DESC:“A SYSTEM FOR ILLUMINATING A STORAGE COMPARTMENT OF A VEHICLE”

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The embodiments herein generally relate to an illumination system, and more particularly, to a system for illuminating a storage compartment of a vehicle. The present application is based on and claims priority from an Indian Provisional Application Number 202341023145 filed on March 29, 2023, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A storage compartment of a vehicle is defined as a space of the vehicle to store luggage (E.g., Helmet).A location of the storage compartment may vary based on the type of the vehicle (E.g., a two-wheeler).An illumination system is essential to access the storage compartment of the vehicle under different lighting conditions.
In old days, vehicle manufacturers designed the storage compartment without the illumination system. Due to the lack of an illumination system in the low light conditions; the user may face difficulties while accessing the storage compartment of the vehicle.
In a conventional method, the vehicle manufacturer designed vehicle storage compartments with the conventional illumination system, but the conventional illumination system includes one or more electro-mechanical switches operated by an applied magnetic field and one or more sensors. The one or more electro-mechanical switches and the one or more sensors make the system complex and expensive. In addition to that, due to the usage of the one or more sensors, errors may occur. So, the old and the conventional methods are not efficient enough to provide an improved and simple illumination system.
Accordingly, there remains a need for an improved system for illuminating the storage compartment of the vehicle and therefore addressing the aforementioned issues.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing, an embodiment herein provides a system for illuminating a storage compartment of a vehicle. The system includes a vehicle frame, the storage compartment, a closure, a hook, a latch, an electromechanical plunger, and a light enclosure. The vehicle frame includes a mounting bracket. The storage compartment is positioned on the vehicle frame. The closure includes the hook. The closure is pivot ably attached to at least one of the storage compartment and the body of the vehicle.
The hook is configured to engage with a latch and compress an electromechanical plunger when the closure of the storage compartment is closed. The hook is configured to disengage from the latch and (ii) expand the electromechanical plunger when the closure of the storage compartment is opened. The electromechanical plunger is configured to close an electrical circuit to turn ON one or more lighting arrangements when the closure of the storage compartment is open.
The electromechanical plunger opens the electrical circuit to turn off the one or more lighting arrangements when the closure of the storage compartment is closed. The light enclosure is configured to provide a space to mount lighting arrangements. The light enclosure is positioned on one or more surfaces of the storage compartment, and one or more walls of the storage compartment. The latch is coupled to the electro-mechanical plunger and the hook. The latch is mounted on the mounting bracket of the vehicle frame. The mounting bracket is mechanically configured to support the latch to engage with the electro-mechanical plunger and the hook.
In some embodiments, the latch is positioned at a predetermined distance from the hook when the closure of the storage compartment is opened. The latch is engaged with the hook when the closure of the storage compartment is closed.
In some embodiments, the lighting arrangement includes one or more lights. The one or more lights include a light-emitting diode light, an incandescent light, a fluorescent light, a compact fluorescent light, and a halogen light.
In some embodiments, the electrical circuit includes a power source. The power source is configured to turn “ON” the one or more lights of the lighting arrangement when the electrical circuit is in a closed condition. The power source is configured to turn “OFF” the one or more lights of the lighting arrangement when the electrical circuit is in an open condition.
In some embodiments, the lighting arrangement is electrically coupled to the electromechanical plunger and the hook via the electrical circuit. The lighting arrangement is positioned on one or more surfaces of the storage compartment and one or more walls of the storage compartment.
These and other aspects of the embodiments herein will be better appreciated and understood when considered in conjunction with the following description and the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the following descriptions, while indicating preferred embodiments and numerous specific details thereof, are given by way of illustration and not of limitation. Many changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the embodiments herein without departing from the spirit thereof, and the embodiments herein include all such modifications.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, throughout which like reference letters indicate corresponding parts in the various figures. The embodiments herein will be better understood from the following detailed description with reference to the drawings, in which:
FIG. 1A, 1B, and 1C illustrate a system for illuminating a storage compartment of a vehicle according to an embodiment herein.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In the following description, for the purposes of explanation, various specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be apparent, however, that embodiments of the present disclosure may be practiced without these specific details. Several features described hereafter can each be used independently of one another or with any combination of other features. An individual feature may not address all of the problems discussed above or might address only some of the problems discussed above. Some of the problems discussed above might not be fully addressed by any of the features described herein.
The ensuing description provides exemplary embodiments only and is not intended to limit the scope, applicability, or configuration of the disclosure. Rather, the ensuing description of the exemplary embodiments will provide those skilled in the art with an enabling description for implementing an exemplary embodiment. It should be understood that various changes may be made in the function and arrangement of elements without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as set forth.
The word “exemplary” and/or “demonstrative” is used herein to mean serving as an example, instance, or illustration. For the avoidance of doubt, the subject matter disclosed herein is not limited by such examples. In addition, any aspect or design described herein as “exemplary” and/or “demonstrative” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other aspects or designs, nor is it meant to preclude equivalent exemplary structures and techniques known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Furthermore, to the extent that the terms “includes,” “has,” “contains,” and other similar words are used in either the detailed description or the claims, such terms are intended to be inclusive—in a manner similar to the term “comprising” as an open transition word—without precluding any additional or other elements.
Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment” or “an embodiment” or “an instance” or “one instance” means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. Thus, the appearances of the phrases “in one embodiment” or “in an embodiment” in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting to the disclosure. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
The accompanying drawings are used to help easily understand various technical features and it should be understood that the embodiments presented herein are not limited by the accompanying drawings. As such, the present disclosure should be construed to extend to any alterations, equivalents, and substitutes in addition to those which are particularly set out in the accompanying drawings. Although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are generally only used to distinguish one element from another.
Accordingly, embodiments herein disclose a system for illustrating a storage compartment of a vehicle. The system includes a vehicle frame, the storage compartment, a closure, a hook, a latch, an electromechanical plunger, and a light enclosure a vehicle frame comprises a mounting bracket. The vehicle frame includes a mounting bracket. The storage compartment is positioned on the vehicle frame. The closure includes the hook. The closure is pivot ably attached to at least one of the storage compartment and the body of the vehicle.
The hook is configured to engage with a latch and compress an electromechanical plunger when the closure of the storage compartment is closed. The hook is configured to disengage from the latch and (ii) expand the electromechanical plunger when the closure of the storage compartment is opened. The electromechanical plunger is configured to close an electrical circuit to turn ON one or more lights when the closure of the storage compartment is open.
The electromechanical plunger opens the electrical circuit to turn off the one or more lights when the closure of the storage compartment is closed. The light enclosure is configured to provide a space to mount lighting arrangements. The light enclosure is positioned on one or more surfaces of the storage compartment, and one or more walls of the storage compartment. The latch is coupled to the electro-mechanical plunger and the hook. The latch is mounted on the mounting bracket of the vehicle frame. The mounting bracket is mechanically configured to support the latch to engage with the electro-mechanical plunger and the hook.
Referring now to the drawings and more particularly FIG. 1 where similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the figures, there are shown preferred embodiments.
FIG. 1A, 1B, and 1C illustrate a system100 for illuminating a storage compartment 102 of a vehicle according to an embodiment herein. The system 100 includes a vehicle frame 101, the storage compartment 102, a mounting bracket 103, a hook 104, a closure 105, a latch 106, an electromechanical plunger 108, a light enclosure 110, a lighting arrangement (not shown), and an electrical circuit 112.
In one embodiment, the vehicle may include, but not limited to, an electric vehicle, and an IC (Internal Combustion) engine vehicle. In another embodiment, the electric vehicle may include, but not limited to, a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), a Hybrid Electric vehicle (HEV), a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), and a Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV).
The closure 105 includes a hook 104. The closure 105 is attached pivot ably to at least one of the storage compartment 102 and body of the vehicle. In one embodiment, the closure 105 is attached to at least one of the storage compartment 102, and the body of the vehicle. In another embodiment, the closure 105 is attached to the storage compartment 102. The closure 105 is attached to the body of the vehicle.
The hook 104 is configured to (i) engage with the latch 106, and (ii) compress the electromechanical plunger 108 (as shown in FIG. 1B), when the closure 105 of the storage compartment 102 is closed. The hook 104 is configured to (i) disengage from the latch 106, and (ii) expand the electromechanical plunger 108 (as shown in FIG. 1A) when the closure 105 of the storage compartment 102 is opened. In one embodiment, the closure of the storage compartment 102 may include, but not limited to, a seat of the vehicle, and a door of the storage compartment 102.
In another embodiment, the latch 106 is positioned in the closure of the storage compartment 102, and hook 104 is positioned within reachable distance to the hook 104. As used herein, the electromechanical plunger is defined as a mechanical component for positioning and fixing work pieces. A spring is built into the main body so that the ball or pin at the tip sinks into the body when a load is applied and is returned to its former position by spring force when the load is removed.
The latch 106 is coupled to the electromechanical plunger 108 and the hook 104. The latch 106 is mounted on the mounting bracket 103 of the vehicle frame 101. The mounting bracket 103 is mechanically configured to support the latch to engage with the electro-mechanical plunger 108 and the hook 104. The latch 106 is positioned at a predetermined distance from the hook 104 when the closure 105 of the storage compartment 102 is opened. The latch 106 is engaged with the hook 104 when the closure 105 of the storage compartment 102 is closed. In one embodiment, the hook 104 is positioned in the closure of the storage compartment 102, and the latch 106 is positioned within reachable distance to the hook 104.
The light enclosure 110 is configured to provide a space to mount one or more lighting arrangements. In one embodiment, the one or more lighting arrangements comprise one or more lights, wherein the one or more lights comprise a light-emitting diode light, an incandescent light, a fluorescent light, a compact fluorescent light, and a halogen light.
The light enclosure 110 is positioned on one or more surfaces of the storage compartment 102, and one or more walls of the storage compartment 102. In one embodiment, the light enclosure 110 may be positioned on an inner surface of the storage compartment 102 of the vehicle. In another embodiment, the light enclosure 110 may be positioned on an outer surface of the storage compartment 102 of the vehicle. In yet another embodiment, the light enclosure 110 may be positioned on, but not limited to, a rear wall of the storage compartment 102 of the vehicle, a left-side wall of the storage compartment 102 of the vehicle, and a right-side wall of the storage compartment 102 of the vehicle.
In one embodiment, the lighting arrangement may be positioned on the inner surface of the storage compartment 102 of the vehicle. In another embodiment, the lighting arrangement may be positioned on the outer surface of the storage compartment 102 of the vehicle. In yet another embodiment, the lighting arrangement may be positioned on, but not limited to, the rear wall of the storage compartment 102 of the vehicle, the left-side wall of the storage compartment 102 of the vehicle, and the right-side wall of the storage compartment 102 of the vehicle. An illumination surface of the one or more lights will be the inner side of the storage compartment 102 of the vehicle. The one or more lighting arrangements are electrically coupled to the electromechanical plunger 108 and the hook104 via the electrical circuit 112.
The electromechanical plunger 108 is in an expanded position when the hook 104 is disengaged from the electromechanical plunger 108 (the closure of the storage compartment is opened as shown in FIG. 1A). The electromechanical plunger 108 is in a compressed position when the hook 104 is positioned on the electromechanical plunger 108 (the closure of the storage compartment 102 is closed as shown in FIG. 1B).
The hook 104 is configured to expand the electromechanical plunger 108 to close an electrical circuit 112 which turn “ON” the one or more lights of the lighting arrangement by opening the closure of the storage compartment 102 (shown in FIG. 1A). The hook 104 is configured to compress the electromechanical plunger 108 to open the electrical circuit 112 which turn “OFF” the one or more lights of the lighting arrangement by closing the closure of the storage compartment 102 (shown in FIG. 1B).
The electrical circuit 112 includes a power source (not shown). The power source is configured to turn “ON” the one or more lights of the lighting arrangement when the electrical circuit 112 is in closed condition. The power source is disconnected from the electrical circuit 112 when the electrical circuit 112 is in open condition. The lighting arrangement is electrically coupled to the electromechanical plunger 108 and the hook 104 via the electrical circuit 112.The power source is electrically coupled to the lighting arrangement via the electrical circuit 112.
Improvements and modifications may be incorporated herein without deviating from the scope of the invention. The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Improvements and modifications may be incorporated herein without deviating from the scope of the appended claims.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS
100: a system to illustrate a storage compartment.
101: vehicle frame.
102: storage compartment.
103: mounting bracket.
104: hook.
105: closure.
106: latch.
108: electromechanical plunger.
110: light enclosure.
112: electrical circuit.
,CLAIMS:1. A system (100) for illuminating a storage compartment (102) of a vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle frame (101) comprises a mounting bracket (103); the storage compartment (102) is positioned on the vehicle frame (101); a closure (105) comprises a hook (104), wherein the closure (105) is pivot ably attached to at least one of the storage compartment (102) and body of the vehicle, wherein the hook (104) is configured to engage with a latch (106) and compress an electromechanical plunger (108) when the closure (105) of the storage compartment (102) is closed, wherein the hook (104) is configured to disengage from the latch (106) and (ii) expand the electromechanical plunger (108) when the closure (105) of the storage compartment (102) is opened;
wherein the electromechanical plunger (108) is configured to close an electrical circuit to turn ON one or more lighting arrangements when the closure (105) of the storage compartment (102) is open, wherein the electromechanical plunger (108) opens the electrical circuit (112) to turn off the one or more lighting arrangements when the closure (105) of the storage compartment (102) is close;
a light enclosure (110) is configured to provide a space to mount the one or more lighting arrangements, wherein the light enclosure (110) is positioned on one or more surfaces of the storage compartment (102), and one or more walls of the storage compartment (102); and the latch (106) is coupled to the electro-mechanical plunger (108), and the hook (104), wherein the latch (106) is mounted on the mounting bracket (103) of the vehicle frame (101), wherein the mounting bracket (103) is mechanically configured to support the latch to engage with the electro-mechanical plunger (108) and the hook (104)



2. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the latch (106) is positioned at a predetermined distance from the hook (104) when the closure (105) of the storage compartment (102) is opened, wherein the latch (106) is engaged with the hook (104) when the closure (105) of the storage compartment (102) is closed.

3. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more lighting arrangements comprises one or more lights, wherein the one or more lights comprises a light-emitting diode light, an incandescent light, a fluorescent light, a compact fluorescent light, and a halogen light.

4. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electrical circuit (112) comprises a power source, wherein the power source is configured to turn “ON” the one or more lights of the one or more lighting arrangements when the electrical circuit (112) is in a closed condition, wherein the power source is configured to turn “OFF” the one or more lights of the one or more lighting arrangements when the electrical circuit (112) is in an open condition.

5. The system (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lighting arrangement is electrically coupled to the electromechanical plunger (108) and the hook (104) via the electrical circuit (112), wherein the lighting arrangement is positioned on one or more surfaces of the storage compartment (102) and one or more walls of the storage compartment (102).