Lighting device for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016347244-A1
Application number	US-201615087376-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 31, 2016
Priority date	May 26, 2015
Publication date	Dec 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A lighting device mounted on a vehicular interior part includes a light source having a light exit surface, an elongated light guide member having a light entrance surface opposite the light exit surface of the light source and through which light from the light source enters, and a light exit surface through which the light exits, the elongated light guide member including an elongated core member having an end surface that is the light entrance surface, and a cover member covering an outer peripheral surface of the elongated core member, and the lighting device further includes a positioning member positioning the light entrance surface of the elongated light guide member with respect to the light source, and including a contact portion that is in contact with an outer peripheral edge portion of the end surface of the elongated core member and is not in contact with the cover member.

First claim

1 . A lighting device for vehicle mounted on a vehicular interior part comprising:
a light source having a light exit surface; an elongated light guide member having a light entrance surface opposite the light exit surface of the light source and through which light from the light source enters, and a light exit surface through which the light exits, the elongated light guide member including
an elongated core member having and outer peripheral surface and an end surface that is the light entrance surface, the end surface having an outer peripheral edge portion, and
a cover member covering the outer peripheral surface of the elongated core member; and
a positioning member positioning the light entrance surface of the elongated light guide member with respect to the light source, the positioning member including a contact portion that is in contact with the end surface of the elongated core member in the outer peripheral edge portion and is not in contact with the cover member.

2 . The lighting device for vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the positioning member includes a through hole where an end portion of the elongated light guide member including the light entrance surface is inserted, and the positioning member includes the contact portion on a hole edge portion of the through hole.

3 . The lighting device for vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the contact portion has a thickness being reduced as is closer to the end surface.

4 . The lighting device for vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the contact portion includes contact portions that are arranged along the outer peripheral edge portion of the end surface.

5 . The lighting device for vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein
the positioning member includes a positioning portion including the contact portion, the positioning member includes the positioning portion on the hole edge portion, and the positioning portion is on a light source side with respect to the end surface of the elongated core member.

6 . The lighting device for vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the positioning member includes a plate portion, a cylindrical portion, and a positioning portion, the plate portion has a through hole having a hole edge portion, the cylindrical portion extends from the hole edge portion to be away from the light source, an end portion of the elongated light guide member including the light entrance surface is inserted in the cylindrical portion, the positioning portion includes the contact portion and is disposed on the hole edge portion of the through hole and on an opposite side from the cylindrical portion with respect to the plate portion.

7 . The lighting device for vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein
the contact portion is disposed on a light source side with respect to the end surface of the elongated core member.

8 . The lighting device for vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein
the cover member has an end surface that is continuous to the end surface of the elongated core member, and the contact portion is not in contact with the end surface of the cover member.

9 . The lighting device for vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein
the positioning portion has an opposite surface opposite at least the end surface of the cover member and the opposite surface is spaced from the end surface of the cover member.

10 . The lighting device for vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the contact portion is disposed on a light source side with respect to the end surface of the elongated core member.

11 . The lighting device for vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein
the cover member has an end surface that is continuous to the end surface of the elongated core member, and the contact portion is not in contact with the end surface of the cover member.

12 . The lighting device for vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the positioning portion has an opposite surface opposite at least the end surface of the cover member and the opposite surface is spaced from the end surface of the cover member.

13 . The lighting device for vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the positioning member includes a plate portion and a positioning portion, the plate portion has a through hole having a hole edge portion and where an end portion of the elongated light guide member including the light entrance surface is inserted, the positioning portion includes the contact portion and is disposed on the hole edge portion of the through hole, and the positioning portion extends from the hole edge portion of the plate portion toward the light source, further extends toward a center of the through hole, and further extends toward the end surface of the elongated core member and has an extended end as the contact portion.

14 . The lighting device for vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein
the contact portion has a U-shape along the hole edge portion extending at least a half of an entire periphery of the hole edge portion.

15 . The lighting device for vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein
the positioning portion includes a portion extending toward the center of the through hole and the portion has an opposite surface opposite at least the end surface of the cover member, and the opposite surface is spaced from the end surface of the cover member.

Assignees

• Toyota Boshoku Kk

Inventors

• Asada Atsushi
• Sekiya Masanori
• Omura Naomi

Classifications

• B60Q3/004

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60Q3/0289

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60Q3/0216 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• G02B6/00

  Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings · CPC title

• G02B6/0008

  the light being emitted at the end of the fibre · CPC title