JP5167474B2 - Projector type lamp - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a projector-type lamp having a convex lens-like projector lens.

An example of the basic configuration of the projector-type lamp is shown in FIG. 6 for use as a vehicular lamp such as a fog lamp and a cornering lamp.

  6 is a plan sectional view of a conventional projector-type lamp. The projector-type lamp 101 shown in the figure is reflected by the light source 102, the reflector 103 that reflects the light emitted from the light source 102, and the reflector 103. A shade 104 that blocks part of the light and a projector lens 105 that projects light that is not blocked by the shade 104 are provided.

  Here, the reflector 103 includes a rotary parabolic reflecting surface 103a having a focal point F near the center (filament or arc) of the light source 102, and the projector lens 105 has an outer surface 105a having an aspheric surface and an inner surface. 105b is configured as a convex lens having a longitudinal cross section and a flat cross section forming a plane.

  Thus, the light emitted from the light source 102 located near the focal point F of the reflector 103 is reflected by the reflecting surface 103a of the reflector 103 and travels as parallel light to the projector lens 105, and a part thereof is blocked by the shade 104. The remaining light is refracted and collected by the projector lens 105 and then emitted from the projector lens 105 as irradiation light L ′. The light distribution pattern at this time is shown in FIG. In FIG. 7, the horizontal axis indicates the left and right angles, the vertical axis indicates the vertical angle, and the maximum luminous intensity position indicated by x in the figure is an angle of 3.4 ° downward from the horizontal line and an angle of 0.2 ° to the right. At the position (3.4D-0.2R), the maximum luminous intensity was 7900 cd, and the total luminous flux was 335 lm.

  Incidentally, Patent Document 1 proposes a vehicular lamp as shown in FIG.

  8A and 8B are plan sectional views of the vehicular lamp. The illustrated vehicular lamp 201 includes a light source 202, a reflector 203, a mirror plate 204, and a condenser lens 205. The mirror plate 204 is supported so as to be rotatable about the operating shaft 206, and is configured to be rotatable about the operating shaft 206 by an actuator 207 such as a stepping motor.

  Thus, when the vehicular lamp 201 is used as a cornering lamp, the actuator 207 is driven to rotate the mirror plate 204 around the operating shaft 206, and this mirror plate 204 is shown in FIG. In this manner, the vehicle is set in a state of being inclined toward the vehicle outer side direction (left side in the figure). When the mirror plate 204 is tilted in this way, the irradiation light L1 'transmitted through the condenser lens 205 is reflected by the mirror plate 204 and travels toward the vehicle outer side, so that the vehicle lamp 201 functions as a cornering lamp.

When the vehicular lamp 201 is used as a fog lamp, the actuator 207 is driven to rotate the mirror plate 204 about the operating shaft 206, and the mirror plate 204 is collected as shown in FIG. The irradiation light L2 ′ from the optical lens 205 is moved to a position where it is not blocked. In this state, the irradiation light L2 ′ from the condenser lens 205 is irradiated toward the front of the vehicle (downward in the drawing) without being blocked by the mirror plate 204, so that the vehicular lamp 201 functions as a fog lamp.
JP 2005-019329 A

  However, in the conventional projector-type lamp 101 shown in FIG. 6, since the projector lens 105 is composed of an aspherical convex lens, the left and right diffusion angles of the irradiation light L ′ are at most as shown in FIG. There was a problem that a light distribution pattern having a small diffusion angle as small as 40 ° to 45 ° could not be obtained. Since the aspherical projector lens 105 is common in appearance, it has been impossible to obtain a novel design for the projector-type lamp 101.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 6, the opening end of the reflector 103 is at the focal point F (the center of the light source 102) of the reflecting surface 103a, and the reflector 103 has a shape that is open to the left and right. There was also a problem that sufficient luminous flux could not be secured.

  Furthermore, in the vehicular lamp 201 proposed in Patent Document 1 shown in FIG. 8, the light distribution patterns for fog lamps and cornering lamps are obtained by rotating the mirror plate 204. There is a problem that a light distribution pattern having a large diffusion angle cannot be obtained like the conventional projector-type lamp 101 shown.

  Therefore, the first object of the present invention is that a light distribution pattern having a large diffusion angle can be obtained, a sufficient luminous flux from the light source can be secured, and a novel design can be realized. It is to provide a projector-type lamp.

  Further, when the conventional projector-type lamp 101 shown in FIG. 6 is used as a bending illumination lamp, it is necessary to rotate and move all of the light source 102, the reflector 103, the shade 104, and the projector lens 105. There is a problem that a gap for rotating 105 is necessary, which causes a defect in appearance.

  On the other hand, in the vehicular lamp 201 shown in FIG. 8 proposed in Patent Document 1, the vehicular lamp 201 is caused to function as a fog lamp or a cornering lamp by rotating the mirror plate 204. It was impossible to simultaneously perform the functions of the fog lamp and the cornering lamp.

  Accordingly, a second object of the present invention is to provide a projector-type lamp that can simultaneously perform a plurality of functions without causing appearance problems.

In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a light source, a reflector that reflects light emitted from the light source, a shade that blocks a part of the light reflected by the reflector, and the shade are blocked. In a projector-type lamp having a projector lens that projects light that is not present, the reflecting surface of the reflector is configured as a spheroidal surface with a point near the center of the light source as a first focal point and the focal point of the projector lens as a second focal point. The projector lens is formed into a shape in which a longitudinal section whose outer surface is aspherical and inner surface is a plane is rotated around a focal axis passing through the focal point of the projector lens, and the light source, the reflector, and the shade are formed into the projector. It is characterized by being supported so as to be rotatable about a focal axis passing through the focal point of the lens .

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the opening end of the reflector is extended in the light reflecting direction from the first focal point.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the shade is arranged at the second focal point.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the reflecting surface of the reflector is constituted by the spheroid having the point near the center of the light source as the first focal point and the focal point of the projector lens as the second focal point, the light is emitted from the light source and reflected from the reflector. The light reflected by the surface becomes parallel light in the vertical direction after being focused on the second focal point, and becomes radial diffused light centering on the second focal point in the horizontal direction. Here, since the projector lens is formed into a shape obtained by rotating a longitudinal section whose outer surface is aspherical and whose inner surface is a plane around a focal axis passing through the focal point of the projector lens, it passes through the second focal point. The light diffused to the left and right is incident on the projector lens perpendicularly to the inner surface, passes through the projector lens without being refracted, and is emitted as irradiated light from the outer surface as it is. For this reason, a light distribution pattern having a large diffusion angle can be obtained.

Further, since the projector lens is formed in a shape rotated around the focal axis passing through the focal point, the projector lens is not common in appearance, and a novel design can be realized for the projector type lamp. Then, by rotating the light source, the reflector, and the shade around the focal axis passing through the focal point of the projector lens, the projector-type lamp can be used as, for example, a vehicle fog lamp and a cornering lamp or a bending illumination lamp of a headlamp. Can perform functions simultaneously. In addition, since the light source, the reflector, and the shade rotate and the projector lens does not rotate, there is no change in the appearance of the projector-type lamp, and there is no need for a gap for rotating the projector lens, which was necessary in the past. And there is no appearance defect.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, since the opening end of the reflector is extended in the light reflection direction from the first focal point, the reflector is closed to the left and right, and most of the light flux from the light source is secured by the reflector. As a result, a high luminous intensity and a large total luminous flux can be obtained.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, since the shade is arranged at the second focal point, the light condensed at the second focal point can be efficiently shielded by the shade, and a desired light distribution pattern can be easily obtained. it can.

Reference examples and embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

< Reference example >
1 is a plan sectional view of a projector-type lamp according to a reference example of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the projector-type lamp, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a light distribution pattern of the projector-type lamp. is there.

A projector-type lamp 1 according to this reference example includes a light source 2 such as a halogen lamp, a reflector 3 that reflects light emitted from the light source 2, a shade 4 that blocks a part of the light reflected by the reflector 3, A projector lens 5 for projecting light not blocked by the shade 4 is provided.

  Here, the reflector 3 is composed of a spheroid whose reflection surface 3a has a point near the center (filament or arc) of the light source 2 as a first focal point F1 and a focal point of the projector lens 5 as a second focal point F2. The opening end extends in the light reflection direction (downward in FIG. 1) from the first focal point F1, and has a closed shape on the left and right.

  The shade 4 is shaped into a convex arcuate curved surface toward the light source 2, and is disposed at the second focal point F <b> 2 that is the focal point of the projector lens 5.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the projector lens 5 has a longitudinal section (cross section S hatched in FIG. 2) in which the outer surface 5a is an aspherical surface and the inner surface 5b is a flat surface. It is formed into a shape rotated around a focal axis X passing through the focal point F2.

As described above, in the projector-type lamp 1 according to this reference example , the reflection surface 3a of the reflector 3 is rotated with the point near the center of the light source 2 as the first focal point F1 and the focal point of the projector lens 5 as the second focal point F2. Since it is composed of an elliptical surface, the light emitted from the light source 2 located near the first focal point F1 of the reflecting surface 3a of the reflector 3 is reflected by the reflecting surface 3a of the reflector 3 as shown in FIG. After that, it becomes parallel light in the vertical direction (perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 1), and becomes radial diffused light centered on the second focal point F2 in the left-right direction. Here, as described above, the projector lens 5 has a vertical cross section (cross section S shown in FIG. 2) in which the outer surface 5a is aspheric and the inner surface 5b is a plane passing through the focal point (second focal point) F2 of the projector lens 5. Since it is shaped into a shape rotated about the axis X, the light that has passed through the second focal point F2 and diffused to the left and right is incident on the projector lens 5 perpendicularly to the inner surface 5b and is not refracted. The light passes through the projector lens 5 and is emitted from the outer surface 5a as it is as the irradiation light L. For this reason, a light distribution pattern having a large diffusion angle can be obtained.

In the projector-type lamp 1 according to the present reference example , the reflector 3 has a closed shape on the left and right because the opening end of the reflector 3 extends in the light reflection direction (downward in FIG. 1) from the first focus F1. The majority of the luminous flux from the light source 2 can be secured by the reflector 3, and as a result, a high luminous intensity and a large total luminous flux can be obtained.

FIG. 3 shows a light distribution pattern obtained by the projector-type lamp 1 according to this reference example . In FIG. 3, the horizontal axis indicates the left and right angles, the vertical axis indicates the vertical angle, and the maximum luminous intensity position indicated by x in the figure is a position at an angle of 3.0 ° downward from the horizontal line and an angle of 7.0 ° on the right ( 3.0D-7.0R), the maximum luminous intensity was 8400 cd, the total luminous flux was 534 lm, and a higher luminous intensity and a larger total luminous flux (about 1.6 times) than before were obtained. The light distribution pattern shown in FIG. 3 has a cut-off line, and the left and right diffusion angles are 60 ° or more.

Further, in the projector lamp 1 according to the present reference example , the projector lens 5 is formed in a shape rotated around the focal axis X passing through the focal point F2, so that the projector lens 5 is not common in appearance. A novel design can be realized for the projector-type lamp 1.

And in this reference example , since the shade 4 was arrange | positioned at the 2nd focus F2 as mentioned above, the light condensed on the 2nd focus F2 can be efficiently shielded by the shade 4, as shown in FIG. A desired light distribution pattern can be easily obtained.

<Form state of implementation>
Next, the shape condition of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

Figure 4 is cross-sectional plan view of a projector type lamp according to the shape condition of the present invention, FIG 5 is a diagram showing a light distribution pattern of the projector type lamp, in these figures shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 The same elements as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted below.

  The projector-type lamp 1 according to the present embodiment is characterized in that the light source 2, the reflector 3, and the shade 4 are supported so as to be rotatable about a focal axis X passing through the focal point (second focal point) F2 of the projector lens 5. Other configurations are the same as those of the projector-type lamp 1 according to the first embodiment.

  Thus, when the projector-type lamp 1 according to the present embodiment is used as a vehicular lamp, for example, the light source 2, the reflector 3, and the shade 4 are rotated in the direction of the arrow about the focal axis X as shown in FIG. Then, the projector-type lamp 1 can function as a cornering lamp and irradiate the outside of the vehicle. The light distribution pattern obtained at this time is shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, the horizontal axis indicates the left and right angles, the vertical axis indicates the up and down angles, and the maximum luminous intensity position indicated by x in the figure is a position at an angle of 3.0 ° downward from the horizontal line and an angle of 13.0 ° on the left ( 3.0D-13.0L), the maximum luminous intensity was 8400 cd, and the total luminous flux was 534 lm.

  The projector-type lamp 1 shown in FIG. 4 is a lamp arranged on the left side of the vehicle, and similar lamps are also arranged symmetrically on the right side of the vehicle.

  When the steering angle of the steering wheel is returned to 0 °, the light source 2, the reflector 3, and the shade 4 of the projector-type lamp 1 are rotated about the focal axis X in the counter-arrow direction of FIG. 4 to the position shown in FIG. Returning, the projector-type lamp 1 can function as a fog lamp having the light distribution pattern shown in FIG. In addition, by rotating the light source 2, the reflector 3, and the shade 4 about the focal axis X, the projector-type lamp 1 can be used as a bending illumination lamp of a headlamp.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, by rotating the light source 2, the reflector 3, and the shade 4 about the focal axis X, the projector-type lamp 1 can be used, for example, a vehicle fog lamp and a cornering lamp or head. It can be used as a lamp for bending illumination of the lamp, and the projector-type lamp 1 can perform a plurality of functions simultaneously.

  Further, in the projector type lamp 1 according to the present embodiment, the light source 2, the reflector 3 and the shade 4 rotate, and the projector lens 5 does not rotate. Therefore, there is no change in appearance of the projector type lamp 1. A gap for rotating the projector lens 5 which has been necessary in the past is unnecessary, and there is no appearance problem.

  The projector-type lamp according to the present invention can be used for an arbitrary application such as a general lighting light source in addition to a vehicular lamp.

It is a plane sectional view of the projector type lamp concerning a reference example of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows typically the structure of the projector type lamp which concerns on the reference example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the light distribution pattern of the projector type lamp which concerns on the reference example of this invention. A plan sectional view of a projector type lamp according to the shape condition of the present invention. It is a diagram showing a light distribution pattern of the projector type lamp according to the shape condition of the present invention. It is a plane sectional view of a conventional projector-type lamp. It is a figure which shows the light distribution pattern of the conventional projector type lamp. (A), (b) is a plane sectional view of the vehicular lamp proposed in patent documents 1. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Projector type lamp 2 Light source 3 Reflector 3a Reflective surface of reflector 4 Shade 5 Projector lens 5a Outer surface of projector lens 5b Inner surface of projector lens F1 First focus F2 Second focus L Irradiation light S Vertical section of projector lens X Focus axis

Claims (3)

In a projector-type lamp including a light source, a reflector that reflects light emitted from the light source, a shade that blocks a part of the light reflected by the reflector, and a projector lens that projects light that is not blocked by the shade ,
The reflecting surface of the reflector is composed of a spheroid having a point near the center of the light source as a first focal point and the focal point of the projector lens as a second focal point, and the projector lens has an aspherical outer surface and a flat inner surface. A longitudinal section is formed into a shape rotated around a focal axis passing through the focal point of the projector lens, and the light source, the reflector, and the shade are supported so as to be rotatable around a focal axis passing through the focal point of the projector lens. A projector-type lamp characterized by that.   The projector-type lamp according to claim 1, wherein an opening end of the reflector extends in a light reflecting direction from the first focus. The projector-type lamp according to claim 1, wherein the shade is disposed near the second focal point.

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