KR101127366B1

KR101127366B1 - A hazard switch for vehicle

Info

Publication number: KR101127366B1
Application number: KR20100049803A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 박상범
Original assignee: 주식회사 신창전기
Priority date: 2010-05-27
Filing date: 2010-05-27
Publication date: 2012-03-29
Also published as: KR20110130247A

Abstract

An emergency light switch of a vehicle with improved visibility is provided.
To this end, the emergency light switch of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, the body portion provided with a light source for generating light, the switch holder is slidably coupled so that the switch can be inserted into the body portion and the switch operation, the switch holder And a diverging unit disposed in the button unit, the diverging unit being disposed inside the button unit and dissipating light emitted from the light source unit to be sent to the button unit, wherein the diverging unit is sealed to a surface facing the button unit. The sealing part, the insertion part extending from the periphery of the sealing part to be inserted into the switch holder so that the surface facing the switch holder is opened, and radially protruding from the periphery of the insertion part and seated on the upper side of the switch holder. And an upper seating portion covering a gap between the switch holder and the insertion portion.

Description

Emergency switch for vehicle

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an emergency light switch of a vehicle, and more particularly, to an emergency light switch of a vehicle provided with a diverging part that emits light emitted from a light source part and sends it to a light distribution part.

In general, the vehicle is equipped with an emergency light switch for blinking the left and right direction indicators at the same time by the driver's operation to inform the surrounding vehicle of an emergency situation or to warn the rear vehicle when an emergency stop occurs.

Since the emergency light switch should be turned on in an emergency, the driver's prompt switch operation is required, so visibility is required so that the driver can accurately grasp the position of the emergency light switch and quickly operate it.

An object of the present invention is to provide an emergency light switch for a vehicle with improved visibility.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, the emergency light switch of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, the body portion provided with a light source for generating light, and the switch holder is slidably coupled to be inserted into the body portion to be switched operation; And a button unit coupled to the switch holder and operated by a driver, and disposed in the button unit to emit light radiated from the light source unit and to send the light to the button unit. A sealing part in which a face facing is sealed, an insertion part extending from the periphery of the sealing part to be inserted into the switch holder so that the face toward the switch holder is opened, and a radially protruding radius around the insertion part in the switch holder. It is seated on the upper side of the, including an upper seating portion covering the gap between the switch holder and the insertion portion All.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

Since the emergency light switch of the vehicle according to the present invention includes a diverging part for emitting light emitted from the light source part and sending it to the light distribution part, the visibility of light emitted from the light distribution part into the interior of the vehicle is improved.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a perspective view of a combined emergency light switch of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is an exploded perspective view of an emergency light switch of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a cross-sectional view of an emergency light switch of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various forms. It is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the present invention is defined only by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings for describing an emergency light switch of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a combined perspective view of an emergency light switch of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an emergency light switch of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an emergency light switch of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a cross section of.

1 to 3, the emergency light switch 100 of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention is coupled to the body part 10 and the body part 10 including the light source part 15 from which light is generated. And a light distribution unit 20 that distributes the light generated from the light source unit 15 into the vehicle interior, and is coupled to the light distribution unit 20 to emit light emitted from the light source unit 15 to distribute the light distribution unit 20. It includes a diverging unit 30 sent to.

The body portion 10 is inserted into the instrument panel (not shown) and disposed, and the light distribution portion 20 is partially exposed to the outside of the instrument panel, and thus can be operated by the driver in the vehicle interior.

The light source unit 15 is preferably equipped with an LED (Light Emitting Diode) for generating light using electricity supplied from the battery of the vehicle.

The light distribution part 20 is disposed between the button part 22 and a part of the button part 22 and the body part 10 which are partially exposed to the vehicle interior and operated by the driver. It includes a switch holder 24 that is switched so that the emergency light flashes when pressed.

The switch holder 24 is coupled to the button 22 and is slidably inserted into the body 10. Therefore, when the driver presses the button portion 22, the switch holder 24 is slid together with the button portion 22 so that the emergency light may blink.

The diverging unit 30 is manufactured by adding a diffusion agent for emitting light emitted from the light source unit 15 to polycarbonate. That is, the light generated from the light source unit 15 contacts the diverging unit 30 and enters the inside of the diverging unit 30 while generating a slight refraction, and then meets the diffusion agent in the diverging unit 30. The reflection and dispersion are repeated again, and in this process, the brightness of the button portion 22 is improved by forming a constant brightness over the entire surface of the button portion 22.

In this embodiment, the light source unit 15 is disposed eccentrically from the center of the body unit 10 inside the body unit 10. As such, even when the light source unit 15 is eccentrically installed from the center of the body unit 10, the light generated from the light source unit 15 passes the diverging unit 30 and uniformly sends the light to the button unit 22. Can be. In other words, since the emergency light switch 100 of the vehicle according to the present embodiment can uniformly send light to the button unit 22 through the diverging unit 30, the emergency light switch regardless of the position of the light source unit 15 can be used. 100 can be designed.

The diverging part 30 is disposed inside the button part 22 and seated on the switch holder 24. The diverging part 30 is sealed to the upper side facing the button part 22, and the lower side opposite to the button is opened to be inserted into the switch holder 24 and then seated on the switch holder 24. In detail, the diverging part 30 extends around the sealing part 35 so that the face toward the button part 22 is sealed and the face toward the switch holder 24 can be opened. And an insertion part 36 inserted into the switch holder 24 and an upper seating part 32a protruding radially from the periphery of the insertion part 36 and seated on the upper side of the switch holder 24. In this way, when the upper seating portion 32a is seated on the upper side of the switch holder 24, the upper seating portion 32a covers the gap between the switch holder 24 and the insertion portion 36, so that the light source portion 15 Since the light generated from the light source can be prevented from being directly irradiated to the button portion 22 through the gap between the switch holder 24 and the insertion portion 36, the light distributed through the button portion 22 into the interior of the vehicle interior can be prevented. It can be made uniform.

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The upper seating portion 32a is formed along the circumferential surface of the insertion portion 36 and is formed on the upper portion of the diverging portion 30.

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On the circumferential surface of the insertion portion 36, a plurality of anti-rotation protrusions 34 protruding in the radial direction are formed spaced apart along the circumferential direction, and the switch holder 24 is rotated in which the plurality of anti-rotation protrusions 34 are inserted. A plurality of prevention grooves 24a are formed. Therefore, the diverging part 30 is prevented from being rotated after being seated in the switch holder 24 because the anti-rotation protrusion 34 is inserted into the anti-rotation groove 24a while being seated in the switch holder 24.

A plurality of coupling protrusions 24b protruding in a radial direction are formed on the circumferential surface of the switch holder 24, and a plurality of coupling holes 22a are coupled to the coupling protrusions 24b in the button portion 22. Is formed.

In addition, a guide protrusion 24c protruding in a radial direction is formed on the circumferential surface of the switch holder 24, and a guide groove 22b into which the guide protrusion 24c is inserted is formed in the button part 22. Therefore, when the guide protrusion 24c is inserted into the guide groove 22b when the button portion 22 and the switch holder 24 are engaged, the coupling position of the button portion 22 and the switch holder 24 is determined. The button unit 22 and the switch holder 24 are guided by the guide groove 22b and the guide protrusion 24c, and the coupling hole 22a and the coupling protrusion 24b may be coupled to each other.

Looking at the assembly process of the emergency light switch 100 of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, the insertion portion 36 of the diverging portion 30 is inserted into the switch holder 24 while inserting the rotation preventing projection 34 of the diverging portion 30 into the rotation preventing groove 24a of the switch holder 24. Thus, the upper seating portion 32a of the diverging portion 30 is seated on the upper side of the switch holder 24.

Subsequently, the guide portion 24c of the switch holder 24 is inserted into the guide groove 22b of the button portion 22 while covering the button portion 22 from the outside of the diverging portion 30, and then the button portion 22 When the coupling protrusion 24b of the switch holder 24 is inserted into the coupling hole 22a of the), the button unit 22 and the switch holder 24 are coupled to each other.

Thereafter, the assembly of the emergency light switch 100 is completed by combining the switch holder 24 with the body portion 10.

This assembling process is described as an embodiment, and the switch holder 24 is first coupled to the body portion 10, and then the diverging portion 30 is seated on the switch holder 24, and the button portion 22 and the switch. The assembly of the emergency light switch 100 may be completed by coupling the holder 24.

Referring to the operation of the emergency light switch 100 of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, the light generated by the light source unit 15 reaches the diverging unit 30 and enters into the diverging unit 30 while being slightly refracted, and repeats the reflection and refraction in the diverging unit 30 while the button unit ( 22) send light evenly.

Then, the light passing through the diverging unit 30 is uniformly distributed through the button unit 22 to the interior of the vehicle so that the driver can easily find the emergency light switch.

As described above, since the emergency light switch of the vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with a diverging part 30 that emits light radiated from the light source part 15 to the light distribution part 20, the light distribution part 20 ), The visibility of light emitted from the interior of the vehicle is improved.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and the equivalent concept are included in the scope of the present invention. Should be interpreted.

10: body portion 15: light source portion
20: light distribution portion 22: button portion
22a: coupling hole 22b: guide groove
24: switch holder 24a: anti-rotation groove
24b: engaging protrusion 24c: guide protrusion
30: diverging part 32a: upper seating part
35: sealing part 36: insertion part
34: anti-rotation protrusion 100: emergency light switch

Claims

A body part having a light source part generating light;
A switch holder slidably coupled to be inserted into the body part so as to be switched;
A button unit coupled to the switch holder and operated by a driver; And
It is disposed inside the button portion, and emits the light radiated from the light source unit to send to the button unit; includes;
The diverging part may include a sealing part in which a surface facing the button part is sealed, an insertion part extending from the sealing part to be inserted into the switch holder so that the surface facing the switch holder is opened, and a radius around the insertion part. And an upper seat portion protruding in a direction and seated on an upper side of the switch holder to cover a gap between the switch holder and the insertion portion.

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The method according to claim 1,
The circumferential surface of the insertion portion is formed with a rotation preventing projection protruding in the radial direction,
The switch holder emergency light switch of the vehicle is formed with a rotation preventing groove is inserted into the rotation preventing projection.

The method according to claim 1,
The circumferential surface of the switch holder is formed with a coupling protrusion protruding in the radial direction,
Emergency button switch of the vehicle is formed in the button portion is coupled to the coupling projection coupled to the engaging projection.

The method according to claim 1,
The circumferential surface of the switch holder is formed with a guide protrusion protruding in the radial direction,
Emergency button switch of the vehicle is formed with a guide groove is inserted into the button projection.

The method according to claim 1,
The emergency light switch of the vehicle, the light source portion is disposed eccentrically from the center of the body portion.

The method according to claim 1,
The divergent unit is a polycarbonate (Poly Carbonate) emergency light switch of a vehicle made by adding a diffusion agent for emitting light emitted from the light source.