JPH0510087U - Vehicle door open / close warning indicator light - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Without any special processing on the side of the vehicle,
The desired vehicle door is fixed to the edge of the fitting end face with one touch, and when the door is opened, the door or door is automatically turned on or blinked to warn the driver or pedestrian of the following vehicle of the lighting. [Structure] A plurality of light emitting elements 9, 9 ...
Are fixed in parallel, and the front surface of the light emitting elements 9, 9 ... A door fixing plate spring 5 for elastically fitting and fixing the indicator light portion to the edge portion c of the fitting end surface of the door b that opens and closes the opening of the vehicle a is provided. When the indicator light portion is fixed to the edge c by the door fixing plate spring 5, a push button switch 15 or the like for illuminating, blinking, or extinguishing the indicator light portion in response to opening and closing of the door b is attached. is there.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be attached to the edge portion of the fitting end surface of a vehicle door such as an automobile with one touch, and is a vehicle door for warning the driver or pedestrian of the following vehicle that the door is open or closed by lighting. It relates to an open / close warning indicator light.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, as a warning indicator light accompanying opening and closing of a vehicle door, as shown in FIG. 7, a mounting hole 52 is formed in a side fitting end surface 51 of a door 50 which is fitted with an opening surface on the vehicle side, and The lamp main body 53 is arranged in the mounting hole 52, and the light emitting lens portion 54 is exposed from the mounting hole 52 to the end surface of the door 50, and the lamp 55 inserted therein is turned on or blinked as the door 50 is opened or closed. The warning indicator light configured as above is used.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the above-mentioned conventional warning indicator light has a structure in which the mounting hole 52 is opened in the side fitting end surface 51 of the door 50 and the relatively large lamp body 53 is embedded in the mounting hole 52, so Since it is necessary to perform processing such as forming a mounting hole 52 for mounting the warning indicator light on 50, and a space for installing the lamp main body 53 of the warning lamp in the inner space of the door 50, the window glass Not only does the space for retracting the vehicle and the installation of power windows and other vehicle devices interfere with the structure of the vehicle body, but it is also extremely difficult to install in the currently used vehicle. ..

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and does not require any special processing on the vehicle side, and a desired vehicle door has a one-touch structure at the edge of its fitting end surface. A door opening / closing warning indicator light for vehicles that can be fixed at the same time and that automatically turns on or off when the door is opened to warn the driver or pedestrian of the following vehicle of the opening of the door The purpose is to do.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle door opening / closing warning indicator light according to the present invention is a display in which a plurality of light emitting elements are fixed in parallel on a printed circuit board and the front surface of the light emitting elements is covered with a translucent resin material. The display includes a light portion and an elastic fitting member that elastically fits and fixes the indicator light portion to an edge portion of a fitting end surface of a door that opens and closes an opening of a vehicle. The main point is that the light unit is configured to be turned on, blinked, or turned off.

[0006]

[Action]

 According to the above configuration, the indicator light portion can be easily fixed to the edge of the door by elastically sandwiching the elastic fitting member. Further, the switch of the indicator lamp unit is turned on / off by the opening / closing operation of the door. Therefore, when the door is opened, it can be automatically turned on and turned on or blinked, so that the driver or pedestrian of the following vehicle can be alerted and safety can be ensured. Further, in the above configuration, it is not necessary to perform special processing on the vehicle side, and it can be attached to a desired vehicle door with one touch.

[0007]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a vehicle door open / close warning indicator light according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention, in which reference numeral 1 denotes a lamp body molded of synthetic resin such as urethane rubber. The lamp body 1 has a fitting groove 3 formed adjacent to the indicator lamp portion 2 in the longitudinal direction of the member. The fitting groove 3 has a groove width sufficient to fit the edge portion c formed on the fitting end surface of the door b that opens and closes the opening portion of the vehicle a, and leaves the both ends and the groove edge to leave the spring-forming recessed portion. 4, a door fixing plate ridge 5 having a U-shaped cross section in the fitting groove 3 and having a narrowed portion 6 is fitted into the ridge forming recess 4 and integrated.

In the indicator lamp unit 2, a plurality of LED light emitting elements 9, 9 ... Are fixed in parallel to the substrate 8, and the lead legs 10 of each of the light emitting elements 9 are bent 90 ° at a position close to the substrate, and mutual The thin lamp main body 12 in which components such as the protective resistor 11 are arranged on the substrate 8 is arranged in the inner cavity 7, and the back cover 13 is closed. It is housed in a hermetically sealed state, and a lens 14 molded of a translucent resin is fitted to a portion of the lamp body 1 facing the light emitting elements 9, 9 ... to form a translucent window. ..

Reference numeral 15 is a normally-on push button switch that is provided at one end of the lamp body 1 and is inserted into one pole of a harness 16 that is energized from the power source of the lamp body 12 by a normally-on type push button switch. When it is fitted to the edge portion c of the vehicle a, it is provided at a position facing the receiving member d of the vehicle a, and when the door b is closed, the push button switch 15 is pushed by the receiving member d and turned off. Is becoming

As shown in FIG. 4, the vehicle door opening / closing warning indicator light having the above-described structure is fitted with the fitting groove 3 in the edge portion c of the door b and the elasticity of the door fixing plate spring 5 causes the door fixing plate spring 5 to move. The light transmissive window in which the lens 14 is fitted is directed toward the end of the door b, and when the door b is closed, the inside of the vehicle body is fixed. It will be hidden by. The harness 16 led out from the lamp body 1 is connected to a room lamp or the like (for example, a courtesy lamp) of an automobile of the door b, and uses a battery (not shown) of the vehicle as a power source. When the harness 16 is connected to a room lamp of an automobile, the room lamp is turned on / blinking or turned off by opening / closing the door b. Therefore, the push button switch 15 may be omitted. is there.

When the door b is in the closed state, the push button switch 15 is pushed by the receiving member d, so that the light emitting elements 9, 9 ... Arranged on the substrate 8 are maintained in the OFF state. However, when the door b is opened, the pressing by the receiving member d is released, so that the power circuit is turned on by the operation of the normally ON type push button switch 15. Thus, even if the door b is opened even slightly, the respective light emitting elements 9, 9 ... Turn on and the door opening warning light can be visually recognized through the lens 14.

In the above configuration, the thin lamp body 12 is housed in the inner cavity 7, and the back lid 13 is closed to hermetically house it. However, the thin lamp body 12 is made of a urethane resin lamp. It goes without saying that when the body 1 is molded, it can be integrally molded by molding or the like. Further, in the thin lamp body 12 having the above-mentioned configuration, the one-chip type switching element for switching is provided on the substrate 8, and when the push button switch 15 is turned on, the light emitting element 9 is kept in the blinking state by this switching element for switching. You can also do it. Further, instead of the push button switch 15, a sensor switch (not shown) may be provided to detect the opening / closing of the door b.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show another embodiment of the present invention in which a battery is built in as a power source, and a configuration different from that of the first embodiment will be described. Reference numeral 17 denotes a battery housing portion formed on one side of the inner cavity 7, which is provided with a battery lid 18 that can be opened and closed, accommodates a small battery 19 such as a lithium battery, and uses the small battery 19 as a power source. The LED light-emitting elements 9, 9 ... Are turned on, and the harness 16 derived from the lamp body 1 of the first embodiment is omitted, and one end of the lamp body 1 is interposed between the lead wire to the small battery 19. A power switch 20 to be inserted is provided.

The power switch 20 is connected in series with the push-button switch 15, and is kept in an ON state during use so that the light-emitting elements 9 are driven according to ON / OFF driving of the push-button switch 15. It can be turned on, blinked, or turned off.

[0015]

[Effect of the device]

 Since the vehicle door open / close warning light according to the present invention is configured as described above, anyone can easily use the elasticity of the door fixing plate spring with respect to the edge of the door without any special processing on the vehicle body. Since it can be attached, it can be attached to a conventional automobile door and used as appropriate, and the versatility of the warning indicator light can be enhanced.

In addition, since the driver or pedestrian of the following vehicle can be automatically turned on or blinked when the door is opened to warn the driver or pedestrian of the following vehicle of the opening of the door, the occurrence of a rear-end collision accident can be prevented. It has excellent features such as improved safety during vehicle operation, and the effect after implementation of the present invention is extremely large.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a first embodiment of a vehicle door opening / closing warning indicator light according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the vehicle is attached to a door of a vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a transverse cross-sectional view taken along the other position in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of the vehicle showing an opened state of a door equipped with a warning indicator light.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a lateral cross-sectional view of a main part of a vehicle door opening / closing warning indicator light.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part showing the structure of a conventional warning indicator lamp.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lamp body 3 Fitting groove 4 Spring stop recess 5 Door fixing plate spring 8 Substrate 9 Light emitting element 13 Back cover 14 Lens 15 Push button switch 17 Battery housing 19 Small battery 20 Power switch a Vehicle b Door c Edge

Claims (1)

[Claims for utility model registration] Claims: 1. A plurality of light emitting elements are fixed in parallel on a printed circuit board, and a front surface of the light emitting elements is covered with a translucent resin material. An elastic fitting member that is elastically fitted and fixed to an edge portion of a fitting end surface of a door that opens and closes an opening of a vehicle, and the indicator light unit lights or blinks in response to opening and closing of the door,
Alternatively, a vehicle door open / close warning indicator light characterized by being configured to be turned off.