JP2017210124A - Vehicle assist grip - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle assist grip having an illumination function.SOLUTION: A vehicle assist grip comprises: a pair of fitted parts 31, 41 which are fitted to a roof panel 14; an LED 52; a longitudinal light-guide bar 53 having an outer peripheral surface 53B which emits light injected from a light incident surface 53A; a first cylindrical part 32 extending from the fitted part 31 to the fitted part 41 and covering the outer peripheral surface 53B; and a second cylindrical part 42 extending from the fitted part 41 to the fitted part 31 and covering the outer peripheral surface 53B. A slit 32S is formed in the first cylindrical part 32 to expose the outer peripheral surface 53B to outside of the first cylindrical part 32, and a slit 42S is formed in the second cylindrical part 42. A longitudinal light transmission member 54 capable of transmitting light is engaged with the slit 32S and the slit 42S. A holding part 21 consists of the first cylindrical part 32 and the second cylindrical part 42.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle assist grip.

  Conventionally, as a vehicle assist grip mounted on a vehicle such as a vehicle, for example, the one described in Patent Document 1 below is known. In patent document 1, the assist grip attached with respect to the roof panel of a vehicle is illustrated.

JP 2005-67259 A

  By the way, in recent years, it has been required to enhance the visibility and design of parts by incorporating the illumination function into the parts mounted on the vehicle. Under such circumstances, there is a demand for an assist grip having an illumination function.

  The present invention has been completed based on the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a vehicle assist grip having an illumination function.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an assist grip for a vehicle according to the present invention is arranged inside a pair of attached portions attached to a panel member constituting the vehicle and one of the pair of attached portions. A light guide bar, a light incident surface disposed opposite to the light emission surface of the light source, and a longitudinal light guide bar that emits light incident from the light incident surface, A first cylindrical portion that is provided integrally with the mounted portion, extends from the one mounted portion toward the other mounted portion of the pair of mounted portions, and covers the outer peripheral surface; A second cylindrical portion that is provided integrally with the mounted portion, extends from the other mounted portion toward the one mounted portion, and covers the outer peripheral surface; and the first cylindrical portion includes: A first slit that exposes the outer peripheral surface to the outside of the first cylindrical portion is the A second slit is formed along the longitudinal direction of the second cylinder part, and is formed along the longitudinal direction of the second cylinder part. The second slit is formed in the second cylinder part to expose the outer peripheral surface to the outside of the second cylinder part. The first slit and the second slit are fitted with a light transmitting member that can transmit light, and the first tube portion and the second tube portion constitute a grip portion. It is characterized by being.

  According to the said structure, a light-guide rod can be distribute | arranged to the inside of a holding part by dividing and comprising a holding part at least from a 1st cylinder part and a 2nd cylinder part. The light emitted from the outer peripheral surface of the light guide rod is emitted to the outside of the first and second cylindrical portions through the light transmitting member fitted in the first slit and the second slit. As a result, the interior of the vehicle can be illuminated. As a result, a vehicle assist grip having a lighting function can be provided. The light transmitting member is fitted in both the first slit and the second slit. Thereby, a 1st cylinder part and a 2nd cylinder part can be positioned about an axis mutually.

  The said structure WHEREIN: The said light transmissive member shall be formed in the said outer peripheral surface of the said light guide rod. With such a configuration, the three parts of the light guide rod, the first tube portion, and the second tube portion can be positioned relative to each other.

  Moreover, it comprises a cylindrical decorative member that covers the outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical portion and the outer peripheral surface of the second cylindrical portion and constitutes the design surface of the gripping portion, and the decorative member includes the first slit And a decorative member side slit that overlaps both of the second slit, and the light transmitting member is fitted to the decorative member side slit and is fixed to the decorative member. can do. With such a configuration, the decorative member can be positioned about the axis with respect to the first tube portion and the second tube portion.

  The light incident surface side end in the longitudinal direction of the light guide rod is fitted into a first recess formed in the one attached portion, and the light incident surface in the longitudinal direction of the light guide rod The end on the opposite side may be fitted into a second recess formed in the other attached portion.

  In the light guide rod, light from the light source tends to gather at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and the luminance tends to increase. In the said structure, each of the both ends of the longitudinal direction in a light-guide rod is each fitted by the 1st recessed part and the 2nd recessed part. Thereby, the situation where the both ends of a longitudinal direction are exposed outside via a light transmissive member in a light guide rod can be suppressed. As a result, uniform light can be emitted into the vehicle compartment without exposing a portion having relatively high luminance in the light guide rod to the outside.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the assist grip for vehicles which has an illumination function can be provided.

The perspective view which looked at the assist grip which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention from the vehicle interior Sectional drawing which shows the holding part of the assist grip of FIG. Sectional drawing which shows an assist grip (corresponding to the figure cut along line III-III in FIG. 2) Sectional view showing the assist grip (corresponding to the figure taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 2) FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing a joint portion between the first tube portion and the second tube portion. Sectional drawing which shows the assist grip which concerns on Embodiment 2. Sectional drawing which shows the holding part of an assist grip (corresponding to the figure cut | disconnected by the VII-VII line of FIG. 6) Sectional drawing which shows the modification of a 1st cylinder part and a 2nd cylinder part

<Embodiment 1>
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, the assist grip 20 provided on the ceiling of the vehicle 10 is illustrated as the vehicle assist grip. As shown in FIG. 1, such an assist grip 20 is provided on a surface on the vehicle interior side of the roof trim 12 that constitutes the ceiling of the vehicle 10, and is located above the door opening 13 and reachable by a passenger. It is arranged.

  The assist grip 20 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the grip body 30 that is substantially U-shaped and long in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the roof panel 14 that forms the ceiling of the vehicle 10. On the other hand, for example, a pair of pedestal portions 60 and 60 attached by bolts 15 are provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the grip body 30 includes a pair of attached portions 31 and 41 that constitute both ends in the longitudinal direction, and a cylindrical decoration that constitutes a central portion (the gripping portion 21) in the longitudinal direction. The member 50, the LED 52 (light source) disposed inside the attached portion 31 (one attached portion), the light guide rod 53 provided inside the grip portion 21, and the light adjacent to the light guide rod 53 A transmissive member 54. In addition, the right side shown in FIG. 2 is the vehicle interior side, and the left side is the vehicle interior side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, each of a pair of to-be-attached parts 31 and 41 is attached with respect to the base part 60 (attachment base) via the hinge 22, respectively. As a result, the grip body 30 can be rotated about the axis along the vehicle longitudinal direction via the hinge 22 as a rotation axis. That is, the pair of attached portions 31 and 41 are attached to the roof panel 14 (panel member constituting the vehicle) via the hinge 22 and the pedestal portion 60. The grip body 30 may be attached directly (non-rotatably) to the roof panel 14. That is, it is good also as a structure which is not provided with the base part 60. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the attached portion 31 has a substantially L shape, and the first tube portion 32 is integrated with the end portion on the opposite side of the pedestal portion 60 (the right end portion in FIG. 3). Provided. The first cylindrical portion 32 extends from the attached portion 31 toward the attached portion 41 (the other attached portion). The attached portion 41 is substantially L-shaped, and the second cylindrical portion 42 is integrally provided at an end portion on the opposite side of the pedestal portion 60 (the left end portion in FIG. 3). Yes. The second cylinder portion 42 extends from the attached portion 41 toward the attached portion 31. That is, the first cylinder part 32 and the second cylinder part 42 are arranged between the pair of attached parts 31 and 41.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the first tube portion 32 and the second tube portion 42 are arranged so as to be coaxial, and the extended end portion of the second tube portion 42 is extended to the first tube portion 32. The end portion is configured to cover from the outside. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, a stepped portion 32 </ b> B into which the extended end of the second cylindrical portion 42 is fitted is formed at the extended end portion of the first cylindrical portion 32. Further, a concave portion 42A is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the second cylindrical portion 42, and a protruding portion 32A formed on the inner peripheral surface of the first cylindrical portion 32 is fitted into the concave portion 42A. Thereby, the 1st cylinder part 32 and the 2nd cylinder part 42 are mutually assembled | attached near the center part of the decorating member 50. FIG. In addition, it is good also as a structure which the extension end part of the 1st cylinder part 32 covers from the outer side the extension end part of the 2nd cylinder part 42. FIG.

  The internal spaces of the first tube portion 32 and the second tube portion 42 are connected in a linear shape, and a light guide bar 53 is accommodated in the internal space. That is, the first tube portion 32 and the second tube portion 42 cover the outer peripheral surface of the light guide bar 53. And the decorating member 50 mentioned above is distribute | arranged so that the outer peripheral surface of both the 1st cylinder part 32 and the 2nd cylinder part 42 may be covered. Thereby, the grip part 21 is comprised by the 1st cylinder part 32, the 2nd cylinder part 42, and the decorating member 50, and the design surface of the grip part 21 is comprised by the decorating member 50. FIG.

  The light guide bar 53 has flexibility and light transmittance, and is composed of, for example, a core material (core) made of acrylic resin and a coating material (cladding) made of fluorine resin, for example. The core material has a cross section formed in a circular shape and a longitudinal shape. The covering material is set to have the same length as that of the core material, and covers the entire outer peripheral surface (side surface) of the core material. The covering material is fixed to the core material by fixing means such as pressure bonding. As the light guide bar 53, for example, a publicly known light guide disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 2005-306233, 6-75120, and the like can be used.

  The light guide bar 53 has a longitudinal shape extending along the central axis of the grip portion 21. In addition, one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the light guide rod 53 (the end portion on the light incident surface side of the light guide rod 53) is fitted in the first recess 31A formed in the attached portion 31, and the light guide rod The other end portion in the longitudinal direction of 53 (the end portion on the side opposite to the light incident surface of the light guide bar 53) is fitted in a second recess 41 </ b> A formed in the attached portion 41. That is, the first concave portion 31A communicates with the internal space of the first cylindrical portion 32 (the accommodation space for the light guide rod 53), and the second concave portion 41A is the internal space of the second cylindrical portion 42 (the light guide rod 53). Communication space).

  The LED 52 is connected to a power supply device (not shown) such as a battery mounted on the vehicle 10. As shown in FIG. 4, the LED 52 is housed in the first recess 31 </ b> A together with one end of the light guide bar 53. The light exit surface 52 </ b> A of the LED 52 is disposed to face the light incident surface 53 </ b> A (end surface) of the light guide bar 53. Thereby, the light emitted from the LED 52 enters the light guide bar 53 from the light incident surface 53A and is guided by repeating total reflection inside the light guide surface 53A, and then from the outer peripheral surface 53B of the light guide bar 53. It has a configuration that emits light to the outside. 2 and 3, the emitted light from the outer peripheral surface 53B of the light guide bar 53 is indicated by an arrow line L1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, slits 32 </ b> S (first slits) are formed in the first cylinder part 32, and slits 42 </ b> S (second slits) are formed in the second cylinder part 42. The decorative member 50 is formed with slits 50S (decorative member side slits). The slits 32 </ b> S are formed along the longitudinal direction of the first cylindrical portion 32 (paper surface penetration direction in FIG. 2). The slit 42 </ b> S is formed along the longitudinal direction of the second cylindrical portion 42. The slit 50 </ b> S is formed along the longitudinal direction of the decorative member 50.

  The slit 32 </ b> S, the slit 42 </ b> S, and the slit 50 </ b> S are arranged at the same position in the circumferential direction of the grip portion 21. The slit 50S is arranged so as to overlap the slit 32S and the slit 42S. Thereby, the outer peripheral surface 53B of the light guide bar 53 is exposed to the outside of the grip portion 21 through the slit 32S, the slit 42S, and the slit 50S. In addition, in this embodiment, although the 1st cylinder part 32, the 2nd cylinder part 42, and the decorating member 50 illustrate what forms a cylindrical shape, it is not limited to this. For example, the 1st cylinder part 32, the 2nd cylinder part 42, and the decorating member 50 may have comprised the cross sectional view ellipse shape.

  A light transmitting member 54 is fitted into the slit 32S, the slit 42S, and the slit 50S. The light transmissive member 54 is fixed to the decorating member 50 with an adhesive or the like, for example. The light transmissive member 54 has a longitudinal shape along the longitudinal direction of the gripping part 21, and has a refractive index sufficiently higher than that of air and substantially transparent (having light transmissivity), such as an acrylic resin or the like. Polycarbonate). Thereby, the emitted light from the outer peripheral surface 53B of the light guide bar 53 is transmitted through the light transmitting member 54 and emitted to the outside of the grip portion 21 (on the roof trim 12 side in FIG. 2). The light transmitting member 54 may be fixed to the first cylinder part 32 or the second cylinder part 42.

  Next, an example of the assembly procedure of the grip body 30 in the assist grip 20 will be described. First, the operator inserts the light guide bar 53 into the second concave portion 41 </ b> A and the second cylindrical portion 42 of the attached portion 41. Next, the decorating member 50 is attached to the second cylinder portion 42. At this time, the light transmitting member 54 is fitted into the slit 50 </ b> S of the decorative member 50. Subsequently, the first tube portion 32 is inserted between the light guide rod 53 and the decorating member 50. At this time, the light transmission member 54 is fitted into the slit 32S of the first cylinder part 32, and the protrusion 32A of the first cylinder part 32 is fitted to the recess 42A of the second cylinder part 42.

  As a result, the first tube portion 32 and the attached portion 31 are assembled to the second tube portion 42, and the LED 52 of the attached portion 31 is disposed to face the light incident surface 53 </ b> A of the light guide bar 53. In addition, the slit 32S, the slit 42S, and the slit 50S are formed in the 1st cylinder part 32, the 2nd cylinder part 42, and the decorating member 50, respectively. For this reason, the 1st cylinder part 32, the 2nd cylinder part 42, and the decorating member 50 can be elastically expanded and deformed at the time of an assembly | attachment, and can perform an assembly | attachment operation | work easily.

  Next, the effect of this embodiment will be described. According to the present embodiment, the light guide bar 53 can be arranged inside the grip portion 21 by dividing the grip portion 21 from the first tube portion 32 and the second tube portion 42. The light emitted from the outer peripheral surface 53B of the light guide bar 53 is emitted to the outside of the first cylindrical portion 32 and the second cylindrical portion 42 through the light transmitting member 54 fitted in the slit 32S and the slit 42S. Thereby, the vehicle interior can be illuminated. The light transmitting member 54 is fitted into both the slit 32S and the slit 42S. Thereby, the 1st cylinder part 32 and the 2nd cylinder part 42 can be positioned about an axis mutually (circumferential direction) mutually. In other words, the attached portion 31 provided in the first tube portion 32 and the attached portion 41 provided in the second tube portion 42 are held in a state extending in the same direction from the end portion of the grip portion 21. Can do.

  Moreover, it comprises the cylindrical decorating member 50 which covers the outer peripheral surface of the 1st cylinder part 32 and the outer peripheral surface of the 2nd cylinder part 42, and comprises the design surface of the holding part 21, and the decorating member 50 has slit 32S and The slit 50S overlaps with the slit 42S, and the light transmission member 54 is fitted to the slit 50S and is fixed to the decorating member 50. With such a configuration, the decorating member 50 can be positioned about the axis (circumferential direction) with respect to the first tube portion 32 and the second tube portion 42.

  An end of the light guide bar 53 on the light incident surface 53A side in the longitudinal direction is fitted into a first recess 31A formed in the attached portion 31, and is opposite to the light incident surface 53A in the longitudinal direction of the light guide bar 53. Is fitted into a second recess 41 </ b> A formed in the attached portion 41.

  At both ends in the longitudinal direction of the light guide bar 53, the light from the LEDs 52 tends to gather and the brightness tends to increase. In the above configuration, both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the light guide rod 53 are fitted into the first recess 31A and the second recess 41A, respectively. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress a situation in which both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the light guide rod 53 are exposed to the outside through the light transmitting member 54. As a result, uniform light can be emitted into the vehicle interior without exposing a portion with relatively high luminance in the light guide bar 53 to the outside.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the attached portions 31 and 41 are provided integrally with the grip portion 21. Thereby, the intensity | strength of the grip main-body part 30 can be made higher. Further, in the present embodiment, the extended end of the second cylindrical portion 42 is configured to cover the extended end of the first cylindrical portion 32 from the outside. Thereby, the rigidity in the circumferential direction of the grip portion 21 can be further increased.

<Embodiment 2>
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the structure of the grip body in the assist grip is different from that in the above embodiment. Note that the same portions as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and redundant description is omitted. The grip main body 130 of the assist grip 120 according to the present embodiment does not include the decorating member 50, and the grip 121 is configured by the first tube portion 132 and the second tube portion 142. The 2nd cylinder part 142 is distribute | arranged so that the 1st cylinder part 132 may be covered from the outer side, for example, it is being fixed to the 1st cylinder part 132 with the adhesive agent. That is, in the present embodiment, the outer peripheral surface of the second cylindrical portion 142 is the design surface of the grip portion 121. In addition, the 1st cylinder part 132 may be distribute | arranged so that the 2nd cylinder part 142 may be covered from the outer side.

  In the present embodiment, the light transmissive member 154 is formed on the outer peripheral surface 153B of the light guide bar 153. As shown in FIG. 7, the light transmission member 154 is fitted into the slit 132S of the first cylinder part 132 and the slit 142S of the second cylinder part 142. With such a configuration, the three components of the light guide rod 153, the first tube portion 132, and the second tube portion 142 can be positioned with respect to each other about the axis (circumferential direction).

<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) In the above embodiment, the vehicle assist grip is exemplified as the vehicle assist grip. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can be applied to various vehicles other than vehicles.
(2) In Embodiment 1 described above, the configuration in which the protrusion 32A of the first cylinder portion 32 is fitted into the recess 42A of the second cylinder portion 42 is exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this. As shown in FIG. 8, the protrusion 32A and the recess 42A may not be provided, and the first cylinder part 32 and the second cylinder part 42 may be bonded to each other. Moreover, the extended end part of the 1st cylinder part 32 and the extended end part of the 2nd cylinder part 42 do not need to overlap, and the 1st cylinder part 32 and the 2nd cylinder part 42 are the decoration members 50, for example. It may be fixed to the inner peripheral surface of each of them by adhesion or the like.
(3) In the said embodiment, the emission direction (opening direction of each slit) of the light from a holding part is not limited to the roof panel 14 side, It can change suitably.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Vehicle (vehicle), 14 ... Roof panel (panel member), 20, 120 ... Assist grip, 21, 121 ... Holding part, 31 ... Mounted part (one mounted part), 31A ... 1st recessed part, 32 , 132 ... 1st cylinder part, 32S, 132S ... Slit (first slit), 41 ... Attachment part (the other attachment part), 41A ... 2nd recessed part, 42, 142 ... 2nd cylinder part, 42S, 142S ... slit (second slit), 50 ... decorative member, 50S ... slit (decorative member side slit), 52 ... LED (light source), 52A ... light emitting surface, 53A ... light incident surface, 53B, 153B ... outer peripheral surface 53, 153 ... light guide rod, 54, 154 ... light transmitting member

Claims (4)

A pair of attached parts attached to a panel member constituting the vehicle;
A light source disposed inside one of the pair of attached portions;
A longitudinal light guide rod having a light incident surface disposed opposite to the light emitting surface of the light source, and an outer peripheral surface for emitting light incident from the light incident surface;
A first cylindrical portion provided integrally with the one attached portion, extending from the one attached portion toward the other attached portion of the pair of attached portions, and covering the outer peripheral surface;
A second cylindrical portion provided integrally with the other attached portion, extending from the other attached portion toward the one attached portion, and covering the outer peripheral surface;
In the first tube portion, a first slit that exposes the outer peripheral surface to the outside of the first tube portion is formed along a longitudinal direction of the first tube portion,
A second slit that exposes the outer peripheral surface to the outside of the second cylinder part is formed in the second cylinder part along the longitudinal direction of the second cylinder part,
The first slit and the second slit are fitted with a longitudinal light transmitting member capable of transmitting light,
The said 1st cylinder part and the said 2nd cylinder part are the assist grips for vehicles which comprise a holding part.   The vehicle assist grip according to claim 1, wherein the light transmissive member is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the light guide rod. A cylindrical decorative member that covers the outer peripheral surface of the first cylindrical portion and the outer peripheral surface of the second cylindrical portion and constitutes the design surface of the gripping portion;
The decorative member is
It has a decorative member side slit that overlaps both the first slit and the second slit,
The light transmitting member is
The vehicle assist grip according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle assist grip is fitted to the decorative member side slit and fixed to the decorative member. An end portion on the light incident surface side in the longitudinal direction of the light guide rod is fitted into a first recess formed in the one attached portion,
The end of the light guide bar on the opposite side to the light incident surface in the longitudinal direction is fitted in a second recess formed in the other attached portion. The vehicle assist grip described in the paragraph.

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