JPH08230540A - Grip for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To adjust an illuminating position of a grip under working condition and store it under non-working condition. CONSTITUTION: A grip for vehicle is provided with a grip main body 12 both ends or one end of which is attached to a body or a seat, a universal arm 13 which is attached to one end of the main body, bent flexibly, and kept in the bent form, an illuminating lamp 14 which is attached to the top end of it and can adjust the illuminating position, a recessed groove 12a provided in the outside of the grip main body in longitudinal direction so that the universal arm can be stored, a recessed part 12b provided in the other end so that the illuminating lamp 14 can be stored successively in the recessed groove, and a fixing means to fix the universal arm and illuminating lamp under the conditions stored in the recessed groove and recessed part, respectively. Also it is desirable to provide a switch which is an illuminating lamp lock part 12c in which a fixing means is provided in the recessed part, extinguishes the illuminating lamp when it is locked to the lock part, and lights it up when it comes out of the locked part in the recessed part.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle grip provided in a vehicle such as a bus or a passenger car. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vehicle grip having an illuminating lamp that can be used as a reading lamp or for illuminating a room at night and whose height and angle can be freely set.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a passenger compartment of a bus, a passenger car or the like, an illumination lamp is provided on the ceiling as a reading lamp or for illuminating the room at night. By turning on this illuminating lamp, it is possible to view a map in the passenger compartment or read a book on the bus even at night. However, since this illuminating lamp is fixed to the ceiling, the illuminating lamp itself cannot be brought close to the object to be illuminated. For this reason, there is a problem that the quantity of light is insufficient for reading and the like, and if the illumination lamp is of a spot type, the illumination position is limited, which is not suitable for illuminating the object to be searched for in the vehicle.

In order to solve these problems, a vehicle assist grip in which a grip body of an assist grip conventionally provided at a rear portion of a seat of a bus or the like emits light, or an interior lighting lamp is mounted on a ceiling via a moving support body, is used. An in-vehicle lighting device and the like are disclosed (Actual Kaihei 4-26835, Actual Kaisho 58-40). According to these proposals, it is possible to bring the light emitting unit closer to each other, the amount of light does not become insufficient even when reading, and it is also convenient to illuminate the object to be searched in the vehicle by moving the lamp through the moving support. .

[0004]

However, with the former vehicle assist grip, the lighting can be brought closer, but the position is still fixed, and when the posture is changed, for example, when reading, the lighting position is dependent on the change. I couldn't let you do it. In addition, according to the latter example, there is a problem that it does not look good when it is not used because it is not housed and it becomes an obstacle in some cases. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle grip having an illuminating device that can adjust an illumination position in a use state and can be accommodated in the grip in a non-use state.

[0005]

A configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object will be described with reference to FIG. 1 corresponding to an embodiment. A characteristic configuration of the present invention is that a grip body 12 having both ends or one end attached to a vehicle body or a seat 10, and a base arm attached to one end of the grip body 12 are freely bendable and can hold a bent state. 13 and an illuminating lamp 14 which is attached to the tip of the free arm 13 and whose illumination position can be adjusted by bending the free arm 13.
A concave groove 12a provided so as to be able to accommodate the free arm 13 in the longitudinal direction of the outer surface of the grip body 12, and a concave portion 12b provided at the other end of the grip body 12 so as to be able to accommodate the illumination lamp 14 continuously to the concave groove 12a. , Free arm 13 and illumination lamp 14
Fixing means for fixing while being accommodated in the concave groove 12a and the concave portion 12b.

The fixing means is the illuminating lamp locking portion 12c provided in the recess 12b, and when the illuminating lamp 14 is locked by the locking portion 12c, the illuminating lamp 14 is turned off and the illuminating lamp 14 is locked by the locking portion 1.
Switch 1 for turning on the illuminating lamp 14 when it comes off from 2b
4a is preferably provided in the recess 12b.

[0007]

When the illuminating lamp 14 is used, the illuminating lamp 14 and the universal arm 13 are detached from the concave groove 12a and the concave portion 12b, and the universal arm 13 is bent. The illumination lamp 14 is provided with the recess 1
Since the switch 14a projects at the stage of being separated from 2b, the illuminating lamp 14 is turned on. Free arm 1 when not in use
3 and the illuminating lamp 14 are housed in the concave groove 12a and the concave portion 12b, respectively, and the illuminating lamp 14 is locked to the locking portion 12c. As a result, the illumination lamp 14 pushes the switch 14a to turn off the light.

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 5, the present embodiment relates to a vehicle grip provided on the seat 10 of a large-sized bus. A rear portion 10a of the seat 10 is provided with a pocket 10b and a grip 11 for an occupant sitting on the seat behind the seat 10. The grip 11 is formed in a substantially U shape, and both ends thereof are attached to the seat rear portion 10a by screws (not shown). Accordingly, the central portion of the grip 11 is spaced from the back surface of the seat 10 so that the passenger can grip it.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the grip 11 has a grip body 1 whose both ends are attached to a seat rear portion 10a.
2, a free arm 13, and an illumination lamp 14 provided at the tip of the free arm 13. Free arm 13
The base end of is attached to one end of the grip body 12. The flexible arm 13 is configured to be bendable, and can hold its shape in a bent state. An illuminating lamp 14 is attached to the tip of the free arm 13 so that illumination can be performed by passing an electric current through a built-in light emitting portion. Further, the illumination lamp 14 is a free arm 13.
The position illuminated by the illuminating lamp 14 can be adjusted by bending.

A concave groove 12a extending in the longitudinal direction and corresponding to the outer shape of the free arm is provided on the outer surface of the grip body 12. As shown in FIG. 3, the free arm 13 can be accommodated by being inserted into the recess groove 12a. It is like this. Returning to FIG. 1, a recess 12b corresponding to the size of the illuminating lamp 14 is provided at the other end of the grip body 12 so as to be continuous with the recessed groove 12a, and the illuminating lamp 14 can be accommodated by inserting the recess 12b. It has become. Universal arm 13 and illumination lamp 1
In the state where 4 is housed in the concave groove 12a and the concave portion 12b, as shown in FIG. 2, the outer shape of the grip is a streamlined normal grip.

The concave portion 12b is provided with an illuminating lamp engaging portion 12c made of a synthetic resin elastic body and having a triangular claw at the tip thereof, and the free arm 13 and the illuminating lamp 14 are accommodated in the concave groove 12a and the concave portion 12b. The illuminating lamp 14 can be fixed by being locked to a not-shown locked portion of the illuminating lamp 14. Further, a switch 14a for turning on or off the illumination lamp is provided in the recess 12b into which the illumination lamp 14 is inserted. The switch 14a is provided with a spring (not shown). The switch 14a turns on the illumination lamp 14 when the switch 14a is projected by the elastic force of the spring as shown by the broken line in FIG. 4, and is turned off when it is pushed in as shown by the solid line. It is supposed to do. That is, when the illuminating lamp 14 is inserted into the recess and locked by the locking portion 12c, the switch 14a is pressed by the illuminating lamp 14 to turn off the illuminating lamp 14, and the illuminating lamp 14 is removed from the locking portion 12c and removed from the recess 12b. The switch 14a protrudes to turn on the illumination lamp 14.

A method of using the vehicle grip thus configured will be described. When the illuminating lamp 14 is not used, the grip 11 has an outer shape of a normal grip as shown in FIG. 2, and the central portion is gripped to ensure safety while getting on the bus or to get in or out of the seat 10. Used as an auxiliary tool at the time of seating. When it is desired to use illumination for reading a book while riding on the bus, the illuminating lamp 14 and the free arm 13 are removed from the groove 12a and the recess 12b, and the free arm 13 is bent to adjust the position to the desired illumination. The illuminating lamp 14 is turned on when the illuminating lamp 14 is separated from the recessed portion 14b, and the passenger can position the illuminating lamp 14 at a desired position for reading or the like. When the illumination by the illumination lamp 14 becomes unnecessary, the universal arm 13 and the illumination lamp 14 are housed in the concave groove 12a and the concave portion 12b, and as shown in FIG. 2, they are returned to the normal grip 11 having a streamlined shape. In this case, the illumination lamp 14 pushes the switch 14a to turn off the illumination lamp 14.

Although the grip attached to the seat of the large-sized bus has been described in the above embodiment, it may be used as the grip provided on the side of the ceiling of the passenger seat or the rear seat of the ordinary passenger car. Further, although the grip is formed in a substantially U shape and both ends thereof are attached to the rear portion of the seat in the above embodiment, the grip may be formed in a substantially L shape and one end thereof is attached. In the above-described embodiment, the illumination lamp locking portion is provided in the recess and the movable arm and the illumination lamp are fixed to the concave groove and the concave portion by locking to the locked portion of the illumination lamp. It may be formed to be slightly narrow, and the flexible arm may be held by elastic deformation of the grip body. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the switch is provided in the concave portion to turn on / off the illumination lamp in conjunction with the movement of the illumination lamp. However, it may be provided on the vehicle body near the seat to manually turn on / off the illumination lamp. .

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the grip body is provided with the flexible arm capable of holding the shape in a bent state, and the illumination lamp is attached to the tip, the universal arm is provided. By bending, the illumination position can be freely adjusted. Further, since the grip body is provided with the concave groove, the recess and the fixing means, the free arm and the illuminating lamp can be accommodated in the grip body, and the illuminating lamp looks good and does not interfere even when it is not used. . Furthermore,
By providing a switch for turning on or off the illumination lamp in the recess, it is possible to avoid the trouble of turning the switch on or off when the illumination lamp is used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which an illumination lamp of a vehicle grip according to an embodiment of the present invention is used.

FIG. 2 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a time when the lighting lamp of the grip is not used.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a seat to which the grip is attached.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Seat 11 Grip 12 Grip Main Body 13 Flexible Arm 14 Lighting Light 12a Recessed Groove 12b Recess 12c Lighting Light Locking Part 14a Switch

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A grip body (12) having both ends or one end attached to a vehicle body or a seat (10), and a base end attached to one end of the grip body (12) to hold a bendable and bent state. Flexible arm (1
3) and the free arm attached to the tip of the free arm (13).
An illuminating lamp (14) whose lighting position can be adjusted by bending (13), and the free arm in the longitudinal direction of the outer surface of the grip body (12).
(13) is provided with a concave groove (12a) capable of accommodating, and the other end of the grip body (12) is provided with the illumination lamp (14) continuously accommodating the concave groove (12a). Recess (12b)
The free arm (13) and the illuminating lamp (14) to the concave groove (12
A vehicle grip comprising a) and a fixing means for fixing the concave portion (12b) in a state of being housed. 2. The lighting means locking portion (12c) provided in the recess (12b), wherein the fixing means is the lighting lamp when the lighting lamp (14) is locked in the locking portion (12c). A switch (14) that turns off the light (14) and turns on the light (14) when the light (14) is disengaged from the locking portion (12b).
The vehicle grip according to claim 1, wherein a) is provided in the recess (12b).