Low profile lamp assembly
AssigneeTyco Electronics Canada ULC
InventorsKazuhiro Goto, Dorin Lazuran
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Abstract
A lamp assembly for mounting to a panel includes a housing assembly having a lamp section holding a light source assembly, and a lens section extending from the lamp section. The lens section has a lens through which light from the light source assembly is directed, wherein the lens is configured to be received within a mounting opening of the panel. A locking tab extends from an outer surface of the lens section, wherein the locking tab is configured to be received within the mounting opening of the panel and wherein the locking tab is configured to engage a locking surface to secure the housing assembly relative to the panel.
Claims20
A lamp assembly for mounting to a panel, the lamp assembly comprising:
- a housing assembly having a lamp section holding a light source assembly, and the housing assembly having a lens section extending from the lamp section, the lens section having a lens through which light from the light source assembly is directed, wherein the lens is configured to be received within a mounting opening of the panel;
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- a locking tab extending from an outer surface of the lens section, wherein the locking tab is configured to be received within the mounting opening of the panel and wherein the locking tab is configured to engage a locking surface to secure the housing assembly relative to the panel.
A lamp assembly for mounting to a panel, the lamp assembly comprising:
- a housing assembly having a lens section, a locking tab extends from an outer surface of the lens section,
- a panel mounting member configured to be received within a mounting opening of the panel, the panel mounting member being configured to be secured to the panel, the panel mounting member having a mounting cavity therein having a locking surface, wherein the locking tab is received within the mounting cavity such that the lens section is received within the mounting opening of the panel, and wherein the locking tab engages the locking surface to secure the housing assembly to the panel mounting member.
A lamp assembly for mounting to a panel having a mounting opening with two tab openings, the lamp assembly comprising:
- a housing assembly having a lens portion and locking tabs extending from an outer surface of the lens portion;
- wherein the lens portion of the lamp assembly is configured to be placed within the mounting opening so that the locking tabs fall into the tab openings;
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- wherein the lamp assembly is rotated in a locking direction so that the locking tabs lock the lamp assembly to the panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.