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US 5,207,497 AGranted
Venting construction for vehicle light fixture
AssigneeStanley Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroshi Kamishina, Noritaka Yamaguchi
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Abstract
A venting structure of a vehicle lighting fixture having a housing formed with a venting hole, wherein the venting hole is in the form of a venting pipe and extends through the housing, an opening thereof confronting a wall-like structure within the housing with a suitable spacing therebetween. The venting structure is also provided with an enclosure for encircling the venting pipe and the venting hole of the venting pipe, with a suitable spacing therebetween.
Claims4
A vehicle lighting fixture having a housing formed with a venting structure including a venting hole, wherein:
- said venting hole is in the form of a pipe means which extends through said housing for passing venting air into the interior of said housing;
- said pipe means having an opening on an interior portion of said housing that confronts a solid wall-like structure within said housing, said solid wall-like structure facing said opening with a spacing therebetween;
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- said venting structure further comprising an enclosure extending from said solid wall-like structure in an interior portion of said housing, said enclosure encircling at least a portion of said pipe means with a lateral spacing therebetween, and said enclosure having an opening portion in direct communication with the interior of said housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.