Lighted foot pedal with suspended font

Abstract

The utility model discloses a kind of luminous pedals with suspended font, it is in the light guide plate setting groove of base by the order setting reflective paper, light guide plate, light-transmitting plate and metal bump from below to above, and light source module is set in the light inlet surface of light guide plate side, and the light-transmitting cover is combined to base;Wherein, the light-transmitting plate is formed with light-transmitting area and non-light-transmitting area;The metal bump is formed slightly smaller than the light-transmitting area but has the outline shape corresponding to the light-transmitting area and has appropriate thickness, and is fixed in the light-transmitting area;The light-transmitting cover is combined in the base to form the space of accommodating aforementioned each element.The utility model can make luminous pedal have visual three-dimensional luminous effect, and also have the characteristics of high recognition degree under ambient light, with scientific and technological feeling, good durability.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of automotive component technology, and in particular to an illuminated pedal with visually floating lettering installed on the door sill of a car. Background Technology

[0002] Car door sill plates (or welcome pedals) are a key component for the transition between the interior and exterior of a vehicle. Their function has evolved from a simple protective element to an important interior element that enhances the vehicle's quality, brand recognition, and user experience. Currently, the mainstream illuminated door sill plates on the market mainly use LED backlighting combined with a translucent panel for lettering / printing. That is, the LED, as the light source, emits light from the side, which is conducted into a light guide plate and reflected by a reflective structure, creating the visual effect of illuminated text through the planar translucent text on the translucent panel.

[0003] The aforementioned drawbacks of conventional illuminated pedals are that they lack a three-dimensional feel, and the soles of the user's shoes are easily soiled when stepping directly on the translucent text, resulting in low visibility under ambient light, which does not meet the market's urgent demand for high-end, technological, and durable products. Utility Model Content

[0004] The core objective of this invention is to provide a luminous pedal with floating lettering. Through structural and material applications, the text or patterns on the pedal appear to float at a certain height above the pedal substrate, creating a deep, three-dimensional, and highly technological visual effect. Simultaneously, the structure should effectively protect the luminous lettering or patterns from direct footsteps and dirt, improve visibility and durability in complex lighting environments, and achieve clear and sharp luminous boundaries.

[0005] The luminous foot pedal with floating lettering provided by this utility model includes the following technical means: a base having adjacent light guide plate mounting grooves and light source mounting grooves; reflective paper disposed on the bottom surface of the light guide plate mounting grooves; a light guide plate disposed in the light guide plate mounting grooves and located on the reflective paper; a light source module disposed in the light source mounting grooves, with the LEDs in the light source module aligned with the light incident surface of the light guide plate; a light-transmitting plate disposed on the light guide plate, the light-transmitting plate having a light-transmitting area and an opaque area; a metal protrusion having a slightly smaller outline shape than the light-transmitting area but corresponding to the light-transmitting area, and fixed to the light-transmitting area, such that there is a gap between the periphery of the metal protrusion and the periphery of the light-transmitting area; and a light-transmitting cover combined with the base, the light-transmitting cover and the base together forming a space to accommodate the reflective paper, the light guide plate, the light source module, the light-transmitting plate and the metal protrusion. Accordingly, when the light emitted by the light source module is conducted through the light guide plate and reflected by the reflective paper through the light-transmitting area around the metal protrusion and the light-transmitting cover, a visual effect of floating text can be produced when viewed from the outside of the light-transmitting cover.

[0006] Furthermore, the light-transmitting area can form one or more patterns.

[0007] Furthermore, the opaque area can be an area outside the translucent area formed by a black printing layer.

[0008] Furthermore, the metal bump can be a text font or a graphic shape, where graphic shapes do not include text fonts.

[0009] Furthermore, the light-transmitting plate can form a plurality of positioning holes, and the light-transmitting cover can form a plurality of positioning posts. When the light-transmitting cover is assembled with the base, the positioning posts pass through the positioning holes to position the light-transmitting plate.

[0010] Furthermore, the upper surface of the light-transmitting cover may form a light-transmitting protrusion, and the lower surface of the light-transmitting cover corresponding to the protrusion may form a recess, and the area enclosed by the outline of the recess is larger than the area enclosed by the light-transmitting areas.

[0011] Furthermore, the metal bump can be fixed to the light-transmitting area by adhesive tape.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are: in addition to enabling the luminous pedal to have a visual three-dimensional luminous effect, this utility model also has the characteristics of high visibility under ambient light, a sense of technology, and good durability. Attached Figure Description

[0013] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing the appearance and structure of the luminous pedal of this utility model; Figure 2 An exploded perspective view showing the main component assembly relationship of the luminous pedal of this utility model; Figure 3 A perspective view showing the light-transmitting cover structure of this utility model from another angle; Figure 4 A planar cross-sectional view showing the structure of the luminous pedal of this utility model.

[0014] In the picture: 10: Base 101: Light guide plate mounting groove 102: Light source mounting slot 20: Reflective paper 30: Light guide plate 301: Light-receiving surface 302: Light-emitting surface 40: Light source module 401: Circuit Board 402: LED 50: Translucent panel 501: Opaque area 502: Translucent Area 503: Positioning hole 60: Adhesive tape 70: Metal bumps 80: Light-transmitting cover 801: Protrusion 802: Recessed portion 803: Positioning post. Detailed Implementation

[0015] To facilitate understanding of this utility model, it will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. The drawings show some, but not all, embodiments of this utility model. This utility model can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to enable those skilled in the art to gain a more thorough and comprehensive understanding of the contents of this utility model. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without inventive changes are within the scope of protection of this utility model.

[0016] 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 this invention belongs. The terminology used in this specification is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.

[0017] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, the luminous pedal with floating lettering provided by this utility model includes: a base 10, reflective paper 20, a light guide plate 30, a light-transmitting plate 50, a metal protrusion 70, and a light-transmitting cover 80. The base 10 has adjacent light guide plate mounting grooves 101 and light source mounting grooves 102. More specifically, the base 10 is formed into a long strip shape according to the length of the car door sill to facilitate installation of the base 10 on the door sill. The outermost end of one end of the base 10 forms the light source mounting groove 102, and the adjacent light source mounting groove 102 forms a larger area light guide plate mounting groove 101.

[0018] The reflective paper 20 is formed in a shape that almost corresponds to the light guide plate mounting groove 101. One side of it is a reflective surface that can reflect light well, and the other side can be glued and fixed to the bottom surface of the light guide plate mounting groove 101 with an adhesive, so that the reflective surface faces the top of the light guide plate mounting groove 101.

[0019] The light guide plate 30 is formed in a shape corresponding to the light guide plate mounting groove 101. It is made of a material that has good light transmission. One side of its end serves as the light-incident surface 301, and the plane perpendicular to one side of the light-incident surface 301 serves as the light-out surface 302. The light guide plate 30 is disposed on the light guide plate mounting groove 102 and is located on the reflective paper 20. The light-incident surface 301 faces the direction of the light source mounting groove 102, and the light-out surface 302 faces upward.

[0020] The light source module 40 includes a circuit board 401 and an LED 402 electrically disposed on the circuit board 401. The light source module 40 is disposed in the light source mounting slot 102, such that the LED 402 is aligned with the light incident surface 301 of the light guide plate 30. Accordingly, when the LED 402 is activated to emit light, light enters the light guide plate 30 from the light incident surface 301 and is conducted, while some light is reflected by the reflective paper 20 and emitted from the light emitting surface 302.

[0021] A light-transmitting plate 50 is disposed on top of the light guide plate 30, and has a light-transmitting area 502 and an opaque area 501. In an embodiment of this invention, the light-transmitting area 502 is formed as one or more characters or patterns, excluding characters. The opaque area 501 is the area outside the light-transmitting area 502 formed by a black printing layer. Furthermore, a plurality of positioning holes 503 are formed at appropriate positions at both ends of the light-transmitting plate 50.

[0022] The metal bump 70 is formed to have a slightly smaller outline shape than the light-transmitting area 502 but corresponding to the light-transmitting area 502, and has an appropriate thickness; after the bottom surface of the metal bump 70 is covered with adhesive tape 60, it is fixed to the light-transmitting area 502 by the adhesive tape 60, that is, there is a gap between the periphery of the metal bump 70 and the periphery of the light-transmitting area 502.

[0023] The light-transmitting cover 80 is used to connect with the base 10, so that a space is formed between the light-transmitting cover 80 and the base 10 to accommodate the reflective paper 20, the light guide plate 30, the light source module 40, the light-transmitting plate 50, the adhesive tape 60, and the metal protrusion 70. The light-transmitting cover 80 and the base 10 can be connected by UV adhesive, ultrasonic welding, or welding to form a seal around the joint to prevent water ingress. The upper surface of the light-transmitting cover 80 has a light-transmitting protrusion 801, and the lower surface of the light-transmitting cover 80 has a recess 802 corresponding to the protrusion 801. The area enclosed by the outline of the recess 802 is larger than the area enclosed by the light-transmitting areas 502, that is, the stacked light guide plate 30, light-transmitting plate 50, and metal protrusion 70 are accommodated in the recess 802. The lower surface of the light-transmitting cover 80 has a plurality of positioning posts 803 (e.g., Figure 3As shown, when the light-transmitting cover 80 is assembled with the base 10, the positioning post 803 passes through the positioning hole 503 of the light-transmitting plate 50 to position the light-transmitting plate 50 and prevent the light-transmitting plate 50 from shifting.

[0024] like Figure 4 As shown, the operation of this invention is as follows: When the light emitted by the LED 402 of the light source module 40 is conducted through the light guide plate 30 and reflected by the reflective paper 20, it passes through the light-transmitting area 502 around the metal protrusion 70 and the light-transmitting cover 80. When viewed from the light-transmitting cover 80, it produces a visual effect of floating text. Furthermore, in addition to creating a three-dimensional luminous effect of floating text or graphics on the luminous pedal, this invention also features high visibility under ambient light, a technological feel, and excellent durability.

[0025] The embodiments described above are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and while the descriptions are specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A light-emitting pedal with floating lettering, characterized in that, include: The base has adjacent light guide plate mounting slots and light source mounting slots. Reflective paper is placed on the bottom surface of the light guide plate mounting groove; A light guide plate is disposed in the light guide plate mounting groove and located on the reflective paper; A light source module is disposed in the light source mounting slot, and the LEDs in the light source module are aligned with the light incident surface of the light guide plate; A light-transmitting plate is disposed on top of the light guide plate, and the light-transmitting plate has a light-transmitting area and an opaque area; A metal bump, having a smaller outline shape than the light-transmitting area but corresponding to the light-transmitting area, is fixed to the light-transmitting area such that a gap exists between the periphery of the metal bump and the periphery of the light-transmitting area; and A light-transmitting cover is attached to the base, and the light-transmitting cover and the base together form a space to accommodate the reflective paper, the light guide plate, the light source module, the light-transmitting plate and the metal protrusion.

2. The luminous pedal with floating fonts according to claim 1, characterized in that, The light-transmitting area forms one or more patterns.

3. The luminous pedal with floating fonts according to claim 2, characterized in that, The opaque area is the area outside the transparent area, formed by a black printing layer.

4. The luminous pedal with floating fonts according to claim 3, characterized in that, The metal bump can be a text font or a graphic shape.

5. The luminous pedal with floating fonts according to claim 4, characterized in that, The light-transmitting plate has a plurality of positioning holes, and the light-transmitting cover has a plurality of positioning posts. When the light-transmitting cover is assembled with the base, the positioning posts pass through the positioning holes to position the light-transmitting plate.

6. The luminous pedal with floating font according to claim 5, characterized in that, The upper surface of the light-transmitting cover has a light-transmitting protrusion, and the lower surface of the light-transmitting cover corresponding to the protrusion has a recess, and the area enclosed by the outline of the recess is larger than the area enclosed by the light-transmitting area.

7. The luminous pedal with floating fonts according to claim 1, characterized in that, The metal bump is fixed to the light-transmitting area by adhesive tape.

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