US2011132889A1PendingUtilityA1

Cigar lighter plug

Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTDPriority: Dec 3, 2009Filed: Aug 25, 2010Published: Jun 9, 2011
Est. expiryDec 3, 2029(~3.3 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Won Young Bae
B60N 3/14B60N 3/00
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Abstract

A cigar lighter plug apparatus may include a case for surrounding a heating element which is equipped to a lower side thereof and including a groove therein, a cover fixing the case therein, a knob selectively engaged into the groove of the case through an upper side of the case, a lighting lamp formed to the knob, and a switching member formed on an inner wall of the groove and being selectively connected to the lightening member to turn on the lighting lamp according to a temperature of the case.

Claims

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1 . A cigar lighter plug apparatus comprising:
 a case for surrounding a heating element which is equipped to a lower side thereof and including a groove therein;   a cover fixing the case therein;   a knob selectively engaged into the groove of the case through an upper side of the case;   a lighting lamp formed to the knob; and   a switching member formed on an inner wall of the groove and being selectively connected to the lightening member to turn on the lighting lamp according to a temperature of the case.   
     
     
         2 . The cigar lighter plug apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the knob includes a through hole formed through a longitudinal direction of the knob and the lighting lamp is arranged at a lower side of the through hole such that a light beam of the lighting lamp is selectively irradiated through the through hole in accordance with operation of the switching member. 
     
     
         3 . The cigar lighter plug apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the switching member is a bi-metal formed on an inner wall of the case and disposed with a predetermined distance from the lightening lamp when the knob is coupled to the case, and contacts to the lighting lamp to supply an electricity to the lighting lamp and turn on the lighting lamp when the temperature of the case is increased by heat applied from the heating element beyond a predetermined temperature. 
     
     
         4 . The cigar lighter plug apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein a closing cover is combined into an upper side of the through hole. 
     
     
         5 . The cigar lighter plug apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the closing cover is made up of a transparent material or a semi-transparent material. 
     
     
         6 . The cigar lighter plug apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the switching member is turned on when the temperature of the case is beyond a predetermined temperature and the switching member is turned off when the temperature of the case is below the predetermined temperature 
     
     
         7 . The cigar lighter plug apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the switching member is a bi-metal formed on an inner wall of the case and disposed with a predetermined distance from the lightening lamp when the knob is coupled to the case, and contacts to the lighting lamp to supply an electricity to the lighting lamp and turn on the lighting lamp when the temperature of the case is increased by heat applied from the heating element beyond a predetermined temperature. 
     
     
         8 . A cigar lighter plug apparatus comprising:
 a case for surrounding a heating element which is equipped to a lower side thereof and including a groove therein;   a cover fixing the case therein;   a knob selectively engaged into the groove of the case through an upper side of the case and including a through hole formed through the knob;   a lighting lamp arranged at a lower side of the through hole; and   a bi-metal formed on an inner wall of the case and disposed with a predetermined distance from the lightening lamp when the knob is coupled to the case, and contacts to the lighting lamp to turn on the lighting lamp and thus illuminates a light beam through the through hole of the knob when the temperature of the case is increased by heat applied from the heating element beyond a predetermined temperature.

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