US 12,709,230 B2 · Bidirectional sterilization type console arm rest device and vehicle including same

Abstract

A bidirectional sterilization type console arm rest device includes a first sterilization light generator configured to generate visible light emitted to front surfaces of belongings in an arm rest, and a second sterilization light generator configured to generate visible light emitted to rear surfaces of belongings in a console inner space. Therefore, sterilization by the visible light can solve the problem of harmfulness to the human body and the problem of light directivity and transmittance and maximize a sterilization effect by light diffusion of a light guiding film and, particularly, due to a separation structure of a light source and a light guiding film, the light guiding film also comes out of a belongings storage space so that usability of the tray as well as utilization of the storage space can be increased.

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Dependent claims

A console arm rest device, comprising:

a first sterilization light generator configured to emit first visible light in a first direction toward first surfaces of a plurality of items disposed at an arm rest, the arm rest being movably coupled to a console storage accommodating an arm rest tray that is configured to receive the plurality of items in a console inner space;
and
a second sterilization light generator configured to emit second visible light in a second direction to second surfaces of the plurality of items in the console inner space,
wherein each of the first sterilization light generator and the second sterilization light generator includes (i) a light-emitting diode (LED) mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate and configured to generate visible light and (ii) a light guiding plate configured to guide emission of the visible light by defining a traveling path of the visible light.

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Bidirectional sterilization type console arm rest device and vehicle including same

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Abstract

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