Room lamp for vehicle
AssigneeIchikoh Industries, Ltd.
InventorSatoshi Nagata
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Abstract
An inclined engagement surface of an elastic engagement hook is elastically engaged with an engaged section in a state of being inclined with respect to a roof panel. As a result, it is possible to absorb an error of a three-dimensional relative positional relation between the elastic engagement hook and the engaged section. That is, the error of the relative positional relation in two directions (an X direction and a Y direction in FIG. 5B) can be absorbed by a deflection of the inclined engagement surface, and the error of the relative positional relation in remaining one direction (a Z direction in FIG. 5B) can be absorbed by a slip between the inclined engagement surface and the engaged section.
Claims9
A room lamp for a vehicle comprising:
- a lamp main body;
- a roof trim having a plurality of first engaged sections;
- a plurality of first engagement hooks protruded from said lamp main body, and configured to respectively engage with the plurality of first engaged sections of the roof trim to fix the lamp main body to the roof trim;
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- a plurality of second engagement hooks protruded from said lamp main body;
- and configured to respectively elastically engage with a plurality of second engaged sections in a roof panel of the vehicle to fix said lamp main body fixed to the roof trim to said roof panel,
- wherein each of said second engagement hooks comprises an inclined engagement surface which is elastically engaged with said second engaged section in a state of being inclined with respect to said roof panel.
A vehicular room lamp for use in a vehicle, comprising:
- a lamp main body;
- a first plurality of engagement hooks protruded from said lamp main body;
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- a second plurality of engagement hooks protruded from said lamp main body, said second plurality of engagement hooks being elastic;
- wherein said first plurality of engagement hooks are configured to respectively engage with a first plurality of engaged sections formed in a vehicle roof trim, whereby said lamp main body is temporarily fixed to said roof trim,
- wherein said second plurality of said engagement hooks are configured to respectively elastically engage with a second plurality of engaged sections formed in a mounting panel positioned in a vehicle roof, whereby said lamp main body that has been temporarily fixed to said roof trim is fully fixed to said mounting panel,
- wherein each of said second plurality of said engagement hooks comprises an inclined engagement surface that engages with said second plurality of engaged sections of said mounting panel in a manner that said inclined engagement surface is inclined with respect to said mounting panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.