bulb 6 is kept constant.

As described above, in the vehicle width reflector 4C, the diameter of the opening 43 is sufficiently larger than the diameter of the bulb 6 such as the vehicle width, but the periphery of the bulb 6 such as the vehicle width is covered. Since the protector 7 is fixed to the luminaire main body 1, as shown in FIG. 5, the front side of the vehicle street lamp CL is shown, the protector 7 is an opening of the vehicle light reflector 4C. Exposed to the front side of the vehicle light reflector 4C through 43, but on one side, as described above, the peripheral region of the vehicle light bulb 6, i.e., the bulb socket 61 and the luminaire main body 1 around it. ) Is prevented from being exposed to the front side through the opening 43. At this time, since the protector 7 is sufficiently larger than the diameter dimension of the opening 43, even when the vehicle-width reflector 4C is inclined by the aiming mechanism as described above, the opening 43 is the protector 7. It does not deviate within the diameter dimension of, and the prevention effect of exposure by the above-mentioned protector 7 is not impaired. Since the protector 7 is formed of a metal having the same or similar color as that of the reflective surface of the vehicle-side light reflector 4C, when the vehicle-side light CL is seen from the front side, the protector 7 and the vehicle-width reflector ( 4C) shows the appearance of the mixed body, and the protector 7 itself is not noticeable, and the appearance deterioration in appearance is prevented.

In addition, the same composite lamp equipped to the left front part of a motor vehicle is symmetrical with the structure of embodiment mentioned above, and when fixing the said protector to a luminaire main body, the attachment hole of the protector 7 of the left side in FIG. A screw is inserted through 75) to attach it. Accordingly, the protectors need not be distinguished from the left and right composite lamps, the same protector can be attached to either of the left and right composite lamps, and the parts of the protector can be used in common, thereby reducing the cost of the luminaire.

Here, in the above embodiment, the present invention is shown an example in which the present invention is applied to a composite lamp in which the headlamp and the vehicle headlight are combined, but a composite lamp having a different configuration, for example, a composite lamp in which the headlamp and the turn signal or the fog lamp and the turn signal are combined. Needless to say, the same applies to the above.

As described above, the present invention provides a reflector which is embedded in a lamp compartment of a luminaire main body and reflects the light emitted from the light source, a first light source mounted to the reflector, and a second support which is supported by the luminaire main body and disposed in the opening provided in the reflector. A light source, an aiming mechanism for tilting the reflector to adjust the optical axis of each light source, and a protector covering a peripheral area of the second light source exposed by the opening; Even when the diameter dimension of the opening is increased so that the reflector can be tilted by the aiming mechanism by covering, the socket of the peripheral region of the second light source or the lamp body is not exposed to the front side of the luminaire through the opening. It is possible to obtain a luminaire for a vehicle which prevents a deterioration in appearance.

Claims (3)

A luminaire main body, a lens mounted to the luminaire main body to construct a lamphouse, a reflector embedded in the luminaire to reflect light emitted from a light source, a first light source mounted to the reflector, and supported by the luminaire main body A second light source disposed in the opening provided in the reflector, an aiming mechanism for tilting the reflector to adjust the optical axis of each light source, and a protector covering a peripheral region of the second light source exposed by the opening; Vehicle lamp, characterized in that. The said reflector is comprised as a compound reflector in which the 1st reflector for reflecting the light radiate | emitted from the said 1st light source, and the 2nd reflector for reflecting the light emitted from the said 2nd light source are integrated. Vehicle luminaires, characterized in that. According to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the first light source is composed of a first bulb consisting of a metal plate attachment portion to the reflector path, the protector is a bulb insertion that can penetrate the second bulb which is the second light source A vehicle lamp having a through hole and made of a metal plate having a larger diameter than the opening.