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US 9,791,121 B2Granted
Vehicle lamp
AssigneeSL Corporation
InventorYong-Hwan Kim
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Abstract
A lamp for a vehicle comprises a lens disposed on an optical axis, a light source disposed at a rear of a focal point of the lens, a reflector configured to reflect light emitted from the light source forward, a supporting plate configured to be coupled to a lower part of the reflector, a first coupling unit configured to couple the supporting plate and the reflector from a front of the supporting plate and the reflector, and a second coupling unit configured to couple the supporting plate and the reflector from a rear of the supporting plate and the reflector. The first coupling unit and the second coupling unit have different coupling surfaces from each other.
Claims13
A lamp for a vehicle, comprising:
- a lens disposed on an optical axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
- a light source disposed at a rear of a focal point of the lens;
- a reflector for reflecting light emitted from the light source forward;
- a supporting plate configured to support the lens and the reflector;
- a heat sink configured to be coupled to a rear of the supporting plate for dissipating heat generated by the light source;
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- a third coupling unit and a fourth coupling unit for coupling the supporting plate and the heat sink,
- wherein the third coupling unit connects the rear of the supporting plate and a top of the heat sink and the fourth coupling unit connects a lower part of the supporting plate and a central part of the heat sink, and
- wherein the fourth coupling unit comprises a support disposed spaced apart from the supporting plate, positioned below the supporting plate and extending in parallel to the supporting plate, a coupling rib protruding from the support to the bottom of the supporting plate, and a coupling recess provided at the center part of the heat sink, and the coupling rib corresponds to, and is coupled to, the coupling recess.
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A lamp for a vehicle, comprising:
- a lens disposed on an optical axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
- a light source disposed at a rear of a focal point of the lens;
- a reflector for reflecting light emitted from the light source forward;
- a supporting plate configured to support the lens and the reflector;
- a heat sink configured to be coupled to a rear of the supporting plate for dissipating heat generated by the light source;
- a third coupling unit and a fourth coupling unit for coupling the supporting plate and the heat sink,
- wherein the third coupling unit connects the rear of the supporting plate and a top of the heat sink and the fourth coupling unit connects a lower part of the supporting plate and a central part of the heat sink,
- wherein the fourth coupling unit comprises a support formed below the supporting plate and extending in parallel to the supporting plate, a coupling rib protruding from the support to the bottom of the supporting plate, and a coupling recess provided at the center part of the heat sink, and the coupling rib corresponds to, and is coupled to, the coupling recess,
- a fifth coupling unit for coupling the supporting plate and the heat sink,
- wherein the fifth coupling unit connects the lower part of the supporting plate and a lower part of the heat sink, and
- wherein the fifth coupling unit comprises a plurality of fifth hooks disposed at one of the lower part of the supporting plate and the lower part of the heat sink and a plurality of fifth engaging members disposed at the other, and the fifth hooks are coupled to the fifth engaging members, respectively, through snap fitting.
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A lamp for a vehicle, comprising:
- a lens disposed on an optical axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
- a light source disposed at a rear of a focal point of the lens;
- a reflector for reflecting light emitted from the light source forward;
- a supporting plate configured to support the lens and the reflector;
- a heat sink configured to be coupled to a rear of the supporting plate for dissipating heat generated by the light source;
- a third coupling unit and a fourth coupling unit for coupling the supporting plate and the heat sink,
- wherein the third coupling unit connects the rear of the supporting plate and a top of the heat sink and the fourth coupling unit connects a lower part of the supporting plate and a central part of the heat sink,
- wherein the fourth coupling unit comprises a support formed below the supporting plate and extending in parallel to the supporting plate, a coupling rib protruding from the support to the bottom of the supporting plate, and a coupling recess provided at the center part of the heat sink, and the coupling rib corresponds to, and is coupled to, the coupling recess,
- a fifth coupling unit for coupling the supporting plate and the heat sink,
- wherein the fifth coupling unit connects the lower part of the supporting plate and a lower part of the heat sink, and
- wherein the fifth coupling unit comprises at least a pin disposed at one of the lower part of the supporting plate and the lower part of the heat sink and at least a coupling hole disposed at the other, and the pins are coupled to the coupling holes, respectively, through a boss structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.