JP2000233697A - On-board power supply unit stored in ash tray section - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an on-board power supply unit stably installed in an empty ash tray space. SOLUTION: This on-board power supply unit 10 stored in an ash tray section is formed of a case 12 incorporated in an ash tray installation space 11a provided on a panel 11 in an automobile, a power circuit including a DC/AC converter incorporated in the case 12, a connection section 14 connecting DC power to the power circuit, and an AC electric outlet 13 provided on the surface of the case 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention
The present invention relates to an in-vehicle power supply for use as a C power supply.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in automobiles, when various electric devices are used, a DC1 supplied from a cigar socket is used.
Utilizing 2V, a portable TV or a notebook personal computer dedicated to in-vehicles configured to operate directly with this DC12V, or various electric devices such as a shaver and a hair dryer are used. However, since these various electric devices are configured to operate at 12 V DC, the power connector is also a product dedicated to the interior of the vehicle that supports a cigar socket. Therefore, a general commercial power supply (AC100
In the case of using an electric device operating in V), as shown in FIG. 3, DC12V is taken out from the cigar socket 2 provided on the panel 1 of the automobile, and converted to AC100V by the DC / AC converter 3, General electric equipment 4 will be used.

[0003]

However, in the use of such general electric equipment using the DC / AC converter, if the DC / AC converter is always connected, the wiring becomes an obstacle, There were problems such as the installation location being unstable. On the other hand, in recent years, the number of non-smokers and non-smokers who dislike the inside of the car is increasing, and the number of people who do not use the ashtray 5 installed on the panel 1 of the car is increasing.

[0004] In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle-mounted power supply device that can be stably installed by utilizing an empty ashtray space.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the above objects include a case incorporated in an ashtray installation space provided in a panel or the like in an automobile, and a DC / AC converter incorporated in the case. The present invention is achieved by an in-vehicle ashtray-mounted power supply device, comprising: a power supply circuit; a connection portion for connecting a DC power supply to the power supply circuit; and an AC outlet provided on a surface of the case. You.

In the vehicle-mounted power supply according to the present invention, preferably, the connection portion is connected to a cigar socket provided on a panel or the like in a vehicle.

In the vehicle-mounted power supply device according to the present invention, preferably, the connection portion is directly connected to a DC power supply line inside a panel or the like in an automobile.

According to the above configuration, the same AC power supply as the commercial power supply, for example, AC 100 V is provided by the on-board power supply device incorporated in the ashtray installation space such as the panel of the automobile. By connecting various general devices used in the vehicle to the AC outlet of the vehicle-mounted power supply device, the devices can be used in a vehicle. In this case, by mounting the case of the vehicle-mounted power supply device in the ashtray installation space provided in the panel or the like of the automobile, the entire vehicle-mounted power supply device is built in the panel or the like instead of the ashtray. Therefore, even when the vehicle-mounted power supply device is always connected, the vehicle-mounted power supply device can be stably held, and there is no wiring from the cigar socket to the vehicle-mounted power supply device.

When the connection portion is connected to a cigar socket provided on a panel or the like in a vehicle, the connection to the power supply of the vehicle-mounted power supply device includes connecting the connection portion of the vehicle-mounted power supply device to the cigar socket. And the wiring from the vehicle-mounted power supply device to the cigar socket is only a short distance on the surface of the panel or the like in the vehicle, so that even if the wiring is always connected, the wiring is disturbed. There is no such thing as

In the case where the connection portion is directly connected to a DC power supply line inside a panel or the like in an automobile, the connection to the power supply of the vehicle-mounted power supply device is made by connecting the connection portion of the vehicle-mounted power supply device inside. Since the connection is made by directly connecting to the DC power supply line, the wiring from the vehicle-mounted power supply to the DC power supply line is routed inside the panel or the like, and the wiring is not exposed. Even
This wiring does not interfere, and since the cigar socket is not occupied by the connection of the vehicle-mounted power supply device, the cigar socket can be used for other purposes.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of an in-vehicle power supply device according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, an in-vehicle power supply 10 is a panel 1 in an automobile.
1 and a DC / AC built in the ashtray storage space 11a provided in the case 1
A power supply circuit (not shown) including a converter;
AC outlet 13 provided on the surface of
And a connecting portion 14 extending from the surface of the connecting portion 14.

The power supply circuit is configured to convert, for example, DC 12 V input through a connection unit 14 described later to, for example, AC 100 V by a DC / AC converter. The AC outlet 13 is connected to DC /
AC1 connected to the AC output of the AC converter
00V is supplied. Connection section 14
Is a connection cable, one end of which is D
A connector 14a is connected to the DC input section of the C / AC converter and is fitted at the other end to a cigar socket 15 adjacent to the ashtray storage space.

An onboard power supply 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention
Is configured as described above. In use, the connector 14a of the connection portion 14 is fitted to the cigar socket 15 to thereby make the connection portion 14
, For example, 12 V DC is supplied to the DC input portion of the power supply circuit in the case 12. As a result, the power supply circuit is operated by the DC / AC converter, for example, AC1.
00V is generated and supplied to the AC outlet 13 from the AC output unit. Therefore, by connecting the power plug of a general electric device 16 such as a hair dryer, a shaver, a portable television or a notebook computer to the AC outlet 13, 100V AC is supplied to the electric device 16. Thus, these electric devices 16 can be used freely in a car.

In this case, since the on-vehicle power supply device 10 itself is incorporated in the ashtray installation space of the panel 11 in the interior of the vehicle, it can be stably held in the ashtray installation space, and the wiring of the connecting portion 14 is adjacent to the ashtray installation space. Since this is only a short distance to the cigar socket 15, the wiring does not interfere. Further, the vehicle-mounted power supply device 10
Since the power supply device is arranged at a position easily accessible from the driver's seat and the passenger's seat, a power supply device with good operability can be obtained.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the vehicle-mounted power supply according to the present invention. 2, the on-vehicle power supply 20 has substantially the same configuration as the on-vehicle power supply 10 shown in FIG. 1, and is different only in the following points.
That is, instead of the wiring section 14, the DC input section of the power supply circuit in the case 12 is connected to the panel 1 via a wiring section (not shown).
1 is connected directly to a DC power supply line by being connected to, for example, a power terminal of a cigar socket.

According to the on-vehicle power supply device 20 having such a configuration, the on-vehicle power supply device 2 operates in the same manner as the on-vehicle power supply device 10 and the wiring portion is not exposed on the surface of the panel 11.
The wiring of the power supply line to 0 does not get in the way at all. Further, in this case, since the cigar socket is not occupied by the wiring section for the vehicle-mounted power supply device 20, the cigar socket can be used for other purposes, and the convenience is further improved.

In the above-described embodiment, the power supply circuit is configured such that, for example, DC 12 V is supplied to the DC input unit and AC 100 V is output from the AC output unit. May be supplied with a direct current of another voltage, such as 24 V DC, depending on the type of the automobile.
It is clear that an alternating current of another voltage may be output depending on the type of the above.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the case of the vehicle-mounted power supply device is incorporated in the ashtray installation space provided on the panel of the automobile or the like, the entire vehicle-mounted power supply device can be replaced with an ashtray. It will be incorporated into panels and the like. Therefore, even when the vehicle-mounted power supply device is always connected, the vehicle-mounted power supply device can be stably held, and there is no wiring from the cigar socket to the vehicle-mounted power supply device.

When the connection portion is connected to a cigar socket provided on a panel or the like in a vehicle, the connection to the power supply of the vehicle-mounted power supply device is to connect the connection portion of the vehicle-mounted power supply device to the cigar socket. And the wiring from the vehicle-mounted power supply device to the cigar socket is only a short distance on the surface of the panel or the like in the vehicle, so that even if the wiring is always connected, the wiring is disturbed. There is no such thing as

When the connection portion is directly connected to the DC power supply line inside a panel or the like in an automobile, the connection to the power supply of the vehicle-mounted power supply is made by connecting the connection portion of the vehicle-mounted power supply inside. Since the connection is made by directly connecting to the DC power supply line, the wiring from the vehicle-mounted power supply to the DC power supply line is routed inside the panel or the like, and the wiring is not exposed. Even
This wiring does not interfere, and since the cigar socket is not occupied by the connection of the vehicle-mounted power supply device, the cigar socket can be used for other purposes.

Thus, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an extremely excellent in-vehicle power supply device that can be stably installed by utilizing the space of an empty ashtray.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a first embodiment of an in-vehicle power supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view showing a second embodiment of the vehicle-mounted power supply device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view showing an example of a conventional in-vehicle power supply device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 20 In-vehicle power supply unit 11 Panel 12 Case 13 AC outlet 14 Wiring unit 14a Connector 15 Cigar socket 16 Electric equipment

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A case incorporated in an ashtray installation space provided in a panel or the like in an automobile, a power supply circuit including a DC / AC converter incorporated in the case, and a DC power supply connected to the power supply circuit. An ashtray-seat-storage vehicle-mounted power supply device, comprising: a connection portion to be connected; and an AC outlet provided on a surface of the case. 2. The onboard ashtray-mounted power supply device according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion is connected to a cigar socket provided on a panel or the like in a vehicle. 3. The onboard ashtray-mounted power supply device according to claim 1, wherein the connection portion is directly connected to a DC power supply line inside a panel or the like in a vehicle.