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US 9,809,148 B2Granted
External light module for a vehicle
AssigneeHuf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG
InventorRalf Lennhoff
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Abstract
An exterior assembly component for a vehicle and a manufacturing method thereof, where the component is in the form of an exterior mirror, door handle, door sill, skirt or similar, the component including a light module having at least one lamp emitting visible light toward the outside, and a plug to supply the lamp with electrical energy, where the light module represents a separate component of the assembly component which can be mounted on the assembly component and wherein the plug is designed as a single part with the a case of the light module.
Claims23
An exterior assembly for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
- an exterior door handle;
- a light module having at least one lamp emitting visible light towards an outside of the vehicle, and
- a plug to supply the lamp with electrical energy,
- wherein the light module is a separate component from the door handle and is embedded in a retainer located in a recess within the door handle;
- wherein the plug is designed as a single part,
- wherein the plug is an integral component of a case of the light module and is arranged in the retainer to protrude perpendicularly from the light module, and
- wherein the plug directly attaches the light module to the door handle by means of holders.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.