JPS6348732B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a fender pole for an automobile.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a fender pole has been installed in front of a vehicle width light to confirm the front end of a vehicle. Many of the products currently on the market use a system in which the top end emits light by collecting radiation from the vehicle's headlights, etc., so that it can function even when driving at night. .

However, with conventional poles, the light that has been introduced into the pole tends to escape in a concentrated manner, and even in the part set as the light emitting part (light projecting part), the light is only emitted in a concentrated manner from a part of the pole. Ta. For this reason, there is a problem in that it is difficult to grasp the positional relationship with the front end of the vehicle at night.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to improve the visibility of the pole by enlarging the light-emitting portion of the pole, thereby ensuring the confirmation of the front end of the vehicle at night.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows. That is, it is a fender pole that is installed in front of a headlight or the like in a bumper of an automobile, and is mainly composed of a pole body that has light conductivity and a cover material that has light blocking properties that covers the front side of the pole body. The materials are joined together so as to expose the rear surface of the pole body, and a lighting section is formed on a part of the exposed surface to guide the emitted light from a headlight etc. to the pole body, and the upper part of the exposed surface is A light projection part is formed that can radiate the light passing through the inside of the pole body to the outside,
Further, the radiation surface of the light projecting part is provided with a finely uneven surface that can scatter and radiate the light passing through the inside of the pole body to the outside, and the cover material is provided with a fine uneven surface that can scatter and radiate the light passing through the inside of the pole body. The structure is such that windows are placed at appropriate locations to guide light.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the light emitted from the headlight of the own vehicle, etc. taken in from the lighting section is projected from the light projecting section through the inside of the pole main body.
In this case, since the light is scattered in the light projecting part over the range where the finely uneven surface is formed, the light emitting part covers a wide range and clearly informs the driver of the pole position. Moreover, according to the present invention, the emitted light from an oncoming vehicle can be taken into the pole body through the window of the cover material, and in other words, the light from other vehicles can be used in addition to the light from the own vehicle. The brightness increases further, making its position even clearer.

Hereinafter, embodiments embodying the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the drawing, P is a fender pole;
It is placed on the front side of a car's headlights or side lights (hereinafter referred to as headlights, etc. L).
It mainly consists of a pole body 1 and a cover material 2 that is attached to the pole body 1.

The pole body 1 is formed into a columnar shape from a light-conducting material (acrylic resin with a border color in this example), and has a tapered surface 3 extending upward at its lower end.
A threaded portion 4 is formed through the hole.

In this example, the cover material 2 is made of a stainless steel plate, and is fixedly attached to the pole body 1 so as to embrace it from the front side. However, the cover material 2 is attached to the upper end of the pole body 1.
so that the rear and part of both sides are exposed.
Further, the lower part thereof is held so as to be exposed in a slit shape along the longitudinal direction. As a result, the exposed portion on the upper end side functions as a light projecting portion 5, and the portion below it functions as a lighting portion 6 for taking in the emitted light from the headlight or the like. Further, on the front surface of the cover material 2, window portions 7a and 7b each formed in a slit shape are opened at the top and bottom, and the emitted light from an oncoming vehicle is transmitted through the light projecting portion 5 and the daylighting portion 6, respectively. I can do it.
Further, the exposed surface of the light projecting portion 5 is formed with a wrinkled surface 8 having fine irregularities, so that light passing through the inside of the pole body 1 can be scattered. Furthermore, holding pieces 16, 16 are wrapped around the light projecting part 5 from the upper part of the cover material 2, and can reflect the emitted light from the headlight L or the like.

In addition, in the fender pole P of this example, at least the light projecting portion 5 is set at a height position that is visible from the driver's vehicle.

And the above fender pole P is bumper 9
As will be described below, it is attached via a pole bracket 10, and this attachment portion is covered with a rubber cover 11. The pole bracket 10 is formed in a substantially U-shape, and one end thereof is fastened to a bumper reinforcement 12. The fender pole P is inserted into the other end of the pole bracket 10 from above through a washer 13 with the threaded portion 4 of the pole main body 1 interposed, and a cushion for adjusting the mounting angle of the fender pole P is inserted from the bottom side. It is fixed by tightening a nut 15 with a washer 14 in between.

According to the present example formed as described above, when the headlight or the like L is turned on at night, the emitted light is introduced into the inside of the pole body 1 through the slit-shaped exposed surface of the lighting section 6. and,
It is guided upward while repeating reflection inside the pole body 1. Of the light guided into the light projecting section 5 in this way, the light that is incident on the grained surface 8 is diffusely reflected by the fine irregularities formed on the same surface, and is thus emitted to the outside as scattered light. Therefore, since diffused light can be obtained over almost the entire range of the grained surface 8,
The position of the fender pole P is clearly visible to the driver, and the position of the front end of the vehicle can be reliably determined. Further, since the light from the headlight L is reflected by both the holding pieces 16, 16 and a metallic color is emitted, the visibility of the light projecting section 5 is improved.

In addition, in this example, window portions 7a are provided above and below the cover material 2.
7b, light from an oncoming vehicle can be introduced into the light projection section 5 and the daylight section 6, respectively. In other words, by using the emitted light from the oncoming vehicle, the light projecting section 5 shines even more brightly, and the front end of the vehicle can be confirmed more reliably.

In this way, the fender pole P of this example has a light emitting range that is expanded due to the formation of the wrinkled surface 8, whereas in the conventional one, the light exits in a concentrated manner from a part of the light projecting part, and therefore, the light emitting range is expanded, so that it can be used at night. Extremely effective for position confirmation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing how the fender pole is installed, Figure 2 is a side view of the fender pole, Figure 3 is a rear view of the same, and Figure 4 is a sectional view showing the fender pole installation structure and light scattering situation. It is. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Pole main body, 2... Cover material, 5... Light projecting part, 6... Lighting part, 7a, 7b... Window part, 8...
... Wrinkled surface, 16... Cling piece, P... Fender pole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A fender pole that is installed upright at the position of a headlight or the like in a bumper of an automobile, which comprises a pole body that has light conductivity and a cover material that has light blocking properties that covers the front side of the pole body. The cover material is attached to the pole body so as to expose the rear surface of the pole body, and a part of the exposed surface is formed with a lighting section that can guide emitted light from a headlight etc. to the pole body. A light projecting section is formed at the top of the surface to emit the light passing through the inside of the pole body to the outside, and a light projecting section is formed on the radiation surface of the light projecting section to scatter and radiate the light passing through the inside of the pole body to the outside. A fender pole for an automobile, characterized in that the cover material is provided with a finely uneven surface that allows the light to flow from an oncoming vehicle, and a window portion is arranged at an appropriate position in the cover material to guide light emitted from an oncoming vehicle to the pole main body. . 2. In the cover material, the holding piece that is held onto a part of the light projecting part is made of stainless steel or a material with the same effect so that it emits a metallic color in the light emitted from a headlight, etc. The fender pole for an automobile according to claim 1, characterized in that: