Lighting system
10442487 ยท 2019-10-15
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
F21V23/006
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V29/83
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21S41/28
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21Y2115/10
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21S41/19
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V17/005
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V31/03
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
B62J6/026
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
F21S41/192
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21S41/143
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21W2107/17
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21S45/33
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V19/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21S41/153
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
International classification
F21V31/03
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V29/83
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21S45/33
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21S41/153
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21S41/19
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V17/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
F21V19/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Abstract
A lighting system capable of reducing a number of components and cost is provided. A back substrate, a lamp body including front support columns that guide and position the back substrate when the back substrate is attached, and a front substrate that is disposed in the lamp body to be stacked on the back substrate and is fixed to tip end portions of the front support columns are included. The front support columns perform guide and positioning of the back substrate, and fixing of the front substrate, and thereby the number of components and cost of the lamp body are reduced, as compared with a case where the guide portions, positioning portions and fixing portions of the back substrate and the front substrate are individually provided respectively.
Claims
1. A lighting system comprising: a first substrate; a lamp body including a positioning guide portion that guides and positions the first substrate when the first substrate is attached; and a second substrate that is disposed in the lamp body to be stacked on the first substrate and is fixed to a tip end portion of the positioning guide portion, wherein a vent hole that provides communication between an inside and an outside of the lamp body is provided in the lamp body, on an inner surface of the lamp body outside in a radial direction from the vent hole, a recess that forms a gap between the recess and the first substrate is provided, and a cutout is formed at an edge portion of the first substrate, and the cutout and the positioning guide portion are engaged with each other, whereby guide and positioning of the first substrate are performed.
2. The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein the second substrate includes a light source, the positioning guide portion is formed at least on each of a left, a right, and an upper portion of the lamp body, and in the lamp body, fixing portions that fix the first substrate are respectively disposed at two spots on a straight line that is inclined obliquely with respect to a vertical direction or a horizontal direction.
3. The lighting system according to claim 2, wherein the vent hole is provided at one spot in each of an upper half portion and a lower half portion of the lamp body, and the vent hole is positioned at each of opposite sides from the fixing portions with respect to a vertical line passing through a center of the lamp body in front view of the lamp body.
4. The lighting system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate includes an electronic component including a wire harness, and a second cutout for routing the wire harness in a front-back direction of the at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate is formed at an edge portion.
5. The lighting system according to claim 3, wherein in front view, the vent hole provided in a lower half portion of the lamp body is provided at a position closer to a circumferential edge portion of the first substrate than the vent hole provided in an upper half portion of the lamp body.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT
(11) Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that in the explanation, statements of the directions such as front and back, left and right, and up and down are the same as the directions concerning a vehicle body unless otherwise noted. Further, reference sign FR shown in each drawing denotes a front of the vehicle body, reference sign UP denotes an upper side of the vehicle body, and reference sign LH denotes a left side of the vehicle body.
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(13) The headlight 10 is a lighting system including a lamp body 12 that is supported by a housing 11 attached to a front fork of a motorcycle, and a transparent outer lens 13 that is disposed at a front of the lamp body 12 and is attached to an outer circumferential edge of the lamp body 12. The headlight 10 and the housing 11 constitute a headlight assembly 15.
(14) The housing 11 is constituted to be dividable longitudinally into a front housing 11a and a back housing 11b, and houses the headlight 10.
(15) The lamp body 12 is an integrally molded product formed into a cup shape and made of a resin. Support bores 12b for supporting the headlight 10 at a front fork side are provided in side portions 12a at both sides of the lamp body 12. The outer lens 13 is exposed to outside from an opening provided in a front part of the housing 11.
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(17) Inside the outer lens 13, the headlight 10 includes a plurality of LED chips 21H, 21L, 22H and 22L that are light sources, and a plurality of small lenses 23H, 23L, 24H and 24L that are respectively disposed in front of the LED chips 21H, 21L, 22H and 22L.
(18) The plurality of LED chips 21H, 21L, 22H and 22L are attached to a front surface of a front substrate 26 disposed behind the outer lens 13. The plurality of small lenses 23H, 23L, 24H and 24L are supported by a lens support member (not illustrated) that is attached to the lamp body 12.
(19) The plurality of small lenses 23H and 23L are lenses circular in outer shapes, and are each formed of a Fresnel lens, for example. The plurality of small lenses 24H are lenses circular in outer shapes, have smaller outside diameters than the small lenses 23H and 23L, and are each formed of a dome type lens, for example. The plurality of small lenses 24L are lenses elliptical in outer shapes, and are each formed of a dome type lens, for example. Note that reference sign 10A denotes a center of the headlight 10 in front view, and also denotes a center of the lamp body 12 and the outer lens 13 described above.
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(21) The lamp body 12 integrally includes an annular circumferential wall 12c, and a cup portion 12d that is integrally provided at a rear edge of the circumferential wall 12c and is formed into a cup shape.
(22) In the cup portion 12d, front support columns 12j, 12k and 12m are respectively formed at an upper portion, a left portion and a right portion of the cup portion 12d in such a manner as to protrude forward, and the front substrate 26 is attached to the front support columns 12j, 12k and 12m by a plurality of screws (not illustrated).
(23) The front substrate 26 has an outer shape formed into a substantially circular shape that is smaller than an opening portion 12h of the circumferential wall 12c of the lamp body 12, and screw insertion bores 26a, 26b and 26c for passing screws for attaching are opened in an upper portion, a left side portion and a right side portion of the front substrate 26. The front substrate 26 is attached to the front support columns 12j, 12k and 12m by the screws which are respectively passed through the plurality of screw insertion bores 26a, 26b and 26c.
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(25) The plurality of LED chips 22H and 22H are disposed separately from the plurality of LED chips 21H and 21L to an outer circumferential side with respect to the center 10A, are disposed at a lower side from the LED chips 21H, and are disposed equidistantly or substantially equidistantly from the center 10A. The adjacent LED chips 22H and 22H are disposed to be separated by an angle with respect to a vertical line 27 passing through the center 10A.
(26) The plurality of LED chips 22L and 22L are disposed separately from the plurality of LED chips 21H and 21L to the outer circumferential side with respect to the center 10A, are disposed at an upper side from the LED chips 21L, and are disposed equidistantly or substantially equidistantly from the center 10A. The adjacent LED chips 22L and 22L are disposed to be separated by an angle with respect to the vertical line 27 passing through the center 10A.
(27) The small lenses 23H are respectively disposed in front of the plurality of LED chips 21H, and the plurality of small lenses 23L are respectively disposed in front of the plurality of LED chips 21L.
(28) Further, the plurality of small lenses 24H are respectively disposed in front of the plurality of LED chips 22H, and the plurality of small lenses 24L are respectively disposed in front of the plurality of LED chips 22L.
(29) The small lenses 23H and 23L are aligned in the vertical direction and the lateral direction, and the adjacent small lenses 23H and 23L are disposed closely to each other. The plurality of small lenses 24H and 24L are disposed around the plurality of small lenses 23H and 23L.
(30) The plurality of LED chips 21H and 22H, and the plurality of small lenses 23H and 24H are positioned at a lower side with respect to a horizontal line 28 passing through the center 10A, and constitute a lower light unit 31 that emits main beam (high beam).
(31) The plurality of LED chips 21L and 22L and the plurality of small lenses 23L and 24L are positioned at an upper side with respect to the horizontal line 28, and constitute an upper light unit 32 that emits passing beam (low beam).
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(33) The front substrate 26 includes linear edge portions 26g and 26h that are formed at an upper edge and a lower edge of a circumferential edge portion 26d of the front substrate 26 to extend horizontally and rectilinearly, and an inclined edge portion 26j that is formed at the circumferential edge portion 26d to incline to be close to a left side of the linear edge portion 26h at a lower side and extend rectilinearly.
(34) The linear edge portions 26g and 26h and the inclined edge portion 26j of the front substrate 26 are positioned by the vertical walls 12e and 12f and the inclined wall 12g of the lamp body 12, and rotation of the front substrate 26 to the lamp body 12 is regulated. By providing the inclined wall 12g and the inclined edge portion 26j described above, incorrect assembly that the front substrate 26 is assembled by mistaking a front and a back of the front substrate 26 to the lamp body 12 can be prevented.
(35) The circumferential edge portion 26d of the front substrate 26 is formed into a part of a circle except for the linear edge portions 26g and 26h, the inclined edge portion 26j and both side portions at both sides of the inclined edge portion 26j, and a cutout 26k that will be described later.
(36) Behind the front substrate 26, a back substrate 34 with an outer shape made smaller than the front substrate 26 is disposed with a gap left. In front view, the back substrate 34 is positioned inward of the circumferential edge portion 26d of the front substrate 26.
(37) In the front substrate 26, the cutout 26k for passing the wire harness 35a (refer to
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(41) The back substrate 34 has an outer shape formed into a shape close to a rectangle. The back substrate 34 includes cutouts 34e, 34f and 34g that are formed respectively at an upper edge portion 34b, a left edge portion 34c and a right edge portion 34d of a circumferential edge portion 34a of the back substrate 34. Further, the back substrate 34 includes an upper screw insertion bore 34h that is opened at a left side from the cutout 34e of the upper edge portion 34b, and a lower screw insertion bore 34j that is opened at a right side from a center of a lower portion of the back substrate 34.
(42) In the circumferential edge portion 34a of the back substrate 34, the upper edge portion 34b, the left edge portion 34c, the right edge portion 34d and the lower edge portion 34k are formed rectilinearly except for the cutouts 34e, 34f and 34g, and parts except for the left edge portion 34c, the right edge portion 34d and the lower edge portion 34k are formed into circular arc shapes that are protruded radially outward. That is, the upper edge portion 34b, the left edge portion 34c, the right edge portion 34d and the lower edge portion 34k are respectively connected to one another by circular arcs.
(43) The upper edge portion 34b and the lower edge portion 34k, and the left edge portion 34c and the right edge portion 34d are formed to be respectively parallel with each other except for the cutouts 34e, 34f and 34g.
(44) The cutouts 34e, 34f and 34g of the back substrate 34 are respectively engaged with the front support columns 12j, 12k and 12m of the lamp body 12, and the back substrate 34 is positioned to the lamp body 12. Further, when the back substrate 34 is assembled to the lamp body 12, the front support columns 12j, 12k and 12m become guide portions, that is, guides for assembly of the back substrate 34.
(45) In the lamp body 12 behind the back substrate 34, back support columns 12p and 12q that are positioned behind the upper screw insertion bore 34h and the lower screw insertion bore 34j, and a pair of protruded portions 12r and 12s are integrally formed at the cup portion 12d.
(46) To the back substrate 34 (in detail, a front surface 34n of the back substrate 34), at least one electronic component 35 relating to lighting of the LED chips 21H, 21L, 22H and 22L (refer to
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(48) As illustrated in
(49) The back support columns 12p and 12q are portions that support the back substrate 34 (refer to
(50) In the protruded portions 12r and 12s, vent holes 12v that provide communication between an inside and an outside of the headlight 10 (refer to
(51) Out of the protruded portions 12r and 12s, the protruded portion 12r which is formed at the upper portion of the lamp body 12 and the vent hole 12v are formed in a position inclined by an angle 2 counterclockwise with respect to the vertical line 27. The angle 2 differs from the angle 1, but when 2=1 is established, the back support column 12p including the back side screw bore 12t and the protruded portion 12r including the vent hole 12v can be easily formed, and productivity can be enhanced.
(52) Further, out of the protruded portions 12r and 12s, the protruded portion 12s which is formed at the lower portion of the lamp body 12 and the vent hole 12v are formed to be positioned on the vertical line 27.
(53) A connector fitting portion 12w is formed in a central portion of the cup portion 12d of the lamp body 12, and a connector 38 is fitted to an opening portion provided in the connector fitting portion 12w. In the connector 38, conducting wires extending from the front substrate 26 (refer to
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(56) In the housing 11, lamp body support tools 43 that support the lamp body 12 are attached to an inner circumferential surface in an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the housing 11. Plate-shaped supported portions 12z and 12z that protrude backward are formed at an upper end portion and a lower end portion of the lamp body 12, and the supported portions 12z and 12z are attached to and supported by the lamp body support tools 43 of the housing 11.
(57) To the connector 38 which protrudes from the rear surface 12x of the lamp body 12, a wire harness ((not illustrated) in detail, a connector provided at an end portion of the wire harness) that supplies power for causing the LED chips 21H, 21L, 22H and 22L (refer to
(58) An optical axis adjusting section 45 that adjusts an optical axis of the headlight 10 is provided in a position deviating sideway from the lower end portion of the lamp body 12. The optical axis adjusting section 45 includes a base portion 46 that is attached to the rear surface 12x of the lamp body 12, and a screw 47 that is screw-connected to the base portion 46. In screw 47, a tip end portion of the screw 47 is rotatably engaged with a housing 11 side. By rotating the screw 47, the headlight 10 inclines with respect to the housing 11, and the optical axis of the headlight 10 becomes adjustable.
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(62) Operations of the respective vent holes 12v of the protruded portions 12r and 12s described above will be described next.
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(64) At this time, a part of air in the vicinity of the protruded portion 12s in the headlight 10 flows into the gap 52 through the gap 51 as illustrated by an arrow A, and rises in the gap 52. Further, air outside the headlight 10 flows into the headlight 10 through the vent hole 12v as illustrated by an arrow B, and rises in the gap 52.
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(66) In this way, by providing the vent holes 12v at the lower portion and the upper portion of the lamp body 12, ventilation from the inside of the lamp body 12 to the outside, and ventilation to the inside of the lamp body 12 from the outside can be prompted by using convection or pressure change in the lamp body 12, and temperature rise in the headlight 10 can be suppressed.
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(70) According to the constitution, the front support columns 12j, 12k and 12m perform guide and positioning of the back substrate 34 and fixing of the front substrate 26, whereby the number of components and cost of the lamp body 12, the headlight 10 as a result can be reduced, as compared with the case where guide portions, positioning portions and fixing portions of the back substrate 34 and the front substrate 26 are individually provided respectively. In addition, weight reduction can also be achieved.
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(77) The aforementioned embodiment only illustrates one aspect of the present invention, and modifications and applications can be arbitrarily made within the range without departing from the gist of the present invention.
(78) For example, in the above described embodiment, dispositions of the front support columns 12j, 12k and 12m, the back support columns 12p and 12q, the protruded portions 12r and 12s, the vertical walls 12e and 12f and the inclined wall 12g illustrated in
(79) Further, as illustrated in
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST
(80) 10 Headlight (Lighting system)
(81) 10A Center
(82) 12 Lamp body
(83) 12j, 12k, 12m Front support column (positioning guide portion)
(84) 12p, 12q Back support column (fixing portion)
(85) 12v Vent hole
(86) 14a, 14b Raised surface (recess)
(87) 21H, 21L, 22H, 22L LED chip (light source)
(88) 26 Front substrate (second substrate)
(89) 27 Vertical Line
(90) 26k Cutout
(91) 34 Back substrate (first substrate)
(92) 34e, 34f, 34g Cutout
(93) 35 Electronic component
(94) 35a Wire harness