CN214147507U

CN214147507U - Decorative light bar assembly for steering wheel and steering wheel

Info

Publication number: CN214147507U
Application number: CN202120231825.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 徐琳琳; 陆效闪; 丁亮
Original assignee: Autoliv Development AB
Current assignee: Autoliv Development AB
Priority date: 2021-01-27
Filing date: 2021-01-27
Publication date: 2021-09-07
Anticipated expiration: 2031-01-27

Abstract

The utility model discloses a ornament lamp strip subassembly for steering wheel, including top screen, light guide and luminescence unit, it is two sets of the luminescence unit is installed respectively the both ends of light guide, the top screen covers the top of light guide still includes two side covers, the side cover covers the top of luminescence unit, the side cover with the both ends butt joint of top screen, the top screen is transparent. The utility model also discloses a steering wheel. The utility model discloses in shorten the length of top screen through the side cap for the top screen that remains in the steering wheel outside presents bright visual effect entirely, has promoted the aesthetic property of steering wheel.

Description

Decorative light bar assembly for steering wheel and steering wheel

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a technical field of ornament lamp especially relates to a ornament lamp strip subassembly and steering wheel for steering wheel.

Background

The existing decorative lamp strip assembly on the steering wheel comprises a light guide, LED lamps and a top screen, wherein the two LED lamps are arranged at two end parts of the light guide, and the top screen covers the light guide and the LED lamps. The mounting groove has been seted up on the steering wheel, with decorating lamp strip unit mount in the mounting groove, after the top screen covers the mounting groove, with the surface butt joint of steering wheel.

In order to shield the relevant structures of the LED lamp, the area corresponding to the LED lamp on the top screen is set to be an opaque area, and the area corresponding to the light guide is set to be a transparent area. The top screen is long in length and large in area, but the actual light-emitting area is small, and the opaque area and the transparent area exist, so that the overall aesthetic property of the steering wheel is affected.

Therefore, there is a need for a decorative light bar assembly for a steering wheel and a steering wheel that improves the aesthetic appearance of the steering wheel.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to overcome prior art's is not enough, provide a decorative lamp strip subassembly and steering wheel that are used for the steering wheel that promotes the aesthetic property of steering wheel.

The technical scheme of the utility model a decorative lamp strip subassembly for steering wheel is provided, including top screen, light guide and luminescence unit, it is two sets of the luminescence unit is installed respectively the both ends of light guide, the top screen covers the top of light guide still includes two side covers, the side cover covers the top of luminescence unit, the side cover with the both ends butt joint of top screen, the top screen is transparent.

Furthermore, the top screen is an arc-shaped strip, and two ends of the top screen are arc-shaped convex edges; the outside limit of side cap is the circular arc chimb, and inboard limit is the circular arc concave edge, inboard limit with the tip butt joint of top screen.

Further, the side cover is opaque.

Further, the light emitting unit comprises an LED, a flexible circuit board, an LED support and an LED positioning piece, the LED is fixed on the LED support through the LED positioning piece, and the flexible circuit board is connected with the LED.

The utility model provides a steering wheel, including the steering wheel body, the steering wheel body includes inner support, PU layer, casing and leather layer, the PU layer parcel is in the outside of inner support, the casing is located the top on PU layer, the leather layer parcel is in the PU layer with the outside of casing, still including installing above-mentioned arbitrary one in the steering wheel a ornament lamp strip subassembly for steering wheel.

Furthermore, the shell is provided with a mounting groove, the light-emitting unit and the light guide are mounted in the mounting groove, the top screen and the side cover the mounting groove, and the leather layer covers the upper surface of the side cover.

Further, the longitudinal section of casing is the semicircle form, the longitudinal section of the end on PU layer is circular, the longitudinal section on the middle part on PU layer is semi-circular, the casing lock is in the top on the middle part on PU layer.

Furthermore, the part of the leather layer corresponding to the top screen is cut, the edge of the leather layer is clamped into the mounting groove, and the top screen compresses the edge of the leather layer.

Further, the inner support is made of metal.

After adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, have following beneficial effect:

the utility model discloses in shorten the length of top screen through the side cap for the top screen that remains in the steering wheel outside presents bright visual effect entirely, has promoted the aesthetic property of steering wheel.

Drawings

The disclosure of the present invention will become more readily understood by reference to the drawings. It should be understood that: these drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. In the figure:

fig. 1 is a schematic view of a steering wheel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of a partial structure of a steering wheel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the installation of the light guide, the light emitting unit and the housing in an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a plan view of a partial structure of a steering wheel in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken at A-A in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken at B-B of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view at C-C in FIG. 4;

fig. 8 is a rear view of a partial structure of a steering wheel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view at D of FIG. 8;

fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view at E-E in fig. 9.

Reference symbol comparison table:

the decorative light bar assembly 10 and the steering wheel body 20;

top screen 1, light guide 2, side cover 4, inner support 5, PU layer 6;

light-emitting unit 3: the LED31, the flexible circuit board 32, the LED bracket 33 and the LED positioning piece 34;

a housing 7: a mounting groove 71;

leather layer 8: and an edge 81.

Detailed Description

The following describes the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is easily understood that, according to the technical solution of the present invention, a plurality of structural modes and implementation modes that can be mutually replaced by those of ordinary skill in the art can be achieved without changing the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings are only exemplary illustrations of the technical solutions of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting or restricting the technical solutions of the present invention in its entirety or as a limitation of the present invention.

The terms of orientation of up, down, left, right, front, back, top, bottom, and the like referred to or may be referred to in this specification are defined relative to the configuration shown in the drawings, and are relative terms, and thus may be changed correspondingly according to the position and the use state of the device. Therefore, these and other directional terms should not be construed as limiting terms.

The first embodiment is as follows:

as shown in fig. 2, a decorative light bar assembly 10 for a steering wheel includes a top screen 1, a light guide 2 and light emitting units 3, two sets of light emitting units 3 are respectively installed at two ends of the light guide 2, the top screen 1 covers the light guide 2, and the decorative light bar assembly further includes two side covers 4, the side covers 4 cover the light emitting units 3, the side covers 4 are in butt joint with two ends of the top screen 1, and the top screen 1 is transparent.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the decorative light bar assembly 10 is mounted on a rim of the steering wheel body 20 to generate a decorative effect.

As shown in fig. 2, the light guide 2 is an arc-shaped strip, and the length of the light guide 2 is not changed when the light emitting length of the decorative light bar assembly 10 is not changed. Two sets of light emitting units 3 are respectively installed at the left and right ends of the light guide 2. The side cover 4 covers over the light emitting unit 3 for shielding the light emitting unit 3, and the top screen 1 covers only over the light guide 2.

When the light emitting unit 3 emits light toward the light guide 2, almost no light is emitted above the light emitting unit 3, and the side cover 4 shields the internal structure of the light emitting unit 3. The light guide 2 emits light uniformly and the light is transmitted out of the transparent top screen 1. Since the top screen 1 only covers over the light guide 2, the top screen 1 presents a full-bright visual effect, enhancing the aesthetic appearance of the steering wheel.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the top panel 1 is an arc-shaped strip, and both ends of the top panel 1 are arc-shaped convex edges; the outside limit of side cap 4 is the circular arc chimb, and inboard limit is the circular arc concave edge, and inboard limit docks with the tip of top screen 1. The arc concave edges of the inner side edges of the two side covers 4 are just embedded with the arc convex edge of the top screen 1.

Alternatively, the edges of the top screen 1 and the side covers 4 may also be of other shapes, for example: straight line shape.

Further, the side cover 4 is opaque. The side cover 4 covers the upper part of the light-emitting unit 3, the opaque side cover 4 can shield the internal structure of the light-emitting unit 3, and the side cover 4 can also shield part of weak light of the light-emitting unit 3 to be emitted from the upper part.

Alternatively, the side cover 4 may also be made of a transparent material. The upper side of the side cover 4 is covered by the leather layer 8, and the leather layer 8 can also block the internal structure of the light emitting unit 3 and part of the light emitting unit 3.

Further, as shown in fig. 10, the light emitting unit 3 includes an LED31, a flexible circuit board 32, an LED bracket 33, and an LED positioning member 34, wherein the LED31 is fixed on the LED bracket 33 by the LED positioning member 34, and the flexible circuit board 32 is connected to the LED 31.

Specifically, the LED positioning element 34 penetrates through and fixedly connects the LED support 33 and the flexible circuit board 32, a portion of the flexible circuit board 32 is bonded to the LED support 33, a portion of the flexible circuit board 32 is further bonded to the housing 7, the LED31 is soldered to the flexible circuit board 32, the light guide 2 is located on one side of the LED31, and the LED31 emits light to irradiate the light guide 2.

The LED positioning element 34 extends from the housing 7, and the LED positioning element 34 may be integrally formed with the housing 7.

The positioning structure of the LED support 33 and the LED positioning member 34 increases the positioning and reliable support of the LED31 and the flexible circuit board 32.

In this embodiment, the side cover 4 shields the light emitting unit 3, so that the length of the top panel 1 is shortened, and the top panel 1 can be made of a transparent material, thereby exhibiting a full light emitting effect.

Example two:

as shown in fig. 1 to 7, the steering wheel includes a steering wheel body 20, the steering wheel body 20 includes an inner bracket 5, a PU layer 6, a housing 7, and a leather layer 8, the PU layer 6 is wrapped outside the inner bracket 5, the housing 7 is located above the PU layer 6, and the leather layer 8 is wrapped outside the PU layer 6 and the housing 7, and the decorative light bar assembly 10 for a steering wheel in the first embodiment and the modification thereof installed in the steering wheel is further included.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, the steering wheel sequentially includes, from top to bottom, a top screen 1, a side cover 4, a light guide 2, a light emitting unit 3, a housing 7, a PU layer 6, and an inner bracket 5, a leather layer 8 is wrapped on the outermost side, and the top screen 1 is flush with the leather layer 8.

The inner bracket 5 is made of metal and serves as a skeleton structure of the steering wheel.

PU layer 6 is flexible material, and the parcel provides comfortable experience of gripping in the outside of inner support 5.

At the position where the decorative light bar assembly 10 is installed, a shell 7 is arranged above the PU layer, the shell 7 is used for installing the decorative light bar assembly 10, and the decorative light bar assembly 10 is not provided with support. The housing 7 may be made of a rigid plastic.

As shown in fig. 3, the light guide 2 and the light emitting unit 3 are embedded in the case 7, and the side cover 4 and the top screen 1 are covered above the case 7, corresponding to the light emitting unit 3 and the light guide 2, respectively.

A leather layer 8 is wrapped on the outermost layer and covers the side cover 4, exposing only the top screen 1.

After the installation, as shown in fig. 1, the decorative light bar assembly 10 is located on the upper portion of the rim of the steering wheel body 20, only the top screen 1 is exposed, and when the light-emitting unit 3 emits light, the top screen 1 emits light completely.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, a mounting groove 71 is formed on the housing 7, the light emitting unit 3 and the light guide 2 are mounted in the mounting groove 71, the top panel 1 and the side cover 4 are covered on the mounting groove 71, and the leather layer 8 is covered on the upper surface of the side cover 4.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 6, the side cover 4 is engaged with the housing 7, and the LED31 and the flexible wiring board 32 are fixed in the cavity between the side cover 4 and the housing 7. When the leather layer 8 is wrapped, the side cover 4 is wrapped therein, and the structure of the side cover 4 is not visible from the outside of the steering wheel.

Further, as shown in fig. 2 and 5, the longitudinal section of the shell 7 is semi-annular, the longitudinal section of the end of the PU layer 6 is circular, the longitudinal section of the middle part of the PU layer 6 is semi-circular, and the shell 7 is buckled above the middle part of the PU layer 6.

After the shell 7 is buckled with the PU layer 6, the light guide 2 and the light-emitting unit 3 are installed in the installation groove 71 of the shell 7, the side cover 4 and the top screen 1 are buckled on the installation groove 71, and the opening of the installation groove 71 is sealed to form a complete cylinder.

Further, as shown in fig. 2 and 7, a portion of the leather layer 8 corresponding to the top panel 1 is cut, an edge 81 of the leather layer 8 is snapped into the mounting groove 71, and the top panel 1 presses the edge 81 of the leather layer 8.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 7, when mounting, the side cover 4 is mounted first after the light guide 2 and the light emitting unit 3 are mounted in the mounting groove 71 of the housing 7. Then wrap up leather layer 8 in the outside of casing 7, side cap 4 and PU layer 6, cut out on the leather layer 8 and correspond top screen 1 opening, then fill in the mounting groove 71 with the edge 81 of leather layer 8, edge 81 still partly fills in the butt joint of side cap 4 and top screen 1 in, insert top screen 1 in the mounting groove 71 at last, compress tightly the edge 81 of leather layer 8 between top screen 1 and casing 7, also compress tightly between top screen 1 and side cap 4.

From the outside of the steering wheel, only the top screen 1 is visible, the top screen 1 abutting flush with the outer surface of the leather layer 8. When the light-emitting unit 3 emits light, the whole top screen 1 emits light, and a better visual effect is presented.

The decorative light bar assembly 10 can be arranged on the steering wheel body 20 in a group and is positioned at the upper part of the steering wheel body 20; a continuous circle can also be arranged on the steering wheel body 20; or the decorative lamp strip assemblies 10 are arranged on the steering wheel body 20 in a plurality of groups at intervals in a circle.

The length of the decorative light bar assembly 10 can be adjusted according to the needs, and the light-emitting unit 3 can be single light, or multiple lights, or has a flickering light effect.

What has been described above is merely the principles and preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, on the basis of the principle of the present invention, several other modifications can be made, and the protection scope of the present invention should be considered.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a decorate lamp strip subassembly (10) for steering wheel, includes top screen (1), light guide (2) and luminescence unit (3), and is two sets of luminescence unit (3) are installed respectively the both ends of light guide (2), top screen (1) covers the top of light guide (2), its characterized in that still includes two side covers (4), side cover (4) cover the top of luminescence unit (3), side cover (4) with the both ends butt joint of top screen (1), top screen (1) is transparent.

2. The decorative light bar assembly (10) for a steering wheel according to claim 1, wherein the top screen (1) is an arc-shaped long bar, and both ends of the top screen (1) are arc-shaped convex edges; the outer side edge of the side cover (4) is an arc convex edge, the inner side edge of the side cover is an arc concave edge, and the inner side edge of the side cover is in butt joint with the end part of the top screen (1).

3. Decorative light bar assembly (10) for a steering wheel according to claim 1, characterized in that the side cover (4) is opaque.

4. The decorative light bar assembly for a steering wheel according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting unit (3) comprises an LED (31), a flexible circuit board (32), an LED bracket (33) and an LED positioning member (34), the LED (31) is fixed on the LED bracket (33) through the LED positioning member (34), and the flexible circuit board (32) is connected with the LED (31).

5. A steering wheel, includes the steering wheel body, steering wheel body (20) include inner support (5), PU layer (6), casing (7) and leather layer (8), PU layer (6) parcel is in the outside of inner support (5), casing (7) are located the top of PU layer (6), leather layer (8) parcel is in PU layer (6) with the outside of casing (7), its characterized in that, still including install any one of claims 1-4 in the steering wheel a ornament lamp strip subassembly (10) for steering wheel.

6. The steering wheel according to claim 5, wherein a mounting groove (71) is formed in the housing (7), the light emitting unit (3) and the light guide (2) are mounted in the mounting groove (71), the top screen (1) and the side cover (4) are covered on the mounting groove (71), and the leather layer (8) is covered on an upper surface of the side cover (4).

7. The steering wheel according to claim 5, wherein the longitudinal section of the shell (7) is semi-annular, the longitudinal section of the end of the PU layer (6) is circular, the longitudinal section of the middle part of the PU layer (6) is semi-circular, and the shell (7) is buckled above the middle part of the PU layer (6).

8. Steering wheel according to claim 6, characterized in that the part of the leather layer (8) corresponding to the top screen (1) is cut, the edge of the leather layer (8) is snapped into the mounting groove (71), and the top screen (1) presses against the edge of the leather layer (8).

9. Steering wheel according to claim 5, characterized in that the inner support (5) is made of metal.