JPH06940U - Car door - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] When the vehicle is backed, the driver can comfortably and accurately ensure the rear safety. [Structure] A trim mirror 3 in which a mirror freely tilts or is fixed at an appropriate angle is newly attached as a rear-view mirror to a door trim 2 inside a driver's seat 1 of an automobile.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a vehicle door in which a rear confirmation mirror is attached to the door trim inside the driver's seat of the vehicle.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, three types of vehicle rear-view mirrors have been used: fender mirrors, door mirrors, and room mirrors. The primary purpose of each of these is to fully understand the field of view behind the vehicle, to ensure the safety of the vehicle against approaching vehicles, and to prevent accidents before they occur. It is also used as an auxiliary at times. However, the above three types of mirrors are not sufficient when the vehicle is backed up, and the most reliable method is for the driver to look back and directly check the rear. Drivers often have to open their doors and squeeze their seats to get their upper body out of the car and look backwards. However, since the width of the car is usually the widest in the center and the front and rear ends are slightly narrowed, the body line on the side of the car and the line of sight overlap even when the upper body is leaned out and turned around. It is very difficult to check the situation behind. In particular, the larger the car, the greater this tendency. Moreover, in such a driving operation, the posture is unreasonable, and it may be physically and technically difficult for some drivers.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The problem we are trying to solve is to make it easy for anyone to check backwards easily, accurately, and inexpensively.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention has solved the problem by newly installing a trim mirror as a third rearview mirror after the room mirror, the door mirror, or the fender mirror in the door trim inside the driver's door.

[0005]

【Example】

 FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a door, 2 is a door trim, 3 is a trim mirror, 4 is a mirror housing, and 5 is a mirror unit. Explaining with reference to FIG. 1, a mirror housing 4 of an appropriate size is provided inside a driver's door 1 of an automobile. The mirror housing 4 is molded integrally with the door trim 2, and is located near the opening end of the door 1 and at a position that does not interfere with the operation system such as the door lock. A mirror unit 5 on which the mirror can freely tilt is attached to the mirror housing 4. The size of the mirror is determined by the size of the mirror housing 4, but it is preferable that the size is as large as possible in terms of space. The tilting operation of the mirror may be manual or electric.

In the example of FIG. 1, the mirror is tilted freely as described above, but a standard opening / closing angle of the door that is considered to be most often used during use is assumed in advance and based on that angle. A mirror unit with a fixed mirror angle may be used by determining an appropriate tilt angle of the mirror with respect to the door trim.

Depending on the configuration of the mirror unit, the mirror unit may be directly attached to the door trim via a bracket or the like without providing an integral housing on the door trim side.

In the present invention, the back mirror function body attached to the door trim 2 by any method as described above is tentatively referred to as a trim mirror 3 for a type of door mirror attached to the outside of the door.

[0009]

[Effect of device]

 To use the mirror unit, open the driver's door 1 at an appropriate angle while paying attention to the surroundings in the latter half of the process of backing the car, following the conventional driving operation and technology. If so, adjust the mirror angle so that you can see the rear of the car best. The angle of this mirror usually only needs to be set once at the beginning unless the driver changes. In the case of a unit with a fixed mirror angle, the occupant shifts his / her upper body slightly back and forth and up and down, looking into the mirror to obtain a proper view. In either case, the driver backs the car while looking at the mirror so as to secure a sufficient field of view behind him.

Here, the image reflected on the trim mirror 3 may be said to be a scene where the driver stands at the position of the trim mirror 3 and looks at the rear part in front of him. The position of the trim mirror 3 is normally about 30 CM outside the eyes of the driver, no matter how tall the driver leans out. Therefore, the driver's line of sight and the body line of the vehicle do not overlap with each other, and the trim mirror 3 shows a very sharp contour of the rearmost portion of the vehicle with a clear perspective. In addition, the trim mirror 3 also clearly shows the condition of the rear wheels and the road surface on which they come into contact, which makes it very easy to move the vehicle back.

When a plurality of drivers are driving in alternation, the image displayed on the trim mirror 3 changes depending on the eye height. Therefore, a mirror tilting switch is provided near the mirror housing 4 or on a handle inside the door. The mirror angle can be quickly adjusted electrically and the surface of the mirror can be curved to some extent to improve usability. Also, in the above explanation, the trim mirror was targeted only to the driver's side, but by providing it on the passenger's side as well, the one sitting in the passenger's seat can be used in the same way as the driver, and the range of use is limited. spread.

As described above, the present invention is very useful as a new means for easily confirming the rearward safety, which is inexpensive and excellent in durability.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Door 2 Door trim 3 Trim mirror 4 Mirror housing 5 Mirror unit

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A door for an automobile, wherein a trim mirror having an appropriate size is attached to an opening end of a door trim by an arbitrary method.