KR102047426B1 - Search light Apparatus Can be Adjustable On Manual - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a searchlight device for a vehicle, capable of manually and conveniently controlling an irradiation direction and the height. The searchlight device for a vehicle includes: a post installed on a side of a vehicle; a lamp installed at an upper end of the post to adjust an irradiation angle in the vertical direction around a horizontal shaft; a handle installed on the lower side of the post; a shaft wherein one end is connected to the handle and the other end is extended to the upper part of the post; and a gear assembly capable of adjusting an irradiation angle of the lamp using the handle by transferring torque of the shaft to the lamp. The gear assembly includes: a worm gear-shaped first gear installed at an upper end of the shaft; and a spur gear-shaped second gear engaged with the first gear by rotating around the horizontal shaft by receiving torque from the first gear while the second gear is fixed to the rear surface of the lamp.

Description

Searchlight Apparatus for Vehicles with Manual Operation in Search Direction {Search light Apparatus Can be Adjustable On Manual}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a searchlight apparatus, and more particularly, to a vehicle searchlight apparatus having a configuration capable of manually and conveniently operating height and irradiation direction.

Patrol vehicles, tow vehicles, ambulances, fire trucks, etc. are provided with a warning light or a search light (search light). Warning lamps are primarily intended for alerting, while searchlights are used primarily to illuminate specific spots to track criminals or search for missing persons.

Searchlights are generally configured to adjust the direction of irradiation because the user must illuminate the desired location.

Searchlights or searchlights that can adjust the irradiation direction have been proposed in the past.

For example, Korean Patent Application No. 10-1995-0029110 is a searchlight unit which is installed so that the reflector fixed to the lamp is rotated up and down, and installed to rotate in the upper part of the base, and installed inside the searchlight case to rotate the reflector up and down. A vertical rotation drive unit and a horizontal rotation drive unit which is installed inside the searchlight case to rotate the search light unit horizontally is proposed.

In addition, Korean Patent Application No. 10-2002-0063804 proposes a searchlight that can be mounted on a vehicle, a building, a structure, a ship, and the like to freely carry out the distance transmission and video camera shooting at night, up, down, left and right. According to this, there is disclosed a configuration in which the left and right rotation motors and the up and down rotation motors are provided to start the lamp up, down, left and right.

Searchlights that have been proposed in the related art generally have a configuration of adjusting lamps in up, down, left and right directions using a motor. According to this there is a problem that the precise and quick operation of the searchlight is not easy and the production cost is increased. In addition, mechanical devices are exposed to poor outdoor conditions, which is a high risk of failure.

Republic of Korea Patent Application No. 10-1995-0029110 Republic of Korea Patent Application No. 10-2002-0063804

An object of the present invention for the above problem is to provide a vehicle searchlight device capable of manual operation. More specifically, it is achieved by a manually operated vehicle searchlight device configured to quickly and conveniently adjust the searchlight installed on the upper part of a height relief vehicle such as a fire truck in the vertical and horizontal directions.

The above object, the post is installed on the side of the vehicle to enable height adjustment in the vertical direction; A lamp installed at an upper end of the post to enable adjustment of an irradiation angle in a vertical direction about a horizontal axis; It is achieved by a vehicle searchlight device comprising a; angle adjustment mechanism for adjusting the irradiation angle of the lamp.

According to a feature of the invention, the angle adjustment mechanism is installed on the lower side of the post handle that can be rotated by hand; A shaft having one end connected to the handle and the other end extending to the top of the post; And a gear assembly for transmitting the rotational force of the shaft to the lamp to adjust the irradiation angle of the lamp using the handle.

According to another feature of the invention, the gear assembly comprises a first gear of the worm gear type is installed on the upper end of the shaft; It may include a second gear in the form of a spur gear that is fixed to the rear of the lamp as the rotation receives the rotation force from the first gear.

According to another feature of the invention,

An installation table installed on an upper end of the post to cover and protect the first gear, and having a case for fixing the rotary shaft of the first gear to be fixed;

And a shaft pin installed to penetrate the side wall of the mount in a horizontal direction.

The second gear is rotated about a horizontal axis forming a concentric axis by being fitted to the shaft pin while being coupled to the shaft pin in the form of a semi-circle plate fixed to the rear of the lamp.

According to the present invention, there is provided a manual searchable vehicle searchlight device configured to quickly and conveniently adjust the searchlight installed in the upper portion of the relief vehicle, such as a firefighting vehicle in the vertical and horizontal directions. According to the present invention, the vehicle searchlight device capable of manual operation can adjust the height of the lamp by lifting the post by holding the handle by hand, and adjusting the irradiation direction of the lamp by rotating the post, and the handle is fixed while the post is fixed. By rotating the shaft, the irradiation angle in the vertical direction of the lamp can be adjusted. In other words, it is possible to irradiate the lamp toward the desired point through a simple configuration, and because there is no electrical device, it is durable and easy to operate, which enables simple, quick and accurate adjustment.

1 is a perspective view of a vehicle searchlight device capable of manual operation in the irradiation direction according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a side view of a vehicle searchlight device capable of a manual operation in the irradiation direction according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view of a vehicle searchlight device capable of manual operation in the irradiation direction according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a side configuration diagram of a gear assembly of a vehicle searchlight device capable of manual operation in the irradiation direction according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the details of the present invention. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 simultaneously.

According to the present invention, a vehicle searchlight device capable of manual operation in the irradiation direction has an angle adjustment for adjusting the irradiation angle of the post 1 to be installed upright, the lamp 3 installed on the upper end of the post 1, and the lamp 3. Includes an appliance. The shape and lighting method of the lamp 3 may be changed in various ways, and thus the scope of the present invention is not limited by the drawings.

The post 1 is fixedly installed on the side of the vehicle by a predetermined fixing means, the height of which can be adjusted in the up and down direction, and the shaft is rotatable about the vertical axis V. In addition, the lamp 3 is installed at the top of the post to enable the adjustment of the irradiation angle in the vertical direction about the horizontal axis (H). This allows the lamp 3 to be adjusted in height, vertical direction, and left and right directions, respectively.

The angle adjusting mechanism will be described below. The angle adjusting mechanism includes a handle 5 which can be held and turned by hand, a shaft 7 connected to the handle 5 to rotate, and a gear assembly 9 connecting the shaft 7 and the lamp 3 to each other. .

The handle 5 is provided on the lower side of the post 1 so that the handle 5 can be held by the hand and rotated. The handle 5 has a rod shape. The shaft 7 has one end connected to the handle 5 and the other end extending to the top of the post 1. The post 1 is in the form of a pipe and the shaft 7 is in the form of a rod that fits inside the post 1. The handle 5 is fixedly installed at the lower end of the post 1 via the lower bearing 11. The surface of the handle 5 may be knurled to prevent slipping.

The gear assembly 9 transmits the rotational force of the shaft 7 to the lamp 3 so that the irradiation angle of the lamp 3 can be adjusted using the handle 5.

The gear assembly 9 is installed on the upper end of the shaft 7 and is a flat gear that is engaged with the first gear 13 in the form of a worm gear having a concentric axis with the shaft of the shaft and is perpendicular to the first gear 13 to receive the rotational force. A second gear 15 in the form of a gear is included. The angle formed by the rotating shaft of the first gear 13 and the rotating shaft of the second gear 15 is at right angles. As shown, the second gear 15 has a spur gear cut in half, that is, a semicircle.

The fixing plate 17 is fixed to the rear of the lamp 3. The second gear 15 is fixed to the rear surface of the fixing plate 17 directly or indirectly so that it can move integrally with the lamp 3.

The lamp 3 is installed so that it can be rotated up and down about the horizontal axis H, that is, it can be rotated in the direction of bowing or lifting. Hereinafter, the connection structure of the lamp 3 and the gear assembly will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4.

A box-shaped mounting table 19 is fixedly installed on the upper end of the post 1. The mounting base 19 is formed by bending a plate, and covers and protects the first gear 13 thereon, and a case 21 for fixing the rotary shaft 13a of the first gear 13 is fixed thereto.

"의 형태로 절곡 성형되어 측벽(23)을 제공하며, 이 측벽(23)에는 수평축(H)을 이루는 축핀(25)이 끼워지는 핀결합공(23a)이 마련된다. 제2기어(15)의 회전 중심부에는 핀홀(27)이 마련되어 있고, 축핀(25)은 이 핀홀(27)에 끼워진다. Mounting bracket (19) is flat

And bent to provide a side wall 23, and the side wall 23 is provided with a pin coupling hole 23a into which a shaft pin 25 constituting a horizontal axis H is fitted. The pin hole 27 is provided in the rotation center of this, and the axial pin 25 is fitted in this pin hole 27.

On the other hand, as shown in the lamp 3, two unit lamps 3a and 3b may be installed in one set. To this end, the fixing plate 17 may also be composed of two unit fixing plates 17a and 17b, and the fixing plate 17 and the second gear 15 may be mediated by the connecting plate 29. Of course, the connecting plate 29 is an element that can be omitted depending on the structure of the fixing plate (17). And pin brackets 31 through which the shaft pin 25 penetrates are formed at right angles with respect to the main body of the fixing plate 17 on both sides of the fixing plate 17. The connecting plate 29 is provided with a through hole 33 through which the pin bracket 31 can pass. The second gear 15 is fixed to the rear surface of the lamp 3 at right angles by the connecting plate 29.

As a result, the lamp 3 is rotatable about the axis pin 31 which becomes the horizontal axis H in the state installed in the mounting base 19 as an axis. This rotational force is transmitted through the handle 5, the shaft 7, the first gear 13 and the second gear 15. Depending on the direction of rotation of the handle 5 the lamp 3 will be lifted up or bowed down as shown in FIG. 4. According to the present embodiment, the lamp 3 may adjust the angle A of irradiating light up and down in the range of 90 to 160 °.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the unit lamps 3a and 3b may be individually turned on or may be configured to be turned on in different patterns. The number of unit lamps 3a and 3b can be adjusted. In the case where the lamp 3 is composed of a plurality of lamps, one of the lamps 3 has a merit that it can be used as another even if a failure occurs.

The post 1 may be installed in a vehicle M, such as a fire engine, an ambulance, a disaster prevention vehicle, and the like through a fixed pipe 35 in the form of a pipe. Fixing tube 35 is fitted to the outside of the post (1), is fixed to the side of the vehicle (M) through a fixing tube fixing bracket 37 that is fixed to the outside of the fixing tube 35 by welding or bolting.

Fixing tube 35 may be provided with a fixing tube locking means to press the post 1 to fix the relative position with the post (1). It may be a post fastener 39 screwed to the side of the fixed tube (17). By rotating and tightening the knob 41 in the form of a knob of the post fastener 39, the relative position between the fixed tube 35 and the post 1 can be fixed, and the post 1 is rotated up and down and axially by relaxing. Can move in the direction.

When the handle 5 is rotated in a state where the post fastener 39 is relaxed, the post 1 is free from resistance, and thus the lamp 3 can be rotated in the left and right directions while freely rotating. The post fastener 39 By turning the handle 5 in the state in which the post 1 is fixed, the lamp 3 can be moved up and down about the shaft pin 31.

On the other hand, the upper stopper 43 and the upper end of the fixed tube 35 is provided with an upper stopper 43 and a lower stopper 45 in the form of a flange, respectively. Between the upper stopper 43 of the post 1 and the lower stopper 45 of the fixed tube 35 may be provided with a damper for the buffer action. This is to prevent the lamp from being impacted even if the post is dropped down while the lamp is raised, which is for the speed of work. The damper may be a coil spring 47 or a cushion member (eg rubber or urethane material). The protection tube 49 may be further fitted to the outside of the damper.

The configuration shown and described above is only a preferred embodiment based on the technical spirit of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications based on common technical knowledge, but it should be noted that this may be included in the protection scope of the present invention. For example, all of the embodiments described above can be freely combined by one of ordinary skill in the art and should be construed that any combination is included in the scope of the present invention.

1: Post 3: Lamp
5: handle 7: shaft
9: gear assembly 11: lower bearing
13,15: 1st, 2nd gear 17: fixed plate
19: mounting base 21: case
25: shaft pin 27: pinhole
29: connecting plate 35: fixed tube
39: post fastener 43,45: stopper
47: coil spring (damper)
M: Vehicle

Claims (3)

A tubular post mounted on the side of the vehicle;
A lamp installed at an upper end of the post to enable adjustment of an irradiation angle in a vertical direction about a horizontal axis;
A handle installed at a lower end of the post;
A shaft fitted inside the post and having one end connected to the handle and the other end extending to an upper portion of the post;
A gear assembly configured to transmit the rotational force of the shaft to the lamp to adjust the irradiation angle of the lamp using the handle;
The gear assembly,
A first gear 13 having a worm gear shape installed at an upper end of the shaft;
A second gear (15) meshing with the first gear (13) as being rotated about a horizontal axis (H) by receiving a rotational force from the first gear (13) while being fixed to the lamp rear surface;
An installation table 19 installed at an upper end of the post to cover and protect the first gear 13 and to securely install a case 21 for fixing the rotation shaft 13a of the first gear; And
A shaft pin 25 installed through the side wall of the mounting table 19 in a horizontal direction;
A fixing tube fitted to the outside of the post and fixed to a side of the vehicle through a bracket;
An upper stopper and a lower stopper respectively installed on an upper side of the post and an upper end of the fixing tube;
And locking means provided on the fixing tube to press the post to fix a relative position with the post.
The second gear 15 is,
A semi-circular plate-shaped searchlight device for a vehicle operation capable of manual operation in the irradiation direction, characterized in that coupled to the shaft pin 25 in the state fixed to the back of the lamp at a right angle by the connecting plate 29
delete The method of claim 1,
A searchlight device for a vehicle that can be operated manually in the irradiation direction, characterized in that a damper for buffering action is installed between the upper stopper of the post and the lower stopper of the fixed tube.

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