CN103574458A - Vehicle headlamp - Google Patents

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CN103574458A
CN103574458A CN201310283687.XA CN201310283687A CN103574458A CN 103574458 A CN103574458 A CN 103574458A CN 201310283687 A CN201310283687 A CN 201310283687A CN 103574458 A CN103574458 A CN 103574458A
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The invention relates to a vehicle headlamp which minimizes sizes in consideration of the position relations of a projecting lens and a light control mechanism. The vehicle headlamp comprises a lamp shell (2) with at least one opening at one side and a shield (3) covering the opening of the lamp shell to form a lamp outer housing (4) and a lamp unit (7) arranged in the lamp outer housing (4). The lamp unit comprises a light source unit (11) provided with a light source (24), a light control mechanism (26) provided with a movable lighting shield for shifting shielding amount of light omitted from a light source and a drive (27) driving the movable lighting shield, and a projection lens (9) for projecting light emitted from the light source. The light control mechanism is arranged between the projection lens and a focus of the projection lens.

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Headlight for automobile
Technical field
The present invention relates to headlight for automobile.In detail, relate to fader control mechanism is configured between projecting lens and the focus of projecting lens, realizes the technical field of miniaturization.
Background technology
Some headlight for automobile are in the inside by for example cover and the lamp outer casing that forms of lamp housing, configure the lamp unit that comprises light source etc.
In the lamp unit of headlight for automobile, being provided with of having controlled the fader control mechanism (for example, with reference to patent documentation 1, patent documentation 2, and patent documentation 3) of the light quantity penetrating from light source.
Fader control mechanism comprises the movable light shield cover of the masking amount of the light quantity that change is penetrated from light source, and the driver that makes the action of movable light shield cover.In the headlight for automobile of recording at patent documentation 1 to patent documentation 3, for example, by movable light shield cover, be turned back to primary importance, switch to and irradiate the irradiation mode that in-plant low beam is used, by movable light shield cover, be turned back to the second place, switch to and irradiate the irradiation mode that remote distance light is used
Fader control mechanism supports or is arranged on the predefined each several parts such as connecting plate, fixed arm, light source cell, lens mount, is configured.
[patent documentation 1] TOHKEMY 2011-65960 communique
[patent documentation 2] TOHKEMY 2011-119184 communique
[patent documentation 3] TOHKEMY 2010-3589 communique
But, as the headlight for automobile that patent documentation 1 to patent documentation 3 is recorded, in thering is the headlight for automobile of lamp unit type, be provided with and control the fader control mechanism of masking amount that is projected to the light at projecting lens rear by projecting lens.
Therefore, because of the position relationship of projecting lens and fader control mechanism, optical axis direction (fore-and-aft direction) total length is elongated, worries that headlight for automobile becomes large-scale.
Summary of the invention
So the problem of headlight for automobile of the present invention is, overcomes the problems referred to above, consider the position relationship of projecting lens and fader control mechanism, realize miniaturization.
In order to solve above-mentioned problem; headlight for automobile of the present invention forms lamp outer casing by the cover that at least has the lamp housing of opening and cover the above-mentioned opening of above-mentioned lamp housing a side; it is inner that lamp unit is configured in this lamp outer casing, and above-mentioned lamp unit comprises: light source cell, is provided with light source; Fader control mechanism, is provided with the movable light shield cover of the masking amount of switching the light penetrating from above-mentioned light source, and the driver that makes above-mentioned movable light shield cover action; And projecting lens, the light penetrating from above-mentioned light source is carried out to projection; Above-mentioned fader control mechanism is configured between above-mentioned projecting lens and the focus of above-mentioned projecting lens.
Therefore, in headlight for automobile Zhong, fader control mechanism, near projecting lens, configure.
The following describes effect of the present invention:
Headlight for automobile of the present invention forms lamp outer casing by the cover that at least has the lamp housing of opening and cover the above-mentioned opening of above-mentioned lamp housing a side; it is inner that lamp unit is configured in this lamp outer casing; headlight for automobile of the present invention is characterised in that; above-mentioned lamp unit comprises: light source cell, is provided with light source; Fader control mechanism, is provided with the movable light shield cover of the masking amount of switching the light penetrating from above-mentioned light source, and the driver that makes above-mentioned movable light shield cover action; And projecting lens, the light penetrating from above-mentioned light source is carried out to projection; Above-mentioned fader control mechanism is configured between above-mentioned projecting lens and the focus of above-mentioned projecting lens.
Therefore, fader control mechanism configures near projecting lens, and optical axis direction total length shortens, and therefore, can realize the miniaturization of headlight for automobile.
In the invention of technical solution of the present invention (2), be provided with the speculum towards above-mentioned projecting lens reflection by the light penetrating from above-mentioned light source, at least a portion of above-mentioned light source cell and above-mentioned mirror arrangement are at the rear of the focus of above-mentioned projecting lens.
Therefore, fader control mechanism, light source cell, and speculum can not interfere, and it is suitable to guarantee to move, and meanwhile, the light by penetrating from light source, can form desirable light distribution patterns.
In the invention of technical solution of the present invention (3), above-mentioned light source cell is configured in the below of above-mentioned speculum.
Therefore, can realize the miniaturization of the fore-and-aft direction of headlight for automobile.
In the invention of technical solution of the present invention (4), at above-mentioned driver, be provided with towards moving axially, giving the output shaft of turning power to above-mentioned movable light shield cover, above-mentioned output shaft moves to front-rear direction.
Therefore, the moving direction of the gyratory directions of movable light shield cover and output shaft can be made as to equidirectional, therefore, there is no need to be provided for making the rotating orthogonal transformation of movable light shield cover mechanism in fader control mechanism, thus, can realize mechanism's simplification because component number reduces.
In the invention of technical solution of the present invention (5), at above-mentioned driver, be provided with towards moving axially, giving the output shaft of turning power to above-mentioned movable light shield cover, above-mentioned output shaft moves to left and right direction.
Therefore, the size of the fore-and-aft direction of driver diminishes, and can realize the fore-and-aft direction miniaturization of headlight for automobile.
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Fig. 1 and the example that represents headlight for automobile of the present invention together with Fig. 2 to Fig. 8, this figure is summary longitudinal section.
Fig. 2 is the exploded perspective view of lamp unit.
Fig. 3 is the stereogram of lens mount.
Fig. 4 means that fader control mechanism is assembled in the stereogram of lens mount state.
Fig. 5 means that movable light shield cover remains on the amplification stereogram of primary importance state.
Fig. 6 means that movable light shield cover remains on the amplification stereogram of second place state.
Fig. 7 represents lens mount and the fader control mechanism that variation relates to together with Fig. 8, and this figure means that fader control mechanism is assembled in the stereogram of the front state of lens mount.
Fig. 8 means that fader control mechanism is assembled in the stereogram of lens mount state.
In figure, symbolic significance is as follows:
1 headlight for automobile
2 lamp housings
3 covers
4 lamp outer casings
7 lamp units
9 projecting lens
11 light source cells
24 light sources
26 fader control mechanisms
27 drivers
29 movable light shield covers
32 output shafts
56 fader control mechanisms
57 drivers
59 movable light shield covers
62 output shafts
The specific embodiment
Below, with reference to the accompanying drawings of for implementing the optimal morphology of headlight for automobile of the present invention.In following example, although to inscape, kind, combination, shape, is oppositely arranged etc. and has done various restrictions,, these only exemplify, and the present invention is not limited thereto.
Headlight for automobile 1 is arranged on respectively both ends, the left and right configuration of car body leading section.
Headlight for automobile 1 as shown in Figure 1, comprises the lamp housing 2 of recess and the cover 3 of inaccessible lamp housing 2 openings that have towards front openings.By lamp housing 2 and cover 3, form lamp outer casing 4, the inner space of lamp outer casing 4 forms as lamp house 5.
The installing hole 2a connecting before and after the rearward end of lamp housing 2 forms.Back cover 6 is arranged on installing hole 2a.
Lamp unit 7 is configured in lamp house 5 (with reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2).Lamp unit 7 comprises lens mount 8, is arranged on the projecting lens 9 of lens mount 8 leading sections, and catoptrical speculum 10 is configured in the light source cell 11 of speculum 10 belows, and is arranged on light source cell 11 cooling fan 12 below.
The circular-arc lens installation portion 13 connecting before and after lens mount 8 comprises, and distinguish rearward outstanding sidepiece 14,14 from the both ends, left and right of lens installation portion 13, and be located at the maintaining part 15 (with reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3) between sidepiece 14,14.
13 formation of lens installation portion are circular-arc towards lower opening.
Sidepiece 14,14 forms tabular towards left and right directions roughly.
Maintaining part 15 comprises the installation face 16 towards above-below direction, the bearing portion 17 arranging in the leading section left and right isolation that face 16 is installed, 17, be located at the driver installation portion 18 that facial 16 front sides are installed, and from being installed, the both ends, left and right of face 16 distinguish outstanding protuberance 19,19 for combination downwards.
Bearing portion 17 is given prominence to oblique the place ahead from face 16 is installed.
Driver installation portion 18 be provided with towards fore-and-aft direction bear face 20, from bearing the local outstanding support protuberance 21,21 forwards respectively of each of face 20 upper end, and from the upper end of bearing face 20 outstanding chimeric protuberance 22 forwards.Bearing face 20 formation locating hole 20a, 20a, 20a.Support protuberance 21,21 left and right isolation to arrange.
Projecting lens 9 forms roughly hemispherical, is arranged on the lens installation portion 13 (with reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2) of lens mount 8.
Speculum 10 inner faces form as reflecting surface 10a.Speculum 10 be arranged on light source cell 11 above.
Light source cell 11 comprises circuit substrate 23, and carries the light source 24 on circuit substrate 23, as light source 24, can use for example light emitting diode (LED).
Light source cell 11 be provided with to side (foreign side) outstanding be mounted sheet 11a, 11a.Light source cell 11 be mounted sheet 11a, 11a is respectively from rear towards in conjunction with protuberance 19,19 crimping, by screw fastening philosophy with in conjunction with protuberance 19,19 combinations, be arranged on lens mount.
At light source cell 11, be provided with the radiator 25 that is positioned at circuit substrate 23 downsides.
Cooling fan 12 be arranged on radiator 25 below.
The part of removing leading section of light source cell 11 and speculum 10 are configured in the rear (with reference to Fig. 1) of the focus S of projecting lens 9.
Fader control mechanism 26 is assembled into lens mount 8 (with reference to Fig. 1, Fig. 2, and Fig. 3) from the place ahead.
Fader control mechanism 26 comprises driver 27, carrier 28, and movable light shield cover 29.
Driver 27 comprises yoke housing 30, is configured in the coil case 31 of yoke housing 30 inside, output shaft 32 that can be mobile to left and right direction.
Yoke housing 30 is made as the state of growing crosswise, and coil case 31 is axially made as left and right directions, and output shaft 32 is axially made as left and right directions, local outstanding to side from yoke housing 30.At yoke housing 30, be provided with rearward the outstanding 30a of locator protrusions portion, 30a, 30a.
Carrier 28 links with the end from yoke housing 30 outstanding side to side of output shaft 32.Carrier 28 is by being supported portion 33, and from side's sidepiece of being supported portion 33 outstanding linking part 34 downwards, and the driving shaft 35 that is supported in the portion of being supported 33 forms.
Be supported portion 33, be provided with the 33a of axle support sector and the left and right isolation of towards front and back, extending and distinguish rearward outstanding bearing portion 33b, 33b.Be supported portion 33, in a side side, be provided with the chimeric protuberance 33c of spring.The bottom of the linking part 34 of carrier 28 and output shaft 32 link.
Driving shaft 35 forms the circular shaft shape extending towards front and back, is supported in freely rotating the 33a of axle support sector of the portion of being supported 33.
Driver 27 under carrier 28 and output shaft 32 connecting states, the 30a of locator protrusions portion, 30a, 30a inserts respectively the locating hole 20a that bears face 20,20a, 20a location, is arranged on and is born face 20 by fastening grade.At this moment, yoke housing 30 is chimeric with chimeric protuberance 22, is assembled in driver installation portion 18.
At driver 27, be assembled under the state of driver installation portion 18, gyroaxis 39 inserts the bearing portion 33b of carrier 28,33b, and carrier 28 and gyroaxis 39 link.Carrier 28 can moving axially towards gyroaxis 39.
Movable light shield cover 29 comprises and forms the roughly planar 29a of fader control portion of circular arc, and from the position at the two ends, close left and right of the 29a of fader control portion outstanding link arm 29b downwards roughly respectively, 29b (with reference to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6).
At movable light shield cover 29, be provided with driven portion 36, driven portion 36 is positioned at the outstanding link arm 29b downwards from the 29a of fader control portion, between 29b.Lower end in driven portion 36, front and back isolation forms the first sliding surface 37 and the second sliding surface 38, between the first sliding surface 37 and the second sliding surface 38, forms roughly and to bear recess 36a towards lower opening.
The first sliding surface 37 is limited surface of position 37a by forming plane first, along with being limited surface of position 37a to the warp surface 37b of side isolation, the displacement downwards on one side of distortion on one side from first, and clip warp surface 37b and be positioned at the first plane second being limited surface of position 37c and forming of opposition side that is limited surface of position 37a.
The second sliding surface 38 is limited surface of position 38a by forming plane first, along with being limited surface of position 38a to the warp surface 38b of side isolation, the displacement downwards on one side of distortion on one side from first, and clip warp surface 38b and be positioned at the first plane second being limited surface of position 38c and forming of opposition side that is limited surface of position 38a.
First of the second sliding surface 38 is limited surface of position 38a and is positioned at the dead astern that second of the first sliding surface 37 is limited surface of position 37c, and second of the second sliding surface 38 is limited surface of position 38c and is positioned at the dead astern that first of the first sliding surface 37 is limited surface of position 37a.
The gyroaxis 39 that left and right directions extends and the link arm 29b of movable light shield cover 29,29b links.Under movable light shield cover 29 and gyroaxis 39 connecting states, gyroaxis 39 inserts and bears recess 36a, and the first sliding surface 37 and the second sliding surface 38 join from the driving shaft 35 of top and carrier 28.
Gyroaxis 39 is assembled in the bearing portion 17,17 of maintaining part 15.
Movable light shield cover 29 be take gyroaxis 39 as fulcrum, between primary importance and the second place, turns round, and described primary importance is covered a part for the light penetrating from light source 24, and the described second place is compared with primary importance, and masking amount tails off.Primary importance is the position of irradiating in-plant low beam, and the 29a of fader control portion of movable light shield cover 29 is made as substantially vertical state, and the second place is to irradiate remote distance light position, and the 29a of fader control portion of movable light shield cover 29 is made as heeling condition.
At gyroaxis 39, the supporting of outer embedding shape ground is for example as the spring 40 of energizing of compression helical spring.
The chimeric below of an end of spring 40 and the 29a of fader control portion of movable light shield cover 29 of energizing, the other end is chimeric with the chimeric protuberance 33c of spring of the portion that is supported 33 that is located at carrier 28.Therefore, movable light shield cover 29 is energized towards the rotating direction of primary importance from the second place because of the spring 40 of energizing.
The bearing portion 33b that inserts carrier 28 at gyroaxis 39, under the state of 33b, the both ends of the spring 40 of energizing become compressed state between a side the link arm 29b of movable light shield cover 29 and a side's of carrier 28 bearing portion 33b respectively.Therefore, the output shaft 32 of driver 27 is towards being energized by the spring 40 of energizing by carrier 28 from the outstanding direction of yoke housing 30.
The first sliding surface 37 and second sliding surface 38 of movable light shield cover 29 join from the driving shaft 35 of top and carrier 28.At this moment, be turned back under the state of primary importance at movable light shield cover 29, first of the first sliding surface 37 is limited that second of surface of position 37a and the second sliding surface 38 is limited surface of position 38c and driving shaft 35 joins.At movable light shield cover 29, be turned back under the state of the second place, second of the first sliding surface 37 is limited that first of surface of position 37c and the second sliding surface 38 is limited surface of position 38a and driving shaft 35 joins.
The fader control mechanism 26 of above-mentioned formation is configured between projecting lens 9 and the focus S of projecting lens 9 (with reference to Fig. 1).
Lamp unit 7 illustratedly fascinates and is bearing in freely lamp housing 2 light guiding mechanism by not having.Therefore, by the action to light guiding mechanism, lamp unit 7 fascinates towards above-below direction or left and right directions, carries out the optical axis adjustment (initially adjusting) of light source 24.
Lamp unit 7 also can for example can fascinate and be bearing in lamp housing 2 towards above-below direction.Lamp unit 7 can fascinate and be bearing in lamp housing 2 occasions towards above-below direction, do not have illustrated leveling guiding mechanism and lamp unit 7 to link, by the action of leveling guiding mechanism, lamp unit 7 fascinates towards above-below direction, the optical axis of adjusting light source 24 according to the weight of vehicle-mounted thing towards.
Have, lamp unit 7 also for example can be made as and can turn round towards horizontal direction again.When lamp unit 7 is made as, can turn round occasion towards horizontal direction, not have illustrated turning (swivel) mechanism and lamp unit 7 to link, by the action of the mechanism that turns, lamp unit 7, towards horizontal direction revolution, is followed the travel direction of vehicle, change optical axis towards.
In above-mentioned such headlight for automobile forming 1, at the coil case 31 to driver 27 not, to supply with under the state of drive currents, output shaft 32 is positioned at from the mobile terminal of yoke housing 30 projected directions because of the power of energizing of the spring 40 of energizing.At this moment, to movable light shield cover 29, do not give the turning power from primary importance towards second place direction, carrier 28 is positioned at the mobile terminal of left, movable light shield cover 29 is because of the spring 40 of energizing, first of the first sliding surface 37 is limited surface of position 37a from the driving shaft 35 of top pushing carrier 28, remains on primary importance (with reference to Fig. 5).In primary importance, be made as second of the second sliding surface 38 and be limited the state that surface of position 38c and driving shaft 35 join.
Under state at movable light shield cover 29 in primary importance, if penetrate light from light source 24, by movable light shield cover 29, cover a part of light, the light not covering incides projecting lens 9, light, by projecting lens 9 projections, forms the light distribution patterns that irradiates in-plant low beam.
If the coil case 31 of driver 27 is switched on, output shaft 32 moves towards the direction that is inhaled into yoke housing 30, follows the movement of output shaft 32, and carrier 28 is towards right-hand movement.If carrier 28 is towards right-hand movement, driving shaft 35 slides into second from warp surface 37b and is limited surface of position 37c on the first sliding surface 37, and movable light shield cover 29 is turned back to the second place (with reference to Fig. 6) from primary importance.At this moment, driving shaft 35 is limited surface of position 38a slip at the warp surface 38b and first of the second sliding surface 38.Movable light shield cover 29, because second of spring 40, the first sliding surfaces 37 of energizing are limited surface of position 37c from top pushing driving shaft 35, remains on the second place.
By movable light shield cover 29, be turned back to the second place, the masking amount of the light penetrating from light source 24 tails off, and forms and irradiates remote distance light light distribution patterns.
If coil case 31 is stopped to energising,, because of the power of energizing of the spring 40 of energizing, output shaft 32, towards moving from the outstanding direction of yoke housing 30, is followed the movement of output shaft 32, and carrier 28 moves towards left.If carrier 28 moves towards left, driving shaft 35 slides into first from warp surface 37b and is limited surface of position 37a on the first sliding surface 37, and movable light shield cover 29 is turned back to primary importance (with reference to Fig. 5) from the second place.At this moment, driving shaft 35 is limited surface of position 38c slip at the warp surface 38b and second of the second sliding surface 38.Movable light shield cover 29, because first of spring 40, the first sliding surfaces 37 of energizing are limited surface of position 37a from top pushing driving shaft 35, remains on primary importance again.
As mentioned above, in having the headlight for automobile 1 of fader control mechanism 26, the output shaft 32 that is configured to driver 27 moves to left and right direction, 29 revolutions of movable light shield cover.
Therefore, the size of the fore-and-aft direction of driver 27 diminishes, and can realize the fore-and-aft direction miniaturization of headlight for automobile 1.
Below, the variation (with reference to Fig. 7 and Fig. 8) of lens mount and fader control mechanism is described.
The lens installation portion 43 of the toroidal connecting before and after the lens mount 8A that variation relates to comprises, distinguishes outstanding towards the rear sidepiece 44,44 from the both ends, left and right of lens installation portion 43, and is located at the maintaining part 45 between sidepiece 44,44.
Sidepiece 44,44 forms respectively tabular towards left and right directions roughly.
Maintaining part 45 comprises the installation face 46 towards above-below direction, the bearing portion 47 arranging in the leading section left and right isolation that face 46 is installed, 47, be located at the driver installation portion 48 of the leading section that face 46 is installed, and from being installed, the both ends, left and right of face 46 distinguish the outstanding protuberance 49,49 for combination in side down.
On being installed, face 46 is provided with spring-loaded protuberance 46a.
Bearing portion 47 is outstanding towards top from face 46 is installed.
At driver installation portion 48, be provided with towards fore-and-aft direction bear face 50, from bearing face 50 the bottom support protuberance 51 outstanding towards the place ahead, and from the both ends, left and right of supporting protuberance 51 the outstanding chimeric protuberance 52,52 in side upward respectively.Supporting protuberance 51 to form locating hole 51a, 51a, 51a.
Light source cell 11 be mounted sheet 11a, 11a respectively from rear with in conjunction with protuberance 49,49 crimping, by trip bolt philosophy with in conjunction with protuberance 49,49 combinations, be arranged on lens mount 8A.
Fader control mechanism 56 installs to lens mount 8A from upper set.
The part of removing leading section of light source cell 11 and speculum 10 are configured in the rear of the focus S of projecting lens 9.
Fader control mechanism 56 comprises driver 57, transferring elements 58, and movable light shield cover 59.
Driver 57 comprises yoke housing 60, is configured in the coil case 61 of yoke housing 60 inside, and be made as can be mobile to front-rear direction output shaft 62.
Coil case 61 is axially made as fore-and-aft direction, and output shaft 62 is axially made as fore-and-aft direction, local forwards outstanding from yoke housing 60.Yoke housing 60 be provided with towards below the outstanding 60a of locator protrusions portion, 60a, 60a.
Transferring elements 58 is for example wire-like parts, and an end is connected to the end from yoke housing 60 outstanding side towards the place ahead of output shaft 62.
Under the state that driver 57 is connected with output shaft 62 at transferring elements 58, the 60a of locator protrusions portion, 60a, 60a inserts respectively the locating hole 51a that supports protuberance 51,51a, 51a positions, and by securing member etc., is arranged on and is supported on protuberance 51.At this moment, the two sides of yoke housing 60 are chimeric with chimeric protuberance 52,52 respectively, are assembled in driver installation portion 48.
At driver 57, be assembled under the state of driver installation portion 48, the other end of transferring elements 58 links with protuberance 59c with link, and transferring elements 58 and movable light shield cover 59 link.
Movable light shield cover 59 comprises and forms the roughly planar 59a of fader control portion of circular arc, the outstanding link arm 59b downwards roughly respectively from the position at the two ends, close left and right of the 59a of fader control portion, 59b, and from the outstanding link protuberance 59c downwards roughly of the substantial middle portion of the left and right directions of the 59a of fader control portion.The link of the other end of transferring elements 58 and movable light shield cover 59 links with protuberance 59c.
The gyroaxis 63 that left and right directions extends and the link arm 59b of movable light shield cover 59,59b links.
Gyroaxis 63 is assembled in the bearing portion 47,47 of maintaining part 45.
Movable light shield cover 59 be take gyroaxis 63 as fulcrum, between primary importance and the second place, turns round, and described primary importance is covered a part for the light penetrating from light source 24, and the described second place is compared with primary importance, and masking amount tails off.Primary importance is the position of irradiating in-plant low beam, and the 59a of fader control portion of movable light shield cover 59 is made as substantially vertical state, and the second place is to irradiate remote distance light position, and the 59a of fader control portion of movable light shield cover 59 tilts.
At gyroaxis 63, the ground supporting of outer embedding shape is for example as the helical spring spring 64 of energizing.
The chimeric below of an end of spring 64 and the 59a of fader control portion of movable light shield cover 59 of energizing, the other end is chimeric with the spring-loaded protuberance 46a of installation face 46 that is located at lens mount 8A.Therefore, movable light shield cover 59 is being energized towards the rotating direction of primary importance from the second place because of the spring 64 of energizing.
Under the state linking at transferring elements 58 and movable light shield cover 59, because energizing spring 64, movable light shield cover 59 is being energized towards the rotating direction of primary importance from the second place, therefore, the power of energizing of spring 64 of energizing is delivered to the output shaft 62 of driver 57 by transferring elements 58, output shaft 62 is towards being energized from the outstanding direction of yoke housing 60.
The fader control mechanism 56 of above-mentioned formation is configured between projecting lens 9 and the focus S of projecting lens 9.
In above-mentioned such headlight for automobile 1 that is provided with lens mount 8AJi fader control mechanism 56 forming, at the coil case 61 to driver 57 not, supply with under the state of drive currents, output shaft 62 is positioned at from the mobile terminal of yoke housing 60 projected directions because of the power of energizing of the spring 64 of energizing.At this moment, to movable light shield cover 59, do not give the turning power from primary importance towards second place direction, movable light shield cover 59 remains on primary importance because of the spring 64 of energizing.
Under state at movable light shield cover 59 in primary importance, if penetrate light from light source 24, by movable light shield cover 59, cover a part of light, the light not covering incides projecting lens 9, light, by projecting lens 9 projections, forms the light distribution patterns that irradiates in-plant low beam.
If the coil case 61 to driver 57 is switched on, output shaft 62 moves towards the direction that is inhaled into yoke housing 60, follows the movement of output shaft 62, and transferring elements 58 moves towards the rear.If transferring elements 58 moves towards the rear, revolt the power of energizing of the spring 64 of energizing, movable light shield cover 59 is turned back to the second place from primary importance.
By movable light shield cover 59, be turned back to the second place, the masking amount of the light penetrating from light source 24 tails off, and forms and irradiates remote distance light light distribution patterns.
If coil case 61 is stopped to energising,, because of the power of energizing of the spring 64 of energizing, output shaft 62, towards moving from the outstanding direction of yoke housing 60, is followed the movement of output shaft 62, and transferring elements 58 moves towards the place ahead.If transferring elements 58 moves towards the place ahead,, because of the power of energizing of the spring 64 of energizing, movable light shield cover 59 is turned back to primary importance from the second place, again remains on primary importance.
As mentioned above, in having the headlight for automobile 1 of fader control mechanism 56, the output shaft 62 that is configured to driver 57 moves to front-rear direction, 59 revolutions of movable light shield cover.
Therefore, the gyratory directions of movable light shield cover 59 and the moving direction of output shaft become equidirectional, therefore, there is no need to be provided for making the rotating orthogonal transformation of movable light shield cover 59 mechanism in fader control mechanism 26, thus, can realize mechanism's simplification because component number reduces.
As above record, at headlight for automobile, 1 Zhong, fader control mechanism 26,56 is configured between projecting lens 9 and the focus S of projecting lens 9.
Therefore, consider the position relationship of projecting lens 9 and fader control mechanism 26,56, fader control mechanism 26,56 is near projecting lens 9 configurations, and the total length of optical axis direction (fore-and-aft direction) shortens, and therefore, can realize the miniaturization of headlight for automobile 1.
Again, the part of removing leading section and speculum 10 at the focus rear of projecting lens 9 configuration light source cell 11, therefore, fader control mechanism 26, light source cell 11, and speculum 10 can not interfered, it is suitable to guarantee to move, meanwhile, the light by penetrating from light source 24, can form desirable light distribution patterns.
Have, light source cell 11 is configured in the below of speculum 10 again, thus, can realize the miniaturization of the fore-and-aft direction of headlight for automobile 1.
In the above description, to be provided with the headlight for automobile 1 of speculum 10, represent as an example, still, the present invention also can be suitable for the headlight for automobile of the so-called direct light type that is not provided with speculum 10.
In the above-mentioned shape for the each several part shown in the optimal morphology carrying out an invention and structure, be only all to implement the example of specializing of carrying out when of the present invention, not because of above-mentioned example limited interpretation technical scope of the present invention.

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1. a headlight for automobile, forms lamp outer casing by the cover that at least has the lamp housing of opening and cover the above-mentioned opening of above-mentioned lamp housing a side, and it is inner that lamp unit is configured in this lamp outer casing, it is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned lamp unit comprises:
Light source cell, is provided with light source;
Fader control mechanism, is provided with the movable light shield cover of the masking amount of switching the light penetrating from above-mentioned light source, and the driver that makes above-mentioned movable light shield cover action; And
Projecting lens, carries out projection by the light penetrating from above-mentioned light source;
Above-mentioned fader control mechanism is configured between above-mentioned projecting lens and the focus of above-mentioned projecting lens.
2. the headlight for automobile of recording according to claim 1, is characterized in that:
Be provided with the speculum towards above-mentioned projecting lens reflection by the light penetrating from above-mentioned light source;
At least a portion of above-mentioned light source cell and above-mentioned mirror arrangement are at the rear of the focus of above-mentioned projecting lens.
3. the headlight for automobile of recording according to claim 2, is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned light source cell is configured in the below of above-mentioned speculum.
4. according to the headlight for automobile of any record of claim 1~3, it is characterized in that:
At above-mentioned driver, be provided with towards moving axially, giving the output shaft of turning power to above-mentioned movable light shield cover;
Above-mentioned output shaft moves to front-rear direction.
5. according to the headlight for automobile of any record of claim 1~3, it is characterized in that:
At above-mentioned driver, be provided with towards moving axially, giving the output shaft of turning power to above-mentioned movable light shield cover;
Above-mentioned output shaft moves to left and right direction.
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