Dome light assembly for a motor vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsEdgar Javier Ortega Garcia, Fabrizio Dublan Sanchez, Carlos Ernesto Saenz Camacho
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Abstract
A dome light assembly is provided for mounting to a headliner in a motor vehicle. That dome light assembly includes a mounting bracket having a flange engaging an upper face of the headliner and a receiver. Further, the dome light assembly includes a lamp housing including a fastener secured to the receiver and a light source held in the lamp housing. A related method is also provided.
Claims14
A dome light assembly for mounting to a headliner in a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a mounting bracket including (a) a flange, engaging an upper face of said headliner, and (b) a receiver;
- a lamp housing including a fastener secured to said receiver;
- and
- a light source held on said lamp housing;
- said dome light assembly being characterized by said receiver including an aperture in said mounting bracket, said aperture being irregular in shape and including an insert portion and a locking portion, said insert portion being oriented along a first axis and said locking portion being oriented along a second axis oriented at an angle to said first axis, and said fastener being a T-shaped lug projecting from said lamp housing.
A method of mounting a dome light assembly to a headliner of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- inserting a mounting bracket through a mounting opening of said headliner;
- engaging an upper surface of said headliner with a flange on said mounting bracket;
- inserting a T-shaped lug on a lamp housing into an insert portion of an aperture in said mounting bracket;
- and
- rotating said lamp housing with respect to said mounting bracket to lock said lamp housing to said mounting bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.