KR20040108167A - lighting apparatus for engine room of auto- mobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A lighting system for an engine room of a vehicle is provided to easily repair the engine room at night by automatically lighting up the inside of the engine room by a lamp turned on at the same time as a hood is opened. CONSTITUTION: In a vehicle with a hood(6) mounted on an engine room installed with various equipments to open and close, a lighting system for the engine room is composed of a lamp installed on the inner surface of the hood and an intermittent unit(A) for turning on or off the lamp by applying selectively power of a power supply unit to the lamp according to the opening and closing of the hood. The intermittent unit comprises a press projection(14) protruded on the predetermined place of the inside of the hood; an inserting hole(16) disposed at a fender panel(2) to fit the press projection in closing the hood; and a switching unit(S) positioned at a lower part of the inserting hole to short-circuit a power cable(30) for coupling the lamp and the power supply unit by the press of the press projection.

Description

Lighting apparatus for engine room of auto- mobile}

The present invention relates to an engine room lighting apparatus of a vehicle, and more particularly, when the hood is opened to maintain the inside of the engine room, the inside of the engine room is automatically illuminated so that the engine room can be easily maintained at night. To an engine room lighting device for a vehicle.

In general, many convenience devices have been developed and installed in a vehicle at the request of consumers.

In particular, drivers demand the same visibility in day and night, and these requirements have been reflected in various lighting systems.

However, the reality is that these systems are mainly limited to indoor lighting systems including lights.

In case of an abnormality in the vehicle, especially in the engine room, it can be discriminated by the driver's naked eye without any inconvenience during the day, but when an abnormality occurs in the engine room while driving at night, it is difficult for the naked eye to secure the visual field alone. It is true, but the reflection effect of the intense headlight lighting is more difficult to secure the field of vision, it was difficult to check the inside of the engine room.

Therefore, in the past, separate luminaires using an auxiliary power supply or a vehicle's power have been used, but not only the inconvenience of keeping these products in the vehicle at all times, but also the maintenance is cumbersome, Even if there was an inconvenience to hold the product with one hand and check it using only the other hand.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to facilitate the maintenance of the engine room, especially at night by opening the hood automatically to open the hood to maintain the engine room. It is to provide an engine room lighting apparatus of a vehicle that can be performed easily.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which an engine room lighting apparatus is installed in a vehicle according to the present invention;

2 is an enlarged perspective view of main parts of an engine room lighting apparatus according to the present invention;

3 and 4 are enlarged cross-sectional view showing the main portion showing the operating state of the switching unit of the engine room lighting apparatus according to the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

2: Fender panel 4: Engine room

6: hood 10: lighting lamp

14: push projection 16: insertion hole

30: power cable 40: connection switch

42: hinge portion 44: spiral spring

20,22: Connection terminal

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vehicle having a hood open and close at an upper portion of an engine room in which various equipment including an engine is mounted, an illumination lamp installed on an inner side of the hood, and It provides an engine room lighting apparatus for a vehicle, characterized in that it comprises an intermittent means for selectively applying the power of the power supply unit to the lighting lamp in accordance with the opening and closing operation so that the lighting lamp is turned on or off.

The intermittent means may include a push protrusion protruding from a predetermined portion of an inner surface of the hood, an insertion hole formed on a fender panel so that the push protrusion may be inserted when the hood is closed, and a push protrusion positioned at a lower side of the insertion hole. It characterized in that it comprises a switching unit to be short-circuited the power cable connecting the lighting lamp and the power supply by pressing.

The switching unit includes a pair of connection terminals each connected to the lighting lamp and the power supply unit through a power cable to maintain a predetermined gap, and a connection switch hinged to one connection terminal of the connection terminals to enable vertical rotation. And, the connection switch is always rotated to the upper portion is characterized in that it comprises a helical spring to provide an elastic force to maintain a state of contact with the other connection terminal.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which an engine room lighting apparatus is installed in a vehicle according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of main parts of an engine room lighting apparatus according to the present invention, and FIGS. It is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the main portion showing the operating state of the switching unit of the engine room lighting device.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the engine room 4 provided by the fender panel 2 constituting the side vehicle body is formed in front of the vehicle, and the engine room 4 includes various engines and the like. Equipment is equipped.

In addition, the hood 6 is installed in the upper portion of the engine room 4 so that the hood 6 can be opened and closed, so as to check the amount of engine oil or cooling water, or to replace a defective component, as shown in FIG. Make it open to work.

The present invention is to install the lighting lamp 10 on the inner surface of the hood (6) to facilitate the inspection or maintenance work at night.

At this time, the lighting lamp 10 is made to be turned on or off in accordance with the opening and closing operation of the hood 6, for this purpose, the power of the power supply (not shown) can be selectively applied to the lighting lamp 10. Intermittent means (A) is provided.

As shown in Figures 2 to 4, the control means (A) is a pusher panel 14 formed on a predetermined portion of the inner surface of the hood 6 and the fender panel so that the pusher 14 can be inserted It consists of the insertion hole 16 formed on (2), and the switching part S located inside the insertion hole 16. As shown in FIG.

First, the pressing protrusion 14 is formed to protrude downward from any point on the inner surface of the hood 6, and on the fender panel 2 so that the pressing protrusion 14 can be inserted when the hood 6 is closed. The insertion hole 16 is formed in the corresponding position.

In addition, the switching unit S located inside the insertion hole 16 may short-circuit the power cable 30 connecting the lighting lamp 10 and the power supply unit by the pressing of the pressing protrusion 14. Has a structure.

The switching unit S according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to the ends of the power cable 30 connected to the lighting lamp 10 and the power supply unit, respectively, and a pair of connection terminals 20 to maintain a predetermined gap therebetween. 22) and a connection switch 40 which is hinged to one side connection terminal 22 so that the pair of connection terminals 20 and 22 can be selectively connected or shorted while being rotated up and down, and the connection switch 40 Is composed of a spiral spring 44 that is always rotated to the top to provide an elastic force to maintain a pair of connection terminals (20, 22) connected.

That is, among the pair of connection terminals 20 and 22 separated by a predetermined distance while maintaining a predetermined gap, the connection switch 40, which is connected to one side connection terminal 22 and is capable of rotating up and down, is inserted when the hood 6 is closed. It is rotated downward while being pressed by the push protrusion 14 inserted through the ball 16.

Therefore, when the pair of connection terminals 20 and 22 are short-circuited, the power supply of the power supply unit is not supplied to the lighting lamp 10 so that the lighting lamp 10 is turned off.

However, when the hood 6 is opened upward, the pressing protrusion 14 is separated outwardly, so that the connection switch 40 pressed by the pressing protrusion 14 is caused by the elastic force of the helical spring 44. It is connected to the other connection terminal 20 while rotating to the top.

At this time, the spiral spring 44 is provided in the hinge portion 42 of the connection switch 40, the force that the connection switch 40 can be rotated upward in the state that the pressing projection 14 is released To provide.

Therefore, as the electricity is supplied from the power supply to the lighting lamp 10, the lighting lamp 10 is turned on.

In this case, a power supply unit for supplying power to the lighting lamp 10 may be preferably used for a vehicle battery, which can be realized by the power cable 30 is directly connected to the battery.

However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a cigar jack generally used at one end of the power cable 30 is configured, so that power can be supplied by inserting the cigar jack into a 12V power cord installed inside the vehicle. Do.

Hereinafter, the operation and effects of the present invention will be described in detail.

As described above, in the engine room lighting apparatus of the present invention, the lighting lamp 10 is installed on the inner surface of the hood 6 covering the upper part of the engine room 4, the lighting lamp 10 is a mechanical It is made to be turned on or off in accordance with the opening and closing operation of the hood 6 by a conventional mechanism.

In the state where the hood 6 is closed while covering the upper part of the engine room 4, the pressing protrusion 14 formed on the inner side of the hood 6 is rotated downward by pressing the connection switch 40 so that both connection terminals ( As the short circuit between the 20 and 22 is cut off, the power supply to the lighting lamp 10 is cut off so that the lighting lamp 10 is turned off.

However, when the hood 6 is opened upward, as the push protrusion 14 holding the connection switch 40 is released to the outside, the connection switch 40 is rotated to the upper side and contacts the other connection terminal 20. Therefore, power is supplied to the lighting lamp 10 so that the lighting lamp 10 is turned on.

Therefore, when the hood 6 is opened at night to maintain the interior of the engine room 4, the interior of the engine room 4 is automatically illuminated by the lighting lamp 10 even without a separate lighting device.

In addition, in the state in which the hood 6 is closed, the lighting lamp 10 is turned off, thereby preventing unnecessary discharge of battery power.

As described above, according to the engine room lighting apparatus for a vehicle according to the present invention, the interior of the engine room is automatically illuminated by an illumination lamp which is turned on at the same time as the hood is opened, thereby making it easy to perform the engine room maintenance even at night. have.

Claims (3)

In a vehicle in which a hood is opened and closed to an upper part of an engine room in which various equipment including an engine is mounted, An illumination lamp installed on an inner surface of the hood; An intermittent means for selectively applying power of a power supply unit to the lighting lamp according to the opening / closing operation of the hood so that the lighting lamp can be turned on or off; Engine room lighting apparatus for a vehicle, characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 1, The control means may include a push protrusion protruding from a predetermined portion of an inner surface of the hood; An insertion hole formed on the fender panel so that the pressing protrusion can be inserted when the hood is closed; A switching unit positioned at a lower side of the insertion hole so that a power cable connecting the lighting lamp and the power supply unit may be shorted by the pressing of the pusher; Engine room lighting apparatus for a vehicle, characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 2, The switching unit includes a pair of connection terminals configured to maintain a predetermined gap while being connected to each of the lighting lamp and the power supply unit through a power cable; A connection switch hinged to one connection terminal of the connection terminals to enable vertical rotation; A spiral spring providing an elastic force to maintain the state in which the connection switch is always rotated to the upper side to be in contact with the other connection terminal; Engine room lighting apparatus for a vehicle, characterized in that comprises a.