Vehicle interior light source unit
AssigneeToyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
InventorTadaoki Ichikawa
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Abstract
A vehicle interior light source unit for being disposed at an installation hole formed in a panel of a vehicle interior. The light source unit includes a connector portion that is disposed on a back side of the panel and includes a tubular main body extending parallel to the panel, a substrate that is mounted on the connector portion and mounts a light emitting element thereon, and a case to be inserted into the installation hole. The case includes an upper wall including an opening for radiating light emitted from the light emitting element to the vehicle interior, a pair of sidewalls including a connector engagement portion to be engaged with a side portion of the main boy of the connector portion.
Claims20
A vehicle interior light source unit for being disposed at an installation hole formed in a panel of a vehicle interior, the vehicle interior light source unit comprising:
- a connector portion that is disposed on a back side of the panel and comprises a protruding portion and a tubular main body extending parallel to the panel;
- a substrate that is mounted on the connector portion through a receiving portion of the substrate that engages with the protruding portion of the connector portion, a light emitting element being mounted on the substrate;
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- a case to be inserted into the installation hole,
- wherein the case comprises an upper wall comprising an opening for radiating light emitted from the light emitting element to the vehicle interior, and a pair of sidewalls comprising a connector engagement portion to be engaged with a side portion of the main body of the connector portion.
A vehicle interior light source unit for insertion into an opening of a panel of a vehicle interior, the vehicle interior light source unit comprising:
- a connector portion that is disposed on a back side of the panel, the connector portion comprising a connecting terminal that protrudes from a surface of the connector portion;
- a substrate that is mounted on the connector portion and comprises a hole into which the connecting terminal is inserted, a light emitting element being mounted on the substrate;
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- a case for insertion into the opening of the panel,
- wherein the case comprises an upper wall comprising an opening for radiating light emitted from the light emitting element to the vehicle interior, and a pair of sidewalls comprising a connector engagement portion for engaging with a side portion of the connector portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.