JPH0343071Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] 〓Field of Industrial Application〓 The present invention relates to the structure of an ornament that is provided on the rear of a car and displays the name of the car model, grade, etc.

〓Prior Art〓 Conventional ornaments of this type include the one shown in Fig. 4, and usually a pair of turn signal lights 2a, tail lights 2b, etc. are mounted on both left and right ends of the rear surface of the automobile 1. A tail lamp assembly 2 is provided, and a part of the tail light assembly 2, for example, the tail light 2b, is extended and connected to the center of the vehicle to form an extension part 30. The character part 30b is formed by printing the name, grade, etc. and used as an ornament, and in this case, the extension part 30 is an extension of the taillight 2b as described above. , as shown in FIG.
The background pattern part 30c other than the character part 30b of 0a is provided with a lens cut similar to that of the taillight 2b to unify the design, and the character part 30b is formed to protrude more than the background pattern part 30c for printing. 30d is made easier to perform. Note that, unlike the tail light 2b, no light source is provided on the rear side of the extension portion 30.

=Problem to be solved by the invention- However, since the extension part 30 which is this ornament does not have a light source, no matter how well it is formed in terms of design as explained above, it will not work at night at all. This caused problems in that the vehicle could not be viewed, the name of the vehicle model, etc. could not be displayed, and the purpose for which it was installed could not be achieved.

〓Means for Solving the Problems〓 The present invention is a specific means for solving the problems that occur in the conventional ones as described above. In the vehicle ornament, which extends and connects to the center of the rear surface to form an extension part, and in which a character part such as a car model name is formed on the back side of the extension part, the extension part has a color that matches the tail lamp assembly. and a front lens having a lens cut except for the character part, a diffuser plate disposed on the back side of the front lens and covered with a light shielding mask made of paint or the like except for the position corresponding to the character part, and the diffuser plate. The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems by providing an ornament for a vehicle which is characterized by having a structure consisting of an EL light-emitting plate further disposed on the back side of the ornament, thereby making it visible even at night. It is.

〓Example〓 Next, the present invention will be explained in detail based on an example shown in the drawings.

In order to facilitate understanding, parts that are the same as those in the conventional example will be described with the same reference numerals, and descriptions of some overlapping parts will be omitted.

1 are a pair of tail lamp assemblies provided on the left and right sides of the rear surface of the automobile 1 as in the conventional example, and the extension portions 3 are also provided in the same shape as in the conventional example. is mall 2
It is integrated in design with c. FIG. 2 shows this extension part 3 in more detail, and the extension part 3 has a front lens 3a having a character part 3b and a background pattern part 3c, as in the conventional example. Further, according to the present invention, a diffuser plate 4 made of, for example, a milky white acrylic plate is provided on the back side of the front lens 3a, and the front surface 4a of the diffuser plate 4 has a background pattern at a position other than the character portion 3b of the front lens 3. A light-shielding mask 5 is provided at a position corresponding to the portion 3c by printing or other means using opaque paint, so that the position corresponding to the character portion 3b is a cutout with the diffuser plate 4 exposed. Further on the rear side of the diffusion plate 4, there is an area that sufficiently covers the character portion 3b.
An EL (electroluminescence) light emitter 6 is provided, and the EL light emitter 6 is connected to a lighting switch of the automobile via a suitable power supply device (not shown) such as an inverter. With this structure, the ornament of the present invention can display the car model name etc. during the daytime by reflecting the outside light from the diffuser plate 4 through the surface lens, and at night time, the car model name etc. can be displayed by the light emitted from the EL light emitter. It becomes what is displayed.

The one shown in FIG. 3 is another embodiment of the present invention, in which a semi-transparent mirror 7 is formed by vapor depositing or sputtering chromium to a thickness of 200 to 300 Å on the character portion 3b of the front lens 3a. , and other parts are the same as those described in the previous embodiment, so they are omitted. By doing this, during the daytime, the semi-transparent mirror 7 reflects outside light, and the car model name etc. is displayed with a metallic luster, so the display is in harmony with the chrome plating often used on other parts of the car. It is possible to use the semi-transparent mirror 7 at night.
It is displayed by the light of the EL light emitting body 6 that passes through the EL light emitting body 6.

〓Effect of the invention〓 As explained above, the present invention provides a vehicle ornament with a front lens whose extension part has a color that matches the tail lamp assembly and a lens cut except for the text part, and a front lens with a lens cut on the back side of the front lens. By adopting a configuration consisting of a diffuser plate covered with a light-shielding mask made of paint or the like except for the position corresponding to the character part, and an EL light emitting plate disposed further behind the diffuser plate, it is possible to At times, the ornament displays the car model name, etc. without a light source, just like conventional ornaments, by reflection from the diffuser plate, and at night, the ornament displays the vehicle name, etc.
Display is performed by emitting light from an EL light emitter,
This type of ornament has the excellent effect of fully achieving the purpose for which it was installed, as it can be displayed regardless of day or night.Furthermore, by adopting the EL light emitting body, this type of ornament is thin and has low power consumption. This also has the effect that it is possible to construct an ornament.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a front view showing an installed state of one embodiment of a vehicle ornament according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the - line of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a front view showing another embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a front view showing a conventional example, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line - in FIG. 4. 2...Tail lamp assembly, 2a...Direction indicator light, 2b...Tail light, 3...Extension part, 3a...
Surface lens, 3b...character area, 3c...texture pattern area,
4... Diffusion plate, 5... Light shielding mask, 6... EL light emitter, 7... Semi-transparent mirror.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A pair of tail lamp assemblies disposed at both left and right ends of the rear surface of an automobile are appropriately extended and connected to the center of the rear surface to form an extension portion, and a vehicle model is provided on the rear surface of the extension portion. In the vehicle ornament in which a character part such as a name is formed, the extension part has a color that matches the tail lamp assembly and is arranged on a front lens with a lens cut except for the character part, and on the back side of the front lens. The light emitting diode is characterized in that it is configured to include a diffuser plate which is covered with a light-shielding mask made of paint or the like except for the position corresponding to the character portion, and an EL light emitting plate disposed on the back side of the diffuser plate. Ornaments for vehicles. (2) Utility model registration claim No. 1, characterized in that a semi-transparent mirror made of chrome plating or the like is provided on either the text portion of the surface lens or the position corresponding to the text portion of the diffuser plate. Vehicle ornaments listed in (1).