JP4048806B2 - Assist grip device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an assist grip device provided in a passenger compartment for an occupant to hold his / her body.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A conventional assist grip device has a grip main body that is gripped by an occupant, a base portion that fixes the grip main body to the vehicle body, and a strut so that an occupant other than the driver can hold his / her body when traveling. The grip device is attached, for example, by fixing a base portion to a side roof rail, a door trim, or an instrument panel and exposing a grip body portion in a vehicle interior.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional assist grip device has a problem that when the interior of the vehicle becomes dark, the presence of the grip main body portion is diminished and the position of the grip becomes unclear, which is difficult to use.
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an assist grip device that can clearly display the position of the grip main body even when the interior of the vehicle is dark and can also serve as illumination in the vehicle. .
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-described object, an invention according to claim 1 is an assist grip device provided in a vehicle interior, which includes a grip body portion gripped by an occupant and a base portion that fixes the grip body portion to the vehicle body. Te, the grip main body, and guides the light of the light source and the light source is configured with a self-emission mechanism consisting of a light guide member which emits light to the outside, the light guide body, co of the grip main body portion It has a U-shaped outer surface along the outer surface of the letter-shaped, and emits light from the light source to the outside from the outer surface,
The grip body portion and the base portion are configured separately, and the grip body portion is pivotally supported by the base so as to be able to rise and fall with respect to a vehicle body .
[0006]
For this reason, in the first aspect of the present invention, the light-emitting mechanism emits light when the light source is turned on, and this light emission can clearly display the position of the grip body even when the interior of the vehicle is dark. The room can be illuminated. Moreover, the illumination direction of a self-light-emitting mechanism can be changed by the raising / lowering operation | movement of a grip main-body part.
[0007]
The invention according to claim 2 is the assist grip device according to claim 1 , wherein the light guide has at least one end opposed to the light source and is fixed along the surface of the grip body. It is characterized by comprising a thin light guide.
[0008]
For this reason, in the invention according to claim 2, the grip main body and the light guide are configured as separate bodies, and the light guide is configured as a thin light guide having a smaller cross-sectional area than the grip main body. Yes. When the light source is turned on, light from the light source is guided by the thin light guide, and a part of the grip main body emits light.
[0009]
The invention according to claim 3 is the assist grip device according to claim 1 , wherein the light guide is composed of at least a thick light guide constituting the grip body. To do.
[0010]
For this reason, in the invention described in claim 3, the grip main body is formed of a light guide, and the light guide is formed of a thick light guide having a cross-sectional area equivalent to that of the grip main body. When the light source is turned on, the light from the light source is guided by the thick light guide, and the entire grip main body emits light.
[0011]
The invention according to claim 4 is the assist grip device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the grip main body is separated from the inner panel of the vehicle body along the inner panel. A central portion that extends and both end portions that extend from both longitudinal ends of the central portion toward the inner panel side of the vehicle body are formed in a substantially U-shape, and from the both end portions along the inner panel. The connecting portion and the base are formed with a connecting portion that bulges outward, and the base portion is disposed facing both the connecting portions of the grip main body portion in the bulging direction of the connecting portion. The two are pivotally supported by a piece member as a shaft body that is mounted across both of the parts, a receiving hole is formed in one of both ends of the grip body, and the light source is mounted in the receiving hole. and said that you are.
[0012]
Further, the invention according to claim 5 is the assist grip device according to claim 4, wherein the accommodation hole is provided in a recessed manner on an end surface on one side of the inner panel of the vehicle body at both ends of the grip main body. It is characterized by being.
[0013]
The invention according to claim 6 is the assist grip device according to claim 4 or 5 , wherein the grip body part and the base part are pivotally supported by a piece member attached across both, A harness that is electrically connected to the light source attached to the grip body is inserted through a through-hole formed in the axial direction in the piece member and is routed in the base .
[0014]
For this reason, in the invention according to claim 6 , since the harness is routed in the central portion of the undulation operation of the grip main body, the stress applied to the harness during the undulation operation of the grip main body can be minimized. Can do.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0016]
1A, 1B, and 1C show an assist grip device 1 as a first embodiment of the present invention. The assist grip device 1 includes a grip main body 2 that is gripped by an occupant and a base 3 that fixes the grip main body 2 to the vehicle body 4 and is provided in the vehicle interior. At this time, the grip main body 2 includes a light-emitting mechanism 7 including a light source 5 and a light guide 6 that guides light of the light source 5 and emits light to the outside. As the light source 5, an LED (light emitting diode), a mini bulb, or the like is used. The light guide 6 is formed using a transparent polycarbonate resin material or acrylic resin material.
[0017]
In the assist grip device 1, the grip body 2 and the base 3 are integrally formed. That is, the grip main body 2 is formed by bending a long body having a substantially elliptical cross section into a substantially U-shape, and the base 3 has both ends of the grip main body 2 outward. It is extended and formed. The base portion 3 is fixed to the inner panel 4 a of the vehicle body 4 with screws 8.
[0018]
In the assist grip device 1, the light source 5 is mounted in the accommodation hole 9 formed in the grip body 2, and the light guide 6 has one end opposed to the light source 5 and the grip body 2. It is comprised by the thin light guide 6a fixed along the surface.
[0019]
Specifically, the receiving hole 9 is formed by opening a large hole portion 9a formed on the end surface of the grip body 2 and a small hole formed in communication with the large hole portion 9a and opened to the opposite side of the end surface. It is comprised from the hole 9b. The light source 5 is mounted by being inserted from the large hole portion 9a and inserting the light emitting portion 5a into the small hole portion 9b. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 is a harness that electrically connects one end to the light source 5, and is routed inside the inner panel 4 a, and the other end is a remote control switch, door switch, position lamp switch, or acceleration sensor. Are electrically connected to an appropriate control unit (not shown). The light source 5 is set so as to obtain lighting states in various modes such as continuous lighting, blinking, or intermittent lighting by a timer.
[0020]
Moreover, the grip main body 2 and the light guide 6 are configured separately, and the light guide 6 is configured by a thin light guide 6a having a smaller cross-sectional area than the grip main body. A groove 10 is formed in the grip main body 2 so as to connect the small hole portion 9b and the bottomed small hole portion 9c formed at the other end along the U-shaped outer surface. ing. The thin light guide 6a is formed in a substantially U shape corresponding to the outer diameter shape of the grip body 2, and both ends thereof are inserted into the small hole portion 9b and the small hole portion 9c, respectively, and an intermediate portion thereof is formed in the groove 10. The grip is attached to the main body 2 by fitting.
[0021]
In this mounting structure, the thin light guide 6a is mounted such that the end surface of the end inserted into the small hole 9b faces the light source 5, and both ends are inserted into the small holes 9b and 9c, respectively. At the same time, the intermediate portion is buried in the groove 10 to constitute a protective structure that can avoid an external force load.
[0022]
Further, preferably, as shown in FIG. 1B, the thin light guide 6a is formed by coating a diffuse reflection layer 12 on the back surface opposite to the surface exposed when attached to the grip body 2. Composed. In this configuration, the light L1 guided into the thin light guide 6a is efficiently diffused and reflected outward by the diffuse reflection layer 12 in the light guiding process, and as a result, the luminance of the light emission L2 is improved. be able to.
[0023]
The assist grip device 1 configured as described above includes a self-light emitting mechanism 7 including a light source 5 and a thin light guide 6a. When the light source 5 is turned on, light from the light source 5 is guided by the thin light guide 6a. As a result, a part of the grip main body 2 emits light, so that the position of the grip main body 2 can be clearly displayed even when the interior of the vehicle is dark, and the interior of the vehicle is illuminated. can do. For this reason, the brightness | luminance of room lighting can be improved, without increasing the installation number of room lights.
[0024]
Further, in the assist grip device 1, the light source 5 is mounted in the receiving hole 9 formed in the grip main body 2, and the thin light guide 6 a is mounted along the grip main body 2. Therefore, the apparatus can be provided with a minimum number of parts and without increasing the size of the apparatus and the installation space.
[0025]
FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C show an assist grip device 20 as a second embodiment of the present invention. The assist grip device 20 is configured in the same manner as the assist grip device 1 described above except that the grip body 2 and the base 3 are integrally formed with the thick light guide 6b. . For this reason, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
[0026]
That is, in the assist grip device 20, the light source 5 of the self-light-emitting mechanism 7 is mounted in the accommodation hole 9 formed in the grip body 2, and the light guide 6 has a cross-sectional area equivalent to that of the grip body 2. Thick light guide 6b. At this time, the accommodating hole 9 is composed of a large hole portion 9a and a bottomed small hole portion 9d that is formed to communicate with the large hole portion 9a, and the light source 5 is inserted from the large hole portion 9a. The light emitting portion 5a is inserted into the small hole portion 9d and attached.
[0027]
Preferably, the thick light guide 6b is formed by coating a diffuse reflection layer 12 along the U-shaped inner surface of the grip body 2 as shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b). The In this configuration, the light L1 guided into the thick light guide 6b is efficiently diffused and reflected outward by the diffuse reflection layer 12 in the light guide process, and as a result, the luminance of the light emission L2 is improved. be able to.
[0028]
The assist grip device 20 configured as described above includes a self-light emitting mechanism 7 including a light source 5 and a thick light guide 6b. When the light source 5 is turned on, light from the light source 5 is guided by the thick light guide 6b. As a result, the entire grip body 2 emits light, so that the position of the grip body 2 can be clearly displayed even when the interior of the vehicle is dark, and the interior of the vehicle is illuminated. be able to.
In the assist grip device 20, the light source 5 is mounted in the receiving hole 9 formed in the grip body 2, and the thick light guide 6 b constitutes the grip body 2 itself. It can be provided with a limited number of parts, without increasing the size of the apparatus and increasing the installation space.
[0029]
FIG. 3 shows an assist grip device 21 as a third embodiment of the present invention. In this assist grip device 21, the grip body 2 and the base 3 are configured as separate bodies, and the grip body 2 is pivotally supported by the base 3 so as to be able to rise and fall with respect to the vehicle body 4. The other configurations are the same as those of the assist grip device 1 described above. For this reason, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
[0030]
That is, in the assist grip device 21, the grip body 2 is separated from the inner panel of the vehicle body and extends along the inner panel, and from both longitudinal ends of the central portion to the inner panel side of the vehicle body. Both ends of the base portion 3 are formed in a substantially U-shape and have connecting portions 25 and 26 that bulge outward at both ends, and the base portion 3 is connected It is divided into one end side base portion 30 having a connecting portion 31 facing the portion 25 and another end side base portion 32 having a connecting portion 33 facing the connecting portion 26.
[0031]
The base portions 30 and 32 are fixed to the inner panel 4a of the vehicle body 4 with screws 8, and the grip body portion 2 is mounted between the base portions 30 and 32 so as to straddle both. 14 is pivotally supported.
[0032]
Specifically, the connecting portion 25 has a shaft hole 25a communicating with the large hole portion 9a of the receiving hole 9, the connecting portion 26 has a bottomed shaft hole 26a, and A shaft hole 31a is drilled in the connecting portion 31 so as to communicate with the routing hole 30a of the harness 11 that communicates with the inner panel 4a, and a bottomed shaft hole 26a is drilled in the connecting portion 33. ing.
[0033]
As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the piece member 13 is a circular outer peripheral shaft body, an annular rib 13a formed along the central outer periphery, and a through hole 13b drilled in the axial direction. And the whole structure. As shown in FIG. 3, the piece member 13 is attached by inserting one side of the annular rib 13a into the shaft hole 25a and inserting the other side into the shaft hole 31a. Further, the piece member 14 is configured in the same manner as the piece member 13 except that the through hole 13b is not formed, and as shown in FIG. 3, one side of the annular rib is connected to the shaft hole 26a. The other side is inserted into the shaft hole 33a and attached.
[0034]
In the assist grip device 21 configured as described above, the grip main body 2 is pivotally supported around the piece members 13 and 14, whereby the raising and lowering operation of the grip main body 2 with respect to the vehicle body 4 (in FIG. 3, the arrows a).
[0035]
For this reason, since the assist grip device 21 includes the self-light-emitting mechanism 7 including the light source 5 and the thin light guide 6a in the same manner as the assist grip device 1, the same effect as the assist grip device 1 can be achieved. Of course, since the illumination direction of the self-light-emitting mechanism 7 can be changed by the raising / lowering operation of the grip body 2, the luminance at a desired location can be improved.
[0036]
In addition, the assist grip device 21 is preferably a through-hole in which a harness 11 that is electrically connected to the light source 5 attached to the grip body 2 is formed in the piece member 13 in the axial direction as in the present embodiment. It is routed through the hole 13b.
[0037]
In this configuration, since the harness 11 is routed in the central portion of the undulation operation of the grip body 2, stress applied to the harness 11 during the undulation operation of the grip body 2 can be minimized. .
[0038]
FIG. 4 shows an assist grip device 22 as a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The assist grip device 22 is the same as the assist grip device 21 except that the self-light emitting mechanism 7 is configured in the same manner as the assist grip device 20. For this reason, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
[0039]
That is, in the assist grip device 22, the light source 5 of the self-light-emitting mechanism 7 is mounted in the accommodation hole 9 formed in the grip body 2, and the light guide 6 has the same cross-sectional area as the grip body 2. It is composed of a thick light guide 6b. The grip main body 2 is pivotally supported by the piece members 13 and 14 attached between the base portions 30 and 32 so as to straddle both.
[0040]
The assist grip device 22 configured as described above has the same light emitting mechanism 7 as that of the assist grip device 20 as well as the same effect as the assist grip device 21. The same effects as the device 20 can also be achieved.
[0041]
Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and includes the following modifications.
[0042]
That is, the thin light guide 6 a can also be provided with its both end faces opposed to the light sources 5 respectively attached to both ends of the grip body 2.
[0043]
In the case where the grip body 2 itself is composed of the thick light guide 6 b, the light sources 5 can be attached to both ends of the grip body 2.
[0044]
Further, in the assist grip device 20, the grip body part 2 can be formed of a resin material of the light guide and the base part 3 can be formed of a resin material other than the light guide by two-color molding.
[0045]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the light emission of the self-light emitting mechanism provided in the grip body portion clearly displays the position of the grip body portion even when the vehicle interior becomes dark. In addition, it can also serve as lighting in the vehicle interior, and as a result, the luminance of the lighting can be improved without increasing the number of indoor lamps installed. Moreover, since the illumination direction of the self-light-emitting mechanism can be changed by the raising and lowering operation of the grip body, the illuminance at a desired location can be improved.
[0046]
Further, according to the invention described in claim 2, the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 1 can be obtained by light emission of a part of the grip body.
[0047]
In addition, since the self-light emitting mechanism is composed of a light source mounted in the accommodation hole of the grip body and a thin light guide mounted along the grip body, the number of parts can be reduced and the device It can be provided without enlarging the size and increasing the installation space.
[0048]
Further, according to the invention described in claim 3, the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 1 can be obtained by light emission of the entire grip body.
[0049]
In addition, the self-light-emitting mechanism is composed of a light source mounted in the accommodation hole of the grip body and a thick light guide constituting the grip body, so that the size of the device can be increased with a minimum number of parts. And can be provided without an increase in installation space.
[0051]
Further, according to the invention described in claim 6, since the stress applied to the harness can be suppressed to the minimum during the undulation operation of the grip body, in addition to the effects of the invention described in claim 4 or 5. The durability of the harness can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an assist grip device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) is a longitudinal sectional view, (b) is a sectional view taken along line Ib-Ib of (a), and (c) is (a). FIG.
FIG. 2 is an assist grip device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a longitudinal sectional view, (b) is a sectional view taken along line IIb-IIb of (a), and (c) is (a). FIG.
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of an assist grip device as a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of an assist grip device as a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
5A and 5B are a piece member according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 5A is a side view, and FIG. 5B is a front view.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, 20, 21, 22 Assist grip device 2 Grip main body 3, 30, 32 Base 4 Body 5 Light source 6 Light guide 6a Thin light guide 6b Thick light guide 7 Self-light emitting mechanism 9 Housing hole 11 Harness 13, 14 Piece member 13b Through hole

Claims (6)

An assist grip device provided in a passenger compartment with a grip body portion gripped by an occupant and a base portion for fixing the grip body portion to the vehicle body,
The grip body is configured to include a self-light emitting mechanism including a light source and a light guide that guides light of the light source and emits light to the outside .
The light guide has a U-shaped outer surface along the U-shaped outer surface of the grip body part, and emits light from the light source to the outside from the outer surface,
An assist grip device , wherein the grip main body and the base are configured separately, and the grip main body is pivotally supported by the base so as to be able to move up and down with respect to the vehicle body . The assist grip device according to claim 1 ,
The assist grip device according to claim 1, wherein the light guide body is formed of a thin light guide body having at least one end opposed to the light source and fixed along the surface of the grip body. The assist grip device according to claim 1 ,
The said light guide is comprised with the thick light guide which comprises the said grip main-body part at least, The assist grip apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. The assist grip device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The grip main body portion has a central portion that is separated from the inner panel of the vehicle body and extends along the inner panel, and both end portions that extend from both longitudinal ends of the central portion toward the inner panel side of the vehicle body. It is formed with a connecting portion that bulges outward along the inner panel from the both end portions, and is formed in a substantially U-shape.
A piece member as a shaft body that is mounted across both the connecting portion and the base portion, with the base portion facing the connecting portion of the grip body portion toward the bulging direction of the connecting portion. Both are pivotally supported by
An assist grip device in which an accommodation hole is formed in one of both ends of the grip body, and the light source is mounted in the accommodation hole. The assist grip device according to claim 4,
  The assist grip device according to claim 1, wherein the housing hole is recessed in one end face of the vehicle body on the inner panel side at both ends of the grip body. The assist grip device according to claim 4 or 5 ,
The assist is characterized in that a harness electrically connected to the light source attached to the grip body is inserted into the base through a through-hole drilled in the axial direction in the piece member. Grip device.

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