Auxiliary structure of vehicle windshield

Abstract

To provide an auxiliary machine structure of a vehicle windshield capable of reducing a sense of oppression given to an occupant and securing a field of view of the occupant.SOLUTION: The auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield includes the mirror supporting structure 20 supporting the rear-view mirror 5, the plurality of electronic devices (the rain sensor 32 and the communication antenna 33) arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction, the plurality of wire harnesses (the sensor wire harness 43 and the antenna wire harness 44) extending from the electronic devices, the auxiliary-device cover 60 covering the mirror supporting structure 20 and the electronic devices, and the harness cover 70 accommodating the plurality of wire harnesses. A cover rear wall part 64 in which a lead-out hole 60a for leading out a wire harness to a harness cover 70 is provided at a top part 641 is provided.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle windshield accessory structure, for example, provided with a mirror support structure for supporting a rearview mirror and various sensors above the windshield glass of a vehicle. [Background technology]

[0002] Vehicles such as automobiles are equipped with vehicle driving assistance systems that assist the driver in driving operations, such as advanced driving assistance systems that partially intervene in the driver's driving operations, and automatic driving systems that take over driving operations from the driver under certain conditions and perform automatic driving.

[0003] In vehicles equipped with such driving assistance systems, an auxiliary device for detecting the surrounding conditions of the vehicle is often provided on the upper inner surface of the windshield glass, as in Patent Document 1, for example.

[0004] Specifically, Patent Document 1 discloses an auxiliary device that supports a rearview mirror and includes a mirror support structure fixed to the windshield glass, a humidity sensor that detects humidity, and a camera that captures images of the vehicle's surroundings, all of which are integrally covered by a large auxiliary cover that bulges out from the front end of the roof trim toward the front of the vehicle.

[0005] Recently, there has been a need to reduce the overall height of a vehicle in order to improve the marketability of the vehicle or reduce air resistance. However, when the overall height of the vehicle is kept low, the auxiliary equipment provided above the windshield glass comes closer to the heads of the occupants in the vertical direction of the vehicle.

[0006] For this reason, an auxiliary device covered by an auxiliary cover that bulges out from the front end of the roof trim toward the front of the vehicle, as in Patent Document 1, not only creates a feeling of pressure on occupants sitting in the front seats of the vehicle, but also narrows the occupants' field of vision, making it difficult for occupants sitting in the front seats to see the situation in front of the vehicle. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0007] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2017-71334 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0008] In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an auxiliary structure for a vehicle windshield that can reduce the feeling of oppression felt by an occupant and ensure good visibility for the occupant. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The present invention relates to a vehicle windshield accessory structure that is fixed as an accessory device to the upper part of the inner surface of the windshield glass of a vehicle, and includes a bracket fixed to the inner surface of the windshield glass at a position spaced a predetermined distance forward from the front header of the vehicle, a mirror support structure fixed to the bracket and supporting a rearview mirror, a plurality of electronic devices that are arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction across the mirror support structure and fixed to the bracket, and a wiring that extends from the electronic devices toward the rear of the vehicle and is routed toward the vehicle below the front header. The device comprises a plurality of wire harnesses, an auxiliary equipment cover attached to the bracket and integrally covering the mirror support structure and the electronic devices, and a harness cover having a generally grooved shape that extends from the auxiliary equipment cover across the front header in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle and accommodates the plurality of wire harnesses, the auxiliary equipment cover being formed in a shape that protrudes toward the rear of the vehicle with its apex at a position generally the same as the mirror support structure in the vehicle width direction, and having a rear wall portion of the cover with an outlet hole provided at the apex for guiding the wire harnesses to the harness cover.

[0010] The front header is a body frame member to which the upper edge of the windshield glass is fixed. The above-mentioned bracket refers to a bracket in which the part to which the mirror support structure is fixed and the part to which the electronic device is fixed are separate bodies, or a bracket in which the part to which the mirror support structure is fixed and the part to which the electronic device is fixed are integrated.

[0011] The electronic devices include cameras that capture images of the situation ahead of the vehicle, sensors such as rain sensors that detect rainfall, and antennas that communicate with infrastructure facilities between vehicles and around the vehicles. The harness cover may be a cover formed separately from the accessory cover, or a cover formed integrally with the accessory cover.

[0012] According to this invention, an outlet hole is provided at the top of the rear wall of the cover, which is formed in a shape that protrudes toward the rear of the vehicle, so that the wire harnesses extending from each of the multiple electronic devices arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction on either side of the mirror support structure can be concentrated behind the mirror support structure and led out to the harness cover.

[0013] Therefore, the auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield can significantly reduce the width of the harness cover in the vehicle width direction compared to when the wire harness is routed in a substantially straight line in a plan view from the electronic device to the front header.

[0014] As a result, the auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield is adjacent to the harness cover in the vehicle width direction on the windshield glass between the auxiliary cover and the front header, and not only can it form a transparent area that allows occupants sitting in the front seats to see the situation in front of the vehicle, but it can also ensure a wide transparent area.

[0015] Therefore, the accessory structure of the vehicle windshield can reduce the feeling of pressure on the occupants by the transparent area, and can ensure a wide field of vision for the occupants, compared to when the rear wall portion of the cover is close to the front header.

[0016] In addition, the auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield can aggregate multiple wire harnesses at approximately the same position in the vehicle width direction on the mirror support structure, making it possible to make the wiring routes of the wire harnesses approximately the same in right-hand drive vehicles and left-hand drive vehicles, and to standardize parts between right-hand drive vehicles and left-hand drive vehicles.

[0017] In one aspect of the present invention, the electronic device may be a first electronic device, the wire harness may be a first wire harness, and the mirror support structure may include a second electronic device arranged in front of the vehicle of the mirror support structure and fixed to the bracket, and a second wire harness connected to the second electronic device from the rear of the vehicle and housed in the harness cover through the outlet hole, the mirror support structure may include a mirror pillar portion extending downward from an upper end fixed to the bracket, the mirror pillar portion having an opening portion formed therethrough along the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, and the second wire harness may be routed from the front of the vehicle of the mirror pillar portion through the opening portion to the rear of the vehicle of the mirror pillar portion.

[0018] According to this configuration, the second wire harness connected to the second electronic device is routed toward the rear of the vehicle through the opening in the mirror support pillar, so not only can the second wire harness be routed in an approximately straight line in a planar view, but the second electronic device, the mirror support structure, and the second wire harness can be arranged in an approximately straight line in a planar view along the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle.

[0019] As a result, the auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield can position the second electronic device close to the mirror support pillar portion of the mirror support structure in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, so that the second electronic device and second wire harness can be positioned above the windshield glass without increasing the size of the auxiliary cover.

[0020] Therefore, the auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield can achieve multi-functionality by the first electronic device and the second electronic device while simultaneously reducing the feeling of pressure on the occupant and ensuring the occupant's field of vision.

[0021] In another aspect of the present invention, the mirror support structure includes a mirror support pillar portion extending downward from an upper end fixed to the bracket, and a mirror arm portion extending from the mirror support pillar portion toward the rear of the vehicle and supporting the rearview mirror so that it can swing freely, and the cover rear wall portion is formed in a shape that does not overlap with the swing range of the rearview mirror centered on the connection point with the mirror arm portion of the mirror support structure in a plan view, and an arm insertion hole is formed in the lower part of the top portion through which the mirror arm portion of the mirror support structure is inserted.

[0022] With this configuration, the arm insertion hole is formed in the lower part of the top of the rear wall of the cover, so that the rear wall of the accessory cover can be positioned opposite the rear-view mirror in the vehicle fore-and-aft direction. Therefore, the accessory structure of the vehicle windshield prevents the accessory cover from protruding below the bottom edge of the rear-view mirror.

[0023] As a result, the auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield is such that the auxiliary cover is less likely to obstruct the occupant's field of vision, thereby steadily reducing the feeling of pressure on the occupant and ensuring a wider field of vision for the occupant.

[0024] In addition, since the rear wall portion of the cover is located further forward of the vehicle than the rearview mirror, the auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield can ensure a larger transparent area formed on the windshield glass compared to when the rear wall portion of the cover is located at approximately the same position in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle as the rearview mirror. [Effects of the Invention]

[0025] The present invention can provide an auxiliary structure for a vehicle windshield that can reduce the feeling of pressure on an occupant and ensure good visibility for the occupant. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0026] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the external appearance of the auxiliary device and its vicinity as seen from inside the vehicle cabin. [Figure 2]FIG. 4 is a bottom view showing the exterior of the auxiliary device and its vicinity. [Figure 3] A cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the external appearance of the auxiliary device with the rearview mirror and the cover member removed. [Figure 5] FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the external appearance of the auxiliary device. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the auxiliary device with the camera bracket removed. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the external appearance of the auxiliary equipment cover as seen from inside the vehicle interior. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a process of connecting the camera wire harness to the camera unit. [Figure 9] AA cross-sectional view of the auxiliary device. [Figure 10] FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a mirror support structure. [Figure 11] FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the appearance of the cover member. [Figure 12] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the relationship between the rearview mirror and the auxiliary equipment cover. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the appearance of an auxiliary device according to another embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0027] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the auxiliary structure of a vehicle windshield is described using Figures 1 to 12, which includes an auxiliary device 8, such as a mirror support structure 20 that supports a rearview mirror 5 and sensors, on the upper part of the windshield glass 2 of a vehicle 1.

[0028] Note that Figure 1 shows an external oblique view of the vicinity of the auxiliary equipment device 8 as seen from inside the vehicle cabin, Figure 2 shows a bottom view of the vicinity of the auxiliary equipment device 8, Figure 3 shows a cross-sectional view taken along the arrow AA in Figure 2, Figure 4 shows an external oblique view of the auxiliary equipment device 8 with the rearview mirror 5 and cover member 50 removed, and Figure 5 shows a plan view of the auxiliary equipment device 8.

[0029] Furthermore, Figure 6 shows a plan view of the auxiliary equipment device 8 with the camera bracket 12 removed, Figure 7 shows an external perspective view of the auxiliary equipment cover 60 as seen from inside the vehicle cabin, and Figure 8 shows an explanatory diagram illustrating the process of connecting the camera wire harness 42 to the camera unit 31.

[0030] Furthermore, Figure 9 shows a cross-sectional view of the auxiliary equipment 8 along the arrow AA, and Figure 10 is an explanatory diagram explaining the mirror support structure 20, where Figure 10(a) shows an external oblique view of the mirror support structure 20 from the rear side of the vehicle, and Figure 10(b) shows an external oblique view of the mirror support structure 20 from the front side of the vehicle. In addition, FIG. 11 shows a plan view of the cover member 50, and FIG. 12 shows an explanatory diagram for explaining the relationship between the rearview mirror 5 and the accessory cover 60.

[0031] In addition, for clarity of illustration, the rearview mirror 5 is shown by a two-dot chain line in Figures 3, 8 and 9, and the upper edge of the windshield glass 2 is shown by a solid line in Figures 4 to 6 and 11, and the front edge 6a of the front header 6 is shown by a two-dot chain line. For clarity of illustration, the four wire harnesses are omitted from FIGS.

[0032] In the drawings, arrows Fr and Rr indicate the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, with arrow Fr indicating the front of the vehicle and arrow Rr indicating the rear of the vehicle. Furthermore, arrows Rh and Lh indicate the width direction of the vehicle, with arrow Rh indicating the right side in the width direction of the vehicle and arrow Lh indicating the left side in the width direction of the vehicle.

[0033] First, the vehicle 1 in this embodiment is a vehicle whose overall height is kept low so that the front part of the roof panel 3 (see Figure 3), which forms the exterior design surface, is close to the heads of occupants seated in the front seats in the vertical direction of the vehicle.

[0034] As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the upper part of the front of this vehicle 1 is equipped with a windshield glass 2 that separates the passenger compartment from the space in front of the vehicle, a roof panel 3 (see Figure 3) that forms the roof of the vehicle 1 and is continuous with the windshield glass 2, a roof trim 4 that covers the ceiling inside the passenger compartment, and a rearview mirror 5 that is supported on the windshield glass 2 via a mirror support structure 20, which will be described later.

[0035] Specifically, the windshield glass 2 is a so-called front window glass that is adhesively fixed to a body frame member of the vehicle 1. The windshield glass 2 has both ends in the vehicle width direction adhesively fixed to the left and right front pillars extending in the vehicle vertical direction, and a lower end adhesively fixed to a cowl panel connecting the lower ends of the front pillars.

[0036] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper end of the windshield glass 2 is adhesively fixed, via the roof panel 3, to a flange portion (reference numeral omitted) on the vehicle front side of a front header 6 that connects the upper ends of the front pillars.

[0037] As shown in Figure 3, the cross-sectional shape of the front header 6 in a vertical cross section along the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle is approximately hat-shaped, protruding downward from the vehicle, and is joined to the underside of the roof panel 3 to form a closed cross section extending in the vehicle width direction.

[0038] The roof trim 4 is an interior member provided to cover the roof panel 3 from the inside of the vehicle. As shown in Fig. 2, an overhead console 4a that accepts various operations by the occupants is disposed on the roof trim 4 near the center in the vehicle width direction.

[0039] The rearview mirror 5 is an automatic anti-glare mirror that detects light and automatically adjusts brightness, and is located approximately in the center of the vehicle width. As shown in Fig. 2, the rearview mirror 5 has a front surface that is approximately arc-shaped when viewed from the bottom and protrudes forward of the vehicle, and a rear surface that is composed of a substantially flat mirror surface 5a that faces the occupants sitting in the front seats.

[0040] Specifically, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the rearview mirror 5 faces the rear cover wall portion 64 of the auxiliary equipment cover 60 described later in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, and is positioned so that approximately the center of the mirror surface 5a in the vehicle width direction is located at approximately the same position in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle as the front end of the roof trim 4.

[0041] The rearview mirror 5 has an opening formed in the approximate center of the width on the front surface into which the mirror support structure 20 described later fits, and is equipped with a wire harness 7 (see Figure 3) that is led out toward the front of the vehicle through the opening.

[0042] Furthermore, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the above-mentioned vehicle 1 is equipped with an auxiliary device 8 that detects the situation in front of the vehicle, located approximately in the center of the vehicle width direction on the upper inner surface of the windshield glass 2, as part of a driving assistance system that assists the driver in driving operations.

[0043] As shown in Figures 3 to 5, this auxiliary device 8 includes a bracket 10 fixed to the inner surface of the windshield glass 2, a mirror support structure 20 fixed to the bracket 10, a camera unit 31, a rain sensor 32, and a communication antenna 33.

[0044] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6, the auxiliary equipment 8 includes four wire harnesses, a bracket 10, a mirror support structure 20, a camera unit 31, a rain sensor 32, a communication antenna 33, and a cover member 50 that integrally covers the four wire harnesses.

[0045] First, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the bracket 10 is adhesively fixed to the inner surface of the windshield glass 2 using a thermosetting adhesive so that its rear end is located at a predetermined distance in front of the vehicle from the front edge 6a of the front header 6.

[0046] 3 and 4, the mirror support structure 20 is a support member that supports the rearview mirror 5 with a ball joint structure. The mirror support structure 20 is fixed inside the auxiliary device 8 at approximately the center in the vehicle width direction at the rear of the bracket 10.

[0047] The camera unit 31 is composed of a lens, an image sensor, etc., and is provided with a connector (reference numeral omitted) on its rear surface to which a camera wire harness 42 (described later) is connected. The camera unit 31 is disposed inside the auxiliary equipment device 8, approximately in the center in the vehicle width direction, and in front of the mirror support structure 20, as shown in Figures 3 and 6.

[0048] The rain sensor 32 is composed of an element and a housing that detects raindrops adhering to the windshield glass 2, and is provided with a connector (reference numeral omitted) on its rear surface to which a sensor wire harness 43 (described later) is connected. As shown in FIG. 6, the rain sensor 32 is disposed inside the auxiliary device 8 on the right side of the mirror support structure 20 in the vehicle width direction.

[0049] The communication antenna 33 is, for example, a V2X antenna, and is provided with a connector (reference numeral omitted) on its rear surface to which an antenna wire harness 44 (described later) is connected. As shown in FIG. 6 , the communication antenna 33 is disposed inside the auxiliary device 8 on the left side of the mirror support structure 20 in the vehicle width direction.

[0050] As shown in Figures 4 and 6, the four wire harnesses are composed of a mirror wire harness 41 connected to the wire harness 7 extending from the rearview mirror 5, a camera wire harness 42 connected to the camera unit 31, a sensor wire harness 43 connected to the rain sensor 32, and an antenna wire harness 44 connected to the communication antenna 33. As shown in FIG. 6, the four wire harnesses are gathered behind the mirror support structure 20 and routed in a substantially straight line in a plan view toward the front header 6 below the vehicle.

[0051] As shown in Figures 3, 5 and 7, the cover member 50 is box-shaped with an opening on the upper side of the vehicle, and is formed in a roughly T-shape in plan view with a roughly rectangular portion that is long in the vehicle width direction and a roughly rectangular portion that is long in the vehicle front-to-rear direction.

[0052] As shown in Figures 1 and 5, such an auxiliary device 8 exposes a portion adjacent to the front edge 6a of the front header 6 at the top of the windshield glass 2, forming a transparent area E through which occupants sitting in the front seats can see the situation in front of the vehicle.

[0053] Next, the above-mentioned auxiliary device 8 will be described in more detail. As shown in Figure 5, the bracket 10 is composed of a mirror bracket 11 to which the mirror support structure 20 is fixed, a camera bracket 12 to which the camera unit 31 and communication antenna 33 are fixed, and a sensor bracket 13 to which the rain sensor 32 is fixed.

[0054] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the mirror bracket 11 is fixed at a position approximately in the center of the vehicle width direction in a plan view and at a predetermined distance forward of the vehicle from the front end edge 6a of the front header 6.

[0055] As shown in Figures 3 and 5, this mirror bracket 11 is integrally formed of a roughly circular disk portion (symbol omitted) that is adhesively fixed to the windshield glass 2, and a roughly cylindrical mating portion (symbol omitted) that has a slightly smaller diameter than the circular disk portion and extends downward toward the vehicle, and into which the mirror support structure 20 is mated.

[0056] As shown in FIG. 5, the camera bracket 12 is generally rectangular in plan view and is elongated in the vehicle width direction, and has an outer shape that is slightly smaller than the inner shape of the cover member 50 (the accessory cover 60 of the cover member 50, which will be described later). Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, the camera bracket 12 is formed with a rear cutout 12a that exposes the mirror bracket 11 and a right cutout 12b that exposes the rain sensor 32.

[0057] As shown in Figure 5, the rear cutout portion 12a is formed by cutting out the portion of the camera bracket 12 from the rear end toward the front of the vehicle in a generally circular shape in plan view that is approximately concentric with the mirror bracket 11 and has a slightly larger diameter than the mirror bracket 11. The rear cutout portion 12a is cut out so that the rear end of a main body portion 121 (described later) is located rearward of the center of the mirror bracket 11 in the radial direction of the vehicle.

[0058] On the other hand, as shown in Figure 5, the right cutout portion 12b is formed by cutting out the area from the right edge of the camera bracket 12 in the vehicle width direction along the tip edge of the main body portion 121 (described later) in a roughly rectangular shape in plan view that is slightly larger than the rain sensor 32.

[0059] In more detail, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the camera bracket 12 is integrally formed of a flat main body portion 121 to which the camera unit 31 and communication antenna 33 are fixed, and a hood portion 122 which is approximately triangular in plan view and is stepped downward from the main body portion 121 toward the bottom of the vehicle.

[0060] As shown in Figures 3 and 5, the main body 121 of the camera bracket 12 is approximately flat and conforms to the inner surface of the windshield glass 2, and is formed with a rear cutout 12a that exposes the above-mentioned mirror bracket 11 and a right cutout 12b that exposes the rain sensor 32.

[0061] Furthermore, on the underside of the main body 121, although detailed illustration is omitted, there is provided a portion between the rear notch 12a and the right notch 12b where the connector 7a of the wire harness 7 extending from the rearview mirror 5 is engaged, and there is also provided a portion where the communication antenna 33 is engaged at a position spaced a predetermined distance to the right side in the vehicle width direction from the edge on the left side in the vehicle width direction.

[0062] In addition, as shown in Figure 4, a camera mounting portion 123 for mounting a camera unit 31 is integrally formed on the underside of the main body portion 121 at a position on the front side of the rear cutout portion 12a and at a predetermined distance in front of the vehicle from the mirror support structure 20. The camera attachment portions 123 are plate members that face each other at a predetermined interval in the vehicle width direction, and are formed in a shape that allows the camera unit 31 to engage with them.

[0063] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 8, the camera mounting portion 123 is formed to hold the camera unit 31 in a position where, when an operator connects the connector 42a of the camera wire harness 42 described later to the camera unit 31, a space can be secured between the camera mounting portion 123 and the front edge of the mirror support pillar portion 21 of the mirror support structure 20 described later so that the operator can grasp the connector 42a with his / her fingertips and make the connection.

[0064] On the other hand, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the hood portion 122 of the camera bracket 12 is formed in a stepped shape that is approximately triangular in plan view, with the apex located on the rear side of the vehicle, from the front end of the camera bracket 12 to the camera mounting portion 123.

[0065] Furthermore, camera opening 12c, which exposes the front end of camera unit 31 attached to camera attachment portion 123, is formed near the apex of a generally triangular shape in a plan view in hood portion 122. This camera opening 12c is formed in a generally rectangular shape in a front view that penetrates in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle.

[0066] As shown in FIG. 5, the sensor bracket 13 is generally plate-shaped along the inner surface of the windshield glass 2 and is generally annular in plan view with an opening that exposes the central portion of the rain sensor 32 in plan view. The sensor bracket 13 is formed in a shape that is approximately similar to the outer shape of the rain sensor 32 but slightly smaller than the outer shape of the rain sensor 32 .

[0067] In addition, as shown in Figure 8, the mirror support structure 20 is formed in a shape that exposes the connector 42a of the camera wire harness 42 and ensures space between the mirror support structure 20 and the rear end of the camera unit 31 so that an operator can grasp the connector 42a of the camera wire harness 42 with their fingertips and connect it to the camera unit 31.

[0068] Specifically, as shown in Figures 9 and 10(a), the mirror support structure 20 is integrally formed of a columnar mirror support portion 21 that extends downward from the upper end that is fitted and fixed to the mirror bracket 11, and a mirror arm portion 26 that faces the opening on the front of the rearview mirror 5 and extends from the lower part of the mirror support portion 21 toward the rear of the vehicle.

[0069] As shown in FIG. 10, the mirror support pillar 21 of the mirror support structure 20 is integrally formed with a substantially cylindrical upper portion and a substantially rectangular box-shaped lower portion that is open toward the front of the vehicle and has a rectangular shape when viewed from the front.

[0070] More specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the mirror pillar portion 21 is integrally formed of a substantially cylindrical fitting portion 22 extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle, a pair of side wall portions 23 extending downward from both ends of the fitting portion 22 in the vehicle width direction, a bottom plate portion 24 connecting the lower ends of the side wall portions 23 in the vehicle width direction, and a rear wall portion 25 connecting the rear ends of the side wall portions 23 in the vehicle width direction.

[0071] As shown in Figure 9, the fitting portion 22 of the mirror support portion 21 has an inner surface shaped to fit into the outer peripheral surface of the above-mentioned mirror bracket 11, and is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape with an opening below the vehicle that is closed. As shown in FIG. 10(b), the pair of side wall portions 23 of the mirror support portion 21 are generally flat plates having a thickness in the vehicle width direction, and are formed at positions spaced a predetermined distance apart in the vehicle width direction.

[0072] As shown in Figure 9, this side wall portion 23 has a rear end edge that is approximately vertical in side view and a front end edge that is inclined in an approximately linear manner relative to the upper end so that the lower end is located rearward of the vehicle, and is formed in a generally inverted trapezoidal shape in side view with the lower end edge being the short side. In other words, the side wall portion 23 is formed in a shape having a front edge that moves away from the camera unit 31 rearward in a side view from the upper side of the vehicle toward the lower side of the vehicle.

[0073] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 10(a), a clamp mounting hole 23a is formed in the lower part of the side wall portion 23 on the right side in the vehicle width direction, which penetrates along the vehicle width direction and is used to mount a clamp C (see Figure 4) that regulates the position of the wire harness 7.

[0074] In addition, as shown in Figure 10(b), the bottom plate portion 24 of the mirror support portion 21 is plate-shaped with a thickness in the vertical direction, and connects the lower ends of the side wall portions 23 so as to connect the short sides of the side wall portions 23, which are approximately trapezoidal in side view, in the vehicle width direction.

[0075] As shown in Figures 9 and 10, the rear wall portion 25 of the mirror support pillar 21 is a plate-like member having a thickness in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, and is arranged to close the opening on the rear side of the vehicle formed by the fitting portion 22, the pair of side wall portions 23, and the bottom plate portion 24.

[0076] As shown in Figures 9 and 10, an approximately circular through hole 25a is formed in the upper part of this rear wall portion 25, spanning the mating portion 22 along the boundary with the mating portion 22 and penetrating from the front side of the vehicle toward the rear and upper side of the vehicle.

[0077] The mirror support portion 21 has an opening 21a, through which the camera wire harness 42 is inserted, which is formed by an opening that is roughly rectangular in front view and is surrounded by the fitting portion 22, a pair of side wall portions 23 and the bottom plate portion 24, and a through hole 25a in the rear wall portion 25.

[0078] As shown in Figure 3, the opening portion 21a of this mirror support portion 21 is provided as a wiring path for wiring the camera wire harness 42 along the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, and is also formed as a storage space for accommodating the rear portion of the connector 42a of the camera wire harness 42.

[0079] On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10(a), the mirror arm 26 of the mirror support structure 20 extends from a position below the through-hole 25a of the mirror support pillar 21 toward the rear of the vehicle. As shown in Figure 10(a), this mirror arm 26 is composed of a roughly cylindrical pillar portion 27 extending from the rear wall portion 25 of the mirror support portion 21 toward the rear of the vehicle, and a roughly spherical portion 28 provided at the tip of the pillar portion 27.

[0080] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 9, the mirror arm 26 has an arm through-hole 26a formed therein, which penetrates along the axial direction of the columnar portion 27 and communicates with the opening 21a of the mirror support 21. The arm through-hole 26a is formed as an insertion hole through which the wire harness 7 extending from the rearview mirror 5 is inserted.

[0081] As shown in FIG. 9, the camera unit 31 is attached to the camera attachment portion 123 of the camera bracket 12 at a position further forward of the vehicle than the mirror support structure 20 described above.

[0082] This camera unit 31 is connected to an electronic control unit (not shown) via a camera wire harness 42, and has the function of receiving incident light that has passed through the windshield glass 2 and the function of converting the received incident light into an electrical signal and outputting it to the electronic control unit.

[0083] The electronic control unit is an information processing unit located inside the vehicle cabin that processes various types of information, and is configured to generate moving images showing the situation in front of the vehicle based on electrical signals from the camera unit 31, for example, and to perform various processing based on the generated moving images.

[0084] In addition, the rain sensor 32 is connected to an electronic control unit (not shown) via a sensor wire harness 43, and has the function of detecting the amount of raindrops adhering to the windshield glass 2 and the function of outputting a signal indicating the detected amount of raindrops to the electronic control unit.

[0085] In addition, the communication antenna 33 is connected to an electronic control unit (not shown) via an antenna wire harness 44, and has the function of communicating with other vehicles and sending and receiving various information to and from surrounding infrastructure facilities.

[0086] As shown in Figure 6, the rain sensor 32 and the communication antenna 33 are arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction, sandwiching the mirror support structure 20, and are arranged so that, in a plan view, their rear ends are located at approximately the same position in the vehicle fore-and-aft direction as the center of the vehicle in the vehicle fore-and-aft direction of the mirror bracket 11.

[0087] Of the four wire harnesses, the mirror wire harness 41 is a wire harness having a connector 41a at its tip, which is connected to the wire harness 7 led out from the rearview mirror 5, as shown in FIG.

[0088] Here, as shown in Figures 4 and 6, the wire harness 7 extending from the rearview mirror 5 passes through the arm through-hole 26a and is led to the front of the vehicle of the mirror support structure 20, and is then bent back and routed toward the rear of the vehicle below the camera unit 31. Furthermore, the wire harness 7 bent back toward the rear of the vehicle has a connector 7a at the end thereof which is engaged with the camera bracket 12 between the camera unit 31 and the rain sensor 32.

[0089] In contrast, as shown in Figure 6, the mirror wire harness 41 is routed toward the rear of the vehicle from the connector 41a connected to the connector 7a of the wire harness 7, and then routed to the rear of the vehicle of the mirror support structure 20 along the accessory cover 60 of the cover member 50 described later.

[0090] Of the four wire harnesses, the camera wire harness 42 is a wire harness having a connector 42a at its tip, which is connected to a connector (reference numeral omitted) of the camera unit 31, as shown in FIGS.

[0091] As shown in Figures 3 and 6, this camera wire harness 42 is routed from the camera unit 31 through the opening 21a of the mirror support structure 20 to the rear of the mirror support structure 20, and then routed toward the top of the vehicle along the accessory cover 60 of the cover member 50 described later.

[0092] Of the four wire harnesses, the sensor wire harness 43 is a wire harness having a connector 43a at its tip, which is connected to a connector (reference numeral omitted) of the rain sensor 32, as shown in FIG.

[0093] As shown in Figure 6, this sensor wire harness 43 is routed from the rain sensor 32 toward the rear of the vehicle, and then routed along the accessory cover 60 of the cover member 50 described later to the rear side of the vehicle of the mirror support structure 20.

[0094] Of the four wire harnesses, the antenna wire harness 44 is a wire harness having a connector 44a at its tip, which is connected to a connector (reference numeral omitted) of the communication antenna 33, as shown in FIG.

[0095] As shown in Figure 6, this antenna wire harness 44 is routed from the communication antenna 33 toward the rear of the vehicle, and then routed along the accessory cover 60 of the cover member 50 described later to the rear side of the vehicle of the mirror support structure 20.

[0096] The four wire harnesses are gathered at a position behind the mirror support structure 20, and are arranged in a generally straight line in a plan view toward the rear of the vehicle along the inner surface of the windshield glass 2, while their position is restricted by the harness cover 70 of the cover member 50 described later.

[0097] As shown in Figures 3 and 6, the cover member 50 is integrally formed of an accessory cover 60 that integrally covers the camera unit 31, rain sensor 32, and communication antenna 33 fixed to the bracket 10, and a harness cover 70 that covers the four wire harnesses that extend from the accessory cover 60 to the outside. Although not shown in detail, the cover member 50 is attached and fixed to the camera bracket 12 of the bracket 10.

[0098] As shown in Figures 6 and 7, the accessory cover 60 is a cover that is approximately rectangular in plan view and is positioned at a predetermined distance in front of the vehicle from the front end edge 6a of the front header 6, and is formed in a shape that bulges downward from the inner surface of the windshield glass 2.

[0099] As shown in Figure 6, at the rear of this accessory cover 60, a wiring space is formed to guide the mirror wire harness 41, the sensor wire harness 43, and the antenna wire harness 44 toward the rear of the vehicle from the mirror support structure 20.

[0100] In more detail, as shown in Figures 9 and 11, the accessory cover 60 is formed in a roughly box-like shape with an opening at the top of the vehicle, and is made up of a roughly flat cover bottom 61 that faces the inner surface of the windshield glass 2 at a position below the vehicle at a predetermined distance, a cover front wall 62 that extends from the edge of the cover bottom 61 toward the top of the vehicle, a pair of cover side wall portions 63, and a cover rear wall portion 64.

[0101] As shown in Figure 9, the cover bottom 61 is a flat plate that is approximately trapezoidal in plan view, with its thickness direction aligned with the vertical direction of the vehicle and its rear end edge being its short side, and is formed to be located at a position below the vehicle's opening in front of the rearview mirror 5. The cover bottom 61 is disposed so that the main surface is substantially parallel to the vehicle front-rear direction.

[0102] 9, the cover front wall 62 is formed in a generally flat plate shape extending from the front end edge of the cover bottom 61 toward the front and upper side of the vehicle. A plurality of slit-shaped openings (reference numerals omitted) extending along the vehicle width direction are formed in the cover front wall 62 at predetermined intervals in the vehicle up-down direction.

[0103] 7 and 11, the pair of cover side wall portions 63 extend upward and outward in the vehicle width direction from both end edges of the cover bottom portion 61 in the vehicle width direction. As shown in Fig. 11, the cover side wall portions 63 are formed so that their rear ends are located in the vehicle front-rear direction at substantially the same position as the center of the mirror bracket 11 in the vehicle front-rear direction in a plan view.

[0104] In addition, as shown in Figure 9, the cover rear wall portion 64 extends from the rear end edge of the cover bottom portion 61 toward the top of the vehicle between the front surface of the rearview mirror 5 and the mirror support portion 21 of the mirror support structure 20 so as to face the front surface of the rearview mirror 5.

[0105] As shown in Figure 11, this cover rear wall portion 64 is formed in a shape such that its apex is located approximately in the center of the vehicle width direction in a plan view, and the apex protrudes toward the rear of the vehicle beyond the rear end of the cover side wall portion 63.

[0106] Therefore, when viewed in a plane, the cover rear wall portion 64 forms a space at the rear of the auxiliary equipment cover 60 that is approximately triangular in shape when viewed in a plane, together with an imaginary straight line V (see Figure 11) that is parallel to the vehicle width direction and passes through the rear end of the cover side wall portion 63. As shown in FIG. 12, the cover rear wall portion 64 protrudes rearward of the vehicle so as not to overlap the swing range of the rearview mirror 5 in a bottom view when the rearview mirror 5 is swung.

[0107] More specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, the cover rear wall portion 64 is composed of a top portion 641 that is the apex of a roughly triangular shape when viewed from above, and a pair of first hypotenuse portions 642 and a pair of second hypotenuse portions 643 that extend from both ends of the top portion 641 in the vehicle width direction outward in the vehicle width direction and toward the front of the vehicle, and form the hypotenuses of the roughly triangle when viewed from above.

[0108] As shown in Figure 9, the top portion 641 of the cover rear wall portion 64 is flat and has a thickness in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, and is formed so as to be close to the mirror support pillar portion 21 of the mirror support structure 20 on the rear side of the vehicle in a vertical cross section along the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle.

[0109] Furthermore, this top portion 641 has an outlet hole 60a formed at the top that communicates with the inside of the harness cover 70, and an arm insertion hole 60b formed at the bottom through which the mirror arm 26 of the mirror support structure 20 is inserted. The lead-out hole 60a is formed to have a size that allows the four wire harnesses in a bundled state to be led out to the outside.

[0110] In addition, as shown in Figure 11, a pair of first oblique side portions 642 of the cover rear wall portion 64 extend from both ends of the top portion 641 in the vehicle width direction outward in the vehicle width direction and toward the front of the vehicle so that their tips are located near the outer side of the mirror bracket 11 in the vehicle width direction when viewed in a plane.

[0111] In addition, as shown in Figure 11, the pair of second oblique side portions 643 of the cover rear wall portion 64 extend from the outer tip of the first oblique side portion 642 in the vehicle width direction toward the outer side of the vehicle width direction and toward the front of the vehicle in a plan view, and then are connected to the rear end of the cover side wall portion 63.

[0112] The first and second oblique side portions 642 and 643 are formed such that, in a plan view clockwise around the rear end of the cover side wall portion 63, the angle of the first oblique side portion 642 with respect to the imaginary line V along the vehicle width direction is greater than the angle of the second oblique side portion 643 with respect to the imaginary line V along the vehicle width direction.

[0113] With the cover rear wall portion 64 configured in this manner, the accessory cover 60 forms a wiring space behind the rain sensor 32 and the communication antenna 33, as shown in Figure 11, that guides the mirror wire harness 41, the sensor wire harness 43, and the antenna wire harness 44 to approximately the center in the vehicle width direction.

[0114] On the other hand, as shown in Figures 9 and 11, the harness cover 70 of the cover member 50 extends in the vehicle longitudinal direction along the inner surface of the windshield glass 2 and is formed in a generally groove-like cross section that opens upward of the vehicle. The harness cover 70 is formed to have a length in the vehicle longitudinal direction that extends from the rear cover wall portion 64 of the accessory cover 60 to the flange portion of the front header 6 .

[0115] Specifically, the harness cover 70 is formed to be narrower than the length of the accessory cover 60 in the vehicle width direction and shorter than the length of the accessory cover 60 in the up-down direction. As shown in Figures 6 and 11, the internal space of this harness cover 70 is connected to the outlet hole 60a of the accessory cover 60 and is large enough to accommodate four wire harnesses concentrated in approximately the center of the vehicle width direction.

[0116] In this way, the auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield allows the camera wire harness 42 to be inserted into the opening 21a of the mirror support structure 20, thereby enabling the mirror support structure 20 and the camera unit 31 to be positioned along the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle and allowing the camera wire harness 42 to be routed in an approximately straight line when viewed from above.

[0117] Furthermore, the auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield allows the mirror wire harness 41, the sensor wire harness 43, and the antenna wire harness 44 to be concentrated in approximately the center of the vehicle width direction by the cover member 50 and routed toward the front header 6.

[0118] As described above, the vehicle windshield accessory structure in this embodiment is a structure of the accessory device 8 fixed to the upper part of the inner surface of the windshield glass 2 of the vehicle 1. This vehicle windshield accessory structure includes a bracket 10 fixed to the inner surface of the windshield glass 2 at a position a predetermined distance forward of the vehicle 1 from the front header 6, and a mirror support structure 20 fixed to the bracket 10 and supporting the rearview mirror 5.

[0119] Furthermore, the vehicle windshield auxiliary structure includes a rain sensor 32 and a communication antenna 33 that are arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction with the mirror support structure 20 in between and fixed to the bracket 10 .

[0120] Furthermore, the vehicle windshield auxiliary structure includes a sensor wire harness 43 that extends from the rain sensor 32 toward the rear of the vehicle and is routed toward the bottom of the front header 6, and an antenna wire harness 44 that extends from the communication antenna 33 toward the rear of the vehicle and is routed toward the bottom of the front header 6.

[0121] In addition, the auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield includes an auxiliary cover 60 attached to the bracket 10 and integrally covering the mirror support structure 20, the rain sensor 32, and the communication antenna 33, and an approximately groove-shaped harness cover 70 extending in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle from the auxiliary cover 60 across the front header 6 and accommodating the sensor wire harness 43 and the antenna wire harness 44.

[0122] The accessory cover 60 is formed in a shape that protrudes toward the rear of the vehicle, with its top located at approximately the same position in the vehicle width direction as the mirror support structure 20, and is provided with a cover rear wall portion 64 in which an outlet hole 60a is provided in the top portion 641 to lead the sensor wire harness 43 and the antenna wire harness 44 to the harness cover 70.

[0123] According to this configuration, an outlet hole 60a is provided in the top portion 641 of the cover rear wall portion 64, which is formed in a shape that protrudes toward the rear of the vehicle, so that the sensor wire harness 43 and the antenna wire harness 44 extending from the rain sensor 32 and the communication antenna 33, respectively, which are arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction across the mirror support structure 20, can be gathered behind the mirror support structure 20 and led out to the harness cover 70.

[0124] Therefore, the auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield can significantly reduce the vehicle width direction length of the harness cover 70 compared to when the sensor wire harness 43 and the antenna wire harness 44 are routed in a substantially straight line in a plan view from the rain sensor 32 and the communication antenna 33 toward the front header 6.

[0125] As a result, the auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield is adjacent to the harness cover 70 in the vehicle width direction on the windshield glass 2 between the auxiliary cover 60 and the front header 6, and not only can it form a transparent area E through which occupants seated in the front seats can see the situation in front of the vehicle, but it can also ensure a wide transparent area E.

[0126] Therefore, the auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield can reduce the feeling of pressure on the occupants by the transparent area E, compared to when the rear wall portion of the cover is close to the front header 6, and can ensure a wide field of vision for the occupants.

[0127] In addition, the auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield can aggregate the sensor wire harness 43 and the antenna wire harness 44 at approximately the same position in the vehicle width direction on the mirror support structure 20, so that the wiring paths of the sensor wire harness 43 and the antenna wire harness 44 can be made approximately the same in right-hand drive vehicles and left-hand drive vehicles, allowing for the use of standardized parts between right-hand drive vehicles and left-hand drive vehicles.

[0128] The auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield also includes a camera unit 31 that is disposed in front of the vehicle relative to the mirror support structure 20 and fixed to the bracket 10, and a camera wire harness 42 that is connected to the camera unit 31 from the rear of the vehicle and is housed in the harness cover 70 via the lead-out hole 60a.

[0129] Furthermore, the mirror support structure 20 includes a mirror support pillar 21 that extends downward from the upper end fixed to the bracket 10. The mirror support pillar 21 has an opening 21a that is formed to penetrate the mirror support pillar 21 along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The camera wire harness 42 is arranged to extend from the front of the mirror support pillar 21 to the rear of the mirror support pillar 21 through the opening 21a.

[0130] According to this configuration, the camera wire harness 42 connected to the camera unit 31 is routed toward the rear of the vehicle through the opening 21a of the mirror support portion 21, so not only can the camera wire harness 42 be routed in an approximately straight line when viewed from above, but the camera unit 31, mirror support structure 20 and camera wire harness 42 can also be arranged in an approximately straight line when viewed from above along the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle.

[0131] As a result, the auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield can be configured such that the camera unit 31 is positioned close to the mirror support pillar portion 21 of the mirror support structure 20 in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, and therefore the camera unit 31 and camera wire harness 42 can be positioned above the windshield glass 2 without increasing the size of the auxiliary cover 60.

[0132] Therefore, the auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield can be made multifunctional by incorporating the rain sensor 32, communication antenna 33, and camera unit 31, while simultaneously reducing the feeling of pressure on the occupants and ensuring the occupants' visibility.

[0133] The mirror support structure 20 also includes a mirror support pillar 21 that extends downward from the upper end fixed to the bracket 10, and a mirror arm 26 that extends from the mirror support pillar 21 toward the rear of the vehicle and supports the rearview mirror 5 so that it can swing freely.

[0134] The cover rear wall portion 64 is formed in a shape that does not overlap with the swing range of the rearview mirror 5 centered on the connection point with the mirror arm portion 26 of the mirror support structure 20 when viewed in a plane, and an arm insertion hole 60b is formed at the bottom of the top portion 641 to insert the mirror arm portion 26 of the mirror support structure 20.

[0135] According to this configuration, by forming the arm insertion hole 60b in the lower part of the top portion 641 of the cover rear wall 64, the cover rear wall 64 of the accessory cover 60 can be disposed opposite the rear-view mirror 5 in the vehicle fore-and-aft direction. Therefore, the accessory structure of the vehicle windshield prevents the accessory cover 60 from protruding below the lower end of the rear-view mirror 5.

[0136] As a result, the accessory structure of the vehicle windshield makes it difficult for the accessory cover 60 to get in the occupant's field of vision, so the feeling of pressure on the occupant can be stably reduced and a wider field of vision for the occupant can be ensured.

[0137] In addition, since the cover rear wall portion 64 is located further forward of the vehicle than the rearview mirror 5, the auxiliary structure of the vehicle windshield can ensure a larger transparent area E formed on the windshield glass 2 compared to when the cover rear wall portion 64 is located at approximately the same position in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle as the rearview mirror 5.

[0138] In correspondence between the configuration of this invention and the above-mentioned embodiment, The plurality of electronic devices and the first electronic device of the present invention correspond to the rain sensor 32 and the communication antenna 33 of the embodiment, Similarly, The plurality of wire harnesses and the first wire harness correspond to a sensor wire harness 43 and an antenna wire harness 44, The top corresponds to the top portion 641; The second electronic device corresponds to the camera unit 31, The second wire harness corresponds to the camera wire harness 42, The present invention is not limited to the configurations of the above-described embodiments, and many other embodiments can be obtained.

[0139] For example, in the above-described embodiment, the front header 6 has a cross-sectional shape that is approximately hat-shaped in a vertical cross section along the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, but this is not limited to this, and the front header may have a cross-sectional shape that is closed in a vertical cross section along the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle.

[0140] In this case, the front header may be composed of, for example, a lower panel with a generally hat-shaped cross section that protrudes downward from the vehicle, and an upper panel with a generally hat-shaped cross section that is positioned above the vehicle relative to the lower panel and protrudes upward from the vehicle.

[0141] Furthermore, although the mirror bracket 11 and the camera bracket 12 are configured as separate bodies, the present invention is not limited to this, and the mirror bracket 11 and the camera bracket 12 may be configured as an integrated bracket.

[0142] Furthermore, although the mirror bracket 11, the camera bracket 12, and the sensor bracket 13 are configured as separate bodies, this is not limited to this, and the mirror bracket 11, the camera bracket 12, and the sensor bracket 13 may be configured as a single bracket.

[0143] Furthermore, the camera unit 31 is configured with a separate electronic control unit that generates moving images showing the situation in front of the vehicle, but this is not limited to this, and the camera unit may also be configured with an integrated control unit that generates moving images showing the situation in front of the vehicle from electrical signals based on the received incident light.

[0144] Furthermore, the two electronic devices, the rain sensor 32 and the communication antenna 33, are arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction, sandwiching the mirror support structure 20 therebetween, but this is not limited to this, and the configuration may also be such that three or more electronic devices are arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction, sandwiching the mirror support structure 20 therebetween.

[0145] Although the electronic devices fixed to the bracket 10 have been described using the camera unit 31, the rain sensor 32, and the communication antenna 33, the present invention is not limited to these, and any appropriate electronic device may be used as long as it is fixed to the bracket 10. For example, the electronic device may be a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). It may be a GNSS antenna that receives GNSS signals from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), a camera unit separate from the camera unit 31, or the like.

[0146] Furthermore, although the front end edge of the side wall portion 23 of the mirror support pillar portion 21 has a shape that is inclined in an approximately linear manner, this is not limited to this, and the front end edge of the side wall portion 23 may have a curved shape that protrudes toward the rear of the vehicle in side view, for example, as long as it has a shape that moves away from the camera unit 31 toward the rear of the vehicle in side view as it goes from the top of the vehicle to the bottom of the vehicle.

[0147] In addition to the camera bracket 12, a bracket for attaching the harness cover 70 may be provided. Furthermore, the cover member 50 is configured such that the accessory cover 60 and the harness cover 70 are integrally formed, but this is not limited to this, and the cover member may be configured such that the accessory cover 60 and the harness cover 70 are separate bodies.

[0148] Furthermore, the cover rear wall portion 64 of the accessory cover 60 is configured with an apex portion 641 of an approximately triangular shape when viewed from above, and a pair of first hypotenuse portions 642 and a pair of second hypotenuse portions 643 that form the hypotenuses of the approximately triangular shape when viewed from above, but this is not limited to this, and any appropriate shape may be used as long as it is a shape that can guide the mirror wire harness 41, the sensor wire harness 43, and the antenna wire harness 44 to approximately the center in the vehicle width direction.

[0149] For example, as shown in Figure 13, which shows a plan view of an auxiliary device 8 in another embodiment, the cover rear wall portion 65 of the auxiliary cover 60 may be composed of a top portion (not shown) close to the mirror support structure 20 and a pair of oblique side portions 651 extending in an approximately linear manner in a plan view from both ends of the top portion in the vehicle width direction to the rear end of the cover side wall portion 63. [Explanation of symbols]

[0150] 1...Vehicle 2...Windshield glass 5...Rearview mirror 6...Front header 8...Auxiliary equipment 10...Bracket 20...Mirror support structure 21...Mirror support 21a...Opening part 26...Mirror arm 31...Camera unit 32...Rain sensor 33...Communication antenna 42...Camera wire harness 43...Sensor wire harness 44...Antenna wire harness 60...Auxiliary equipment cover 60a...exit hole 60b...Arm insertion hole 64,65...Rear wall of cover 70...Harness cover 641...Top part

Claims

1. A vehicle windshield accessory structure fixed as an accessory device to an upper portion of an inner surface of a vehicle windshield glass, a bracket fixed to the inner surface of the windshield glass at a position spaced a predetermined distance forward from the front header of the vehicle; a mirror support structure fixed to the bracket and supporting a rearview mirror; a plurality of electronic devices arranged side by side in the vehicle width direction with the mirror support structure interposed therebetween and fixed to the bracket; a plurality of wire harnesses extending from the electronic device toward the rear of the vehicle and routed toward a lower side of the front header; an accessory cover attached to the bracket and integrally covering the mirror support structure and the electronic device; a harness cover having a generally grooved shape, the harness cover extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction from the accessory cover across the front header and accommodating the plurality of wire harnesses; The accessory cover is The mirror support structure is provided with a cover rear wall portion that is formed in a shape that protrudes toward the rear of the vehicle with a top portion at approximately the same position in the vehicle width direction, and a lead-out hole that leads the wire harness to the harness cover is provided at the top. Vehicle windshield accessory structure.

2. The electronic device is a first electronic device, and the wire harness is a first wire harness, a second electronic device disposed in front of the mirror support structure and fixed to the bracket; a second wire harness connected to the second electronic device from a rear side of the vehicle and accommodated in the harness cover through the lead-out hole, The mirror support structure includes: a mirror support portion extending downward from an upper end fixed to the bracket, The mirror support portion is The structure has an opening formed through the vehicle in the front-rear direction, The second wire harness is The wiring is arranged from the front of the mirror support pillar to the rear of the mirror support pillar through the opening.

2. The vehicle windshield accessory structure according to claim 1.

3. The mirror support structure includes: a mirror support portion that extends downward from an upper end fixed to the bracket; a mirror arm extending from the mirror support pillar toward the rear of the vehicle and supporting the rearview mirror so that it can swing freely; The cover rear wall portion is In a plan view, the mirror support structure is formed in a shape that does not overlap with the swing range of the rearview mirror centered on the connection point with the mirror arm, and an arm insertion hole through which the mirror arm of the mirror support structure is inserted is formed in a lower part of the top.

2. The vehicle windshield accessory structure according to claim 1.

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