EP1637803A2 - Dispositif d'éclairage pour véhicules - Google Patents

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EP1637803A2
EP1637803A2 EP05108191A EP05108191A EP1637803A2 EP 1637803 A2 EP1637803 A2 EP 1637803A2 EP 05108191 A EP05108191 A EP 05108191A EP 05108191 A EP05108191 A EP 05108191A EP 1637803 A2 EP1637803 A2 EP 1637803A2
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Michael Wilhelm Brouwer
Amelie Standke
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Hella GmbH and Co KGaA
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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
    • H01R13/627—Snap or like fastening
    • H01R13/6271—Latching means integral with the housing
    • 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
    • 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
    • F21S41/194—Bayonet attachments

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  • the invention relates to a lighting device for vehicles with at least one lamp and a lamp receiving socket of a reflector, wherein the lamp has a base which is releasably fastened by means of a rotary closure in the socket and transversely to its longitudinal axis from the base protruding tabs, the can be contacted after rotation of the base in its end position with attached to the reflector contact receptacles having a contact terminal for electrical cables.
  • the lighting device is a headlight in which the base of a lamp can be inserted by means of a rotary closure into a socket of a reflector. From the lateral surface of the base are transversely to its longitudinal axis several tabs out. The contact lugs are arranged on the lateral surface of the base in the circumferential direction offset from one another. When inserting the lamp into the socket takes place by their rotational movement, a setting of the lamp in the socket and the tabs automatically engage in contact receptacles of the socket.
  • the contact receptacles have the contact lugs of the socket receiving contact clips spring plate and pins for cable connections.
  • a disadvantage of the headlamp described above is that the electrical cables must be individually connected to the contact terminals of the contact receptacles during assembly of the headlamp and the contact clips and contact pins of the contact receptacles must be attached to the reflector before assembly of the headlamp. Such assembly is too cumbersome and time consuming for mass production. If the electrical connection is disturbed during assembly of the headlight in the individually produced contact connections between the contact pins and the contact plugs of the electrical cable due to improper installation, and this error can not be corrected because of the then already assembled headlights or only very cumbersome.
  • an H11 lamp for lighting device in vehicles is known, the contact lugs protrude radially outward to the longitudinal axis of the lamp and are arranged one behind the other in the insertion direction of the lamp.
  • the lamp can also be used by means of a screw cap in a socket of a reflector.
  • the object of the invention is to make the illumination device for vehicles described in the preamble of claim 1 such that the contact receptacles connected to the reflector also after insertion of the lamp in the reflector and a test of the light function of the reflector assembly together with the electrical cables to the Reflector can be fastened.
  • the connector having the contacts is connectable to the cables before they are laid in the headlight.
  • the electrical cables belong to cable assemblies provided with electrical connectors which are prefabricated and supplied with electrical testing. Therefore, a quick and easy installation of the contact receptacles and the electrical cable during assembly of the headlamp is possible and the contact with the tabs of the base of the lamp after mounting the plug to the holder safely. Furthermore, a lamp replacement can be done without having to solve the plug from the reflector.
  • the plug is particularly simple, quick and easy to install and the electrical contact receptacles are arranged protected, when the contact receptacles is arranged in a plastic plug housing, which is self-locking or self-locking plugged together with the holder.
  • the tight fit of the plug housing to the holder can be self-locking or self-locking.
  • the plug housing in a lamp having at least two contact lugs, which are arranged one behind the other in the insertion direction of the lamp, a plug-in space for each contact, wherein the plug housing each having a passage opening to the contact lugs in the insertion spaces.
  • the holder for the plug is formed by a finger-like projection which extends transversely to the longitudinal axis of the base, protrudes outwards and parallel and extends at a distance to a tangent of the base, with its contact lugs automatically engage in contact recordings upon rotation of the base.
  • the plug-in direction of the plug runs parallel to and to a tangent of the lateral surface of the base and the extension of the socket in the region of the plug can be as small as possible radially to the longitudinal axis of the lamp.
  • the finger-like projection projects radially outward to the longitudinal axis of the base. Even with this solution, it is possible that engage in contact recordings automatically with a rotation of the base in its end position its tabs.
  • the plug before mounting the lamp in the socket in a first holding step on the finger-like approach halterbar and after inserting the lamp in the socket on the tabs and plugged in a second holding stage in its final position automatically the approach can be fixed, which serve as locking openings in the second holding stage through openings of the plug housing for the contact lugs, which prevent an automatic unscrewing the lamp from its end position.
  • the base of the lamp may consist of a base part fixedly connected to the lamp and a base adapter plugged onto the base part, which makes electrical contact with the lamp and has the contact lugs projecting radially outwards.
  • a method for producing an electrical connection for a lamp of a vehicle lighting device comprising at least one lamp and a lamp-receiving socket of a reflector, the lamp having a socket which is releasably secured by means of a rotary closure in the socket and transversal to his Longitudinal axis off Having the socket protruding tabs, which are contacted after rotation of the base in its end position with attached to the reflector contact receptacles having a contact terminal for electrical cables
  • at least two contact receptacles are assembled to form a plug and the plug after a Inserting the lamp from one direction with the tabs of the lamp and reflector connected to the holder is plugged and fastened in its end position on the holder, wherein the electrical cables before mating the plug with the holder and the contact lugs of the lamp with the contact terminals of the contact receptacles be connected to the plug.
  • the electrical cables can be used as pre-assembled cable groups
  • the illumination device for vehicles illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 6 and 9 to 11 has a shell-shaped reflector 3 which, for example, is made of metal or plastic of all kinds and is provided at its vertex with a receiving opening 19 for a lamp 1.
  • the receiving opening is surrounded on the back of the reflector 3 by an annular socket 2, which is made of a metal casting or plastic.
  • the socket 2 is attached to a reflector neck 20 which surrounds the receiving opening 19 on the back of the reflector 3.
  • the version 2 can be made in one piece with the reflector 3.
  • the annular socket 2 has in its central opening radially inwardly projecting locking projections 21 of a rotary closure 5, which form the rotary closure 5 together with locking tongues 22 of the lamp.
  • the lamp 1 has a glass bulb 23 and a plastic or ceramic base 4, between which the locking tongues 22 are radially outward.
  • the base 4 may also have an adapter which is detachably connected to a lamp (for example, H7 lamp), which has counter to their insertion direction facing terminal lugs (not shown).
  • a lamp for example, H7 lamp
  • the lamp 1 is fastened to the holder 2 in a locked end position by means of the rotary closure 5, which is a bayonet closure.
  • the lamp 1 is supported by spring elements 24 of the base 4 in the axial direction relative to the socket 2 without play.
  • the lamp 1 shown in the drawing is known under the name H11B.
  • the base 4 of the lamp 1 has two radially outwardly projecting contact lugs 7 from its lateral surface.
  • the two contact lugs 7 are arranged one behind the other as seen in the insertion direction of the lamp 1 and designed as a flat plug connections.
  • the contact lugs 7 engage in contact clips 25 of contact receptacles 8.
  • the contact receptacles 8 on the opposite side of the contact clips 25 contact terminals 9 for electrical cable 10.
  • the contact receptacles 8 are provided with a mounting portion 26.
  • the contact receptacles 8 are made in one piece from electrically conductive material such as sheet metal.
  • the contact terminals 9 are formed by crimp connectors, through which there is a non-detachable connection between the contact receptacle 8 and the electrical core of the cable 10.
  • the contact receptacles 8 are plugged into insertion spaces 15 of a plastic plug housing 14 so far until a locking element of the mounting portion 26 of the contact receptacle 8 automatically locked to the connector housing 14.
  • the plug housing 8 and the contact receptacles 8 together form an electrical plug 11.
  • the plug housing 8 has a mounting opening 27, through which the plug 11 in the direction 12 on a finger-shaped projection of a holder 13 of the socket 2 (see Figures 1, 3, 4 and 5) or the reflector 3 (see Figure 2) or separately on the Reflector 3 mounted holder which is fixed by means of a fastening means 32 on the reflector 3 (see Figures 9, 1 and 11) can be plugged.
  • the finger-shaped holder 13 is formed on the socket 2 or the reflector 3 or attached as a separate component to the reflector 3 and extends parallel to a tangent of the lateral surface of the base 4.
  • the finger-shaped holder 13 has a locking means 28, through which the plug 11 automatically latched to the holder during its attachment to the finger-shaped holder 13.
  • the contact clips 25 of the contact receptacles 8 are attached to the contact lugs 7 of the already mounted lamp 1 at the same time.
  • the tabs 7 of the lamp 1 protrude through slot-like openings 16 of the plug housing 14 and engage in the contact clips 25 a.
  • the passage openings 16 are introduced at the end of the plug housing 14 facing away from the electrical cables 10. This end portion tapers through an obliquely or in an arc extending side surface 29 toward its free end.
  • the arc of the side surface extends adjacent to the lateral surface of the base 4.
  • the slot-like passage openings 16 extend from the end face of the plug housing 14 into the arcuate side surface 29. This makes it possible that after attaching the plug 11 to the holder 13, the lamp 1 is replaceable without having to solve the plug 11.
  • the base 4 has a rib-like handle 30 on its rear side.
  • the second embodiment of a lighting device for vehicles illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8 has differences described below compared to the first embodiment described above.
  • the version 2 and the finger-shaped holder 13 are made in one piece with the reflector 3 made of plastic.
  • the finger-shaped holder 13 is at the outer free Edge of the socket 2 is formed and extends from this radially to the longitudinal axis 6 of the lamp 1 to the outside.
  • the plug 11 is in the direction 12, which has radially inwardly to the longitudinal axis 6, attached to the finger-shaped holder 13.
  • the finger-shaped holder 13 has a first and second holding stage 17 and 18 for the electrical connector 11. In the first holding stage 17, the plug 11 is kept pre-locked and arranged to the contact lugs 8 of the base 4 at a distance.
  • the lamp 1 can be changed.
  • the plug 11 is displaced in the direction 12 to the contact lugs 7 out until the contact clips 25 are attached to the contact lugs 7 and the plug 11 is firmly locked in the second holding stage 18 with the finger-shaped holder 13.
  • the passage openings 16 for the contact lugs 7 of the base 4 are introduced only in the base 4 facing the end face 31 of the plug housing 14. As a result, in the second holding stage 18 of the plug 11, the lamp 1 can not accidentally unscrew from its end position.

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