Vehicle lamp assembly having T-shaped connector
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsNicholas James Nowicki, Ketan K. Desai
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Abstract
A vehicle lamp assembly generally includes a housing having a light transmissive lens and one or more light bulb receptacles. One or more light bulbs are located in the one or more light bulb receptacles. A fascia assembly is configured to be assembled onto a vehicle. A T-shaped connector is provided on one of the housing and the fascia assembly, and a T-shaped slot is provided on the other of the housing and the fascia assembly. The T-shaped connector is configured to engage the T-shaped slot to allow the housing to align with the fascia assembly to allow servicing the lamp assembly. One or more fasteners are configured to fasten the housing onto the vehicle without removing the fascia assembly.
Claims20
A vehicle lamp assembly comprising:
- a housing having a light transmissive lens and one or more light bulb receptacles;
- one or more light bulbs located in the one or more light bulb receptacles;
- a fascia assembly configured to be assembled onto a vehicle;
- a T-shaped connector provided on one of the housing and the fascia assembly;
- a T-shaped slot provided on the other of the housing and the fascia assembly, wherein the T-shaped connector is configured to engage the T-shaped slot to allow the housing to align with the fascia assembly to allow servicing the lamp assembly;
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- one or more fasteners configured to fasten the housing onto the vehicle.
A vehicle tail lamp assembly comprising:
- a housing having a light transmissive lens and one or more light bulb receptacles;
- one or more light bulbs located in the one or more light bulb receptacles;
- a fascia assembly configured to be assembled onto a vehicle, wherein the fascia assembly comprises a fascia bracket having the T-shaped slot;
- a T-shaped connector provided on one of the housing and the fascia assembly, wherein the T-shaped connector is located on the housing and the T-shaped slot is located in the fascia assembly;
- a T-shaped slot provided on the other of the housing and the fascia assembly, wherein the T-shaped connector is configured to engage the T-shaped slot to allow the housing to align with the fascia assembly to allow servicing the lamp assembly;
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- one or more fasteners configured to fasten the housing onto the vehicle, wherein the one or more fasteners are located on a vehicle inboard side, and the T-shaped connector and T-shaped slots are located on a lower or outboard side.
A vehicle comprising:
- a body;
- a fascia assembly assembled onto the body, the fascia assembly, including a fascia bracket;
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- a vehicle tail lamp assembly comprising:
- a housing having a light transmissive lens and one or more light bulb receptacles;
- one or more light bulbs located in the one or more light bulb receptacles;
- a fascia assembly configured to be assembled onto a vehicle;
- a T-shaped connector provided on one of the housing and the fascia assembly;
- a T-shaped slot provided on the other of the housing and the fascia assembly, wherein the T-shaped connector is configured to engage the T-shaped slot to allow the housing to align with the fascia assembly to allow servicing the lamp assembly;
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- one or more fasteners configured to fasten the housing onto the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.