JP5209752B2 - Door mirror device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a door mirror device including a door mirror supported by a side door so as to be rotatable between a use position where a rear side can be visually recognized and a folded storage position.

  For example, in vehicles such as automobiles or other vehicles, or small ships, the side doors on the driver's seat side and the side doors on the passenger seat side rotate between the use position and the storage position described above. A door mirror device having a possible door mirror is provided (see Patent Document 1). Here, when the door mirror supported by the side door on the driver's seat side is referred to as a first door mirror and the door mirror supported on the side door on the passenger seat side is referred to as a second door mirror, the conventional door mirror device is Both the first door mirror and the second door mirror are configured to be rotated between a use position and a storage position by a motor. However, if a motor for driving each of the first and second door mirrors is provided, the cost of the door mirror device increases accordingly. Therefore, it can be considered that the first and second door mirrors are configured to be rotated between the use position and the storage position by manual operation. In this way, since the motor for driving the first and second door mirrors is unnecessary, the cost of the door mirror device can be kept low. However, it is very troublesome to hold the first and second door mirrors by hand and rotate them between the use position and the storage position each time. In particular, it is impossible for the driver to manually rotate the second door mirror on the passenger seat side while sitting in the driver's seat indoors.

JP 2000-52862 A

  The present invention has been made on the basis of the above-described novel recognition. The object of the present invention is to automatically move the first and second door mirrors into the storage position and the use position without using a motor. An object of the present invention is to provide a door mirror device that can be rotated between the two.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is provided in an outdoor portion of the side door on the driver's side and the side door on the passenger's side so as to be rotatable between a use position where the rear can be visually recognized and a folded storage position. The first and second door mirrors are respectively operated by rotating the first and second door mirrors supported on each side and the outside handle provided on the outside portion of the side door on the driver's seat side. First connecting means for connecting the first and second door mirrors and the outside handle so as to rotate from the retracted position to the use position, and a portion of the side door on the driver's seat side in the room By rotating the inside handle provided, the first and second door mirrors and the inner door mirrors so that the first and second door mirrors rotate from the use position to the storage position. A second connecting means for connecting each of the id handles, and a locking position for locking the first and second door mirrors to their use positions when the first and second door mirrors occupy the use positions. And the unlocking position for releasing the lock, the first and second lock members provided on the driver side seat door and the passenger side door, respectively, and the engine are started. Therefore, when the key cylinder provided in the room is rotated in the first direction, the first and second lock members move from the unlocked position to the locked position, respectively, and the engine is stopped to stop the engine. When the key cylinder is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the first and second lock members are moved from the locked position to the unlocked position, respectively. 2nd b Suggest door mirror device having a third connecting means for connecting click member and the said key cylinder, respectively.

  According to the present invention, if the driver rotates the outside handle to enter the room, the first and second door mirrors can be automatically rotated from the storage position to the use position. If the inside handle is turned so that the driver can go out of the room, the door mirror can be automatically turned from the use position to the storage position. In addition, since the first and second door mirrors can be locked at the use positions by the first and second locking members during traveling of the vehicle, the first and second door mirrors are caused by vibration during traveling of the vehicle. The door mirror does not rotate from the use position.

It is a perspective view which shows a part of motor vehicle which has a 1st and 2nd door mirror. It is the enlarged view which looked at the 1st door mirror in the arrow II direction of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the relationship between the rotating shaft of a 1st door mirror, and the upper wall of a bracket. It is a fragmentary sectional top view which shows an outside handle and an inside handle. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of a key cylinder and a 1st locking member. It is a top view when a 1st door mirror occupies the use position, Comprising: While omitting a bracket, the mirror support body of a 1st door mirror is shown with a dashed-two dotted line, and the state of parts other than a mirror support body is more It is a figure clearly shown. FIG. 7 is a plan view similar to FIG. 6 when the first door mirror occupies the storage position.

  Hereinafter, embodiments in which the present invention is applied to an automobile door mirror device will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an automobile equipped with a door mirror device according to the present invention. An arrow Fr in each figure indicates the forward direction of the automobile, and an arrow W indicates the vehicle width direction of the automobile.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a driver's seat 2 and a passenger's seat 2A are arranged in the vehicle width direction W in the interior of the automobile, and a side door 3 on the driver's seat side is provided on each side of the vehicle body 1. The side doors 3A on the passenger seat side are each supported so as to be able to open and close.

  The outside handle 4 shown in FIG. 4A is also provided on the outside of the passenger compartment of the side door 3 on the driver's seat side. This outside handle 4 is shown in FIG. As described above, the side door 3 is rotatably supported via the pivot pin 34. By operating the outside handle 4 from the vehicle exterior O side and rotating the outside handle 4 from the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 4A to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line, The side door 3 can be opened by unlocking the door 3.

  Similarly, the vehicle interior side portion of the side door 3 on the driver's seat side is rotatably supported by the side door 3 via a pivot pin 35 as shown in FIG. A handle 5 is provided, and in the vehicle interior I, the inside handle 5 is operated to rotate the inside handle 5 from the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 4B to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line. Thus, the side door 3 can be unlocked and the side door 3 can be opened.

  Exactly in the same manner, an outside handle (not shown) and an inside handle 5A shown in FIG. 1 are provided on the passenger compartment side portion 3A on the passenger compartment side and on the passenger compartment side portion. By rotating the handle, the side door 3A on the passenger seat side can be unlocked and the side door 3A can be opened.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the instrument panel 6 disposed in front of the driver's seat 2 in the passenger compartment is provided with a key cylinder 7 shown in FIG. A driver (not shown) sitting on the seat 2 inserts the key 8 into the key hole of the key cylinder 7, and the key 8 together with the key cylinder 7 is in the first direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. The engine (not shown) of the automobile can be started by rotating the motor to the right. Conversely, the engine can be stopped by rotating the key 8 together with the key cylinder 7 in the second direction indicated by the arrow B in FIG.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, brackets 10 and 10A are integrally projected on the outside portions of the front corner portions 9 and 9A of the side door 3 on the driver's seat side and the side door 3A on the passenger seat side, respectively. The first mirror 11 and the second mirror 11A of the door mirror device are supported by the brackets 10 and 10A, respectively.

  The first and second door mirrors 11 and 11A have mirrors (reflecting mirrors) 12 and 12A, and mirror supports 13 and 13A that support the mirrors 12 and 12A, respectively. The first and second mirrors 11 and 11A rotate between the use position where the driver seated in the driver's seat 2 can visually recognize the rear field of view projected on the mirrors 12 and 12A and the folded storage position. The side doors 3 and 3A are movably supported on the vehicle outer side portions. FIG. 1 shows a state in which both the first and second door mirrors 11 and 11A occupy the use position, and FIG. 7 shows a state in which the first door mirror 11 occupies the storage position. is there. FIG. 6 also shows a state when the first door mirror 11 occupies the use position.

  As described above, the door mirror device of the present example is provided in the outdoor of the side door 3 on the driver's seat side and the side door 3A on the passenger seat side so as to be rotatable between a use position where the rear view is visible and a folded storage position. The first and second door mirrors 11 and 11A are respectively supported by the portion (in the illustrated example, the portion outside the passenger compartment).

  FIG. 2 is a view of the first door mirror 11 occupying the use position in the direction of arrow II in FIG. As shown in this figure, a rotating shaft 14 is integrally fixed to the lower part of the mirror support 13 of the first door mirror 11. As can be seen from FIG. 2, the bracket 10 described above has a hollow interior, and the bearing 17 attached to the rotary shaft 14 described above is mounted in the mounting hole 16 formed in the upper wall 15 of the bracket 10. It is mated. With this configuration, the door mirror 11 provided on the side door 3 on the driver's seat side is supported by the bracket 10 so as to be rotatable around the central axis of the rotation shaft 14. The second door mirror 11A supported by the side door 3A on the passenger seat side is also rotatably supported by the bracket 10A in the same manner as described above.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an arrangement state of the rotating shaft 14 of the first door mirror 11 supported by the side door 3 on the driver's seat side and the upper wall 15 of the bracket 10 of the side door 3. It is the figure which abbreviate | omitted illustration of 11 mirrors and mirror support bodies. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, first and second arms 18, 19 projecting in the radial direction are integrally formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft 14 rotatably supported on the upper wall 15 of the bracket 10. Projected to

  One end of the first wire 20 is locked to the first arm 18 described above, and the first wire 20 is connected to the outer panel 21 [of the side door 3 on the driver's seat side, as schematically shown in FIG. 4 also enters the space between the inner panel 22 [see FIG. 4B] and extends in that space. And the other end of this 1st wire 20 is latched by the outside handle 4 provided in the part outside the passenger compartment of the side door 3 by the side of a driver's seat, as shown in Drawing 4 (a). Yes. As shown in FIG. 4A, the other end of the first wire 20 is locked to a portion on the free end side of the outside handle 4 with respect to the pivot pin 34 of the outside handle 4. The first wire 20 is covered with an outer tube 25 made of an elastic material, and can slide freely in the outer tube 25.

  On the other hand, one end of the second wire 26 is locked to the second arm 19 shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, and the second wire 26 also has a driver seat as schematically shown in FIG. 4 extends in the space between the outer panel 21 and the inner panel 22 of the side door 3 on the side, and the other end of the second wire 26 is connected to the side door 3 on the driver's seat side as shown in FIG. It is locked to an inside handle 5 provided in a portion on the vehicle interior side. As shown in FIG. 4B, the other end of the second wire 26 is locked to a portion on the free end side of the inside handle 5 with respect to the pivot pin 35 of the inside handle 5. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the second wire 26 is also covered with the outer tube 28, and can freely slide in the outer tube 28.

  A rotating shaft (not shown) is also fixed to the lower portion of the mirror support 13A of the second door mirror 11A provided on the side door 3A on the passenger seat side shown in FIG. 1, and the rotating shaft is a bracket of the side door 3A. 10A is rotatably supported. Moreover, the first and second arms (not shown) project from the rotating shaft in the same manner as shown in FIG. 3, and the first and second arms shown in FIG. One end of each of the first and second wires 20A, 26A (see FIGS. 1 and 4) different from the two wires 20, 26 is locked, and the first and second wires 20A, 26A are As schematically shown in FIG. 1, it extends through the interior of the instrument panel 6 in the passenger compartment, and then extends through the space between the outer panel 21 and the inner panel 22 of the side door 3 on the driver's seat side. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the other ends of the first and second wires 20A and 26A are connected to the outside handle 4 provided on the side door 3 on the driver's seat side and the inside. The handle 5 is locked in exactly the same manner as the first and second wires 20 and 26 described above. These first and second wires 20A and 26A are also covered by the outer tubes 25A and 28A, and can freely slide in the tubes 25A and 28A.

  6 and 7 omit illustration of the bracket 10 fixed to the side door 3 on the driver's seat side, and schematically show the mirror support 13 of the first door mirror 11 supported by the bracket by a two-dot chain line. At the same time, the rotating shaft 14, first and second arms 18, 19 projecting from the rotating shaft 14, and first and second wires 20, 26 locked to the arms 18, 19 are provided. Is a plan view illustrating the state of these elements.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the side doors 3 and 3A on the driver side and the passenger side are both closed, and the first and second door mirrors 11 and 11A are both in the storage position shown in FIG. In this state, the driver grasps the outside handle 4 from the outside of the passenger compartment and rotates it from the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 4A to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line. .

  When the driver rotates the outside handle 4 as described above, the side door 3 is unlocked as described above. At the same time, the first wire 20 is connected to the position shown in FIGS. It is drawn in the direction indicated by arrow C in FIG. As a result, the first arm 18 shown in FIG. 7 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 7, and the entire first door mirror 11 is moved from the retracted position shown in FIG. 7 to FIGS. Rotates to the indicated use position. When the first door mirror 11 is rotated to the use position shown in FIG. 6, the first door mirror 11 hits a stopper (not shown), so that the first door mirror 11 is further rotated counterclockwise. It stops at the position where it is used. As described above, the first door mirror 11 is rotated to the use position, and the other first wire 20A shown in FIG. 4A is also pulled in the direction of the arrow CA. The second door mirror 11A that has been turned also rotates to the use position shown in FIG. At this time, the second door mirror 11A also hits a stopper (not shown) and stops at the use position. In this way, when the driver pulls the side door 3 into the passenger compartment and sits in the driver's seat 2, the first and second door mirrors 11, 11A already occupy the use position. Therefore, the driver can drive the automobile while closing the side door 3 in this state and visually recognizing the rear.

  As described above, the door mirror device according to the present invention rotates the outside handle 4 provided on the outside part of the side door 3 on the driver's seat side (the outside part of the passenger compartment in the illustrated example). The first and second door mirrors 11 and 11A and the outside handle 4 are connected to each other so that the first and second door mirrors 11 and 11A rotate from the storage position to the use position, respectively. In the illustrated example, the first wire 20 that connects the first door mirror 11 and the outside handle 4 on the driver's seat side, and the second door mirror 11A and the outside handle 4 are connected. The above-mentioned first connecting means is constituted by another second wire 20A that connects the two.

  On the other hand, when the driver seated in the driver's seat 2 stops the automobile, grasps the inside handle 5 and rotates it from the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 4B to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line. As described above, the side door 3 is unlocked. At the same time, the second wire 26 is pulled in the direction indicated by the arrow D in FIGS. 4B and 6. As a result, the second arm 19 shown in FIG. 6 rotates clockwise in FIG. 6, and the entire first door mirror 11 rotates from the use position shown in FIG. 6 to the storage position shown in FIG. Move. At this time, the first door mirror 11 hits a stopper (not shown) and does not rotate further in the clockwise direction in FIG. 7, but stops at the retracted position. At the same time, another second wire 26A shown in FIG. 4 (b) is also drawn in the direction indicated by the arrow DA in FIG. 4 (b). The door mirror 11A also rotates to the folded storage position, hits a stopper (not shown), and stops at the storage position. The driver can leave the passenger compartment and leave the car.

  As described above, the door mirror device according to the present invention rotates the inside handle 5 provided in the indoor portion of the side door 3 on the driver's seat side (the portion on the vehicle interior side in the illustrated example). There is a second connecting means for connecting the first and second door mirrors 11 and 11A and the inside handle 5 so that the first and second door mirrors 11 and 11A rotate from the use position to the storage position. In the illustrated example, the second wire 26 that connects the first mirror 11 and the inside handle 5, and the second second mirror that similarly connects the second door mirror 11 </ b> A and the inside handle 5. The above-described second connecting means is constituted by the wire 26A.

  According to the configuration of the door mirror device described above, the motor for rotating the first and second door mirrors 11 and 11A is not provided, but the driver rotates the outside handle 4 to get into the vehicle interior. Then, the first and second door mirrors 11 and 11A automatically rotate from the storage position to the use position, and conversely, when the inside handle 5 is operated to rotate from the vehicle interior to the vehicle exterior, The second door mirrors 11 and 11A are automatically rotated from the use position to the storage position. Thus, when the cost of the door mirror device is kept low and the first and second door mirrors 11 and 11A are required, they are automatically rotated to the use position, and conversely the first and second door mirrors are used. When the door mirrors 11 and 11A become unnecessary, they can be automatically rotated to the storage position.

  Further, since the first and second door mirrors 11 and 11A are not provided with a spring for urging them to the use position or the storage position, they are particularly large with respect to the outside handle 4 or the inside handle 5. Even without applying force, the first and second door mirrors 11 and 11A can be lightly rotated from the storage position to the use position, and conversely from the use position to the storage position.

  However, with only the above-described configuration, the first and second door mirrors 11 and 11A that occupied the use position may be swung to the storage position side due to vibration generated while the automobile is running. is there. Therefore, the following configuration is adopted in the door mirror device of this example.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a first lock member 30 is fitted in a through hole 29 formed in the upper wall 15 of the bracket 10 on the driver's seat side so as to be movable up and down. The third wire 31 is locked to the lower end. As shown in FIG. 5B, the first lock member 30 is positioned below the first arm 18, and as shown in FIG. It can move up and down between the contact positions.

  When the first lock member 30 occupies the position shown in FIG. 5B, the first arm 18 can freely rotate without being obstructed by the first lock member 30. . The position of the first lock member 30 at this time is set as an unlocking position where the lock of the first door mirror 11 is released.

  Further, when the first door mirror 11 occupies the use position shown in FIG. 6 and the first lock member 30 is raised to the position shown in FIG. 5C, as shown in FIG. Since the first lock member 30 abuts against the first arm 18, the first arm 18, that is, the first door mirror 11, is prohibited from rotating from the use position toward the storage position. . The position of the first lock member 30 at this time is set as a lock position for locking the first door mirror 11.

  As described above, the third wire 31 locked to the lower end of the first lock member 30 extends through the internal space of the bracket 10 and then comes out of the bracket 10 as schematically shown in FIG. The inside of the instrument panel 6 in the passenger compartment extends and is locked to the protrusion 32 provided on the peripheral surface of the key cylinder 7 as shown in FIG. The third wire 31 is also covered with the outer tube 33 and can slide freely inside the tube 33.

  When the automobile engine is stopped and the key cylinder 7 occupies the position shown in FIG. 5A, the first lock member 30 occupies the unlocked position shown in FIG. 5B. ing. In this state, as described above, the driver rotates the outside handle 4 from the outside of the passenger compartment to rotate the first and second door mirrors 11 and 11A to the use positions shown in FIGS. After that, the driver opens the side door 3 on the driver's seat, sits on the driver's seat 2 in the passenger compartment, and then starts the engine, so that the key of the key cylinder 7 shown in FIG. When the key 8 is inserted into the hole and the key 8 is rotated together with the key cylinder 7 in the first direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 5A, the third wire 31 is pushed out in the arrow E direction. . For this reason, the 1st lock member 30 protrudes in the lock position shown in (c) of Drawing 5. Thus, as is apparent from FIG. 6, even if the door mirror 11 tries to rotate from the use position toward the retracted position due to vibration generated during the traveling of the automobile, the first arm 18 protrudes to the locking position. The first door mirror 11 does not rotate toward the storage position when it hits the one lock member 30. Thus, the 1st lock member 30 makes the use which locks the 1st door mirror 11 which occupied the use position to the use position.

  Next, when the driver seated in the driver's seat 2 rotates the key 8 and the key cylinder 7 shown in FIG. 5A in the second direction indicated by the arrow B in order to stop the engine, 5 is pulled in the direction indicated by the arrow F in FIG. 5A, the first locking member that has occupied the locking position until then is the solution shown in FIG. 5B. Move to the lock position. For this reason, the 1st lock member 30 does not lock the 1st door mirror 11 in the use position, and the 1st door mirror 11 will be in the state which can rotate freely toward the storing position. Therefore, as described above, the driver can rotate the inside handle 5 shown in FIG. 4B to rotate the first door mirror 11 to the retracted position.

  The through-hole formed in the upper wall of the bracket 10A that supports the second door mirror 11A on the passenger seat side shown in FIG. 1 is also configured in exactly the same manner as the first lock member 30 shown in FIG. Two locking members (not shown) are provided so as to be movable up and down, and at the lower end of the second locking member, one end of another third wire 31A [see FIG. 1 and FIG. It is locked. After the third wire 31A exits the bracket 10A, as shown in FIG. 1, the third wire 31A extends inside the instrument panel 6 in the passenger compartment, and the other end of the third wire 31A is As shown to (a), it is latched by the protrusion 32 protrudingly provided by the key cylinder 7. FIG. The third wire 31A is also covered with the soft outer tube 33A, and can freely slide in the outer tube 33A.

  As described above, the key 8 and the key cylinder 7 are moved in the first direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 5A so that the driver can start the engine with the second door mirror 11A occupied the use position. Is rotated in the direction of the arrow EA, the second locking member (not shown) is completely displaced as shown in FIGS. 5 (b) and 5 (c). Similarly, the second door mirror 11A moves from the unlocked position to the locked position, contacts the first arm (not shown) of the second door mirror 11A, and the second door mirror 11A rotates from the use position to the retracted position. Prohibit that.

  When the driver rotates the key 8 and the key cylinder 7 shown in FIG. 5A in the second direction indicated by the arrow B as described above to stop the engine, another third Since the wire 31A is also pulled in the direction of the arrow FA, the second lock member (not shown) is moved from the locked position to the unlocked position in exactly the same manner as shown in FIGS. 5 (c) and 5 (b). To occupy a position below the first arm of the second door mirror 11A. For this reason, when the driver rotates the inside handle 5 shown in FIG. 4B as described above, the second door mirror 11A as well as the first door mirror 11 can be rotated to the retracted position without any trouble. Can be made.

  As described above, in the door mirror device according to the present invention, when the first and second door mirrors occupy the use position, the lock position and the lock for locking the first and second door mirrors to the use position, respectively. In order to start the engine (first and second locking members respectively provided on the driver side door and the passenger side door). When the key cylinder provided in the vehicle interior (in the illustrated example) is rotated in the first direction, the first and second lock members move from the unlocked position to the locked position, respectively, so that the engine is stopped. The first and second lock members are moved from the locked position to the unlocked position when the key cylinder is rotated in the second direction opposite to the first direction, respectively. Second lock member and key And comprising a third connecting means for connecting the cylinder, respectively. In the illustrated example, the third wire 31 that connects the first lock member 30 and the key cylinder 7, and another third wire that connects the second lock member and the key cylinder 7 (not shown). The third connecting means described above is configured by the wire 31A.

  According to the above-described configuration, the first and second door mirrors 11 and 11A can be locked at the use positions by the first and second lock members during the traveling of the automobile, and therefore vibrations that occur during the traveling of the automobile. Thus, the first and second door mirrors 11 and 11A do not rotate from the use position to the storage position side.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications can be made. Further, the present invention can be widely applied to vehicle door mirror devices such as vehicles other than automobiles and small ships.

2 Driver's seat 2A Passenger's seat 3, 3A Side door 4 Outside handle 5 Inside handle 7 Key cylinder 11 First door mirror 11A Second door mirror 30 First lock member

Claims (1)

First and second supported respectively on the outside portions of the side door on the driver's seat and the side door on the passenger's seat so as to be rotatable between a use position where the rear can be visually recognized and a folded storage position. By rotating the door mirror and the outside handle provided on the outside portion of the side door on the driver's seat side, the first and second door mirrors are rotated from the retracted position to the use position, respectively. And a first connecting means for connecting the first and second door mirrors and the outside handle, respectively, and an inside handle provided in an interior portion of the side door on the driver's seat side. The first and second door mirrors are connected to the inside handle so that the first and second door mirrors rotate from the use position to the retracted position. When the two connecting means and the first and second door mirrors occupy the use position, the lock position for locking the first and second door mirrors to the use position and the unlocking for releasing the lock, respectively. First and second locking members respectively provided on the driver side door and the passenger side door, and a key provided indoors for starting the engine. When the cylinder is rotated in the first direction, the first and second lock members move from the unlocked position to the locked position, respectively, and the key cylinder is moved in the first direction to stop the engine. The first and second lock members and the key so that the first and second lock members move from the locked position to the unlocked position when rotated in the second direction opposite to Cylinder and the it Door mirror device is provided with a third connecting means for connecting.

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