JPH072013A - Lamp structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a lamp structure which can improve the visual recognition performance of a lamp for the outside of the vehicle, securing both the width of a car body opened port and the clear feeling in the outside appearance, as for a vehicle equipped with a door which is hinge-supported on a car body corner part so as to be freely opened and closed and is equipped with a lamp for the outside of the vehicle, at the car body corner part. CONSTITUTION:A lamp 8 is arranged on the car body 1 side in a car body corner part, and an opened port part 10 for permitting the visual observation from outside the lamp 8 is formed at the position opposed to the lamp 8 of a door 3, and further, the opened port part 10 is covered by a light transmissive cover member 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicular lamp structure, and more particularly to a structure of a vehicular lamp provided at the corner of a vehicle having a door which is hingedly supported at a corner of a vehicle body so as to be openable and closable.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-38050 discloses a vehicle having a tailgate type rear door that is pivotally supported by a hinge provided at the rear end of a vehicle body roof so as to open and close. In order to eliminate the unevenness of the vehicle body outer surface due to the step between the outer surface of the outer panel of the vehicle body and the lamp cover outer surface of the vehicle exterior lamps such as tail lamps and stop lamps, the vehicle exterior lamp is provided near the opening in the rear of the vehicle body There is disclosed a lamp arrangement structure in which the window glass of the rear door is extended to the lamp installation area and the outside of the lamp is covered by the window glass extension.

[0003]

However, since exterior lamps such as tail lamps and stop lamps provided at the rear corners of the vehicle body are obliged to be attached to the vehicle body side, they can be opened and closed at the rear corners of the vehicle body. In the case of a vehicle having a rear door that is a hinged single-door or double-door (double door) door, if the width of the vehicle body rear opening is sufficiently widened to be close to the exterior lamp, the hinge portion is opened. The protruding hinge portion impairs the appearance of the rear corner portion of the vehicle body.

On the other hand, if the hinge of the rear door is to be provided inside the lamp for the outside of the vehicle while avoiding the protrusion of the hinge portion, the width of the rear opening of the vehicle body must be reduced accordingly. In addition, there is a problem in that the above-mentioned exterior lamp has a tendency to increase its light emitting area in order to increase the visibility of the following vehicle, which reduces the width of the rear opening of the vehicle body. It was an encouragement.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, the present invention makes it possible to enhance the visibility of the exterior lamp without sacrificing the width of the vehicle body opening portion and without damaging the appearance of the vehicle body corner portion. It is intended to provide a structure.

[0006]

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lamp structure for a vehicle, wherein the exterior lamp is disposed on the vehicle body side of the corner portion, and the exterior of the lamp is provided at a position facing the ramp of the door. The present invention is characterized in that an opening is provided to allow visual observation from above, and the opening is further covered with a translucent cover member.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a translucent cover member for covering the lamp is provided on the vehicle body side, and the cover member is provided on an end portion of the translucent cover member provided on the door side. It has a concave surface that follows the path of rotation drawn when the door is opened and closed.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the exterior lamp mounted on the vehicle body can be seen from the outside through the opening provided in the door and the translucent cover member covering the opening. In addition, it is possible to increase the visibility of the vehicle exterior lamp while ensuring both the width of the vehicle body opening and a clean appearance.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a rear portion of a vehicle adopting a ramp structure according to the present invention, and is a double-opening (double-door) type door 3, 3 hinge-supported at rear corner portions 2, 2 of a vehicle body 1, respectively. Is provided in the rear opening 4 of the vehicle body 1.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the right half of the rear opening 4 of the vehicle body 1 with the door 3 removed, and each rear corner 2 has an axial line L extending vertically.
The hinges 5, 5 sharing the same are provided on the vehicle body 1 along the side edge 4a of the opening 4, and the door 3 is configured to be opened and closed about the hinge axis L as shown in FIG. Has been done. Side edge 4a and upper and lower edges 4b, 4c of the opening 4
A seal member 6 is attached to the.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, each rear corner portion 2 of the vehicle body 1 has a vertically elongated recess 7 that opens rearward in a region to be covered by the door 3 when the door 3 is closed. A combination lamp 8 configured by vertically combining a plurality of exterior lamps such as a tail lamp and a stop lamp is provided in the recess 7. The opening of the recess 7 is
It is covered with a translucent cover member 9 which also serves as a lens of the lamp 8.

On the other hand, on the door 3 side, at a position facing the lamp 8, an opening as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 that allows the lamp 8 to be viewed from the rear when the door 3 is closed. The portion 10 is formed, and the opening 10
Is covered with a translucent cover member 11 shaped so as to follow the curved surface of the outer surface of the door 3. Then, the end portion A of the cover member 11 that moves in an arc (in a plan view) along with the opening and closing of the door 3 and the translucent cover member that also serves as the lens of the lamp 8 provided on the vehicle body 1 side. In order to avoid interference with 9, the surface of the cover member 9 on the vehicle body 1 side is
When viewed in a plan view, the end portion A of the cover member 11 on the door 3 side is formed as a concave surface outside the rotation trajectory drawn when the door is opened and closed and along the same.

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present embodiment, the lamp 8 is attached to the region of the vehicle body 1 which is shielded by the door 3 when the door 3 is closed. Since the door 3 is provided with the opening 10 and the translucent cover member 11 that covers the opening 10, the lamp 8 is provided with the opening 10 and the translucent cover member 11.
Since it is possible to visually check from the rear through the above, it is possible to enhance the visibility of the lamp 8 while ensuring both the width of the opening 4 of the vehicle body 1 and a refreshing appearance of the vehicle body corner portion 2.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a rear portion of a vehicle adopting a lamp structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a right half of a rear opening of the vehicle body in a perspective view with a door 3 removed.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a rear corner portion of the vehicle body where the lamp is not provided in a state where the door is closed.

FIG. 4 is a transverse cross-sectional view of a portion of the vehicle body rear corner where a lamp is provided.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a portion where a lamp is provided at a rear corner of the vehicle body in a state where the door is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Car Body 2 Rear Corner 3 Door 4 Rear Opening 5 Hinge 8 Lamp 9 Translucent Cover Member 10 Opening 11 Translucent Cover Member

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A structure of an exterior lamp disposed in the corner portion of a vehicle having a door hinged to the corner portion of the vehicle body so as to be openable and closable, wherein the lamp is disposed on the vehicle body side of the corner portion. In addition, the door is provided with an opening at a position facing the lamp on the door, the opening being visible from the outside of the lamp, and the opening is covered with a translucent cover member. Vehicle ramp structure. 2. A translucent cover member for covering the lamp is provided on a vehicle body side, and the cover member has a turning locus drawn when the door is opened and closed at an end of the translucent cover member provided on the door side. 2. The lamp structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a concave surface extending along the lamp surface.