CN102282045B - 用于气囊车标照明的非电的方法 - Google Patents
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本发明涉及用于照亮(从背后照亮)方向盘套上的车标或者车辆内部的其他标记的方法,包括在无需用电的情况下使用自照明材料。这可以包括使用自发光微球或磷光添加剂材料。此类材料不会在白天产生照明,而当夜晚来临时(或者其他相对黑暗的时期),它们将照亮车标或其他标记。这些材料可以直接加入用于制造车标的塑料中。
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背景技术
气囊***经常用在车辆上,尤其是在方向盘中。这些气囊设计为在事故期间充气,以防止乘员在碰撞过程中受到方向盘的伤害。因此,通常将气囊***安装在方向盘中。
人们还知道,多数车辆制造商希望将它们的标识或商标放在方向盘上。这些标识或商标通常是彩色图案并且位于方向盘上(例如位于包裹气囊***的方向盘套上)。一些标识还可能具有金属铬的部分以起到美观的效果。标识的这种定位促进了品牌认知,还有助于车主记住的是,车辆制造商生产的汽车具有气囊并且由此更加安全。
为了进一步使得公司的标识“引人注目”,一些人已经开始寻求照亮标识/商标的方法。这种***的一个实例出现在国际专利公布WO2007/084031中,该文件通过引用明确地合并于此。
发明内容
本发明涉及照亮气囊盖上的气囊车标的方法,其不需要电流、电等因素。在一定程度上,在此描述的方法是用于气囊车标的自照明。这些车标通常由塑料制造。通常使得该塑料包含自照明材料,例如磷光材料或自发光微球。正是这种自照明材料“在黑暗中发光”,提供了对车标的照明。
在涉及磷光材料(有时称为磷光添加剂)的实施例中,磷光添加剂在白天(即光照时期)从太阳或环境照明吸收光。于是在夜晚或者黑暗的区域(例如隧道等),磷光材料将会产生照明并且“在黑暗中发光”。磷光添加剂直接加入用于制造气囊盖和车标的塑料中。磷光添加剂可以基本且均匀地分布在整个塑料上。
对于那些使用自发光微球的实施例,所述微球可以直接加入塑料材料中。例如,微球可以占据塑料总体积的20%以下。可选择地,自发光微球可以加入涂料中,所述涂料沉积或者加到车标上。同样,微球将在黑暗时发光,以照亮车标。掺入了微球的车标还可以与金属外层一起使用。金属层可以是(或不是)半透明的,例如半透明的铬层或半透明的铝层。该金属外层将会在白天给予车标金属外观,但是仍然允许车标在相对黑暗的时期(即没有足够的光线照亮车标的时期)具有被照亮的外观(经由微球所提供的照明)。
尽管这些实施例关注的是方向盘套上的车标,然而这些在塑料中使用自照明材料的实施例同样可以用于其他的车辆部件。特别地,如果该部件由塑料制造,所述自照明材料可以加入该塑料中,以允许这些部件在夜晚产生照明。这些部件包括指示装置、乘客气囊上的图形、气囊盖上的喇叭图形、安全带按钮、门把手、转向灯、操纵杆、指示器、仪表按钮等。用于制造这些部件中的任意部件的塑料可以根据需要由半透明的金属层覆盖或者不覆盖。
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为了容易理解实现本发明上述的和其他的特征和优点的方式,通过参照附图所示的具体实施例,将对上文简述的本发明进行更加详细的描述。要理解的是,这些附图示出的只是本发明的典型实施例,因此不能认为这是对其范围的限定,通过使用附图,本发明将得到特别具体而详细的描述和解释,其中:
图1A是气囊盖的截面图,所述气囊盖带有根据本发明产生照明(从背后照亮)的车标,其中所述气囊盖在白天示出;
图1B是气囊盖的截面图,所述气囊盖带有根据本发明产生照明(从背后照亮)的车标,其中所述气囊盖在相对黑暗的时期示出;
图2是根据本发明的气囊车标的立体图;以及
图3是图2的实施例的截面图,示出了如何从背后照亮车标。
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通过参照附图,将会很好地理解本发明这些优选的实施例,图中相同的部件由相同的附图标记表示。容易理解的是,在图中总体描述和示出的本发明的部件,可以以多种不同的布置方式安排和设计。因此,下文对本发明的实施例更加详细的描述(如图所示),并不旨在限定权利要求所述的本发明的范围,而只是本发明这些优选的实施例的代表。
现在参照图1A,截面图示出了包括车标14的气囊盖10的实施例。如上所注,车标14代表车辆制造商的标识或商标。车标14由塑料材料制造。本领域技术人员将会想到如何制作车标14以及如何将车标14加到气囊盖10上。例如,塑料材料可以是聚碳酸酯材料或聚碳酸酯混合物(例如聚碳酸酯和聚酯纤维,或者聚碳酸酯和ABS(丙烯腈丁二烯苯乙烯聚合物))。还可以使用其他种类的塑料。
用于制作气囊盖的塑料材料包含一种或多种磷光添加剂(phosphorescent additive)18。这些添加剂直接加入塑料材料中。如图1A所示,磷光添加剂18可以均匀或基本分布在整个车标14上。由此,尽管图1A示出添加剂18定位在车标14的某些部分,然而这种图示只是出于示例性的目的。本领域技术人员将会想到,磷光添加剂18可以基本和/或均匀地分布在整个车标14上。
如图1A所示,磷光添加剂18使得车标14在白天或者其他光照时期吸收光20(例如阳光、环境光)。由此可以认为磷光添加剂在白天进行“充电”。因此如图1B所示,磷光添加剂18使得车标14在夜晚或黑暗时期辐射光22。由此,经由磷光添加剂18,车标14将“在黑暗中发光”并且产生照明。此外,车标14将不只是在夜晚产生照明,而且在其他黑暗时期,例如车辆通过黑暗的隧道等情况下产生照明(“在黑暗中发光”)。可以用于本实施例的材料的一些示例包括来自德国拜尔股份公司的“Makrolon PC Luna”。还可以使用来自该公司的其他材料和其他相似的材料。
本发明“在黑暗中发光”的元件意味着车标14可以在没有任何形式的电或电流的情况下产生照明。在一定程度上,该车标14是自照明(self-illuminated)车标。这具有明显的优点,因为其能够降低制造被照明(illuminated)车标的相关成本(因为不会产生布线或灯光成本)。另外,车标14不需要任何导光部件以获得从光源到车标的光,也不需要对车标进行特殊设计。因为不在这种结构中进行布线,所以不会出现布线等方面的缺陷,而这些缺陷将导致并不完美的车标照明。此外,本发明不会以任何方式影响气囊的展开。
还应当注意的是,本实施例提供了使得车标14产生多种不同颜色照明的可能。这可以通过使用在受到照射时呈现不同颜色的磷光添加剂18而实现。这些不同的磷光添加剂18意味着车标14的一部分将是一种颜色,而车标14的其他部分可以是第二种颜色、第三种颜色等。本领域技术人员将会想到如何实现这些实施例。
还可以通过使用公知的2-K或3-K成型技术获得多种颜色的照明。此类成型技术使用设计为在单一成型周期中“包覆成型”的“多色”模具,并且在带有两个或更多的注入单元的专门的注塑成型机器上进行处理。在模具中,提供相同的型芯(core)对和不同的型腔(cavity)对。在注入第一材料(例如,具有一种颜色的自发光添加剂的塑料)后,部件在型芯上从一个型腔旋转到另一型腔。第二型腔与第一型腔的不同之处在于其包括用于第二材料(例如,具有不同颜色的自发光添加剂的塑料)的元件。在完整的部件排出模具前,接着将第二材料注入第二型腔的元件。当然,使用这些技术,本领域技术人员可以模制出以两种或更多种颜色进行照明的车标。
可以建立另外的实施例,其中对车标14进行涂覆使其具有金属外观(例如通过铝、铬或PVD(物理气相沉积)材料,以提供这种金属“外观”)。此类实施例将在白天具有金属外观,而在黑暗时期具有照明外观。涂层可以在白天掩盖照明。
还应当注意的是,本实施例可以应用于其他种类的车辆装置30。(气囊盖10是一种车辆装置)。由此,如图1A所示,塑料的指示装置26也可以制造为带有磷光添加剂18。该指示装置26可以是,例如喇叭符号、按钮等。在本申请中,术语“标记”应当包括车标14和指示装置26,以及采用自照明是有利的任意其他的车辆部件。指示装置26可以包括车标14。然而在此情况下,标记可以包括向用户告知指示装置的作用的符号(即向用户告知其是喇叭、标注为解释按钮功能等的符号)而不是标识或商标车标14。由此,指示装置26将由于磷光添加剂18而如上所述地在黑暗时期产生照明。在图1A中,指示装置26定位在靠近气囊盖14的边缘。然而,可以根据需要使用车辆内部的任意位置。本领域技术人员将会想到指示装置26可以定位于何处。在图1A和1B所示的实施例中,车标14(包括磷光添加剂18)加到指示装置26上。在其他实施例中,磷光添加剂18可以在没有车标14的情况下直接加入指示装置26中。
现在参照图2和3,示出了本发明的另一实施例。图2示出了具有金属层116(例如镀铬的表面)的车标114,而图3示出了包括气囊盖110的车辆部件100。气囊盖110包括车标114(例如图2所示的),车标114包括金属层(镀铬的表面)116,金属层116给予车标114所需的金属外观。车标114由塑料材料制造,可以被金属层116覆盖。用于制作车标114的塑料材料可以(就像前面的实施例)自照明。为此,车标114包含自发光微球118,将微球118加入用于制作车标114的塑料材料。此类自发光微球118的示例参见美国专利4,667,008,该专利通过引用明确合并于此。此外,在图3中,微球118示出在车标114的特定区域。这种图示是为了附图的清楚。然而可以建立其他实施例,其中将微球118加入塑料,使得微球118基本和/或均匀地分布在整个车标114上。微球118提供照明,其能够照亮车标114。还应当理解的是,除了微球118,还可以使用磷光添加剂(如上所述)以照亮车标。此外,磷光添加剂或微球可以加入应用于车标114的涂料或其他涂层中,以便根据需要进行照明。
如果使用金属层116,则车标114在白天具有金属外观,因为金属层116将微球118遮盖。由此,车标114在白天(或者光照时期)具有金属外观,但是在黑暗时期和/或夜晚具有照明外观。金属层116可以在光照时期(例如白天)掩盖微球118的照明,但是允许车标114在相对黑暗的时期(例如夜晚)进行照明。如果金属层116是半透明的金属层(例如铬或铝),则尤其是这样。由此,车标114在白天不会表现出照明特性。微球还可用于多种照明颜色,由此带来了制造的灵活性并且能够产生有视觉吸引力的设计。
在此构思和公开的微球118可以具有12.5年的半衰期,其间能够提供照明,这将会优于用于车标114的其他可能的照明源。(这意味着在12.5年以后,一半的微球118不再提供照明)。然而,微球118不需要电荷以提供照明,这明显降低了制造商生产被照明车标114成本。微球也并不十分昂贵,并且占据总塑料的20%以下(即塑料材料总量的20%以下)即可为车标114提供足够的照明。这种解决方案比其他的照明源便宜很多(即0.05美元与8.00美元相比)。
当然,可以建立另外的实施例,其中微球118并不在塑料制造过程中直接加到塑料中。此类其他的实施例包括以包含微球118的涂料在车标114上进行沉积和/或对车标114进行涂敷。在车标114由非发光材料形成后,该涂料可以涂敷在(或者加到)车标114上。
同样,尽管图2和3的实施例示出了将微球118用作气囊盖114的一部分,然而本领域技术人员将会想到,该技术还可以用于其他车辆部件。相同的微球118可以用于照亮标记,例如乘客气囊上的图形、气囊盖114上的喇叭图形、安全带按钮(包括安全带释放按钮)、门把手、转向灯、操纵杆、指示器、仪表按钮等。用于制造这些部件中的任意部件的塑料可以根据需要由金属层116覆盖或者不覆盖。
例如,图3还示出了将该技术用在车辆部件130上。车辆部件130是按钮126,其中用于按钮126的塑料已经包含微球118。部件130定位在气囊盖114上。然而,本领域技术人员将会想到可以根据需要将该部件定位在其他位置。由此,按钮126将会使用这些微球产生照明。
在不违背此处概括描述和下面请求保护的本发明的结构、方法或者其他本质特征的前提下,本发明可以以其他具体形式实现。从各个方面讲,所描述的实施例只是示例性的而不是限制性的。因此,本发明由所附权利要求而不是前面的说明书指明。所有落入权利要求书的等同方式的意义和范围的改变均包含在权利要求书的范围内。
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1.一种气囊装置,包括:
包括金属层的车标;
照亮所述车标的自发光微球;
其中所述金属层位于所述自发光微球的上方,在白天掩盖所述自发光微球的照明。
2.根据权利要求1所述的气囊装置,其中所述车标由塑料材料制造,其中所述自发光微球加入所述塑料材料中。
3.根据权利要求2所述的气囊装置,其中所述自发光微球的量是塑料的总成分的20%以下。
4.根据权利要求1所述的气囊装置,其中所述自发光微球加入已经加到所述车标上的涂料中。
5.根据权利要求1所述的气囊装置,其中将所述车标加到方向盘套上。
6.根据权利要求1所述的气囊装置,其中所述金属层是半透明的铬层。
7.一种包括塑料材料的车辆部件,所述塑料材料包含一定量的自发光微球,所述自发光微球在相对黑暗的时期照亮所述塑料材料,所述车辆部件进一步包括定位在所述微球上方的半透明金属层,所述半透明金属层在白天掩盖所述自发光微球的照明。
8.根据权利要求7所述的车辆部件,其中所述半透明金属层包括半透明的铬。
9.一种包括塑料材料、一定量的自发光微球的车辆标记,所述自发光微球加入所述塑料材料中,在相对黑暗的时期在无需用电的情况下照亮所述塑料材料,所述车辆标记具有金属层,所述金属层位于所述自发光微球的上方,在白天掩盖自发光微球的照明。
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