JP5236232B2 - Motorcycle light - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a motorcycle lighting device, and more particularly, to a motorcycle lighting device suitable for enhancing visibility from the outside.

  A vehicle is provided with many lighting devices such as a headlight (headlight), a taillight (rearlight), and a vehicle widthlight (position light). In particular, the vehicle width lamp requires high visibility so that other vehicles and passersby can recognize the presence and size of the vehicle.

  In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-104170, in order to make it easier for the driver to recognize the width of the own vehicle, a light source that can be distinguished from a headlamp at the front or side of the vehicle body (the protruding portion of the side mirror is (Including) A vehicle width lamp that can radiate light indicating the maximum vehicle width forward is described. According to this vehicle width lamp, the driver can recognize the vehicle width of the own vehicle and can also recognize the vehicle width from the outside.

Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-19742 proposes a vehicle width lamp built in a mirror cover of a side mirror.
JP-A-8-104170 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-19742

  In the prior art, a vehicle width lamp is attached to or integrated with the side mirror. However, since the side mirror is located farthest from the vehicle body, it is necessary to firmly configure the support shaft for attaching the heavy side mirror with the vehicle width lamp attached to the vehicle body. In addition, in order to incorporate the width lamp in the side mirror, it is necessary to significantly change the existing side mirror.

  Therefore, there has been a demand for a structure in which the vehicle width lamp can be attached without changing the shape of the existing side mirror and without increasing the weight of the tip of the side mirror.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a two-wheeled vehicle lighting device having a novel structure for solving the above-described problems and meeting demands.

The present invention for solving the above problems is a two-wheeled vehicle lighting device mounted on a two-wheeled vehicle having side mirrors respectively provided on the left and right sides of the vehicle body. The mirror support member (17A) provided to extend upward from the vehicle body, the lamp body (20) disposed on the mirror support member (17A) so as to be directed forward of the vehicle body, and the lamp body (20) A base member (35) attached to the mirror support member (17A) and a cover lens (37) covering the front surface of the lamp body (20) are provided, and the lamp body (20) is provided with the mirror support member (17A). The cover lens (37) is exposed in the state of facing the front of the vehicle body, and the lamp body (20) and the base member (35) are formed. There is first characterized in that embedded in the mirror support member (17A) inside.

Furthermore, the present invention has a second feature in that the lamp body is made of a reflecting plate.

According to the invention having the first feature, the lighting device is attached to the mirror support member that is the support member of the side mirror located at the left and right upper parts of the vehicle body, so that the visibility from the outside is improved. In addition, since the lamp is attached to the mirror support member on the side close to the vehicle body, it is possible to avoid a large moment from acting on the base of the mirror support member due to the weight of the lamp, and the strength of the existing mirror support member is maintained. A lighting device can be provided.

Furthermore, according to the present invention having the first feature, since the lamp body and the base member are embedded in the mirror support member, it is possible to reduce the protruding portion from the mirror support member and improve the appearance. it can.

According to the present invention having the second feature, there is an effect of improving visibility by reflecting external light with the reflector.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a side view of a motorcycle including a lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The motorcycle 1 shown in FIG. 4 is a scooter type vehicle, and a steering shaft 2 and a front fork 3 connected to a lower portion of the steering shaft 2 and extending obliquely forward and downward are provided at the foremost part of a body frame (not shown). Provided. The front wheel 4 is pivotally supported by the front fork 3. One end of a power unit 5 including an engine, a transmission, and the like is pivotably supported on a body frame (not shown), and a rear portion of the power unit 5 is connected to a rear portion of the body frame by a rear cushion 6. A rear wheel 7 is attached to an output shaft (not shown) of the power unit 5 .

  The vehicle body frame is almost entirely covered with a front cowl 8 and a rear cowl 9. A headlight 10 is embedded in the foremost part of the front cowl 8, and a wind screen 11 is erected in a tilted posture on the upper part of the front cowl 8. A side mirror 13 and a grip 14 are provided on the handle bar 12 connected to the upper portion of the steering shaft 2. A vehicle width lamp 20 is provided below the side mirror 13 as a lighting device. A driver's seat 15 is disposed substantially at the center in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and a passenger's seat 16 is provided behind the driver's seat 15.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing a vehicle width lamp attached to a vehicle body, FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the vehicle width lamp alone. A pair of left and right vehicle width lamps 20 are provided including those on the right side of the vehicle body (not shown). The vehicle width lamp 20 is attached to the mirror support stay 17 using an attachment 24. The mirror support stay 17 has a columnar shape, and a screw portion (not shown) formed at the lower end is screwed and fixed to a pedestal provided on the handle bar 12. The side mirror 13 includes a mirror body 18 and a mirror case 19.

  The vehicle width lamp 20 includes a main body 23 including a base member 21 and a cover lens 22 that accommodates a lamp body (not shown). The base member 21 includes a lighting device mounting aid (attachment) 24 with a part cut away. It is fixed to. The attachment 24 is provided with a ring portion 25 that is set so that the inner circumference diameter D matches the outer diameter of the mirror support stay 17, and a parallel portion 26 that extends from both ends of the notch portion of the ring portion 25. Yes. A bolt hole 27 is formed on one side 26a of the parallel portion 26, and a through hole 29 through which a bolt 28 screwed into the bolt hole 27 is formed is formed on the other side 26b.

  The vehicle width lamp 20 is mounted with the ring member 25 of the attachment 24 on the mirror support stay 17, positioned, and then tightened and fixed to the mirror support stay 17 by turning the bolt 28 to reduce the diameter D of the ring portion 25. Let

  The lamp housed in the vehicle width lamp 20 may be a bulb, that is, a light bulb or a light emitting diode (LED). A harness for supplying current from the in-vehicle power source to the lamp body can be drawn from the back surface of the base member 21 to the attachment 24 side and wired through the mirror support stay 17.

  FIG. 5 is a front view of a side mirror and a width lamp according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof, and the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 and 2 denote the same or equivalent parts. 5 and 6, a bolt (not shown) is formed at the lower end portion of the mirror support stay 17, and this bolt is screwed and fixed to the base 29 on the vehicle body side, that is, the handlebar 12 side. The vehicle width lamp 20 includes an attachment 24 coupled to the lower end of the base member 21 and can be fixed using a bolt in the same manner as described in relation to FIGS.

  In the above embodiment, the means for attaching the vehicle width lamp 20 to the mirror support stay 17 is not limited to that using the ring portion 25. In short, it is only necessary that the attachment 24 of the width lamp 20 is fixed to any part of the entire length of the columnar mirror support stay 17 fixed to the vehicle body side.

  FIG. 7 is a front view of a side mirror and a width lamp according to a third embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a left side view thereof, and the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 and 2 denote the same or equivalent parts. 7 and 8, the vehicle width lamp 30 is formed in a rod shape, that is, a long shape, unlike the vehicle width lamp 20 of the above-described embodiments. The vehicle width lamp 30 includes a lamp body 32 made up of a plurality of LEDs, a light bulb 32A, and the like disposed on the base member 31 and the base member 31 in the longitudinal direction of the base member 31 in a strip shape or a linear shape, and the base member 31. The lamp body stay 33 is provided in the vicinity of the upper end and the lower end of the lamp. As a means for fixing the lamp stay 33 to the mirror support stay 17, a lamp stay having a ring portion integrally formed with the base member 31 is mirrored using a bolt as in the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. It is preferable to fasten and fix to the support stay 17.

  Instead of arranging LEDs and light bulbs in a line, the lamp itself may be one or several LEDs or light bulbs, and the lamp body may be covered with a belt-like or long cover lens.

Figure 9 is a fourth elevational view of the side mirror and side lamps according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 10 is an A-A sectional view of FIG. 9 and 10, the mirror support stay 17A attached to the vehicle body B is different from the mirror support stay 17 shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 7 and 8, and is wide and thick (that is, the symbol b). And a large cylinder shape having a large dimension indicated by t. A side mirror 13 is attached to the tip of the mirror support stay 17A.

  The mirror support stay 17 </ b> A has a concave portion, that is, a lamp housing portion 34 formed in an intermediate portion, and the vehicle width lamp 20 is attached to the lamp body housing portion 34. The vehicle width lamp 20 includes a base member 35 including a reflector and a socket, a lamp body 36 attached to the base member 35, and a cover lens 37 that covers the front surface of the lamp body 36. The base member 35 and the lamp body 36 are buried in the lamp housing part 34, but the cover lens 37 projects forward from the mirror support stay 17A.

  The cover lens 37 is not limited to projecting from the mirror support stay 17A, and the cover lens 37 may be arranged so as to be flush with or deeper than the surface of the mirror support stay 17A.

  Furthermore, the lamp housing part 34 may be formed so as to penetrate the mirror support stay 17A. In short, it is sufficient that at least the lamp body 36 and the base member 35 are buried in the mirror support stay 17A.

  In other words, 4th Embodiment comprises the mirror support part while fulfill | performing the function of the casing which accommodates and hold | maintains the vehicle lamp which a lamp body case is a lighting device.

As described above, the vehicle width lamp is attached to the existing mirror support stay for attaching the side mirror via the attachment, or it is built in the mirror support stay, so that the existing design for the side mirror is not significantly changed. The vehicle width of the vehicle body can be clearly recognized from the outside .

  Moreover, since the vehicle width lamp can be attached not to the main body of the side mirror but to the mirror support stay close to the vehicle body side, it is possible to avoid a large moment from acting on the mirror support stay.

  Further, in the present invention, the lamp body can be a reflecting plate in place of the LED or the light bulb. By attaching the reflecting plate to the mirror support stay that is the mirror support portion, the visibility from the outside can be enhanced as in the case of the LED and the light bulb. As the reflector, it is convenient to use a corner cube reflector in which many corner cubes are arranged.

It is a front view of the side mirror and vehicle width lamp which concern on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a rear view of the side mirror and vehicle width lamp which concern on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the vehicle width lamp which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 1 is a left side view of a motorcycle equipped with a vehicle width lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the side mirror and vehicle width lamp which concern on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the side mirror and vehicle width lamp which concern on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the side mirror and vehicle width lamp which concern on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the side mirror and vehicle width lamp which concern on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the side mirror and vehicle width lamp which concern on 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing in the AA position of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Motorcycle, 12 ... handlebar, 13 ... side mirrors, 17 and 17A ... mirror supporting lifting stay, 20 ... side lamps, 22 ... cover lens, 24 ... Attachment

Claims (1)

In a two-wheeled vehicle lighting device mounted on a two-wheeled vehicle (1) having side mirrors (13) provided on the left and right sides on the handlebar (12) of the vehicle body and a wind screen (11) ,
Mirror support members (17A) provided on the left and right sides of the vehicle body and extending upward from the windscreen (11) for attaching the side mirror (13) to the vehicle body,
A vehicle width lamp (20) arranged on the mirror support member (17A) so as to be directed forward of the vehicle body;
A base member (35) for attaching the lamp body (36) of the vehicle width lamp (20) to the mirror support member (17A);
A cover lens (37) covering the front surface of the lamp (36) ,
The vehicle width lamp (20) has an elongated shape along the extending direction of the mirror support member (17A), and
A motorcycle lamp characterized in that the cover lens (37) is exposed with the vehicle body facing forward, and the lamp body (36) and the base member (35) are embedded in the mirror support member (17A). vessel.

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