JPH0359850B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a lamp for an automobile that illuminates the feet and road surface when getting on and off the vehicle.

[Conventional technology]

A lamp built into the lower part of the inner side of a car door flashes when the door is opened or closed.It lights up when the door is opened and illuminates the footwell and the road behind the door, making it easier to get in and out of the car at night. We are trying to ensure the safety of time.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, all of these conventional lamps are built into the inside surface of the door, and their front lenses form almost the same plane as the inside surface of the door, so when the door is opened, the light emitted from the lamp is absorbed by the vehicle body. The amount of light directed toward the rear of the surveying section was extremely small, making it difficult for vehicles following to notice that the door was open, creating a safety problem.

Therefore, the present invention aims to improve the above-mentioned drawbacks and provide an automobile lamp that allows a following vehicle to notice the opening of the door as soon as possible at night, thereby preventing accidents. .

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the automobile lamp according to the present invention is arranged such that the lamp is rotatably and retractably arranged in a lamp storage recess provided on the inner surface of the door, and the lamp is arranged at a position different from the rotation center of the door. A slider bar having a center of rotation at the top position and rotating in conjunction with the opening/closing operation of the door is disposed on the vehicle body in correspondence with the lamp, and the engaging portion provided on the lamp is slid onto this slider bar. By movably engaging the lamp, the lamp is made to protrude from the lamp storage recess when the door is opened, and is stored in the lamp storage recess when the door is closed.

[Effect]

In the present invention, the lamp protrudes from the lamp storage recess in conjunction with the opening of the door, and illuminates the rear side of the vehicle body.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a lamp according to the present invention in a stored state, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line shown in FIG. 1. In these figures, 1 is a vehicle body, 2 is a door on the passenger side that can be opened and closed, and the front end of this door 2 is rotatably supported on the vehicle body 1 via a door hinge 3. 4 is a lamp storage recess provided at a lower position near the front end of the inner surface 2a of the door 2;
A lamp 5 is disposed within this. lamp 5
The lamp case 6 is formed into a fan shape in a plan view and has an opening angle of approximately 90 degrees, and the arc portion of the lamp case 6 is open; an arc-shaped front lens 7 that closes the open portion of the lamp case 6; The corner part 6A of the lamp case 6 is located at the front end of the vehicle body of the opening of the lamp storage recess 4, and the vertical axis 9 It is rotatably supported by. Therefore,
The lamp 5 is rotatable in a horizontal plane about the shaft 9, and can be moved in and out of the lamp storage recess 4, and the front lens 7 is completely stored in the lamp storage recess 4 in the retracted state. . The light source 8 is configured in a circuit such that the light source 8 is turned on when the door 2 is opened and turned off when the door 2 is closed. However, since it is not necessary during the day, it is of course possible to turn it off with a switch regardless of the opening/closing operation of the door 2, or to link it to the headlights.

A slider bar 11 is provided on the floor surface 10 of the vehicle body 1 and rotates in conjunction with the opening/closing operation of the door 2 to cause the lamp 5 to emerge and retract from the lamp housing recess 4.
is installed. This slider bar 11 is
The front end thereof is rotatably supported in a horizontal plane by a support shaft 12 provided close to the front end surface 2b of the door 2 at a position different from the door hinge 3 whose front end is the rotation center of the door 2. Most of the bar extending toward the rear of the vehicle body is inserted into a bar storage hole 13 formed at the bottom of the door 2. The slider bar 11 has a gentle curvature in the front half and is curved in a convex shape on the side opposite to the driver's seat, and a rear half is formed in a straight line, and a guide groove 14 is formed on the top surface over almost the entire length. It is formed. The bar storage hole 13 has an opening 15 that opens to the front end surface 2b of the door 2, and a pin 16 is provided on the ceiling surface of the storage hole near the opening 15, and the lower end thereof is connected to the It is slidably inserted into the guide groove 14. Also,
A pin 17 as an engaging portion is also vertically provided in the inner part of the lower surface of the lamp case 6, and this pin 17 is formed on a partition plate 18 that partitions the lamp storage recess 4 and the bar storage hole 13. It is slidably inserted into the guide groove 14 through the elongated hole 19.

In the lamp 5 having such a configuration, when the door 2 is gradually opened as shown in FIGS. 3a, b, and c, the pin 16 moves along the guide groove 14, so that the slider bar 11 It rotates clockwise around a shaft 12 in conjunction with the door 2. Also, when the slider bar 11 rotates, the pin 17
Since the lamp case 6 also moves along the guide groove 14, the lamp case 6 rotates about 30 degrees counterclockwise about the shaft 9, causing a part of the front lens 7 to protrude from the lamp housing recess 4. Further, when the door 2 is opened, a switch (not shown) is operated to turn on the light source 8, so that the light passes through the front lens 7 and illuminates the floor near the passenger seat. This floor illumination is carried out until the door 2 is almost completely opened. When the door 2 is completely opened, the lamp 5 protrudes to the outside of the vehicle body 1 as shown in FIG. Illuminates the road surface behind door 2. Therefore, the state of the road surface can be clearly seen, making boarding and alighting safe at night. In addition, when the door 2 is opened, a part of the lamp 5 protrudes from the lamp storage recess 4 to the outside, making it unique and increasing the added value of the automobile.The light source 8 illuminates the rear side of the vehicle body 1. This makes it easy for the driver of a following vehicle, such as a motorcycle, to confirm that the door 2 is open, and prevents accidents such as a collision between the door 2 and the like. Therefore, it is useful for improving road traffic safety, and furthermore, it has a simple structure and does not require a drive source such as a motor, so it is less likely to break down.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the lamp 5 was made to protrude from the lamp housing recess 4 by approximately one-third.
The lamp case is not limited to this, and the amount of lamp protrusion can be freely changed by changing the shape of the slider bar 11, and the lamp case is parallel to the inner surface 2a of the door 2 and closes the opening of the lamp storage recess 4 in the stored state. If one of the side walls 61 of 6 is made of the front lens 7 or made of a translucent resin like the lens 7, various changes can be made, such as more effective lighting inside the car. It is.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the automobile lamp according to the present invention is configured so that the lamp protrudes from the lamp storage recess of the door in conjunction with the opening/closing operation of the door. Since it is possible to realize rearward illumination, it is possible to notify the driver of the following car of the open state of the door, which has great effects such as improving safety.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the stored state of the lamp according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line of FIG. 1, and FIG.
Figures a, b, and c show the opening operation of the door, where a is the initial state, b is the halfway state, and c is the fully opened state. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Vehicle body, 2... Door, 3... Door hinge, 4... Lamp storage recess, 5... Lamp, 6...
... Lamp case, 7 ... Front lens, 8 ... Light source, 9 ... Axis, 11 ... Slider bar, 12 ...
...Spindle, 13...Bar storage hole, 14...Guide groove, 16, 17...Pin.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A lamp storage recess is provided on the inner surface of a door which can be opened and closed and whose one end is rotatably supported relative to the vehicle body, and a lamp is arranged in the storage recess so as to be rotatable and retractable, and A slider bar having a rotation center at a position different from the rotation center of the door and rotating in conjunction with the opening/closing operation of the door is disposed on the vehicle body corresponding to the lamp, and the slider bar By slidably engaging an engaging part provided on the lamp, the lamp protrudes from the lamp housing recess when the door is opened;
An automobile lamp characterized in that the lamp is stored in a lamp storage recess when the lamp is closed.