JP3044872U - Vehicle handle lighting system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a vehicular handle lighting device that can easily open a vehicle door in the dark, such as at night, as in the daytime. SOLUTION: When a vehicle stops, an automatic lock illuminating means for illuminating a position of an automatic lock switch 2 of the vehicle, and a door lock illumination for illuminating a position of a door lock knob of the vehicle when the vehicle stops with a door locked. Means, and a door illuminating means for illuminating a position of a handle of the door of the vehicle when the vehicle stops when the vehicle is stopped in a state where the door is unlocked or the door lock is unlocked. Operate each operation unit that opens and closes.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a handle illuminating device for a vehicle, and more particularly to a handle illuminating device for a vehicle that illuminates a position of a handle of a door of a vehicle.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, to open a vehicle door from the inside, the handle is pulled inward and the door is opened. In the daytime, the position of the handle can be checked with eyes, but in the darkness, such as at night, the position of the handle cannot be checked with eyes, so look for the handle and open the door. The door handle can be normally locked by a door lock knob or the like. Some vehicles have an auto-lock switch that locks and unlocks all doors at once.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, as described above, in the dark, such as at night, it was dark and sometimes it was difficult to find the position of the handle, the door lock knob, or the auto lock switch. In particular, for unfamiliar vehicles such as the first one, it was extremely difficult to find the positions of the handle, the door lock knob, and the auto lock switch. As a result, it was not possible to open the door easily in the dark, such as at night, as in the daytime.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a handle illuminating device for a vehicle that can easily open a door of a vehicle in the dark, such as at night, as in the daytime.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a handle illuminating device for a vehicle, comprising a handle illuminating means for illuminating a position of a handle of a door of the vehicle when the vehicle stops.

Here, the handle illuminating means may be one that illuminates the periphery of the handle with a light bulb or the like, or may be one that incorporates a light bulb or the like inside the handle itself and makes the handle itself emit light.

[0007] Therefore, according to the vehicle handle lighting device of the present invention, when the vehicle stops, the position of the handle of the door of the vehicle is illuminated.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a handle illuminating device for a vehicle, comprising: a handle illuminating means for illuminating a position of a handle of a door of the vehicle when a vehicle door is unlocked.

Here, the handle illuminating means may be one that illuminates the periphery of the handle with a light bulb or the like, or may be one that incorporates a light bulb or the like inside the handle itself and makes the handle itself emit light.

Therefore, according to the handle illuminating device of the present invention, when the vehicle door is unlocked, the position of the handle of the vehicle door is illuminated.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle handle illuminating device according to the second aspect, further comprising door lock illuminating means for illuminating a position of a door lock knob of the vehicle when the vehicle stops. It is a thing.

Therefore, according to the handle lighting device for a vehicle of the present invention, when the vehicle stops, the position of the door lock knob of the vehicle is changed to the door lock. Illuminated by the illumination means.

[0013] A handle illuminating device for a vehicle according to the invention of claim 4 is a door lock illuminating means for illuminating a position of a door lock knob of the vehicle when the vehicle stops while the vehicle door is locked. A handle illuminating means for illuminating a position of a handle of the door of the vehicle when the vehicle stops in a state where the door lock of the vehicle is released.

Here, in the state where the door lock is released, the light emitting portion of the door lock illuminating means may not be lit, but may be lit.

Therefore, according to the handle illuminating device of the present invention, when the vehicle stops while the vehicle door is locked, the position of the door lock knob of the vehicle is illuminated. If the vehicle stops with the vehicle door unlocked, the position of the handle of the vehicle door is illuminated, so that when the vehicle stops and goes out of the vehicle, the door may or may not be locked. The door opening / closing part is also illuminated.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle handle lighting device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, when the vehicle stops, the position of the auto lock switch of the vehicle is changed. It is provided with an auto-lock lighting means for lighting.

Here, the auto lock switch is used to lock all the doors of the vehicle at the same time or to unlock all the doors of the vehicle at the same time.

Therefore, according to the vehicle handle lighting device of the invention of claim 5, in addition to the operation of the vehicle handle lighting device of any one of claims 1 to 4, when the vehicle stops, an auto-lock is performed. The position of the automatic lock switch of the vehicle is illuminated by the illuminating means.

A vehicle handle lighting device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the vehicle handle lighting device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the light is turned off when the handle lighting means opens and closes the door of the vehicle. Is what you do.

Therefore, according to the vehicle handle lighting device of the invention of claim 6, in addition to the operation of the vehicle handle lighting device of any one of claims 1 to 5, when the door of the vehicle is opened and closed. The handle lighting means is turned off.

A vehicle handle lighting device according to the invention of claim 7 is the vehicle handle lighting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the predetermined time after the light emitting portion of the handle lighting means is turned on. It goes out when the time elapses.

Here, the elapsed time from when the light emitting portion of the handle lighting means is turned on to when it is turned off is not particularly limited, but is a time sufficient for stopping the vehicle and getting out of the vehicle, which is unnecessary. It doesn't have to be long.

Therefore, according to the vehicle handle illuminating device of the invention of claim 7, in addition to the operation of the vehicle handle illuminator of any one of claims 1 to 6, the light emission of the handle illuminating means is provided. When a predetermined time elapses after the section is turned on, it turns off.

[0024]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, each embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a driver's seat door in which a vehicle handle lighting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is disposed, and FIG. 2 is a vehicle handle lighting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a rear seat door provided.

The handle illuminating device for a vehicle according to the present embodiment illuminates various operation parts for opening and closing the door, such as a handle of a vehicle door, as shown in FIGS. Even in the dark, the vehicle doors can be opened and closed without difficulty as in the daytime.

The doors shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are provided with a mechanism for locking each door and an automatic lock mechanism for simultaneously operating the locks of the doors simultaneously. The driver's seat door 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a handle 4 for opening and closing, a door lock knob 3 for locking the operation of the handle 4, and an auto lock switch 2 for simultaneously operating all the doors at once. And The passenger seat door, not shown, is obtained by removing the auto lock switch from the driver's seat door 1, and includes a handle for opening and closing, and a door lock knob for locking the operation of the handle.

The rear seat door 6 shown in FIG. 2 includes a handle 8 for opening and closing similarly to the door of the passenger seat, and a door lock knob 7 for locking the operation of the handle 8. Although the rear seat door 6 shown in FIG. 2 is a right rear seat door, a left rear seat door (not shown) is also provided with a handle for opening and closing and a door lock knob for locking operation of the handle. It has.

A light emitting portion such as a light bulb is built in the auto lock switch 2 of the driver's door 1. This light-emitting section constitutes an auto-lock illumination means that is turned on when the vehicle stops, and is turned off when about 2 to 3 minutes have passed after the lighting. However, when the door lock is released by the auto lock switch 2, the light emitting portion of the auto lock illuminating means is turned off irrespective of the elapsed time after the lighting.

Similarly, a light emitting unit such as a light bulb is built in the door lock knob of each door. This light-emitting section constitutes a door lock illumination means which is turned on when the vehicle stops while the door is locked, and turned off when about 2 to 3 minutes have passed after the lighting. However, when the door lock is released by operating the door lock knob of the door, the light emitting portion of the door lock illuminating means is turned off for each door regardless of the elapsed time after lighting.

Each door is provided with a light-emitting unit that illuminates so that the position of the handle can be recognized. For example, on the back side of the handle 4 of the driver's seat door 1 and on the back side of the handle 8 of the rear seat door 6, light emitting units 5, 9 for illuminating gaps between the handles 4, 8 are provided. These light-emitting portions that illuminate so that the positions of the handles of each door can be recognized constitute handle illuminating means that is turned on when the doors are unlocked by the door lock knobs of each door. Further, the light emitting portion of the handle lighting means is lit even when the vehicle stops while the door lock is released. Regardless of which method the light emitting section of the handle lighting means is turned on, the light is turned off after a lapse of about 2 to 3 minutes. However, when the doors are opened and closed, the light-emitting part of the handle lighting means is turned off for each door regardless of the elapsed time after lighting.

That is, the vehicular handle lighting device of the present embodiment moves as shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the vehicular handle lighting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, the vehicular handle lighting device of the present embodiment illuminates the position of the auto-lock switch 2 of the vehicle when the vehicle stops, and after the light emitting unit is turned on, the lock by the auto-lock switch 2 is released. An auto-lock illuminating means for turning off the light-emitting portion when about 2 to 3 minutes elapse without unlocking or unlocking by the auto-lock switch 2, and a door lock knob of the vehicle when the vehicle stops with the door locked. The door lock lighting means that turns off the light-emitting part after about 2-3 minutes have passed with the lock released or not released after the light-emitting part is lit, and the door lock is released or When the vehicle stops when the door lock is released, the position of the handle of the door of the vehicle is illuminated. A handle illuminating means for turning off the light-emitting unit after a lapse of about 3 minutes.

Therefore, the handle illuminating device for a vehicle according to the present embodiment illuminates the position of the handle of the door of the vehicle by means of the handle illuminating means when the vehicle stops when the door is unlocked or the door is unlocked. Therefore, it is possible to easily find the position of the handle that opens the door even in the darkness, such as at night when the vehicle is stopped, as in daytime, and to open the door as easily as during the daytime when the vehicle is stopped. The handle illuminating means is turned off when about 2 to 3 minutes have passed without opening or closing the door or without opening or closing the door, so that the handle illuminating means can be turned off without any troublesome operation.

When the vehicle stops with the door locked, the position of the door lock knob of the vehicle is illuminated by the door lock illuminating means, so that the position of the door lock knob for locking the door even in darkness such as at night. Can be easily found in the daytime, and the door can be unlocked as easily as in the daytime when the vehicle stops. The door lock illuminating means is turned off after a lapse of about 2 to 3 minutes without being unlocked or after being unlocked, so that the door lock illuminating means can be turned off without any troublesome operation.

Further, when the vehicle stops, the position of the auto-lock switch 2 of the vehicle is illuminated by the auto-lock illuminating means. You can unlock all at once. The auto-lock illumination means turns off the light-emitting unit after the light-emitting unit is turned on and the lock is released by the auto-lock switch 2 or the lock is not released by the auto-lock switch 2 for about 2 to 3 minutes. Therefore, the light can be turned off without any troublesome operation.

In the above description, the vehicular handle lighting device of the first embodiment is provided in a vehicle having an auto-lock mechanism, but is not necessarily required to be provided in a vehicle having an auto-lock mechanism. When the vehicular handle lighting device is mounted on a vehicle in which the auto lock switch 2 is simply removed from the vehicle to which the vehicular handle lighting device is mounted, there is no mounting destination for the auto lock lighting means. Is a motion obtained by removing the motion of the portion surrounded by the broken line in FIG. In this case, the door locks and handles can be operated as easily as during the daytime in the dark, such as at night, because the door locks and handles cannot be operated collectively at the same time, so the door can be opened and closed during the daytime, such as at night. Easily done as well.

Further, in the above description, the handle illuminating means illuminates the surroundings from the back side of the handle with the light emitting part of the light bulb or the like. The same operation and effect can be obtained even when the control is performed.

In the above description, the light emitting portion of the door lock illuminating means is not turned on even if the vehicle stops when the door is unlocked. When the vehicle stops, the light emitting part of the door lock lighting means may be turned on. However, it is not necessary to operate the door lock knob to open and close the door when the door is unlocked, so when the vehicle stops when the door is unlocked, the light emitting part of the door lock illumination means is turned off. It is preferable that the light is not turned on because the handle can be quickly operated to open and close the door.

In the above description, each of the light-emitting portions of the auto-lock lighting device, the door-lock lighting device, and the handle lighting device is turned on for about 2 to 3 minutes unless another switch operation or the like is performed. Then, the light turns off, but the standby time until the light turns off is not particularly limited, and is a time sufficient for stopping the vehicle and getting out of the vehicle, and may be an unnecessarily long time.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a driver's seat door provided with a vehicle handle lighting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a vehicle handle lighting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a rear seat door provided. In the figure, the same reference numerals and symbols as those in the first embodiment denote the same or corresponding parts as in the first embodiment.

The handle illuminating device for a vehicle according to the present embodiment is provided in a vehicle in which the door handle and the door lock knob are provided at substantially the same position as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and the position of the handle is provided. The light-emitting unit that illuminates the door lock knob is also used as the light-emitting unit that illuminates the position of the door lock knob. The vehicle handle lighting device of the present embodiment also illuminates various operation parts for opening and closing the door of the vehicle, similarly to the vehicle handle lighting device of the first embodiment, and in the dark, such as at night. This is a vehicular handle lighting device that can open and close the vehicle door without difficulty as in the daytime.

The doors shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 also have a locking mechanism for each door and the doors are simultaneously operated collectively, similarly to the door on which the vehicle handle lighting device of the first embodiment is mounted. And an auto-lock mechanism that can be used. The driver's seat door 11 shown in FIG. 4 includes a handle 4 for opening and closing, a door lock knob 3 for locking the operation of the handle 4, and an auto lock switch 2 for simultaneously locking all the doors. ing. The door lock knob 3 is interposed in a gap inside the handle 4, and the door lock knob 3 and the handle 4 are located at substantially the same position. The passenger seat door (not shown) is obtained by removing the auto lock switch 2 from the driver seat door 11, and locks a handle for opening and closing and an operation of the handle provided at substantially the same position as the handle. It has a door lock knob.

The rear seat door 12 shown in FIG. 5 includes a handle 8 for opening and closing similarly to the door of the passenger seat, and a door lock knob 7 for locking the operation of the handle 8. The positions of the handles 8 are substantially the same. Although the rear seat door 12 shown in FIG. 5 is a right rear seat door, a left rear seat door (not shown) is similarly provided at a handle for opening and closing and at substantially the same position as the handle. A door lock knob for locking operation of the handle.

A light emitting unit such as a light bulb is built in the auto lock switch 2 of the driver's seat door 11. This light-emitting section constitutes an auto-lock illumination means that is turned on when the vehicle stops, and is turned off after a lapse of two to three minutes. However, when the door lock is released by the auto lock switch 2, the light emitting portion of the auto lock illuminating means is turned off irrespective of the elapsed time after the lighting.

Each door is provided with a light-emitting unit for illuminating so that the position of the handle can be recognized. For example, on the back side of the handle 4 of the driver's seat door 11 and on the back side of the handle 8 of the rear seat door 12, light-emitting units 5 and 9 for illuminating the gaps between the handles 4 and 8 are provided. These light-emitting portions 5, 9 are also illuminations indicating the positions of the door lock knobs of each door. In other words, in the vehicle to which the handle illumination device for a vehicle according to the present embodiment is mounted, the door lock knob is located at substantially the same position as the handle, so indicating the position of the handle also indicates the position of the door lock knob. Such a light-emitting unit is turned on when the vehicle stops, regardless of the locked state of the door, and indicates the position of the door lock knob and the handle. For this reason, the light emitting section constitutes a door illuminating means at the same time as constituting the handle illuminating means. In addition, the light emitting section is turned off when the door at the installation destination is opened / closed after being turned on.

That is, the vehicular handle lighting device of the present embodiment moves as shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the vehicle handle lighting device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, the handle illuminating device for a vehicle according to the present embodiment illuminates the position of the auto lock switch 2 of the vehicle when the vehicle stops, and after the light emitting unit is turned on, the locking by the auto lock switch 2 is performed. An auto-lock illuminating unit that turns off the light-emitting unit when about 2 to 3 minutes elapse without unlocking or releasing the lock by the auto-lock switch 2, and when the vehicle stops, regardless of the locked state of the door. A handle illuminating means for illuminating the position of the handle of the door, and turning off the light-emitting unit when the door is opened or closed or when the door is not opened and closed for about 2 to 3 minutes, and the handle illuminating means is simultaneously provided. It is also a door lock illuminating means for illuminating the position of the door lock knob.

Therefore, when the vehicle stops, irrespective of the locked state of the door, the position of the handle of the vehicle door is illuminated by the handle illuminating means. Even in the dark, the position of the handle that opens the door can be easily found as in the daytime, and the door can be opened as easily as in the daytime when the vehicle stops. The handle illuminating means is turned off when about 2 to 3 minutes have passed with the door opened or closed or the door is not opened or closed, so that the handle illuminating means can be turned off without any troublesome operation.

The handle lighting means is also a door lock lighting means for illuminating the position of the handle of the door and illuminating the position of the door lock knob of the vehicle when the vehicle stops irrespective of the locked state of the door. The position of the door lock knob that locks the door even in darkness, such as at night, can be easily found as in the daytime, and the door can be unlocked as easily as during the daytime when the vehicle stops.

Further, when the vehicle stops, the position of the auto-lock switch 2 of the vehicle is illuminated by the auto-lock illuminating means. You can unlock all at once. The auto-lock illumination means turns off the light-emitting unit after the light-emitting unit is turned on and the lock is released by the auto-lock switch 2 or the lock is not released by the auto-lock switch 2 for about 2 to 3 minutes. Therefore, the light can be turned off without any troublesome operation.

In the above description, the vehicle handle lighting device according to the second embodiment is provided in a vehicle having an automatic lock mechanism, but is not necessarily required to be provided in a vehicle having an automatic lock mechanism. When the vehicular handle lighting device is mounted on a vehicle in which the auto lock switch 2 is simply removed from the vehicle to which the vehicular handle lighting device is mounted, there is no mounting destination for the auto lock lighting means. Is a motion obtained by removing the motion of the portion surrounded by the broken line in FIG. In this case, the door locks and handles can be operated as easily as during the daytime in the dark, such as at night, because the door locks and handles cannot be operated collectively at the same time, so the door can be opened and closed during the daytime, such as at night. Easily done as well.

Further, in the above description, each light-emitting portion of the auto-lock illumination device and the handle illumination device is turned off after about 2-3 minutes if no other switch operation is performed after lighting. The standby time before turning off the light is not particularly limited, and is a time sufficient for stopping the vehicle and getting out of the vehicle, and may not be unnecessarily long.

[0053]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, the handle illuminating device according to the invention of claim 1 illuminates the position of the handle of the vehicle door when the vehicle stops, so that the handle that opens the door even in darkness, such as at night, at the same time as when the vehicle stops. The location can be found as easily as during the day, and the door can be opened as easily as during the day upon stopping.

In the vehicle handle lighting device according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the position of the handle of the vehicle is illuminated when the vehicle door is unlocked, the position of the handle that opens the door even in darkness, such as at night, is the same as during the day. Can easily be found and the door can be opened as easily as during the day.

The vehicle handle lighting device of the invention according to claim 3 has the effect of the vehicle handle lighting device of claim 2, and furthermore, when the vehicle stops, the position of the door lock knob of the vehicle is changed by the door lock lighting means. Because it is illuminated, the position of the door lock knob can be easily found in the dark, such as at night, as in the daytime, and the door lock can be easily released by the door lock knob as in the daytime, so that the door handle can be operated. .

In the vehicle handle lighting device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the vehicle stops while the vehicle door is locked, the position of the door lock knob of the vehicle is illuminated, and the vehicle door lock is released. When the vehicle stops in the unlocked state, the position of the handle of the door of the vehicle is illuminated, and when the vehicle stops and goes out of the vehicle, the part that opens and closes the door even if the door is locked or not is locked. Because it is illuminated, the door can be easily opened in the dark, such as at night, as in the daytime.

The vehicle handle lighting device of the invention according to claim 5 has the same effect as the vehicle handle lighting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, and further includes an auto-lock lighting device when the vehicle stops. Since the position of the vehicle's auto lock switch is illuminated, the auto lock switch can be easily operated in the dark, such as at night, as in the daytime, and all the doors can be unlocked simultaneously.

According to the vehicle handle lighting device of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the vehicle handle lighting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, when the vehicle door is opened and closed, the handle lighting device is turned off. Therefore, the handle lighting means can be turned off without performing a troublesome operation.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the present invention, the vehicle handle illuminating device is provided at a predetermined time after the light emitting portion of the handle illuminating means is turned on. Since the light is turned off after a lapse of time, the light emitting portion of the handle lighting means can be turned off without performing a troublesome operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a driver's seat door provided with a vehicular handle lighting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a rear seat door provided with the vehicular handle lighting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the vehicular handle lighting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a driver's seat door provided with a vehicular handle lighting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a rear seat door provided with a vehicular handle lighting device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the vehicular handle lighting device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,11 Driver's seat door 2 Auto lock switch 3,7 Door lock knob 4,8 Handle 5,9 Light emitting unit 6,12 Rear seat door

Claims (7)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A handle illuminating device for a vehicle, comprising: handle illuminating means for illuminating a position of a handle of a door of the vehicle when the vehicle stops. 2. A handle illuminating device for a vehicle, comprising: handle illuminating means for illuminating a position of a handle of a door of the vehicle when a door lock of the vehicle is released. 3. The vehicle handle lighting device according to claim 2, further comprising door lock lighting means for lighting a position of a door lock knob of the vehicle when the vehicle stops. 4. A door lock illuminating means for illuminating a position of a door lock knob of the vehicle when the vehicle stops while the vehicle door is locked, and the vehicle with the vehicle door unlocked. And a handle illuminating means for illuminating a position of a handle of a door of the vehicle when the vehicle stops. 5. The vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising an auto-lock illuminating unit that illuminates a position of an auto-lock switch of the vehicle when the vehicle stops. Handle lighting device. 6. The handle lighting device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the handle lighting means turns off when a door of the vehicle is opened and closed. 7. The handle illuminating device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting portion of the handle illuminating means is turned off when a predetermined time elapses after being turned on.