Room lamp fixing structure
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha T AN T
InventorsKouichi Sinzawa, Hirofumi Okano
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Abstract
A room lamp fixing structure fixes a room lamp to an automobile roof panel. The room lamp fixing structure most preferably includes a trim piece and a room lamp cover to cover the room lamp. A first room lamp fixing structure is attached to the cover of the room lamp. A second room lamp fixing structure fixes the room lamp to said trim. The first and second room lamp fixing structures therefore cooperate to fix the room lamp to the roof panel together with the trim. Most preferably, the first room lamp fixing structure includes a magenetic member and/or a hook-and-loop fastener.
Claims14
A room lamp fixing structure of a vehicle which comprises a roof of the vehicle;
- a roof panel to be attached to said roof;
- a trim piece;
- a room lamp;
- a room lamp cover to cover said room lamp;
- first room lamp fixing means including at least one of a magnetic member and a hook-and-loop fastener attached to said cover of the room lamp;
- and second room lamp fixing means for fixing a room lamp to said trim, wherein said first and second room lamp fixing means cooperate to fix said room lamp to said roof panel together with said trim.
A room lamp adapted to being attached to a vehicle body panel comprising:
- a room lamp cover to cover the room lamp;
- and
- a room lamp fixing assembly to attach the room lamp cover to the vehicle body panel, said room lamp fixing assembly comprising at least one of a magnetic member and a hook-and-loop fastener, wherein said fixing system is adapted to removably attach the room lamp cover, and hence the room lamp, to the vehicle body panel by means of one-touch engagement therewith;
- and wherein
- said room lamp fixing assembly further comprises a housing to accommodate said room lamp therein, a trim piece, a room lamp fixing opening formed in said trim, a plurality of projections formed in said trim at said opening thereof, and a plurality of recesses formed in said housing of the room lamp to receive the respective projections upon insertion of said housing into said room lamp fixing opening in the trim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.