JPH0324432Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] The present invention relates to a top mark for automobiles.

The top mark 100 for automobiles is, for example, the third
As shown in the figure, it is placed upright at the tip of the bonnet 20 of a vehicle, and is used as a design to give the car a sense of luxury, or to indicate the position of the tip of the vehicle body when driving. However, conventional top marks have the disadvantage that they are dark and difficult to see at night because they do not have a built-in light source.

Therefore, the present invention was made to improve this drawback, and in order to make the conventional top mark easily visible even at night, a light source is provided inside the top mark, and a lead wire that supplies power to this light source is provided. To enable a top mark to be freely disposed in a foldable manner without bending or cutting a lead wire.

That is, the present invention has a mark transparent body containing a light emitting source, a support member erected from one end surface of the mark transparent body, and a support surface that abuts the tip of the support support member. a support base that supports the column member in a fallable manner using the support base as a fulcrum; a cylindrical member that is erected on the opposite side to the receiving surface of the support base and has a hole inside that communicates with the receiving surface; A top mark for an automobile, comprising: a coil spring disposed inside the hole to pull the support member to the support base to stand upright; and a lead wire passing through the coil spring and the hole and connected to the light emitting source. In the above-described structure, the distal end portion of the support column member includes a substantially hemispherical convex portion, and the receiving surface includes a substantially hemispherical concave portion.

The present invention will be explained below with reference to Examples.

FIG. 1 is a front sectional view showing the structure of a top mark for an automobile. FIG. 2 is a side view thereof.
The mark transparent body 1 has an outer frame portion 12 that supports it.
It consists of a transparent resin plate 14, a fluorescent part 16 coated with fluorescent paint, and a built-in light emitting diode 18 for irradiating light onto the fluorescent part 16. The outer frame portion 12 is fixed to a cylindrical support member 3 that supports the outer frame portion 12. The tip portion 31 of the column member 3 is formed into a hemispherical shape. This tip portion 31 is supported by a support base 6 having a hemispherical recess (receiving surface) 61 that abuts and supports the column member 3 .
The bottom surface 62 of the support base 6 rests on the bonnet 20 of the automobile to which the present top mark is attached. or,
A cylindrical member 8 having a space inside is integrally formed with the bottom surface 62 of the support base 6 and projects therefrom. The cylindrical member 8 passes through a mounting hole provided in the bonnet 20, and is attached to the bonnet 20 by tightening a male screw 81 provided on its outer circumference and a bolt 22 that is threaded into the male thread 81. The function is to fix it in place. A coil spring 9 is disposed inside the cylindrical member 8 . One end 91 of the coil spring 9 is in contact with the inner bottom surface 63 of the support base 6. Also, the other end 9 of the coil spring 9
2 is engaged with the wire 10. The wire 10 has one end 10 a engaged with the coil spring, passes through the inside of the coil spring 9 , passes through a communication hole 64 provided inside the support base 6 , and further connects to the tip end 31 of the column member 3 . It passes through the provided engagement hole 32, passes through the path, and one end 10b thereof engages with the coil spring. Since the coil spring is biased in the tensile direction, this biasing force is applied to the tip 31 of the support member 3 via the wire 10.
acts as a force that contacts the hemispherical recess 61 of the support base 6, and causes the support member 3 to stand upright.

Further, since the tip end 31 of the support member 3 and the hemispherical recess 61 are in curved contact, they are rotatably supported, and when a relatively large external force is applied to the support member 3, The support member 3 falls against the biasing force of the coil spring 9. At this time, the coil spring 9 is displaced in the direction of contraction. Furthermore, when the external force is removed, the supporting member 3 can automatically stand upright due to the biasing force of the coil spring 9. On the other hand, lead wires 24a and 24b for supplying power to the light emitting diode 18 pass through the internal space of the column member 3, the support base 6, and the coil spring 9 and extend to the outside. This lead wire will not be cut even if the support member 3 falls down even if it is disposed without any allowance when the support member 3 is upright. This is because the coil spring contracts when the vehicle falls.

In this manner, the automotive top mark of the present invention can cause the transparent mark body containing it to emit light by supplying power from the external lead wire and lighting the light source. Therefore, since it emits light even at night, its aesthetic appearance and visibility can be improved. Further, this lead wire passes through the interior of the column member and the inside of the coil spring that serves to attach the column in a freely collapsible manner, and the tip 31 of the column member 3 and the receiving surface 61 of the support base 6 are approximately Since the top mark 1 and the support member 3 are in contact with each other on a hemispherical surface, and the support member 3 is capable of falling down using its tip 31 as a fulcrum, even if the top mark 1 and the support member 3 fall down due to some external force, the fall and subsequent posture recovery ( Re-standing) is performed smoothly, and as a result, no excessive force is applied to the lead wires 24a, 24b, thereby improving reliability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front sectional view showing the structure of a top mark for an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of the top mark for an automobile according to the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a side view of the automobile to which the automobile top mark is attached. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Mark transparent body, 3... Support member, 6... Support stand, 8... Cylindrical member, 9... Coil spring, 10
... wire, 16 ... fluorescent part, 18 ... light emitting diode,
20... Bonnet, 61... Hemisphere recess, 100... Automotive top mark.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A mark transparent body 1 containing a light emitting source 18, and a support member 3 erected from one end surface of the mark transparent body 1.
and a support stand 6 which has a receiving surface 61 that comes into contact with the tip end 31 of the support support 3 and supports the support support 3 in a fallable manner using the tip end 31 of the support support 3 as a fulcrum; A cylindrical member 8 that is erected on the opposite side to the receiving surface 61 and has a hole therein that communicates with the receiving surface 61; A coil spring 9 for standing upright, and a lead wire 2 that passes through the coil spring 9 and is connected to the light emitting source 18.
4a and 24b, wherein the tip 31 of the support column 3 is a substantially hemispherical convex portion, and the receiving surface 61 is a substantially hemispherical concave portion. top mark.