JP4470176B2 - Vehicle interior light - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle interior lamp that is attached to a ceiling portion in a vehicle interior and illuminates the interior of the vehicle.

  Conventionally, in a car or the like, an indoor lamp is usually installed on the ceiling for nighttime indoor lighting. However, recently, interior lights that are not only intended for interior lighting but also for improving the atmosphere in the passenger compartment are becoming widespread. As such a vehicle interior lamp, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a first lamp for illuminating the interior of the vehicle with direct light and a second lamp for illuminating with indirect light to improve the atmosphere in the interior of the interior of the vehicle. It is well known that the illumination intensity in the vehicle interior is controlled so that it can be switched to either direct light only illumination, indirect light only illumination or both illuminations.

However, in the thing of patent document 1, while arrange | positioning the 1st lamp and the 2nd lamp on the base member attached to a ceiling board with the shielding member separated, the reflecting plate (usually casing) which is another member above the 2nd lamp | ramp It also has a structure that obtains indirect light by reflecting the light of the second lamp against this reflector and requires a shielding plate, reflector, etc., which increases the number of parts and makes assembly work complicated. There is a problem that the production cost is high, and a production cost is high. Furthermore, it is common to use a fluorescent lamp as a lamp. In this case, maintenance work such as bulb replacement and dust removal is necessary, and installation of a service hole for that is indispensable, complicating the structure. There was also a problem.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-85142

  The present invention solves the above-described problems, and provides a vehicle interior lamp that can eliminate a shielding plate, a reflecting plate, or the like made of another member, has a small number of parts, and is excellent in assembling workability. It was completed for the purpose.

The vehicle interior lamp of the present invention made to solve the above-mentioned problems is a vehicle interior lamp that has a direct illumination part and an indirect illumination part, and is attached to a ceiling member of a passenger compartment. In a vehicle interior lamp in which a first lamp serving as a light source of an illumination unit and a second lamp of a light emitting diode serving as a light source of the indirect illumination unit are assembled, and the base member is attached to the ceiling member, the ceiling member Assuming that a part of the concave part is formed in a shallow concave shape, the light of the second lamp is irradiated toward the concave part of the ceiling member facing and reflected by the concave part of the ceiling member. Then, the vehicle interior side is indirectly irradiated through the transparent lens portion of the base member.

Further, the base member has a transparent lens portion and a non-transparent light-shielding portion formed by a light-shielding treatment, and the base member is further provided with a semi-transparent semi-light-shielding portion. This is the invention according to claim 3.
Further, the first lamp and the second lamp are assembled at different cross-sectional positions in the longitudinal direction of the base member .

In the invention according to claim 1, since the light of the second lamp serving as the light source of the indirect illumination unit is reflected by the ceiling member and then indirectly irradiated to the vehicle compartment side through the transparent lens unit of the base member. There is no need for conventional shields or reflectors made of different members, the number of parts can be reduced, and each lamp is assembled on the base member side, so that the assembly is greatly improved. it can. Further, by using a light emitting diode for the second lamp, it is possible to reduce the load on the battery with power saving, and it is not necessary to install a service hall for maintenance, and the structure can be simplified.

In the invention according to claim 2, a transparent lens portion and a light shielding treatment are applied to the base member to form a non-transparent light shielding portion at a simple and arbitrary location. Since the transparent semi-light-shielding part can be easily and arbitrarily formed, the light can be freely produced and the atmosphere in the vehicle interior can be improved .

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The drawings show, as an example, a case where the present invention is applied to an interior light of an automobile, FIG. 1 is an overall front view, FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state of being assembled indoors. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of FIG.
1 and 2, 1 is a base member, 2 is a direct illumination unit that directly irradiates light of a lamp such as a map lamp, and 3 is light of the lamp so as to be lit up in a calm atmosphere etc. This is an indirect illumination unit that indirectly illuminates. Reference numeral 4 denotes a switch for turning the direct illumination unit 2 and the indirect illumination unit 3 on and off. Reference numeral 5 denotes a sensor for automatically adjusting, for example, brightness and color of the indirect illumination unit 3.

In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, a first lamp 6 a serving as a light source of the direct illumination unit 2 and a second lamp 6 b serving as a light source of the indirect illumination unit 3 are assembled to the base member 1. The light from the second lamp 6b is reflected on the ceiling member 7 and then indirectly irradiated to the passenger compartment side through the transparent lens portion of the base member 1.
That is, as a structure for obtaining indirect light in the prior art, a separate reflector that also serves as a casing is provided above the second lamp, and the indirect light is reflected by reflecting the light of the second lamp against the reflector. On the other hand, in the present invention, by reflecting on the ceiling member 7, the reflector (or casing) is not required, the number of components is small, the installation space is small, and each lamp 2, 3 is provided on the base member 1 side. Therefore, the assembly workability is excellent.

The base member 1 is formed with a transparent lens portion 8 and a non-transparent light-shielding portion 9 subjected to a light-shielding process. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the lens portion 8 is a portion for guiding the direct light of the first lamp 6a and the indirect light of the second lamp 6b to the inside of the vehicle, and the light shielding portion 9 is a lamp or harness. It is for concealing etc. and exhibiting a design effect.
The base member 1 is entirely formed of a transparent plastic, and the lens unit 8 and the light-shielding unit 9 are attached by attaching a light-shielding film at an arbitrary place or printing with transfer paper or the like. It can be freely formed.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, a semitransparent semi-light-shielding portion 10 such as a half mirror can be further formed on the base member 1. In this case, when the second lamp 6b is not lit, when viewed from the indoor side, it has a dark color tone like the light-shielding portion 9 and the inside is not visible at all. However, when the second lamp 6b is lit, The pattern can be raised by transmitting light thinly. In particular, when the semi-light-shielding portion 10 is formed in the light-shielding portion 9, the pattern of the light-shielding portion 9 is completely different between when the second lamp 6b is turned off and when it is turned on, and an excellent design effect can be exhibited. Become.
In the case of FIG. 5, the semi-light-shielding part 10 is formed in a track shape on the outer periphery of the light-shielding part 9, and is tripled in the light-shielding part 9 when the second lamp 6b is turned on. The ring is configured to float slightly.

  The lamp is preferably a light emitting diode. Light emitting diodes are rich in color and can produce illumination of any color, and have the advantage of reducing power consumption and reducing the load on the battery. In addition, it can be used semi-permanently without breaking the ball, and since the amount of heat generated is small, there is no contamination of the ceiling due to air convection, so there is no need to install a service hall for maintenance work, The structure as an interior light can be greatly simplified.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle interior lamp of the present invention configured as described above is assembled to the ceiling member 7 for use, but a conventional reflector (or casing) is completely used. Since it is unnecessary and can be directly assembled to the ceiling member 7 having a shallow concave shape, the installation space is small and the assembling work can be easily performed.

  As is clear from the above description, the present invention is a vehicle interior lamp that has a direct illumination part and an indirect illumination part and is attached to a ceiling member of a passenger compartment, and a light source of the direct illumination part is attached to a base member. And a second lamp serving as a light source for the indirect illumination unit, and the light from the second lamp is reflected by the ceiling member and then passed through the transparent lens unit of the base member to the vehicle interior side. Since it is indirectly irradiated, it is possible to provide a vehicular interior lamp that can eliminate a shielding plate, a reflecting plate, or the like made of another member, has a small number of parts, and is excellent in assembling workability.

1 is an overall front view showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state assembled | attached indoors. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is CC sectional drawing of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base member 2 Direct illumination part 3 Indirect illumination part 4 Switch 5 Sensor 6a 1st lamp 6b 2nd lamp 7 Ceiling member 8 Lens part 9 Light-shielding part 10 Semi-light-shielding part

Claims (4)

A vehicle interior lamp having a direct illumination part and an indirect illumination part and attached to a ceiling member of a passenger compartment, a first lamp serving as a light source of the direct illumination part on a base member, and a light source of the indirect illumination part In the vehicle interior lamp in which the second lamp of the light emitting diode is assembled and the base member is attached to the ceiling member, the ceiling member is provided with a recessed portion formed partly in a shallow recessed shape. the second lamp light is irradiated toward the recessed portion of the ceiling member facing the, after reflected by the recessed portion of the ceiling member, indirectly to the cabin side through the transparent lens portion of the base member The interior light for vehicles characterized by irradiating.   The vehicle interior light according to claim 1, wherein the base member is formed with a transparent lens portion and a light-shielding treatment to form a non-transparent light-shielding portion.   The vehicle interior lamp according to claim 2, wherein the base member is further formed with a semitransparent semi-light-shielding portion. The interior lamp for vehicles according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first lamp and the second lamp are assembled at different cross-sectional positions in the longitudinal direction of the base member .

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