Charging port indicating lamp module

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the field of automobile accessories, and discloses a charging port indicator lamp module which is mainly characterized in that a control circuit board and a light source assembly are integrally installed in a body and connected with a power line, and then a key cover plate assembly and a light-transmitting mask are arranged on the body and are sealed. By means of the structure that the light-transmitting mask is provided with the first surface and the second surface which are connected with each other, light generated by the light source assembly can be emitted from the first surface and the second surface at the same time, the indicator lamp module has the functions of an indicator lamp and an illuminating lamp at the same time, and therefore arrangement of structural space in the body is reduced, and the space utilization rate in the body is improved. The cost is reduced, and the waterproof requirement can be met.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of automobile accessories, in particular to a charging port indicating lamp module. BACKGROUND

[0002] General electric vehicles are provided with charging ports for connecting charging guns of charging piles to charge; usually, the charging ports are equipped with indicating lamps, and the colors or numbers of the indicating lamps are used to show whether the charging gun is correctly connected to the charging port, whether it is in a charging state, the charging degree, whether the charging is completed, etc.; in addition, in order to enable users to successfully connect the charging gun to charge in the dark or insufficient light environment, some electric vehicles are additionally provided with illuminating lamps at the charging ports.

[0003] The indicating lamps and illuminating lamps of the known electric vehicles arranged at the charging ports are two independent products arranged at the charging ports, so the structure occupies a large space, the utilization rate of the installation space is low, more waterproof structures need to be configured, and the cost is high. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] The utility model aims to provide a kind of indicating lamp and illuminating lamp of charging port of electric vehicle are integrated into single module, and installation is easier, with the characteristics of smaller structure occupied space, high space utilization rate, lower cost and excellent waterproof effect.

[0005] The charging port indicating lamp module provided by the utility model includes: a body with an inner space, the inner space is formed with a circuit board positioning groove, an elastic fastener and a positioning block, and the two sides of the body are respectively formed with a lamp hole and an opening communicating with the inner space; a light source assembly with a light source circuit board and at least one LED provided on the light source circuit board, the light source circuit board is arranged in the inner space, so that the opposite sides of the light source circuit board are positioned by the elastic fastener and the positioning block, and the LED is directed towards the lamp hole; a control circuit board arranged in the circuit board positioning groove in the inner space and electrically connected to the light source circuit board by wires; a key cover plate assembly with a cover plate, keys provided on the opposite sides of the cover plate and feet, the cover plate is arranged on the opening of the body, so that the feet correspond to the conductive carbon particles on the control circuit board; a light-transmitting face cover with a first surface and a second surface connected to each other, the light-transmitting face cover is arranged on the lamp hole of the body; and a power cord electrically connected to the control circuit board; wherein, when the power cord is supplied with current, the LED emits light when the key is subjected to a force to make the feet contact the conductive carbon particles on the control circuit board to form a conductive loop, and the LED does not emit light when the key is removed from the force so that the feet do not contact the conductive carbon particles, thereby interrupting the conductive loop.

[0006] In an embodiment of the utility model, the circuit board positioning groove, the elastic fastener and the positioning block can be integrally formed with the body.

[0007] Preferably, one side of the light source circuit board can form a clamping groove, and the elastic clamping member is clamped in the clamping groove to fix the light source circuit board. In this way, the light source circuit board is fixed by the elastic clamping member and is not easy to move.

[0008] In an embodiment of the utility model, the first surface of the light-transmitting mask can have an area larger than that of the second surface. In this way, when the light-transmitting mask is arranged at the charging port of the electric vehicle, the first surface of the light-transmitting mask can be used as an illuminating lamp, and the second surface of the light-transmitting mask can be used as an indicating lamp.

[0009] In an embodiment of the utility model, the outer periphery of the cover plate and the inner periphery of the opening can be sealed by laser welding. In this way, the key cover plate assembly and the body have a simple but excellent waterproof effect.

[0010] In an embodiment of the utility model, the outer periphery of the light-transmitting mask and the inner periphery of the lamp hole are sealed by laser welding. In this way, the light-transmitting mask and the body have a simple but excellent waterproof effect.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages:

[0012] 1. The space utilization rate of the inner space of the body is high.

[0013] 2. The single function is integrated together, and the product performance waste is reduced.

[0014] 3. The key cover plate assembly, the light-transmitting mask and the body can all meet the excellent waterproof requirement.

[0015] 4. The light is emitted by the LED directly instead of the conventional way of emitting light by the LED and the lens. The light efficiency is not changed by the excellent optical design of the light-transmitting structure, but the cost is reduced.

[0016] 5. The first surface and the second surface of the light-transmitting mask emit light at the same time when the LED emits light, and the light-transmitting mask has the effects of the indicating lamp and the illuminating lamp.

[0017] 6. The structure inside the body is simplified, and the light source circuit board can be fixed effectively.

[0018] 7. The control circuit board uses conductive carbon particles, and the conventional micro switch is abandoned, so that the cost is reduced, and the hand feeling when pressing the key is better. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall appearance structure of the utility model after combination;

[0020] Figure 2 FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing the combination relationship of the main elements included in the utility model.

[0021] Figure 3 A top view showing the overall appearance and structure of the assembled present invention; and

[0022] Figure 4 For along Figure 3 A planar sectional view along the N-N direction.

[0023] In the picture:

[0024] 10: Ontology

[0025] 101: Opening

[0026] 102: Circuit board positioning slot

[0027] 103: Gap

[0028] 104: Flexible fastener

[0029] 105: Light Hole

[0030] 106: Ears

[0031] 1061: Fixing hole

[0032] 107: Positioning Block

[0033] 20: Button cover assembly

[0034] 200: Cover plate

[0035] 201: Keypad

[0036] 202: Protrusion

[0037] 203: Support leg

[0038] 30: Control circuit board

[0039] 301: Protrusion

[0040] 40: Light source assembly

[0041] 400: Light source circuit board

[0042] 401: Threaded groove

[0043] 402: LED

[0044] 50: Button pad

[0045] 60: Translucent face mask

[0046] 601: First Surface

[0047] 602: Second Surface

[0048] 70: Face mask pad

[0049] 80: power line. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0050] For the purpose of facilitating the understanding of the present application, the present application will be described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments. The drawings show some embodiments of the present application, rather than all embodiments. The present application can be realized in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the skilled in the art of the present application understand more thoroughly and comprehensively. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative changes are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0051] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present application belongs. The terminology used in the description of the present application is only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and is not intended to limit the present application.

[0052] As shown in Figures 1 to 4 The charging port indicating lamp module provided by the present application comprises a body 10 having an inner space, the inner space is formed with a circuit board positioning groove 102, an elastic fastener 104 and a positioning block 107, two sides of the body 10 are respectively formed with a lamp hole 105 and an opening 101 communicating with the inner space, a plurality of ear portions 106 are arranged on the periphery of the body 10, the ear portions 106 are provided with fixing holes 1061, and screws can pass through the fixing holes 1061 to install and fix the body 10 to the charging port (not shown in the drawing) inside the vehicle.

[0053] Specifically, the body 10 can be formed into various appearance shapes according to the specifications of the vehicle body of the electric vehicle, so as to be installed to the charging port inside the vehicle body; in Figure 2 As shown in the body 10 structure, the body 10 is integrally formed with the opening 101, the circuit board positioning groove 102, the elastic fastener 104, the lamp hole 105, the ear portion 106 and the positioning block 107 by a plastic material, wherein the circuit board positioning groove 102 is formed at a position higher than the bottom of the inner space of the body 10 and corresponding to the opening 101, and the elastic fastener 104 is formed on one side of the circuit board positioning groove 102 and faces the lamp hole 105; the elastic fastener 104 extends upward and forms a hook portion on the side of the free end facing the lamp hole 105, and the positioning block 107 is formed close to the bottom of the inner space of the elastic fastener 104, that is, there is a certain distance between the positioning block 107 and the root of the elastic fastener 104, which provides the light source circuit board 400 of the light source assembly 40 to be placed therein and fixed.

[0054] More specifically, the light source assembly 40 comprises a light source circuit board 400 and at least one LED (Light Emitting Diode) 402 disposed thereon; one side of the light source circuit board 400 is formed with a recessed clamping groove 401, when the other side of the light source circuit board 400 abuts against the side of the positioning block 107 facing the elastic clamping member 104, the upper side of the light source circuit board 400 is pushed towards the hook portion of the elastic clamping member 104, which clamps the clamping groove 401 by the elasticity of the elastic clamping member 104 itself, i.e. the opposite two side edges of the light source circuit board 400 are positioned by the force applied by the elastic clamping member 104 and the positioning block 107, and are clamped by the hook portion to avoid lateral displacement of the light source circuit board 400; in this state, the LED 402 faces the lamp hole 105; wherein the LED 402 is a light emitting element electrically connected to the light source circuit board 400, which can be designed to emit light of a specific color according to the needs, and can be set to emit light and light mode during charging according to the circuit design on the light source circuit board 400.

[0055] The control circuit board 30 is used to control the operation of the light source assembly 40, which is disposed in the circuit board positioning groove 102 in the inner space and is electrically connected to the light source circuit board 400 through wires; the control circuit board 30 is electrically connected to the power cord 80, and the power cord 80 is extended out of the body 10 to connect the power supply provided by the vehicle to provide the power required for operating the control circuit board 30 and the light source assembly 40. Preferably, a protrusion 301 can be formed on one side of the control circuit board 30, and a recess (not shown in the figure) is correspondingly formed on one side of the circuit board positioning groove 102, so that after the control circuit board 30 is placed in the circuit board positioning groove 102, the protrusion 301 is embedded in the recess to assist positioning, and then the control circuit board 30 is locked by screws.

[0056] The key cover plate assembly 20 is used to operate the control circuit board 30 to control the light source assembly 40 to emit light or not, which has a cover plate 200 and keys 201 and legs 203 arranged on opposite sides of the cover plate 200. The peripheral contour shape of the cover plate 200 is substantially corresponding to the shape of the opening 101, and the cover plate 200 is covered on the opening 101 and sealed by laser welding to achieve the effect of fixing and preventing moisture from entering the body 10. At the same time, the legs 203 correspond to the conductive carbon particles (not shown in the figure) on the control circuit board 30. Preferably, a protrusion 202 is formed on one side of the cover plate 200, and a notch 103 is formed on one side of the opening 101, so that the cover plate 200 is covered on the opening 101 by clamping the protrusion 202 with a tool, and then the cover plate 200 is fixed on the opening 101 by laser welding to achieve sealing. Accordingly, when the key 201 is pressed, the leg 203 touches the conductive carbon particles on the control circuit board 30 to make the circuit conduct current, so that the LED 402 of the light source assembly 40 emits light. When the key 201 is released, the leg 203 is separated from the conductive carbon particles to interrupt the current of the circuit on the control circuit board 30, so that the LED 402 of the light source assembly 40 does not emit light.

[0057] Further, when the indicator lamp module of the utility model is installed on the charging port of the vehicle, when the cover of the charging port is opened, the connecting member connected to the cover presses the key 201, so that the LED 402 emits light through the control circuit board 30 and the light source circuit board 400. When the cover of the charging port is closed, the connecting member connected to the cover is separated from the key 201, so that the current is interrupted and the LED 402 does not emit light. Therefore, in order to avoid the connecting member for pressing the key 201 from hitting the cover plate 200 when the cover of the charging port is opened, a key gasket 50 can be sleeved around the key 201 to provide protection.

[0058] The light-transmitting mask 60 is integrally formed by a material with light-transmitting property (such as plastic, acrylic, glass, etc.), and has a first surface 601 and a second surface 602 connected to each other (for example, the first surface 601 and the second surface 602 are connected to each other in an L shape), wherein the area of the first surface 601 is larger than that of the second surface 602; the lamp hole 105 is formed corresponding to the L shape of the light-transmitting mask 60, and after the light-transmitting mask 60 is covered on the lamp hole 105, the periphery of the light-transmitting mask 60 and the periphery of the lamp hole 105 are fixed and sealed by laser welding, so that the first surface 601 corresponds to the larger area of the lamp hole 105, and the second surface 602 corresponds to the smaller area of the lamp hole 105. After the light-transmitting mask 60 is installed on the lamp hole 105, the mask gasket 70 is sleeved on the periphery of the light-transmitting mask 60 to protect the periphery of the light-transmitting mask 60 from impact and also has a decorative effect. When the LED 402 emits light, the light can be emitted through the first surface 601 and the second surface 602 at the same time, which has the function of an illuminating lamp in addition to the function of an indicator lamp.

[0059] Compared with the conventional charging port indicator lamp device, the charging port indicator lamp module has the following advantages:

[0060] 1. High space utilization of the inner space of the body.

[0061] 2. Single function integration reduces product performance waste.

[0062] 3. The key cover plate assembly, the light-transmitting mask, and the body can all meet excellent waterproof requirements.

[0063] 4. Instead of using the conventional LED with lens to emit light, the LED emits light directly, and through excellent optical design of the light-transmitting structure, the light efficiency remains unchanged, but the cost is reduced.

[0064] 5. The LED emits light at the same time, and the first surface and the second surface of the light-transmitting mask emit light, which has the effect of an indicator lamp and an illuminating lamp.

[0065] 6. The structure inside the body is simplified, and the light source circuit board can be effectively fixed.

[0066] 7. The control circuit board uses conductive carbon particles, and the conventional micro switch is abandoned, which reduces the cost and provides a better hand feeling when pressing the key.

[0067] The above-described embodiments only express the preferred implementation of the present application, and the description is more specific and detailed, but it cannot be understood as a limitation on the patent scope of the present application. It should be noted that for ordinary skilled persons in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, a number of changes and improvements can be made, which are within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A charging port indicator light module, characterized in that, Comprising: a body having an inner space formed with a circuit board positioning slot, an elastic fastener and a positioning block, two sides of the body are respectively formed with a lamp hole and an opening communicating with the inner space; a light source assembly having a light source circuit board and at least one LED disposed on the light source circuit board, the light source circuit board is disposed in the inner space, so that the opposite sides of the light source circuit board are positioned by the elastic fastener and the positioning block, and the LED is directed towards the lamp hole; a control circuit board disposed in the circuit board positioning slot in the inner space and electrically connected to the light source circuit board through a wire; a key cover plate assembly having a cover plate and keys and legs disposed on opposite sides of the cover plate, the cover plate is covered on the opening of the body, so that the legs correspond to conductive carbon particles on the control circuit board; a light-transmitting face cover having a first surface and a second surface connected to each other, the light-transmitting face cover is covered on the lamp hole of the body; and a power cord electrically connected to the control circuit board; wherein, in the state that the power cord is supplied with current, when the keys are subjected to a force to make the legs contact the conductive carbon particles on the control circuit board to form a conductive loop, the LED emits light, and when the force on the keys is removed and the legs do not contact the conductive carbon particles, the conductive loop is interrupted to make the LED not emit light.

2. The charge port indicator module of claim 1, wherein, The circuit board positioning slot, the elastic fastener and the positioning block are integrally formed with the body.

3. The charge port indicator module of claim 2, wherein, One side of the light source circuit board is formed with a clamping groove, the clamping groove and the elastic fastener are mutually clamped to fix the light source circuit board.

4. The charge port indicator module of claim 3, wherein, The area of the first surface of the light-transmitting face cover is greater than the area of the second surface.

5. The charge port indicator module of claim 4, wherein, The outer periphery of the cover plate and the inner periphery of the opening are sealed by laser welding.

6. The charge port indicator module of claim 4, wherein, The outer periphery of the light-transmitting face cover and the inner periphery of the lamp hole are sealed by laser welding.

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