JP7704069B2 - Lid device for vehicle - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle lid device.

2. Description of the Related Art Various types of vehicle lid devices are known that open and close an opening provided in a vehicle member using a lid member.
As one type of vehicle lid device, a vehicle door handle device has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The vehicle door handle device is a device for blocking a door handle that releases a latch of a vehicle door from the outside of the vehicle door when not in use, and for making the door handle accessible from the outside of the vehicle door when in use.
More specifically, the door handle is provided on the rear side of an opening provided in a vehicle door as a vehicle component, i.e., inside the vehicle door. The lid member opens and closes the opening by changing its position between a closed position that closes the opening and an open position that opens the opening.

In recent years, it has been proposed to equip vehicles with light sources for the purpose of illuminating the vehicle body, vehicle exterior parts, road surfaces, etc., or displaying various designs on them. Patent Document 1 also introduces the idea of equipping a vehicle door handle device with a light source.

More specifically, the vehicle door handle device introduced in Patent Document 1 is equipped with a light source inside the vehicle door. Patent Document 1 describes how the light emitted by the light source illuminates the inside of the opening. Patent Document 1 also describes how, when the lid member is in the closed position, the light emitted by the light source is transmitted through the gap between the periphery of the opening and the lid member toward the outside of the vehicle door handle device (for example, paragraphs [0060] to [0063] of Patent Document 1).

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However, as in the vehicle door handle device of Patent Document 1, in order for light emitted by a light source to be transmitted to the outside through the gap between the periphery of the opening and the lid member when the lid member is in the closed position, a gap between the periphery of the opening and the lid member is essential.

However, if the gap is too large, there is a risk of problems such as a large amount of rainwater, dust, etc. entering the inside of the vehicle door through the gap. If the gap is designed to be minimized, there is a risk that the gap will become too small if there is variation in the dimensions of the lid member or the opening periphery. If the gap is too small, it will be difficult to see the light emitted by the light source from outside the vehicle, making it difficult to provide the door handle device with excellent functionality and design.

As in Patent Document 1, when a light source is mounted inside the vehicle door and also on the lid member itself, it is considered possible to display the light emitted by the light source toward the outside of the vehicle door handle device without providing a gap between the periphery of the opening and the lid member. Specifically, it is considered that the light source is exposed on the surface of the lid member, or a light-transmitting portion capable of transmitting visible light is provided on the lid member and the light source is disposed behind the light-transmitting portion.

However, when mounting a light source on the lid member itself as described above, two different lighting mechanisms, each containing a different light source, are required, which complicates the vehicle door handle device, resulting in a problem of increased costs for the vehicle door handle device.

As mentioned above, the lid member changes position between the open and closed positions. When mounting a light source on the lid member, it is necessary to use a wire harness that connects the light source to the power source and that deforms in response to the change in position of the lid member. In this case, depending on the positional relationship between the lid member and the power source, the trajectory of the lid member's position change, etc., there is a risk that the wire harness will interfere with the change in position of the lid member.

The present invention was made in consideration of these points, and aims to provide a vehicle lid device that can illuminate the lid member with a light source and has a simple structure.

The vehicle lid device of the present invention which solves the above problems is as follows:
a lid member that changes position between a closed position that closes an opening provided in a vehicle member and an open position that opens the opening;
A reflector disposed on the rear side of the opening;
a light source that is disposed on the back side of the opening and emits visible light toward the reflector;
The reflector reflects the light emitted by the light source toward the opening,
The lid member is a vehicle lid device having a light transmitting portion that transmits light from the reflector to the outside of the vehicle member when in the closed position.

The vehicle lid device of the present invention is a vehicle lid device that can illuminate the lid member with a light source and has a simple structure.

1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a vehicle lid device according to an embodiment of the present invention when a lid member is in a closed position, as viewed from the front side (exterior side); FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a vehicle lid device according to an embodiment of the present invention when viewed from the rear side with a lid member in a closed position; FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a vehicle lid device according to an embodiment of the present invention when viewed from the rear side with a lid member in a closed position; FIG. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a cross-section of the vehicle lid device according to the embodiment with the lid member in a closed position; FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a schematic enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 4 . 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a vehicle lid device according to an embodiment of the present invention when viewed from the front side with a lid member in an open position; FIG. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a cross-section of the vehicle lid device according to the embodiment with the lid member in an open position;

The vehicle lid device of the present invention has a reflector that is disposed behind the opening, and a light source that is also disposed behind the opening and emits visible light toward the reflector. The reflector reflects the light emitted by the light source toward the opening. In other words, according to the vehicle lid device of the present invention, the opening can be indirectly illuminated by the light emitted by the light source and reflected by the reflector.

For this reason, in the vehicle lid device of the present invention, when the lid member is in the open position, the reflected light passes through the opening and is visible from the outside. In other words, in this case, the back side of the opening is illuminated, and the inside of the opening appears to be illuminated overall.

In addition, when the lid member is in a position between the closed position and the open position, that is, when there is a small gap between the periphery of the opening and the lid member in the front-rear direction, the light reflected by the reflector toward the opening illuminates the gap between the periphery of the opening and the lid member, making the gap appear to be lit in a line.

Furthermore, the lid member in the vehicle lid device of the present invention has a light-transmitting portion that can transmit visible light. Therefore, when the lid member is in the closed position, i.e., when the lid member closes the opening, reflected light that reaches the opening is transmitted to the outside of the vehicle member through the light-transmitting portion of the lid member. In other words, according to the vehicle lid device of the present invention, the reflected light emitted by the light source and reflected by the reflective member can indirectly illuminate the lid member by transmitting through the light-transmitting portion, and/or a light design corresponding to the light-transmitting portion can be displayed on the lid member.

In the vehicle lid device of the present invention, by using reflected light in this manner, it becomes possible to illuminate the lid member or display a light design on the lid member without providing a separate light source.
The light source that illuminates the lid member is disposed behind the opening and is not mounted on the lid member, so that the lid member has a simple structure. In other words, the vehicle lid device of the present invention has a simple structure, even though it has a light source that illuminates the lid member.

Hereinafter, the vehicle lid device of the present invention will be described with respect to each of its components.
Unless otherwise specified, the numerical range "x to y" described in this specification includes the lower limit x and the upper limit y. These upper and lower limit values, as well as the numerical values listed in the examples, can be arbitrarily combined to form a new numerical range. Furthermore, any numerical value selected from any of the above numerical ranges can be used as the upper and lower limit numerical values of the new numerical range.

The vehicle lid device of the present invention may be any device that opens and closes an opening provided in a vehicle member by using a lid member. For example, the vehicle lid device of the present invention may be a vehicle door handle device of the type described above. Alternatively, the vehicle lid device of the present invention may be a device that opens and closes an opening in a housing that houses a fuel filler or a charging port of the vehicle by using a lid member.
When the vehicle lid device of the present invention is a vehicle door handle device, the vehicle lid device of the present invention may or may not include a handle of the vehicle door, also referred to as an unlatch handle.

The vehicle lid device of the present invention has a lid member, a reflector, and a light source.

The light source may be any light source that emits visible light, and there are no particular limitations on the type, number, or color of light. Examples of light sources include LED lamps, halogen lamps, and incandescent lamps.

The light source is placed at the back of the opening and can be positioned anywhere as long as it emits light toward the reflector. However, it is preferable that the light source is positioned at the front of the opening, that is, in a position that is difficult to see from outside the vehicle lid device of the present invention. If the light source is directly visible, the design of the vehicle lid device may be compromised.

For example, when the vehicle lid device of the present invention is a vehicle door handle device, the opening is provided in the vehicle door. In the vehicle door, the area behind and above the opening is smaller than the area behind and below the opening, and various components are often arranged therein. For this reason, it is particularly preferable to arrange the light source in the area behind and below the opening. In other words, it is particularly preferable to arrange the light source in the area below the opening inside the vehicle door.

The reflector may be of any shape or material as long as it is capable of reflecting visible light, but is preferably one that totally reflects visible light. For example, the reflector may be a metal plate having a smooth reflecting surface 3r, or may be a base material made of resin or the like with a reflecting layer formed on the reflecting surface 3r of the base by plating or painting.

It is particularly preferable that the reflector is a light collector that does not simply reflect visible light but collects the visible light toward the opening. It is particularly preferable that the reflector as a light collector has a concave mirror structure, such as a collecting lens or a collecting mirror. In this case, it is possible to suppress light loss, and it is possible to brightly indirectly illuminate the opening or lid member with a small amount of light, and/or it is possible to display a bright light design on the lid member according to the light-transmitting portion.

The reflector may or may not be visible from the front side of the opening. When the reflector is visible from the front side of the opening, the reflector shining with reflected light can be seen from the opening when the lid member is in the open position.
The reflecting surface 3r of the reflector may be a simple smooth surface, or may be an uneven surface that displays predetermined characters, figures, etc. The reflecting surface 3r of the reflector may be a single color, or may display predetermined characters or figures by painting, printing, etc. In these cases, the vehicle lid device of the present invention makes it possible to display a variety of designs.

The lid member is capable of opening and closing an opening provided in a vehicle member, and changes position between a closed position that closes the opening and an open position that opens the opening. In the present invention, there are no particular limitations on the manner in which the lid member changes position or the mechanism that drives the lid member. For example, the lid member may be a so-called dive type that goes into the back of the opening when changing position from the closed position to the open position, or a so-called pop-up type that pops out to the front of the opening.

The lid member in the vehicle lid device of the present invention is not particularly limited in shape or material as long as it has an opening that can be opened and closed and has a light-transmitting portion that can transmit visible light.

The light-transmitting portion is capable of transmitting reflected light (visible light) that is emitted by the light source and passes through the reflector. Such a light-transmitting portion is located on the optical path of the reflected light, and is capable of transmitting the reflected light to the front side of the lid member, i.e., to the outside of the vehicle lid device, thereby making the reflected light visible from outside the vehicle. In other words, the light-transmitting portion optically connects the lid member in the closed position in the direction from the rear side to the front side in at least a part of the lid member, and serves as an optical path for the reflected light.

It is preferable that the lid member has a portion that does not transmit light in addition to the light-transmitting portion. The portion that does not transmit light is called a non-transmitting portion. By having the lid member have a light-transmitting portion and a non-transmitting portion, the contrast between the shining portion and the non-shining portion becomes clear, and the design of the light-transmitting portion stands out, and as a result, it is possible to give the vehicle lid device of the present invention an excellent design.

It is sufficient for the light-transmitting portion to transmit at least some visible light with wavelengths of 380 to 800 nm, but considering that the vehicle lid device of the present invention is to have excellent functionality and design, it is preferable that the visible light transmittance is relatively high. Specifically, it is preferable that the visible light transmittance of the light-transmitting portion in the vehicle lid device of the present invention is 30% or more, 50% or more, or 70% or more.

When the lid member has a light-transmitting portion and a non-transmitting portion, in consideration of the design of the vehicle lid device, it is preferable that the light-transmitting portion constitutes at least a portion of the circumferential direction of the outer edge of the lid member. The outer edge of the lid member means the portion of the lid member that covers the opening, in other words, the outer edge of the portion that is visible from the outside in the closed position. It is particularly preferable that the light-transmitting portion exists linearly around the entire circumferential direction of the outer edge of the lid member.

The lid member having the light-transmitting portion and the non-transmitting portion may be manufactured by a general method. For example, examples of the manufacturing method of this type of lid member include a two-color molding method using a transparent resin and a colored resin as materials, and an insert molding method. In addition, the light-transmitting portion and the non-transmitting portion, which are molded separately, may be integrated using a claw fitting, adhesive tape, adhesive, etc.
It is also possible to manufacture a lid member having a light-transmitting portion and a non-transmitting portion, for example, by making the base of the lid member out of a transparent resin and painting the surface of the portion corresponding to the non-transmitting portion with a paint having low light transmittance.

The light-transmitting portion preferably has a light collector. The light collector preferably has either (1) a function of collecting light incident on the light-transmitting portion toward the light-emitting surface side, or (2) a function of collecting light incident on the light-transmitting portion.
In the case of [1], it is preferable that the light collector constitutes a part or the whole of the light transmitting portion. That is, in the case of [1], the light collector, i.e., a part or the whole of the light transmitting portion, has a function of collecting light that is incident on and transmitted through the light transmitting portion toward the part of the light transmitting portion on the exit surface side.
In the case of [2], the light collecting portion is preferably provided on the reflector side of the light transmitting portion, and is preferably formed as an uneven surface with a large surface area. In other words, in the case of [2], the light collecting portion, i.e., the portion on the incident surface side of the light transmitting portion, has the function of allowing more light to be incident on the light transmitting portion.
In these cases, light loss can be suppressed, the lid member can be brightly indirectly illuminated with a small amount of light, and/or a bright light design corresponding to the light-transmitting portion can be displayed on the lid member.

Hereinafter, the vehicle lid device of the present invention will be described with reference to a specific example.
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The vehicle lid device of the embodiment is the vehicle door handle device described above. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram that shows a vehicle lid device of the embodiment with the lid member in the closed position as viewed from the front side (outside side). FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are explanatory diagrams that show a vehicle lid device of the embodiment with the lid member in the closed position as viewed from the back side. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the back wall of the case body is closed, and FIG. 3 shows a state in which the back wall of the case body is removed. That is, FIG. 3 shows a state in which the vehicle lid device is viewed from the back side with the inside of the case body exposed. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram that shows a cut-away state of the vehicle lid device of the embodiment with the lid member in the closed position. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram that shows an enlarged view of the main part of FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram that shows a vehicle lid device of the embodiment with the lid member in the open position as viewed from the front side. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic cutaway view of the vehicle lid device according to the embodiment with the lid member in the open position.
Hereinafter, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front" and "rear" refer to the respective directions as viewed from the front of the vehicle lid device of the embodiment.

As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the vehicle lid device 1 of the embodiment is mounted inside a vehicle door 90, which is a vehicle component.

The vehicle lid device 1 of the embodiment includes a lid member 2, a reflector 3, a light source 4, a lid member drive mechanism 5, a latch release handle 6 (see FIG. 4), and a case body 7.
The lid member 2, the reflector 3, the light source 4, the lid member drive mechanism 5 and the latch release handle 6 are housed and held inside a case body 7. The case body 7 is attached to an outer panel 91 of a vehicle door 90 (described later) in a position facing an opening 92 (described later) from the rear side.

The vehicle is provided with a locking mechanism called a latch for locking the vehicle door 90 in a closed position while allowing it to be opened. The latch release handle 6 (see FIG. 4) is an operating part for releasing the latch, and is located inside the vehicle door 90.

In detail, a vehicle door 90 on which the vehicle lid device 1 of the embodiment is mounted is formed by integrating an outer panel 91 and an inner panel (not shown), and has an internal space 93 between the outer panel 91 and the inner panel.
The vehicle lid device 1 of the embodiment including the latch release handle 6 is attached to the outer panel 91 and disposed in the internal space 93 .

The outer panel 91 is provided with an opening 92 (see FIG. 1) for operating the latch release handle 6 from outside. The opening 92 is generally rectangular and extends left and right, penetrating the outer panel 91 of the vehicle door 90 in the front-rear direction.

The vehicle lid device 1 of the embodiment is disposed entirely within the interior space of the vehicle door 90. For reference, the vehicle lid device 1 of the embodiment including the latch release handle 6 is mounted on each of a plurality of vehicle doors 90 provided on the vehicle, and each operates independently.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lid member 2 has a lid main body portion 20, a light-transmitting portion 21, a base portion 22, and a gasket 23. Of the above-mentioned parts constituting the lid member 2, the parts other than the light-transmitting portion 21 correspond to the non-transmitting portion already described.

The lid body 20 is a plate-like member with a diameter slightly smaller than the opening 92. The lid body 20 does not transmit visible light. When the lid member 2 is in the closed position shown in FIG. 5, the lid body 20 fits inside the opening 92, and a gap is formed between the periphery of the opening 92 and the lid body 20.

The light transmitting portion 21 is made of a transparent resin that transmits visible light, has a plate shape with a diameter slightly larger than that of the lid body portion 20, and is stacked on the inner side of the lid body portion 20 to be integrated with the lid body portion 20. The outer edge of the light transmitting portion 21 is exposed radially outward from the lid body portion 20, all around the circumferential direction of the lid body portion 20. Therefore, the light transmitting portion 21 is linearly present all around the outer edge of the lid member 2 in the vehicle lid device 1 of the embodiment. This portion is referred to as the exit portion 25 of the light transmitting portion 21. It can also be said that the exit portion 25 borders the outer edge of the lid body portion 20 in a band shape all around the circumferential direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, the rear side surface 21b of the light transmitting portion 21 is concave. The rear side surface 21b is the surface of the light transmitting portion 21 facing the reflector 3 described later. The rear side surface 21b is concave, and the rear portion of the light transmitting portion 21 functions as a light collector that collects light incident on the light transmitting portion 21 to the emission portion 25. In other words, in the vehicle lid device 1 of the embodiment, the light transmitting portion 21 is provided with the rear side surface 21b that is concave in order to efficiently illuminate the outer edge of the lid main body portion 20 over the entire circumferential direction. The light incident on the light transmitting portion 21 is efficiently collected by the rear side surface 21b to the emission portion 25, and the light is emitted from the emission portion 25 to the outside of the light transmitting portion 21.

The base portion 22 is a rectangular frame having a window portion 22w on the inside. The rear portion of the light-transmitting portion 21 fits into the window portion 22w, and the base portion 22 and the light-transmitting portion 21 are integrated. Note that the base portion 22, the light-transmitting portion 21, and the lid main body portion 20 in the vehicle lid device 1 of the embodiment are integrally molded in multiple colors.

3 and 4, a rack 51 is provided on each of the left and right ends of the base portion 22. The rack 51 extends upward, and its upper end is curved toward the back and extends further upward. The rack 51 meshes with a pinion 52 rotatably attached to the vehicle door 90 as described below. The pinion 52 is connected to an electric motor (not shown) and is driven to rotate by the electric motor. When the pinion 52 rotates, the rack 51 meshing with the pinion 52 slides, and the lid member 2 with which the rack 51 is integrally provided changes position along the direction in which the rack 51 extends. Specifically, the lid member 2, which is disposed in the closed position that closes the opening 92 as shown in FIG. 4, first slides toward the back and then slides upward.

A pin-shaped second guide portion 54 that protrudes to the left is provided at the left end of the base portion 22. A pin-shaped second guide portion 54 that protrudes to the right is also provided at the right end of the base portion 22. Each second guide portion 54 is inserted into a groove-shaped first guide portion 53 provided in the left and right side walls of the case body 7.

The first guide portion 53 extends from the front side to the back side, and its back end curves upward and extends further upward. The second guide portion 54 can slide relatively within the first guide portion 53. Therefore, the first guide portion 53 and the second guide portion 54 function as guide portions for stably changing the position of the lid member 2.

The light source 4 is an LED lamp and is connected to a power source (not shown). As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle lid device 1 of the embodiment has three light sources 4, and each light source 4 is arranged in the left-right direction inside the lower side of the case body 7. Each light source 4 irradiates light toward the reflector 3.

The reflector 3 is disposed inside the case body 7 above the light source 4 and behind the lid member 2 .
The reflector 3 is formed by forming a reflective layer by plating on a resin base. The surface of the reflector 3 on which the reflective layer is formed is the reflective surface 3r. The reflector 3 has a concave mirror structure with the reflective surface 3r facing the front side, and the concave mirror structure functions as a light collector that collects light emitted by the light source 4 and reflects it toward the opening 92.

The lid member drive mechanism 5 has the rack 51, pinion 52, an electric motor (not shown), a first guide portion 53, and a second guide portion 54 as described above. In the vehicle lid device 1 of the embodiment, the vehicle's ECU is used as the control unit of the lid member drive mechanism 5 that controls the drive of the electric motor, and the control unit that controls the on/off of the light source 4, but these control units may be provided exclusively for the vehicle lid device 1. In addition, in the vehicle lid device 1 of the embodiment, the vehicle's driving battery is used as the power source for the electric motor and the light source 4, but a separate power source exclusively for the vehicle lid device 1 may be provided.

The latch release handle 6 is disposed inside the case body 7 , that is, on the rear side of the opening 92 and above the opening 92 .
The latch release handle 6 extends in the left-right direction, is pivoted relative to the case body 7, and is rotatable between a standby position (see FIG. 4) and a release position (not shown). The latch release handle 6 is connected to a latch mechanism (not shown). A user can insert a finger into the rear side of the opening 92 and rotate the latch release handle 6 from the standby position to the release position to release the door lock provided by the latch mechanism. The latch release handle 6 is biased to the standby position shown in FIG. 4 by a biasing member (not shown).

The operation of the vehicle lid device 1 of the embodiment is described below.

In the vehicle lid device 1 of the embodiment, first, when a user with a smart key approaches the vehicle door 90, a sensor mounted on the vehicle detects this, and the control unit starts supplying power to the light source 4.

At this time, the lid member 2 is disposed in the closed position shown in Figures 4 and 5, and closes the opening 92. In other words, the lid body portion 20 and the light transmitting portion 21 of the lid member 2 are exposed inside the opening 92, and as shown in Figure 1, the light emitting portion 25 of the light transmitting portion 21 borders the outer edge of the lid body portion 20 in a band-like shape all around the circumferential direction. The surface of the light emitting portion 25 on the near side is the light emitting surface of the light transmitting portion 21.

As shown in FIG. 5, the powered light source 4 emits light toward the reflector 3. The light emitted by the light source 4 is reflected by the reflecting surface 3r of the reflector 3 and travels toward the opening 92. When the lid member 2 is in the closed position as shown in FIG. 5, the reflected light that passes through the reflecting surface 3r reaches the rear surface 21b of the lid member 2.

Here, the light transmitting portion 21 is exposed on the rear side surface 21b of the lid member 2. The rear side surface 21b of the light transmitting portion 21 is concave, and the rear portion of the light transmitting portion 21 functions as a light collector that collects light incident on the light transmitting portion 21 toward the exit portion 25. That is, according to the vehicle lid device 1 of the embodiment, the reflected light that reaches the rear side surface 21b of the lid member 2 and enters the light transmitting portion 21 travels inside the light transmitting portion 21 toward the exit portion 25 and exits to the outside, i.e., the front side of the opening 92, through the exit surface 25e of the exit portion 25.
At this time, therefore, inside the opening 92, a band-like bright light design corresponding to the shape of the light transmitting portion 21 of the lid member 2, more specifically, the light emitting portion 25, is displayed.

When the user approaches the vehicle door 90 further or inserts the key into the key cylinder, the control unit starts supplying power to the electric motor, and the rack and pinion mechanism consisting of the rack 51 and pinion 52 changes the position of the lid member 2 from the closed position shown in FIG. 4 to the open position shown in FIG. 7. At this time, the lid member 2 is pulled toward the rear, making the rear side of the opening 92, more specifically the reflector 3, visible. The reflector 3 shines brightly when illuminated by the light source 4. The reflected light from the reflector 3 travels toward the opening 92. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the inside of the opening 92 is uniformly brightly illuminated by the reflected light.

Although not shown in the present embodiment, when the lid member 2 is in a position between the closed position and the open position and the lid member 2 is visible inside the opening 92, a gap is created between the periphery of the opening 92 and the lid member 2. In this case, the gap is illuminated brightly in a line by reflected light.

As described above, in the vehicle lid device 1 of the embodiment, by performing illumination using reflected light, it is possible to display a light design on the lid member 2 without requiring a separate light source 4 dedicated to the lid member 2.
The light source 4 in the vehicle lid device 1 of the embodiment is positioned further back than the opening 92 and illuminates the lid member 2 with reflected light, i.e., indirect light, so there is no need to mount the light source 4 on the lid member 2, and the structure of the lid member 2 can be simplified.
Therefore, the vehicle lid device 1 of the embodiment can be said to have a simple structure, even though it has the light source 4 that illuminates the lid member 2.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but may be implemented by appropriately extracting and combining elements described in the embodiments, and may be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
Furthermore, the specification of the present invention discloses not only the citation relationships of each claim at the time of the initial application, but also a technical idea that appropriately combines the matters described in each claim.

1: Vehicle lid device 2: Lid member 3: Reflector 4: Light source 21: Light transmitting portion 6: Latch release handle 90: Vehicle door (vehicle member) 92: Opening

Claims (7)

a lid member that changes position between a closed position that closes an opening provided in a vehicle member and an open position that opens the opening;
A reflector disposed on the rear side of the opening;
a light source that is disposed on the back side of the opening and emits visible light toward the reflector;
The reflector directs the light emitted by the light source toward the opening by a single reflection ,
The lid member is
It is separate from the reflector, and
A vehicle lid device having a light transmitting portion that transmits light from the reflector to an outside of the vehicle member in the closed position. Between a closed position for closing an opening provided in a vehicle member and an open position for opening the opening.
A lid member whose position changes;
A reflector disposed on the rear side of the opening;
a light source that is disposed on the back side of the opening and emits visible light toward the reflector;
The reflector reflects the light emitted by the light source toward the opening,
the lid member has a light transmitting portion that transmits light from the reflector to an outside of the vehicle member when in the closed position,
The vehicle lid device, wherein the reflector is a light collecting body that collects light reflected by the reflector toward the opening. Between a closed position for closing an opening provided in a vehicle member and an open position for opening the opening.
A lid member whose position changes;
A reflector disposed on the rear side of the opening;
a light source that is disposed on the back side of the opening and emits visible light toward the reflector;
The reflector reflects the light emitted by the light source toward the opening,
the lid member has a light transmitting portion that transmits light from the reflector to an outside of the vehicle member when in the closed position,
The light transmitting portion has a light collecting body that collects light incident on the light transmitting portion toward an exit surface side . The vehicle lid device according to claim 1, wherein the reflector is a light collector that collects light reflected by the reflector toward the opening. The vehicle lid device according to claim 1, wherein the light transmitting portion has a light collector that collects light incident on the light transmitting portion toward the light exit surface. The vehicle lid apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the light transmitting portion constitutes at least a part of an outer edge portion of the lid member in a circumferential direction. the vehicle member is a vehicle door,
The vehicle lid device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 further comprises a latch release handle that is arranged inside the vehicle door, can be operated from outside the vehicle door through the opening when the lid member is in the open position, and releases the latch of the vehicle door when a specified operation is performed.

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