Light emitting handle for vehicle

• US 7,270,452 B2
• Filed: 10/18/2005
• Issued: 09/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yu Ding Enterprise Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Yu Ding Enterprise Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wang, Ming-Cheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Sember; Thomas M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shallenberger; Julie A.
• Application Number:
  US11/253,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20070086201A1
• Time in Patent Office: 700 Days
• Field of Search: 362/605, 362/501, 362/488, 362/511, 362/540
• US Class Current: 362/501
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2669 on door or boot handles lighting devices for vehicle interior on door handles B60Q3/267
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 17/10 Illuminating devices on or for locks or keys; Transparent or translucent lock parts; Indicator lights
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 85/16 a longitudinal grip part being pivoted at one end about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the grip part
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/006 to produce indicia, symbols, texts or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0081 Mechanical or electrical aspects of the light guide and light source in the lighting device peculiar to the adaptation to planar light guides, e.g. concerning packaging
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0095 Light guides as housings, housing portions, shelves, doors, tiles, windows, or the like

Abstract

A light emitting handle includes a handle body, a light emitting device mounted on the handle body to emit light outward, and a light guide device mounted on the handle body to guide and reflect the light of the light emitting device outward from the handle body. The light emitting handle is mounted on the door of a car or on two sides of the tail portion of a motorcycle. Thus, the light emitting handle emits light outward constantly so that the light emitting handle has a lightening effect when the car or motorcycle is turned around so as to provide a warning effect to other person, thereby preventing the car or motorcycle from incurring a traffic accident.

Claims

1. A light emitting handle, comprising:

a handle body;

a light emitting device mounted on the handle body to emit light outward; and

a light guide device mounted on the handle body to guide and reflect the light of the light emitting device outward from the handle body;

wherein the handle body has a side formed with a receiving chamber to receive the light emitting device and a mediate portion formed with a recessed portion to facilitate a user holding the handle body;

the recessed portion of the handle body has a slot for mounting the light guide device;

the slot of the handle body has a first end formed with a passage connected to the receiving chamber.

2. The light emitting handle in accordance with claim 1, wherein the light emitting device includes a first fixing seat mounted in the receiving chamber of the handle body, a circuit board mounted in the first fixing seat, and a light emitting member connected to the circuit board and extended into the passage of the handle body to emit light toward the light guide device.

3. The light emitting handle in accordance with claim 2, wherein the light emitting device further includes a gasket mounted on the light emitting member so that the light emitting member produces a light gathering effect.

4. The light emitting handle in accordance with claim 2, wherein the light emitting device further includes a second fixing seat mounted in the receiving chamber of the handle body and combined with the first fixing seat to cover the circuit board.

5. The light emitting handle in accordance with claim 2, wherein the circuit board of the light emitting device has a periphery formed with two positioning bores, and the first fixing seat of the light emitting device has a periphery formed with two positioning posts secured in the positioning bores of the circuit board.

6. The light emitting handle in accordance with claim 2, wherein the first fixing seat of the light emitting device has a first side formed with a mounting hole connected to the passage of the handle body, and the light emitting member is mounted in the mounting hole of the first fixing seat.

7. The light emitting handle in accordance with claim 6, wherein the receiving chamber of the handle body has a side formed with two screw bores, the first fixing seat of the light emitting device has a second side formed with two first positioning holes, the second fixing seat of the light emitting device has a side formed with two second positioning holes, and the light emitting handle further comprises two locking screws extended through the second positioning holes of the second fixing seat and the first positioning holes of the first fixing seat and screwed into the screw bores of the handle body to position the light emitting device in the receiving chamber of the handle body.

8. The light emitting handle in accordance with claim 1, wherein the light guide device includes a transparent plate mounted on the handle body and having a first end formed with a protruding guide portion extended into the passage of the handle body and enclosed around the light emitting member to guide the light emitted from the light emitting member into the transparent plate.

9. The light emitting handle in accordance with claim 8, wherein the light guide device further includes a transparent refractive plate mounted on a first side of the transparent plate.

10. The light emitting handle in accordance with claim 9, wherein the light guide device further includes a reflective plate mounted on a second side of the transparent plate to enhance a projecting effect of the light emitting member onto the transparent plate.

11. The light emitting handle in accordance with claim 8, wherein the slot of the handle body has a periphery formed with a locking portion, and the transparent plate of the light guide device is locked on the locking portion of the handle body.

12. The light emitting handle in accordance with claim 8, wherein the transparent plate of the light guide device is provided with a plurality of characters.

13. The light emitting handle in accordance with claim 8, wherein the slot of the handle body has a second end formed with a screw hole, the transparent plate of the light guide device has a second end formed with a through hole, the reflective plate of the light guide device has an end formed with a through hole, and the light emitting handle further comprises a locking screw extended through the through hole of the reflective plate and the through hole of the transparent plate and screwed into the screw hole of the handle body to position the light guide device in the slot of the handle body.

14. The light emitting handle in accordance with claim 11, wherein the guide portion of the transparent plate has a substantially arc-shaped recess encompassing a periphery of the light emitting member.

15. The light emitting handle in accordance with claim 9, wherein the refractive plate of the light guide device is received in the slot of the handle body.

17. The light emitting handle in accordance with claim 1, wherein the handle body has two ends provided with a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion to attach the handle body to a door of a car or to two sides of a tail portion of a motorcycle to emit light outward.

16. A light emitting handle, comprising:

a handle body;

a light emitting device mounted on the handle body to emit light outward; and

a light guide device mounted on the handle body to guide and reflect the light of the light emitting device outward from the handle body;

wherein the handle body has a side formed with a receiving chamber to receive the light emitting device and a mediate portion formed with a recessed portion to facilitate a user holding the handle body;

the recessed portion of the handle body has a slot for mounting the light guide device;

the light emitting device is mounted in the receiving chamber of the handle body, and the light guide device is mounted in the slot of the handle body.