Buckle apparatus and seat belt apparatus
First Claim
1. A buckle apparatus for a vehicle, the buckle apparatus comprising:
- a cover having a side with an inlet;
a buckle mechanism at least partially covered by the cover and adapted for engaging a tongue of a seat belt inserted through the inlet;
a light source provided in the vicinity of the inlet;
a reflector adjacent the light source;
a light emitting face of the reflector, the light emitting face having a predetermined area from which light from the light source is emitted to illuminate the inlet;
a light receiving face generally facing the light source, the light receiving face being configured to diffuse light from the light source through the reflector so that light reaches the light emitting face across substantially the entire predetermined area thereof; and
a light intensity control device for controlling an amount of light emitted from the light source for a desired amount of illumination of the inlet.
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Abstract
A buckle apparatus and a seat belt apparatus are provided capable of suppressing an occurrence of an unevenness of brightness at a time of leading illuminating light flux in an inner part of the reflector. In one form, a reflector having a curved face portion that leads illuminating light flux, which is eradiated from a light source to a light receiving face facing a light source, to an entire face of a light emitting face is provided. Further, a light intensity control device is configured to be connected in series to the light sources, and an optimum light intensity control device is selected while exchanging various light intensity control devices corresponding to the required capability and the specifications.
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12 Claims
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1. A buckle apparatus for a vehicle, the buckle apparatus comprising:
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a cover having a side with an inlet; a buckle mechanism at least partially covered by the cover and adapted for engaging a tongue of a seat belt inserted through the inlet; a light source provided in the vicinity of the inlet; a reflector adjacent the light source; a light emitting face of the reflector, the light emitting face having a predetermined area from which light from the light source is emitted to illuminate the inlet; a light receiving face generally facing the light source, the light receiving face being configured to diffuse light from the light source through the reflector so that light reaches the light emitting face across substantially the entire predetermined area thereof; and a light intensity control device for controlling an amount of light emitted from the light source for a desired amount of illumination of the inlet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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Specification