JP4978561B2 - Sun visor lighting device for vehicle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle sun visor lighting device, and more particularly, it is possible to easily confirm the position of the sun visor by illuminating the edge of the sun visor, and that the light from the light source directly enters the user's field of view. The present invention relates to a vehicle sun visor illuminating device that has excellent design and can be suppressed and has a simple structure.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a sun visor that mainly shields a front seat is provided on an upper portion of a windshield of a vehicle such as an automobile. The back side of this sun visor is often provided with functional parts such as card holders and mirrors. When using this functional part, the edge side of the sun visor in the stored state (especially the rear edge side) It will be lowered by operating the fingertip. However, when the vehicle interior is dark at night or the like, the edge side of the sun visor cannot be found immediately, and the user must stare or search for it, which is not useful.

Therefore, as a conventional technique for solving the above-described problem, an illuminating device including a light source in the vicinity of the sun visor or in the sun visor itself has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).
Patent Document 1 discloses an illumination device 100 in which a light emitting unit 103 is provided on a support holder 102 that locks a support shaft of a sun visor 101 as shown in FIG. In the illumination device 100, the light emitting unit 103 is functioned as an interior lamp.
In Patent Document 2, as shown in FIG. 6, a light source 105 is built in the sun visor 104, and the outer frame of the sun visor 104 is formed of a transparent or semi-transparent member so that the light from the light source 105 is reflected. An illuminating device 106 configured to transmit to the outside through the outer frame of the sun visor 104 is disclosed.

JP-A-8-216682 JP 2004-155315 A

However, in the illuminating device 100 of the said patent document 1, since the light emission part 103 is provided in the support holder 102, the support holder 102 will enlarge and the appearance will fall. In addition, the light emitting unit 103 functions as an interior lamp, the mounting position of the support holder 102 is on the roof front end side, and the light emitting unit 103 is separated from the rear edge side of the sun visor 101. It is difficult to properly illuminate the side.
Further, in the lighting device 106 of Patent Document 2, since the light source 105 is built in the sun visor 104, the thickness dimension and weight of the sun visor 104 are increased, and the appearance is also deteriorated. Moreover, the internal structure becomes complicated.
Furthermore, in the illumination devices 100 and 106 of Patent Documents 1 and 2, the light from the light source directly enters the user's field of vision, which is highly disturbing.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described situation, and it is possible to easily confirm the position by illuminating the edge side of the sun visor and to allow the light from the light source to directly enter the user's field of view. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle sun visor illuminating device having a simple structure and excellent design that can be suppressed.

The present invention is as follows.
1. It is provided with a storage part that is provided on the ceiling of the passenger compartment and that stores the sun visor,
The housing portion is opposed to the edge side of the sun visor housed in the housing portion and has a transmission portion, and is provided on the opposite side of the sun visor to the standing wall and through the transmission portion of the sun visor. A vehicle sun visor illumination device comprising: a light source that emits light toward an edge side.
2. The standing wall has a rear standing wall that is opposed to the rear edge side of the sun visor and is formed on a roof liner that constitutes the ceiling portion, and the transmission portion is provided on the rear standing wall. The vehicle sun visor lighting device described.
3. The standing wall has a lateral standing wall that is formed on a roof liner that is opposed to a lateral edge end side of the sun visor and that constitutes the ceiling portion, and the transmission portion is provided on the lateral standing wall. Above 1. Or 2. The vehicle sun visor lighting device described in 1.
4). 2. The transmission part is a slit or a thin part. Or 3. The vehicle sun visor lighting device described in 1.
5. The vertical wall has a horizontal vertical wall formed on an overhead console that is opposed to a horizontal edge end side of the sun visor and forms the ceiling portion, and the transmission portion is provided on the horizontal vertical wall. 1 above. Or 2. The vehicle sun visor lighting device described in 1.
6). A chamfered portion is formed on the edge side of the sun visor irradiated with light from the light source. To 5. The vehicle sun visor lighting device according to any one of the above.

  According to the vehicle sun visor illumination device of the present invention, the light source that emits light toward the edge of the sun visor is provided on the side opposite to the sun visor on the standing wall of the housing portion. Is transmitted to the edge side of the sun visor, and the edge side of the sun visor is illuminated. Thereby, even if the vehicle interior is dark, such as at night, the user can easily check the position of the edge side of the sun visor, and can sufficiently perform the operation assisting role. In addition, since there is an empty space on the opposite side of the standing wall from the sun visor, the complexity and size of the structure can be minimized even if a light source is provided. Furthermore, since the user cannot see the light source directly due to the standing wall, the appearance is the same as when there is no light source, and the design is excellent, and the light from the light source is prevented from directly entering the user's field of vision, which makes it unsightly. Can be reduced.

  Further, when the standing wall has a rear standing wall that is formed on a roof liner that is opposed to the rear edge side of the sun visor and that forms the ceiling portion, and the transmission portion is provided on the rear standing wall. The light from the light source passes through the transmission part and is irradiated to the rear edge side of the sun visor, and the rear edge side of the sun visor that is easy for the user to operate is illuminated. Thereby, the role of operation assistance can be raised more. Furthermore, the empty space on the back side of the roof liner can be used effectively.

  Further, the standing wall has a lateral standing wall that is formed on a roof liner that is opposed to a lateral edge end side of the sun visor and that constitutes the ceiling portion, and the transmission portion is provided on the lateral standing wall. In this case, the light from the light source passes through the transmission part and is irradiated to the lateral edge end side of the sun visor, passes through the back side of the sun visor, reaches the rear edge side, and is operated by the user. It is illuminated so that the contour on the rear edge side of the easy sun visor emerges. Thereby, the role of operation assistance can be raised more. Furthermore, the empty space on the back side of the roof liner can be used effectively.

  When the transmission part is a slit, a sufficient amount of light can be obtained with a very simple structure. Furthermore, when the transmission part is a thin part, light transmission can be realized with almost no loss of the strength of the roof liner, and the edge side of the sun visor can be illuminated with moderately weak light.

  In addition, the standing wall has a lateral standing wall that is opposed to a lateral edge end side of the sun visor and is formed on an overhead console that constitutes the ceiling portion, and the transmission portion is provided on the lateral standing wall. The light from the light source passes through the transmission part and is irradiated to the lateral edge of the sun visor, and reaches the rear edge through the back of the sun visor. It is illuminated so that the contour on the rear edge side of the sun visor, which is easy to do, emerges. Thereby, the role of operation assistance can be raised more. In addition, the free space behind the overhead console can be used effectively.

  Further, when a chamfered portion is formed on the edge side of the sun visor irradiated with light from the light source, the light emitting area on the edge side of the sun visor increases because light is emitted from the light source to the chamfered portion. The user can more easily check the position of the edge of the sun visor.

1. Vehicle Sun Visor Lighting Device Embodiment 1 The vehicle sun visor illuminating device according to the present invention includes a housing portion described below. This accommodating part has the standing wall and light source which are mentioned later.

  The “sun visor” is not particularly limited in structure, size, shape, material, quantity, etc., as long as it is attached to the ceiling of the vehicle by a universal joint or the like and shields the passenger compartment, particularly the occupant's field of view. It doesn't matter. The sun visor usually has a rear edge side and a lateral edge side. Further, on the edge side of the sun visor, for example, a chamfered portion can be formed at a portion irradiated with light from a light source described later.

  The “accommodating portion” is not particularly limited in structure, size, shape, material, quantity, and the like as long as it is provided on the ceiling of the vehicle compartment and accommodates the sun visor. As a form of formation of the housing portion, for example, (1) a form formed by a roof liner (also referred to as “ceiling interior material”) that constitutes a ceiling portion in the vehicle interior, and (2) a ceiling portion in the vehicle interior are constituted. One type or a combination of two or more types of forms formed by the overhead console.

The “standing wall” is not particularly limited in structure, size, shape, material, quantity, and the like as long as it faces the edge of the sun visor housed in the housing portion and has a transmission portion. As this standing wall, the 1 type or combination of 2 or more types in the following (1)-(3) forms can be mentioned, for example.
(1) The standing wall has a rear standing wall that is formed on a roof liner that faces the rear edge of the sun visor and forms the ceiling portion, and the transmission portion is provided on the rear standing wall (see FIG. 2). .
(2) A mode in which the standing wall has a lateral standing wall that is formed on a roof liner that is opposed to the lateral edge end side of the sun visor and forms a ceiling portion, and the transmission portion is provided on the lateral standing wall.
(3) A configuration in which the standing wall has a lateral standing wall that is formed on an overhead console that forms a ceiling portion, facing the lateral edge end side of the sun visor, and a transmission portion is provided on the lateral standing wall ( (See FIG. 4).

In the forms (1) and (2), for example, the transmission part may be a slit or a thin part. In particular, when the roof liner is formed by press-molding the skin, the base material and the backing material, a slit or a thin portion can be easily formed in a part of the roof liner.
In the form (3), for example, the transmission part can be a transparent or translucent lens. Thereby, the light emission form of the light from a light source can be made favorable.
In the mode (2), for example, the horizontal vertical wall includes (a) a mode consisting of one horizontal vertical wall facing one of the left and right horizontal edge ends of the sun visor, and (b) the left and right side of the sun visor. The form etc. which consist of a pair of horizontal standing wall which opposes the horizontal edge end side of this can be mentioned.
Among the above (1) to (3) forms, from the viewpoint that the appearance when the sun visor is accommodated can be improved, the combination of the above (1) and (2) forms, or the above (1) and (3) forms A combination is preferred. In particular, in the above-described forms (1) to (3), it is preferable that the standing walls face each other over substantially the entire length on each edge side of the sun visor.

  The structure, size, shape, material, quantity, etc. are not particularly limited as long as the “light source” is provided on the opposite side of the sun visor of the standing wall and emits light toward the edge of the sun visor through the transmission part. . Examples of the light source include a light guide (for example, a light guide tube and a light guide plate), an LED, a bulb, and the like. Among these, a light guide is preferable from the viewpoint that illumination can be performed more evenly along the edge side of the sun visor. Moreover, this light source can be comprised so that it may light, for example when the light of a vehicle lights.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

Example 1
(1) Configuration of Vehicle Sun Visor Lighting Device A vehicle sun visor lighting device 1 (hereinafter also simply referred to as “lighting device 1”) according to the first embodiment is shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. A concave housing part 4 formed by a roof flyer 3 and an overhead console 12 constituting a ceiling part in the passenger compartment is provided. The housing portion 4 houses the sun visor 2 when not in use. The sun visor 2 is attached to a ceiling panel (not shown) by a universal joint or the like, and is housed in the housing portion 4 in a light-shielded state (shown by phantom lines in FIG. 2) that shields the vehicle occupant's field of view, particularly the seated person's field of view. It is possible to move to the state. Further, the sun visor 2 has a rear edge end side 2a on the near side of the seated person and a pair of lateral edge end sides 2b and 2c. A chamfered portion 10 is formed on the rear edge 2 a so as to face the passenger compartment when the sun visor 2 is housed.

  The housing portion 4 is provided with a standing wall 6 that faces the edge of the housed sun visor 2. The standing wall 6 has a rear standing wall 6 a that faces the rear edge end side 2 a of the sun visor 2, and lateral standing walls 6 b and 6 c that face the left and right lateral edge end sides 2 b and 2 c of the sun visor 2. The rear vertical wall 6 a and the horizontal vertical wall 6 c are formed by the rule liner 3. Further, the horizontal standing wall 6 b is formed by the overhead console 12.

A slit 8 (illustrated as a “transmission part” according to the present invention) is formed in the rear standing wall 6a over substantially the entire length thereof. A light guide tube 9 (exemplified as a “light source” according to the present invention) is provided along the substantially entire length of the slit 8 on the opposite side of the rear standing wall 6a from the sun visor 2. The light guide tube 9 is turned on when an LED (not shown) disposed at the end of the light guide tube 9 emits light in synchronization with lighting of the vehicle.
In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a windshield, and reference numeral F denotes a front direction.

(2) Operation of the vehicle sun visor illumination device Next, the operation of the illumination device 1 having the above-described configuration will be described.
When the sun visor 2 is not used, the sun visor 2 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 4. When the car light is turned on at night or the like, the light guide tube 9 is also turned on by the light emission of the LED at the end of the light guide tube 9. The light from the light guide tube 9 passes through the slit 8 and is irradiated to the rear edge 2 a of the sun visor 2. Therefore, the rear edge 2a of the sun visor 2 is illuminated even in a dark interior such as at night.

(3) Effect of Example 1 As described above, according to the lighting device 1 of this example, the rear standing wall 6a of the accommodating portion 4 is opposite to the sun visor 2 on the rear edge side 2a of the sun visor 2 via the slit 8. Since the light guide tube 9 that emits light is provided, the light emitted from the light guide tube 9 illuminates the rear edge 2a of the sun visor 2 that is easy for the user to operate. Thereby, even if the vehicle interior is dark, such as at night, the user can easily confirm the position of the rear edge 2a of the sun visor 2 and can sufficiently perform the operation assisting role. Further, since there is an empty space on the opposite side of the sun visor 2 of the rear vertical wall 6a of the housing portion 4, that is, on the back side of the roof flyer 3, even if the light guide tube 9 is provided, the complexity and size of the structure are minimized. Can be suppressed. Further, since the light guide tube 9 is not directly visible to the user by the rear standing wall 6a, the appearance is the same as in the case without the light guide tube, and the design is excellent, and the light from the light guide tube 9 is directly visible to the user. It is possible to reduce the feeling of annoying by suppressing entering.

  In this embodiment, since the slit 8 formed in the roof liner 3 is employed as the transmission part, a sufficient amount of light can be obtained with an extremely simple structure.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the chamfered portion 10 is formed on the rear edge side 2 a of the sun visor 2, the light from the light guide tube 9 is irradiated to the chamfered portion 10, and the light emission area on the rear edge side 2 a of the sun visor 2. Thus, the user can more easily check the position of the rear edge 2a of the sun visor 2.

(Example 2)
Next, the vehicle sun visor lighting device according to the second embodiment will be described. Note that, in the vehicle sun visor lighting device according to the second embodiment, the same components as those of the lighting device 1 of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, detailed description thereof is omitted, and differences between the two are mainly described in detail.

(1) Configuration of Vehicle Sun Visor Lighting Device In the vehicle sun visor lighting device 1 ′ (hereinafter also simply referred to as “lighting device 1 ′”) according to the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. A lens 8 ′ (illustrated as a “transmission part” according to the present invention) is provided on the lateral vertical wall 6 b of the housing part 4 over substantially the entire length thereof. A light guide tube 9 is provided on the side of the horizontal standing wall 6b opposite to the sun visor 2 along substantially the entire length of the lens 8 '.

(2) Operation of the vehicle sun visor illumination device Next, the operation of the illumination device 1 'having the above-described configuration will be described.
When the sun visor 2 is not used, the sun visor 2 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 4. When the car light is turned on at night or the like, the light guide tube 9 is also turned on by the light emission of the LED at the end of the light guide tube 9. The light from the light guide tube 9 passes through the lens 8 ′ and is irradiated on the lateral edge end side 2 b of the sun visor 2, passes through the back side of the sun visor 2, reaches the rear edge end side 2 a, and then Illumination is performed so that the contour of the edge 2a rises. Therefore, even when the vehicle interior is dark at night or the like, the side edge 2b and the rear edge 2a of the sun visor 2 are illuminated.

(3) Effects of Embodiment 2 As described above, according to the illumination device 1 ′ of the present embodiment, the lateral edge of the sun visor 2 is disposed on the opposite side of the rear standing wall 6a of the housing portion 4 from the sun visor 2 via the lens 8 ′. Since the light guide tube 9 that emits light toward the side 2b is provided, the rear edge side of the sun visor 2 that is easy for the user to operate in addition to the lateral edge side 2b of the sun visor 2 due to light emission of the light guide tube 9 2a is illuminated. Thereby, even if the vehicle interior is dark, such as at night, the user can easily confirm the position of the rear edge 2a of the sun visor 2 and can sufficiently perform the operation assisting role. Further, since there is an empty space on the side of the horizontal standing wall 6b of the accommodating portion 4 opposite to the sun visor 2, that is, inside the overhead console 12, the structure is complicated and enlarged even if the light guide tube 9 is provided. It can be minimized. Further, since the light guide tube 9 is not directly visible to the user by the horizontal standing wall 6b, the appearance is the same as when the light guide tube 9 is not provided, and the design is excellent, and the light from the light guide tube 9 is directly received by the user. It is possible to reduce the annoyance by suppressing the entry to the field of view.

  In the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the first and second embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention depending on the purpose and application. That is, in Examples 1 and 2 described above, the housing portion 4 having the rear standing wall 6a and the lateral standing walls 6b and 6c is illustrated, but is not limited to this, and for example, one kind of these standing walls 6a to 6c. Or it is good also as the accommodating part 4 which has 2 types of combinations.

  Moreover, in the said Example 1 and 2, although each standing wall 6a-6c which opposes the substantially full length of each edge side 2a-2c of the sun visor 2 was illustrated, it is not limited to this, For example, each edge of the sun visor 2 It is good also as each standing wall 6a-6c which opposes a part of full length of the side 2a-2c.

  Moreover, in the said Example 1 and 2, although the horizontal standing wall 6b formed by the overhead console 12 was illustrated, it is not limited to this, For example, when the overhead console 12 is not provided or the overhead console 12 is the sun visor 2 When separated from the lateral edge end side 2b, the lateral standing wall 6b formed by the roof liner 3 may be used.

  Moreover, in the said Example 1 and 2, although the transmission part (slit 8 or lens 8 ') was formed over the substantially full length of each standing wall 6a, 6b, it is not limited to this, For example, the full length of each standing wall 6a A transmissive part may be formed in a part of this.

  Moreover, in the said Example 1, although the light source was provided in the back side of the back standing wall 6a of the accommodating part 4, and the light from a light source was irradiated to the back edge side 2a of the sun visor 2, it is not limited to this, For example, (A) A light source is provided on the back side of the horizontal vertical wall 6b (or the horizontal vertical wall 6c) of the housing portion 4, and the light from the light source is irradiated to the horizontal edge end side 2b (or the horizontal vertical wall 2c) of the sun visor 2. Or (b) a light source is provided on the back side of the rear vertical wall 6a and the horizontal vertical wall 6b (or the horizontal vertical wall 6c) of the housing portion 4, and the light from the light source is transmitted to the rear edge 2a and the horizontal edge of the sun visor 2. The end side 2b (or the lateral edge end side 2c) is irradiated, or (c) a light source is provided on the back side of the rear standing wall 6a and the side wall 6b, 6c of the accommodating portion 4, and the light from the light source is sun visor The lateral edge end side 2a and the lateral edge end sides 2b and 2c may be irradiated.

  Furthermore, in the said Example 1, although the slit 8 was illustrated as a permeation | transmission part, it is not limited to this, For example, it is good also as a thin part of the roof flyer 3. FIG. For example, when the roof liner 3 is formed by press-molding the skin exposed on the vehicle interior side and a urethane material that secures cushioning properties, the part of the transmission part is stretched and made thinner than the other parts. To. As a result, not only the urethane material but also the skin can be thinned to obtain light transmittance. In this case, light transmission can be realized with almost no loss of the strength of the roof liner 3, and the sun visor 2 can be illuminated with a moderately weak beam, so that the design can be improved.

  It is widely used as a technology for lighting vehicle sun visors.

1 is a plan view of a vehicle sun visor illuminating device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 6 is a plan view of a vehicle sun visor illumination device according to Embodiment 2. FIG. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the conventional illuminating device. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the other conventional illuminating device.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1 '; Vehicle sun visor illuminating device, 2; Sun visor, 2a; Rear edge side, 2b, 2c; Lateral edge side, 3; Loufliner, 4; Accommodating part, 6: Standing wall part, 6a; 6b, 6c; horizontal vertical wall, 8; slit, 8 ': lens, 9; light guide tube, 10; chamfer, 12; overhead console.

Claims (6)

It is provided with a storage part that is provided on the ceiling of the passenger compartment and that stores the sun visor,
The housing portion is opposed to the edge side of the sun visor housed in the housing portion and has a transmission portion, and is provided on the opposite side of the sun visor to the standing wall and through the transmission portion of the sun visor. A vehicle sun visor illumination device comprising: a light source that emits light toward an edge side.   2. The standing wall has a rear standing wall that is opposed to a rear edge side of the sun visor and is formed on a roof liner that constitutes the ceiling portion, and the transmission portion is provided on the rear standing wall. The vehicle sun visor lighting device described.   The standing wall has a lateral standing wall that is formed on a roof liner that is opposed to a lateral edge end side of the sun visor and that constitutes the ceiling portion, and the transmission portion is provided on the lateral standing wall. The vehicle sun visor illumination device according to claim 1 or 2.   The vehicle visor illumination device according to claim 2, wherein the transmission part is a slit or a thin part.   The vertical wall has a horizontal vertical wall formed on an overhead console that is opposed to a horizontal edge end side of the sun visor and forms the ceiling portion, and the transmission portion is provided on the horizontal vertical wall. The vehicle sun visor illumination device according to claim 1 or 2.   6. The vehicle sun visor illumination device according to claim 1, wherein a chamfered portion is formed on an edge end side of the sun visor irradiated with light from the light source.

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