JP3011913U - Item storage holder - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Object] To provide an article storage holder as a car accessory having a lighting means that can be used almost maintenance-free without requiring battery replacement. [Structure] In an article storage holder 1 having a housing 2 having a recess 4 for storing and holding articles such as beverage bottles and cans, the housing 2 is charged by a solar cell 11 and the solar cell. A power supply unit including an electric double layer capacitor, an oscillating unit that turns on / off a current supplied from the power supply unit at predetermined time intervals, and light sources (LEDs) 32a and 32b that blink with a current output through the oscillating unit. , And the solar cell 11 charges the electric double layer capacitor during sunshine,
After sunset, the electric double layer capacitor supplies power to the oscillating portion to blink the LEDs 32a and 32b.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an article storage holder, and more particularly, an article having a light source such as an LED (light emitting diode) and suitable for automobile accessory supplies, which can be used without replacing a battery or the like. The present invention relates to a storage holder.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 As one of the indoor accessories for automobiles, there is an article storage holder capable of storing a beverage container such as canned juice so as not to hinder driving. This article storage holder is also called a tray, etc., but a recess for storing and holding the beverage container was formed to prevent the beverage container from falling or falling due to vibration or shock during traveling. It has a housing.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Because it is an accessory, this chassis has various designs with appealing characteristics, but when the car becomes dark at night or when the car is placed in an underground parking lot, etc., it has a unique design. Not only is it invisible, and its value as an accessory is reduced, but when placing a beverage container, it is often necessary to fumble to find its position.

On the other hand, there are some interior accessories for automobiles in which a light source such as an LED (light emitting diode) is made to blink, but in general, the power source depends on a vehicle-mounted battery or a battery. Since the LED consumes little power, if the power source of the LED is demanded from the on-board battery, blinking (or lighting) the LED has almost no effect on the battery consumption, but it is still stopped, especially for a long time. In this case, it is not good for the mood. Also, for example, if you turn off the main switch to move away from the car, its power will be cut off and it will no longer function as an accessory.

In this respect, when the battery is used as the power source, it can be easily turned on and off even when the battery is stopped, but since it is a consumable item, it must be replaced with a new one. In the case of solar cells, replacement is not necessary, but there is the inconvenience that they cannot be used when the sunlight is cut off.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional circumstances, and an object thereof is to have a lighting means capable of appealing its presence even in a dark environment such as at night, and further, battery replacement, etc. An object of the present invention is to provide an article storage holder that is suitable as a car accessory that can be used maintenance-free and does not require time and labor.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an article storage holder having a housing formed with a recess for storing and holding articles such as bottles and cans for beverages, in which the solar battery and the A power supply unit consisting of an electric double layer capacitor charged by a solar cell, an oscillating unit that turns on and off the current supplied from the power supply unit at predetermined time intervals, and a light source that blinks with the current output through the oscillating unit It is characterized by the provision of and.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the housing is further provided with a locking means for locking the housing at a predetermined portion in the automobile.

In this case, it is preferable that the locking means is a locking claw that is fitted to an air blowing grill provided in the automobile to hold the same casing on the air blowing grill. Instead of the means, an adhesive means for attaching the housing to a predetermined part in the automobile may be used.

On the other hand, the light source used is preferably a light emitting diode that consumes little power. In that case, the light emitting diode is preferably covered with a cover member having a lens effect.

Further, the light source may be blinked day or night, but it is turned off between the power supply section and the oscillating section when the solar cell has an electromotive force and is turned on when the solar cell has no electromotive force. It is preferable to connect the switch so that the light source blinks only when the surrounding environment becomes dark.

[0012]

[Action]

 During sunshine, the electric energy generated by the solar cell is stored in the electric double layer capacitor. When the day breaks, the electric energy is supplied from the electric double layer capacitor to the oscillator and the light source, and the light source blinks. As a result, it seems that the article storage and maintenance device itself is emitting light, and it is particularly effective as an illumination accessory at night.

The electric double layer capacitor has a large electrostatic capacity per unit volume, has no limitation in charging / discharging, and has a long life. Therefore, it can be used almost maintenance-free without requiring replacement.

[0014]

【Example】

 FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an article storage and holding device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof. According to this, the article storage / holding device 1 includes a housing 2 made of synthetic resin, the front portion of which is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape and the rear portion of which is formed in a rectangular box shape.

A recess 4 for accommodating and holding a beverage container such as canned juice, which is inserted from an opening 3 formed in the upper surface of the housing 2, is provided in the housing 2. A grill portion 5 including a plurality of lateral ribs is formed in the front portion of the housing 2.

In addition, concave grooves 6 are provided in a row in a row above the grill portion 5, and a plurality of light sources, in this example, two LEDs (light emitting diodes) 32a and 32b as light sources are provided in the concave grooves 6. Is attached.

According to this embodiment, there is provided a cover member 7 which is fitted into the groove 6 so as to cover the LEDs 32a and 32b. The cover member 7 is formed in an arc shape along the curve of the concave groove 6, and engaging pieces 7a protruding from both ends of the cover member 7 engage with an engaging hole (not shown) formed on the concave groove 6 side. By mating, as shown in FIG. 2, it is fitted and held in the concave groove 6. In this case, the cover member 7 is preferably made of a translucent synthetic resin material colored in a predetermined color having a lens effect.

A solar cell 11 as a power source is provided on the upper surface of the housing 2. In this embodiment, they are arranged at three places around the opening 3, but this is due to the restriction of the mounting space, and if there is sufficient space, they may be arranged together at one place. Of course.

A pair of locking claws 8 is provided on the rear side of the housing 2 so as to be rotatable in the direction of the arrow in the figure. In this embodiment, each locking claw 8 is composed of two tongue pieces having an appropriate spring elasticity, and the locking claw 8 is provided in an air blow grill (not shown) for air conditioning provided on a dashboard or the like. The housing 2 can be attached to the front of the grill that blows out air by locking the housing 2 to the grill.

Therefore, during cooling in summer, the beverage container is cooled by the cold air blown from the air blowing grill, and during heating in winter, the beverage container is heated by the warm air. Become. In order to perform this cooling or heating more effectively, a ventilation port 9 is formed on the rear side of the housing 2.

Note that, unlike this embodiment, for example, a double-sided adhesive tape may be provided on the bottom of the housing 2, and the housing 2 may be fixed to a flat portion in the vehicle through the double-sided adhesive tape.

Next, the electrical circuit configuration of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 shows a circuit diagram as the first embodiment. According to this, the article storage holder includes the power supply unit 10, the oscillating unit 30 connected to the power supply unit 10 via the switch means 20, and the light source 32 whose blinking is controlled by the oscillating unit 30. ing.

The power supply unit 10 has the above-described solar cell 11 and an electric double layer capacitor 12 connected in parallel to the solar cell 11 to be charged. In this embodiment, the electric double layer capacitor 12 is used. A PNP transistor 21 is used as the switch means 20 for controlling the charging / discharging.

A Zener diode 13 for protecting the electric double layer capacitor 12 from its overvoltage is connected in parallel to the solar cell 11, and a reverse current blocking is provided in a charging circuit from the solar cell 11 to the electric double layer capacitor 12. A diode 14 for use is provided.

The transistor 21 has its emitter-collector connected to the current supply path from the power supply section 10 to the oscillation section 30, and has its base connected via a suitable base resistor 22 and auxiliary adjusting resistor 15 to the common terminal of the device. Connected to the side.

In this embodiment, the oscillating unit 30 includes an oscillating circuit 31 having two output terminals OUT1 and OUT2, and each of the output terminals OUT1 and OUT2 has the above-mentioned LED (light emitting diode) 32a as a light source. , 32b are connected to each other.

A resistor 33 for limiting current and an electrolytic capacitor 34 are connected to the input side of the oscillator circuit 31. The capacitor 34 is a capacitor that instantly supplies the light emitting energy to the LEDs 32a and 32b, and it is required that the capacitor has a low internal resistance and a small leak current so that a large current can be taken out. On the other hand, the electric double layer capacitor 12 is required to have a characteristic that self-discharge is small even if the internal resistance is high.

In the above configuration, when the solar cell 11 is in an electromotive state due to sunlight, the emitter potential and the base potential of the transistor 21 are kept at the same potential, so that the transistor 21 is off and therefore the The electric energy generated by the battery 11 charges the electric double layer capacitor 12.

When the electromotive force cannot be obtained from the solar cell due to a break in the day, the emitter potential of the transistor 21 becomes lower than the base potential, so that the transistor 21 turns on. As a result, the energy stored in the electric double layer capacitor 12 is charged in the capacitor 34, and the LEDs 32a and 32b alternately blink through the oscillation circuit 31.

Here, the electromotive force of the solar cell 11 is 2.0 V, 200 mA, the rating of the electric double layer capacitor 12 is 2.4 V2.2 F, the current limiting resistor 33 is 10 kΩ, the base resistor 22 is 1 MΩ, and the adjustment resistor is 15 is 100 kΩ, the rating of the electrolytic capacitor 34 is 16 V 100 μF, and the stepping motor driving IC (model number SM5546) made by Nippon Precision Co., Ltd. is used for the oscillation circuit 31, and the two LEDs 32a and 32b are alternately alternated for 40 msec every second. First, the solar cell 11 was exposed to sunlight for 20 minutes to charge the electric double layer capacitor 12. At this time, the charging voltage of the electric double layer capacitor 12 was 2.2V.

After that, the solar cell 11 was shielded from light. Along with this, the transistor 21 is turned on and the electric double layer capacitor 12 starts discharging, whereby the LEDs 32a and 32b start blinking alternately, and this state continues for about 5 hours.

The service life depends on the capacitance of the electric double layer capacitor 12, the light emission time and the light emission interval set in the oscillation circuit 31, and can be adjusted arbitrarily.

As another circuit example, as shown in FIG. 4, a manual changeover switch 21a may be used as the switch means 20 to arbitrarily turn on and off. In some cases, as shown in FIG. 5, the switch unit 20 may be omitted and the power supply unit 10 and the oscillation unit 30 may be directly connected to be constantly blinking while being charged.

Further, although the electric double layer capacitor is used in each of the above embodiments, a secondary battery may be used instead of the electric double layer capacitor in view of the concept of an energy storage element. Each of the above components is housed in a box indicated by reference numeral 40 in FIG. 1, for example.

The article storage holder 1 is attached to the air blowing grill for air conditioning through the pair of locking claws 8 as described above. During sunlight, the solar cell 11 charges the electric double layer capacitor 12. When the sunlight is cut off, electric current is supplied from the electric double layer capacitor 12 to the oscillating unit 30 via the switch means 20, and the LEDs 32a and 32b as the light source alternately start blinking. The light illuminates the entire cover member 7 in a band shape, and the illumination effect creates a unique atmosphere in the darkened vehicle.

In the above embodiment, the LED 32 is arranged only in the groove 6 in the front of the housing 2, and the LED 32 is covered with the cover member 7. However, the present invention is not limited to this. However, for example, a large number of LEDs 32 may be arranged on the entire grill part 5 or other parts of the housing 2.

By placing an ashtray, for example, in the opening 3 formed on the upper surface of the housing 2, the article storage holder can be used as an ashtray.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, the solar cell that receives energy from the sunlight in the power source section, and the electric double layer capacitor suitable for accumulating electric energy with almost no limitation in charging and discharging are provided. By combining the above, an article storage holder as a car accessory provided with a lighting means that can be used almost maintenance-free without requiring battery replacement or the like is provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of an article storage holder according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram showing an electrical circuit configuration of an article storage holder according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing another embodiment of the electrical circuit configuration.

FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing still another embodiment of the electrical circuit configuration.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Article storage holder 2 Housing 3 Opening 4 Recess 6 Recess 7 Groove 7 Cover member 8 Locking claw 10 Power supply 11 Solar cell 12 Electric double layer capacitor 20 Switching means 21 Switching transistor 30 Oscillating section 31 Oscillating circuit 32, 32a, 32b LED

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification number Internal reference number FI Technical display location H01G 9/155 H01L 31/04 H02J 1/00 306 L 7509-5G (72) Inventor Hidetaka Suzuki Elena Aomori Co., Ltd. 1-349-1 Ogi Nogi, Kuroishi City, Aomori Prefecture

Claims (7)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An article storage holder having a housing formed with a recess for storing and holding articles such as beverage bottles and cans, wherein the housing has a solar cell and an electric battery charged by the solar cell. A power supply unit composed of a multilayer capacitor, an oscillating unit that turns on / off a current supplied from the power supply unit at predetermined time intervals, and a light source that blinks with a current output through the oscillating unit are provided. Characteristic article storage holder. 2. An article storage holder having a housing formed with a recess for storing and holding articles such as beverage bottles and cans, wherein the housing is a solar cell and an electric battery charged by the solar cell. A power supply unit consisting of a multilayer capacitor, an oscillating unit that turns on / off a current supplied from the power supply unit at predetermined time intervals, a light source that blinks with a current output through the oscillating unit, and the same housing in an automobile. And an engaging means for engaging with a predetermined part of the article storage holder. 3. An article storage holder having a housing formed with a recess for storing and holding articles such as beverage bottles and cans, wherein the housing is a solar cell and an electric battery charged by the solar cell. A power supply unit consisting of a multilayer capacitor, an oscillating unit that turns on and off a current supplied from the power supply unit at predetermined time intervals, a light source that blinks with a current output through the oscillating unit, and a light source that are provided in the vehicle. An article storage holder comprising: an engaging claw that is fitted to an existing air blowing grill and holds the same casing on the air blowing grill. 4. An article storage holder having a housing formed with a recess for storing and holding articles such as beverage bottles and cans, wherein the housing has a solar cell and an electric battery charged by the solar cell. A power supply unit consisting of a multilayer capacitor, an oscillating unit that turns on / off a current supplied from the power supply unit at predetermined time intervals, a light source that blinks with a current output through the oscillating unit, and the same housing in an automobile. And a means for attaching the article storage holder to the article storage holder. 5. An article storage holder having a housing formed with a recess for storing and holding articles such as beverage bottles and cans, wherein the housing is a solar cell and an electric battery charged by the solar cell. A power supply unit composed of a multilayer capacitor, an oscillating unit that turns on / off a current supplied from the power supply unit at predetermined time intervals, and a light emitting diode as a light source that blinks with a current output through the oscillating unit are provided. An article storage holder characterized by being present. 6. An article storage holder having a housing formed with a recess for storing and holding articles such as beverage bottles and cans, wherein the housing has a solar cell and an electric battery charged by the solar cell. A power supply section composed of a multilayer capacitor, an oscillating section that turns on and off a current supplied from the power supply section at predetermined time intervals, and a plurality of light emitting diodes as a light source that blinks with a current output through the oscillating section, An article storage holder comprising: a cover member having a lens effect that covers the light emitting diode. 7. An article storage holder having a housing formed with a recess for storing and holding articles such as beverage bottles and cans, wherein the housing is a solar cell and an electric battery charged by the solar cell. A power supply unit including a multilayer capacitor, an oscillating unit that turns on and off a current supplied from the power supply unit at predetermined time intervals, a light source that blinks with a current output through the oscillating unit, the power supply unit and the oscillating unit. And a switch for operating the oscillating unit which is turned off when the solar cell is in an electromotive force and is turned on when the solar cell is in a non-electromotive force. .