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US 7,621,661 B2Granted
Interior illumination lamp having improved retaining mechanism
AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsToshiaki Okabe, Kenji Oishi, Yasuhiro Matsunaga
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AssigneeYazaki Corporation
InventorsToshiaki Okabe, Kenji Oishi, Yasuhiro Matsunaga
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An interior illumination lamp 1 includes a housing 13 for mounting in an opening 12 formed in an interior member 11 of a vehicle, upstanding members 14 extending from a reverse surface 13a of the housing 13, bending members 15 connected to distal ends of the upstanding members 14, and a plurality of pairs of prevention portions 17 disposed adjacent the upstanding members 14. The prevention portions 17 lock the bending member 15 such that the interior member 11 is locked therebetween. Angle maintaining means 18 prevent the bending members from being bent too far so that the interior member is not compressed too much.
An interior illumination lamp comprising:
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For lighting specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments; mounted on specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments: sun visors
Mounting arrangements: for mounting lighting devices onto vehicle interior, e.g. onto ceiling or floor
Arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or
Term ended 7 Jul 2026 (estimated)
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an interior illumination lamp suitably used in a vehicle.
2. Related Art
FIG. 1 is an exploded, perspective view showing an interior member and a housing in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the interior member and the housing in the embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an upstanding member and a bending member in the embodiment of the invention
A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an interior illumination lamp 1 of the present invention. This interior illumination lamp 1 comprises a housing 13 for mounting in an opening 12 formed in an interior member 11 of a vehicle, upstanding members 14 formed in an upstanding manner on a reverse surface 13a of the housing 13, and bending members 15 which are connected respectively to distal ends of the upstanding members 14, and can be bent to be disposed generally parallel to the reverses surface 13a of the housing 13.
The interior illumination lamp 1 further comprises a plurality of pairs of prevention portions 17 which are provided on the reverse surface 13a of the housing 13, and are disposed adjacent respectively to the upstanding members 14. Each pair of the prevention portions 17 prevent the corresponding bending member 15 from being restored from a bent condition to an upstanding condition when engagement portions 16 (see FIG. 3), formed on the bending member 15, slide respectively past the prevention portions 17.