JP3136463B2 - Vehicle sign lights - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a novel vehicle marker light. More specifically, an object of the present invention is to provide a new vehicle marker light for the purpose of reducing the number of parts and simplifying assembly.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional vehicle marker light will be described below. FIG. 21 shows, as an example of a conventional vehicular marker light, a high-mount stop lamp a arranged inside a rear window of a vehicle for the purpose of improving visibility of an intention to stop a following vehicle. It is a thing.

Reference numeral b denotes a lamp body made of a synthetic resin, which has a lower body b1 and an upper body b2.

[0004] The front half of the lower body b1 (the irradiation direction of the high-mount stop lamp a is set to the front) is a rectangular cylindrical hood portion c. And the trapezoidal side shape. The top wall and the bottom wall of the hood portion c are formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape, and the bottom wall is formed so that the amount of protrusion in the front direction is larger than that of the top wall. An opening e facing upward is formed in the rear half d of the lower body b1.

[0005] As shown in the figure, the bottom wall of the hood portion c
The height of the bottom wall of the rear half d of the lower body b1 is substantially constant, and the height of the bottom wall of the rear half d of the lower body b1 is substantially constant. A step surface f that faces forward is formed by the rear half d positioned above the hood c at the boundary of.

The upper body b2 has a substantially plate shape, and the front end of the upper body b2 is bent upward and forward in the shape of a crank, so that a forward-facing lens for contacting a lens described later. The contact part g is formed. And
The peripheral edge of the lower surface of the upper body b2 except the front edge is bent slightly downward, and a positioning ridge h is vertically provided on an inner half of the lower surface of the peripheral edge, and the opening e of the lower body b1 is opened by the upper body b2. When the positioning ridge h covers the opening e of the lower body b1
Abuts the inner opening edge of the. In this way, light is prevented from leaking from the gap between the upper body b2 and the lower body b1.

[0007] Reference numeral i denotes a reflecting mirror vertically suspended at the center of the lower surface of the upper body b2 in the front-rear direction, and a mounting hole k for mounting a bulb j is formed substantially at the center of the reflecting mirror. I have.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a lens, and a lens step (not shown) for controlling the direct light from the bulb j to light along the optical axis direction is formed on the rear surface of the lens l.

Thus, the lens 1 is inserted from the front opening of the hood c, and the rear end of the peripheral edge of the lens 1 is brought into contact with the step f formed in the lower body b1. Then, the electric bulb j is attached to the attachment hole k of the reflecting mirror i vertically provided on the upper body b2, and then the upper body b2 is covered so as to cover the opening e of the lower body b2.
Is fixed to the upper part of the lower body b1 (shown by a two-dot chain line in the figure). At this time, the lens contact portion g formed at the front end of the upper body b2 contacts the lens l from behind.

Although not shown, an engagement claw is formed on the lens l, and the engagement claw of the lens l is engaged with engagement holes formed in the lower body b1 and the upper body b2. The lens 1 is supported by the rear end of the hood c while being in contact with the step f formed at the rear end of the hood c and the lens abutment g formed on the upper body b2.

[0011]

By the way, in the above-mentioned high mount stop lamp a, in order to form the lamp body b, two parts, a separately formed lower body b1 and an upper body b2, are required. Therefore, there is a problem that the number of parts increases. In order to combine the lower body b1 and the upper body b2 to form the lamp body b, the positioning protrusion h formed on the upper body b2 abuts the inside of the opening e formed on the lower body b1 and the lens Since the lower body b1 and the upper body b2 must be combined while adjusting the position so that the contact part g comes into contact with the upper end of the lens 1, there is also a problem that the assembly is troublesome.

[0012]

According to the present invention, there is provided a vehicle marker lamp comprising:
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a plurality of body members are integrally connected by a hinge.

[0013]

Therefore, according to the vehicle sign lamp of the present invention, the plurality of body members forming the lamp body can be integrated into a single part by the hinge part, so that the number of parts can be reduced. be able to. When assembling the lamp body, the hinge portion serves as a pivot point for assembling the body members, and the body members can be aligned only by bending from the hinge portion. Becomes easier.

[0014]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a vehicle marker light according to the present invention.

FIGS. 1 to 16 show a first embodiment of a vehicular marker lamp according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a high-mount stop lamp arranged inside a rear window of an automobile for the purpose of improving visibility of intention to stop the succeeding automobile.

1 is a high mount stop lamp,
The high mount stop lamp 1 has a lamp chamber 4 formed by attaching a lens 3 to a front portion of a lamp body 2.
A lamp 5 is disposed inside the lamp body 2, and a bracket 6 is attached to an upper surface of the lamp body 2 by a screw member 7.

The lamp body 2 has a lower body 2a and an upper body 2b connected by a hinge 2c.

The lower body 2a has a front wall portion of a shallow box-shaped member (the irradiation direction of the high-mount stop lamp 1 is forward. When the lamp body 2 is deployed, the hinge portion 2c is connected to the lower body 2a). The lower body 2a and the upper body 2b each have a forward irradiation direction as the rear end.) A main part 8 having a shape such that the main body 8 is cut away, and a rectangular cylindrical hood formed at the front end of the main part 8. And a part 9.

The main part 8 is formed by a bottom wall 10, side walls 11, 11 and a rear wall 12, and is opened forward and upward. The front end of the bottom wall 10 is gently curved forward so as to be viewed from above and below.

The hood portion 9 includes a bottom wall 13 and side walls 14, 1
4 and an upper wall 15 and are opened front and rear. The bottom wall 13 is inclined so that its height gradually increases as it goes backward, and its width in the left-right direction gradually decreases as it goes backward, and its rear end is gently curved concavely backward. . The rear end of the upper wall 15 is gently curved rearward in the same shape as the bottom wall 13, and the upper end of the rear end of the upper wall 15 is cut off to form a step portion 15 a. Part 15a
Is formed with a surface 15b facing upward.

The front end of the bottom wall 10 of the main part 8 is
Of the lower body 2a and the hood 9 by being connected so as to be located slightly above the rear end of the bottom wall 13 of the lower body 2a.
A step portion 16 is formed between the main portion 8 and the side wall 11,
A step 17 is formed between the main part 8 and the hood 9 by connecting the front end of the hood 11 so as to be located slightly inside the rear end of the side walls 14 of the hood 9. The step 16 and the step 17 are continuous in a substantially U-shape when viewed from the front, and projecting parts 18, 18 projecting downward at positions along the step 17 are spaced apart on the left and right. Is formed. The engaging recesses 18a, 18 are located on the upper surface of the step 16 at positions corresponding to the protrusions 18, 18, respectively.
a is formed (see the lower great circle in FIG. 5).

The boss portions 19, 19 are located on the inner side of the bottom wall 10 of the main portion 8 of the lower body 2a near the rear wall 12.
Are erected from each other. The bosses 19, 1
9 are formed with screw holes 19a, 19a, respectively, which are opened on the upper surface thereof, and have triangular ribs 19 when viewed from the side.
, 19b,... are respectively provided.

The upper body 2b has a main part 20 shaped like a dish-shaped member with the front part cut off, and a reflecting mirror part 21 vertically suspended at a substantially central part of the lower surface of the main part 20. Has a shape corresponding to the opening facing upward of the lower body 2a.

The main portion 20 includes an upper wall 22 and side walls 23, 23.
And the rear wall 24, it is opened forward and downward. The front end of the upper surface wall 22 is gently curved forward and convex, and the rear end is gently curved rearward.

The side walls 23, 23 of the main part 20 and the rear wall 2
A light leakage prevention plate 25 is vertically provided on the inner surface side of 4, and the lower end surface of the light leakage prevention plate 25 is formed to be slightly lower than the lower end surfaces of the side walls 23, 23 and the rear wall 24.

The lower body 2a is moved by the upper body 2b.
When covering the opening facing upward, the lower end surfaces of the side walls 23, 23 and the rear wall 24 are abutted against the upper end surfaces of the side walls 11, 11 and the rear wall 12 of the lower body 2a, and the light leakage prevention plate 25 is By contacting the inner surfaces of the side walls 11, 11 and the rear wall 12 of the lower body 2a, the upper body 2b and the lower body 2a are stably combined, and the gap between the upper body 2b and the lower body 2a Prevents light from leaking through.

The reflecting mirror portion 21 has a flat plate-shaped light bulb mounting portion 21a formed at the center portion and extending in the left and right direction, and a V-shaped flat plate extending in the left and right direction from both right and left ends of the light bulb mounting portion 21a when viewed in a plan view. Are formed integrally with each other, and the bulb mounting portion 21a is located substantially at the center of the lower surface of the upper surface wall 22 of the upper body 2b in the front-rear direction.
1b is provided so as to extend in the left-right direction.

Then, the bulb mounting portion 21a of the reflecting mirror portion 21
A circular bulb mounting hole 26 is formed at the center of the reflector, and a surface facing the front of the reflecting mirror portion 21 is subjected to reflection processing.

Reference numerals 27, 27 denote mounting holes formed in the upper surface wall 22 of the upper body 2b. The mounting holes 27, 27 are portions 2 of the reflecting mirror portion 21 which is vertically provided in the upper surface wall 22 of the upper body 2b.
1b, 21b, formed so as to coincide with the positions of the screw holes 19a, 19a of the boss portions 19, 19 formed in the lower body 2a when the lower body 2a and the upper body 2b are combined. I have.

Reference numeral 28 denotes a bulb insertion hole formed in the upper wall 22 of the upper body 2b.
b, it is formed on the rear side of the bulb mounting portion 21a of the reflecting mirror portion 21 suspended from the upper surface wall 22 and is positioned between the mounting holes 27 and 27, and the front portion is trapezoidal. This is an opening in which a horizontally long rectangular shape is continuous.

Reference numeral 29 denotes a heat radiating hole formed in the upper surface wall 22 of the upper body 2b. The heat radiating hole 29 is provided on the front side of the bulb mounting portion 21a of the reflecting mirror portion 21 vertically provided on the upper surface wall 22 of the upper body 2b. It is located at the center in the left-right direction and is formed in a square hole shape.

The front end of the upper wall 22 of the main part 20 is
a and a lower portion 22b are branched to form a lens engaging groove 30 that opens forward, and the lower surfaces of the upper portion 22a in the lens engaging groove 30 have engaging concave portions 30a, 30b.
a are formed to be separated from each other left and right.

The hinge portion 2c of the lamp body 2 is formed to be slightly thinner than the thickness of the rear wall 12 of the lower body 2a or the thickness of the rear wall 24 of the upper body 2b. Outer edge of upper end surface of rear wall 12 and upper body 2b
And is formed integrally so as to connect with the outer edge of the lower end surface of the rear wall 24.

Then, by bending the lamp body 2 in the unfolded state as shown in FIG. 9 from the hinge portion 2c, the upward opening formed in the lower body 2a as shown in FIG. The lamp body 2 is formed in such a manner as to be covered by 2b.

The lens 3 includes a main portion 31 formed of a transparent synthetic resin in the shape of a rectangular plate, a peripheral wall portion 32 projecting rearward from the peripheral edge of the main portion 31, an upper side of the peripheral wall portion 32, and A protruding piece 33 projecting further rearward than the peripheral wall portion 32 is formed integrally at an appropriate position on the lower side.

The main portion 31 of the lens 3 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape corresponding to the inner shape of the hood portion 9 of the lower body 2a, and is curved in an arc shape so as to slightly project forward when viewed from above and below. A concave fisheye lens step for light diffusion is formed on the surface.

A lens step for controlling the direct light from the bulb 5 to light along the optical axis direction is formed on the back surface of the main portion 31 of the lens 3.
As shown in (b) and (c), the central control section area 3
4 and control section areas 35 formed on both left and right sides of the control section area 34.

The control section area 34 is a circular area located at the center of the lens 3, and Fresnel lens steps 36, 36,... Are formed on the back surface of the area. The control section area 34 projects slightly forward from its periphery. However, the control section area 34 is hardly affected by heat generated from the light bulb 5 by increasing the distance between the control section area 34 and the light bulb 5. To do that.

The control section areas 35 formed on both left and right sides of the control section area 34 are formed with prism lens steps 37, 37,...

The projecting piece 3 formed on the peripheral wall 32 of the lens 3
Are provided for engaging the lens 3 with the lamp body 2, and projecting pieces 33, 33,.
-At the rear end, engaging claws 33a are directed upward or downward,
Are protruded.

In order to mount the lens 3 on the lamp body 2, first, the lens 3 is inserted through an opening facing upward of the lower body 2a, and the lens 3 is placed on the front surface 16a of the step 16 of the lower body 2a. The lower end of the projecting pieces 33, 33,... Formed on the peripheral wall portion 32 of the third contact portion abuts, and the engaging recess 18 formed on the upper surface of the step portion 16 is formed.
The engagement claws 33a, 33a protruding below the protruding pieces 33, 33 are engaged with the insides a, 18a (see the lower large circle in FIG. 5).

Next, using the engaging positions of the engaging claws 33a, 33a engaged with the concave portions 18a, 18a as pivot points of rotation, the engaging members protruding from the projecting pieces 33, 33 formed on the upper side of the lens 3. The dovetails 33a, 33a abut against the rear end of the upper surface wall 15 of the hood 9 to close the front-facing opening of the lower body 2a with the lens 3.

Next, the upper body 2b is rotated around the hinge 2c as a pivot point so as to cover the opening facing upward of the lower body 2a, and the tip of the upper portion 22a of the upper wall 22 of the upper body 2b is connected to the hood. 9 is an upper surface 15 of a step 15a formed by cutting out the upper corner of the rear end of the upper surface wall 15
b. At this time, the upper side of the peripheral wall portion 32 of the lens 3 is received in the lens engaging groove 30 formed on the front end edge of the upper surface wall 22, and upwardly from the projecting pieces 33, 33 formed on the upper side of the lens 3. Engaging claw 33 projecting
The lamp chamber portion 4 is formed by receiving the a and 33a in the engagement recesses 30a and 30a formed in the lens engagement groove 30, and closing the upper opening of the lower body 2a with the upper body 2b.

When the lamp chamber 4 is formed as described above, the surface facing the outside of the light leakage prevention plate 25 comes into contact with the surface facing the inside of the side walls 11, 11 and the rear wall 12 of the lower body 2a. Thus, light is prevented from leaking from the interior of the lamp chamber 4.

Reference numeral 38 denotes a socket plug, which has a socket portion 39a and a plug portion 39b, and has an overall L-shaped bent shape.

The light bulb 5 is of a wedge base type, and is detachably mounted on the socket portion 39a of the socket plug 38.

Then, the socket plug 38 supporting the light bulb 5 is inserted into the lamp chamber 4 through the light bulb insertion hole 28, and further, the light bulb 5 is inserted through the light bulb mounting hole 26 of the reflector 21, and the socket plug 38 is inserted. Is attached to the light bulb mounting hole 26 so that the light bulb 5 is mounted on the reflector 21. Therefore, only a part of the light bulb 5 and the socket part 38 can be seen from the front, and most of the socket plug 38 is hidden behind the reflecting mirror part 21, so that the appearance is improved. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a part of the plug portion 39b of the socket plug 38 projects outside the lamp body from the bulb insertion hole 28, so that the plug portion 39b of the socket plug 38 is not shown from the outside. The connector connection can be simplified.

The bracket 6 is for mounting the high-mount stop lamp 1 at a predetermined position on the vehicle body, and is formed by bending a metal plate. And
The bracket 6 is formed in a substantially L-shape with a vertical cross section, and includes a body mounting portion 40 for fixing the lamp body 2 by screws, and a vehicle body mounting portion 41 for mounting the high mount stop lamp 1 to the vehicle body. Are integrally formed.

The body mounting portion 40 is a flat plate having a Y-shape when viewed in a plan view, and has two portions 42 and 43 projecting rearward and one portion 44 projecting forward, and a portion projecting rearward. The mounting holes 42a and 43a are formed in 42 and 43, respectively. The distance between the centers of the mounting holes 42a and 43a is set to the distance between the mounting holes 27 and 27 of the upper body 2b and between the screw holes 19a and 19a of the bosses 19 and 19 of the lower body 2a. The intervals are equal.

A rectangular portion 44 protruding forward is also provided.
Is provided for closing the heat radiation hole 29 of the upper body 2b from above when the bracket 6 is attached to the upper body 2b.
Is transmitted to the entire bracket 6 and is radiated.

The vehicle body mounting portion 41 has a U-shape when viewed from the front, and has two portions 4 projecting obliquely rearward from the left and right ends of the front edge of the body mounting portion 40.
5, 46 and a part 4 connecting these parts 45 and 46
It consists of seven. In these portions, mounting holes 45a, 46a, and 47a for the vehicle body are formed, and the mounting holes 45a and 47a are circular holes.
6a is a horizontally long slot.

Are bent portions for reinforcement, which are formed by bending the portions extending to the left and right side edges of the body mounting portion 40 and the vehicle body mounting portion 41 at substantially right angles. ing.

Then, the body mounting portion 40 of the bracket 6
The brackets are provided on the upper surface of the lamp body 2 such that the mounting holes 42a, 43a formed in the two portions 42, 43 projecting rearward of the lamp body 2 and the mounting holes 27, 27 formed in the upper body 2b of the lamp body 2 coincide with each other. 6 is placed.

Then, the bracket 6 positioned coaxially
Mounting holes 42a, 43a and mounting holes 27 in upper body 2b,
27, the screw members 7, 7 are inserted from above, and the screw members 7, 7 are screwed into the screw holes 19 of the boss portions 19, 19 of the lower body 2a.
a and 19a. Then, the upper body 2b is fixed to the lower body 2a to form the lamp body 2, and the bracket 6 is fixed to the upper surface of the lamp body 2.

As described above, the high mount stop lamp 1 is formed.

Thus, in the high mount stop lamp 1, the hood 9 is formed integrally with the lower body 2a of the lamp body 2, and the reflecting mirror 21 is formed integrally with the upper body 2b. ing. And lower body 2
Since the upper part 2a and the upper body 2b are integrally formed by the hinge part 2c, each of the above parts can be configured as a single part, so that the number of constituent parts is reduced. Also,
If the high-mount stop lamp 1 is formed as described above, the lamp body 2 can be integrally formed even if the lamp body 2 has a complicated shape in which the reflecting mirror 21 or the like having the bulb mounting portion 21a protrudes. it can.

When assembling the high-mount stop lamp 1 and attaching it to the vehicle body, first, the opening facing the front of the lamp body 2 is covered with the lens 3 and the hinge portion 2c is bent so that the upper portion of the lower body 2a is bent. The lamp chamber 4 is formed so as to cover the opening facing the upper body 2b, the bulb 5 is inserted from the bulb insertion hole 28, and the socket plug 38 is inserted into the bulb mounting hole 26 of the reflector 21.
Install. Then, the boss portions 19 of the upper body 2b and the boss portions 19 of the lower body 2a are fastened to the body mounting portion 40 of the bracket 6 by using the screw members 7,7. Then, if the vehicle body mounting portion 41 of the bracket 6 is mounted to a predetermined position of the vehicle body by screwing, the mounting operation of the high mount stop lamp 1 to the vehicle body is completed, so that assembly and mounting are easy. When replacing the bulb 5, the upper body 2b
After the bulb 5 and the socket plug 38 are removed through the bulb insertion hole 28 formed in the above, the bulb 5 is detached from the socket portion 39a of the socket plug 38, and a new bulb 5 is attached to the socket portion 39a to renew the bulb 5. The light bulb 5 and the socket plug 38 are inserted through the light bulb insertion hole 28 into the light room section 4.
Then, the light bulb 5 is inserted into the bulb mounting hole 26 from the back side of the reflector section 21, and the socket plug 38 is attached to the reflector section 21.

In the first embodiment, the reflecting mirror 21 is formed integrally with the upper body 2b. However, as shown in FIG.
Of course, it may be formed integrally with the lower body 2a. Further, the hood portion 9 can be formed integrally with the upper body 2b.

FIGS. 18 to 20 show a second embodiment of the vehicular marker lamp according to the present invention.
The present invention is applied to a high-mount stop lamp for sending a stop signal to a succeeding vehicle in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

Reference numeral 1A denotes a high-mount stop lamp. The high-mount stop lamp 1A has a lamp chamber 51 formed by fixing a lens 50 to a lamp body 49, and a light bulb 52 is disposed in the lamp chamber 51. Things.

The lamp body 49 includes the hood 53 and the body 5.
The reflector 4 and the reflector 55 are integrally formed, and the hood 53, the body 54, and the reflector 55 are arranged in this order from the front (the irradiation direction of the high mount stop lamp 1A is the front).

The lamp body 49 has a lower body 56 and an upper body 57 made of synthetic resin and is integrally formed by a hinge portion 58.

The lower body 56 has a lower hood 59, a lower trunk 60, and a lower reflector 61.

The lower torso portion 60 includes a front wall 62 and both side walls 6.
3, 63 and a bottom wall 64, and the front wall 62 is formed at a height approximately half that of the side walls 63, 63.
Bosses 65, 65 extending in the vertical direction are formed at positions closer to the front of the upper end portions of both side walls 63, 63,
The boss portions 65, 65 have screw holes 65a opened upward,
65a are formed.

The lower hood portion 59 is formed by both side walls 66, 66 and a bottom wall 67, and the both side walls 66, 66 are formed.
Is connected to the front ends of the side walls 63, 63 of the lower body 60, and the rear end of the bottom wall 59 of the lower hood 59 is the upper end of the front wall 62 of the lower body 60. It is formed so that it may be connected to. Lower engagement grooves 68 for engaging the lower halves of the left and right sides of the lens 50 are formed at the rear portions of the inner surfaces of the side walls 66.

The lower reflecting mirror portion 61 is a portion constituting substantially the lower half of the reflecting mirror portion 55, and is curved concavely forward and upward. The front edge of the lower reflector 61 is formed on both side walls 63 and 63 and a bottom wall 64 of the lower body 60.
And a reflection surface is formed on the inner surface to form a lower reflection surface 61a. A light bulb mounting hole 69 for mounting the light bulb 52 is formed in the lower center of the lower reflecting mirror portion 61, and a hinge portion 58 is integrally formed on the outer upper end edge of the lower reflecting mirror portion 61. .

The upper body 57 has an upper hood section 70, an upper body section 71, and an upper reflecting mirror section 72, and are arranged in the above order from the front.

The upper body 71 is formed by both side walls 73, 73 and an upper surface wall 74. Bosses 75, 75 extending vertically are formed at positions near the front portions of the side walls 73, 73. The boss portions 75, 75 are formed with insertion holes 75a, 75a penetrating vertically.

The upper hood 70 is formed by both side walls 76 and 76 and an upper wall 77, and the rear ends of the upper hood 70 are connected to the front ends of the side walls 73 and 73 and the upper wall 74 of the upper body 71. Upper engagement grooves 78 for engaging the upper halves of the left and right sides of the lens 50 are formed at the rear portions of the inner surfaces of both side walls 76 of the upper hood portion 70.

The upper reflecting mirror 72 is substantially half of the upper side of the reflecting mirror 55 and is concavely curved forward and downward. The front end of the upper reflecting mirror 72 is
Are connected to the rear ends of the side walls 73, 73 and the upper surface wall 74, respectively, and the inner surface is subjected to reflection processing to form an upper reflection surface 72a. Also, the upper reflector 72
A hinge portion 58 is formed integrally with the lower end edge on the outside of.

The hinge portion 58 is connected to the lower body 56 and the upper body 5.
7 is formed to be slightly thinner, so that it is easy to bend.

The lens 50 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material in the shape of a plate that is long in the left-right direction. On the back surface of the lens 50, a lens step (shown in FIG. Are omitted).

The bulb 52 is attached to a bulb mounting hole 69 formed at the rear end of the lower body 56, and the glass bulb 52 a is positioned in front of the lower reflector 61.

Thus, the high-mount stop lamp 1
A inserts approximately half of the lower side of the left and right sides of the lens 50 into the lower engagement grooves 68 formed in the lower hood portion 59 from above. Then, the upper body 57 is turned around the hinge portion 58 as a turning fulcrum to cover the lower body 56. At this time, the upper engagement grooves 78, 7 formed in the upper hood portion 70
The upper half of each of the left and right sides of the lens 50 is engaged with 8.

The left and right ends of the lens 50 are engaged with lower engagement grooves 68, 68 formed in the lower hood 59 and upper engagement grooves 78, 78 formed in the upper hood 70. As a result, the lamp chamber 51 is formed. Then, the bulb 52a is attached to the bulb mounting hole 69 formed in the lower body 56 so that the glass bulb 52a is disposed slightly forward of the lower reflecting surface 61a in the lamp chamber 51.

Then, by combining the lower body 56 and the upper body 57, the screw holes 65a, 65a of the bosses 65, 65 formed in the lower body 56 and the bosses 75, 75 formed in the upper body 57 are formed. The high-mount stop lamp 1A is formed by aligning the insertion holes 75a, 75a and screwing the screw members 79, 79 inserted through the insertion holes 75a, 75a from above into the screw holes 65a, 65a.

As can be seen from the above description, the hood 53, the body 54, and the reflecting mirror 55 of the lamp body 49 are formed by the lower body 5
6 and the upper body 57 are connected to each other. Since the lower body 56 and the upper body 57 are integrally formed by the hinge 58, the hood 53, the body 54, and the reflecting mirror 55, which form the lamp body 49 of the high mount stop lamp 1A, are simply formed. Since it is composed of one part, the number of parts is reduced, and since the upper body 57 is rotated only by using the hinge portion 58 as a rotation fulcrum and the upper body 57 is connected to the lower body 56, assembly is easy.
Further, by forming the high-mount stop lamp 1A as described above, the lamp body 49 in which the cross-sectional area inside the lamp chamber 51 is formed larger than the area of the opening for emitting light in the lamp chamber 51 is formed. They can be formed integrally. By increasing the internal space of the lamp chamber 51, the temperature inside the lamp chamber 51 can be prevented from rising.

[0078]

As is apparent from the above description, the vehicular marker lamp of the present invention has a lamp chamber formed by a lamp body formed by a plurality of body members and a lens.
A vehicular marker lamp provided with a light source in the lamp chamber, wherein the plurality of body members are integrally connected by a hinge portion.

Therefore, according to the vehicle sign lamp of the present invention, since a plurality of body members forming the lamp body are integrally connected by the hinge portion, it can be made into a single component, thereby reducing the number of components. be able to. And
When assembling the lamp body, the hinges act as pivot points for assembling the body members, and the body members can be positioned simply by bending them from the hinges, simplifying the assembly work of the lamp body. Can be

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment in which the vehicle marker lamp of the present invention is applied to a high-mount stop lamp together with FIGS. 2 to 16, and FIG. 1 is a front view of the high-mount stop lamp.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a high-mount stop lamp.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the lamp body together with FIGS. 7 to 10, and FIG. 6 is a front view.

FIG. 7 is a rear view.

FIG. 8 is a plan view.

FIG. 9 is a side view.

FIG. 10 is a bottom view.

11A and 11B show a lens together with FIGS. 12 and 13, wherein FIG. 11A is a front view, FIG. 11B is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. ) Is a rear view.

FIG. 12 is a plan view.

FIG. 13 is a bottom view.

FIG. 14 shows a bracket together with FIGS. 15 and 16, and FIG. 14 is a front view.

FIG. 15 is a plan view.

FIG. 16 is a side view.

FIG. 17 shows a modification of the vehicle marker light of the present invention, and is a plan view showing the lamp body in an unfolded state.

FIG. 18 shows a second embodiment in which the vehicular marker lamp of the present invention is applied to a high-mount stop lamp together with FIGS. 19 and 20, and FIG. 18 is a plan view of the high-mount stop lamp.

FIG. 19 is a sectional view taken along the line XIX-XIX in FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is a developed plan view showing the lamp body.

FIG. 21 shows an example of a conventional vehicle marker light, and is an exploded vertical sectional view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 High mount stop lamp (vehicle sign light) 2 Lamp body 2a Lower body 2b Upper body 2c Hinge part 3 ... Lens 4 ... Light room part (light room) 5 ... Light bulb (light source) 7 ... Screw member 9 Hood 21 Reflector (bulb mounting part) 26 Bulb mounting hole (mounting hole) 21A Reflector (bulb mounting part) 1A High-mount stop lamp (vehicle marker light) 49 Lamp body 51 Light room (light) Room) 52 Light Bulb 53 Hood 55 Reflecting Mirror 56 Lower Body 57 Upper Body 58 Hinge 69 Light Bulb Mounting Hole (Mounting Hole) 79 Screw Member

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(57) [Claims] 1. A vehicular marker lamp having a lamp chamber formed by a lamp body and a lens formed by a plurality of body members, and having a light source in the lamp chamber, wherein the plurality of body members are hinged. A vehicle sign light, which is integrally connected. 2. The vehicle sign lamp according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of body members are an upper body and a lower body obtained by dividing a lamp body into upper and lower parts. 3. A hood portion surrounding the lens is formed integrally with the upper body or the lower body, a light bulb mounting portion is formed integrally with the upper body or the lower body, and a light source is formed on the light bulb mounting portion. The vehicular marker lamp according to claim 2, wherein the upper body and the lower body are attached to each other by a screw member. 4. A hood portion surrounding the lens is formed integrally with the upper body or the lower body, a reflecting mirror is formed integrally with the upper body or the lower body, and a light source is formed on the reflecting mirror. The vehicular marker lamp according to claim 2, wherein the vehicular marker lamp is attached to the mounting hole, and the upper body and the lower body are coupled to each other on the back side of the reflector by a screw member. 5. A hood portion surrounding the lens is vertically divided and formed integrally with an upper body and a lower body, and a reflecting mirror is vertically divided and integrally formed with an upper body and a lower body. The light source is mounted in a mounting hole formed in the lower body, and the upper body and the lower body are connected by a screw member.
3. The vehicle sign light according to [1].