EP0800033B1 - Signal and/or lighting device for motor vehicle comprising a snap-fitted reflector - Google Patents

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EP0800033B1
EP0800033B1 EP97400776A EP97400776A EP0800033B1 EP 0800033 B1 EP0800033 B1 EP 0800033B1 EP 97400776 A EP97400776 A EP 97400776A EP 97400776 A EP97400776 A EP 97400776A EP 0800033 B1 EP0800033 B1 EP 0800033B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/50—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by aesthetic components not otherwise provided for, e.g. decorative trim, partition walls or covers
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
    • F21S41/50—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by aesthetic components not otherwise provided for, e.g. decorative trim, partition walls or covers
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
    • F21S41/30—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by reflectors
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  • the invention relates to lighting and / or signaling devices for a motor vehicle.
  • a traffic light for a motor vehicle, comprising a support, a lamp holder fixed to the support, a lamp attached to the lamp holder, and a reflector fixed to the support.
  • the configuration of the parts requires that the fire is assembled by mounting the reflector on the support, then the lamp holder on the support.
  • the parts arrive on the chain in an order not corresponding to the aforementioned assembly order.
  • the assembly is slowed down, which increases the costs.
  • the manufacture of the reflector is provided by the manufacturer, and that of the support and the lamp holder is provided by a subcontractor, it can not mount the lamp holder on the support before delivery to the manufacturer. It is therefore preferable to have a lighting device and / or signaling to assemble the parts in an order different from the aforementioned order.
  • FR-A-2 304 025 discloses a lighting device for a motor vehicle, comprising a support, a lamp holder fixed in a housing of the support, a lamp attached to the lamp holder and a reflector fixed to the support snap.
  • the reflector carries snap hooks adapted to penetrate into the openings of the support in the vicinity of the base of the lamp to fix the reflector to the support.
  • these hooks extend radially at a great distance from the lamp base.
  • the reflective surface of the reflector extends backwards remotely bulb of the lamp and radially away from the lamp holder.
  • the optical efficiency is therefore low.
  • the space between the base and the reflector is visible from outside the fire, which affects the aesthetics of the vehicle.
  • FR-2 280 026 discloses an iron assembly comprising a support receiving a lamp and on which is fixed a body by latching members. A reflector is attached to the body.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a lighting device and / or signaling for mounting the trim element after mounting the lamp on the device, while providing a good optical performance and giving a satisfactory aesthetic to the traffic light.
  • the trim member can be attached to the support with its surface extending very close to the bulb of the lamp so that most of the rays emitted by the lamp to the rear are stopped by the trim member.
  • no gap is more visible between the lamp and the trim element from outside the vehicle.
  • This device also allows the mounting of the lining element on the support after mounting the lamp thereon. In addition, it avoids having to give a significant length to the latching members of the lining element (which would complicate the manufacture and shape of the lining element and would be expensive).
  • the lighting and signaling device for a motor vehicle comprises a searchlight and a traffic light which is a flashing light here.
  • the device comprises a support or housing 2 having a flat wall having an opening 3 which constitutes a receiving housing for a lamp holder.
  • the device comprises a lamp holder 4 fixed to the support in the housing 3, for example by means of quarter-turn locking means.
  • the lamp comprises a lamp 6 in the form of a circular section bulb having an axis 8 defining the axis of the fire.
  • the lamp is fixed by its base to the lamp holder.
  • the device further comprises a lining element in the form of a reflector or optical surface 10 fixed to the support.
  • the reflector comprises a recess or aperture 12 of axis 8 adjacent the lamp holder and the lamp base, and extending opposite thereof.
  • the recess 12 of the reflector has dimensions transverse to the axis 8, of which one L is illustrated in FIG. 1, which are greater than the transverse dimensions of the lamp, that is to say in the upper case at the largest diameter D of the lamp.
  • the support comprises latching members in the form of rigid hooks 14 projecting from the flat wall of the support and each having a lug directed towards the axis 8 and the lamp holder.
  • the reflector comprises latching members in the form of tabs 16 parallel to the axis 8. These lugs 16 are flexible in a direction transverse to the axis in direction of it and the lamp holder, namely towards the inside of the reflector. They each have an orifice adapted to receive one of the lugs.
  • the hooks 14 and the lugs 16 cooperate mutually and respectively for snap-fastening of the reflector to the support, the mounting being carried out by bringing the reflector 10 of the support 2 in a movement along the axis 8.
  • Each lug has a convex curved face or inclined relative to the radial direction to the axis 8.
  • This face constitutes a ramp for the tab 16 associated during the mounting of the reflector 10 on the support 2, the ramp forcing the tab 16 to bend towards the lamp holder to passage of the pin, as shown in Figure 2.
  • This ramp effect causes the centering of the reflector during its mounting on the support. This assembly is thus facilitated.
  • the mounting of the reflector is made more difficult by the fact that the operator himself must properly position the reflector according to the holes of the support for receiving the lugs.
  • the lamp holder 4 has an area 18 extending opposite the hooks 14 of the support and the lugs 16 of the reflector. According to the radial direction of bending of the tabs, namely in a direction perpendicular to the axis 8, this zone has a dimension M sufficiently small to allow the bending of each tab 16 of the reflector to the passage of the hook 14 of the support.
  • the reflector 10 extends in a radial direction between the hooks 14 of the support and the lamp holder 4. It extends opposite the lamp holder 4 and the wall of the support 2 at a distance from it. this.
  • the assembly of the device comprises the following steps.
  • the lamp 6 is mounted on the lamp holder 4, then the lamp holder 4 on the support 2.
  • the reflector 10 is mounted on the support 2. the lamp 6 in the recess 12, which is made possible by the aforementioned dimensional condition.
  • the reflector 10 is snapped onto the hooks 14 of the support thanks to the flexibility of the tabs 16.
  • the tabs 16 of the reflector 10 are rigid and the hooks 14 of the support 2 are flexible in a direction radial to the axis 8 in the opposite direction to the lamp holder 4, namely to the outside of the reflector 10.
  • the face of the lugs forming a ramp thus causes the bending of the hooks 14 to the passage of the lugs 16 during mounting of the reflector 10 on the support 2.
  • the transverse dimension M of the zone 18 of the The lamp holder 4 extending opposite the tabs 16 may be larger than in FIG. 1. This dimension may be just smaller than the transverse dimensions of the recess.
  • the legs may be carried by the support 2 and the hooks by the reflector 10.
  • the device may comprise several signaling lamps 6 fixed to the lamp holder 2.
  • the recess may then have an elongated shape.
  • the device may comprise a trim element different from a reflector. This packing element will for example be a refractive optical plate.

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L'invention concerne les dispositifs d'éclairage et/ou de signalisation pour véhicule automobile.The invention relates to lighting and / or signaling devices for a motor vehicle.

On connaît un feu de signalisation pour véhicule automobile, comportant un support, un porte-lampe fixé au support, une lampe fixée au porte-lampe, et un réflecteur fixé au support. La configuration des pièces nécessite que le feu soit assemblé en montant le réflecteur sur le support, puis le porte-lampe sur le support. Cependant, pour certains modèles de feu, compte tenu de contraintes de fabrication et d'acheminement des pièces jusqu'à la chaîne de montage, les pièces arrivent sur la chaîne dans un ordre ne correspondant pas à l'ordre de montage précité. L'assemblage s'en trouve ralenti, ce qui augmente les prix de revient. Ainsi, si la fabrication du réflecteur est assurée par le constructeur, et celle du support et du porte-lampe est assurée par un sous-traitant, celui-ci ne peut pas monter le porte-lampe sur le support avant livraison au constructeur. Il est donc préférable d'avoir un dispositif d'éclairage et/ou de signalisation permettant d'assembler les pièces dans un ordre différent de l'ordre précité.A traffic light is known for a motor vehicle, comprising a support, a lamp holder fixed to the support, a lamp attached to the lamp holder, and a reflector fixed to the support. The configuration of the parts requires that the fire is assembled by mounting the reflector on the support, then the lamp holder on the support. However, for some fire models, given manufacturing constraints and the routing of parts to the assembly line, the parts arrive on the chain in an order not corresponding to the aforementioned assembly order. The assembly is slowed down, which increases the costs. Thus, if the manufacture of the reflector is provided by the manufacturer, and that of the support and the lamp holder is provided by a subcontractor, it can not mount the lamp holder on the support before delivery to the manufacturer. It is therefore preferable to have a lighting device and / or signaling to assemble the parts in an order different from the aforementioned order.

Le document FR-A-2 304 025 décrit un dispositif d'éclairage pour véhicule automobile, comportant un support, un porte-lampe fixé dans un logement du support, une lampe fixée au porte-lampe et un réflecteur fixé au support par encliquetage. A cette fin, le réflecteur porte des crochets d'encliquetage adaptés à pénétrer dans des orifices du support au voisinage du culot de la lampe pour fixer le réflecteur au support. En vue de permettre le montage du réflecteur après la mise en place de la lampe, ces crochets s'étendent radialement à grande distance du culot de la lampe. Il s'ensuit que la surface réfléchissante du réflecteur s'étend en arrière à distance du bulbe de la lampe et radialement à distance du porte-lampe. Par conséquent, une quantité de lumière significative s'échappe entre le culot et le réflecteur vers l'arrière du dispositif. Le rendement optique est donc faible. De plus, l'espace entre le culot et le réflecteur est visible depuis l'extérieur du feu, ce qui nuit à l'esthétique du véhicule.FR-A-2 304 025 discloses a lighting device for a motor vehicle, comprising a support, a lamp holder fixed in a housing of the support, a lamp attached to the lamp holder and a reflector fixed to the support snap. For this purpose, the reflector carries snap hooks adapted to penetrate into the openings of the support in the vicinity of the base of the lamp to fix the reflector to the support. In order to allow mounting of the reflector after the introduction of the lamp, these hooks extend radially at a great distance from the lamp base. It follows that the reflective surface of the reflector extends backwards remotely bulb of the lamp and radially away from the lamp holder. As a result, a significant amount of light escapes between the cap and the reflector toward the rear of the device. The optical efficiency is therefore low. In addition, the space between the base and the reflector is visible from outside the fire, which affects the aesthetics of the vehicle.

Le document FR-2 280 026 divulgue un ensemble de fer comprenant un support recevant une lampe et sur lequel est fixé un corps par des organes d'encliquetage. Un réflecteur est fixé au corps.FR-2 280 026 discloses an iron assembly comprising a support receiving a lamp and on which is fixed a body by latching members. A reflector is attached to the body.

Un but de l'invention est de fournir un dispositif d'éclairage et/ou de signalisation permettant de monter l'élément de garniture après montage de la lampe sur le dispositif, tout en fournissant un bon rendement optique et en donnant une esthétique satisfaisante au feu.An object of the invention is to provide a lighting device and / or signaling for mounting the trim element after mounting the lamp on the device, while providing a good optical performance and giving a satisfactory aesthetic to the traffic light.

En vue de la réalisation de ce but, on prévoit selon l'invention un dispositif d'éclairage et/ou de signalisation selon la revendication 1.With a view to achieving this object, provision is made according to the invention for a lighting and / or signaling device according to claim 1.

Ainsi, l'élément de garniture peut être fixé au support avec sa surface s'étendant très près du bulbe de la lampe de sorte que la plupart des rayons émis par la lampe vers l'arrière sont arrêtés par l'élément de garniture. De plus, aucun espace n'est plus visible entre la lampe et l'élément de garniture depuis l'extérieur du véhicule. On améliore donc le rendement optique et l'aspect du dispositif. Ce dispositif autorise en outre le montage de l'élément de garniture sur le support après montage de la lampe sur celui-ci. De plus, il évite d'avoir à donner une longueur importante aux organes d'encliquetage de l'élément de garniture (ce qui compliquerait la fabrication et la forme de l'élément de garniture et serait coûteux).Thus, the trim member can be attached to the support with its surface extending very close to the bulb of the lamp so that most of the rays emitted by the lamp to the rear are stopped by the trim member. In addition, no gap is more visible between the lamp and the trim element from outside the vehicle. The optical efficiency and the appearance of the device are therefore improved. This device also allows the mounting of the lining element on the support after mounting the lamp thereon. In addition, it avoids having to give a significant length to the latching members of the lining element (which would complicate the manufacture and shape of the lining element and would be expensive).

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront encore à la lecture de la description suivante d'un mode de réalisation préféré et d'une variante, donnée à titre d'exemple non limitatif. Aux dessins annexés :

  • la figure 1 est une vue partielle en coupe axiale d'un dispositif selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue analogue à la figure 1 montrant le montage du réflecteur ; et
  • la figure 3 est une vue analogue à la figure 2 montrant une variante de réalisation.
Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent upon reading the following description of a preferred embodiment and a variant, given by way of non-limiting example. In the accompanying drawings:
  • FIG. 1 is a partial view in axial section of a device according to the invention;
  • Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing the mounting of the reflector; and
  • Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing an alternative embodiment.

En référence aux figures 1 et 2, le dispositif d'éclairage et de signalisation pour véhicule automobile comporte un projecteur et un feu de signalisation qui est ici un feu clignotant.With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the lighting and signaling device for a motor vehicle comprises a searchlight and a traffic light which is a flashing light here.

Le dispositif comporte un support ou boîtier 2 comportant une paroi plane présentant une ouverture 3 qui constitue un logement de réception pour un porte-lampe. Le dispositif comporte un porte-lampe 4 fixé au support dans le logement 3, par exemple grâce à des moyens de fixation par verrouillage quart de tour. Le feu comporte une lampe 6 sous la forme d'une ampoule à section circulaire ayant un axe 8 définissant l'axe du feu. La lampe est fixée par son culot au porte-lampe. Le dispositif comporte en outre un élément de garniture sous la forme d'un réflecteur ou surface optique 10 fixé au support. Le réflecteur comporte un évidement ou ajour 12 d'axe 8 adjacent au porte-lampe et au culot de la lampe, et s'étendant en regard de ceux-ci. L'évidement 12 du réflecteur a des dimensions transversales à l'axe 8, dont l'une L est illustrée sur la figure 1, qui sont supérieures aux dimensions transversales de la lampe, c'est-à-dire en l'espèce supérieures au plus grand diamètre D de la lampe.The device comprises a support or housing 2 having a flat wall having an opening 3 which constitutes a receiving housing for a lamp holder. The device comprises a lamp holder 4 fixed to the support in the housing 3, for example by means of quarter-turn locking means. The lamp comprises a lamp 6 in the form of a circular section bulb having an axis 8 defining the axis of the fire. The lamp is fixed by its base to the lamp holder. The device further comprises a lining element in the form of a reflector or optical surface 10 fixed to the support. The reflector comprises a recess or aperture 12 of axis 8 adjacent the lamp holder and the lamp base, and extending opposite thereof. The recess 12 of the reflector has dimensions transverse to the axis 8, of which one L is illustrated in FIG. 1, which are greater than the transverse dimensions of the lamp, that is to say in the upper case at the largest diameter D of the lamp.

Le support comporte des organes d'encliquetage sous la forme de crochets rigides 14 s'étendant en saillie de la paroi plane du support et présentant chacun un ergot dirigé vers l'axe 8 et le porte-lampe. Le réflecteur comporte des organes d'encliquetage sous la forme de pattes 16 parallèles à l'axe 8. Ces pattes 16 sont flexibles suivant une direction transversale à l'axe en direction de celui-ci et du porte-lampe, à savoir vers l'intérieur du réflecteur. Elles présentent chacune un orifice adapté à recevoir l'un des ergots. Les crochets 14 et les pattes 16 coopèrent mutuellement et respectivement pour la fixation par encliquetage du réflecteur au support, le montage étant effectué en approchant le réflecteur 10 du support 2 selon un mouvement suivant l'axe 8. Chaque ergot présente une face courbe convexe ou inclinée par rapport à la direction radiale à l'axe 8. Cette face constitue une rampe pour la patte 16 associée lors du montage du réflecteur 10 sur le support 2, la rampe forçant la patte 16 à se fléchir en direction du porte-lampe au passage de l'ergot, comme le montre la figure 2. Cet effet de rampe provoque le centrage du réflecteur lors de son montage sur le support. Ce montage est ainsi facilité. Dans le document FR-A-2 304 025 précité, le montage du réflecteur est rendu plus difficile par le fait que l'opérateur doit lui-même convenablement positionner le réflecteur en fonction des orifices du support destinés à recevoir les ergots.The support comprises latching members in the form of rigid hooks 14 projecting from the flat wall of the support and each having a lug directed towards the axis 8 and the lamp holder. The reflector comprises latching members in the form of tabs 16 parallel to the axis 8. These lugs 16 are flexible in a direction transverse to the axis in direction of it and the lamp holder, namely towards the inside of the reflector. They each have an orifice adapted to receive one of the lugs. The hooks 14 and the lugs 16 cooperate mutually and respectively for snap-fastening of the reflector to the support, the mounting being carried out by bringing the reflector 10 of the support 2 in a movement along the axis 8. Each lug has a convex curved face or inclined relative to the radial direction to the axis 8. This face constitutes a ramp for the tab 16 associated during the mounting of the reflector 10 on the support 2, the ramp forcing the tab 16 to bend towards the lamp holder to passage of the pin, as shown in Figure 2. This ramp effect causes the centering of the reflector during its mounting on the support. This assembly is thus facilitated. In the document FR-A-2 304 025 cited above, the mounting of the reflector is made more difficult by the fact that the operator himself must properly position the reflector according to the holes of the support for receiving the lugs.

Le porte-lampe 4 présente une zone 18 s'étendant en regard des crochets 14 du support et des pattes 16 du réflecteur. Suivant la direction radiale de flexion des pattes, à savoir suivant une direction perpendiculaire à l'axe 8, cette zone a une dimension M suffisamment réduite pour permettre la flexion de chaque patte 16 du réflecteur au passage du crochet 14 du support.The lamp holder 4 has an area 18 extending opposite the hooks 14 of the support and the lugs 16 of the reflector. According to the radial direction of bending of the tabs, namely in a direction perpendicular to the axis 8, this zone has a dimension M sufficiently small to allow the bending of each tab 16 of the reflector to the passage of the hook 14 of the support.

Une fois monté, le réflecteur 10 s'étend suivant une direction radiale entre les crochets 14 du support et le porte-lampe 4. Il s'étend en regard du porte-lampe 4 et de la paroi du support 2 à distance de celle-ci.Once mounted, the reflector 10 extends in a radial direction between the hooks 14 of the support and the lamp holder 4. It extends opposite the lamp holder 4 and the wall of the support 2 at a distance from it. this.

L'assemblage du dispositif comprend les étapes suivantes. On monte la lampe 6 sur le porte-lampe 4, puis le porte-lampe 4 sur le support 2. Ensuite, on monte le réflecteur 10 sur le support 2. Pour cela, on fait passer la lampe 6 dans l'évidement 12, ce qui est rendu possible par la condition dimensionnelle précitée. On encliquette le réflecteur 10 sur les crochets 14 du support grâce à la flexibilité des pattes 16.The assembly of the device comprises the following steps. The lamp 6 is mounted on the lamp holder 4, then the lamp holder 4 on the support 2. Then, the reflector 10 is mounted on the support 2. the lamp 6 in the recess 12, which is made possible by the aforementioned dimensional condition. The reflector 10 is snapped onto the hooks 14 of the support thanks to the flexibility of the tabs 16.

En référence à la figure 3, dans une variante de réalisation, les pattes 16 du réflecteur 10 sont rigides et les crochets 14 du support 2 sont flexibles suivant une direction radiale à l'axe 8 en sens opposé au porte-lampe 4, à savoir vers l'extérieur du réflecteur 10. La face des ergots formant rampe provoque ainsi la flexion des crochets 14 au passage des pattes 16 lors du montage du réflecteur 10 sur le support 2. Dans cette variante, la dimension transversale M de la zone 18 du porte-lampe 4 s'étendant en regard des pattes 16 peut être plus importante que sur la figure 1. Cette dimension peut être juste inférieure aux dimensions transversales de l'évidement.With reference to FIG. 3, in an alternative embodiment, the tabs 16 of the reflector 10 are rigid and the hooks 14 of the support 2 are flexible in a direction radial to the axis 8 in the opposite direction to the lamp holder 4, namely to the outside of the reflector 10. The face of the lugs forming a ramp thus causes the bending of the hooks 14 to the passage of the lugs 16 during mounting of the reflector 10 on the support 2. In this variant, the transverse dimension M of the zone 18 of the The lamp holder 4 extending opposite the tabs 16 may be larger than in FIG. 1. This dimension may be just smaller than the transverse dimensions of the recess.

Bien entendu, on pourra apporter à l'invention de nombreuses modifications sans sortir du cadre de celle-ci. Ainsi, les pattes pourront être portées par le support 2 et les crochets par le réflecteur 10. Le dispositif pourra comporter plusieurs lampes 6 de signalisation fixées au porte-lampes 2. L'évidement pourra alors avoir une forme allongée.Le dispositif pourra comprendre un élément de garniture différent d'un réflecteur. Cet élément de garniture sera par exemple une plaque optique réfringente.Of course, we can bring to the invention many changes without departing from the scope thereof. Thus, the legs may be carried by the support 2 and the hooks by the reflector 10. The device may comprise several signaling lamps 6 fixed to the lamp holder 2. The recess may then have an elongated shape. The device may comprise a trim element different from a reflector. This packing element will for example be a refractive optical plate.

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  1. Lighting and/or signalling apparatus for a motor vehicle, comprising a support (2) having a through seating hole (3) therein, at least one lamp (6), and a fitment (10) fastened to the support (2), with snap-fastening elements (14, 16) being carried by the fitment and the support for snap-fastening the fitment to the support, the snap-fastening elements carried by the support (2) being remote from the said seating hole (3) and projecting from the support, characterised in that it includes a lampholder (4) which is fixed to the support in the seating hole (3), the lamp being fixed to the lampholder (4), and the snap-fastening elements (16) carried by the fitment (10) being located between the lampholder and the snap-fastening elements (14) carried by the support, considered in a radial direction with reference to an axis of the lamp.
  2. Apparatus according to Claim 1, characterised in that the snap-fastening elements comprise hook pieces (14) having nib portions, and lugs (16) having apertures therein, and are in mutual cooperation whereby to fasten the fitment (10) by snap fitting it to the support (2).
  3. Apparatus according to Claim 1 or Claim 2, characterised in that the snap-fastening elements (16) carried by the fitment (10) are flexible in a direction radially towards the interior of the fitment, the lampholder having a zone (18) disposed facing the snap-fastening elements (16) carried by the fitment, the said zone having a transverse dimension (M) which is adapted to enable each of the snap-fastening elements (16) carried by the decorative member to flex when passing over the associated snap-fastening element (14) carried by the support (2).
  4. Apparatus according to Claim 1 or Claim 2, characterised in that the snap-fastening elements (14) carried by the support (2) are flexible in a radial direction away from the lampholder.
  5. Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the apparatus is an indicator light.
  6. Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the fitment (10) is a reflector.
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