Storage box illumination device for compact vehicles

• US 6,869,210 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2002
• Issued: 03/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Ono, Yuji, Takeuchi, Tsutomu, Kai, Takayuki
• Primary Examiner(s): CARIASO, ALAN B
• Application Number:
  US10/269,040
• Publication Number:
  US 20030112633A1
• Time in Patent Office: 893 Days
• Field of Search: 362154-156, 362/394, 362/473, 362/483, 362/487, 362/488, 362/496
• US Class Current: 362/496
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/225 Small compartments, e.g. glove compartments
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 3/30 for compartments other than passenger or driving compartments, e.g. luggage or engine compartments
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 19/46 Luggage carriers forming part of frame luggage carriers per se B62J7/00

Abstract

A storage box illumination device disposed under the seat of a compact vehicle such as motorcycles. The device provides illuminating to the interior of the storage box when the seat is opened. In an illumination device provided in the storage box to be disposed under the seat of a compact vehicle, an illumination switch for actuating the illumination fixture is provided on the seat closure holding member for holding the seat in the closed state.

Claims

1. A storage box illumination device for compact vehicles provided in the storage box to be disposed under a seat of a compact vehicle, comprising:

a seat closure holding means for maintaining the seat in a closed state is provided with an illumination switch for actuating the illumination of an illumination fixture,

wherein the seat is adapted to be opened and closed by the operation of a final control element by a rider via a remote control cable in conjunction with the seat closure holding means, and

wherein the illumination switch is provided with a movable strip, the movable strip being disposed in a position substantially parallel to the remote control cable.

2. The storage box illumination device for compact vehicles according to claim 1, wherein the illumination switch is disposed on a stopper portion for determining the position of the movable strip.

3. The storage box illumination device for compact vehicles according to claim 2, wherein the seat is adapted to be opened and closed by the operation of a final control element by a rider via a remote control cable in conjunction with the seat closure holding means, and the illumination switch provided with the movable strip of the seat closure holding means is connected to the final control element for the rider via the remote control cable.

4. The storage box illumination device for compact vehicles according to claim 3, wherein the illumination switch is disposed in a position substantially parallel to the remote control cable.

5. The storage box illumination device for compact vehicles according to claim 1, wherein the illumination switch is disposed in the vicinity of the illumination fixture.

6. The storage box illumination device for compact vehicles according to claim 1, wherein the opening is formed on a left upper portion of the upper rear half portion of the storage box and a rib projects from outer peripheral surface of sides other than a lower side of the opening, so that the illumination fixture projects from outside into the storage box.

7. An illumination device for use with a storage box of a vehicle comprising:

a storage box adapted to be mounting on a vehicle;

a storage box closure holding means for maintaining the storage box closure in a closed state;

an illumination fixture for providing illumination within the storage box;

an illumination switch for actuating the illumination of the illumination fixture, said storage box closure means includes said illumination switch,

wherein the storage box is adapted to be opened and closed by the operation of a final control element by a rider via a remote control cable in conjunction with a plurality of storage box closure holding means, and

wherein the illumination switch is provided on a movable member of one of the storage box closure holding means connected to the final control element for the rider via the remote control cable.

8. The illumination device for use with a storage box of a vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the illumination switch is disposed on a stopper portion for determining the position of a movable member of the seat closure holding means.

9. The illumination device for use with a storage box of a vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the movable member of the illumination switch is disposed in a position substantially parallel to the remote control cable.

10. The illumination device for use with a storage box of a vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the movable member of the illumination switch is disposed in a position substantially parallel to the remote control cable.

11. The illumination device for use with a storage box of a vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the illumination switch is disposed in the vicinity of the illumination fixture.

12. The illumination device for use with a storage box of a vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the opening is formed on a left upper portion of the upper rear half portion of the storage box and a rib projects from outer peripheral surface of sides other than a lower side of the opening, so that the illumination fixture projects from outside into the storage box.