Fixing mechanism for overhanging piece, vehicle lamp and vehicle

Abstract

The utility model discloses a fixing mechanism for an overhanging piece, the overhanging piece is located in a shell, the fixed end of the overhanging piece penetrates through a shielding piece in the shell and is connected with the shielding piece, the free end of the overhanging piece overhangs in the direction away from the shielding piece, the fixing mechanism comprises a connecting piece, and the connecting piece is connected with the fixed end of the overhanging piece. The first end of the connecting piece is connected with the fixed end of the overhanging piece, and the second end, opposite to the first end, of the connecting piece is connected with the shell. The utility model further discloses a vehicle lamp comprising the fixing mechanism and a vehicle comprising the vehicle lamp.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] Embodiments of this disclosure relate to a fixing mechanism for a suspension member, a vehicle lamp, and a vehicle including the vehicle lamp. Background Technology

[0002] Various lighting or signaling devices are known to provide light for illumination or signal indication. For example, vehicle headlights are used in motor vehicles to provide lighting or signal indication functions. Light guides, as optical elements, are often used in vehicle headlights to direct light from a light source to a desired location or orientation. Due to design requirements, the fixed end of the light guide typically passes through and is fixed to a shield located within the headlight housing, while the free end of the light guide extends outwards away from the shield. In practical applications, depending on design or installation requirements, there may not be sufficient space to accommodate the device for fixing the light guide in some cases, and the large overhang of the free end of the light guide makes it highly susceptible to vibration. Utility Model Content

[0003] One object of this disclosure is to address at least one aspect of the aforementioned problems and defects existing in the prior art.

[0004] According to one aspect of this disclosure, a fixing mechanism for a cantilever is provided, the cantilever being located within a housing, and a fixed end of the cantilever passing through and connected to a shield within the housing, the free end of the cantilever extending in a direction away from the shield, wherein the fixing mechanism includes a connector, a first end of the connector being connected to the fixed end of the cantilever, and a second end of the connector opposite to the first end being connected to the housing.

[0005] According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the connector has an avoidance bend portion formed between the first end and the second end.

[0006] According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the first end of the connector is connected to the fixed end of the cantilever by at least one of bolt connection, snap connection, riveting, or plug connection; and / or, the first end of the connector is secondary molded onto the fixed end of the cantilever.

[0007] According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, the second end of the connector is detachably connected to the housing.

[0008] According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the housing is formed with a protrusion extending toward the connector, the protrusion having a threaded hole, and the second end of the connector being threadedly connected to the threaded hole of the protrusion by a bolt.

[0009] According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, the cantilever is flat.

[0010] According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, the connector is made of rigid metal sheet.

[0011] According to another aspect of this disclosure, a vehicle lamp is also provided, the vehicle lamp including a housing and a suspension member located within the housing, wherein the vehicle lamp further includes the fixing mechanism as described above.

[0012] According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, the cantilever is a light guide.

[0013] According to another aspect of this disclosure, a vehicle is also provided, wherein the vehicle includes the headlights as described above.

[0014] According to the various embodiments of this disclosure, the mounting mechanism for the suspension member, the headlight, and the vehicle further secure the suspension member by fixing the fixed end of the suspension member to a housing away from the fixed end via a connector, thereby avoiding the risk of vibration of the suspension member and solving the problem of limited space around the fixed end of the suspension member for installing the mounting mechanism.

[0015] Other objects and advantages of this disclosure will become apparent from the following description of the disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings, and will help to provide a comprehensive understanding of the disclosure. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a vehicle headlight according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown.

[0017] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the fixing mechanism for the cantilever and the connection of the cantilever according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown.

[0018] Figure 3 It shows Figure 2 The enlarged portion of section A shown.

[0019] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the fixing mechanism for the cantilever and the connection of the cantilever according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown.

[0020] Figure 5 It shows Figure 4 The enlarged portion of section B is shown.

[0021] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the fixing mechanism for the cantilever and the connection of the cantilever according to yet another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown.

[0022] Figure 7 It shows Figure 6 The enlarged portion of section C shown. Detailed Implementation

[0023] While this disclosure will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings containing preferred embodiments, it should be understood before this description that those skilled in the art can modify the disclosure described herein to obtain the technical effects of this disclosure. Therefore, it should be understood that the above description is a broad disclosure to those skilled in the art and is not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments described herein.

[0024] Furthermore, in the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth for ease of explanation to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments disclosed herein. However, it will be apparent that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and apparatuses are illustrated to simplify the figures.

[0025] According to the general inventive concept of this disclosure, a fixing mechanism for a cantilever is provided, the cantilever being located within a housing, and the fixed end of the cantilever passing through and connected to a shield within the housing, the free end of the cantilever extending in a direction away from the shield, wherein the fixing mechanism includes a connector, a first end of the connector being connected to the fixed end of the cantilever, and a second end of the connector opposite to the first end being connected to the housing.

[0026] According to another general inventive concept of this disclosure, a vehicle lamp is also provided, the vehicle lamp including a housing and a cantilever located within the housing, wherein the vehicle lamp further includes the fixing mechanism as described above.

[0027] In accordance with another general inventive concept of this disclosure, a vehicle is also provided, the vehicle including the headlights as described above.

[0028] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a vehicle lamp according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. Figure 1As shown, the vehicle lamp 100 includes a housing 2 and a cantilever member 1 located within the housing 2. In this embodiment, the cantilever member 1 is a flat light guide, wherein the fixed end of the cantilever member 1 passes through and is connected to a shielding member 3 within the housing 2, and the free end of the cantilever member 1 opposite to the fixed end extends in a direction away from the shielding member 3. The vehicle lamp also includes a fixing mechanism for the cantilever member 1. The fixing mechanism includes a connector 4, a first end of which is connected to the fixed end of the cantilever member 1, and a second end of which is connected to the housing 2. According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, the fixing mechanism further secures the cantilever member 1 by fixing the fixed end of the cantilever member 1 to the housing via the connector 4, thereby avoiding the risk of vibration of the cantilever member 1 and solving the problem of limited space around the fixed end of the cantilever member 1 for installing the fixing mechanism.

[0029] According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, such as Figure 1 As shown, the connector 4 has a clearance bend 44 formed between its first and second ends to avoid other components within the housing 2, such as other optical elements 5 located near the fixed end of the cantilever 1. Thus, due to the presence of the bend 44, light from the optical element 5 can enter the cantilever 1 without being blocked. It should be noted that although in this embodiment the connector 4 includes only one clearance bend 44, in some other embodiments not shown in this disclosure, the number of clearance bends 44 may be multiple. Specifically, the number of clearance bends and the bend angle should be designed according to actual conditions, and this disclosure does not impose any limitations on this.

[0030] According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, such as Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the first end of the connector 4 is inserted into the fixed end of the cantilever 1. Specifically, the first end of the connector 4 includes a U-shaped insertion portion 41, into which the fixed end of the cantilever 1 can be inserted. The U-shaped insertion portion can be formed, for example, by bending the protrusions on both sides of the connector 4.

[0031] According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, such as Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the first end of the connector 4 is fixed to the fixed end of the cantilever 1 by riveting, for example, by a hot riveting process. Specifically, a cantilever 1 with a rivet post 11 is provided, integrally formed from a cantilever material; and a hole 42 for the rivet post 11 to pass through is formed in the connector 4; the connector 4 is positioned on the cantilever 1 such that the rivet post 11 on the cantilever 1 passes into the hole 42 of the connector 4, and a portion of the rivet post 11 of the cantilever 1 is formed into a rivet joint 12 by a riveting tool, the rivet joint 12 covering the outside of the hole 42, so as to fix the cantilever 1 and the connector 4 together.

[0032] According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, such as Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the first end of the connector 4 is molded onto the fixed end of the cantilever 1 in a secondary manner. This arrangement can reduce assembly steps and lower costs. In this embodiment, the first end of the connector 4 may have several through holes 43, so that the material used to form the cantilever 1 can enter the through holes 43 during the molding process, thereby improving the connection reliability between the fixed end of the cantilever 1 and the first end of the connector 4.

[0033] It should be noted that the first end of the connector 4 of the fixing mechanism according to this disclosure can also be connected to the fixed end of the cantilever 1 in other ways, such as bolt connection, snap connection, or other connection methods known to those skilled in the art. Furthermore, although only one connection method is shown in the exemplary embodiments of this disclosure for the first end of the connector 4 to the fixed end of the cantilever 1, it should be noted that in other embodiments of this disclosure, the first end of the connector 4 can also be connected to the fixed end of the cantilever 1 by two or more of the following connection methods: bolt connection, snap connection, riveting, insertion, etc., and / or the first end of the connector 4 can be secondary-molded onto the fixed end of the cantilever 1.

[0034] According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, such as Figure 1 As shown, the second end of the connector 4 is detachably connected to the housing 2 to facilitate the installation of the connector 4. Specifically, in this embodiment, the housing 2 has a protrusion 21 extending toward the connector 4. This protrusion 21 has a threaded hole, through which a bolt 6 can be threadedly connected to the threaded hole of the protrusion 21 by passing a through hole at the second end of the connector 4, thereby connecting the second end of the connector 4 to the housing 2. It should be noted that in some other embodiments of this disclosure, the second end of the connector 4 can also be connected to the housing 2 in other ways, such as riveting, snap-fit ​​connection, etc.

[0035] According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, such as Figure 1 As shown, the cantilever 1 is flat. It should be noted that in some other embodiments of this disclosure, the cantilever can also be other shapes, such as cylindrical.

[0036] According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, such as Figure 1 As shown, connector 4 can be made of rigid metal sheet, such as stainless steel sheet, iron sheet, etc. The thickness of connector 4 is preferably 1mm-2mm.

[0037] According to another aspect of this disclosure, a vehicle lamp 100 is also provided, which includes a housing 2 and a suspension member 1 located within the housing 2. In addition, the vehicle lamp 100 also includes the fixing mechanism described above.

[0038] In this embodiment, the cantilever 1 is a light guide. It should be noted that the fixing mechanism according to this disclosure can also be applied to other cantilever 1, such as a cantilever shaft.

[0039] According to another aspect of this disclosure, a vehicle is also provided which has the aforementioned headlights 100. The vehicle has the advantages of the aforementioned headlights 100.

[0040] Those skilled in the art will understand that the embodiments described above are exemplary and can be improved upon. The structures described in the various embodiments can be freely combined without causing any conflict in structure or principle.

[0041] Although this disclosure has been described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the embodiments disclosed in the drawings are intended to illustrate preferred embodiments of this disclosure and should not be construed as a limitation thereof.

[0042] While some embodiments of the present general inventive concept have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will understand that changes may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present general disclosure, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

[0043] It should be noted that the word "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps, and the words "a" or "an" do not exclude multiple. Furthermore, any element reference numerals in the claims should not be construed as limiting the scope of this disclosure.

Claims

1. A fixing mechanism for a cantilever member, the cantilever member being located within a housing, and the fixed end of the cantilever member passing through and connected to a shield within the housing, the free end of the cantilever member extending in a direction away from the shield, characterized in that, The fixing mechanism includes a connector, a first end of which is connected to the fixed end of the cantilever, and a second end of which, opposite to the first end, is connected to the housing.

2. The fixing mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The connector has an avoidance bend between the first end and the second end.

3. The fixing mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first end of the connector is connected to the fixed end of the cantilever by at least one of bolt connection, snap connection, riveting, or plug connection; and / or, the first end of the connector is secondary molded onto the fixed end of the cantilever.

4. The fixing mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The second end of the connector is detachably connected to the housing.

5. The fixing mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that, The housing has a protrusion extending toward the connector, the protrusion having a threaded hole, and the second end of the connector is threadedly connected to the threaded hole of the protrusion by a bolt.

6. The fixing mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The cantilever is flat.

7. The fixing mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that, The connector is made of rigid metal sheet.

8. A vehicle light, the vehicle light comprising a housing and a cantilever member located within the housing, characterized in that, The vehicle light also includes a fixing mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. The vehicle light according to claim 8, characterized in that, The cantilever component is a light guide.

10. A vehicle, characterized in that, The vehicle includes the headlights as described in claim 8 or 9.

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