103results about "Small compartment lightings" patented technology

An automotive interior trim assembly having a map pocket with an electroluminescent lamp. The trim assembly comprises a trim panel and a housing that forms at least a portion of the map pocket. The housing is coupled to the trim panel to define a cavity having an opening for accessing the cavity. An electroluminescent lamp is integrally molded to the housing to illuminate the cavity. An injection molding process may be used to form the housing with the electroluminescent lamp as an insert in the mold cavity. The housing is then coupled to the trim panel to form a map pocket in the trim assembly. The housing may be configured as a map pocket closeout or a map pocket insert.

An automotive storage compartment includes a compartment body defining a cavity and having an opening for accessing the cavity. The compartment body includes a first connecting member integrally formed therein. The storage compartment further includes a cover having a second connecting member integrally formed therein, the first connecting member cooperating with the second connecting member to moveably couple the cover to the compartment body. An electroluminescent lamp is molded to the compartment body to illuminate the cavity. A two-shot molding process may be used to form the storage compartment, with the compartment body and the first connecting member being formed in the first shot. The electroluminescent lamp is molded to the compartment body in the first shot. The cover and the second connecting member are then formed in the second shot so that the cover is pivotally coupled to the compartment body.

A console device for a vehicle includes a housing body fixed by a side face to the ceiling part of the vehicle. The device has a recessed part formed by an opening in another side face, and a cover body that pivots on the housing body. The recessed part can be closed by moving the cover body into place over the recessed part of the housing body. A storage portion formed on the surface of the cover body opposite the recessed part allows small articles to be stored inside it and removed from it only when the recessed part is opened. An illumination portion that radiates light to the inside of the vehicle cabin is formed on another surface of the cover body.

An overhead storage bin comprises a storage bin bezel, a door movable in relation to the storage bin bezel between a closed position and an opened position, a storage compartment accessible by a vehicle passenger when the door is in the opened position, and a lamp carried by the storage bin bezel, the lamp being focused to the storage compartment when the door is in the open position.

An automotive ashtray comprises a compartment body defining a cavity and having an opening for accessing the cavity. The compartment body includes a first connecting member integrally formed therein. The ashtray further includes a cover having a second connecting member integrally formed therein, the first connecting member cooperating with the second connecting member to moveably couple the cover to the compartment body. An electroluminescent lamp is molded to the compartment body to illuminate the cavity. A two-shot molding process may be used to form the ashtray, with the compartment body and the first connecting member being formed in the first shot. The electroluminescent lamp is molded to the compartment body in the first shot. The cover and the second connecting member are then formed in the second shot so that the cover is pivotally coupled to the compartment body.

An overhead storage bin comprises a storage bin bezel, a door movable in relation to the storage bin bezel between a closed position and an opened position, a storage compartment accessible by a vehicle passenger when the door is in the opened position, and a lamp carried by the storage bin bezel, the lamp being focused to the storage compartment when the door is in the open position.

An automotive storage compartment comprises a compartment body defining a cavity and having an opening for accessing the cavity. The compartment body includes a first connecting member integrally formed therein. The storage compartment further includes a cover having a second connecting member integrally formed therein, the first connecting member cooperating with the second connecting member to moveably couple the cover to the compartment body. An electroluminescent lamp is molded to the compartment body to illuminate the cavity. A two-shot molding process may be used to form the storage compartment, with the compartment body and the first connecting member being formed in the first shot. The electroluminescent lamp is molded to the compartment body in the first shot. The cover and the second connecting member are then formed in the second shot so that the cover is pivotally coupled to the compartment body.

An aspect of the invention provides an illumination structure that can illuminate both a neighborhood of an opening and a storage portion with a simple configuration. An illumination structure (1) includes an illumination device (4) provided in an opening (3) of a vehicle (2), and a person can get on and off the vehicle (2) through the opening (3). The illumination device (4) is fixed to a step garnish (5) provided in a lower end portion (3a) of the opening (3). A translucent member (18) is provided in a bottom surface of a storage portion (9) formed in a door lining (10). When a door (6) is closed against the opening (3), the storage portion (9) is disposed on the step garnish (5), whereby the illumination structure (1) is retained while the illumination device (4), a first translucent member (18a), and a second translucent member (18b) line up in the order from the bottom.

An aspect of the invention provides an illumination structure that can illuminate both a neighborhood of an opening and a storage portion with a simple configuration. An illumination structure 1 includes an illumination device 4 provided in an opening 3 of a vehicle 2, and a person can get on and off the vehicle 2 through the opening 3. The illumination device 4 is fixed to a step garnish 5 provided in a lower end portion 3a of the opening 3. A translucent member 18 is provided in a bottom surface of a storage portion 9 formed in a door lining 10. When a door 6 is closed against the opening 3, the storage portion 9 is disposed on the step garnish 5, whereby the illumination structure 1 is retained while the illumination device 4, a first translucent member 18a, and a second translucent member 18b line up in the order from the bottom.

There is provided an instrument panel capable of uniformly brightening the interior of a storage part without special provision of a light source. In the instrument panel including an operation part (2) having an operation panel (3) for controlling a vehicle; a light source (6) for illuminating the operation panel (3), which the light source (6) is provided in the operation part (2); and the storage part (4) arranged adjacent to the operation part (2), an opening (7) is provided between the operation part (2) and the storage part (4); a tray (8) is provided between the opening (7) and the storage part (4) as a wall surface; and the tray (8) is formed of a material capable of transmitting the light of the light source (6), which is transmitted via the opening (7).