Exterior projector lens lamp
OwnerDirk-Martin Skirha, David Egly +2inventors
InventorsDirk-Martin Skirha, David Egly, Sanders Brott, Robert King
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Abstract
A projection lamp (10) suitable for an automotive headlight has a housing (12) with an hermetically sealed light source (14) positioned at one end (16) and a lens (18) positioned at another opposite end (20). The lens (18) includes a peripheral flange (22) that engages a flange (24) on end (20) of housing (14). A bezel (26) is positioned at the end (20) of the housing (14) and is attached thereto. The bezel (26) includes a lens receiving opening (28) therein and an environmental sealing gasket (30) is positioned, under compression, between an outer peripheral location (32) on the lens (18) and an internal flange (34) surrounding the lens receiving opening (28) in the bezel (26).
Claims6
A vehicle lamp assemble comprising:
- a hermetically sealed light source enclosed in a reflector the reflector having a defined end facing a field to be illuminated, the reflector being closed at the defined end by a lens having an interior side facing the light source and an exterior side facing the field to be illuminated;
- a bezel being formed with an internal flange defining a lens receiving opening;
- the lens being sealed along the exterior side to the internal flange of the bezel to close the defined lens receiving opening;
- and;
- a housing coupled to the bezel forming an assembly enclosing the light source, reflector and lens assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.