JPH0582678U - Vehicle rearview mirror - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a rear-view mirror that allows a driver to visually recognize a lateral lower end portion of a vehicle while sitting in a driver's seat. [Structure] A rear-view mirror mounted on a vehicle is provided with a mirror for visually recognizing a lateral lower end of the vehicle and a light for illuminating in the same direction, and a drive mechanism in which the mirror and the light are arranged in a mirror body I decided to store it in.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a rear-view mirror mounted on a vehicle, and more particularly to a rear-view mirror equipped with a mechanism for visually recognizing a lower end portion of a side of a vehicle when the vehicle is backed and illuminating and visually recognizing the same direction at night.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 The vehicle is required to be equipped with rearview mirrors for rear and side safety confirmation, and the driver runs while confirming the rear and side safety with the mirrors.

By the way, since the mirrors are mounted for visually recognizing the rear side and the lateral sides, for example, the lower end portion of the vehicle side which is required to be visually recognized when the vehicle is backing up or when the vehicle is moved sideways becomes a blind spot. I cannot see the direction. Therefore, in order to eliminate the above-mentioned difficulties, a side illumination light is arranged near the door mirror, and a lighting circuit of this light is connected to a speed change mechanism so that the light is turned on when the vehicle moves backward, or a back light is turned on. It has been proposed that a light and an auxiliary mirror be fixed to the mirror to secure the field of view at the lower end of the side.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the above-mentioned conventional type has the following drawbacks, and improvement is required. In other words, the side view light on the side of the door mirror is connected to the speed change mechanism and is turned on when the vehicle moves backward, but the light is turned on even when the vehicle is backed up during the daytime when it is not necessary. There is.

In addition, in the case where the light and the auxiliary mirror are fixed to the rearview mirror, the road surface near the rear wheel is reflected on the auxiliary mirror during normal traveling, and the image is disturbed, which disturbs the driver and hinders safe driving. It may come. The present invention has been made to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional problems. The purpose of the present invention is to simplify the structure so that the auxiliary mirror and the light are projected from the mirror body only when necessary, and the side lower end is The purpose is to provide a visible rearview mirror.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a rearview mirror for a vehicle, which includes an auxiliary mirror with which the lower end of the vehicle is visible and a light which irradiates in the same direction to a rearview mirror mounted at least on the opposite side of the driver's seat. In addition to being installed, the mirror and the light can be housed in the rear-view mirror by a drive mechanism arranged in the back-mirror.

The rear-view mirror stores the auxiliary mirror and the light in the rear-view mirror during normal driving, and projects the auxiliary mirror and the light when necessary to visually check the lateral lower end of the vehicle. It is possible to provide a highly safe rearview mirror that does not come to the ground and has few blind spots.

[0008]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view, in which reference numeral 1 is a back mirror. The rear-view mirror 1 is a mirror body 2, a base 3 for mounting the mirror body 2 on a vehicle, a mirror 5 held by a mirror holder 4 and mounted in the mirror body 2, and an auxiliary mirror 6, which is arranged to be retractable in the mirror body 2, and a light. 7 is the main member.

The mirror body 2 has a bowl shape, and a socket 9 provided at an end of a frame 8 fixed inside is inserted into a shaft 10 standing on the side of the base 3 and a fixing member such as a spring 11 is used for the base 3 Is rotatably attached to. Further, a frame 8 fixed in the mirror body 2 is mounted with a mirror holder 4 holding a mirror 5 using a pivot mechanism 12 so that the angle can be adjusted.

Further, the auxiliary mirror 6 and the light 7 are housed in the space formed by the rear wall of the mirror body 2 and the frame 8, and the bottom 15 of the mirror body 2 is driven by the drive mechanism 14 arranged in the mirror body 2. It is configured so that it can be lifted and lowered from the through hole 16 provided in. That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a screw shaft 19 having a worm wheel 18 attached thereto is axially supported downward on a bearing portion 13 provided on a mirror body 2, and a lower end portion of the shaft 19 is attached to an elevating housing 20 described later. It is screwed onto the female screw portion 21 provided on the top plate 20a. The worm wheel 18 attached to the shaft 19 is meshed with a worm 23 attached to the output shaft of a motor 22 arranged in the mirror body 2, and the rotation of the motor 22 is transmitted to the shaft 19. The motor 22 is connected to a speed change mechanism (not shown) that controls the traveling of the vehicle, and when the vehicle is speed-changed to move backward, the motor 22 rotates in the descending direction of the housing 20 to move from the variable position to the neutral position. Or, when it returns to the forward direction, it rotates in the storing direction. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 24 is a guide shaft mounted in parallel with the screw shaft 19 via a supporting member 25 of the mirror body 2, and is inserted into the boss 26 of the elevating housing 20.

The elevating housing 20 has a size to be housed in the space of the mirror body 2, and is held by screwing the screw shaft 19 to the female screw portion 21 of the top plate 20 a as described above, and also has a rear wall. The protrusion 27 formed on 20b is inserted into a guide groove 28 provided on the rear wall of the mirror body 2. Further, an auxiliary mirror 6 is attached to the front upper part of the housing 20 at an angle to visually recognize the lateral lower end of the vehicle when the housing 20 descends, and a light 7 including a light bulb 29 and a lens 30 is provided on the lower surface thereof. Has been done. The light 7 is connected to a lighting circuit of a vehicle side light (not shown) and a speed change mechanism, and lights up when the night vehicle moves backward.

In the rearview mirror 1 of the present embodiment having the above-mentioned configuration, the base 3 is fixed to the triangular window portion of the vehicle with screws or the like. Then, when the vehicle is traveling normally (forward traveling), the rear and side of the vehicle are visually recognized by the mirror 5 like a general back mirror. When the user wants to put the vehicle in the garage with a back, when the transmission mechanism is operated, the motor 22 connected thereto is rotated, and this rotation is transmitted to the screw shaft 19 via the worm 23 and the worm wheel 18. Since an elevating housing 20 having an auxiliary mirror 6 and a light 7 mounted thereon is screwed onto the shaft 19, the housing 20 descends from the through hole 16 in the bottom 15 of the mirror body by the rotation of the shaft 19, and the descending limit is reached. Stop at the position (Fig. 1). Since the auxiliary mirror 6 is mounted on the housing 20 at an angle at which the lateral lower end of the vehicle can be visually recognized, the driver can drive the vehicle backward while visually checking the lateral lower end of the vehicle with the auxiliary mirror 6. You can perform operations. When the back traveling is completed and the transmission mechanism is moved forward and returned to the neutral position, the motor 20 rotates in the opposite direction to the downward movement, and the housing 20 is raised to be stored in the mirror body 2.

On the other hand, even at night, the housing 20 is moved up and down by the same operation as described above. However, since the light 7 is connected to the transmission mechanism of the vehicle and the lighting circuit of the side lights, the side lights are turned on. When the housing 20 is lowered while keeping the light, the light 7 is turned on to illuminate the lateral lower end of the vehicle, so that the auxiliary mirror 6 can surely visually recognize the lateral lower end of the vehicle. When the back traveling is completed and the housing 20 is raised, the light 7 is stored in the mirror body 2 in the off state.

Since the rear-view mirror of the present embodiment has the above-mentioned configuration, the side lower end portion of the vehicle, which was invisible from the driver's seat when the vehicle is backed up, can be seated in the driver's seat regardless of day or night. You can see it with certainty.

Although the rearview mirror of the present invention is mounted on the side opposite to the driver's seat in the above embodiment, it goes without saying that it may be mounted on the driver's seat side as well. The rearview mirror is only right-handed, and the structure, action, and effect are similar to those of left-handed ones.

Further, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and various modifications and design changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[0017]

[Effect of the device]

 Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to provide a rearview mirror with a small blind spot because the structure can be simplified and the lateral lower end portion of the vehicle can be reliably observed. Also, the auxiliary mirror and light are stored in the mirror body when not in use, which does not affect the driving operation during normal driving and contributes to ensuring safe driving.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a main part of a drive mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Rear Mirror 2 Mirror Body 3 Base 4 Mirror Holder 5 Mirror 6 Auxiliary Mirror 7 Light 8 Frame 9 Socket 10 Shaft 11 Spring 12 Pivot Mechanism 13 Bearing 14 Drive Mechanism 15 Mirror Body Bottom 16 Through Hole 18 Worm Wheel 19 Screw Shaft 20 Housing 20a Top plate 21 Female screw portion 22 Motor 23 Worm 24 Guide shaft 25 Support member 26 Boss 27 Projection portion 28 Guide groove 29 Light bulb 30 Lens

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] March 19, 1993

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be corrected] Name of device

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[Name of device] Rearview mirror for vehicle

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. In a rearview mirror for a vehicle, at least a rearview mirror mounted on the opposite side of a driver's seat is provided with a mirror for visually recognizing a vehicle lateral lower end and a light for illuminating the same direction, and the mirror and the light. A vehicle rearview mirror that can be stored in the rearview mirror by a drive mechanism that is installed in the rearview mirror. 2. A rear-view mirror for a vehicle, wherein the drive mechanism is connected to a transmission mechanism of the vehicle, and the light is connected to a lighting circuit of a side-light of the vehicle.