JPH0717646U - Underfoot lighting system in the car compartment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To illuminate at least one of the driver's seat and passenger's foot of the car. [Structure] A shift lever case 1 that covers a lower portion of a shift lever 7 provided on a floor in an intermediate position between a driver's seat M and a passenger seat S of a vehicle, and a window portion facing a lower foot portion on a driver seat side and a passenger seat side. A light bulb 22 in which a light guide 15 made of a transparent material is arranged in the shift lever case so that its illuminating parts 16 and 16 'are located in the window part, and is arranged in a light source arranging hole 18. Light is introduced into the light guide from the outside, and the light is reflected by the rear surfaces 16b and 16'b of the illuminating section toward the outer side surfaces 16a and 16'a, emitted from the outer side surfaces, and radiated to the lower foot.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a new foot lighting device in a vehicle interior. More specifically, the present invention aims to provide a new foot lighting device in a vehicle interior that can illuminate at least one foot of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat of the vehicle.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In the past, there was no device to illuminate the foot of the driver's seat or passenger seat of a car.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Therefore, if an object is dropped on the lower part of the foot, it cannot be confirmed, and it is not possible to know that the object is falling. there were.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a foot lighting device for a driver's seat in a shift lever case that covers a lower part of a shift lever provided on a floor intermediate between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of a vehicle. Side, a passenger's seat side, at least one of which has a window portion facing the lower part of the foot, a light guide body made of a transparent material is arranged inside the window portion, and a light source for introducing light into the light guide body is provided. The light from the light source is applied to the lower part of the foot through a light guide.

[0005]

[Action]

 Therefore, in the foot lighting device in the vehicle interior of the present invention, it is possible to illuminate at least one of the lower part of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat, and it is possible to confirm the lower part of the foot. The nature is enhanced.

[0006]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, details of a foot lighting device in a vehicle interior of the present invention will be described with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a shift lever case, which is located on the floor between the driver's seat M and the passenger seat S, and has a thin rectangular box shape that is long in the front-rear direction when viewed from above. is doing . Reference numeral 2 denotes a console which is continuous with the front end of the shift lever case 1 and is arranged in a state of standing up, and a cassette deck 3 is embedded in a substantially intermediate position in the vertical direction.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a lever insertion hole that is formed in the upper surface wall 5 of the shift lever case 1 and that is long in the front-rear direction, and the range marks 6, 6, ... Are cut out at one side of the lever insertion hole 4. It is formed like a letter.

The shift lever 7 provided so as to project from the floor between the driver's seat M and the passenger's seat S is projected upward through the lever insertion hole 4 of the shift lever case 1.

The left and right parts of the peripheral wall 8 vertically extending from the peripheral edge of the upper surface wall 5 of the shift lever case 1 are cut out to form windows 9 and 9 ′ except for the front and rear ends thereof. There is.

Reference numeral 10 is a partition wall vertically provided from the peripheral edge of the lever insertion hole 4 of the upper surface wall 5 of the shift lever case 1, and 11 and 11 ′ are partitions that partition the range marks 6, 6, ... Reference numeral 11 is a wall, and 11 is formed continuously with the rear edge of the area and the side edge on the side of the driver's seat M. 11 'is from the front end of the portion of the partition wall 10 located on the side in contact with the range mark forming area 12. It is formed over the portion up to the front end of the range mark formation region 12.

Reference numerals 13 and 13 ′ are also partition walls, and 13 extends from the front end of the partition wall 11 in the direction of the driver's seat M, and extends from a substantially middle point between the front end of the partition wall 11 and the side wall of the driver's seat M toward the rear to provide a window 9 It extends to a position corresponding to the rear end of the window 9 and extends laterally from there to the rear end of the window 9. Reference numeral 13 'extends from the front end of the partition wall 11' in the passenger seat S direction, and extends from approximately the middle of the front end of the partition wall 11 'and the passenger seat S side side wall to a position corresponding to the rear end of the window 9'. And extends laterally from there to reach the rear end of the window 9 '. The partition walls 13, 13 ′ and the rear end portion of the peripheral wall 8 form a light guide body arranging space 14 having a substantially concave shape when viewed from above.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a light guide body, which is made of a transparent material such as acrylic resin and has a substantially concave shape when viewed from above. The light guide 15 is formed by integrally forming an illuminating section 16, 16 'extending in the front-rear direction and an intermediate section 17 connecting the front ends of these illuminating sections 16, 16'. A concave-shaped light source disposition hole 18 having an opening on the lower surface is formed substantially at the center.

Inclined reflecting surfaces 19 and 19 are formed at the front corners of the connecting portion between the intermediate portion 17 and the illuminating portions 16 and 16 ′. Each of the 16 'is inclined to form an angle of about 45 degrees.

The illuminators 16 and 16 'are inclined toward the outer surfaces 16a and 16'a, respectively, that is, to the right (for 16) or the left (for 16'). , The respective back surfaces 16b, 16'b are inclined so as to be displaced outward as they go upward, that is, to the right side (in the case of 16b) or the left side (in the case of 16'b). Then, fine irregularities are formed on the back surfaces 16b and 16'b by frosting or the like.

Further, shallow notches 20 and 20 'are formed at the front end portions of the outer side surfaces 16a and 16'a of the illumination portions 16 and 16'.

The light guide 15 is arranged in the light guide arrangement space 14 of the shift lever case 1. At this time, the rear half of the side surface of the peripheral wall 8 of the shift lever case 1 from the window 9, 9 ′ to the front side is engaged with the notches 20, 20 ′ of the light guide 15, and the light guide 15 is closed. The outer surfaces 16a, 16'a of the illuminators 16, 16 'are located in the windows 9, 9'of the shift lever case 1.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a printed circuit board having a rectangular shape that is long in the front-rear direction, and the printed circuit board 21 supports light bulbs 22, 23, 23 in this order from the front side. The light bulb 22 is for illuminating the light guide 15, and the light bulbs 23, 23 are for illuminating the range marks 6, 6, ....

The printed circuit board 21 is attached to the shift lever case 1 after the light guide 15 is arranged in the shift lever case 1. The screws 24, 24, ... Are screwed into the partition walls 11, 13, 13 ′ and the peripheral wall 8 through the printed circuit board, thereby shifting the printed circuit board 21. It is fixed to lever case 1. Then, the light bulb 22 is inserted into the light source arrangement hole 18 of the light guide body 15 arranged in the light guide body arrangement space 14, and the light bulbs 23 and 23 form part of the partition wall 10 and the partition walls 11 and 11 '. It is located in the space surrounded by.

When the light bulbs 23, 23 are turned on, the light from the light bulbs 23, 23 passes through the range marks 6, 6, ... Which are in the form of cut-out characters, and when viewed from above, the range mark 6, 6, ... appear to shine.

When the light bulb 22 is turned on, the light of the light bulb 22 enters the light guide 15 from the inner surface of the light source arrangement hole 18, and travels left and right in the middle portion 17 of the light guide 15. Then, the light is further reflected by the reflecting surfaces 19 and 19 toward the rear of the illuminating parts 16 and 16 ', and reaches the inside of the illuminating parts 16 and 16'. The light that has spread into the illuminating parts 16 and 16 'is reflected toward the outer surfaces 16a and 16'a by the fine irregularities formed on the back surfaces 16b and 16'b, and the outer surfaces 16a and 16'a. It is emitted from 16'a and illuminates the lower part of the driver's seat M and passenger's seat S.

The lighting switch of the light bulb 22 may be provided with a dedicated one so that it can be turned on when the foot lighting is required. However, in addition to this, the room lamp is linked with the switch for the room lamp. Even if the foot lights are turned on at the same time when the lights are turned on, or if the foot lights are turned on when the headlights are turned on by linking with the light switch, the foot lights are turned on when the door lights are turned on. It is possible to carry out foot lighting at the same time, and various usages are possible.

FIG. 7 shows a modification 15A of the light guide.

In the light guide 15A, two illuminating parts 25, 25 'extending in the front-rear direction and an intermediate part 26 connecting the front end parts of these illuminating parts 25, 25' are integrally formed of a transparent material. It is substantially the same as the light guide body 15 in that it has a substantially concave shape when viewed from above. The rear surfaces 25b and 25'b of the illuminating parts 25 and 25 'are stepped except the front end and are displaced toward the outer surfaces 25a and 25'a toward the rear end. Reflective surfaces 27, 27, ... Are formed. Reference numeral 28 is a light source disposition hole formed substantially in the center of the intermediate portion 26, and reference numerals 29 and 29 are reflection surfaces formed on the front surface of the connecting portion between the intermediate portion 26 and the illumination portions 25 and 25 '.

Thus, the light emitted from the light bulb arranged in the light source arrangement hole 28 enters the intermediate portion 26 from the inner surface of the light source arrangement hole 28, is reflected by the reflecting surfaces 29, 29, and is illuminated by the illuminating portion 25. , 25 'inside and then reflected by the reflecting surfaces 27, 27, ... Of the rear surfaces 25b, 25'b of the illuminating parts 25, 25' towards the outer surfaces 25a, 25'a, The light is emitted from the outer side surfaces 25a and 25'a.

FIG. 8 shows another modification 15B of the light guide.

The light guide body 15B has a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction when viewed from above, and the left and right ends thereof are tapered so that the width in the front-rear direction becomes large at the left and right ends.

A light source placement hole 30 is formed in the substantially central portion thereof.

Therefore, the light emitted from the light bulb arranged in the light source arrangement hole 30 enters the light guide body 15B from the inner surface of the light source arrangement hole 30, and travels in the light guide body 15B toward both ends, Then, the light is emitted from both end faces 31, 31 '.

[0030]

[Effect of device]

 As is apparent from the above description, the foot lighting device in the vehicle interior of the present invention is a shift lever case that covers the lower part of the shift lever provided on the floor between the driver's seat and the passenger seat of the vehicle. At least one of the driver's seat side and the passenger's seat side is provided with a window portion facing the lower part of the foot, a light guide body made of a transparent material is arranged inside the window portion, and a light source for introducing light into the light guide body is provided. The light from the light source is applied to the lower part of the foot through a light guide.

Therefore, in the foot lighting device in the vehicle interior of the present invention, at least one of the lower foot of the driver's seat and the passenger's seat can be illuminated and the lower foot can be confirmed. Therefore, safety is increased.

In the above embodiment, the foot lighting device in the vehicle compartment is designed to illuminate the lower foot of both the driver's seat side and the passenger's seat side. It may be configured to illuminate only one of the lower legs.

In addition, the specific structures and shapes of the respective parts shown in the above-mentioned embodiments are merely examples of the implementation in implementing the present invention, and the technical structure of the present invention is considered by these. The range is not to be construed as limiting.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a foot lighting device in a vehicle interior of the present invention together with FIGS. 2 to 6, and is a perspective view including a peripheral portion.

FIG. 2 is a plan view.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG.

4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a light guide.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a modified example of a light guide.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another modification of the light guide body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 shift lever case 7 shift lever 9, 9'window 15 light guide 22 light bulb (light source) 15A light guide 15B light guide M driver's seat S passenger's seat

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A window facing a lower foot portion of at least one of a driver seat side and a passenger seat side in a shift lever case covering a lower part of a shift lever provided on a floor portion between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of an automobile. Section, a light guide body made of a transparent material is arranged inside the window section, and a light source for introducing light into the light guide body is provided, and the light from the light source is radiated to the lower foot through the light guide body. A foot lighting device in a car interior, characterized in that