JP6289878B2 - Vehicle door mirror - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle door mirror that is attached to, for example, a door disposed on a side of an automobile.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of vehicle door mirror, there is known a vehicle mirror including a main mirror and a sub-mirror that is smaller than the main mirror (for example, see Patent Document 1). The door mirror for vehicles of patent document 1 is provided with the housing member with which a main mirror is mounted | worn, and the body for submirror mounting | wearing attached to the lower part of a housing member. An opening is formed in the sub mirror mounting body, and the sub mirror is disposed inside the sub mirror mounting body so as to block the opening. The sub mirror is attached in a state of being pressed against the peripheral edge of the opening by a frame disposed inside the sub mirror mounting body, and faces the outside from the opening. It is possible to confirm the vicinity of the front wheel on the passenger seat side by the sub mirror.

JP 2007-137316 A

  By the way, at the time of rain or car wash, water may enter the inside of the housing member, and this water may enter the inside of the sub mirror mounting body. At this time, in Patent Document 1, since the opening is formed in the sub mirror mounting body and the sub mirror is only pressed against the peripheral edge of the opening, the sub mirror is interposed between the peripheral edge of the sub mirror and the peripheral edge of the opening. It is conceivable that water flows out to the surface of the submirror and adheres to the surface of the submirror to deteriorate the field of view.

  The present invention has been made in view of this point, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to smoothly drain the water that has entered the housing portion so that it does not adhere to the surface of the submirror.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, it is possible to mount a sub mirror without providing an opening for allowing the sub mirror to face the sub mirror mounting portion, and to drain the water that has entered the sub mirror mounting portion into the sub mirror mounting portion. The drain hole was formed.

A first invention is a housing member that is attached to a door that is fitted with a main mirror and is disposed on a side of a vehicle;
A hollow sub-mirror mounting portion provided on an under panel provided at a lower portion of the housing member so as to protrude downward from the main mirror ;
In the vehicle door mirror provided with the first and second sub mirrors mounted on the sub mirror mounting part,
The vehicle rear side plate portion of the sub mirror mounting portion and the plate portion located inside the vehicle body extend downward, and the first sub mirror is attached to the outer surface of the vehicle rear side plate portion, and is located inside the vehicle body. The second sub-mirror is attached to the outer surface of the plate part,
In the lower wall portion of the sub mirror mounting portion, a drain hole for draining water that has entered the sub mirror mounting portion is provided.

  According to this configuration, the water that has entered the submirror mounting portion during rainy weather or car washing is smoothly drained from the drain hole, so that it does not adhere to the surface of the submirror.

In addition, when the sub mirror is mounted on the sub mirror mounting portion, the structure that allows the sub mirror to be exposed to the outside from the opening as in the conventional example is not necessary, so that the water that has entered the sub mirror mounting portion adheres to the surface of the sub mirror. It becomes possible to prevent it in advance.

According to a second invention, in the first invention,
The sub-mirror mounting portion is characterized in that it is formed so that the horizontal cross section becomes smaller as it goes downward.

According to this configuration, the water that has entered the inside of the sub-mirror mounting portion can easily flow toward the drain hole .

  According to the first invention, since the drain hole is provided in the lower portion of the sub mirror mounting portion, the water that has entered the sub mirror mounting portion is smoothly drained so as not to adhere to the surface of the sub mirror, and the visibility of the sub mirror is improved. Deterioration can be prevented.

Further, since the sub mirror is attached to the outer surface of the sub mirror mounting portion, it is possible to prevent water that has entered the sub mirror mounting portion from adhering to the surface of the sub mirror.

According to the second aspect of the invention, since the horizontal cross section of the sub mirror mounting portion is made smaller toward the lower side, the water that has entered the sub mirror mounting portion can be flowed toward the drain hole and can be drained reliably .

It is the figure which looked at the vehicle door mirror which concerns on embodiment from the vehicle interior side. It is a disassembled perspective view explaining the attachment structure of the door mirror for vehicles. It is the figure which looked at the door mirror for vehicles from the lower part.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the following description of the preferred embodiment is merely illustrative in nature, and is not intended to limit the present invention, its application, or its use.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle door mirror 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the vehicle interior side. In this embodiment, the front side of the vehicle is simply referred to as “front”, the rear side of the vehicle is simply referred to as “rear”, the right side of the vehicle is simply referred to as “right”, and the left side of the vehicle is simply referred to as “left”.

  The vehicle door mirror 1 is attached to, for example, a door D (shown in FIG. 2) disposed on the side of the automobile (passenger seat side), and the driver can confirm the rear and the vicinity of the front wheel on the passenger seat side. It is configured to be able to. That is, the vehicle door mirror 1 includes a mirror base portion 10 that is fastened to the door D, a housing member 20 that is attached to the door D via the mirror base portion 10, and a sealing material S.

  The mirror base portion 10 includes a vertical plate portion 11 fastened to a front end portion of a sash D1 of the door D by a fastening member such as a bolt (not shown), and an extending plate portion extending from the lower portion of the vertical plate portion 11 to the left side (vehicle outer side). 12 and a cover 13 attached to the lower part of the extended plate portion 12.

  A sealing material S is attached to the right side surface of the vertical plate portion 11. The sealing material S is for sealing between the peripheral edge of the vertical plate portion 11 of the mirror base 10 and the peripheral edge of the mounting surface of the vehicle door mirror 1 in the sash D1, for example, an elastic material such as rubber. It is composed of members.

  A housing member 20 is attached to the upper surface of the extension plate portion 12 of the mirror base portion 10 by a fastening member such as a bolt (not shown). The fastening member is covered with a cover 13.

  The housing member 20 is formed by molding a resin material, for example. The front wall portion of the housing member 20 is curved so as to bulge to the front side. The housing member 20 is formed with a main mirror housing recess 22 for housing the main mirror 21 so as to open to the rear side. Although not shown, the main mirror 21 is mounted on the housing member 20 via a known angle adjustment mechanism in a state of being fixed to the mirror base. The angle adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust the angle of the main mirror 21 by tilting the main mirror 21 in the left-right direction and the up-down direction.

  The housing member 20 also includes a known storage unit (not shown). The storage unit has a pivot shaft extending in the vertical direction. By rotating the housing member 20 around the pivot shaft, the storage unit is in a normal use state shown in FIG. 1 and a left end portion of the housing member 20 (not shown). Is switched back to the retracted state. The rotating shaft of the storage unit is fastened to the extension plate portion 12 of the mirror base portion 10.

  As shown also in FIG. 2, an under panel 23 constituting an outer shape (design surface) of the lower portion of the housing member 20 is provided at the lower portion of the housing member 20. The under panel 23 is made of a resin panel material formed so as to cover the lower part of the main body portion of the housing member 20 from below, and the first sub mirror 24 and the second sub mirror 25 are attached to the under panel 23. Yes.

  The under panel 23 has a shape that is long in the left-right direction and extends from the left end to the right end of the housing member 20. A curved plate portion 26 that curves upward and extends from the left edge portion to the front edge portion of the under panel 23 is provided. The curved plate portion 26 extends to the right edge portion of the under panel 23.

  On the left side of the under panel 23, a sub mirror mounting portion 38 on which the first and second sub mirrors 24 and 25 are mounted is formed so as to protrude downward. The sub-mirror mounting portion 38 is hollow and opens upward. As shown in FIG. 1, when the vehicle door mirror 1 is in a normal use state, the rear plate portion 29 of the sub mirror mounting portion 38 extends substantially in the left-right direction and is inclined so as to be positioned forward as it goes downward. A right plate portion (a plate portion located inside the vehicle body of the sub mirror mounting portion 38) 30 of the sub mirror mounting portion 38 extends substantially in the front-rear direction and is inclined so as to be positioned to the left as it goes downward. As shown in FIG. 2, the front plate portion 31 and the left plate portion 32 of the sub mirror mounting portion 38 are curved. Accordingly, the horizontal cross section of the sub mirror mounting portion 38 becomes smaller toward the lower side of the sub mirror mounting portion 38.

  The lower part of the sub-mirror mounting part 38 is located at the lowest position in the under panel 23. As shown in FIG. 3, a first drain hole 40 for draining water that has entered the sub mirror mounting portion 38 is provided at the lower portion of the sub mirror mounting portion 38. The first drain hole 40 is positioned on the right side of the central portion in the left-right direction of the sub mirror mounting portion 38.

  The first drain hole 40 extends so as to penetrate the lower wall portion of the sub mirror mounting portion 38 in the vertical direction. The upstream end of the first drain hole 40 opens to the lowest part on the inner surface of the sub mirror mounting portion 38. The inner diameter of the first drain hole 40 only needs to be such that water that has entered the submirror mounting portion 38 can be smoothly drained, and is several millimeters, for example. As described above, the first drain hole 40 is provided in a lower conspicuous portion of the sub-mirror mounting portion 38 and has a small diameter so that the first drain hole 40 does not affect the design of the vehicle door mirror 1. be able to. Only the first drain hole 40 is formed as an opening in the peripheral wall portion and the bottom wall portion of the sub mirror mounting portion 38, and when water enters the sub mirror mounting portion 38, the first drain hole 40 is formed. It is supposed to be drained only from.

  Further, the right side portion of the under-panel 23 with respect to the sub-mirror mounting portion 38 is curved downward so that the center portion in the front-rear direction is located at the lowest position. A second drain hole 41 similar to the first drain hole 40 is formed in the lowermost portion of the curved portion as shown in FIG.

  The first sub mirror 24 is attached to the rear plate portion 29 of the sub mirror mounting portion 38 with a double-sided tape (not shown). The second sub mirror 25 is attached to the right plate 30 of the sub mirror mounting portion 38 with a double-sided tape (not shown).

  When the vehicle door mirror 1 configured as described above is used, for example, when car washing or raining is assumed, the sub mirror mounting portion 38 of the under panel 23 is hollow and opens upward. Water flowing from above may enter the submirror mounting portion 38. The water that has entered the inside of the submirror mounting portion 38 does not adhere to the first submirror 24 or the second submirror 25 because the openings are not formed in the rear plate portion 29 and the right plate portion 30, and the submirror mounting portion The inside of 38 flows downward. At this time, since the horizontal cross section of the sub mirror mounting portion 38 is formed so as to decrease downward, water smoothly reaches the lower portion of the sub mirror mounting portion 38. The water that reaches the lower portion of the sub mirror mounting portion 38 flows into the first drain hole 40 and is drained to the outside of the sub mirror mounting portion 38.

  Further, it is conceivable that water flows into the right side of the sub-mirror mounting portion 38 of the under panel 23 during car washing or raining. This water flows into the second drain hole 41 and is drained to the outside of the under panel 23.

  As described above, according to the vehicle door mirror 1 according to this embodiment, since the first drain hole 40 is provided in the lower part of the sub mirror mounting portion 38, the water that has entered the sub mirror mounting portion 38 is smoothly drained. Thus, the first and second sub mirrors 24 and 25 are prevented from adhering to the surface, and the visibility of the first and second sub mirrors 24 and 25 can be prevented from deteriorating.

  In the above-described embodiment, only one first drain hole 40 is provided in the lower part of the sub mirror mounting portion 38. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of first drain holes 40 may be provided. Further, the shape of the first drain hole 40 may be circular or may be a slit shape.

  The above-described embodiment is merely an example in all respects and should not be interpreted in a limited manner. Further, all modifications and changes belonging to the equivalent scope of the claims are within the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the vehicle door mirror according to the present invention can be used by being attached to, for example, a door disposed on a side portion of an automobile.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle door mirror 20 Housing member 21 Main mirror 24 1st submirror 25 2nd submirror 29 Back board part 30 Right board part 38 Submirror mounting part 40 1st drain hole 41 2nd drain hole

Claims (2)

A housing member attached to a door mounted on the side of the vehicle, the main mirror being mounted;
A hollow sub-mirror mounting portion provided on an under panel provided at a lower portion of the housing member so as to protrude downward from the main mirror ;
In the vehicle door mirror provided with the first and second sub mirrors mounted on the sub mirror mounting part,
The vehicle rear side plate portion of the sub mirror mounting portion and the plate portion located inside the vehicle body extend downward, and the first sub mirror is attached to the outer surface of the vehicle rear side plate portion, and is located inside the vehicle body. The second sub-mirror is attached to the outer surface of the plate part,
A door mirror for a vehicle, wherein a drain hole for draining water that has entered the sub mirror mounting portion is provided in a lower wall portion of the sub mirror mounting portion. The vehicle door mirror according to claim 1,
The vehicle door mirror according to claim 1, wherein the sub-mirror mounting portion is formed such that a horizontal section thereof becomes smaller toward a lower side.

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