JPH0442205B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The sun visor with vanity mirror of the present invention will be explained according to the following items.

A. Field of industrial application B. Outline of the invention C. Prior art D. Problem to be solved by the invention E. Means for solving the problem F. Examples a. Sun visor [Fig. 1 to 6] b. Vanity mirror [Fig. 1 to 10] b-1 Mirror body [Fig. 2 to 8, Fig. 10] b-2 Illumination section [Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 5 to Fig. 10] b-3 Cover [Fig. 1 to Fig. 7] b-4 Switch [Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 5 to Fig. 7, Fig. 9] c Attaching the vanity mirror to the sun visor d Use G Effect of the invention ( A. Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a novel sun visor with a vanity mirror. Specifically, the present invention aims to provide a novel sun visor with a vanity mirror that has a simplified structure by simplifying the wiring for feeding power to the light bulbs of the lighting sections provided on both sides of the vanity mirror.

(B Summary of the Invention) The sun visor with a vanity mirror of the present invention is a sun visor equipped with a vanity mirror having illumination parts on both sides of the mirror, in which a conductive reflective layer is formed on the back surface of the mirror, and one Connect one terminal of the light bulb provided in the lighting section to the power supply means and the other terminal to the grounding means, connect one terminal of the light bulb in the other lighting section to the grounding means, and connect the other terminal to the mirror conductive reflective layer. The member is connected to the one terminal of the light bulb of the one lighting section through the mirror, and thereby serves as a reflective layer that must necessarily be provided on the mirror. This is intended to reduce the number of parts and simplify the structure.

(C. Prior Art) Some sun visors installed in the interior of an automobile are equipped with a vanity mirror, and some are equipped with lighting sections on both sides of the vanity mirror.

Such a sun visor with a vanity mirror is described in US Pat. No. 4,000,404.

In addition, in the sun visor with vanity mirror described in U.S. Pat. is provided, and the light bulb of the lighting section is held on this conductor, thereby reducing the number of parts.

(D Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, the above-mentioned conventional sun visor with vanity mirror requires both a cord for powering the light bulb and a cord for grounding. There are a lot of cords, and space is also required for them to run around.
There were problems such as the need for a member to electrically connect the two light bulbs.

(E. Means for Solving Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the sun visor with vanity mirror of the present invention is a sun visor equipped with a vanity mirror having illumination parts on both sides of the mirror. A conductive reflective layer is formed on the back surface, one terminal of the light bulb provided in one lighting section is connected to the power supply means, the other terminal is connected to the grounding means, and one terminal of the light bulb in the other lighting section is connected to the power supply means. is connected to a grounding means, and the other terminal is connected to one front terminal of the light bulb of the one illumination section through the conductive reflective layer of the mirror.

Therefore, according to the sun visor with a vanity mirror of the present invention, one terminal of the light bulbs provided in the two lighting parts is connected via the conductive reflective layer formed on the back surface of the mirror. There is no need for a member for electrically connecting two light bulbs and a space for arranging it, reducing the number of parts and simplifying the structure.

(Embodiment F) Details of the sun visor with vanity mirror of the present invention will be described below with reference to illustrated embodiments.

(a sun visor) [Figures 1 to 6] 1 is a sun visor.

This sun visor 1 may be of a known structure, for example, a structure in which the periphery of a frame material is covered with a cushion material, and the outside is further covered with a sheet material, and the upper part is connected to the vehicle by a support shaft 2. It is rotatably mounted on the ceiling of the driver's cab at a position corresponding to the top of the windshield.

The sun visor 1 has a recess 3 that opens on the front side, that is, the side facing the driver when the sun visor 1 is rotated downward and positioned to block external light such as sunlight. has been done. This recess 3 has a substantially horizontally long rectangular shape.

4 is a frame material that forms the skeleton of the sun visor, and is made of a conductive metal material.
A part of the recess 3 is located at a position close to both left and right sides of the recess 3 so as to extend in the vertical direction. A support shaft 2 made of a conductive metal material is attached to the frame member 4, and is electrically connected to the body and battery of the automobile via the support shaft 2.

(b Vanity mirror) [Figs. 1 to 10] Reference numeral 5 denotes a vanity mirror, which is embedded in the recess 3 formed in the sun visor 1.

The vanity mirror 5 includes a mirror 7 held in a mirror body 6 made of synthetic resin, illumination parts 8, 8 provided on both sides of the mirror 7, and a cover 9 for opening and closing the front surfaces of these parts. .

(b-1 Mirror body) [Figures 2 to 8,
[FIG. 10] The mirror body 6 includes a front frame 10 and a back cover 11 that covers the rear surface of the mirror arrangement portion of the front frame 10, which are integrally formed of the same synthetic resin via a thin integral hinge part 12. Become.

The front frame 10 has a substantially horizontally rectangular frame shape,
Horizontal rectangular transparent windows 13 are formed in the portions excluding the portions on both the left and right sides. And this transparent window 1
A stepped portion 14 facing rearward is formed at the edge of the opening 3.

The mirror 7 is constructed by forming a conductive reflective layer 7b formed by vacuum evaporation of aluminum or the like on the back surface of a transparent base 7a made of a transparent synthetic resin or the like, with the peripheral edge of the transparent base 7a forming a step. 1
4 from the rear side, the back cover 11 is folded from the hinge part 12 to the back side of the front frame 10 in that state, and is attached to the front frame by an appropriate means such as adhesive or heat fusion while covering the rear surface of the mirror 7. 10, thereby holding the mirror 7 to the front frame 10.

Note that it is preferable to form the back cover 11 integrally with the front frame 10 via the integral hinge part 12 as described above, since this reduces the number of parts and the molding process. 10 and the back cover 11 are molded separately to form the back cover 1.
1 may be attached to the rear surface of the front frame 10 by ultrasonic welding, adhesive, or the like.

(b-2 Illumination Section) [Figures 2, 3, 5 to 10] Reference numerals 15 and 15 are recesses for the illumination section formed adjacent to both sides of the transparent window 13; A part of the frame 10 is made to protrude rearward to form a recessed portion that is open at the front. Moreover, the recess 1
Insertion holes 15a, 15a are formed at positions near the bottom of the mutually opposing side walls of 5, 15.

Note that since the structures of the left and right illumination sections are almost the same, only the one 8 located on the right side when viewed from the front will be described.

The opening edge of the recess 15 is provided with a step 16 for lens installation.
are formed, and engagement recesses 17 are formed in the center of the upper and lower sides of the stepped portion 16, and engagement recesses 17 are formed in the walls constituting the recess 15. , 17 has an engaging hole 1.
8 and 18 are formed.

A large hole 19 is formed at a position slightly below the center of the recess 15, and this hole 19 is continuous with a notch 20 previously formed at the lower end of the left side wall of the recess 15 and the left end of the lower side. ing.

The upper third of the concave portion 15 is one step higher than the other portions, that is, it protrudes forward, and there are engagement grooves 21, 21 extending vertically on both sides of the portion and opening at the lower end. is formed.

Further, a mounting hole 22 is formed in the middle portion between the engagement grooves 21 and 21.

Reference numerals 23 and 23 indicate positioning grooves formed between protrusions that are vertically spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction at positions slightly below the center of the left and right walls; Engagement notches 24, 24 are formed approximately in the center of the.

25 is a terminal fitting made of a conductive metal plate. The terminal fitting 25 extends left and right, and includes an installation part 26 whose left and right sides are bent forward, a light bulb holder 27 connected to the center of the lower end of the installation part 26, and a light bulb holder 27 from the lower end of the light bulb holder 27. A terminal piece 28 extending into a generally inverted L shape is integrally formed of a conductive metal plate. Note that the terminal fitting 25 provided in the lighting section located on the left side when viewed from the front
Terminal piece 28 is not formed in this case.

Engagement pieces 26a, 26a are formed at approximately the center of the left and right sides of the installation portion 26, and are protruded outward and have their tips facing forward. The installation part 26 is fitted into the positioning grooves 23, 23 formed in the recess 15, and
Engagement pieces 26a, 26a provided in 6 are engagement notches 24, 24 formed in positioning grooves 23, 23.
This prevents the mounting portion 26 from falling out of the positioning grooves 23, 23.

Two holding pieces 27a, 27a are formed on the light bulb holding part 27, projecting forward from both left and right edges thereof, and a curved recess extending in the vertical direction is formed on the opposing surfaces of the holding pieces 27a, 27a. A terminal of a light bulb, which will be described later, can be received between the recesses. Furthermore, the light bulb holding part 27
A contact piece 27b is formed which projects from the insertion hole 15a to the outside of the recess 15 and comes into contact with the reflective layer 7b formed on the back surface of the mirror 7.

The terminal piece 28 consists of an upper piece 28a extending in the left-right direction and a lower piece 28b extending downward from the lower end of the upper piece 28a. Then, the upper piece 28a has the recess 1
The lower piece 28 is located along the inner surface of the lower wall of 5.
b is continuous with the front end of the left end of the upper piece 28a and projects outward from the notch 20 provided in the recess 15. Further, the lower piece 28b has a notch 28c formed at its lower end, and the notch 28c is engaged with a pin 29 protruding from the rear surface of the front frame 10.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a mounting plate made of a conductive metal plate.

The mounting plate 30 is integrally formed with a substantially flat mounting portion 31 and a light bulb holding portion 32 continuous to the center of the lower end of the mounting portion 31.

The installation part 31 is installed in the upper part of the recessed part 15 by having both side edges thereof engaged with the engagement grooves 21, 21 formed in the upper part of the recessed part 15. Further, a mounting hole 31a is formed in the center of the mounting portion 31, and when the mounting portion 31 is installed in the recess 15, this mounting hole 31a is aligned with the mounting hole 22.

The light bulb holding part 32 is a connecting piece 32a along the front-rear direction.
and a holding portion 32b extending downward from the rear edge of the connecting piece 32a are integrally formed.
Two holding pieces 32c, 32c are formed that protrude forward from the left and right side edges of b, and these holding pieces 32c, 32c are attached to the terminal fitting 2.
A holding piece 27a formed on the light bulb holding part 27 of No. 5,
It is formed in the same shape as 27a.

Reference numeral 33 designates a bulb-shaped light bulb, and the other terminal portion 33a provided at both ends of the light bulb 33a is connected to the holding pieces 32c, 32 of the light bulb holding portion 32 of the mounting plate 30.
33a is held between the terminal fittings 25 and 33a.
It is held between the holding pieces 27a, 27a of the light bulb holding part 27.

34 is a lens, which is formed in a size that can be fitted into the stepped portion 16 formed in the recessed portion 15;
Moreover, an engaging protrusion 34 is provided at the center of both the upper and lower end surfaces.
a, 34a are formed, and these engaging protrusions 3
4a, 34a are engaged with the engagement recesses 17, 17 and the engagement notches 18, 18, thereby being attached to the front frame 10 so as to cover the front surface of the recess 15.

(b-3 Cover) [Figures 1 to 7] The cover 9 is formed in a size that covers the entire front surface of the front frame 10, and a flat plate-shaped cover is attached to one side edge of the cover via an integral hinge part 35. A mounting portion 36 is formed, and small holes 37, 37, . . . are formed in the mounting portion 36.

38, 38... are caulking pins protruding from positions along the lower edge of the rear surface of the front frame 10.

Then, the caulking pins 38, 38, etc. formed on the front frame 10 are inserted into the small holes 37, 37,... formed on the attachment part 36 of the cover 9, and the small holes 37, 37,... are inserted into the small holes 37, 37,...
The cover 9 is attached to the front frame 10 by caulking the portions protruding from 37, . and,
It is rotated from the hinge portion 35 to the front side of the front frame 10 so that the front surface of the front frame 10 can be covered.

Reference numerals 39 and 39 denote attracting pieces made of magnetic material such as iron pieces, which are attached to the inner surface of the cover 9 at positions on both left and right sides near the rotating edge.

40, 40 are permanent magnets arranged in recesses 41, 41 formed in the upper rear surface of the front frame 10 at the positions where the illumination section forming recesses 15, 15 are formed.

Yoke plates 42, 42, .

Further, small pieces 11a, 11a are formed that protrude laterally from the upper portions of the left and right edges of the back cover 11, and these small pieces 11a, 11a cover the rear portions of the permanent magnets 40, 40 and the yoke plates 42, 42, . It is located like this.

Therefore, when the cover 9 is positioned so as to cover the front surface of the front frame 10, the suction piece 3 provided thereon
9, 39 are the tips 42 of the yoke plates 42, 42,...
a, 42a, . . . and are attracted by these, the front side of the front frame 10 is maintained in a closed state. When the front side of the front frame 10 is opened to use the mirror 7, etc., the rotating end of the cover 9 is connected to the suction pieces 39, 39 through the yoke plates 42, 42, .
All you have to do is pull it toward you against the attraction force of the permanent magnets 40, 40 acting on it.

(b-4 Switch) [Figures 2, 3, 5 to 7, and 9] 43 is a switch for blinking the light bulbs 33, 33 of the illumination units 8, 8.

Reference numeral 44 denotes a cylindrical housing with one end closed with synthetic resin, and a boss 45 projects inward from the center of the closed end, and an insertion hole 45a is formed in the boss 45. ing. In addition, the housing 44
A circumferentially long notch 46 is formed in the side wall near the closed end, and an engaging portion 46a is formed at the center of the edge of the notch 46 near the closed end.

Slits 47, 47, 47 are formed extending from the open end of the housing 44 toward the closed end to approximately the middle.

Furthermore, notches 48 are formed at mutually opposing positions in the open end of the housing 44, and these notches 48
Engagement holes 49, 49 are formed at mutually opposing positions near the opening end, avoiding positions 8, 48.

Reference numeral 50 denotes a terminal fitting made of a conductive metal plate, which includes a circular main part 50a that is large enough to fit into the housing 44, and a terminal fitting that protrudes from opposite positions of the main part 50a. Arm pieces 50b, 50b
and engagement pieces 50c, 50c that protrude in opposite directions from the positions where the arm pieces 50b, 50b of the main portion 50a protrude, are integrally formed.
There is an insertion hole 50d in the center of the main part 50a, and
Attachment holes 50e are provided at the tips of the arm pieces 50b, 50b.
50e are formed respectively.

Thus, the terminal fitting 50 is attached to the housing 44 by engaging the engaging pieces 50c, 50c formed on the main portion 50a with the engaging holes 49, 49 formed on the housing 44. It will be worn. The bases of the two arm pieces 50b, 50b fit into the notches 48, 48 formed at the open end of the housing 44.

51 is a terminal piece for power supply, and an insertion hole 51a is formed at one end. And this insertion hole 5
1a is fitted onto a boss 45 formed in the housing 44, the other end extends outside the housing through a notch 46, and a power supply cord 52 is connected to the one end.

53 is an operating pin made of synthetic resin, and a contact piece 53a made of a conductive material is provided in the middle part.
is attached. When the contact piece 53a of the actuating pin 53 is inside the housing 44, one end of the actuating pin 53 protrudes outside from the insertion hole 50d formed in the main part 50a of the terminal fitting 50, and the other end is inside the housing. Insertion hole 45 of boss 45 provided in body 44
It is slidably inserted into a.

54 is a coil spring made of a conductive material, and is connected to the boss 45 in the housing 44.
The terminal piece 51 is compressed between the terminal piece 51 and the contact piece 53a supported by the actuating pin 53 while being fitted onto the other end of the actuating pin 53.

However, while no force is acting on the actuating pin 53 to push it into the housing 44, the contact piece 53a is pressed against the main portion 50a of the terminal fitting 50 by the repulsive force of the coil spring 54.
The terminal piece 5 is between the power supply cord 52 and the terminal fitting 50.
1. The coil spring 54 is electrically connected via the contact piece 53a of the actuating pin 53.

The switch 43 as described above has its terminal fitting 50
The pins 29, 29 protruding from the back surface of the front frame 10 are inserted into the mounting holes 50e, 50e formed at the tips of the arm pieces 50b, 50b, and the pins 29, 29 protrude from the mounting holes 50e, 50e. The front frame 10 is attached to the front frame 10 by engaging the bush nuts 55, 55 to the attached portions. At this time, one piece 50b
The tip has a notch 28 on one of the pins 29, 29.
The lower piece 28b of the terminal piece 28 with which c is engaged
overlaps and is electrically connected. Also, actuating pin 5
One end of 3 is an insertion hole 10a formed in the front frame 10.
is inserted through and protrudes from the front of the front frame 10. The switch 43 is attached to the pins 29, 29 regardless of the bush nuts 55, 55.
The portions of 9 and 29 that protrude from the mounting holes 50e and 50e may be caulked.

(c Attaching the Vanity Mirror to the Sun Visor) The vanity mirror 5 as described above is fitted into the recess 3 formed on the front surface of the sun visor 1, and the mounting screw 56 is made of a conductive material. , 56 are provided in the illumination parts 8, 8 and the mounting holes 31a, 3 formed in the mounting plates 30, 30.
1a, and is attached to the sun visor 1 by being screwed into screw holes 4a, 4a formed in a part of the frame material 4 of the sun visor 1. At the same time, the mounting plates 30, 30 are electrically connected to the frame material 4 of the sun visor 1, and one terminal portions 33a, 33a of the light bulbs 33, 33 are grounded to the body.

(d Use) In the sun visor with vanity mirror as described above, when the cover 9 is closed, the end of the operating pin 53 protruding from the front surface of the front frame 10 is pressed by the cover 9, so that the operating pin 53 is closed. 53
The housing 4 resists the elastic force of the coil spring 54.
4, and the contact piece 53a is separated from the main portion 50a of the terminal fitting 50. Therefore,
The circuit between the connection cord 52 and the light bulbs 33, 33 is cut off, and the light bulbs 33, 33 are turned off. When the cover 9 is opened, the force that was pushing the operating pin 53 is removed, and the operating pin 53 is returned to its original position by the elastic force of the coil spring 54.
Contact piece 53a and main part 50a of terminal fitting 50
Since they are in contact, the (+) terminal of the battery - connection cord 52 - terminal piece 51 - coil spring 5
4-Contact piece 53a-Main part 5 of terminal fitting 50
0a - Arm piece 50b of terminal fitting 50 - Terminal piece 28
(-Contact piece 27b-Reflection layer 7b of mirror 7-Contact piece 27b) -Light bulb 33-Mounting plate 30-Mounting screw 5
6-Frame material of sun visor 1 4-Support shaft 2-
A circuit consisting of the (-) terminal of the car's podium battery is closed, and the light bulbs 33, 33 are turned on.

(G Effect of the Invention) As is clear from the description above and below, the sun visor with vanity mirror of the present invention is a sun visor equipped with a vanity mirror that supports a mirror on a body made of synthetic resin and has lighting sections on both sides of the mirror. A conductive reflective layer is formed on the back surface of the mirror, one terminal of a light bulb provided in one lighting section is connected to a power supply means, the other terminal is connected to a grounding means, and the other terminal is connected to a grounding means. One terminal of the light bulb is connected to a grounding means, and the other terminal is connected to the one terminal of the light bulb of the one illumination section via a conductive reflective layer of a mirror.

Therefore, according to the sun visor with a vanity mirror of the present invention, one terminal of the light bulbs provided in the two lighting sections is connected via the conductive reflective layer formed on the back surface of the mirror. There is no need for a member for electrically connecting the two light bulbs and a space for arranging it, reducing the number of parts and simplifying the structure.

In the description of the above embodiment, the reflective layer on the back surface of the mirror was formed by vacuum evaporation of aluminum, but the reflective layer is not limited to this, and may be formed by other means, such as a thin conductive layer. It can be formed by pasting metal foil or attaching a thin conductive metal plate.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an example of the implementation of the sun visor with vanity mirror of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a front view of the vanity mirror with the cover closed, Fig. 2 is a front view of the vanity mirror with the cover open, and Fig. 3 is a front view of the vanity mirror with the cover open.
The figure is a rear view, Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 1, Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 1, and Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 2. , Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view as seen from the back side, Fig. 8 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the lighting section, Fig. 9 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the switch, and Fig. 10 is an exploded perspective view taken along the - line in Fig. 3. It is an enlarged sectional view cut and omitting the middle part. Explanation of symbols, 1...Sun visor with vanity mirror, 4...Grounding means, 5...Vanity mirror,
6...Body, 7...Mirror, 7b...Reflection layer,
8... Lighting part, 33... Light bulb, 33a... Other terminal, 33a... One terminal, 52... Power supply means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A sun visor equipped with a balayage mirror that supports a mirror on a body made of synthetic resin and has lighting sections on both sides of the mirror, the sun visor comprising a reflective layer having conductivity on the back surface of the mirror. One terminal of the light bulb provided in one lighting section is connected to the power supply means, the other terminal is connected to the grounding means, and one terminal of the light bulb provided in the other lighting section is connected to the grounding means, and the other terminal is connected to the mirror. A sun visor with a vanity mirror, characterized in that the sun visor is connected to the one terminal of the light bulb of the one lighting section through the conductive reflective layer.