Vehicle console device
View Patent ↗A console device for a vehicle includes a housing body fixed by a side face to the ceiling part of the vehicle. The device has a recessed part formed by an opening in another side face, and a cover body that pivots on the housing body. The recessed part can be closed by moving the cover body into place over the recessed part of the housing body. A storage portion formed on the surface of the cover body opposite the recessed part allows small articles to be stored inside it and removed from it only when the recessed part is opened. An illumination portion that radiates light to the inside of the vehicle cabin is formed on another surface of the cover body.
1. A vehicle console device, comprising:
a housing member one side of which is attached and fixed to a ceiling of a vehicle and the other side of which is opened to form a concave portion; and
a cover member supported on a shaft in a rotatable manner with respect to the housing member,
the concave portion of the housing member receiving the cover member therein thereby closing the concave portion,
wherein on a face of the cover member facing to the concave portion, a storage section is formed for allowing small articles to be put therein and taken out therefrom only when the concave portion is opened, and on the other face of the cover member, an illuminating section is formed for radiating light into a vehicle compartment,
the illuminating section is composed of a light source provided at the housing member side, and a light reflector and a lens provided at the cover member side,
the light radiated from the light source is reflected by the light reflector toward the lens to illuminate the interior of the vehicle compartment through the lens.
2. The vehicle console device according to claim 1 , wherein
the housing member is formed with a light-radiating window for radiating the light from the light source, and the cover member is formed with a light-passing window for allowing the light from the light source to pass therethrough,
when the cover member is received in the concave portion, the light from the light source radiates the light reflector through the light-radiating window and the light-passing window,
when the cover member is released from the concave portion, the light from the light source illuminates inside the storage section through the light-radiating window.
3. The vehicle console device according to claim 2 , wherein the light source is disposed in the housing member so as to radiate the light in the forward direction of the vehicle mounted with the vehicle console device.