Mounting structure of car lamp cleaner

Abstract

The invention provides a mounting structure of a vehicle lamp cleaner, which is simple in structure and high in appearance design. A mounting structure for a vehicle lamp cleaner (20) is provided with: a headlamp (10) provided at an end of a vehicle and having a vehicle lamp cover (12); a light shield (14) in which a vehicle lamp opening (16) is formed; a vehicle lamp cleaner (20) for spraying a cleaning liquid onto the surface of the vehicle lamp shade (12); and a bracket (26) that holds the vehicle lamp cleaner (20) and is fixedly bonded to the rear surface of the light shield (14), the light shield (14) having a cleaner opening (18) through which the cleaning liquid ejected from the vehicle lamp cleaner (20) passes, the bracket (26) having a cover portion (30) through which the cleaning liquid passes, and the bracket (26) being fixedly bonded to the rear surface of the light shield (14) through which the cleaning liquid ejected from the vehicle lamp cleaner (20) passes. The cover portion (30) covers the cleaner opening (18) from the inside of the vehicle, and the bracket (26) holds the lamp cleaner (20) at a position offset from the cleaner opening (18) in a front view.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present specification discloses a mounting structure of a vehicle lamp cleaner for spraying cleaning fluid to a vehicle-mounted lamp. Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, a lamp for illuminating the surroundings or transmitting information to the surroundings is provided at the end of the vehicle, and such lamps are required to maintain sufficient light.

[0003] Prior Art Literature

[0004] Patent Literature

[0005] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-99113 Summary of the invention

[0006] Problems to be solved by the invention

[0007] Therefore, a headlight cleaner has been proposed for cleaning the headlight surface by spraying a cleaning liquid onto the headlight surface. In many cases, the periphery of the headlight is covered by a resin panel member called a visor or a bumper, and the headlight cleaner protrudes from the surface of the panel member to the outside of the vehicle. In this case, the headlight cleaner may sometimes reduce the exterior design of the vehicle.

[0008] Therefore, in some technologies, a movable headlight cleaner is proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a movable headlight cleaner. When the headlight cleaner is not in use, it retreats to the inner side of the panel component, and when it is in use, it moves to the outer side of the panel component. According to the headlight cleaner, the appearance design can be improved.

[0009] However, in the case of a movable headlight washer as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the structure becomes complicated, which leads to an increase in cost and the like.

[0010] Therefore, the present specification discloses a lamp washer mounting structure having a simple structure and a high design appearance.

[0011] Methods for solving problems

[0012] The mounting structure of the headlight cleaner disclosed in the present specification is characterized in that it comprises: a vehicle-mounted lamp, which is arranged at the end of a vehicle and has a headlight cover exposed to the outside of the vehicle; a panel component, which is formed with a headlight opening that exposes the surface of the headlight cover to the outside; a headlight cleaner, which sprays a cleaning fluid onto the surface of the headlight cover; a bracket, which holds the headlight cleaner and is fixedly bonded to the back side of the panel component, the panel component having a cleaner opening, the cleaner opening allowing the cleaning fluid sprayed from the headlight cleaner to pass through, the bracket having a cover portion, the cover portion covering the cleaner opening from the inside of the vehicle, and the bracket holding the headlight cleaner at a position deviated from the cleaner opening when observed from the front.

[0013] By setting the structure as described above, the headlight cleaner cannot be seen from outside the vehicle. In addition, since the cleaner opening is covered by the cover, the cleaner opening becomes less noticeable. As a result, the design of the appearance is kept high while the structure is simple.

[0014] In this case, it can also be set that the headlight cleaner is located on the opposite side of the headlight opening across the cleaner opening, and the cover part is a wall that crosses the cleaner opening from a position close to the headlight cover in the periphery of the cleaner opening and extends to the vicinity of the headlight cleaner, and the cover part extends in a direction away from the appearance design surface of the panel part as it tends to the outside of the surface direction of the headlight cover, and the cover part extends in a direction roughly parallel to the spray direction of the cleaning fluid.

[0015] By setting the structure as described above, the opening for the cleaning device becomes less noticeable. In addition, by extending the cover portion in a direction substantially parallel to the spraying direction of the cleaning liquid, the cover portion functions as a guide member for guiding the spraying direction of the cleaning liquid. As a result, the cleaning liquid can be sprayed more appropriately.

[0016] Furthermore, the cleaner opening may be arranged near an upper corner of the lamp opening, the panel member may protrude in an eave shape above the lamp cover, and the lamp cleaner may spray the washer fluid in an obliquely downward direction.

[0017] By adopting the above structure, the opening for the cleaner becomes more difficult to be seen from the perspective of a user in a standing position. As a result, the exterior design of the vehicle is kept high. In addition, since the injection port of the washer fluid is directed obliquely downward, it is difficult for snow or dust to accumulate at the injection port. As a result, the performance of the headlight cleaner is easily maintained.

[0018] In this case, the vehicle-mounted lamp may be a headlamp disposed at the front end of the vehicle, the panel member may expand conically from the lamp opening toward the front of the vehicle, and the cleaner opening may be located closer to the front of the vehicle than the center of the lamp cover.

[0019] With the above configuration, the cleaning liquid ejected from the headlight cleaner is not blocked by the peripheral edge of the headlight cover, and can easily reach the vicinity of the center of the headlight cover. As a result, the headlight cover can be cleaned more appropriately.

[0020] Furthermore, the texture and color of the cover portion may be substantially the same as the texture and color of the panel member.

[0021] By adopting the above structure, the cleaner opening can be made less noticeable. As a result, the exterior design of the vehicle can be further improved.

[0022] Effects of the Invention

[0023] According to the technology disclosed in this specification, it is possible to maintain high design quality while having a simple structure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 A three-dimensional view of the headlight surrounding area.

[0025] Figure 2 for Figure 1 AA section view.

[0026] Figure 3 A perspective view of the bracket. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] Hereinafter, the mounting structure of the lamp washer 20 will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 1 is a perspective view of the periphery of the headlamp 10 provided at the front end of the vehicle. Figure 2 for Figure 1 AA section view, Figure 3 2 is a perspective view of the bracket 26. In each of the drawings, Fr, Up, and Rh respectively represent the front, the top, and the right side of the vehicle.

[0028] A headlamp 10 is provided at the front end of the vehicle. The headlamp 10 is a type of vehicle-mounted lamp that illuminates the front of the vehicle. A lamp cover 12 is provided at the front end of the headlamp 10 to transmit light from a light source (not shown). The lamp cover 12 is exposed outside the vehicle. Figure 2 As shown, the lamp cover 12 is curved so as to be convex toward the front of the vehicle.

[0029] The shading hood 14 is a panel member arranged so as to surround the headlight shade 12. The shading hood 14 is a design panel made of resin. The shading hood 14 is provided with a headlight opening 16 for exposing the surface of the headlight shade 12 to the outside of the vehicle. The shading hood 14 expands in a conical shape from the headlight opening 16 toward the front of the vehicle. In other words, the center of the shading hood 14 is recessed toward the rear of the vehicle, and the headlight opening 16 is formed in the recess. Therefore, the shading hood 14 protrudes in an eaves shape at the upper side of the headlight shade 12.

[0030] A cleaner opening 18 is also formed in the shade 14. The cleaner opening 18 is disposed near an upper corner of the lamp opening 16. The cleaner opening 18 is a hole through which a washer fluid ejected from a lamp washer 20 described later passes.

[0031] The headlight cleaner 20 is a device for spraying cleaning fluid onto the surface of the headlight cover 12 to clean the surface of the headlight cover 12. Figure 2 As shown, the headlight cleaner 20 is roughly cylindrical. At the front end of the headlight cleaner 20, a jet port 22 for violently ejecting the cleaning fluid is provided. The headlight cleaner 20 ejects the cleaning fluid from the jet port 22 toward the approximate center of the headlight shade 12. In the case of this example, the cleaner opening 18 is formed near the upper corner of the headlight shade 12. Moreover, the center of the headlight shade 12 is located in an obliquely downward direction when viewed from the headlight cleaner 20. Therefore, the jet port 22 of the headlight cleaner 20 faces a roughly obliquely downward direction, so that the cleaning fluid is ejected from the jet port 22 in an obliquely downward direction. Here, the angle θ formed by the ejection direction of the cleaning fluid and the surface of the headlight shade 12 is an acute angle. More specifically, the angle θ is less than 45 degrees, for example, less than 30 degrees. In this way, by reducing the angle θ, the area in direct contact between the cleaning fluid and the headlight shade 12 becomes larger.

[0032] The bracket 26 is a resin component and holds the headlight cleaner 20. Figure 2 As shown, the bracket 26 is adhered to the back side (ie, the side that cannot be seen from the outside of the vehicle) of the sunshade 14 using a double-sided adhesive tape. Figure 2 The thick line in FIG. 1 shows the bonding site.

[0033] The texture and color of the bracket 26 are almost the same as those of the sunshade 14. For example, the bracket 26 may be made of the same type of resin as the sunshade 14. The bracket 26 has a holding tube 28 into which the headlight cleaner 20 is inserted. The headlight cleaner 20 is inserted into the holding tube 28 and is engaged with a part of the holding tube 28 by claws.

[0034] A cover portion 30 extends from the front end of the retaining tube 28. The cover portion 30 is a wall that covers the cleaner opening 18 from the inside of the vehicle. In the case of this example, the cover portion 30 extends from a position close to the headlight shade 12 in the periphery of the cleaner opening 18 to a position that completely crosses the cleaner opening 18. In addition, the cover portion 30 extends in a direction away from the design surface of the visor 14 as it tends to the outside of the surface direction of the headlight shade 12. The inclination direction of the cover portion 30 is roughly parallel to the spray direction of the cleaning fluid. In other words, the cover portion 30 also functions as a guide component that guides the spray direction of the cleaning fluid. In addition, the cover portion 30 has a size that completely covers the cleaner opening 18.

[0035] The holding tube 28 is connected to the rear end of the cover portion 30. Therefore, the holding tube 28 is located on the opposite side of the lamp cover 12 across the cleaner opening 18. As a result, the lamp cleaner 20 is held at a position deviated from the cleaner opening 18 when viewed from the front. Therefore, when the user views the vehicle from the front, only the cover portion 30 is visible from the cleaner opening 18, and the lamp cleaner 20 is not visible.

[0036] Here, as described above, the headlight shade 12 is curved in a manner that bulges toward the front of the vehicle. In addition, the shade 14 expands in a conical shape from the headlight opening 16 toward the front of the vehicle. A cleaner opening 18 is formed on such a conical shade 14. Therefore, the cleaner opening 18 is located closer to the front of the vehicle than the center of the headlight shade 12. Moreover, by spraying the cleaning liquid from the cleaner opening 18, the cleaning liquid can reach the target position of the headlight shade 12 without interfering with the peripheral portion of the headlight shade 12. The target position of the headlight shade 12 is usually the center of the headlight shade 12, or a position slightly above the center. By spraying the cleaning liquid to the above position, it is easy to spread the cleaning liquid along the surface of the headlight shade 12 to the entire headlight shade 12.

[0037] Here, as is clear from the description so far, in this example, the bracket 26 is fixedly bonded to the back surface of the shade 14, and the headlight washer 20 is held by the bracket 26. The reason for adopting the above-described structure will be briefly described.

[0038] It has been widely proposed to provide a headlight cleaner 20 for cleaning the headlight shade 12. However, the existing headlight cleaner 20 often protrudes to the outside of the panel component (light visor, bumper, etc.), which damages the appearance design of the vehicle. Therefore, in some technologies, it is proposed to make the headlight cleaner 20 movable. In this case, the headlight cleaner 20 is moved to the outside of the panel component only when the cleaning liquid is sprayed, and retreats to the back of the panel component when not in use. According to the movable headlight cleaner 20, the appearance design of the vehicle can be maintained at a high level. However, the movable headlight cleaner 20 has a relatively complex structure and is relatively expensive.

[0039] In the case of this example, as described above, the headlight cleaner 20 is arranged behind the visor 14 as a panel member, and the visor 14 is provided with a cleaner opening 18 for passing the washer fluid. With such a structure, the washer fluid can be sprayed toward the headlight cover 12 without the headlight cleaner 20 protruding to the outside of the visor 14. However, when the headlight cleaner 20 is located right behind the cleaner opening 18, the headlight cleaner 20 can be seen from the cleaner opening 18, so the appearance design is reduced.

[0040] In this example, a bracket 26 having a cover portion 30 is fixedly bonded to the shading hood 14, and the headlight cleaner 20 is held at a position deviated from the cleaner opening 18 by the bracket 26. Thus, only the cover portion 30 of the bracket 26 can be seen when viewed from the cleaner opening 18. The bracket 26 including the cover portion 30 has the same texture and the same color as the shading hood 14. Therefore, even if the cover portion 30 is located at the inner side of the cleaner opening 18, the cover portion 30 is hardly noticeable. As a result, it is not easy for the user to notice the existence of the cleaner opening 18 or even the headlight cleaner 20. As a result, the exterior design of the vehicle is maintained at a high level.

[0041] Furthermore, as described so far, the shading hood 14 expands in a conical shape from the headlight opening 16 toward the front of the vehicle. Furthermore, the cleaner opening 18 is located near the upper corner of the headlight opening 16. Here, the headlight 10 of the vehicle is usually located at a lower position than the line of sight of a person in a standing state. Therefore, when a user in a standing state observes the periphery of the headlight 10, the headlight opening 16 is shielded by the shading hood 14 extending in an eaves shape. Therefore, the headlight opening 16 is almost invisible to the user in the standing state. As a result, the exterior design of the vehicle is maintained at a higher level.

[0042] Furthermore, since the headlight cleaner 20 is located obliquely above the headlight cover 12, the injection port 22 of the headlight cleaner 20 faces obliquely downward. In this case, snow or dirt is blocked by the shade 14 extending in an eave shape on the way to the injection port 22. In addition, the snow or dirt reaching the injection port 22 is easy to fall due to gravity. As a result, by setting the above-mentioned structure, the injection port 22 is effectively prevented from being blocked by snow or dirt, and the performance of the headlight cleaner 20 is effectively prevented from being deteriorated.

[0043] In addition, the structures described so far are all examples, and other structures may be changed as long as the structure described in Technical Solution 1 is provided. For example, in the above description, the cleaner opening 18 is formed near the upper corner of the lamp opening 16. However, the cleaner opening 18 may also be formed at other locations. For example, the cleaner opening 18 may also be formed near the lower corner of the lamp opening 16.

[0044] In addition, the shape of the shading hood 14 can also be changed. For example, the shading hood 14 can also be a flat plate extending in a direction almost parallel to the surface of the headlight cover 12. In addition, in the description so far, the headlight cleaner 20 for cleaning the headlight 10 is cited as an example for description. However, the technology disclosed in this specification can also be applied to a headlight cleaner for cleaning other vehicle-mounted lamps. For example, the technology disclosed in this specification can also be applied to the installation of a headlight cleaner for cleaning rear lights. In addition, the shape of the headlight cover 12 can also be changed, and it can also be a flat surface without bending. In addition, the panel component that surrounds the opening 16 for the headlight is not limited to the shading hood 14, and can also be other panel components, such as a bumper.

[0045] Explanation of symbols

[0046] 10 ... headlight; 12 ... lamp cover; 14 ... sunshade; 16 ... opening for lamp; 18 ... opening for cleaner; 20 ... lamp cleaner; 22 ... injection port; 26 ... bracket; 28 ... retaining tube; 30 ... cover portion.

Claims

1. A mounting structure for a car light cleaner, characterized in that: have: A vehicle-mounted lamp, which is arranged at the end of the vehicle and has a lamp cover exposed outside the vehicle; a panel member having a lamp opening formed therein for exposing the surface of the lamp cover to the outside; A headlight cleaner, which sprays cleaning fluid onto the surface of the headlight cover; a bracket, which holds the headlight cleaner and is fixedly bonded to the back side of the panel member, The panel member has a cleaner opening, and the cleaner opening allows the washer fluid ejected from the headlight cleaner to pass through. The bracket has a cover portion, and the cover portion covers the cleaner opening from the vehicle interior. The bracket holds the headlight washer at a position offset from the washer opening in a front view.

2. The mounting structure of the headlight cleaner according to claim 1, characterized in that: The headlight cleaner is located on the opposite side of the headlight opening across the cleaner opening. The cover portion is a wall extending from a position close to the lamp cover on the periphery of the cleaner opening to the vicinity of the lamp cleaner across the cleaner opening. The cover portion extends in a direction away from the design surface of the panel member as it approaches the outer side of the surface direction of the lamp cover. The cover portion extends in a direction substantially parallel to a spraying direction of the cleaning fluid.

3. The mounting structure of the headlight cleaner according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaner opening is arranged near an upper corner of the lamp opening. The panel member protrudes in an eave shape from the upper side of the lampshade. The headlight cleaner sprays the cleaning fluid in an obliquely downward direction.

4. The mounting structure of the headlight cleaner according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The vehicle-mounted lamp is a headlamp disposed at the front end of the vehicle. The panel member expands in a conical shape from the light opening toward the front of the vehicle. The cleaner opening is located closer to the front of the vehicle than the center of the lamp cover.

5. The mounting structure of the headlight cleaner according to claim 1, characterized in that: The texture and color of the cover portion are substantially the same as the texture and color of the panel component.

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