JP2001206141A - Door vicinity lighting system of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a door vicinity lighting system capable of preventing careless stepping into a muddy place or a puddle when a person rides in an automobile parked in a dark place or an unstable place by installing a lamp for lighting the ground near to the door by the remote control with a radio transmitter of a keyless entry specification car or a dedicated radio transmitter in a door mirror cover. SOLUTION: The lamp 7 for lighting the ground near to the door 2 is installed in the door mirror cover 6 fixed to a shell 1a of a door mirror 1 of the automobile, and the lamp 7 is lit for a constant time by the remote control with the radio transmitter 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lighting device near a door of an automobile having a door mirror.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent automobiles, a user can operate a radio transmitter mounted on a part of a key or a key ring without inserting a key of the car into a keyhole of a door.
A so-called keyless entry that enables locking and unlocking (opening and closing of a door locking device) (this system generally includes a wireless transmitter and a receiver, a solenoid that operates based on a received signal, and the like). There are many specification cars.

[0003] In the above-mentioned automobile, when the vehicle is stopped at a place with insufficient lighting at night, the door can be unlocked from a position away from the car. There is an advantage that it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of inserting into the device.

[0004] By the way, the road surface near the door may be muddy or puddles may be formed due to rainfall during parking or the like. If you park,
Often, they step into the ground without noticing the mud and puddles.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the fact that a door mirror is protruding to the side of a door, and is provided with a wireless transmitter for a keyless entry specification vehicle or a dedicated wireless transmitter. By illuminating the ground near the door with a lamp that lights up by remote control by the machine and illuminates the ground near the door, you do not inadvertently step into mud or puddles when you get into a car parked in a dark and poorly scaffolded place It is intended to provide a lighting device near a door of an automobile as described above.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a door mirror cover attached to the outer shell of a door mirror of a vehicle, provided with a lamp for irradiating the ground near the door with a radio transmitter. , The lamp is turned on by remote control by the user.

The lamp may be provided on each of the left and right door mirror covers, or may be provided only on the driver's seat side door mirror cover. Further, the lamp is automatically turned off after a lapse of a predetermined time set by a time limit circuit using a timer, a capacitor, or the like, as described in claim 2, or once opened, as described in claim 3. It is desirable to turn off the door automatically by closing the door. The near door lighting device of the present invention is configured such that a transmitter mounted on a so-called keyless entry specification car is used as a wireless transmitter, and a dedicated device for the near door lighting device is used. In some cases, the present invention may employ any of the embodiments.

[0008] According to the above configuration, when the vehicle is parked in a dark place and a radio transmitter is operated at a position away from the car, the lamp of the door mirror cover is turned on.
It brightly illuminates the ground near the door, so you won't accidentally step into mud or puddles.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 3 show an example of an automobile equipped with a door vicinity lighting device A according to the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a door mirror, which is a mirror surface and a cosmetic outer shell covering the front thereof (manufactured as a part of an automobile, and is configured to be capable of standing up and down around a vertical axis with respect to the door 2) 1a. It is composed of Reference numeral 3 denotes a key used for opening and closing the locking device of the door 2 and starting of the engine, and reference numeral 4 denotes a key holder.

The illustrated door vicinity lighting device A has a wireless transmitter 5 built in the key holder 4 and the like, and is fitted to the outer shell 1a of the door mirror 1 from the front and adhered with a double-sided tape. Accordingly, a lamp 7 for irradiating the ground near the door 1 is provided at an appropriate position of the door mirror cover 6 made of synthetic resin attached to the outer shell 1a, preferably at a lower end position as shown in FIGS. Inside the door mirror cover 6, a receiver 8 for receiving the signal of the transmitter 5, a battery 9 for power supply, the lamp 7 based on a detection signal from the receiver 8, and a timed circuit using a timer or a capacitor. And a control device 10 for automatically turning on the light for a predetermined time set by the control unit. still,
The lamp 7, the receiver 8, the battery 9 for the power supply, the control device 1
0, etc. are provided on the left and right door mirror covers 6, respectively.

According to the above configuration, when a radio transmitter 5 is operated at a position distant from the car when the driver gets into a car parked in a dark place, the receiver (the transmitter 5 is operated) receiving the signal is operated. Depending on the position of the person, there are cases where only one receiver 8 receives the signal and cases where both receivers 8 receive the signal.) The lamp 7 incorporated in the door mirror cover 6 on the 8 side is turned on for a certain period of time. Since the ground near the door 2 is brightly illuminated, the foot does not inadvertently enter the mud or puddle near the door 2.

In the above example, the lamp 7, the receiver 8,
The power supply battery 9, the control device 10, and the like are provided on the left and right door mirror covers 6, respectively, but may be provided only on the door mirror cover 6 on the driver's seat side. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the door mirror cover 6 has an inner plate portion 6a formed in a sectional shape in close contact with the outer shell 1a and a streamlined sectional shape protruding forward from the inner plate portion 6a. A hollow structure integrally formed with the outer plate portion 6b is preferable in order to improve the aerodynamic characteristics of the door mirror 1 and to secure a storage space for the components of the illumination device A near the door,
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the outer shell 1a may have a single cross-sectional shape substantially equal to that of the outer shell 1a.

In the illustrated example, the receiver 8, the battery 9 for the power supply, the control device 10, and the like are built in the door mirror cover 6. However, when the vehicle is a so-called keyless entry specification vehicle, the keyless entry is required. Transmitters, receivers,
A lamp 7 provided on the left and right door mirror covers 6 may be turned on for a certain period of time using a power supply or the like in conjunction with the opening operation of the door locking device by the transmitter. In this case, the electric wire for energizing the lamp 7 is a mirror surface and the outer shell 1a.
Is introduced into the inside of the outer shell 1a from the gap between the inner shell 1a and the inner shell 1a. In this case, the lamp 7
May be configured to automatically turn off after a certain period of time set by a timer or a time limit circuit using a capacitor, or to automatically turn off when the door 1 that has been opened is closed. Is also good.

[0014]

According to the present invention, when a vehicle parked in a dark and poorly scaffolded place is operated by operating a wireless transmitter at a position distant from the vehicle, the present invention has the above-mentioned structure.
Lamps on the door mirrors brightly illuminate the ground near the door, so you won't accidentally step into mud or puddles.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view illustrating an automobile equipped with a door vicinity illumination device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a door mirror cover.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a door mirror cover.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a door mirror cover showing another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the door mirror cover.

[Explanation of symbols]

A: lighting device near door, 1: door mirror, 1a: outer shell,
2 door, 5 transmitter, 6 door mirror cover, 7 lamp.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A door mirror cover attached to an outer shell of a door mirror of an automobile is provided with a lamp for irradiating the ground near the door, and the lamp is turned on by remote control by a wireless transmitter. A lighting device near the door of an automobile. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the lamp is automatically turned off after a predetermined time has elapsed. 3. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the lamp is configured to be automatically turned off by closing a door once opened.