JPH0330193Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a vehicle such as a cab-over type automobile, and in particular brightens a part of the cab floor, which is the floor surface of the cabin, to illuminate the feet of the occupants. The present invention relates to a lighting device.

[Conventional technology]

For example, among vehicles such as automobiles, especially trucks, so-called cab-over type vehicles in which a cabin is mounted above the engine are often used. Conventionally, the only device for illuminating the cabin of this type of automobile is a room lamp provided on the roof, which illuminates the entire inside of the cabin. However, in order to avoid dazzling the occupants of other moving vehicles, the illuminance of the room lamp is small compared to the area of the cabin, and it is difficult to clearly illuminate the occupants' feet. do not have. For this reason, if you drop something small, it takes time to search for it. Furthermore, due to the structure of this type of vehicle, the cab floor, which is the floor surface, has a high ground clearance, making it difficult to see the floor surface, especially when passengers are riding in the vehicle at night, making the vehicle a dangerous place to ride.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

Therefore, it would be very convenient to have a device that illuminates the feet of passengers at night, but installing a new lighting device in a location that will not get in the way would be unreasonable in terms of space and cost. Negative effects occur.

By the way, conventionally, as shown in FIG.
is buried in the headlamp device so as to illuminate the front, but not all of the light is projected forward, and some light leaks around the headlamp device c. Further, the upper surface of the recess b is a cab floor e surface constituting the floor surface of the cabin d and surrounds the headlamp device c, and this floor surface e has a hole g that is closed by a blind plug f. provided. The hole g is necessary for, for example, hanging a hanging tool during manufacturing, painting, and assembly of the cabin d, and is unnecessary in the completed state, so it is closed with the blind plug f. blind plug f
It is made of synthetic resin material or a piece of metal plate, and is black in color to make it inconspicuous. Therefore, the light leaking from the headlamp device c illuminates the cab floor e and the outer surface of the blind plug f. Since such a recess b is located at the feet of the occupant in the cabin d, it would be convenient if it could be used for illumination.

The present invention was developed with a focus on these problems, and utilizes the light leaking from the headlamp device to its surroundings and the cab floor surface to illuminate the passenger's feet, creating a new lighting source and An object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device for the footwells of a vehicle that improves lighting efficiency without requiring space.

[Means for solving problems]

In other words, the present invention provides a recess in the front end surface of the vehicle body, embeds a headlamp device in this recess that illuminates the front of the vehicle body and leaks light to the surrounding area, and connects the cab floor that forms the floor of the passenger compartment to the recess. A vehicle footlight, characterized in that a working hole provided in a part of the cab floor and near the headlamp device is closed with a blind plug made of a light-transmitting material such as a transparent material or a semi-transparent material. It is a device.

[Effect]

According to such a device, light leaking from the headlamp device to its surroundings passes through the hole and the blind plug, reaches the passenger compartment, and illuminates the passenger's feet.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be applied to an automobile and explained based on the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a so-called cabover type truck. The vehicle body 1 includes a cabin 2 which is a vehicle interior, and a luggage platform 3 connected to the cabin 2. A headlamp device 4, which will be described later, is embedded in the front end surface of the vehicle body 1, and is adapted to illuminate the front. Further, a room lamp 5 is provided on the roof portion, which is the ceiling of the cabin 2, and illuminates the inside of the cabin 2. However, this illuminance is relatively weak. A cab floor 6, which is the floor surface of the cabin 2, protrudes upward only at a portion where the headlamp device 4 is provided.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the front end surface of the vehicle body 1 is constituted by a front panel 8, and a recess 9 is provided in a portion of the lower end of the front panel 8. As shown in FIG. The lower part of the recess 9 is a bumper 11 in which a photo lamp 10 is embedded, for example. Furthermore, the recess 9
The upper surface of the cabin 2 is formed by a part of the cab floor 6, which corresponds to the footwell of the occupant inside the cabin 2. The headlamp device 4 includes a headlamp bezel 12 that covers the front surface of the recess 9, and a headlamp 14 that is supported within the recess 9 by a support panel 13. This headlamp 14
is a headlamp body 16 that houses the lamp 15;
and a headlamp lens 17 that covers the opening of the headlamp body 16. When the lamp 15 is turned on, light is projected forward of the vehicle body 1 via the headlamp lens 17, and some of the light leaks to the surrounding area and is emitted into the headlamp device 14.
It is designed to illuminate the inside.

On the other hand, a hole 18 necessary for various operations on the cabin 2 is provided on the upper surface of the recess 9 directly above the headlamp device 4, which is a portion of the cab floor 6. Since this hole 18 has no functional effect at all in the completed state of the cabin 2, it is closed by a blind plug 19. This blind plug 19
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, it has a claw portion 19a along the peripheral edge that uses elasticity to come into close contact with the peripheral edge of the hole 18, and is made of transparent material, translucent material, or milky white material. The thin-walled synthetic resin material is used to allow light to pass through.

When the headlamp device 4 is turned on at night to illuminate the front of the vehicle body 1, a portion of the light leaks from the headlamp lens 17 and illuminates the surrounding area. A portion of the leaked light reaches the blind plug 19 via the opening 18. Since this is made of a material that transmits light, the light reaches the inside of the cabin 2. Therefore, a part of the cab floor 6 and the feet of the occupants inside the cabin 2 are illuminated. Since this amount of light is relatively small, it becomes so-called soft lighting and does not cause glare to the occupants. Similarly, occupants of other moving vehicles cannot see the footwell lighting at all, so there is no problem. In addition, when passengers ride inside the cabin 2, they can easily check the 6 surfaces of the cab floor.
Needless to say, it is easy to ride.

In the above embodiments, a cabover type truck was described as the vehicle, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to buses, special vehicles, and other vehicles, for example.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, according to the present invention, without requiring a new lighting source or space, it is possible to brighten the cab floor, which is the floor surface inside the cabin, to ensure illumination at the feet of the passengers, and to improve lighting efficiency. This effect is achieved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 4 show one embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a side view of a cabover type truck as a vehicle, FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of its main parts, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cutaway perspective view of the main part, and FIG. 5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main part of the truck showing a conventional example of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Vehicle body, 9... Recessed part, 4... Headlamp device,
2... Cabin, 6... Cab floor, 18
...hole, 19...blind plug.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A recess provided in the front end surface of the vehicle body, a headlamp device buried in the recess that illuminates the front of the vehicle body and leaks light around it, a cab floor that is connected to the recess and forms the floor surface of the vehicle interior, and this cab floor. It consists of a working hole provided near the headlamp device and a blind plug that closes this hole, and the blind plug is made of a light-transmitting material such as a transparent or semi-transparent material and is connected to the headlamp. A vehicle footwell lighting device characterized by transmitting and guiding light leaking from the device into a vehicle interior through a hole.