ILLUMINATOR OF DOOR OUTSIDE HANDLE FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An illuminator of a door outside handle for a vehicle, comprising:
- a case installed within a handle housing;
a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) installed at a rear end of the case; and
a Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulb supported while being electrically connected to the PCB and having a substantially cylindrical shape, the LED bulb being configured to perform both a function of a light source and a function of a guiding light through a length thereof extending from the PCB to a surface of the handle housing;
wherein, when a light is irradiated from the LED bulb, the light directly illuminates an outer panel.
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Abstract
An illuminator of a door outside handle for a vehicle may perform both a function of a light source and a light guiding function. The illuminator may further employ a light guide having a mood lamp function on an inner surface of the door outside handle and a top LED combined with the light guide to illuminate the outer panel together with the illuminator, making it possible to enhance a product value due to realization of various illumination effects. The illuminator of a door outside handle for a vehicle can be turned on or off through various operation logics by employing multiple different illumination methods where lights of different colors can be realized according to the operation condition, making it possible to enhance product value.
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8 Claims
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1. An illuminator of a door outside handle for a vehicle, comprising:
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a case installed within a handle housing; a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) installed at a rear end of the case; and a Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulb supported while being electrically connected to the PCB and having a substantially cylindrical shape, the LED bulb being configured to perform both a function of a light source and a function of a guiding light through a length thereof extending from the PCB to a surface of the handle housing; wherein, when a light is irradiated from the LED bulb, the light directly illuminates an outer panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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