JPH0452874Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a lighting device for a wireless remote controller for audio equipment and the like.

[Summary of the invention] The invention consists of a device body equipped with a detachable wireless remote controller, a lamp for illuminating the display device, a switch for turning on and off the lamp by attaching and detaching the remote controller, and a switch for lighting the lamp. A light transmitting member is provided to allow the light to pass toward a remote controller attached to the main body, and a light guide member is provided on the remote controller,
The light passing through the light-transmitting member is guided to illuminate a display section provided on a light-guiding push button or the like of a remote controller attached to the main body.

[Prior Art] Usually, wireless remote controllers for audio equipment and the like are not provided with a device for identifying push buttons and the like.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] Therefore, it is inconvenient to operate the remote controller attached to the device in a dark place. Especially when the device is installed in a car, it is difficult to operate the remote controller attached to the device at night. It is difficult for the driver to operate.

If a battery is built into the remote controller, it is possible to illuminate push buttons, etc., but the remote controller becomes large and the battery is consumed rapidly, making it impractical.

[Means for solving the problem] The present invention guides light from a light source such as a lamp for display illumination provided on the main body of the device to a wireless remote controller attached to the main body, and uses transparent push buttons etc. inside the device. The above-mentioned problem is solved by lighting the lamp from one side and automatically turning off the lamp when the remote controller is removed.

[Operation] The device of the present invention allows the lamp of the main body to touch the display part, such as a push button, which is at least partially transparent, of the wireless remote controller attached to the main body of the device, from inside through the light-transmitting member and the light guiding member. When you turn on the light and remove the remote controller from the main unit, the switch opens and automatically turns off the lamp, preventing power wastage.

Note that if the remote controller is removed from the main unit, the push buttons etc. will not be illuminated, but even if the device is installed in a car, a passenger can hold it in their hand and easily operate it using the illumination of the car's interior lights or the feel of its shape. can do.

[Example] Fig. 1 shows a car stereo to which the present invention is applied, in which 1 is the car stereo main body, 2 is a wireless remote controller detachably stored in a storage part 3 provided at the front lower part of the main body 1. be.

A lamp 4, which is a light source, is attached to the front interior of the main body 1 using a reflector plate 5, and an oblong rectangular rod-shaped transparent acrylic resin penetrating the reflector plate 5 and the main body 1 is installed at the front upper part of the housing part 3. A transparent member 6 is provided therethrough. Note that the light source may be any light emitting body other than a lamp, such as an LED.

A normally open switch 7 whose front end protrudes into the storage part 3 and is opened and closed by attaching and detaching the remote controller 2 is provided on the rear surface of the storage part 3 and is connected to a power source 8 in series with the lamp 4.

A horizontally long plate-shaped light guide member 9 made of transparent acrylic resin is installed inside the front of the remote controller 2, and its upper end penetrates through the upper surface of the remote controller 2. When the remote controller 2 is stored in the main body 1, It faces the lower surface of the light-transmitting member 6.

A horizontally long display window 10 is cut into the upper front surface of the remote controller 2, and below the display window 10, a push button 11 made of transparent acrylic resin is fitted into the light guide member 9 so as to be slidable back and forth. has been done. Reference numeral 12 designates a printed wiring board as a lighting switch 13 which is activated by pressing the push button 11.

In the above-mentioned car stereo, when the remote controller 2 is housed in the main body 1 as shown in the figure, the lighting switch 12 is closed and the light from the lit lamp 4 passes through the light-transmitting member 6 and the light-guiding member 9. Since the push button 11 is illuminated from the inside, the push button 11 and the display section consisting of the display window 10 can be seen even in a dark place, and when the remote controller 2 is removed,
The lighting switch 7 is opened and the lamp 4 is turned off, thereby preventing wasted power and preventing light from leaking from the transparent member 6.

FIG. 2 shows a car radio to which the present invention is applied, where 51 is a car radio main body, and 52 is a wireless remote controller detachably stored in a storage section 53 provided at the front lower part of main body 1.

Although not shown, a lamp is attached to the rear of the display section 54 provided on the front side of the main body 51 using a reflector plate, similar to the above-mentioned car stereo, and a lamp that passes through the main body 51 is attached to the front upper part of the storage section 53. Yes, above 6
A transparent member similar to the above is fitted. 55 is a transparent push button, and 56 is a knob for operation.

A light guide member 57 similar to 9 above is installed inside the front of the remote controller 52, and its upper end passes through the upper surface of the remote controller 52, and when the remote controller 52 is housed in the main body 51, the light transmitting member 57 passes through the upper surface of the remote controller 52. facing the bottom surface of.

A push button 58 made of transparent acrylic resin and used for tuning etc. is fitted into the light guide member 57 so as to be slidable back and forth.

The above-mentioned car radio also has a storage section 53 in the main body 51.
, a lighting switch 59 similar to 7 above is provided,
When the remote controller 52 is housed in the main body 51, the lamp can be turned on to illuminate the push button 58, and when the remote controller 52 is removed, the lamp can be turned off.

In addition, appropriate symbols and characters can be written on the push buttons 11, 55, 58 and the display window 10 of the car stereo or car radio, if necessary, for illumination.

Although the present invention has been described above in the case where it is applied to a vehicle-mounted audio device, it can also be effectively applied to other stationary devices.

[Effects of the invention] As mentioned above, according to the invention, if the wireless remote controller is stored in the main body of the device,
The lamp inside the main unit identifies push buttons, etc., so you can easily operate the remote controller even in the dark. Especially when using in-vehicle audio equipment, the driver can operate the remote controller without interfering with driving. Moreover, when the remote controller is removed from the main unit, the lamp automatically turns off, which prevents wasted power and prevents unsightly leakage of light from the storage compartment. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front center longitudinal sectional side view of a car stereo to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the car radio to which the present invention is applied. 1...Main unit, 2...Remote controller, 4
... Lamp, 6 ... Transparent member, 7 ... Lighting switch, 9 ... Light guide member, 10 ... Display window, 11 ...
Push button, 51...Main body, 52...Remote controller, 57...Light guide member, 58...Push button, 59...Lighting switch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The main body of the device is equipped with a removable wireless remote controller, and includes a light source that emits illumination light, a switch that turns the light source on and off when the remote controller is installed, turns off when the remote controller is removed, and a switch that turns the light source on and off. A wireless remote controller, comprising: a light-transmitting member for passing light toward an attached remote controller; and a light-guiding member for guiding light that has passed through the light-transmitting member, on a light-transmitting display section provided on the remote controller. lighting equipment.