Atmosphere lamp of automobile instrument panel

Abstract

The invention discloses an automobile dashboard atmosphere lamp which comprises a dashboard framework, an atmosphere lamp support and an atmosphere lamp belt, the atmosphere lamp support is a light-transmitting support, the atmosphere lamp support is positioned on the dashboard framework and partially extends out of the dashboard framework, and the atmosphere lamp belt is installed on the inner side of the atmosphere lamp support. The extending part of the atmosphere lamp support comprises a visible part and a downward invisible part, lamplight of the atmosphere lamp strip is emitted from the visible part to form a direct-injection type light-emitting area, and lamplight of the atmosphere lamp strip is emitted from the invisible part to the instrument board component to form a reflection type light-emitting area. The automobile dashboard atmosphere lamp is reasonable in structural design, the direct-injection type and reflection type light effects are achieved at the same time through the single lamp strip, and the light effects of the atmosphere lamp are diversified; the structure is simple, assembling is easy, and installation is firm and reliable.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of automobile atmosphere lamps, and in particular to an automobile instrument panel atmosphere lamp. Background Art

[0002] As a kind of automobile auxiliary lighting equipment, the interior atmosphere light is increasingly applied to the main and auxiliary instrument panels, door inner panels, ceiling decorations and other parts of automobile accessories. It is usually presented in the form of point light source, strip light source and surface light source, and the colors include single color and multi-color to choose from. In each area where light is needed, a set of light strips and light-emitting components are arranged to achieve different lighting atmospheres and create a comfortable interior environment; however, with the increase in the number of atmosphere lights, the number of light strips and light-emitting components has increased significantly, resulting in a significant increase in the cost and weight of parts, as well as an increase in the difficulty of arrangement, which does not conform to the current mainstream trend of low-carbon green development in the automotive industry.

[0003] For example, Chinese patent CN111762091A discloses an atmosphere light for a car door guard panel, in which an atmosphere light strip is arranged on a clip-on structure of the lower body of the door guard panel protruding toward the interior of the vehicle; the atmosphere light strip is covered by a electroplated decorative strip in the direction of the interior of the vehicle, and a certain safety distance is set between the electroplated decorative strip and the clip-on structure; the lower edge of the electroplated decorative strip is bent toward the vehicle door, and a gap is formed between the bent edge and the single-layer leather applied on the surface of the trim panel in the door guard panel, and the atmosphere light shines on the single-layer leather through the gap to form a halo effect; the luminous atmosphere is single. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides an automotive dashboard ambient light, which achieves diverse ambient light effects through a single light strip.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

[0006] The automobile instrument panel atmosphere light comprises an instrument panel frame, an atmosphere light bracket and an atmosphere light strip, wherein the atmosphere light bracket is a light-transmitting bracket, the atmosphere light bracket is positioned on the instrument panel frame and partially extends from the instrument panel frame, the atmosphere light strip is installed on the inner side of the atmosphere light bracket, the extended part of the atmosphere light bracket comprises a visible part and an invisible part facing downward, the light of the atmosphere light strip is emitted from the visible part to form a direct light-emitting area, and the light of the atmosphere light strip is emitted from the invisible part to the instrument panel component to form a reflective light-emitting area.

[0007] Further:

[0008] The edge of the instrument panel frame is provided with an inwardly turned edge, and a gap area for the ambient light bracket to extend out is provided on the main body of the instrument panel frame corresponding to the inwardly turned edge area.

[0009] The ambient light bracket is a semi-milky white strip bracket with a light transmittance greater than 70%, and the ambient light strip is arranged along the length direction of the ambient light bracket.

[0010] A transverse notch is provided on the inner side of the atmosphere light bracket, and the atmosphere light strip is arranged in the transverse notch and is clamped and positioned.

[0011] The instrument panel frame is provided with main positioning pins and auxiliary positioning pins which are arranged in a staggered manner, the ambient light bracket is provided with positioning holes which are matched with the positioning pins, and the ambient light bracket is fixed to the instrument panel frame by screw connection.

[0012] The edge of the atmosphere light bracket is provided with a matching groove that matches the flange of the edge of the instrument panel frame, the front end surface of the lower part of the matching groove forms a visible part, the upper part of the matching groove is extended, and the extended part is provided with a snap structure for positioning.

[0013] Below the gap area are the decorative plate and the air vent knob, and the light is emitted from the invisible part to the surfaces of the decorative plate and the air vent knob to form a reflective luminous area.

[0014] The lower surface of the invisible part of the atmosphere light bracket is a horizontal plane.

[0015] The central axis of the positioning pin is perpendicular to the length direction of the atmosphere light bracket.

[0016] The instrument panel frame is provided with a skin, and the skin at the inner turn-down edge is located in the matching groove.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

[0018] The automotive dashboard ambient light has a reasonable structural design, and can achieve both direct and reflective lighting effects through a single light strip, making the ambient light effects diverse; it also has a simple structure, is easy to assemble, and can be firmly and reliably installed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The following is a brief description of the contents and symbols in the drawings of this specification:

[0020] Figure 1 It is a front view schematic diagram of the instrument panel atmosphere light of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 2 For along Figure 1 AA section diagram.

[0022] Figure 3 For along Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the BB cross-section.

[0023] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the installation and fixing structure of the atmosphere light of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 5 It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the clamping position of the atmosphere lamp bracket of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 6 It is a schematic cross-sectional view of the skeleton positioning structure of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 7 It is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the screw fastening structure of the present invention.

[0027] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the reflective luminous area of ​​the present invention.

[0028] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the direct light emitting area of ​​the present invention.

[0029] In the figure:

[0030] 1. Instrument panel frame, 101. PVC surface, 102. Three-dimensional mesh fabric, 2. Ambient light bracket, 3. Direct light-emitting area, 4. Ambient light strip, 5. Reflective light-emitting area, 6. Air vent dial, 601. Air vent dial lighting area, 7. Air vent blades, 8. Main positioning pin, 9. Auxiliary positioning pin, 10. Bracket pre-clamping structure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The specific implementation modes of the present invention will be further explained in detail below through the description of embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0032] like Figures 1 to 9 As shown, the automobile dashboard atmosphere light comprises an dashboard frame 1, an atmosphere light bracket 2 and an atmosphere light strip 4; the dashboard frame 1 is a hollow frame structure, the atmosphere light bracket 2 is a light-transmitting bracket, a gap is provided at the lower part of the dashboard frame, the atmosphere light bracket is positioned on the dashboard frame and partially extends out from the gap of the dashboard frame.

[0033] The atmosphere light strip 4 is installed on the inner side of the atmosphere light bracket 2, integrated and compact in structure; the extended part of the atmosphere light bracket includes a visible part and an invisible part facing downward, the front end surface of the downward extended part of the atmosphere light bracket is the visible part, and the lower surface of the downward extended part of the atmosphere light bracket is the part that cannot be directly seen by the occupants; the light of the atmosphere light strip is emitted from the visible part to form a direct light-emitting area 3, and the light of the atmosphere light strip is emitted from the invisible part to the dashboard component to form a reflective light-emitting area 5.

[0034] The automotive dashboard atmosphere light of the present invention has a reasonable structural design, and can simultaneously realize direct and reflective "two-place" lighting effects through a single light strip, making the atmosphere light lighting effect diverse; and the structure is simple, the assembly is easy, and the installation is firm and reliable.

[0035] The ambient light bracket 2 is a semi-milky white strip bracket with a light transmittance greater than 70%. The ambient light strip 4 is arranged along the length direction of the ambient light bracket. The ambient light strip is a hard light strip, and the ambient light bracket is a transparent component. The light strip is directly integrated and positioned on the ambient light bracket, and the structure is compact.

[0036] The edge of the instrument panel frame 1 is provided with an inward turn-down edge, and a gap area for the ambient light bracket to extend out is provided on the main part of the instrument panel frame corresponding to the inward turn-down edge area. One side of the ambient light bracket is stuck inside the inward turn-down edge, and the structure is compact. The inward turn-down edge setting effectively improves the structural strength of the frame.

[0037] The edge of the ambient light bracket is provided with a mating groove that cooperates with the flange of the edge of the instrument panel frame. The front end surface of the lower part of the mating groove forms a visible part. The upper part of the mating groove is extended, and the extended part is provided with a snap structure for positioning, and the structure is compact. The mating groove of the ambient light bracket is hiddenly connected to the inner flange of the instrument panel frame, and the mating part cannot be seen by the occupants, thereby improving the quality of the product.

[0038] A PVC skin 101 and a three-dimensional mesh fabric 102 are provided on the instrument panel frame. The skin at the inner turn-down edge is located in a matching groove. The edge of the skin can be squeezed and positioned through the matching groove of the ambient light bracket, thereby improving the structural stability and reliability through its own matching structure.

[0039] Below the gap area are the decorative panel and the air vent knob 6, and the light is emitted from the invisible part to the surface of the decorative panel and the air vent knob to form a reflective luminous area; the lower surface of the invisible part of the atmosphere light bracket is a horizontal plane; such as at the position of the air outlet blade 7, the upper surface of the air vent knob 6 corresponds to the lower surface of the atmosphere light bracket, and an air vent knob lighting area 601 is formed on the upper surface of the air vent knob, forming a variety of atmosphere effects.

[0040] A transverse slot is provided on the inner side of the ambient light bracket, and the ambient light strip is positioned in the transverse slot. A main positioning pin 8 and an auxiliary positioning pin 9 arranged in a staggered manner are provided on the instrument panel frame, and a positioning hole matching the positioning pin is provided on the ambient light bracket. The ambient light bracket is fixed to the instrument panel frame by screwing; the central axis of the positioning pin is perpendicular to the length direction of the ambient light bracket.

[0041] The dashboard atmosphere light arrangement of the present invention enables a single light strip to simultaneously achieve "two-place" lighting effects of direct and reflective types; it is firmly installed and fixed, with better light transmission consistency, simple structure, easy installation, and novel form, ensuring the effects of both direct and reflective lighting.

[0042] The automotive dashboard ambient light assembly includes an ambient light strip and an ambient light bracket arranged on the dashboard; the ambient light strip and the ambient light bracket are connected by a snap connection; the ambient light bracket and the dashboard frame adopt a screw connection & pre-snapping structure. The dashboard frame is provided with a main positioning pin and an auxiliary positioning pin, and the ambient light bracket assembly has a main positioning hole for inserting the main positioning pin and an auxiliary positioning hole for inserting the auxiliary positioning pin.

[0043] The ambient light bracket is milky white with a light transmittance of 75%. There are screw fastening points on the ambient light bracket, and multiple screw fastening points are set along the ambient light; the screws are arranged in sequence along the length direction of the ambient light bracket, with a distance of 100mm-120mm; there are 5 bolt fastening points in total.

[0044] The width of the reflective surface of the atmosphere light bracket is 20.18mm; the width of the direct reflective surface of the atmosphere light bracket is 2.2mm; the length of the reflective surface of the atmosphere light bracket is 565.1mm; the wall thickness of the reflective surface of the atmosphere light bracket is 2.5mm; the projection area of ​​the reflective surface of the reflective atmosphere light is 14311.388 square millimeters; the projection area of ​​the reflective surface of the direct atmosphere light is 1657.923 square millimeters.

[0045] The material of direct & reflective atmosphere lamps is translucent PC material, which needs to be annealed at 90° & 2H, and the internal stress of the PC atmosphere lamp decorative strip itself needs to be removed to prevent the atmosphere lamp stress from being released and causing cracking. The automobile dashboard atmosphere lamp assembly of the present invention is firmly installed and fixed, with better light transmission consistency, ensuring the effects of both direct and reflective lighting.

[0046] Preferred embodiments of the present invention are:

[0047] According to the accompanying drawings, through the description of the actual instrument panel atmosphere light, a detailed explanation is made on the actual specific implementation method of the present invention, with the aim of helping engineers in the field of instrument panel atmosphere lights to have a more complete, perfect, accurate and in-depth understanding of the concept, technical solution and overall layout of the present invention, and to help its implementation in subsequent projects.

[0048] like Figure 1 As shown in the figure, the positions of direct and reflective lights on the dashboard are schematically shown, and the specific positions of the ambient lights in the cockpit are briefly described; Figure 2 As shown, the main section of the direct & reflective ambient light on the dashboard body - reflective effect - right decorative panel area: the names of the various areas are: ① dashboard frame, ② ambient light bracket, ③ direct light area, ④ ambient light strip, ⑤ reflective light area - the width of the reflective light area is 32mm - on the right decorative panel. Figure 3As shown, the main section of the direct & reflective ambient light on the dashboard body - reflective effect - air outlet assembly area, the names of the representative areas of each area are: ① ambient light strip, ② dashboard frame, ③ ambient light bracket, ④ air outlet dial area lighting area, ⑤ air outlet dial, ⑥ air outlet blades.

[0049] like Figure 4 As shown in the figure, the installation and fixing diagram of direct & reflective atmosphere lights: ① 1 main positioning pin, ② 3 auxiliary positioning pins, ③ atmosphere light bracket pre-clamping structure 10, the reflective surface length of the atmosphere light bracket is 565.1mm; Figure 5 As shown, the main section of the direct & reflective ambient light and the dashboard frame; ① 3D mesh fabric layer 3.1mm, ② PVC surface, ③ pre-clamped clamping amount 0.2mm, ④ ambient light belt diameter 4.8mm, ⑤ direct ambient light width 2.2mm, ⑥ dashboard frame, ⑦ reflective ambient light width 20.18mm. Figure 6 As shown in the figure, the main positioning diagram of the direct & reflective ambient light and the instrument panel frame: the main positioning and the positioning gap between the peripheral parts are 0.1mm. Figure 7 As shown in the figure, the screw fastening diagram of the direct & reflective ambient light and the instrument panel frame; the fastening screws are fastened with Q2734216F31E screws; Figure 8 and Fig. 9 As shown, the projection area of ​​the reflective surface of the reflective atmosphere light is 14311.388 square millimeters; the projection area of ​​the reflective surface of the direct atmosphere light is 1657.923 square millimeters.

[0050] The present invention provides an automotive dashboard ambient light assembly that realizes two light reflection forms (reflective & direct), including an ambient light strip and an ambient light bracket arranged on the dashboard frame, wherein the ambient light strip and the ambient light bracket are connected by a snap connection; Figures 1 to 7 As shown, the ambient light bracket is semi-milky white, made of light-transmitting PC material with good light transmittance and a light transmittance of 75%, the ambient light bracket has a length of 562 mm, and the ambient light belt is arranged along the length direction of the ambient light bracket. The ambient light belt is a hard light belt (extrusion process).

[0051] The instrument panel frame is provided with primary and secondary positioning pins, and the ambient light bracket has primary and secondary positioning holes for inserting the primary and secondary positioning pins (limiting clearance 0.1mm). One primary and secondary positioning pin is provided respectively, and the central axis of the primary and secondary positioning pins is perpendicular to the length direction of the ambient light bracket, and the primary and secondary positioning pins are on the same straight line parallel to the length direction of the ambient light bracket.

[0052] The ambient light bracket is connected to the instrument panel frame by screw connection. Correspondingly, the ambient light bracket has a screw hole for the screw to pass through. The axis of the screw hole is parallel to the axis of the main positioning pin and the auxiliary positioning pin. The ambient light bracket is provided with screw fastening points. There are multiple screw fastening points arranged in sequence along the length direction of the ambient light bracket, with a distance of 100mm-120mm. There are 5 bolt fastening points in total.

[0053] During assembly, first install the atmosphere light strip on the atmosphere light bracket. The atmosphere light strip and the atmosphere light bracket are connected by snap-fitting to form a car dashboard atmosphere light assembly. Then install the atmosphere light bracket on the dashboard frame assembly. This assembly method is convenient for the installation and fixation of the light strip, and is conducive to the consistency of light transmittance of the lamp fiber, thereby ensuring the luminous effect.

[0054] When installing the ambient light bracket, align the main positioning pin and auxiliary positioning pin on the ambient light bracket with the main positioning hole and auxiliary positioning hole on the instrument panel frame respectively, insert the main positioning pin into the main positioning hole, and insert the auxiliary positioning pin into the auxiliary positioning hole to complete the positioning of the ambient light bracket on the instrument panel assembly. Finally, fix the ambient light bracket to the frame with screws.

[0055] The above is only an explanation of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the above technical features can be arbitrarily combined to form multiple embodiments of the present invention.

[0056] The present invention is described above by way of example in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is obvious that the specific implementation of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned method. As long as various non-substantial improvements are made using the concept and technical solution of the present invention, or the concept and technical solution of the present invention are directly applied to other occasions without improvement, they are all within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automotive dashboard ambient light, comprising an instrument panel frame, an ambient light bracket and an ambient light strip, characterized in that: The atmosphere light bracket is a translucent bracket, which is positioned on the dashboard frame and partially extends from the dashboard frame. The atmosphere light strip is installed on the inner side of the atmosphere light bracket. The extended part of the atmosphere light bracket includes a visible part and an invisible part facing downward. The light of the atmosphere light strip is emitted from the visible part to form a direct light-emitting area, and the light of the atmosphere light strip is emitted from the invisible part to the dashboard component to form a reflective light-emitting area.

2. The automotive dashboard atmosphere light as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The edge of the instrument panel frame is provided with an inwardly turned edge, and a gap area for the ambient light bracket to extend out is provided on the main body of the instrument panel frame corresponding to the inwardly turned edge area.

3. The automotive dashboard atmosphere light as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The ambient light bracket is a semi-milky white strip bracket with a light transmittance greater than 70%, and the ambient light strip is arranged along the length direction of the ambient light bracket.

4. The automotive dashboard atmosphere light as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: A transverse notch is provided on the inner side of the atmosphere light bracket, and the atmosphere light strip is arranged in the transverse notch and is clamped and positioned.

5. The automotive dashboard atmosphere light as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The instrument panel frame is provided with main positioning pins and auxiliary positioning pins which are arranged in a staggered manner, the ambient light bracket is provided with positioning holes which are matched with the positioning pins, and the ambient light bracket is fixed to the instrument panel frame by screw connection.

6. The automotive dashboard atmosphere light as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The edge of the atmosphere light bracket is provided with a matching groove that matches the flange of the edge of the instrument panel frame, the front end surface of the lower part of the matching groove forms a visible part, the upper part of the matching groove is extended, and the extended part is provided with a snap structure for positioning.

7. The automotive dashboard ambient light as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: Below the gap area are the decorative plate and the air vent knob, and the light is emitted from the invisible part to the surfaces of the decorative plate and the air vent knob to form a reflective luminous area.

8. The automotive dashboard ambient light as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The lower surface of the invisible part of the atmosphere light bracket is a horizontal plane.

9. The automotive dashboard ambient light as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The central axis of the positioning pin is perpendicular to the length direction of the atmosphere light bracket.

10. The automotive dashboard ambient light as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: The instrument panel frame is provided with a skin, and the skin at the inner turn-down edge is located in the matching groove.

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