KR20000007851U - Cigar Lighter For Car - Google Patents

Abstract

Cigar lighters for automobiles for lighting cigarettes are disclosed. The cigarette lighter includes a socket, a heater block, a switch, a smoke sensor, and alarm means. When the cigarette is inserted into the socket and the switch is pressed, power is applied to the heater block to heat the heater block. As a result, cigarettes ignite and produce smoke. When smoke is detected and detected by the smoke sensor, an alarm is activated to alert the driver. The driver can thus take out the cigarette from the socket. The driver does not need to put a cigarette on his or her own hand, and at the same time, the driver's focus on driving can be prevented from being lowered while the driver sets the cigarette.

Description

Cigar Lighter For Car

The present invention relates to a cigarette lighter for an automobile for lighting a cigarette.

Generally, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the instrument panel 10 of a vehicle is provided with a cigar lighter 12 for a smoker.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cigarette lighter 12 is composed of a socket 22 installed in the instrument panel and a plug 24 inserted into the socket 22. The rear end of the socket 22 is provided with a bimetal electrode 26 connected with the + terminal of the power supply, and a negative terminal 28 is connected inside the socket 22. When the plug 24 is inserted into the socket 22, power is applied by the heater block 25 of the plug 24 being located between the bimetal electrode 26 and the negative electrode 28 of the socket 22, The heater block 25 is heated.

When the heater block 25 is heated to approximately 400 ° C., the bimetal electrode 26 of the socket 22 is thermally deformed to bounce the heater block 25 out, and the power is cut off. Accordingly, the driver can pull out the plug 24 from the socket 22 and light the cigarette.

However, such a conventional cigarette lighter for automobiles has a problem of waiting for the heater block to be heated and bounced out, or in particular, in the process of holding a plug and lighting a cigarette, reducing concentration on driving, thereby increasing the risk of an accident. There was this.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages, the object of the present invention is to provide a cigarette lighter for automobiles that can promote safe driving so as not to decrease the driver's concentration in the process of lighting a cigarette.

1 is a perspective view showing a cigarette lighter for a conventional vehicle.

2 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional automobile cigarette lighter.

3 is a cross-sectional view of a cigarette lighter for an automobile according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a state of use of a cigarette lighter for another vehicle in the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100; Cigarette lighter 110; socket

112; Insertion hole 120; Aeration

130; Heater block 140; Power switch

150; Smoke sensor 160; alarm

170; Guide light C; tobacco

Cigar lighter according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a socket, a heater block, a switch, a smoke sensor, and an alarm means. When the cigarette is inserted into the socket and the switch is pressed, power is applied to the heater block to heat the heater block. As a result, cigarettes ignite and produce smoke. When smoke is detected and detected by the smoke sensor, an alarm is activated to alert the driver. The driver can thus take out the cigarette from the socket. Here, as a warning means, a horn is preferable.

In addition, a vent is formed to blow the outside air into the socket to better adhere to the cigarette fire. In addition, the guide light is installed inside the socket so that the user can easily check the position of the insertion hole at night. The switch is preferably configured to cut off the power of the heater block when the cigarette smoke is detected by the smoke sensor.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a cigarette lighter 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a state diagram of the use of the cigarette lighter 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the drawing, reference numeral 110 is installed in a socket recessed on one side of the instrument panel (90 in FIG. 4). Tobacco (C) is inserted into the socket 110 through the insertion hole 112 formed in the front of the socket (110). The rear side of the socket 110 is in communication with a duct (not shown) of the air conditioning system through the vent 120. Therefore, the air discharged from the air conditioning system is blown into the socket 110 through the vent hole 120.

A heater block 130 for igniting cigarettes is provided on the rear side of the socket. This heater block 130 has the same spiral shape as the heater block of the conventional cigarette lighter. Therefore, the air blown through the vent hole 120 is supplied to the cigarette C through the heater block 130. The power switch 140 for applying power to the heater block 130 is preferably installed at a portion adjacent to the socket 110 on the front of the instrument panel 101.

Smoke sensor 150 is provided at a position corresponding to the upper end of the cigarette (C). The smoke sensor 150 is connected to the power switch 140 and the alarm 160 so that when the cigarette smoke is detected, the alarm 160 notifies the driver and the power is cut off. In addition, the front of the socket 110 is provided with a guide light 170 so that the driver can easily grasp the position of the insertion hole 112 at night.

In this manner, the cigarette C is inserted into the socket 110 until the end of the cigarette C contacts the heater block 130 through the insertion hole 112 (see FIG. 4). Then, when the power switch 140 is pressed, power is applied to the heater block 130 to heat the heater block 130. As the heater block 130 is heated to increase the temperature, the cigarette C in contact with the heater block 130 may be set on fire. At this time, the cigarette (C) is more easily lit by the air blown through the vent hole 120.

If the cigarette (C) catches fire, smoke is generated. When the smoke is detected by the smoke sensor 150, the power of the heater block 130 is cut off and the alarm 160 is activated to notify the driver that the cigarette C is on fire. Accordingly, the driver can take out the cigarette (C) from the socket (110). On the other hand, the alarm 160 may be used as a horn to generate a sound or a beacon to light the light, it is preferable to use the horn so that the driver can recognize without paying extra attention.

According to the present invention as described above, the driver does not need to put a cigarette light directly, and at the same time, the advantage of being able to promote safe driving by preventing the driver's concentration on driving in the process of making a cigarette light directly. have.

In the above, specific preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made by any person having ordinary knowledge in the field to which the present invention belongs without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the scope of utility model registration claims. It will be possible.

Claims (6)

A socket installed at one side of the instrument panel and having an insertion hole formed at a front thereof to insert a cigarette; A heater block installed to be in contact with an end of the cigarette inserted into the socket, the heater block generating heat for attaching a cigarette; A switch for applying power to the heater block; A smoke sensor for detecting cigarette smoke generated from a cigarette inserted into the socket; And And a warning means for informing the driver of the cigarette smoke when the smoke sensor is detected. According to claim 1, Cigar lighter for automobiles, characterized in that the air vents for blowing outside air into the socket is formed to better adhere to the cigarette light. 3. The cigar lighter of claim 2, wherein the vent is connected to a duct of an air conditioning system. According to claim 1, Cigar lighter for a vehicle, characterized in that the guide light is installed inside the socket so that the user can easily check the position of the insertion hole at night. The cigarette lighter for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the alarm means is a horn. The cigarette lighter of claim 1, wherein the switch cuts off power of the heater block when the cigarette smoke is detected by the smoke sensor.