Multimedia jack for vehicle provided with lighting apparatus

• US 8,864,515 B2
• Filed: 02/01/2013
• Issued: 10/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Oh, Se Min
• Primary Examiner(s): PAUMEN, GARY F
• Application Number:
  US13/756,897
• Publication Number:
  US 20140051280A1
• Time in Patent Office: 627 Days
• Field of Search: 439/490, 439/910
• US Class Current: 439/490
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/465 Identification means, e.g. labels, tags, markings H01R9/2475, H01R9/2683 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/5213 Covers
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/7175 Light emitting diodes (LEDs)
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/26 for vehicles

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a multimedia jack for a vehicle with a lighting apparatus, including: a housing with an opening part; a terminal part, mounted on an inner side of the housing, with a multimedia port and a light emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus; a cover part covering the opening part of the housing and including a connection receptacle disposed at a position corresponding to the multimedia port so as to be connected to the multimedia port; and a connection receptacle display part disposed around the connection receptacle, wherein light of the LED lighting apparatus is irradiated through the connection receptacle display part. Therefore, it is possible to increase user convenience at night by uniform lighting of the multimedia jack and control power and brightness by interworking with other apparatuses in the vehicle.

Claims

1. A multimedia jack for a vehicle including a lighting apparatus, comprising:

a housing including an opening part;

a terminal part, mounted on an inner side of the housing, including a multimedia port and a light emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus;

a cover part covering the opening part of the housing and including a connection receptacle disposed at a position corresponding to the multimedia port; and

a connection receptacle display part disposed around the connection receptacle, wherein light irradiated from the LED lighting apparatus shines through the connection receptacle display part.

2. The multimedia jack for a vehicle of claim 1, wherein the connection receptacle display part is formed by applying light blocking paint to the entire cover part and removing the light blocking paint around the connection receptacle.

3. The multimedia jack for a vehicle of claim 2, further comprising a character display part including characters or symbols configured to allow a user to distinguish the multimedia port,

wherein the character display part is formed by removing the light blocking paint at the cover part.

4. The multimedia jack for a vehicle of claim 1, wherein the cover part further comprises a reflector coupled to an inner side of the cover part, wherein the connection receptacle display part is formed by exposing a portion of the reflector through the connection receptacle.

5. The multimedia jack for a vehicle of claim 4, further comprising a character display part including characters or symbols configured to allow a user to distinguish the multimedia port, wherein the character display part is disposed at the reflector and is formed by being exposed from the cover part.

6. The multimedia jack for a vehicle of claim 1, wherein the multimedia port includes a universal serial bus (USB) port and an auxiliary (AUX) port, and outer surfaces of the USB port and the AUX port include port housings configured to prevent the light irradiated from the LED from leaking through the USB port and the AUX port, respectively.

7. The multimedia jack for a vehicle of claim 1, wherein the multimedia port includes a universal serial bus (USB) port and an auxiliary (AUX) port, and

further includes a block out part provided between the terminal part and the cover part and configured to prevent the leaking of the light irradiated from the LED lighting, and

the block out part comprises a block out frame, and a USB port housing and a AUX port housing that are formed to be integrated with the block out frame and are inserted into the USB port and AUX port, respectively.

8. The multimedia jack for a vehicle of claim 1, wherein a power and a brightness control of the LED lighting apparatus interworks with a lighting apparatus of the vehicle.