Light-emitting device indicating location of outside door handle

• US 20050047162A1
• Filed: 12/30/2003
• Published: 03/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Baek, Seung-Hyun
• Granted Patent: US 7,055,997 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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: B60Q 3/267 Door handles; Hand grips

Abstract

A light-emitting device indicating a location of an outside door handle comprising a lamp, detecting part, and control part, wherein the lamp is disposed inside a pushbutton. The detecting part detects whether the engine is activated or deactivated and whether the door is opened or closed. The control part turns the lamp on when the detecting part senses that the engine has stopped running and the door has opened. The light-emitting device provides illumination to the pushbutton at the outside door handle in order for the driver, after having exited the vehicle, to easily locate the pushbutton for locking the door in the dark.

Claims

1. A light-emitting device of an outside door handle of a vehicle, comprising:

a lamp disposed inside a pushbutton attached to the external side of an outside door handle;

a first detecting part for detecting whether an engine is activated or deactivated and whether a vehicle door is opened or closed; and

a control part illuminating said lamp when said first detecting part detects that the engine has stopped running and the door has opened.

2. The device as defined in claim 1, further comprising a second detecting part for detecting a locked state of the vehicle door, wherein said control part turns said lamp off when said second detecting part senses the locked door.