JP4656043B2 - Door pocket lighting structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a lighting structure of a door pocket provided in a door trim of a vehicle door.

  A door trim is mounted on the vehicle interior side of the door inner panel of the automobile as an interior material for improving the comfort and appearance of the vehicle interior. The door trim is provided with a door pocket that can be used by a passenger to store a map or the like. The door pocket may be provided with an illumination structure for illuminating the inside of the door pocket.

  The conventional door pocket lighting structure is a structure in which light sources such as LEDs and bulbs are installed inside the door pocket (see Patent Documents 1 and 2). Alternatively, a special light source such as an LED or bulb is provided at a position above the door pocket and inside the door trim, and the light emitted from the light source is passed through a hole or slit formed in the door trim. The structure led to the inside of the door pocket.

  However, the conventional door pocket lighting structure has a problem of high cost because it is necessary to separately install a light source for door pocket lighting. In addition, it is troublesome to handle the wire harness for supplying power to the light source for illumination, and it is difficult to secure a space for laying the wire harness. Furthermore, when a skin material is stuck on the surface of the door trim, it has been difficult to form a hole or a slit for allowing light to pass through in the door trim.

JP 2006-8056 A JP 2004-161131 A

  The present invention has been devised in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a door pocket lighting structure that does not require a separate light source for door pocket lighting.

Means for solving the problems are the following inventions.
1st invention is the lighting structure of the door pocket provided in the door trim of the door of a vehicle, Comprising: It is provided in the said door trim, The door pocket which consists of a vehicle room side board and a vehicle outer side board, and the vehicle exterior of the said vehicle outer side board A door inner panel arranged; a courtesy lamp having a light source provided below a bottom wall constituting the door pocket; and a light emitted from the courtesy lamp provided at a lower portion of the outer board of the door pocket. A light guide portion that can be guided to the inside of the light source, and light from the light source is guided to the light guide portion via a space formed by the vehicle exterior board and the door inner panel. It is the lighting structure of a door pocket characterized by these.
Here, the light guide portion is provided on the side wall and the bottom wall of the vehicle exterior board among both side walls constituting the door pocket, and the light source is positioned away from the bottom wall of the door pocket. It is good also as a structure provided in.

  According to the first invention, the light source of the courtesy lamp can also be used as the light source for door pocket illumination. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately install a light source for door pocket illumination.

  A second invention is a door pocket lighting structure according to the first invention, wherein the light guide is a slit or a hole formed in an inner wall of the door pocket. is there.

  According to the second invention, the light emitted from the courtesy lamp can be guided to the inside of the door pocket through the slit or hole formed in the inner wall of the door pocket.

  3rd invention is the illumination structure of the door pocket of 1st invention, Comprising: The said light guide part is a thin part formed in the inner wall of the said door pocket, The illumination structure of the door pocket characterized by the above-mentioned. .

  According to the third invention, it is possible to guide the light emitted from the courtesy lamp to the inside of the door pocket through the thin wall portion formed on the inner wall of the door pocket. In this case, since light passes through the thin wall portion and is irradiated to the inside of the door pocket, a visual effect such as indirect illumination is obtained.

  4th invention is the illumination structure of the door pocket of 1st invention, Comprising: The said light guide part is an expansion | extension part by which a part of skin material stuck on the inner wall of the said door pocket was extended | stretched. It is the illumination structure of the door pocket characterized.

  According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the light emitted from the courtesy lamp is allowed to pass through the elongated portion where the part of the skin material adhered to the inner wall of the door pocket is elongated and thinned, and then inside the door pocket. It is possible to guide. In this case, since the light passes through the extending portion and is irradiated to the inside of the door pocket, a visual effect such as indirect illumination is obtained.

  A fifth aspect of the invention is the door pocket lighting structure according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the invention, wherein the light guide portion is located closest to the light source of the courtesy lamp on the inner wall of the door pocket. An illumination structure of a door pocket, which is provided.

  According to the fifth aspect of the invention, more light emitted from the courtesy lamp can be guided to the inside of the door pocket, so that the inside of the door pocket can be illuminated more brightly.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the illumination structure of the door pocket which does not require the light source for door pocket illumination separately can be provided.

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

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the door trim 10. The door trim 10 is attached to the inner side of the door inner panel 40 of the vehicle, and is attached as an interior material for improving the appearance and comfort of the vehicle interior (see FIG. 3).
Hereinafter, for the door trim 10, the upper left side in FIG. 1 is the front side of the vehicle, the lower right side is the rear side of the vehicle, the lower left side (front side) is the passenger compartment side, and the upper right side (back side) is the outer side of the vehicle. explain.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the door trim 10 includes a main board 20 that constitutes a substantially upper half thereof and a lower board 30 that constitutes a substantially lower half thereof. A door pocket 50 that can be used by an occupant to store a map or the like is provided at a substantially central position in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the lower board 30.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the lower board 30 is disassembled.
As shown in FIG. 2, the lower board 30 includes a vehicle compartment side board 32 that forms the vehicle compartment side, and a vehicle exterior board 34 that forms the vehicle exterior side. The vehicle interior side board 32 and the vehicle outer side board 34 are integrally coupled in the vehicle width direction, whereby the lower board 30 constituting the substantially lower half of the door trim 10 is formed, and at the same time, the door pocket having the opening 52 above. 50 is configured. A courtesy lamp 60 is mounted at a position below the lower board 30 and on the vehicle rear side.

  The courtesy lamp 60 is a lamp in which a light source 62 such as an LED or a bulb is covered with a transparent cover 64. The courtesy lamp 60 functions as illumination that can illuminate the feet of the occupant when the vehicle gets on and off or when the door is opened and closed, and is sometimes called a step lamp. The courtesy lamp 60 also functions as an informing means for notifying the rear vehicle or the like that the door is open when the door of the vehicle is open.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the door pocket 50 in the door trim 10 shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lower board 30 is viewed from the back side (the vehicle outer side).
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the courtesy lamp 60 mounted on the lower board 30 has a structure that emits light to the vehicle interior side and simultaneously emits light to the vehicle exterior side. That is, in the general courtesy lamp 60, since a reflecting mirror or the like is not provided on at least a part of the outside of the vehicle, the cover 64 is not only covered by the cover 64 but also by the cover 64. It has a structure that can emit light to the outside of the car.

  Accordingly, at least a part of the light emitted from the courtesy lamp 60 is emitted toward the outside of the vehicle as viewed from the courtesy lamp 60, that is, toward the space V formed between the lower board 30 and the door inner panel 40. The In this space V, there is an inner wall portion 54 constituting the inner wall of the door pocket 50 outside the vehicle. Therefore, the light emitted from the courtesy lamp 60 can be guided to the inner side 56 of the door pocket 50 by providing the hole 70, the slit 72, the thin wall portion 74, or the like in the inner wall portion 54.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the inner wall 54 of the door pocket 50 is provided with a plurality of holes 70 and slits 72. The plurality of holes 70 and the slits 72 function as a light guide that can guide light emitted from the courtesy lamp 60 into the space V to the inside 56 of the door pocket 50. The number, shape, size, and the like of the plurality of holes 70 and slits 72 are not particularly limited, and may be appropriately determined in consideration of the light intensity required to illuminate the inside 56 of the door pocket 50. Good. For example, by forming more holes 70 and slits 72, the inside 56 of the door pocket 50 can be illuminated more brightly.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the inner wall portion 54 of the door pocket 50 is formed with a thin portion 74 that is a portion whose thickness is thinner than other portions. The thin wall portion 74 functions as a light guide that can guide light emitted from the courtesy lamp 60 into the space V to the inside 56 of the door pocket 50. The thickness, size, and the like of the thin wall portion 74 are not particularly limited, and may be appropriately determined in consideration of the light intensity necessary for illuminating the inside 56 of the door pocket 50. For example, the inner wall 56 of the door pocket 50 can be illuminated more brightly by forming the thin portion 74 thinner or wider. In order to form the thin wall portion 74 with respect to the inner wall portion 54 of the door pocket 50, the thin wall portion 74 may be formed integrally with the inner wall portion 54, or the inner wall portion 54 may be formed integrally. After the formation, the thin portion 74 may be formed by post-processing.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a skin material 58 such as woven fabric, non-woven fabric, leather, PVC (vinyl chloride resin) sheet, TPO (thermoplastic olefin resin) sheet or the like is attached to the inner wall portion 54 of the door pocket 50 as an adhesive. It is stuck by. And the extending | stretching part 76 is formed by extending a part of this skin material 58 (by extending | stretching). Since the elongated portion 76 is thinner than the general surface of the skin material 58 and more easily transmits light than other portions of the skin material 58, the extension portion 76 transmits light emitted from the courtesy lamp 60 into the space V to the door. It functions as a light guide that can be guided to the inside 56 of the pocket 50.

  As described above, according to the lighting structure of the door pocket according to the present embodiment, the light guide part including the hole 70, the slit 72, the thin part 74, or the extension part 76 is formed on the inner wall part 54 of the door pocket 50. By providing, the light emitted from the courtesy lamp 60 can be guided to the inside 56 of the door pocket 50. As a result, the light source 62 of the courtesy lamp 60 can also be used as an illumination light source for the door pocket 50. As a result, it is possible to brightly illuminate the inside 56 of the door pocket 50 without installing a separate light source for lighting the door pocket 50.

  Further, according to the illumination structure of the door pocket according to the present embodiment, the light emitted from the courtesy lamp 60 passes through the thin portion 74 or the extension portion 76 and is irradiated to the inside 56 of the door pocket 50. In this case, since the light that has passed changes to the color of the member that has passed, or the irradiated portion becomes soft and soft, an effect such as indirect illumination can be obtained.

  It should be noted that the position where the light guide portion composed of the hole 70, the slit 72, the thin wall portion 74, or the elongated portion 76 is provided at any position in the inner wall portion 54 of the door pocket 50 as long as it is in contact with the space V. Also good. However, in order to guide more of the light emitted from the courtesy lamp 60 to the inside 56 of the door pocket 50, it is preferable to provide a light guide portion at a position closer to the light source 62 of the courtesy lamp 60. For example, it is possible to brightly illuminate the inside 56 of the door pocket 50 by providing the light guide portion at a position closest to the light source 62 of the courtesy lamp 60.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention, and various modifications other than those described below can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. can do.
(1) In the above embodiment, the example in which the light guide portion is a hole, a slit, a thin portion, or an elongated portion is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. If the light guide part can guide the light emitted from the courtesy lamp to the inside of the door pocket, it may be provided in the form of a daylighting window closed by a transparent plate, for example.
(2) In the above embodiment, an example in which the skin material is adhered to the inside of the inner wall portion of the door pocket is shown, but the present invention can be applied even when the skin material is not adhered. it can.
(3) In the above embodiment, the door trim is divided into two parts by the main board and the lower board. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be applied even when the entire door trim is integrated or the door trim is divided into three or more parts.

It is a perspective view of a door trim. It is a perspective view which shows the state which decomposed | disassembled the lower board. It is the sectional view on the AA line of the door pocket in the door trim shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which looked at the lower board from the back side.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Door trim 20 ... Main board 30 ... Lower board 32 ... Vehicle compartment side board 34 ... Outer side board 40 ... Door inner panel 50 ... Door pocket 54 ... Inner wall part 56 ... Inside 58 ... Skin material 60 ... Courtesy lamp 62 ... Light source 70 ... Hole 72 ... Slit 74 ... Thin part 76 ... Extension part

Claims (6)

A lighting structure of a door pocket provided in a door trim of a vehicle door,
Provided in the door trim, a door pocket consisting of a vehicle compartment side board and a vehicle outside board,
A door inner panel disposed on the vehicle outer side of the vehicle outer board;
A courtesy lamp provided with a light source below the bottom wall constituting the door pocket,
A light guide provided at a lower portion of the vehicle exterior board and capable of guiding light emitted from the courtesy lamp to the inside of the door pocket;
The light from the light source is guided to the light guide unit through a space formed by the vehicle exterior board and the door inner panel. The door pocket lighting structure according to claim 1,
The light guide part is provided on the side wall and the bottom wall of the vehicle exterior board among both side walls constituting the door pocket,
The door pocket lighting structure, wherein the light source is provided at a position separated from a bottom wall of the door pocket. The door pocket lighting structure according to claim 1 or 2,
The door pocket illumination structure, wherein the light guide is a slit or a hole formed in an inner wall of the door pocket. The door pocket lighting structure according to claim 1 or 2,
The door pocket lighting structure, wherein the light guide part is a thin part formed on an inner wall of the door pocket. The door pocket lighting structure according to claim 1 or 2,
The door pocket lighting structure according to claim 1, wherein the light guide portion is an elongated portion in which a part of the skin material adhered to the inner wall of the door pocket is elongated. The door pocket lighting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The door light illumination structure, wherein the light guide portion is provided at a position closest to a light source of the courtesy lamp in an inner wall of the door pocket.

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