WITH HANDLE COVER OF VEHICLE

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a static electricity prevention apparatus

provided at a vehicle handle cover, and in particular to a static electricity

prevention apparatus provided at a vehicle handle cover in which a static

electricity occurring due to a friction between a driver and a seat when a driver

gets on or off the vehicle is transmitted to a vehicle body through a handle cover

for thereby preventing a shock phenomenon occurring when touching with

others or objects due to a static electricity increased in a human body.

Background Art

Generally, a static electricity occurs an electric charge separation and

rearrangement due to a movement of a contact position by a friction. When a

static electricity is discharged, a human body feels shock and uncomfortable. In

addition, when the static electricity occurs at accurate electric circuits or parts,

an error operation may occur.

The above static electricity may easily occur due to a friction between a

driver's clothes and a vehicle seat when a driver gets on or off the vehicle and

under a weather condition that humidity is below 50%.

So as to prevent the above static electricity, the conventional vehicle is

designed to equip with an electric conduction-based vehicle seat. Namely, a

conductive fiber is mixed into a seat for thereby removing a static electricity

based on a magnetic discharging operation.

However, a method of mixing a conductive fiber into a vehicle seat is

very difficult, so that the price of vehicle increases, and it is impossible to fully

remove the remaining static electricity.

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to overcome the

above problems.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a static electricity

prevention apparatus in which a static electricity occurring due to a friction

between a driver and a seat when a driver gets on or off the vehicle is

transmitted to a vehicle body through a handle cover for thereby preventing a

shock phenomenon occurring when touching with others or objects due to a

static electricity increased in a human body.

It is further another object of the present invention to provide a static

electricity prevention apparatus provided at a vehicle handle cover in which a

static electricity continuously occurring due to a friction between a driver's seat

and a driver's clothes when a driver drives a vehicle for a long time is

transferred to a vehicle body, so that it is possible to prevent a uncomfortable

feeling due to an electric charge of a static electricity accumulated in a human

body and a danger situation that the separated electric charge may be

discharged.

To achieve the above objects, in a static electricity prevention apparatus

of a vehicle, there is provided a static electricity prevention apparatus provided

at a vehicle handle cover which comprises a conductive contact means which is

provided at a handle cover; a leading line which is provided at the conductive

contact member; and a second leading line of which one end is connected

through a leading line connection port provided at a front end of the leading line,

and the other end is provided with a grounding piece which is connected with a

fixing shaft of the handle, so that a shock phenomenon occurring an instant

discharge of the static electricity accumulated in a driver's body can be

prevented.

The conductive contact means includes a plurality of through holes

provided at an edge portion of both ends of the handle cover, and a conductive

strap engaged through the through holes.

The conductive contact means is constituted in such a manner that a

conductive tape is sewed in which a conductive metallic thread is woven along

an edge portion of both ends of the handle cover.

The conductive contact means in constituted in such a manner that a

conductive metallic piece fixed based on a riveting method is arranged along an

outer surface of the handle cover at regular intervals, and a rivet of both ends of

the conductive metallic piece neighboring with the inner surface of the handle

cover is connected by the connection leading line.

The conductive contact means is made of a conductive sewing thread

when a soft or natural leather is covered when fabricating the handle, and the

conductive thread is connected with a leading line.

The conducting contact means is fixed based on a riveting method

based on a rivet at regular intervals as a conductive plate is attached along an

inner surface of the handle cover.

The leading line or said second leading line is provided with resistors.

Effects of the invention

According to a static electric prevention apparatus provided at a vehicle

handle cover according to the present invention, a static electricity occurring

when a driver gets on or off a vehicle is transferred to a vehicle body through a

handle cover having a conducting contact member, so that it is possible to

prevent a shock phenomenon when touching with others or objects due to a

static electricity increased in a human body.

In addition, a static electricity continuously occurring due to a friction

between a driver's seat and a driver's clothes when a driver drives a vehicle for

a long time is transferred to a vehicle body, so that it is possible to prevent an

uncomfortable feeling and a potential danger due to an electric charge of a

static electricity accumulated in a human body.

Brief Description of the Drawings

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a schematic installation state

of a static electricity prevention apparatus provided at a vehicle handle cover

according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view illustrating a static electricity prevention

apparatus provided at a vehicle handle cover according to a first embodiment of

the present invention;

Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrating a static electricity prevention

apparatus provided at a vehicle handle cover according to a second

embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a perspective view illustrating a static electricity prevention

apparatus provided at a vehicle handle cover according to a third embodiment

of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a cross sectional view taken along line A-A' of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating a static electricity prevention

apparatus provided at a vehicle handle cover according to a fourth embodiment

of the present invention;

Figure 7 is a perspective view illustrating a static electricity prevention

apparatus provided at a vehicle handle cover according to a fifth embodiment of

the present invention; and

Figure 8 is a cross sectional view taken along line B-B' of Figure 7.

Best mode for carrying out the invention

The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described

with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a schematic installation state

of a static electricity prevention apparatus provided at a vehicle handle cover

according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view illustrating a

static electricity prevention apparatus provided at a vehicle handle cover

according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a

perspective view illustrating a static electricity prevention apparatus provided at

a vehicle handle cover according to a second embodiment of the present

invention, Figure 4 is a perspective view illustrating a static electricity prevention

apparatus provided at a vehicle handle cover according to a third embodiment

of the present invention, Figure 5 is a cross sectional view taken along line A-A'

of Figure 4, Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating a static electricity

prevention apparatus provided at a vehicle handle cover according to a fourth

embodiment of the present invention, Figure 7 is a perspective view illustrating

a static electricity prevention apparatus provided at a vehicle handle cover

according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 8 is a cross

sectional view taken along line B-B' of Figure 7.

As shown in Figure 1, the static electricity prevention apparatus

provided at a vehicle handle cover according to the present invention includes a

conductive contact member 20 provided at an outer side of a handle cover 10

which covers a handle which is a steering device of a vehicle, a leading line 30

which is connected with the conductive contact member 20 and has a certain

length, and a second leading line 31' of which one end is connected through a

leading line connection port 32 provided at a front end of the leading line, so

that a ground piece 4 provided at the other end of the same is connected with a

vehicle by a bolt 3 of a handle fixing shaft.

As shown in Figure 2, in the static electricity prevention apparatus

provided at a vehicle handle cover according to a first embodiment of the

present invention, a plurality of through holes 12 are formed along an edge

portion 11 of both ends of a handle cover 10 in diagonal directions. A wide

conductive strap 21 passes through the through hole 12 using the conductive

contact member 20. One end of the leading line 30 is connected with the

conductive strap 21 , and the other end of the same is connected with the bolt 3

of the fixing shaft of the handle 1 through the second leading line 31' connected

with the conductive connection port 32 and the ground piece 4.

Here, the conductive strap 21 is made in such a manner that a

conductive thread 21 ' is combined with a synthetic fiber or a cotton thread.

As shown in Figure 3, in the static electricity prevention apparatus

provided at a vehicle handle cover according to a second embodiment of the

present invention, there is provided a conductive contact member 20 which is

made in such a manner that a conductive woven tape 22 having a conductive

metallic thread therein is sewed along the edge 11 of both ends of a common

handle cover 10 made of common materials such as a rubber material, an

elastic urethane material, a leather, an artificial leather, a woven material, etc.

The static electricity is prevented using a conductive metallic thread embedded

in the conductive woven tape 22. The connection and grounding methods with

the leading line 30 are the same as the first embodiment of the present

invention.

As shown in Figures 4 and 5, in the static electricity prevention

apparatus provided at a vehicle handle cover according to a third embodiment

of the present invention, a plurality of conductive metallic pieces 23 are

provided along an outer surface of the handle cover 10 at regular intervals.

Here, the conductive metallic pieces 23 are fixed based on a riveting method by

rivets 24 at regular intervals.

In addition, the rear end of the rivet 24, which fixes both ends of the

conductive metallic pieces 23, namely, the rivet 24 of the end of the conductive

metallic piece neighboring with the inner surface of the handle cover 10 is

connected with the connection leading line 31 , so that the entire outer surfaces

of the handle cover 10 act as the conductive contact member 20.

When the conductive metallic piece 23 is fixed at the handle cover 10,

the rivet 24 having a large head is used, so that the convex friction members

are provided on the outer surface of the handle cover 10 at regular

arrangements, so that the driver may have a finger pressure effect. Since it is

possible to obtain a construction like the embedded metallic balls, a good outer

look can be achieved.

As shown in Figure 6, the static electricity prevention apparatus

provided at a vehicle handle cover according to a fourth embodiment of the

present invention, a conductive contact member is constituted in a sewing

method using a conductive thread 25 as a sewing thread when a soft or natural

leather is covered when fabricating the handle cover. On end of a leading line

30 having a certain length is connected with the conductive thread 25, and the

other end of the same is connected with the grounding piece 4 installed at the

fixing shaft of the handle through the leading line connection port 32 and the

resistors 35.

As shown in Figure 7, in the static electricity prevention apparatus

provided at a vehicle handle cover according to a fifth embodiment of the

present invention, a conductive contact member 20 is constituted in such a

manner that a conductive plate 26 is attached along an inner surface of the

handle cover 10, and the conductive contact member is fixed based on a

riveting method using the rivets 27 at regular intervals.

In addition, one end of the leading line 30 is connected with the

conductive plate 26, and the end of the same is connected with the grounding

piece 4 installed at the fixing shaft of the handle through the leading line

connection port 32 and the resistors 35.

The conductive plate 26 is constituted using the rivet 27 having a large

head when fixing at the handle cover 10, so that a convex friction member is

provided at an outer surface of the handle cover 10 at regular intervals,

whereby a finger pressure effect can be obtained. The construction is

configured like a metallic ball-embedded structure, so that a good outer look

can be obtained.

The operation of the present invention will be described with reference

to Figures 1 through 8.

In the static electricity prevention apparatus provided at a vehicle

handle cover according to the present invention, in a state that a driver sits at

the seat of the vehicle, when the driver holds the handle cover 10 covered on

the handle 1 , the driver's hand naturally touches the conductive contact

member 20 of the handle cover 10, so that the static electricity accumulated in

the human body is transferred to the vehicle body through the conductive

contact member 20 of the handle cover 20, the leading line 30, and the

grounding portion of the handle 1.

In addition, in the case that the driver sits at the seat for a long time, the

static electricity occurring due to a friction between the seat and the driver's

clothes is transferred from the higher electric charge portion to the lower electric

charge portion, so that the electric charge difference becomes same, for

thereby preventing a static electricity shock.

Holding the handle, when the drivers gets off the vehicle, the static

electricity is transferred from the higher static electricity to the lower static

electricity, so that the static electricity shock occurring when the driver opens or

close the door can be prevented.

Industrial applicability

In the static electricity prevention apparatus provided at a vehicle

handle cover according to the present invention, the static electricity occurring

when the driver gets on or off the vehicle is transferred to the vehicle body

through the handle cover having a conductive contact member, so that it is

possible to prevent a shock phenomenon occurring when touching with others

or objects due to the static electricity increased in the human body.

In addition, in the present invention, it is possible to prevent a

uncomfortable feeling and a dangerous feeling of the occurrence of the static

electricity which occurs due to the electric charge accumulated in the human

body in such a manner that the static electricity occurring due to a friction

between the driver's seat and the driver's clothes when the driver gets on or off

the vehicle.

As the present invention may be embodied in several forms without

departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, it should also be

understood that the above-described examples are not limited by any of the

details of the foregoing description, unless otherwise specified, but rather

should be construed broadly within its spirit and scope as defined in the

appended claims, and therefore all changes and modifications that fall within

the meets and bounds of the claims, or equivalences of such meets and bounds

are therefore intended to be embraced by the appended claims.