Vehicle indoor lighting lamp

The vehicle interior lighting lamp addresses the issue of suboptimal illumination design by incorporating a locking mechanism, light emitting elements, and an opaque portion to enhance direct and indirect lighting, with an electrostatic touch switch for improved operation.

JP2025007729APending Publication Date: 2025-01-17YAZAKI CORP
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Application Number
JP2023109319
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-07-03
Publication Date
2025-01-17

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Technical Problem

Conventional vehicle interior lighting lamps lack an effective design for both direct and indirect illumination, leading to potential light leakage and suboptimal illumination boundaries.

Method used

A vehicle interior lighting lamp with a locking mechanism, bezel, light emitting elements for direct and indirect illumination, a light guide, reflector, lens, and an opaque portion to suppress light leakage, along with an electrostatic touch switch for operation control.

Benefits of technology

Enhances direct and indirect illumination by minimizing light leakage and improving the design of illumination boundaries, while providing operational convenience through an electrostatic touch switch.

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Abstract

To provide a vehicle indoor lighting lamp which can directly or indirectly light the interior of a vehicle cabin more properly.SOLUTION: A vehicle indoor lighting lamp 1 includes a bezel 10, a substrate 20, a light guide 30, a reflector 40, a lens 50, and an opaque part 60. The opaque part 60 is provided on a rear surface 50b at the other side in a lamination direction Z at an outer periphery part of the lens 50, formed in an annular shape having a light shielding property, and visible from one side of the lens 50 in the lamination direction Z. Further, the opaque part 60 edges the outer periphery part of the lens 50 in an annular form and is overlapped with a flange part 42 in the lamination direction Z to inhibit leakage of light from a second light emitting element 22 for indirect lighting to the one side in the lamination direction Z.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an interior lighting device for a vehicle. [Background technology]

[0002] As an example of a conventional technology relating to interior vehicle illumination, Patent Document 1 discloses an interior vehicle illumination having a direct lighting unit that directly illuminates the interior of the vehicle cabin, and an indirect lighting unit that indirectly illuminates a mounting panel of the vehicle on the outer periphery of the direct lighting unit. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2001-138808 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the vehicle interior illumination lamp described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 has room for further improvement, for example, in terms of improving the design of direct lighting and indirect lighting.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle interior lighting device that can more appropriately provide direct and indirect illumination inside a vehicle cabin. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vehicle interior illumination lamp comprising: a bezel having a locking portion that is locked to a mounting panel of a vehicle and provided with an accommodation space that is open towards the interior of the vehicle cabin on one side in a stacking direction intersecting with the mounting panel; a substrate that is accommodated in the accommodation space of the bezel and has a first light-emitting element for direct illumination and a second light-emitting element for indirect illumination on one side in the stacking direction; a light guide that is positioned on one side of the substrate in the stacking direction and has an annular light-guiding portion that guides light of the second light-emitting element; a reflective wall that is positioned on one side of the substrate in the stacking direction and surrounds the first light-emitting element to reflect light of the first light-emitting element towards one side in the stacking direction; and the light-emitting element is guided in an annular shape by the light-guiding portion, and the light-emitting element is guided in an annular shape by the light-guiding portion. The light-emitting element is provided with an annular opaque portion that is visible from one side of the lens in the stacking direction, and the opaque portion is arranged on a back surface of the other side of the stacking direction at the outer periphery of the lens, and the opaque portion is arranged on the ... Effect of the Invention

[0007] In the vehicle interior lamp according to the present invention, the non-transparent portion is visible from one side in the stacking direction of the lens, borders the outer periphery of the lens in an annular shape, and is overlapped with the flange portion in the stacking direction to suppress leakage of light from the second light-emitting element to one side in the stacking direction. With this configuration, the vehicle interior lamp can improve the design of the outer periphery of the lens, i.e., the boundary between the light-emitting area for direct lighting by the first light-emitting element and the light-emitting area for indirect lighting by the second light-emitting element, for example, by the non-transparent portion. As a result, the vehicle interior lamp has the effect of being able to more appropriately illuminate the interior of the vehicle directly and indirectly. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an exemplary perspective view of a vehicle interior lighting device according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an exemplary exploded perspective view of a vehicle interior lighting device according to an embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is an exemplary perspective view of the rear surface side of the substrate of the vehicle interior illumination lamp according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an exemplary plan view of a vehicle interior illumination lamp according to an embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is an illustrative cross-sectional view of a vehicle interior lighting lamp according to an embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is an exemplary cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a light guide of a vehicle interior illumination lamp according to an embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is an exemplary cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a lens of a vehicle interior illumination lamp according to an embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is an exemplary cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the non-transmissive portion and the bus bar of the vehicle interior illumination lamp according to the embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is an exemplary block diagram of a vehicle interior lighting device according to the embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is an exemplary plan view of the vehicle interior side of the vehicle interior lighting device according to the embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is an exemplary cross-sectional view of the vehicle interior lighting device of FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments. In addition, components in the following embodiments include those that are easily replaceable by those skilled in the art, or those that are substantially the same. Note that in this specification, ordinal numbers are used only to distinguish parts, members, parts, positions, directions, etc., and do not indicate order or priority.

[0010] [Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle interior lighting lamp 1 according to an embodiment. The vehicle interior lighting lamp 1 of this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is, for example, mounted on a mounting panel 100 constituting a part of the vehicle interior in the vehicle interior, and illuminates the vehicle interior. The vehicle interior lighting lamp 1 is, for example, a room lamp installed on a ceiling surface in the vehicle interior, and is turned on and off in response to an operation by a vehicle occupant or the opening and closing of a vehicle door. The vehicle interior lighting lamp 1 is fixed to the mounting panel 100 in a state where a part of the vehicle interior lighting lamp 1 is inserted from the interior side into a through hole 101 formed in the mounting panel 100 arranged in the vehicle interior.

[0011] In the following description, among the first, second, and third directions intersecting each other, the first direction is referred to as the "front-rear direction X", the second direction is referred to as the "width direction Y", and the third direction is referred to as the "stacking direction Z". Here, the front-rear direction X, the width direction Y, and the stacking direction Z are approximately perpendicular to each other. The stacking direction Z typically corresponds to the axial direction of the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1, the stacking direction of the bezel 10 (see FIG. 2) and the lens 50 of the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1, the vehicle up-down direction, etc. The front-rear direction X typically corresponds to the radial direction of the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1, the vehicle front-rear direction, etc. The width direction Y typically corresponds to the radial direction of the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1, the vehicle width direction, etc. In addition, each direction used in the following description will be described as a direction in a state in which the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1 is assembled to the mounting panel 100 of the vehicle, unless otherwise specified.

[0012] Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the vehicle interior lamp 1, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the back surface 20b side of the substrate 20 of the vehicle interior lamp 1, Fig. 4 is a plan view of the vehicle interior lamp 1, and Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle interior lamp 1. As shown in Figs. 2 to 5, the vehicle interior lamp 1 includes, for example, a bezel 10, a substrate 20, a light guide 30, a reflector 40, a lens 50, a non-transmitting portion 60 described below, and a bus bar 70. The bezel 10, the substrate 20, the light guide 30, the reflector 40, the lens 50, the non-transmitting portion 60, the bus bar 70, and the like are stacked on one another along the stacking direction Z.

[0013] The bezel 10 has, for example, a function of engaging and fixing the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1 to the mounting panel 100, a function of accommodating and supporting the substrate 20, etc. Specifically, the bezel 10 is provided with an accommodation space 13 that is open toward the interior of the vehicle on one side in the stacking direction Z. The accommodation space 13 is a recess that is recessed from the underside of one side of the bezel 10 in the stacking direction Z toward the other side in the stacking direction Z. The accommodation space 13 is formed, for example, in a substantially circular shape when viewed from the stacking direction Z, and accommodates the substrate 20, etc. In addition, a hook portion 15 that is engaged with the lens 50 in the stacking direction Z is provided at the bottom of the accommodation space 13.

[0014] The bezel 10 also has a pair of locking portions 11, 12 provided at both ends in the width direction Y, for example. The pair of locking portions 11, 12 (see FIG. 5) protrude from both ends of the bezel 10 toward the outside in the width direction Y in a claw-like shape. The locking portion 11 has, for example, an inclined portion 11b inclined toward the outside in the width direction Y as it approaches one side in the stacking direction Z, and a tip portion 11a bent from the lower end of the inclined portion 11b toward the inside in the width direction Y and locked with the periphery of the through hole 101 of the mounting panel 100 in the stacking direction Z. The locking portion 12 also has a tip portion 12a extending along the width direction Y, for example, and locked with the periphery of the through hole 101 of the mounting panel 100 in the stacking direction Z.

[0015] The pair of locking portions 11, 12 configured as described above are locked (engaged) with the through hole 101 of the mounting panel 100 from one side in the stacking direction Z. Specifically, the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1 is tilted so that the locking portion 11 is positioned on one side in the stacking direction Z with respect to the locking portion 12, and in this state, the locking portion 12 is inserted obliquely into the through hole 101 of the mounting panel 100. Next, one end portion (the locking portion 11 side) of the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1 in the width direction Y is pushed up to the other side in the stacking direction Z so that the locking portion 11 is inserted into the through hole 101. At this time, the inclined portion 11b of the locking portion 11 is curved toward the inside in the width direction by the inner surface of the through hole 101, and the inclined portion 11b overcomes the inner surface of the through hole 101, so that the locking portion 11 returns to a free state. Furthermore, the tip 11a of the locking portion 11 and the peripheral portion of the through hole 101 are locked in the stacking direction Z, and the tip 12a of the locking portion 12 and the peripheral portion of the through hole 101 are locked in the stacking direction Z, thereby preventing the vehicle interior lighting lamp 1 from moving (dislodging) to one side in the stacking direction Z relative to the mounting panel 100.

[0016] The bezel 10 also has a hood portion 14 that protrudes from the bottom of the accommodation space portion 13 toward the other side in the stacking direction Z. The hood portion 14 is formed in a generally cylindrical shape that opens toward the other side in the width direction Y (the locking portion 12 side). A connector 23 mounted on the back surface 20b of the substrate 20 is engaged with the hood portion 14. The connector 23 is provided in a state in which a connection port that is connected to a connector 110 on the vehicle side is exposed from the hood portion 14 to the other side in the width direction Y. In the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1, the connector 23 is electrically connected to the connector 110 on the vehicle side to supply power to the substrate 20, and the first light-emitting element 21, the second light-emitting element 22 (see FIG. 2) and the like of the substrate 20 emit light due to the power.

[0017] The substrate 20 is formed of, for example, a printed wiring board or the like to which a plurality of electronic components are attached. The substrate 20 is housed in the housing space portion 13 of the bezel 10. The substrate 20 has a surface 20a facing one side of the stacking direction Z and a back surface 20b facing the other side of the stacking direction Z. A first light-emitting element 21 for direct lighting and a second light-emitting element 22 for indirect lighting are attached to the front surface 20a of the substrate 20. The first light-emitting element 21 and the second light-emitting element 22 are formed of, for example, LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) or the like, and emit light based on different control signals. In this embodiment, the substrate 20 is provided with a plurality of (here, five) first light-emitting elements 21 spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of (here, two) second light-emitting elements 22 spaced apart from each other. In addition, the above-mentioned connector 23 (see FIG. 3) is mounted on the back surface 20b of the substrate 20.

[0018] A reflector 40 (see FIG. 5) is provided on one side of the substrate 20 in the stacking direction Z. The reflector 40 is for reflecting light emitted from the first light-emitting element 21 for direct illumination toward the lens 50 to increase brightness. The reflector 40 includes, for example, a plurality of reflecting walls 41 and a flange portion 42. Each of the plurality of reflecting walls 41 is formed in a cylindrical shape surrounding the periphery of the first light-emitting element 21. Each of the plurality of reflecting walls 41 is formed in a tapered shape with an increased diameter so as to expand outward in the width direction Y (radial direction) as it approaches one side of the stacking direction Z. In this embodiment, the reflector 40 is formed into a plurality of segments whose outer periphery is surrounded by the flange portion 42 and whose inner periphery is surrounded by five reflecting walls 41 corresponding to the first light-emitting element 21.

[0019] The flange portion 42 protrudes radially outward from one end of the plurality of reflecting walls 41 in the stacking direction Z. The flange portion 42 is formed, for example, in a circular ring shape when viewed from the stacking direction Z, and connects the plurality of reflecting walls 41. The flange portion 42 faces the outer periphery of the bezel 10 in the stacking direction Z, and holds the light guide 30 between the flange portion 42 and the outer periphery of the bezel 10. The flange portion 42 has a function of reflecting light from the second light-emitting element 22 for indirect lighting, which is guided in a circular shape by a light guide portion 31 of the light guide 30 (described later), toward the mounting panel 100. The reflector 40 is manufactured, for example, by injection molding of a synthetic resin.

[0020] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the light guide 30 of the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1. As shown in FIG. 6, the light guide 30 is for guiding, for example, the light emitted from the second light-emitting element 22 for indirect lighting toward the mounting panel 100 side. The light guide 30 is located on one side of the stacking direction Z of the substrate 20. The light guide 30 is configured to include, for example, a circular light guide portion 31, a light introduction portion 32 extending from the light guide portion 31 toward the second light-emitting element 22 in the stacking direction Z, and an engagement portion 33 extending from the light introduction portion 32 in the stacking direction Z so as to penetrate the substrate 20. The light guide portion 31 is held between the outer peripheral edge portion of the bezel 10 and the flange portion 42 of the reflector 40 described above. The light guide portion 31 guides the light of the second light-emitting element 22 in a circular shape and emits the light of the second light-emitting element 22 from the outer peripheral surface of the light guide portion 31 toward the mounting panel 100 side.

[0021] The light introduction section 32 is provided at a position corresponding to the second light emitting element 22 of the substrate 20. That is, in this embodiment, the light guide 30 is provided with a pair of light introduction sections 32 spaced apart from each other. The pair of light introduction sections 32 each have a flat end surface facing the second light emitting element 22. The pair of light introduction sections 32 each guides the light of the second light emitting element 22 along the stacking direction Z from the end surface on the second light emitting element 22 side to the light introduction section 31 on the opposite side. The engagement section 33 is provided at a position shifted toward the center of the substrate 20 with respect to the end surface of the light introduction section 32. The light guide 30 is provided with a pair of engagement sections 33 spaced apart from each other. The light guide 30 is fixed to the substrate 20 by engagement between the pair of engagement sections 33 and the mounting holes of the substrate 20. The light guide 30 is formed of a light guiding material such as, for example, acrylic resin, polycarbonate, glass, polystyrene, or urethane.

[0022] FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the lens 50 of the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1. As shown in FIG. 7, the lens 50 is for covering, for example, one side of the reflector 40 in the stacking direction Z, and diffusing the light of the first light-emitting element 21 reflected by the reflection wall 41 into the vehicle interior. Specifically, in this embodiment, a lens cut portion 51 for diffusing the light of the first light-emitting element 21 is formed on the back surface 50b of the lens 50. The lens 50 is provided with a plurality of lens cut portions 51 corresponding to the plurality of first light-emitting elements 21 (the reflection wall 41). The lens 50 is formed of, for example, a transparent or translucent resin, and transmits the light of the first light-emitting element 21 into the vehicle interior on one side of the stacking direction Z.

[0023] The lens 50 is also provided with, for example, an attachment piece portion 52 that protrudes toward the other side in the stacking direction Z. The attachment piece portion 52 is provided with a through hole 53 that is engaged with the hook portion 15 on the bezel 10 side in the stacking direction Z. The lens 50 is fixed to the bezel 10 by the engagement between the through hole 53 and the hook portion 15. In other words, the edge of the through hole 53 is engaged with the hook portion 15 in the stacking direction Z, thereby suppressing movement (detachment) of the lens 50 to one side in the stacking direction Z relative to the bezel 10.

[0024] 8 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the non-transmitting portion 60 and the bus bar 70 of the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1. As shown in FIG. 8, in this embodiment, the non-transmitting portion 60 is provided on the back surface 50b on the other side in the stacking direction Z in the outer periphery of the lens 50. The non-transmitting portion 60 is made of, for example, a circular annular film material having light-shielding properties, and is formed on the back surface 50b of the lens 50 by painting, vapor deposition, mold micromachining, or the like. The non-transmitting portion 60 is also conductive. The non-transmitting portion 60 is made of, for example, a metal material having light-shielding properties.

[0025] The bus bar 70 is a member for electrically connecting the non-transmissive portion 60 and the substrate 20. The bus bar 70 includes, for example, a plate-like main body portion 71 bent into a crank shape, and a protruding portion 72 protruding from the main body portion 71 and electrically connected to an electrode 24 mounted on the front surface 20a of the substrate 20. The bus bar 70 is made of a conductive metal material. In this embodiment, the bus bar 70 constitutes an electrostatic touch switch SW that switches on / off at least one of the first light-emitting element 21 and the second light-emitting element 22 according to electrostatic capacitance generated when the lens 50 is touched.

[0026] The electrostatic touch switch SW is an operation input device that accepts a touch operation on the lens 50. The electrostatic touch switch SW is, for example, a capacitive touch switch. The surface 50a of the lens 50 constitutes a surface of the electrostatic touch switch SW that accepts a touch operation by a finger or the like as an operation input by an occupant. By accepting a touch operation by an occupant, the electrostatic touch switch SW can perform operations such as turning on and off the first light-emitting element 21 for direct lighting and adjusting the brightness, and turning on and off the second light-emitting element 22 for indirect lighting.

[0027] FIG. 9 is a block diagram of the vehicle interior lighting lamp 1. As shown in FIG. 9, a plurality of electronic components such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 25 are mounted on a board 20. The CPU 25 has a plurality of functional blocks such as a capacitance detection unit 26, a determination unit 27, and a switching control unit 28. The capacitance detection unit 26, the determination unit 27, and the switching control unit 28 are examples of functional blocks constituting the electrostatic touch switch SW. In this embodiment, the capacitance detection unit 26, the determination unit 27, the switching control unit 28, and the like are realized by cooperation between software and hardware, but may be realized at least partially by hardware.

[0028] The capacitance detection unit 26 is, for example, a functional block that detects capacitance generated between a finger and the non-transparent portion 60 when the lens 50 is touched. The determination unit 27 is, for example, a functional block that determines whether or not a detection value of the capacitance detection unit 26 exceeds a predetermined threshold. The switching control unit 28 is, for example, a functional block that switches on / off at least one of the first light-emitting element 21 and the second light-emitting element 22 when the determination unit 27 determines that the threshold has been exceeded. The switching control unit 28 can, for example, switch on / off the first light-emitting element 21 and the second light-emitting element 22 in sequence according to the number of touch operations by the occupant.

[0029] FIG. 10 is a plan view of the vehicle interior lighting lamp 1 on the vehicle interior side, and FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle interior lighting lamp 1 of FIG. 10. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, in this embodiment, the non-transmitting portion 60 is configured to be visible from one side of the stacking direction Z of the transparent or translucent lens 50. As a result, when the lens 50 is viewed from one side of the stacking direction Z, the non-transmitting portion 60 looks like a decorative ring in which the outer periphery of the lens 50 is edged in a circular shape with a metallic appearance, and the design can be improved. In this embodiment, the non-transmitting portion 60 is assembled in a state where it is overlapped with the flange portion 42 of the reflector 40 (see FIG. 8) in the stacking direction Z. As a result, the light of the second light-emitting element 22 guided in a circular shape by the light guide portion 31 of the light guide 30 is suppressed from leaking to one side of the stacking direction Z through the lens 50.

[0030] In this embodiment, the light of the first light-emitting element 21 is reflected by the reflecting wall 41 of the reflector 40 to one side in the stacking direction Z, and is diffused by passing through the lens cut portion 51 of the lens 50 and irradiated into the vehicle interior. As a result, a circular light-emitting region T1 (see FIG. 10) on the inner side of the non-transmitting portion 60 on the outer periphery of the lens 50 emits light. Also, as shown in FIG. 11, the light of the second light-emitting element 22 is guided in an annular shape by the light-guiding portion 31 of the light guide 30, and is irradiated from the outer periphery of the light-guiding portion 31 toward the mounting panel 100 on the radially outer side of the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1. As a result, a circular light-emitting region T2 (see FIG. 10) on the outer periphery side of the non-transmitting portion 60 emits light.

[0031] As described above, in the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1 of this embodiment, the non-transmitting portion 60 is visible from one side of the lens 50 in the stacking direction Z, and annularly borders the outer periphery of the lens 50, and is overlapped with the flange portion 42 in the stacking direction Z to suppress leakage of light from the second light-emitting element 22 to one side in the stacking direction Z. With this configuration, the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1 can improve the design of the outer periphery of the lens 50, that is, the boundary portion between the circular light-emitting region T1 for direct illumination by the first light-emitting element 21 and the annular light-emitting region T2 for indirect illumination by the second light-emitting element 22, for example, by the non-transmitting portion 60. As a result, the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1 can more appropriately provide direct and indirect illumination inside the vehicle cabin.

[0032] Furthermore, in the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1 of this embodiment, the bus bar 70 constitutes an electrostatic touch switch SW that switches on / off at least one of the first light-emitting element 21 and the second light-emitting element 22 in accordance with electrostatic capacitance generated when the lens 50 is touched. With this configuration, the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1 can improve the operability of the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1 by using the electrostatic touch switch SW constituted by the bus bar 70, for example.

[0033] Moreover, in the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1 of this embodiment, the electrostatic touch switch SW has a capacitance detection unit 26 that detects electrostatic capacitance generated between a finger and the non-transparent portion 60 when the lens 50 is touched, a determination unit 27 that determines whether or not a detection value of the capacitance detection unit 26 exceeds a predetermined threshold, and a switching control unit 28 that switches on / off at least one of the first light-emitting element 21 and the second light-emitting element 22 when the determination unit 27 determines that the threshold has been exceeded. With this configuration, the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1 can realize the electrostatic touch switch SW with a relatively simple configuration, for example, by using the capacitance detection unit 26, the determination unit 27, the switching control unit 28, etc.

[0034] In the present embodiment, the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1 is provided with the bus bar 70 constituting the electrostatic touch switch SW, but the present invention is not limited to this example, and for example, the vehicle interior illumination lamp 1 may not be provided with the bus bar 70. In addition, in the present embodiment, the electrostatic touch switch SW is provided with functional blocks such as the capacitance detection unit 26, the determination unit 27, and the switching control unit 28, but the present embodiment is not limited to this example, and the electrostatic touch switch SW may be provided with other functional blocks.

[0035] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been illustrated above, the above embodiment is merely an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The above embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, combinations, and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. In addition, the specifications of each configuration, shape, and the like (structure, type, direction, format, size, length, width, thickness, height, number, arrangement, position, material, etc.) can be appropriately changed and implemented. [Explanation of symbols]

[0036] 1. Vehicle interior lighting 10 Bezel 11, 12 Locking part 13 Storage space 20 Substrate 21 First light emitting element 22 Second light-emitting element 26 Capacitance detection unit 27 Judgment section 28 Switching control section 30 Light Guide 31 Light guide section 40 Reflector 41 Reflection Wall 42 Flange 50 Lenses 50b back side 60 Opaque area 70 Busbar 100 Mounting Panel SW Capacitive touch switch Z stacking direction

Claims

1. a bezel having a locking portion that is locked to a mounting panel of a vehicle and having an accommodation space that is open toward the vehicle interior on one side in a stacking direction that intersects with the mounting panel; a substrate that is accommodated in the accommodation space of the bezel and has a first light-emitting element for direct illumination and a second light-emitting element for indirect illumination on one side in the stacking direction; a light guide positioned on one side of the substrate in the stacking direction and having an annular light guiding portion that guides light from the second light emitting element; a reflector including: a reflecting wall positioned on one side of the substrate in the stacking direction, surrounding the first light-emitting element and reflecting light from the first light-emitting element to one side of the stacking direction; and a flange portion protruding radially outward from an end of the reflecting wall on one side of the stacking direction and reflecting light from the second light-emitting element, which has been guided in an annular shape by the light-guiding portion, toward the mounting panel; a lens that covers one side of the reflector in the stacking direction and diffuses the light of the first light-emitting element reflected by the reflective wall into the vehicle interior; a ring-shaped non-transmissive portion having a light-shielding property, the ring-shaped non-transmissive portion being provided on a rear surface of the outer periphery of the lens on the other side in the stacking direction; Equipped with The non-transmissive portion is visible from one side of the lens in the stacking direction, borders the outer periphery of the lens in an annular shape, and is overlapped with the flange portion in the stacking direction to suppress leakage of light from the second light-emitting element to the one side in the stacking direction. Vehicle interior lighting.

2. The non-transmissive portion is conductive, A bus bar electrically connects the opaque portion and the substrate, the bus bar constitutes an electrostatic touch switch that switches on / off at least one of the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element in response to electrostatic capacitance generated when the lens is touched; 2. The vehicle interior lighting lamp according to claim 1.

3. The electrostatic touch switch is a capacitance detection unit that detects a capacitance generated between a finger and the non-transmissive portion when the lens is touched; a determination unit that determines whether a detection value of the capacitance detection unit exceeds a predetermined threshold value; a switching control unit that switches on / off at least one of the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element when the determination unit determines that the threshold value has been exceeded; 3. The vehicle interior lighting lamp according to claim 2, further comprising:

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