US 6,318,883 B1 · Lamp for vehicle

Abstract

A lamp for a vehicle is described that incorporates a lamp body to which a front lens is joined by a sealing member. The sealing member is made of a low-adhesive hot melt in the gel state which causes surface exfoliation when the front lens is separated from the lamp body. This makes it possible to easily attach or detach the front lens and prevent the front lens, the lamp body, and the sealing member from being damaged during a separating operation. Since the elastic repulsion force of the sealing member is small, threaded fasteners are not required for fastening the front lens to the lamp body. Instead, only hook fasteners need be used. Therefore, the structure of the lamp is simplified and the workability in the process for assembling the lamp is improved.

Claims9

Dependent claims

A lamp for a vehicle, comprising:

a lamp body;
a sealing member made of a low-adhesive hot melt in a gel state;
and
a front lens joined to the lamp body by the sealing member,
wherein when the front lens is separated from the lamp body, the low adhesive hot melt does not tear and adhere to the front lens.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

09/383,089Filed 25 Aug 1999

Priority

JP 10-25854511 Sep 1998

Granted

20 Nov 2001

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification19 codes

B29C 65/524
Characterised by the way of applying the adhesive: by applying the adhesive from an outlet device in contact with, or almost in contact with, the…
B29C 65/40
By heating, with or without pressure: applying molten plastics, e.g. hot melt
B29C 65/4815
Non-reactive adhesives, e.g. physically hardening adhesives: hot melt adhesives, e.g. thermoplastic adhesives
B29C 65/58
Using mechanical means or mechanical connections, e.g. form-fits: snap connection

Lamp for vehicle

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Lamp for vehicle

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Abstract

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