JPH10278673A - Room lamp to be mounted removably - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a room lamp to be mounted removably which can be used also as a flash light or an emergency light. SOLUTION: A body 20 is mounted removably at the mounting recess 11 of a ceiling 10 and is furnished with a room lamp part 30 and a spot light part 40. In the body 20 a body side storage battery is installed to perform electricity feeding to, at least the spot light part 40, when the body 20 is removed from the recess 11. When mounted to the recess 11, the room lamp part 30 is used for intra-car illumination with usual room lamp, and when removed from the recess 11, the spot light part 40 is used for illumination of any desired place with usual flash light or emergency light.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a removable room lamp which is detachably mounted on a ceiling of an automobile, and more particularly to a removable room lamp which can be used as a flashlight or an emergency light. It is about a lamp.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional room lamp is provided at a center or a front portion of a ceiling in an automobile, and illuminates the entire interior of the automobile or the vicinity of a driver's seat. Generally, three types of switch positions are adopted: an ON switch that constantly turns on the lamp, an OFF switch that constantly turns off the light, and a DOOR switch that turns on when the door is opened.

[0003]

The conventional room lamp is constructed as described above, and illuminates the interior of the vehicle when necessary. On the other hand, when the car needs to be illuminated at the time of car breakdown at night or when searching for things in a trunk or the like, if necessary, a flashlight is used to illuminate the necessary places. Such flashlights are usually
It is always stored in a glove box inside the car. However, keeping a flashlight on hand requires extra space for it. You may also forget to keep a flashlight on hand. Furthermore, it is conceivable that a flashlight cannot be used because its battery is exhausted. And it is troublesome to regularly check whether the battery of the flashlight is exhausted. In addition, in the event of an emergency such as when the car stops, the emergency light may be kept in the car for the purpose of notifying the existence of the own car to other cars, etc.The emergency light for such a car is the same as the above flashlight Have problems to be solved.

[0004] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a removable room lamp which can be used as a flashlight or an emergency light as required.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a detachable room lamp having a main body detachably mounted in a mounting recess provided in a ceiling of a vehicle and a predetermined portion of the main body. A room lamp unit capable of illuminating the interior of the vehicle when mounted in the mounting recess, and power supply means for supplying power to the room lamp unit when the main body is removed from the mounting recess.

The removable room lamp according to claim 2 is
A main body detachably attached to a mounting recess provided in a ceiling in the vehicle, a room lamp portion provided at a predetermined portion of the main body, and capable of illuminating a vehicle interior space when the main body is mounted in the mounting recess; A spotlight portion provided at a portion other than the room lamp portion and capable of spot-illuminating a predetermined portion; and a power supply to at least the spotlight portion when the main body is removed from the mounting recess when the main body is removed from the mounting recess. Power supply means for performing the following.

[0007] The removable room lamp according to claim 3 is:
3. The configuration according to claim 1, wherein the power supply means is a storage battery built in the main body, and further provided so as to form a pair at a position opposite to the mounting recess and the main body, and the main body is mounted to the mounting recess. Sometimes, a connector is provided for electrically connecting the battery of the automobile and the storage battery and supplying power from the battery to the storage battery to charge the storage battery.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a removable room lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention is removed from a mounting recess of a ceiling of an automobile as viewed from the right side. FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state where the removable room lamp according to the embodiment of the present invention is removed from a mounting recess of a ceiling of an automobile as viewed from a right side surface. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the removable room lamp according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a removable room lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention when a spotlight is used.

As shown in FIG. 1, a detachable room lamp according to the present embodiment includes a main body 20 detachably mounted in a mounting recess 11 provided in a ceiling 10 in an automobile, and a predetermined portion of the main body 20. A room lamp unit 30 is provided, which can illuminate the interior space of the vehicle, and a spotlight unit 40, which is provided at a portion of the main body 20 other than the room lamp unit 30 and can illuminate a desired location with a spot.

A detachable room lamp main body 20 includes a housing 21 having a substantially cylindrical outer shape,
1 comprises a rectangular ring-shaped handle 22 protruding rearward from one side of the outer peripheral surface (rear side in FIG. 1). The housing 21 of the main body 20 is provided with the room lamp portion 30 over substantially a half of the outer peripheral surface (the lower half on the lower surface side in FIG. 1). The room lamp unit 30 includes a light source 31 including an incandescent light bulb and the like, which is mounted and installed at a predetermined position below the housing 21.
A lens 32 is provided over the lower half of the housing 21 of the main body 20, covers the lower periphery of the light source 31, and diffuses and transmits light from the light source 31. The spotlight section 40 is provided at one axial end (right end in FIG. 1) of the housing 21 of the main body 20. The spotlight section 40 includes a light source 41 such as an incandescent light bulb mounted in the center of the right end of the housing 21.
And a lens 42 that covers the front of the light source 41 in the light emission direction and converges and transmits the light from the light source 41.

As the light sources 31 and 41 of the room lamp section 30 or the spotlight section 40, a known light source other than an incandescent light bulb such as a halogen light bulb may be used.
It is preferable that a plurality of light sources 31 of the room lamp section 30 be provided so as to uniformly illuminate a wide area in the vehicle, but a single light source may be provided.

The lens 42 of the spotlight section 40
Protrudes from the center of the substantially circular right end face of the housing 21 of the main body 20 in a short columnar shape. Also, housing 2
A circular power supply connector 23 made of a conductive metal material that can be attracted by magnetic force and is disposed at the center of the left end face of the power supply 1. Further, at the approximate center of the rear side surface of the handle 22 of the main body 20, there is formed a room lamp connector 24 having a horizontally-long rectangular recess extending left and right and having a conductive layer 24a formed on the surface.

On the other hand, the mounting recess 11 of the ceiling 10 is formed behind the rear-view mirror 1 at the center of the front edge of the ceiling 10 so as to have a recess corresponding to the outer shape of the main body 20 of the removable room lamp. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the mounting recess 11 is formed in the housing accommodating portion 1 having a substantially cylindrical space shape corresponding to the substantially cylindrical shape of the housing 21 of the main body 20.
And a handle housing portion 13 extending rearward in the substantially horizontal direction from the rear side of the housing housing portion 12 and forming a space of a substantially horizontal rectangular flat plate shape corresponding to the outer shape of the handle 22 of the main body 20. Further, portions of the ceiling 10 corresponding to the left and right ends of the housing accommodating portion 12 are formed in a curved convex shape so that the housing accommodating portion 12 can be formed, and a portion corresponding to the handle accommodating portion 13 has a handle accommodating portion. It is formed thicker than other portions so that the portion 13 can be formed. Further, the left end and the right end of the housing accommodating portion 12 of the mounting concave portion 11 are substantially circular flat surfaces 12a and 12b corresponding to the shapes of the left end and the right end of the main body 20, respectively. In the center of the flat surface 12a at the left end of the housing accommodating portion 12 of the mounting recess 11,
Power connector 23 at the center of the left end face of the housing 21
Magnet type power supply connector 14 having the same circular shape
Are buried and fixed so as to be flush with the flat surface 12a at the left end. In the center of the flat surface 12b at the right end of the housing accommodating portion 12 of the mounting recess 11, the spotlight portion 4 is provided.
According to the short cylindrical shape of the protruding portion of the lens 42 of 0,
An engagement recess 15 having a short columnar space is formed. The rear end face (left end face in FIG. 2) of the handle accommodating portion 13 of the mounting recess 11 has a conductive material having a horizontally-long rectangular convex shape corresponding to the horizontally-long rectangular concave shape of the room lamp connector 24 on the rear end surface of the handle 22. The room lamp connector 16 is integrally provided.

Then, the housing 21 of the main body 20 is attached to the housing accommodating portion 12 of the mounting concave portion 11, and the handle 22 is attached to the handle accommodating portion 13, respectively, and at the same time, the power connector 23 is brought into close contact with the power connector 14. And the projection portion of the lens 42 is inserted into the latching recess 15 to latch and hold in an uneven relationship, and the room lamp connector 16 is engaged with the room lamp connector 24 in an uneven relationship. By holding the main body 20, the main body 20 can be mounted and held in the mounting recess 11 of the ceiling 10. At this time, the power connector 14 of the mounting recess 11 attracts and electrically connects the power connector 23 of the main body 20 by magnetic force, and the room lamp connector 16 of the mounting recess 11 The electrical connection is made in close contact with the connector 24.

Further, on the right side of the room lamp connector 24 on the rear side of the handle 22 of the main body 20, a main body side switch 2 is provided.
5 are provided. On the other hand, an ON switch 17a, an OFF switch 17b
And a room lamp switch 17 including a DOOR switch 17c. The main body side switch 25 is provided so as not to protrude from the rear side surface of the handle 22. However, when the main body side switch 25 is configured to protrude from the rear side surface of the handle 22, a concave portion capable of housing the main body side switch 25 is formed at a position corresponding to the handle accommodating portion 13 of the mounting concave portion 11.

Next, the electrical configuration of the removable room lamp according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the power connector 14 of the mounting recess 11 is electrically connected to a battery 2 disposed in an engine room of an automobile, and is supplied with power from the battery 2. The room lamp connector 16 of the mounting recess 11 is also provided with the room lamp switch 1.
7, when the ON switch 17a of the room lamp switch 17 is selected and operated, when the power is supplied from the battery 2 and the OFF switch 17b is selected and operated, Power supply is stopped. Further, when the DOOR switch 17c is selected and operated, power is supplied from the battery 2 to the room lamp connector 16 via the room lamp switch 17 only when the opening of the door is detected by a door sensor (not shown). ing. The operation itself of the room lamp switch 17 is the same as a general one.

Then, the main body 20 of the removable room lamp is mounted in the mounting recess 11 of the ceiling 10 and the power supply connector 2 is mounted.
3 and the power connector 14, and the room lamp connector 24 and the room lamp connector 16, respectively, when the electric power of the battery 2 is stored in the main body 20 via the power connectors 23 and 14. , And the main body storage battery 26 is charged. In addition, the above-described room lamp switch 1
By the selection operation of 7, the power of the battery 2 is selectively supplied or stopped to the light source 31 of the room lamp unit 30 via the room lamp connectors 24 and 16, and the room lamp unit 30 is turned on or stopped. It is configured.

Further, the light source 4 of the spotlight section 40
1 is a main body storage battery 2 via the main body side switch 25
6 are electrically connected. The main body storage battery 26
Comprises, for example, a nickel cadmium storage battery, a lithium ion storage battery, or the like. The main body side switch 25 is, for example,
It is configured to perform two-switch operation of ON or OFF, allows power supply from the main body side storage battery 26 to the light source 41 of the spotlight part 40 in the ON position, turns on the spotlight part 40, and sets the main body side in the OFF position. Storage battery 2
The power supply from the control unit 6 is stopped, and the spotlight unit 40 is turned off. The main body side switch 25
As shown by a broken line in FIG.
The light source 31 of the main body side storage battery 26 is selectively connected to the light source 31 of the room lamp unit 30 or the light source 41 of the spotlight unit 40 to selectively supply the power of the main body storage battery 26 to the room lamp unit 30 and the spotlight. Any of the light units 40 may be configured to be selectively turned on and off. Alternatively, the main body side switch 25 allows the main body side storage battery 2 to be simultaneously connected to both the room lamp section 30 and the spotlight section 40.
6, the room lamp unit 30 and the spotlight unit 40 may be simultaneously turned on.

Next, the operation of the detachable room lamp of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.

First, when the removable room lamp of the present embodiment is used as a normal room light, the housing 21 of the main body 20 is connected to the housing accommodating portion 12 of the mounting recess 11.
At the same time, the handles 22 are attached to the handle accommodating portions 13 in close contact with each other, and at the same time, the power connector 23 is
4 and is attracted and held by magnetic force, and the protruding portion of the lens 42 is inserted into the hooking recess 15 to be locked and held in an uneven relationship, and the room lamp connector 15 is connected to the room lamp connector 24. It is locked and held due to the unevenness. Accordingly, the main body 20 can be stably mounted and held in the mounting recess 11 of the ceiling 10, and separation and rattling due to vibration or the like during running of the vehicle can be prevented. At this time, the power supply connector 14 of the mounting recess 11 is
The power supply connector 23 is magnetically attracted and electrically connected, and the room lamp connector 15 of the mounting recess 11 is in close contact with and electrically connected to the room lamp connector 24 of the main body 20.

Therefore, the main body 20 is attached to the mounting recess 1 of the ceiling 10.
In the state of being attached to 1, the power of the battery 2 is always supplied to the main body storage battery 26 via the power supply connectors 14 and 23, and the main body storage battery 26 is charged. In addition, the power from the battery 2 is selectively supplied to the room lamp unit 30 via the room lamp connectors 16 and 24 according to the switch position by the selection operation of the room lamp switch 17, and the supply is stopped. Therefore, the room lamp section 30 is always turned on when the ON switch 17a is selected to illuminate the interior space of the vehicle, and is turned off when the OFF switch 17b is selected. When the DOOR switch 17c is selected, the room lamp section 30 is turned on only when the door is opened.

On the other hand, the main body 20 is attached to the mounting recess 1 of the ceiling 10.
When the power supply connector 14 is detached from the power supply connector 1, the power supply connector 23 of the main body 10 is first pulled downward with a predetermined force, so that the magnetic force of the power supply connector 14 in the mounting recess 11 is released. Then, the room lamp connector 24 of the main body 20
Of the spot lamp 40 and the locking recess 15 of the insertion recess 11 are released. Thereby, the main body 20 can be removed from the mounting recess 11 of the ceiling 10.

When the main body 20 is detached from the mounting recess 11 of the ceiling 10, the user holds the removable room lamp by holding the handle 12 and sets the switch position of the main body side switch 25 to the ON position and the OFF position. By switching between, the spotlight section 40 can be turned on and off. At this time, power is supplied to the spotlight unit 40 via the main body switch 25 by the main body storage battery 26. Further, the main body switch 25 can be used to turn on and off not only the spotlight section 40 but also the room lamp section 30. Also in this case, power is supplied to the room lamp unit 30 via the main body switch 25 by the main body storage battery 26.

The removable room lamp of the above embodiment is
A main body 20 detachably mounted in a mounting recess 11 provided in a ceiling 10 in the vehicle, and a room provided at a predetermined portion of the main body 20 and capable of illuminating a vehicle interior space when the main body 20 is mounted in the mounting recess 11 It can be configured to include a lamp part 30 and a main body side storage battery 26 as a power supply means for supplying power to the room lamp part 30 when the main body 20 is removed from the mounting recessed part 11. An embodiment corresponding to item 1 can be adopted. That is, the present invention provides the spotlight section 40 of the above embodiment.
May be omitted, and the room lamp unit 30 may be used as an embodiment in which the room lamp unit 30 is used for the purpose of illuminating a vehicle interior with a normal room lamp and illuminating a desired location with a normal flashlight or emergency light. In this case, the main body side switch 26 is configured as a switch for switching on and off the room lamp unit 30. Further, when the room lamp is used as a room lamp in a state where the room lamp is mounted on the mounting recess 11 of the ceiling 10, power is supplied to the room lamp unit 30 from the battery 2 via the room lamp connectors 16 and 24 as in the above embodiment. It may be performed through the power supply connectors 14 and 23 and the main body storage battery 26.

Therefore, the detachable room lamp of this embodiment has the same structure as a normal vehicle room lamp when the main body 20 is mounted on the mounting recess 11 of the ceiling 10.
The interior space can be illuminated by the room lamp section 30. Also, when the main body 20 is removed from the mounting recess 11 of the ceiling 10, the room lamp 3
0 is supplied, and the room lamp unit 30 can be turned on. As a result, the detachable room lamp can be used as a flashlight or an emergency light in a state where it is detached from the mounting recess 11 as necessary. Specifically, by holding the removed main body 20 and moving it to a desired place, and turning on the room lamp section 30, it is possible to illuminate even inside the vehicle to a position where light does not normally reach, and at the outside of the vehicle. When viewing the inside of a trunk room or the like or when viewing an external desired object, the location or location can be illuminated, and the convenience for the user can be greatly improved. Usually, when preparing a flashlight or an emergency light in a vehicle, the flashlight or the like is stored and arranged in a special space such as a grab box or the like, but the removable room lamp is located in a normal room lamp. Since it is always provided in the part and also serves as a flashlight etc., it is possible to reduce the special space for the flashlight etc., improve the overall storage space, and always keep it like a flashlight etc. You can prevent forgetting. Further, since the removable room lamp is located at a position easily accessible from the driver's seat, it is easy to remove the main body 20 from the mounting recess 11 when used as a flashlight or the like.

The detachable room lamp according to the above embodiment is provided with a main body 20 detachably mounted in a mounting recess 11 provided in a ceiling 10 in a vehicle, and a predetermined portion of the main body 20. A room lamp unit 30 capable of illuminating the interior of the vehicle when attached to the attachment recess 11, a spotlight unit 40 provided at a portion of the main body 20 other than the room lamp unit 30 and capable of spot-illuminating a predetermined location, The main body 20 may be configured to include a main body storage battery 26 as a power supply unit that is built in the main body 20 and that supplies power to at least the spotlight unit 40 when the main body 20 is removed from the mounting recess 11. This can be regarded as an embodiment corresponding to claim 2.
That is, the present invention can also be an embodiment in which the room lamp unit 30 is used for in-vehicle lighting using a normal room lamp, and the spotlight unit 40 is used for lighting a desired location using a normal flashlight or an emergency light. . In this case, the main body side switch 26 is configured as a switch for switching the spotlight unit 40 on and off. But,
As described above, the room lamp unit 30 may be used together with the spotlight unit 40 for the purpose of illuminating a desired location. In this case, the main body side switch 26 turns on and off the room lamp unit 30 as well. It is configured as a switch for switching. When used as a room lamp in a state where it is mounted in the mounting recess 11 of the ceiling 10, power is supplied to the room lamp unit 30 through the power supply connectors 14 and 23.
Alternatively, it may be performed via the main body storage battery 26.

Therefore, the removable room lamp of this embodiment has the same structure as the ordinary vehicle room lamp when the main body 20 is mounted on the mounting recess 11 of the ceiling 10.
The interior space can be illuminated by the room lamp section 30. When the main body 20 is removed from the mounting recess 11 of the ceiling 10, power can be supplied from the main body side storage battery 26 to at least the spotlight section 40, and at least the spotlight section 40 can be turned on. As a result, the removable room lamp can be used as a flashlight or an emergency light at least in the spotlight section 40 in a state where the spotlight section 40 is detached from the mounting recess 11 as necessary. Specifically, by grasping the detached main body 20 and moving it to a desired place, and turning on the spotlight section 40, it is possible to illuminate even inside the vehicle to a position where light does not normally reach, and at the outside of the vehicle. When viewing the inside of a trunk room or the like or when viewing an external desired object, the location or location can be illuminated, and the convenience for the user can be greatly improved. Usually, when preparing a flashlight or an emergency light in a vehicle, the flashlight or the like is stored and arranged in a special space such as a grab box or the like, but the removable room lamp is located in a normal room lamp. Since it is always provided in the part and doubles as a flashlight etc., it is possible to reduce the special space for the flashlight etc., improve the overall storage space, and always keep it like a flashlight etc. You can prevent forgetting. Further, since the detachable room lamp is located at a position easily accessible from the driver's seat, the mounting recess 11 when used as a flashlight or the like is used.
The main body 20 can be easily removed from the main body.

Further, in the detachable room lamp according to the above-described embodiment, in the above-described configuration, the power supply means may be connected to the main body 2.
The main body-side storage battery 26 incorporated in the main body 20 is further provided so as to form a pair at a position where the mounting recess 11 and the main body 20 are opposed to each other. The main body side storage battery 26 is electrically connected to the main body side storage battery 2 from the battery 2.
6 may be provided with power supply connectors 14 and 23 for charging the main body storage battery 26 by supplying power to the main body 6, and this may be an embodiment corresponding to claim 3.

Therefore, in a normal state in which the battery 2 is used by being attached to the mounting recess 11 of the ceiling 10, the battery 2 is always charged from the battery 2 via the power supply connectors 14 and 23, and the battery 26 is consumed. Can be prevented from being unusable. Therefore, it is not necessary to periodically check whether the main body storage battery 26 has been exhausted, and the time and effort can be saved, which is convenient.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but may be modified by changing the shape of the main body 20, the room lamp section 30, the spotlight section 40, etc. The configuration held in the ten mounting recesses 11 may be changed. In addition, instead of the attachment location being at the center of the front end of the ceiling 10, the attachment location may be appropriately changed such as at the center of the ceiling 10.

[0033]

As described above, the detachable room lamp according to the first aspect is provided with a main body detachably mounted in a mounting recess provided in a ceiling of a vehicle, and a predetermined portion of the main body. A room lamp unit capable of illuminating the interior of the vehicle when mounted in the mounting recess, and power supply means for supplying power to the room lamp unit when the main body is removed from the mounting recess.

Accordingly, when the main body is mounted in the mounting recess of the ceiling, the interior space of the vehicle can be illuminated by the room lamp portion, similarly to a normal vehicle room lamp.
Further, when the main body is removed from the mounting recess of the ceiling, power can be supplied to the room lamp unit from the power supply means, and the room lamp unit can be turned on. As a result, if necessary, the room lamp portion can be used as a flashlight or an emergency light in a state where it is detached from the mounting recess. Specifically, by holding the detached main body and moving it to a desired place, and by turning on the room lamp section, it is possible to illuminate even in the vehicle to a position where light does not normally reach,
When the inside of a trunk room or the like is viewed outside the vehicle or when a desired object outside is viewed, the location or location can be illuminated, and the convenience for the user can be greatly improved. Usually, when preparing a flashlight or an emergency light in a vehicle, the flashlight or the like is stored and arranged in a special space such as a grab box or the like, but the removable room lamp is located in a normal room lamp. Since it is always provided in the part and also serves as a flashlight etc., it is possible to reduce the special space for the flashlight etc., improve the overall storage space, and always keep it like a flashlight etc. You can prevent forgetting. Furthermore, since the removable room lamp is located at a position easily accessible from the driver's seat, it is easy to remove the main body from the mounting recess when used as a flashlight or the like.

The removable room lamp according to claim 2 is
A main body detachably attached to a mounting recess provided in a ceiling in the vehicle, a room lamp portion provided at a predetermined portion of the main body, and capable of illuminating a vehicle interior space when the main body is mounted in the mounting recess; A spotlight portion provided at a portion other than the room lamp portion and capable of spot-illuminating a predetermined portion; and a power supply to at least the spotlight portion when the main body is removed from the mounting recess when the main body is removed from the mounting recess. Power supply means for performing the following.

Therefore, when the main body is mounted in the mounting recess of the ceiling, the interior space of the vehicle can be illuminated by the room lamp portion in the same manner as a normal vehicle room lamp.
Also, when the main body is removed from the mounting recess of the ceiling, power is supplied to at least the spotlight section from the power supply means,
At least the spotlight section can be turned on.
As a result, if necessary, at least the spotlight portion can be used as a flashlight or an emergency light in a state where the spotlight portion is detached from the mounting recess. Specifically, by gripping the removed main body, moving it to a desired location, and turning on the spotlight section, it is possible to illuminate even inside the vehicle to a position where light does not normally reach, and at the outside of the vehicle to a trunk room or the like. When viewing the inside of the device or when viewing an external desired object, the location or location can be illuminated, and the convenience for the user can be greatly improved. Usually, when preparing a flashlight or an emergency light in a vehicle, the flashlight or the like is stored and arranged in a special space such as a grab box or the like, but the removable room lamp is located in a normal room lamp. Since it is always provided in the part and doubles as a flashlight etc., it is possible to reduce the special space for the flashlight etc., improve the overall storage space, and always keep it like a flashlight etc. You can prevent forgetting. Furthermore, since the removable room lamp is located at a position easily accessible from the driver's seat, it is easy to remove the main body from the mounting recess when used as a flashlight or the like.

The removable room lamp according to claim 3 is
3. The configuration according to claim 1, wherein the power supply means is a storage battery built in the main body, and further provided so as to form a pair at a position opposite to the mounting recess and the main body, and the main body is mounted to the mounting recess. Sometimes, a connector is provided for electrically connecting the battery of the automobile and the storage battery and supplying power from the battery to the storage battery to charge the storage battery.

Therefore, in a normal state in which the battery is used by being attached to the mounting recess of the ceiling, the battery is always charged from the battery via the connector, and it is possible to prevent a situation where the battery is exhausted and cannot be used. Therefore, it is not necessary to periodically check whether or not the storage battery has been exhausted, so that the trouble can be saved and it is convenient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a removable room lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention is removed from a mounting recess of a ceiling of an automobile as viewed from a right side.

FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view showing a state in which the removable room lamp according to the embodiment of the present invention is removed from a mounting recess of a ceiling of an automobile, as viewed from a right side.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a removable room lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a removable room lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention when a spotlight is used.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Battery 10 Ceiling 11 Mounting recess 14 Power supply connector (connector) 20 Main body 23 Power supply connector (connector) 26 Main body storage battery (power supply means) 30 Room lamp section 40 Spotlight section

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A main body detachably mounted in a mounting recess provided in a ceiling in a vehicle, and a room lamp provided in a predetermined portion of the main body and capable of illuminating a vehicle interior space when the main body is mounted in the mounting recess. And a power supply means for supplying power to the room lamp when the main body is removed from the mounting recess. 2. A main body detachably mounted in a mounting recess provided in a ceiling in a vehicle, and a room lamp provided in a predetermined portion of the main body and capable of illuminating a space in the vehicle when the main body is mounted in the mounting recess. Part, provided in a part of the main body other than the room lamp part,
A spotlight portion capable of spot illumination of a predetermined portion, and a power supply unit built in the main body and configured to supply power to at least the spotlight portion when the main body is removed from the mounting recess. Removable room lamp. 3. The vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the power supply means is a storage battery built in the main body, and further provided so as to form a pair at a position opposite to the mounting recess and the main body. The detachable room according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a connector for electrically connecting a battery and the storage battery, and supplying power from the battery to the storage battery to charge the storage battery. lamp.