EP1016818A2 - Douille de lampe en matière isolante pour lampes H7 - Google Patents

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EP1016818A2
EP1016818A2 EP99125280A EP99125280A EP1016818A2 EP 1016818 A2 EP1016818 A2 EP 1016818A2 EP 99125280 A EP99125280 A EP 99125280A EP 99125280 A EP99125280 A EP 99125280A EP 1016818 A2 EP1016818 A2 EP 1016818A2
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lamp holder
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Werner Vielbauer
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Hugo Schnippering GmbH and Co KG
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/629—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances
    • H01R13/631—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances for engagement only
    • H01R13/6315—Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances for engagement only allowing relative movement between coupling parts, e.g. floating connection
    • 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
    • F21S41/10—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by the light source
    • F21S41/19—Attachment of light sources or lamp holders
    • F21S41/192—Details of lamp holders, terminals or connectors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R33/00—Coupling devices specially adapted for supporting apparatus and having one part acting as a holder providing support and electrical connection via a counterpart which is structurally associated with the apparatus, e.g. lamp holders; Separate parts thereof
    • H01R33/05—Two-pole devices
    • H01R33/06—Two-pole devices with two current-carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts, having their axes parallel to each other

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  • the invention relates to a lamp holder Insulating material for H 7 lamps for Motor vehicle lights, the lamp holder Sockets made of electrically conductive material holds in the the contacts of the H 7 lamp are insertable, as well as radially outside the Plug area of the H 7 lamp plug connection means electrically conductive material, each are conductively connected to one of the sockets and which can be plugged in or on Plug-in connector parts can be plugged on Reflector or housing of the with the lamp holder headlights to be equipped and fixed with Connection cables are connectable.
  • Such lamp holders are in the prior art known.
  • the so-called H 7 lamps affected here have a lamp bulb made of glass with a Filament on the in a stable mounting element the H 7 lamp is integrated.
  • This element represents quasi an adapter, the two connectors which protrude from the side of the holder, which is directed towards the lamp bulb.
  • the H 7-lamp is usually used in corresponding Plug contacts of the lamp holder inserted.
  • the H 7 lamp adapter shows irregular Outline shapes, as well as the corresponding one Inclusion of the lamp holder to one to form confusion-free insertion possibility.
  • connection contacts fixed are with corresponding connection contacts are plug-in, which on the reflector or on Headlight housings are fixed and to which the corresponding supply cables are attached.
  • This training ensures that Installation sequence first the H 7 lamp with the Contacts in the sockets properly is insertable. Now with the H 7 lamp equipped lamp holder in the corresponding Installation opening of the reflector or Headlight housing used, so lies Plate of the adapter of the H 7 lamp on one corresponding stop collar of the reflector or the headlight housing flush, regardless of whether the lamp holder itself as a result of manufacturing or Mounting tolerances inexact on the reflector or Housing of the headlamp is mounted.
  • the H 7 lamp can be in the plug position relative to Move the lamp holder slightly so that in each If the adapter plate fits exactly the H 7 lamp on the collar of the reflector or the Housing the headlight is what again it is essential that the H 7 lamp is precisely aligned, especially theirs Filament exactly relative to the reflector or Headlight housing is aligned.
  • the floating arrangement of the sockets on the Lamp holder can be gimbal-style Connection or in the manner of a resiliently bendable Connection between socket and lamp holder can be achieved.
  • Plug connection means rigid on the lamp holder are supported and the connector parts on Floating reflector or housing of the headlamp are fixed.
  • Plug connection means in the plug connection parts can be introduced because the plug connection parts slightly in the transverse direction to the direction of insertion are movable, so that also from the Slightly different direction of insertion the plug connection means a safe one Plug connection when merging the parts is possible.
  • each socket with a bridge a plug connection means is connected resilient with parts at the bottom of the Supported lamp holder.
  • the respective plug connection means quasi resiliently held so that Alignment inaccuracies easily compensated can be.
  • the Bridge bridge to the socket with release of the plug-in area is molded on Forming area distance from the bottom of the Has lamp holder to the molding area arms that protrude toward the floor and protrude with skid-like support areas at the bottom of the Support lamp holder and one of the arms connected in one piece to a plug connection means is.
  • each socket with movement into a receiving channel in the bottom of the lamp holder is inserted and by means of a locking element, which in a recess of the channel wall intervenes, is held captive.
  • Plug connection means formed by flat plugs are the captive in captive with Pockets of the socket body are inserted and with their mating area parallel to the mating direction protrude from the H 7 lamp or the lamp holder.
  • the plug connection parts on bends, at which Cable attachment means are molded into pockets of the Reflector or the housing of the headlight fix and are held captive, of which Bends like hairpin-shaped elements protrude, which the actual plug connector parts form, the hairpin-like shape about tangential to the cross section essentially circular lamp holder is directed.
  • the radial inner legs of the hairpin-like shape rounded according to the shape of the lamp holder and the outer leg is approximately straight (tangential) runs.
  • the collar in Open slots as penetration for the bridges, which with the Plug connection means are connected.
  • the collar has open recesses in the direction of insertion, the an access to the edge of the plate one inserted H 7 lamp form.
  • H 7 lamp adapter with 3 fingers of one hand for Purposes of disassembly or for the purpose of To take assembly and accordingly in the Insert lamp holder or from the To remove plug position from the lamp holder.
  • a lamp holder 1 is shown in the figures Insulating material, especially plastic shown that to accommodate H 7 lamps 2 for Automotive lighting is used.
  • the Lamp holder 1 holds sockets 3 electrically conductive material, in particular Metal, into which the corresponding connection contacts 4 of the H 7 lamp 2 can be inserted.
  • Radial outside the mating area with a collar 5 provided adapter 6 of the H 7 lamp 2 are Plug connection means 7 made of electrically conductive Material held on the lamp holder 1, the each with one of the 3 sockets are connected.
  • These plug connection means 7 are insertable into plug-in connection parts 8, which on Reflector or housing with the lamp holder 1 fixture fixes what is in the Drawing is not shown in detail.
  • the Plug-in connection parts 8 are with connectors 9 equipped to the appropriate connection cable can be posted.
  • the H 7 lamp 2 preferably has one clear lamp bulb 10 on the one side of the adapter 6 is arranged, wherein from the other side (in drawing 1 Bottom) protrude the contacts 4.
  • the H 7 lamp 2 preferably has one clear lamp bulb 10 on the one side of the adapter 6 is arranged, wherein from the other side (in drawing 1 Bottom) protrude the contacts 4.
  • the plug connection means 7 are rigid on the Lamp holder 1 fixed while the Plug-in connection parts 8 on the reflector or Housing of the headlight are attached, are floating fixed to not here either exact axis-oriented feed or with existing ones Manufacturing or assembly tolerances secure supply of the plug connection means 7 to the To ensure connector parts 8.
  • Each socket 3 is via a bridge web 11 connected with a plug connection means 7.
  • the Bridge bridge 11 is based in the
  • the assembly target position is flexible with partial areas 12 from the bottom 13 of the lamp holder 1.
  • Everyone Bridge bridge 11 is in one piece with the socket 3 (leaving their mating area free) educated.
  • the molding area 14 points in the Desired mounting position distance from the floor 13 of the Lamp holder 1, with the Forming region 14 bulging towards the bottom Protrude arms that form the bridge web 11 and which deal with skid-like support areas (Subregions 12) on the bottom 13 of the lamp holder 1 support.
  • One of the arms of the bridge land 11 is in one piece with the plug connection means 7 trained, why a corresponding Connecting web 15 is formed.
  • Each socket 3 is inserted with play in a receiving channel 16 in the bottom 13 of the lamp holder 1, as can be seen in particular from the representations according to FIGS. 3 and 4, with the fixing by means of a locking element 17, which engages in a recess 18 of the wall of the channel 16.
  • the locking element 17 is an inclined locking hook, which serves as an insertion aid when inserting the socket 3 into the channel 16 and falls into the recess 18 after reaching the desired position, with a movement play in the insertion direction and also transverse to the insertion direction being provided in this area.
  • the plug connection means 7 are flat tabs formed with appropriate hooking means captive in pockets 19 of the body of the Lamp holder 1 are plugged in and with her the pocket 19 protruding plug area in parallel to the direction of insertion of the H 7 lamp 2 or Project lamp socket 1.
  • the plug connection parts 8 are angled 20 on which the cable attachment means (connector 9) are molded in pockets of the reflector or Headlight housing fixed and captive kept, with the bends 20 about protrude hairpin-shaped curved elements that the form actual plug connector parts 8.
  • the hairpin-like shape runs approximately in Circumferential direction or tangential to im essentially circular in cross section Lamp holder 1.
  • The is relatively radial inner legs of the hairpin-like shape according to the shape of the lamp holder 1 rounded, while the outer leg approximately runs straight. Between the legs is the Insertion gap for the plug connection means 7 educated.
  • the plug connection parts 8 can both around a bending line 21 as well as about that orthogonal bending line 22 can be moved resiliently.
  • a collar protrudes from the bottom 13 of the lamp holder 1 23, which acts as a confusion-free insertion aid for the edge 5 of the H 7 lamp 2 is used.
  • the edge has 5 one of the other areas circular shape deviating contour that in one Slot of the collar 23 when feeding in the correct position intervenes.
  • the collar 23 has further, in the direction of insertion open slots for the passage of the Bridge webs 11 or the connecting webs 15, which are connected to the plug connection means 7.
  • the collar 23 has three in the direction of insertion open recesses 24 on which access to Edge 5 of the plate of an inserted H 7 lamp 2 form, so that a removal option is given for the inserted H 7 lamp 2 without that the lamp on the bulb 10 must be gripped.
  • the training according to the invention enables exact positioning of the H 7 lamp 2 in the Installation opening of a reflector or the housing of a headlamp, regardless of whether due to of manufacturing or assembly tolerances Bulb socket 1 fed exactly into the installation opening is or not.
  • the invention is not based on the embodiment limited but within the scope of the revelation often variable.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
  • Fastening Of Light Sources Or Lamp Holders (AREA)
EP99125280A 1998-12-29 1999-12-18 Douille de lampe en matière isolante pour lampes H7 Expired - Lifetime EP1016818B1 (fr)

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DE19860588 1998-12-29
DE19860588A DE19860588C2 (de) 1998-12-29 1998-12-29 Lampenfassung aus Isolierstoff für H 7-Lampen

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FR2845831A1 (fr) * 2002-10-15 2004-04-16 Sumitomo Wiring Systems Garniture de borne et douille d'ampoule
EP1847770A1 (fr) * 2006-04-04 2007-10-24 Valeo Vision Dispositif d'éclairage ou de signalisation notamment pour un véhicule automobile
EP1959190A1 (fr) * 2007-02-15 2008-08-20 Zeibina Kunststoff-Technik GmbH Dispositif de contact et de fixation pour lampes à incandescence
EP2023446A1 (fr) 2007-08-08 2009-02-11 Gjm, S.A. Douille de lampe sans ergot pour phares de véhicule
EP2395281A1 (fr) * 2010-06-10 2011-12-14 odelo GmbH Lampe de véhicule automobile
US11236884B2 (en) * 2019-09-05 2022-02-01 Aptiv Limited Technologies Vehicle lighting assembly with lens heating device and receptacle connector assembly for same
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