Illuminated vehicle cup holder of one-touch opening and closing operation type

Abstract

A vehicle cup holder includes a body part including a storage part having an irradiation hole formed at one side thereof; a cover mounted at an upper portion of the body part so as to open or close the storage part; and a lamp unit mounted on the body part and fixed by a coupling member. The lamp unit includes a housing fixed to the body part at one side end portion thereof, an LED lamp module fitted into the one side portion of the housing, a lens coupled on a front surface of the housing such that light emitted from an LED mounted on a substrate of the LED lamp module, is irradiated through the irradiation hole of the storage part, and a guide lens provided between the housing and the lens so as to diffuse and irradiate the light generated by the LED through the lens.

Claims

1. A vehicle cup holder with a one-touch opening and closing operation, comprising: a body part including a storage part having an irradiation hole formed at one side thereof; a cover mounted at an upper portion of the body part so as to open or close the storage part; and a lamp unit mounted on the body part and fixed by a coupling member so as to irradiate light through the irradiation hole, wherein the lamp unit includes: a housing fixed to the body part by the coupling member at one side portion thereof, an LED lamp module fitted into the one side portion of the housing, and having a substrate and an LED mounted on the substrate, a lens coupled on a front surface of the housing and including an irradiation protrusion protruding from a front surface of the lens and having an outer diameter equal to an inner diameter of the irradiation hole of the storage part, and hooks respectively formed to protrude from upper and lower portions of the lens such that the lens is maintained in a coupled state with respect to an inner surface of the housing, and a guide lens provided between the housing and the lens so as to diffuse and irradiate light generated by the LED, the LED being attached on one side of the guide lens in a longitudinal direction thereof such that the light emitted from the LED is irradiated to another side of the guide lens, passes through the irradiation protrusion situated in the irradiation hole of the storage part, and is ejected to the storage part of the body part.

2. The vehicle cup holder according to claim 1, wherein the lens is disposed behind the body part such that the irradiation protrusion is located in the irradiation hole of the storage part to irradiate the light to the storage part.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view for showing a state, in which a prior art cup holder of a one-touch opening and closing operation type is closed.

(2) FIG. 2 is a perspective view for showing a state, in which a prior art cup holder of a one-touch opening and closing operation type is opened.

(3) FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view for showing the constituent elements of a cup holder of a one-touch opening and closing operation type according to the present invention.

(4) FIG. 4 is a perspective view for showing a lamp unit to be coupled with a body part in the cup holder of the one-touch opening and closing operation type according to the present invention.

(5) FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view for showing the coupled state of the lamp unit with respect to the body part in the cup holder of the one-touch opening and closing operation type according to the present invention.

(6) FIG. 6 is a perspective view for showing a lens of the lamp unit coupled with the body part of the cup holder in the one-touch opening and closing operation type according to the present invention, and

(7) FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view for showing a state, in which the lamp unit is coupled with the body part in the cup holder of the one-touch opening and closing operation type according to the present invention.

BRIEF EXPLANATION OF REFERENCE SIGNS

(8) 100: cup holder 110: body part

(9) 111: storage part 111a: irradiation hole

(10) 120: cover 130: lamp unit

(11) 131: housing 132: LED lamp module

(12) 132a: substrate 132b: LED

(13) 133: lens 133a: irradiation protrusion

(14) 133b: hooks 134: guide lens

(15) 140: coupling member

MODE FOR THE INVENTION

(16) Hereinafter, the technical features of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(17) FIG. 1 is a perspective view for showing a state, in which a prior art cup holder of a one-touch opening and closing operation type is closed, FIG. 2 is a perspective view for showing a state, in which a prior art cup holder of a one-touch opening and closing operation type is opened, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view for showing the constituent elements of a cup holder of a one-touch opening and closing operation type according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a perspective view for showing a lamp unit to be coupled with a body part in the cup holder of the one-touch opening and closing operation type according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view for showing the coupled state of the lamp unit with respect to the body part in the cup holder of the one-touch opening and closing operation type according to the present invention, FIG. 6 is a perspective view for showing a lens of the lamp unit coupled with the body part of the cup holder in the one-touch opening and closing operation type according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view for showing a state, in which the lamp unit is coupled with the body part in the cup holder of the one-touch opening and closing operation type according to the present invention.

(18) Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, and FIGS. 5 and 6, a vehicle cup holder of a one-touch opening and closing operation type 100, according to the present invention, includes a body part 110 having an irradiation hole 111a formed penetrating one side portion of a storage part 111, a cover 120 mounted to be opened or closed at an upper portion of the body part 110 so as to open or close the storage part 111, and a lamp unit 130 mounted on the body part 110, which is mounted with the cover 120, and fixed by a coupling member 140 such as a bolt so as to irradiate light through the irradiation hole 111a.

(19) Meanwhile, the lamp unit 130 includes a housing 131 fixed to the body part 110 by the coupling means 140 such as a bolt at one side end portion thereof, an LED lamp module 132 fitted into one side portion of the housing 131, a lens 133 coupled on the front surface of the housing 131 such that the light, which is emitted by the lighting of an LED 132b mounted on a substrate 132a of the LED lamp module 132, is irradiated through the irradiation hole 111a formed in the storage part 111, and a guide lens 134 provided between the housing 131 and the lens 133 so as to diffuse and irradiate the light, which is generated by the LED 132b, through the lens 133.

(20) Furthermore, referring to FIG. 7, the lens 133 has an irradiation protrusion 133a formed to be protruded from the front surface thereof and having an outer diameter equal to the inner diameter of the irradiation hole 111a formed in the storage part 111, and the lens 133 has hooks 133b respectively formed to be protruded from the upper and lower portions thereof such that the lens 133 is maintained in a coupled state with respect to the inner surface of the housing 131.

(21) According to the vehicle cup holder of a one-touch opening and closing operation type 100, structured as above, can maintain the fixedly coupled state of the LED 132b with respect to the housing 131 by fitting the substrate 132a of the LED lamp module 132 into the one side end portion of the housing 131.

(22) After providing the LED lamp module 132 at the one side of the housing 131, the lens 133 is inserted in a state, in which the guide lens 134 is positioned on the front surface of the housing 131, such that the assembling of the lamp unit 130 is finished.

(23) Herein, the hooks 133b formed at the upper and lower portions of the lens 133 are respectively held on the upper and lower portions of the housing 131 so as to be maintained in a coupled state and, simultaneously, the guide lens 134 positioned between the lens 133 and the housing 131 is prevented from being separated from the housing 131.

(24) After assembling the lamp unit 130 as above, the lamp unit 130 is coupled with the body part 110, which is provided with the storage part 111, by using a coupling member 140 such as a bolt.

(25) Herein, the lamp unit 130 is coupled with the body part 110 such that the irradiation protrusion 133a formed on the lens 133 is inserted into the irradiation hole 111a formed in the storage part 111.

(26) Therefore, when a passenger in a vehicle wants to store a beverage container in the storage part in a state, in which the cover 120 is opened, in a dark place, for example, in a night time, the LED 132b provided to the lamp unit 130 is turned on so as to emit light, and the light emitted by the LED 132b is diffused in a wide range through the guide lens 134, irradiating the light through the irradiation protrusion 133a formed on the lens 133.

(27) Herein, the irradiation protrusion 133a is maintained in a state, in which the irradiation protrusion 133a is inserted into the irradiation hole 111a of the storage part 111, so as to direct the light irradiated through the irradiation protrusion 133a to the storage part 111 formed in the body part 110 such that a passenger in a vehicle can store a beverage container in the storage part while checking the storage part 111 of the cup holder 100 with the naked eye.