JP2007137234A - Glove compartment for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a glove compartment for a vehicle enabling confirmation of the inside of a storing part, even if an opening/closing part is not opened. <P>SOLUTION: The inside of the storing part 2 can be seen from a cabin side of the vehicle via an EL lighting system 4 part of the opening/closing part 3, even if the opening/closing part 3 is not opened, since external light transmits the EL lighting system 4 and is made incident on the inside of the storing part 2, and the inside of the storing part 2 is lighted by the incident light when the cabin of the vehicle is bright during daytime, etc., because the EL lighting system 4 is transparent, though the storing part 2 is located in a rear part of the opening/closing part 3 in a closed state of the opening/closing part 3. By making the EL lighting system 4 emit light, lighting around feet and lighting of the inside of the storing part 2 when opening the opening/closing part 3 can be performed. By making the EL lighting system 4 emit light in the closed state of the opening/closing part 3, the inside of the storing part 2 can be made difficult to be seen from the cabin side of the vehicle. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an accessory box for a vehicle, and more particularly to an accessory box for a vehicle that is provided in a vehicle interior and accommodates an article.

  For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses an accessory case for a vehicle that has a housing portion that is disposed inside a vehicle such as an automobile and that houses an item and an opening and closing portion that opens and closes the housing portion. When the opening / closing part is opened, the lighting device arranged on the inner surface of the opening / closing part is turned on to illuminate the inside of the housing part.

JP 2000-344011 A

However, in the above-described accessory box for vehicles, there is a problem that the opening / closing part must be opened every time the inside of the housing part is checked because the goods contained in the housing part cannot be seen unless the opening / closing part is opened. Further, when the opening / closing part is made of a transparent material and the lighting device is provided in the housing part, there is a problem that a part of the limited space in the housing part must be secured for the lighting device.
The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an accessory box for a vehicle that can confirm the inside of the accommodating portion without opening the opening / closing portion.

  The vehicle accessory case according to the present invention is a vehicle accessory case that is provided in a vehicle and has an accommodating part for accommodating an article and an opening / closing part for opening and closing the accommodating part, and is made transparent and emits light. At least a part of the opening / closing part is constituted by a window member having an electroluminescence (hereinafter “EL”) illumination device to be performed.

A configuration in which the housing portion itself can be opened and closed so that the interior of the housing portion is illuminated by the EL lighting device when the opening and closing portion is opened is preferable.
In addition, by forming a part of the window member with a transparent portion and causing the EL illumination device to emit light when the inside of the housing portion is dark, the inside of the housing portion can be visually recognized through the transparent portion with the opening / closing portion closed, or By emitting light only in a part of the EL lighting device when the inside of the housing is dark, the inside of the housing can be made visible through the remaining area where the EL lighting device does not emit light with the opening / closing part closed. it can. Moreover, the design showing the goods accommodated in an accommodating part can be displayed by making EL lighting apparatus light-emit.

  Note that the EL lighting device can be used as an indoor lamp that illuminates the room or a footlamp that illuminates the foot.

  Moreover, the accessory case for vehicles according to the present invention can be used as a grab box, a door pocket, an overhead console, or the like. When used as a door pocket, the EL lighting device can also be used as a courtesy lamp.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to check the inside of the accommodating portion without opening the opening / closing portion.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 and 2 show a grab box 1 to which a vehicle accessory case according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is applied. The grab box 1 is provided inside a vehicle such as an automobile, and has a concave accommodating portion 2 for accommodating an article therein. A lid-like opening / closing portion 3 for opening and closing the housing portion 2 is formed integrally with the housing portion 2 on the front side of the housing portion 2, that is, the side facing the vehicle interior of the housing portion 2. The central part of the opening / closing part 3 is formed of a transparent rectangular EL lighting device 4, and a window member A for viewing the inside of the housing part 2 from the vehicle interior side by the EL lighting device 4 is configured. Has been.

  FIG. 3 shows a cross section of the EL lighting device 4. An organic EL element 6 is formed on the transparent substrate 5. The organic EL element 6 has an anode 7 formed on the surface of the transparent substrate 5, an organic layer 8 formed on the anode 7, and a cathode 9 formed on the organic layer 8. . Further, a protective layer 10 is formed so as to cover the entire organic EL element 6.

The transparent substrate 5 only needs to be formed of a material that is transparent to visible light, and glass that satisfies such conditions can be used in addition to resin. The anode 7 and the cathode 9 of the organic EL element 6 only have to function as electrodes and have transparency to visible light. For example, ITO is used as the material thereof.
Further, the cathode 9 may be formed on ITO with a thin film of silver or aluminum that does not hinder transparency in order to improve electron injection.

The organic layer 8 emits light with a single light emitting layer alone or with one or more of a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a hole injection transport layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron injection layer, an electron transport layer, and an electron blocking layer. Any of a multilayer in which layers are laminated may be used.
As a material for the light emitting layer, at least a known organic light emitting material such as Alq ₃ or DCM is contained. In addition, the hole injection layer, the hole transport layer, the hole injection transport layer, the hole blocking layer, the electron injection layer, the electron transport layer, the electron blocking layer, and the like are appropriately formed from known materials. Each of these layers may be formed by a known thin film forming method such as a vacuum deposition method.

  The protective layer 10 is formed so as to cover the entire organic EL element 6. The protective layer 10 is made of, for example, silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, silicon oxide, or the like formed by a plasma CVD method and has transparency to visible light.

  In the EL lighting device 4, both the main surface of the transparent substrate 5 opposite to the organic EL element 6 and the surface of the protective layer 10 opposite to the organic EL element 6 are light emission surfaces. That is, the light emitted from the organic layer 8 toward the anode 7 is emitted through the anode 7 and the transparent substrate 5, and the light toward the cathode 9 is emitted through the cathode 9 and the protective layer 10. Therefore, when the EL illumination device 4 emits light, light is emitted from the EL illumination device 4 toward both the housing portion 2 side and the vehicle interior side.

  In addition, each layer constituting the EL lighting device 4 is formed of a material that is transparent to visible light, and the inside of the housing portion 2 can be confirmed from the vehicle interior side through the EL lighting device 4. Further, the entire EL illumination device 4 is made transparent.

  The operation of the grab box 1 having the above configuration will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, when the opening / closing part 3 is opened from the state where the opening / closing part 3 of the grab box 1 is closed as shown in FIG. 2, the housing part 2 is exposed to the vehicle interior side, It is possible to store and take out articles from the storage unit 2.

  Here, in a state in which the opening / closing part 3 is closed, the housing part 2 is located at the rear part of the opening / closing part 3, but the EL lighting device 4 constituting the window member A of the opening / closing part 3 is transparent. When the interior of the vehicle is bright, such as in the daytime, external light passes through the EL illumination device 4 and enters the housing portion 2, and the interior of the housing portion 2 is illuminated by the incident light. The inside of the accommodating part 2 can be seen from the vehicle interior side through this part. Thus, since the EL lighting device 4 can be used as a window for visually recognizing the inside of the housing portion 2, the inside of the housing portion 2 can be confirmed without opening the opening / closing portion 3.

Moreover, by opening the opening / closing part 3, not only can the inside of the storage part 2 be confirmed and the storage and removal of goods from the storage part 2 can be performed, but if the EL illumination device 4 emits light at this time, this EL illumination The inside of the housing portion 2 is illuminated by light emitted from the device 4 toward the housing portion 2, so that the inside of the housing portion 2 can be easily checked and goods can be taken in and out even when it is dark, such as at night.
Since the opening / closing part 3 and the housing part 2 are formed integrally with each other, even if the opening / closing part 2 is opened, the positional relationship between the opening / closing part 3 and the housing part 2 does not change, and the EL lighting device 4 of the opening / closing part 3 does not change. The inside of the accommodating part 2 can be reliably illuminated.

Further, when the EL lighting device 4 emits light with the opening / closing portion 3 closed, a part of the light emitted from the EL lighting device 4 is directed to the vehicle interior side, so the interior of the housing portion 2 is the vehicle compartment. It becomes difficult to see from the inside. Therefore, even if an article is housed in the housing portion 2 in a complicated manner, it can be hidden and the appearance of the room is improved. At this time, it is preferable to keep the illuminance of the EL lighting device 4 small.
Furthermore, if the EL lighting device 4 is caused to emit light even when the opening / closing portion 3 is closed or opened, light is emitted from the EL lighting device 4 not only to the housing portion 2 side but also to the vehicle interior side. It is also possible to illuminate the periphery of the foot with light emitted to the indoor side. Therefore, for example, even when an article is dropped near the feet, it can be easily searched for by illuminating the EL illumination device 4 with light.

The central part of the opening / closing part 3 is formed by the EL lighting device 4, but is not limited to this, and the upper part, the lower part, the left part, the right part, etc. of the opening / closing part 3 are not limited thereto. The window member A can also be configured by forming part of the EL illumination device 4. Further, not only a part of the opening / closing part 3 but also the entire surface of the opening / closing part 3 may be formed by the EL lighting device 4.
Further, the EL lighting device 4 is not limited to a rectangle, and can be formed in a free shape such as a circle or an ellipse. For example, the EL lighting device 4 may be divided into a plurality of parts in the opening / closing part 3.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
Next, a vehicle accessory case according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the second embodiment, instead of configuring the window member A of the opening / closing portion 3 by only the EL lighting device 4 in the first embodiment, the transparent portion 11 that is transparent and does not emit light and the outer peripheral portion of the transparent portion 11 are framed. The window member A of the opening / closing part 3 is composed of the transparent EL lighting device 12 formed into a shape. As shown in FIG. 5, the window member A is formed from an organic EL element 6 having a laminated structure similar to that of the organic EL element 6 of Embodiment 1 formed only on the peripheral portion on the transparent substrate 5. The EL illumination device 12 is configured by the portion where the organic EL element 6 is formed, and the transparent portion 11 is configured by only the transparent substrate 5 where the organic EL element 6 is not formed. The organic EL element 6 is entirely covered with a protective layer (not shown).

  Even in such a configuration, since the transparent portion 11 and the EL lighting device 12 constituting the window member A are transparent, when the interior of the vehicle is bright, such as daytime, as in the first embodiment described above. Even if the opening / closing part 3 is not opened, the inside of the housing part 2 can be seen from the interior side of the vehicle through the transparent part 11 and the EL lighting device 12. Further, by emitting light from the EL lighting device 12, it is possible to illuminate the surroundings of the feet or to illuminate the housing portion 2 when the opening / closing portion 3 is opened.

  In addition, in the second embodiment, since the window member A has the transparent portion 11, when the EL lighting device 12 is caused to emit light with the opening / closing portion 3 closed when the interior of the vehicle is dark, such as at night, the EL The interior of the housing portion 2 is illuminated by the light emitted from the lighting device 12 toward the housing portion 2 side, and the interior of the housing portion 2 can be viewed from the vehicle interior side through the transparent portion 11.

  As shown in FIG. 5, instead of forming all of the anode 7, the organic layer 8 and the cathode 9 constituting the organic EL element 6 at the peripheral edge on the transparent substrate 5, these anode 7, organic layer 8 and Even if one or two layers of the cathode 9 are formed only on the peripheral portion on the transparent substrate 5 and the remaining layers are formed on the entire surface of the transparent substrate 5, the transparent portion 11 and the EL illumination device 12 are provided. Window member A can be formed.

  In addition, the frame-shaped EL lighting device 12 is disposed on the outer peripheral portion of the rectangular transparent portion 11, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the transparent portion 11 and the EL lighting device 12 have a free shape and arrangement, respectively. Can take. For example, the EL lighting device 12 may be disposed only in the upper and lower portions or only the left and right portions of the transparent portion 11, or the transparent portion 11 and the EL lighting device 12 may be disposed separately from each other. Furthermore, the transparent part 11 and the EL lighting device 12 may be arranged in a plurality of parts in the opening / closing part 3, respectively.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
Next, with reference to FIG. 6, an accessory case for a vehicle according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described. In the third embodiment, instead of forming the window member A of the opening / closing portion 3 by only one EL lighting device 4 in the first embodiment, the two transparent EL lighting devices 21 and 22 that are independent from each other are used. The window member A of the opening / closing part 3 is configured. As shown in FIG. 7, the window member A has an organic EL element 6 having a laminated structure similar to that of the organic EL element 6 according to the first embodiment, which is independent of the central portion and the peripheral portion on the transparent substrate 5. It has a central EL lighting device 21 and an EL lighting device 22 located on the outer peripheral portion of the EL lighting device 21. Both of these two EL illumination devices 21 and 22 can emit light or emit only one of them. Each organic EL element 6 is entirely covered with a protective layer (not shown).

  Even in such a configuration, since the two EL lighting devices 21 and 22 constituting the window member A are transparent, when the interior of the vehicle is bright, such as daytime, as in the first embodiment described above. Even if the opening / closing part 3 is not opened, the inside of the housing part 2 can be seen from the interior side of the vehicle through the EL lighting devices 21 and 22. In addition, by lighting at least one of the two EL illumination devices 21 and 22, illumination in the vicinity of the foot or illumination in the housing portion 2 when the opening / closing portion 3 is opened can be performed. Furthermore, it is also possible to make both the EL lighting devices 21 and 22 emit light with the opening / closing part 3 closed, thereby making it difficult to see the inside of the housing part 2 from the vehicle interior side.

In addition, in the third embodiment, since the EL lighting devices 21 and 22 of the window member A can emit light independently of each other, the opening / closing portion 3 is kept closed when the interior of the vehicle is dark, such as at night. When only the outer periphery EL lighting device 22 emits light, the inside of the housing portion 2 is illuminated by the light emitted from the EL lighting device 22 toward the housing portion 2 side, and the central EL lighting device that does not emit light. The interior of the housing portion 2 can be viewed from the vehicle interior side through the vehicle 21.
At this time, only the EL lighting device 21 can emit light, and the inside of the housing portion 2 can be viewed through the EL lighting device 22.

  It should be noted that at least one of the anode 7 and the cathode 9 of the organic EL element 6 is formed by dividing it into two parts, a central part and a peripheral part, and the remaining layers are positioned on the entire transparent substrate 5 without being divided. Even if formed, the window member A having the two EL illumination devices 21 and 22 capable of emitting light independently of each other can be formed.

  Further, although the frame-shaped EL illumination device 22 is disposed on the outer periphery of the rectangular EL illumination device 21, the present invention is not limited to this, and the two independent EL illumination devices 21 and 22 are free. Various shapes and arrangements. For example, the EL lighting device 22 may be positioned only in the upper and lower portions or only in the left and right portions of the EL lighting device 21, or the two EL lighting devices 21 and 22 may be formed apart from each other. Further, the EL lighting devices 21 and 22 may be divided into a plurality of parts in the opening / closing part 3.

  In the first to third embodiments described above, the vehicle accessory case of the present invention is applied to the grab box 1, but the vehicle accessory case of the present invention is shown in FIG. 8 instead. The window member A can also be formed in the opening / closing portion 31 by applying to a coin purse that is slidably opened and closed. Even in such a slide structure, the opening / closing portion 31 and the housing portion are formed integrally with each other and are configured to slide together. Therefore, even if the opening / closing portion 31 is opened, the EL of the window member A is configured. The interior of the accommodating portion 2 can be reliably illuminated by the illumination device.

Similarly, the opening / closing part of the overhead console 41 shown in FIG. 9, the door pocket opening / closing part 51 shown in FIG. 10, the ashtray opening / closing part 61 shown in FIG. 11, and the seat pocket opening / closing part 71 shown in FIG. Etc., the window member A can be formed. As described above, even when the present invention is applied to various accessory cases arranged in the vehicle interior, the same effects as those of the first to third embodiments can be obtained.
In addition, like the overhead console 41 shown in FIG. 9, when an accessory case is arrange | positioned at the ceiling part of a vehicle, by confirming the accommodation in the overhead console 41 by opening the overhead console 41 (state of FIG. 9). In addition, it is possible to store and remove items from the overhead console 41. At this time, if the EL lighting device of the window member A is caused to emit light, the inside of the overhead console 41 is illuminated by the light emitted from the EL lighting device toward the inside of the overhead console 41, and even in the dark at night or the like, Confirmation and taking in and out of goods can be performed easily.
Further, when the EL lighting device emits light even when the overhead console 41 is closed or opened, light is emitted from the EL lighting device not only to the interior of the overhead console 41 but also to the interior of the vehicle. The whole room, a specific part of the room, or the vicinity of the feet can be illuminated with the light emitted to the indoor side.
That is, the EL lighting device not only serves as a lighting device inside the overhead console 41, but also serves as a dome lamp for a vehicle interior disposed on the ceiling or in the vicinity thereof. Therefore, for example, even when an item is dropped near the foot when the room is dark, such as at night, the EL illumination device can be easily searched for by emitting light and illuminating.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, when the window member A is formed in the door pocket opening / closing part 51 provided in the lower part of the door, the window member A is opened when the door is opened as shown in FIG. By making the EL lighting device emit light, it is possible to inform the following vehicle of the open state of the door. Thus, safety can be ensured by using the EL lighting device also as a courtesy lamp. In addition, it is not necessary to newly install parts for the courtesy lamp. The door pocket is not limited to a configuration that can be opened and closed, and may be a door pocket without a movable part.

  Moreover, it can also comprise so that a predetermined design may be displayed on the vehicle interior side by light-emitting EL lighting device. In this case, the organic EL element can be formed in a pattern corresponding to the shape of a predetermined design, and the design can be displayed when the EL lighting device emits light. Alternatively, a light-shielding mask having a pattern corresponding to the shape of a predetermined design is arranged on the front side of an EL lighting device having an organic EL element formed in a pattern such as a rectangle, that is, on the vehicle interior side of the EL lighting device. The design can be displayed when the EL lighting device emits light.

  At this time, for example, when the window member A is formed on the opening / closing part 41 of the overhead console as shown in FIG. 9, a mark representing glasses or a design such as the characters “glasses” as shown in FIG. 14 is displayed. can do. In addition, even in the case of a coin purse, ashtray, etc., it is possible to display a design representing the item accommodated in the accommodating portion, and in this way, what is used for accommodating this vehicular accessory case. Can easily recognize. Moreover, you may display the various designs comprised by the logo regarding the vehicle, a character, a figure, a symbol, a pattern, an image, an image | video, and the combination of 2 or more of these.

  Note that an EL lighting device having an inorganic EL element can be used instead of the EL lighting device having an organic EL element.

It is a perspective view which shows the closed state of the glove box to which the accessory case for vehicles which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention was applied. It is a perspective view which shows the open state of the grab box to which the accessory case for vehicles which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention was applied. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a window member in the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a front view showing a window member in a second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a window member in a second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a front view showing a window member in a third embodiment. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a window member in a third embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the coin purse to which the accessory case for vehicles of this invention was applied. It is a perspective view which shows the open state of the overhead console to which the accessory case for vehicles of this invention was applied. It is a perspective view which shows the door pocket to which the accessory case for vehicles of this invention was applied. It is a perspective view which shows the ashtray to which the accessory case for vehicles of this invention was applied. It is a perspective view which shows the seat pocket to which the accessory case for vehicles of this invention was applied. It is a figure which shows the state which the door which has a door pocket of FIG. 10 opened. FIG. 10 is a front view showing a state where characters of glasses are displayed on the opening / closing part of the overhead console of FIG. 9.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Grab box, 2 accommodating part, 3,31,51,61,71 opening / closing part, 4,12,21,22 EL lighting device, 5 transparent substrate, 6 organic EL element, 7 anode, 8 organic layer, 9 cathode, 10 protective layer, 11 transparent part, 41 overhead console, A window member.

Claims (10)

In a vehicle accessory case provided in a vehicle and having an accommodating portion for accommodating an article and an opening / closing portion for opening and closing the accommodating portion,
An accessory case for a vehicle, wherein a window member having an electroluminescent lighting device that is transparent and emits light is disposed in at least a part of the opening / closing portion.   The accessory case for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the storage portion and the opening / closing portion are formed integrally with each other so that the interior of the storage portion is illuminated by the electroluminescence lighting device when the opening / closing portion is opened.   A part of the window member is formed of a transparent part that is transparent and does not emit light, and the electroluminescence lighting device emits light when the interior of the housing is dark, so that the opening / closing part is closed and the transparent part is passed through the transparent part. The accessory case for a vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the inside of the housing portion is visible.   By emitting light only in a part of the electroluminescence lighting device when the inside of the housing is dark, the inside of the housing through the remaining region where the electroluminescence lighting device does not emit light with the opening / closing portion closed. The accessory case for a vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein becomes visible.   The accessory case for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a design representing an article accommodated in the accommodating portion is displayed by the electroluminescence illumination device emitting light.   The vehicular accessory case according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the electroluminescence illumination device is also used as an interior lamp that illuminates the interior of the vehicle.   The accessory case for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the electroluminescence lighting device is also used as a foot lamp that illuminates a foot.   The accessory case for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which is used as a grab box.   The accessory case for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which is used as a door pocket and the electroluminescent lighting device is also used as a courtesy lamp.   The accessory case for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which is used as an overhead console.

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