Vehicle lamp unit
AssigneeKoito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
InventorTsutomu Machida
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Abstract
A vehicle lamp unit 1 in which a plurality of light emitting diodes 13 are arranged to make up a light source is disclosed. The lamp unit includes a base member 7 for supporting a plurality of the light emitting diodes, feeder wires 14 that are disposed at the reverse side of the base member and connected to lead terminals 13d of the light emitting diodes, and feeder terminals 16 connected to the feeder wires. The lamp unit advantageously realizes a cost reduction, enhances the degree of design freedom, and promotes environmental protection.
Claims6
A vehicle lamp unit in which a plurality of light emitting diodes are arranged to make up a light source, comprising:
- a base member;
- a plurality of support portions associated with the base member, each support portion including a positioning protrusion and at least one engagement piece for supporting a plurality of the light emitting diodes;
- feeder wires that are disposed at the reverse side of the base member and connected to lead terminals of the respective light emitting diodes;
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- feeder terminals connected to the feeder wires.
A method for fabricating a vehicle lamp unit, comprising:
- forming a base member having a plurality of engaging pieces that include a positioning protrusion and at least one engagement piece;
- connecting a plurality of LED's to the engaging pieces;
- welding lead terminals of the LED's to feeder wires on the reverse side of the base member;
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- connecting the feeder wires to feeder terminals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.