EP3173682B1 - Lighting device and/or signalling device for motor vehicle - Google Patents

Lighting device and/or signalling device for motor vehicle Download PDF

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EP3173682B1
EP3173682B1 EP16199272.2A EP16199272A EP3173682B1 EP 3173682 B1 EP3173682 B1 EP 3173682B1 EP 16199272 A EP16199272 A EP 16199272A EP 3173682 B1 EP3173682 B1 EP 3173682B1
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V17/00Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages
    • F21V17/10Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages characterised by specific fastening means or way of fastening
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21SNON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/20Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S43/27Attachment thereof
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21SNON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/20Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S43/235Light guides
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21SNON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/20Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S43/235Light guides
    • F21S43/236Light guides characterised by the shape of the light guide
    • F21S43/237Light guides characterised by the shape of the light guide rod-shaped
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21SNON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/50Signalling 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
    • F21S43/51Attachment thereof
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21SNON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S45/00Arrangements within vehicle lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, for purposes other than emission or distribution of light
    • F21S45/10Protection of lighting devices
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V2200/00Use of light guides, e.g. fibre optic devices, in lighting devices or systems
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21WINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2102/00Exterior vehicle lighting devices for illuminating purposes
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21WINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2103/00Exterior vehicle lighting devices for signalling purposes
    • F21W2103/20Direction indicator lights

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  • the invention relates to a lighting and / or signaling device for a motor vehicle, and more particularly to such a device comprising a housing, a light guide, a light guide support and a mask for a light guide.
  • the various elements are fixed to the housing by individual means. This makes the structure of the case and its demolding operations complex.
  • the mounting operations of the various elements in the housing are also complex because of the number of movements to be carried out in the limited space inside the housing.
  • the document DE 20 2006 003392 U1 describes a known signaling device in which internal elements are attached to the wall of the housing by snap-fastening.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a lighting and / or signaling device for a motor vehicle which does not have these drawbacks, makes it possible to minimize the movements inside the housing, and facilitates the assembly process.
  • the present invention relates to a lighting and / or signaling device for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing, a light guide, a light guide support and a mask, in which the light guide support and the mask each have a snap tab in the housing, and the housing includes a sheath for snapping the light guide holder and mask.
  • the snapping sheath of the light guide holder and the mask has a side wall and two cross members protruding from the side wall for snapping the snap tabs behind the cross members, respectively one, of the light guide holder. light, the other of the mask.
  • the crosspieces are arranged perpendicular to the side wall.
  • each cross member carries, on its face accessible from the opening of the housing, at least one inclined guide ramp for a latching tab.
  • the snap-fit sheath of the light guide holder and the mask has a flared entry opening to provide lateral guidance of the snap-in tabs of the light guide holder and of the mask.
  • the light guide support and the mask are elastically deformable for the latching of the latching tabs.
  • the light guide support and / or the mask comprise at least two segments each having a latching tab, the latching tabs of the different segments moving in different directions during the latching.
  • the light guide support and the mask comprise two tabs moving in substantially opposite directions.
  • the latching tabs move towards one another.
  • the housing 1 of a lighting and / or signaling device for a motor vehicle is of complex and non-symmetrical shape.
  • the housing 1 comprises a side wall 2 which is substantially planar and substantially perpendicular to the bottom 3 of the housing 1.
  • the bottom 3 of the housing 1 is substantially vertical and the opening of the housing 1 faces towards the front of the vehicle.
  • the opening of the housing 1 is of complex shape and is symbolized by the free edge 4 of the side wall 2.
  • the side wall 2 carries a first cross member 5 and a second cross member 6, projecting from the side wall 2 towards the inside of the housing 1.
  • the two cross members 5 and 6 are parallel between them, and substantially parallel to the bottom 3 of the housing 1 in the exemplary embodiment shown.
  • the two crosspieces 5 and 6 are arranged perpendicular to the side wall 2.
  • the crosspieces 5, 6 each carry at least one inclined ramp, 7, 8 respectively.
  • the two sleepers 5, 6 are housed between two partitions 9, 10, substantially perpendicular to the side wall 2.
  • the side wall 2, the partitions 9, 10 and the sleepers 5, 6 together constitute a snap-fit sheath for a support 11 light guide and a mask 12 for light guide.
  • the partitions 9, 10 tilt each time the cross member 5, 6 is crossed so as to constitute, for the snap-in sleeve, an opening of flared entrance.
  • the light guide support 11 comprises a plate 13 carrying the light guide 14, and lugs for fastening to the housing 1.
  • it comprises a latching tab 15 having, in the vicinity of its free end, a suitable bearing 16. to cooperate with the cross member 5 to ensure the maintenance of the light guide support 11 in the housing 1.
  • the light guide mask 12 provides lateral protection for the light guide 14 and limits its radiation field. It has lugs for attaching to the housing 1.
  • a latching tab 17 having in the vicinity of its free end a bearing 18 able to cooperate with the cross member 6 to ensure the maintenance of the mask 12 for light guide in the housing 1.
  • the housing 1 being in a stable position, on the motor vehicle for example, the light guide support 11 is present for its installation.
  • the light guide support 11 is elastically deformable.
  • it comprises at least two segments each having a lug for fastening to the housing.
  • These hooking tabs move in different directions when they are hooked onto the housing.
  • these directions are substantially opposite, and the hooking tabs preferably move towards one another for the snap-fastening.
  • the light guide support 11 For its installation in the housing 1, the light guide support 11 is brought closer to the housing.
  • the latching tab 15 is inserted into the latching sheath, the flared entry opening of which provides lateral guidance of the tab 15.
  • the inclined ramps 8 and 7 ensure at the end of the latching tab 15 the crossing of sleepers 6 and 5, respectively.
  • the bearing 16 is then pushed back, by the elasticity of the light guide support 11, behind the cross member 5 and it ensures that the support 11 is held in position.
  • the fitting takes place in the same way with the sole crossing of the cross member 6 behind which the bearing 17 is applied.
  • the relative positions of the housing 1, of the light guide support 11 and the mask 12 for the light guide are then those shown in figure 4 .
  • the lighting and / or signaling device for a motor vehicle has several advantages.
  • the housing has a snap-on sheath for two different components, the light guide holder and the mask.
  • the snap-on sheath has a flared entry opening which provides easy placement and lateral guidance of the light guide holder and mask.
  • the lugs of the lugs of the light guide support and of the mask are arranged on the same side wall, and parallel to each other, which on the one hand simplifies the structure of the housing, on the other hand ensures for the housing a easy demoulding in one movement.
  • the snap-on attachment of the light guide holder and mask ensures minimal movement of parts in the housing, the significant reduction in the tooling required for the installation of the parts, and the corresponding reduction in costs.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif d'éclairage et/ou de signalisation pour véhicule automobile, et plus particulièrement un tel dispositif comportant un boîtier, un guide de lumière, un support de guide de lumière et un masque pour guide de lumière.The invention relates to a lighting and / or signaling device for a motor vehicle, and more particularly to such a device comprising a housing, a light guide, a light guide support and a mask for a light guide.

Dans les dispositifs d'éclairage connus, les différents éléments sont fixés au boîtier par des moyens individuels. Cela rend complexes la structure du boitier et ses opérations de démoulage. Les opérations de montage des différents éléments dans le boîtier sont aussi complexes en raison du nombre de mouvements à réaliser dans l'espace limité de l'intérieur du boîtier.In known lighting devices, the various elements are fixed to the housing by individual means. This makes the structure of the case and its demolding operations complex. The mounting operations of the various elements in the housing are also complex because of the number of movements to be carried out in the limited space inside the housing.

Le document DE 20 2006 003392 U1 décrit un dispositif de signalisation connu dans lequel des éléments internes sont fixés sur la paroi du boîtier par encliquetage.The document DE 20 2006 003392 U1 describes a known signaling device in which internal elements are attached to the wall of the housing by snap-fastening.

Un but de l'invention est de proposer un dispositif d'éclairage et/ou de signalisation pour véhicule automobile qui ne présente pas ces inconvénients, permette de minimiser les mouvements à l'intérieur du boîtier, et facilite le processus d'assemblage.An object of the invention is to provide a lighting and / or signaling device for a motor vehicle which does not have these drawbacks, makes it possible to minimize the movements inside the housing, and facilitates the assembly process.

La présente invention a pour objet un dispositif d'éclairage et/ou de signalisation pour véhicule automobile, comportant un boîtier, un guide de lumière, un support de guide de lumière et un masque, dans lequel le support de guide de lumière et le masque comportent chacun une patte d'encliquetage dans le boîtier, et le boîtier comporte une gaine d'encliquetage du support de guide de lumière et du masque. La gaine d'encliquetage du support de guide de lumière et du masque comporte une paroi latérale et deux traverses en saillie par rapport à la paroi latérale pour encliquetage des pattes d'encliquetage derrière les traverses, respectivement l'une, du support de guide de lumière, l'autre du masque.The present invention relates to a lighting and / or signaling device for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing, a light guide, a light guide support and a mask, in which the light guide support and the mask each have a snap tab in the housing, and the housing includes a sheath for snapping the light guide holder and mask. The snapping sheath of the light guide holder and the mask has a side wall and two cross members protruding from the side wall for snapping the snap tabs behind the cross members, respectively one, of the light guide holder. light, the other of the mask.

De manière avantageuse, les traverses sont disposées perpendiculairement à la paroi latérale.Advantageously, the crosspieces are arranged perpendicular to the side wall.

Avantageusement, chaque traverse porte, sur sa face accessible depuis l'ouverture du boîtier, au moins une rampe inclinée de guidage pour patte d'encliquetage.Advantageously, each cross member carries, on its face accessible from the opening of the housing, at least one inclined guide ramp for a latching tab.

De manière avantageuse, la gaine d'encliquetage du support de guide de lumière et du masque comporte une ouverture d'entrée évasée pour assurer le guidage latéral des pattes d'encliquetage du support de guide de lumière et du masque.Advantageously, the snap-fit sheath of the light guide holder and the mask has a flared entry opening to provide lateral guidance of the snap-in tabs of the light guide holder and of the mask.

Avantageusement, le support de guide de lumière et le masque sont déformables élastiquement pour l'encliquetage des pattes d'encliquetage.Advantageously, the light guide support and the mask are elastically deformable for the latching of the latching tabs.

De manière avantageuse, le support de guide de lumière et/ou le masque comprennent au moins deux segments présentant chacun une patte d'encliquetage, les pattes d'encliquetage des différents segments se déplaçant dans des directions différentes lors de l'encliquetage.Advantageously, the light guide support and / or the mask comprise at least two segments each having a latching tab, the latching tabs of the different segments moving in different directions during the latching.

Avantageusement, le support de guide de lumière et le masque comportent deux pattes se déplaçant dans des directions sensiblement opposées.Advantageously, the light guide support and the mask comprise two tabs moving in substantially opposite directions.

De manière avantageuse, les pattes d'encliquetage se déplacent l'une vers l'autre.Advantageously, the latching tabs move towards one another.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortent de la description qui suit faite avec référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • La Figure 1 est une vue en perspective de l'intérieur d'un boîtier de dispositif d'éclairage et/ou de signalisation pour véhicule automobile, selon un exemple de réalisation de l'invention.
  • La Figure 2 est une vue partielle en perspective éclatée d'un masque pour guide de lumière, pour dispositif d'éclairage et/ou de signalisation pour véhicule automobile, selon un exemple de réalisation de l'invention.
  • La Figure 3 est une vue partielle en perspective d'un support de guide de lumière pour dispositif d'éclairage et/ou de signalisation pour véhicule automobile, selon un exemple de réalisation de l'invention.
  • La Figure 4 est une vue partielle en coupe de l'ensemble du boîtier de la Figure 1, du masque de la Figure 2 et du support de guide de lumière de la Figure 3 en configuration de fonctionnement.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention emerge from the following description given with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • The Figure 1 is a perspective view of the interior of a housing for a lighting and / or signaling device for a motor vehicle, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • The Figure 2 is a partial exploded perspective view of a mask for a light guide, for a lighting and / or signaling device for a motor vehicle, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • The Figure 3 is a partial perspective view of a light guide support for a lighting and / or signaling device for a motor vehicle, according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • The Figure 4 is a partial sectional view of the entire housing of the Figure 1 , from the mask of the Figure 2 and the light guide holder of the Figure 3 in operating configuration.

Le boîtier 1 de dispositif d'éclairage et/ou de signalisation pour véhicule automobile est de forme complexe et non symétrique.The housing 1 of a lighting and / or signaling device for a motor vehicle is of complex and non-symmetrical shape.

Selon l'invention, le boîtier 1 comporte une paroi latérale 2 sensiblement plane et sensiblement perpendiculaire au fond 3 du boîtier 1.According to the invention, the housing 1 comprises a side wall 2 which is substantially planar and substantially perpendicular to the bottom 3 of the housing 1.

En configuration d'utilisation, le fond 3 du boîtier 1 est sensiblement vertical et l'ouverture du boîtier 1 est orientée vers l'avant du véhicule. L'ouverture du boîtier 1 est de forme complexe et elle est symbolisée par le bord libre 4 de la paroi latérale 2.In the use configuration, the bottom 3 of the housing 1 is substantially vertical and the opening of the housing 1 faces towards the front of the vehicle. The opening of the housing 1 is of complex shape and is symbolized by the free edge 4 of the side wall 2.

En partant du fond 3 du boîtier, la paroi latérale 2 porte une première traverse 5 et une deuxième traverse 6, en saillie, par rapport à la paroi latérale 2, vers l'intérieur du boîtier 1. Les deux traverses 5 et 6 sont parallèles entre elles, et sensiblement parallèles au fond 3 du boîtier 1 dans l'exemple de réalisation représenté. Les deux traverses 5 et 6 sont disposées perpendiculairement à la paroi latérale 2.Starting from the bottom 3 of the housing, the side wall 2 carries a first cross member 5 and a second cross member 6, projecting from the side wall 2 towards the inside of the housing 1. The two cross members 5 and 6 are parallel between them, and substantially parallel to the bottom 3 of the housing 1 in the exemplary embodiment shown. The two crosspieces 5 and 6 are arranged perpendicular to the side wall 2.

Sur leur face accessible depuis l'ouverture du boîtier 1, les traverses 5, 6 portent chacune au moins une rampe inclinée, 7, 8 respectivement.On their face accessible from the opening of the housing 1, the crosspieces 5, 6 each carry at least one inclined ramp, 7, 8 respectively.

Les deux traverses 5, 6 sont logées entre deux cloisons 9, 10, sensiblement perpendiculaire à la paroi latérale 2. La paroi latérale 2, les cloisons 9, 10 et les traverses 5, 6 constituent ensemble une gaine d'encliquetage pour un support 11 de guide de lumière et un masque 12 pour guide de lumière. Entre le fond 3 du boîtier 1 et le bord libre 4 de la paroi latérale 2, les cloisons 9, 10 s'inclinent à chaque franchissement de traverse 5, 6 de façon à constituer, pour la gaine d'encliquetage, une ouverture d'entrée évasée.The two sleepers 5, 6 are housed between two partitions 9, 10, substantially perpendicular to the side wall 2. The side wall 2, the partitions 9, 10 and the sleepers 5, 6 together constitute a snap-fit sheath for a support 11 light guide and a mask 12 for light guide. Between the bottom 3 of the housing 1 and the free edge 4 of the side wall 2, the partitions 9, 10 tilt each time the cross member 5, 6 is crossed so as to constitute, for the snap-in sleeve, an opening of flared entrance.

Le support 11 de guide de lumière comporte un plateau 13 portant le guide 14 de lumière, et des pattes d'accrochage au boîtier 1. En particulier, il comporte une patte 15 d'encliquetage présentant au voisinage de son extrémité libre un palier 16 apte à coopérer avec la traverse 5 pour assurer le maintien du support 11 de guide de lumière dans le boîtier 1.The light guide support 11 comprises a plate 13 carrying the light guide 14, and lugs for fastening to the housing 1. In particular, it comprises a latching tab 15 having, in the vicinity of its free end, a suitable bearing 16. to cooperate with the cross member 5 to ensure the maintenance of the light guide support 11 in the housing 1.

Le masque 12 pour guide de lumière assure la protection latérale du guide de lumière 14 et la limitation de son champ de rayonnement. Il comporte des pattes d'accrochage au boîtier 1.The light guide mask 12 provides lateral protection for the light guide 14 and limits its radiation field. It has lugs for attaching to the housing 1.

En particulier, il comporte une patte 17 d'encliquetage présentant au voisinage de son extrémité libre un palier 18 apte à coopérer avec la traverse 6 pour assurer le maintien du masque 12 pour guide de lumière dans le boîtier 1.In particular, it comprises a latching tab 17 having in the vicinity of its free end a bearing 18 able to cooperate with the cross member 6 to ensure the maintenance of the mask 12 for light guide in the housing 1.

Le boîtier 1 étant en position stable, sur le véhicule automobile par exemple, le support 11 de guide de lumière est présent pour sa mise en place. Le support 11 de guide de lumière est élastiquement déformable.The housing 1 being in a stable position, on the motor vehicle for example, the light guide support 11 is present for its installation. The light guide support 11 is elastically deformable.

Avantageusement, il comprend au moins deux segments présentant chacun une patte d'accrochage au boîtier. Ces pattes d'accrochage se déplacent dans des directions différentes lors de leur accrochage sur le boîtier. Avantageusement ces directions sont sensiblement opposées, et de préférence les pattes d'accrochage se déplacent l'une vers l'autre pour l'encliquetage.Advantageously, it comprises at least two segments each having a lug for fastening to the housing. These hooking tabs move in different directions when they are hooked onto the housing. Advantageously, these directions are substantially opposite, and the hooking tabs preferably move towards one another for the snap-fastening.

Pour sa mise en place dans le boîtier 1, le support 11 de guide de lumière est rapproché du boîtier. La patte 15 d'encliquetage est insérée dans la gaine d'encliquetage dont l'ouverture d'entrée évasée assure le guidage latéral de la patte 15. Les rampes inclinées 8 et 7 assurent à l'extrémité de la patte 15 d'encliquetage le franchissement des traverses 6 et 5, respectivement. Le palier 16 est alors repoussé, par l'élasticité du support 11 de guide de lumière, derrière la traverse 5 et il assure le maintien en position du support 11.For its installation in the housing 1, the light guide support 11 is brought closer to the housing. The latching tab 15 is inserted into the latching sheath, the flared entry opening of which provides lateral guidance of the tab 15. The inclined ramps 8 and 7 ensure at the end of the latching tab 15 the crossing of sleepers 6 and 5, respectively. The bearing 16 is then pushed back, by the elasticity of the light guide support 11, behind the cross member 5 and it ensures that the support 11 is held in position.

Pour le masque 12 pour guide de lumière, la mise en place se déroule de la même manière avec le seul franchissement de la traverse 6 derrière laquelle s'applique le palier 17. Les positions relatives du boîtier 1, du support 11 de guide de lumière et du masque 12 pour guide de lumière sont alors celles représentées à la figure 4.For the mask 12 for a light guide, the fitting takes place in the same way with the sole crossing of the cross member 6 behind which the bearing 17 is applied. The relative positions of the housing 1, of the light guide support 11 and the mask 12 for the light guide are then those shown in figure 4 .

Le dispositif d'éclairage et/ou de signalisation pour véhicule automobile selon l'invention présente plusieurs avantages. Le boîtier comporte une gaine d'encliquetage pour deux constituants différents, le support de guide de lumière et le masque. La gaine d'encliquetage a une ouverture d'entrée évasée qui assure la mise en place aisée et le guidage latéral du support de guide de lumière et du masque.The lighting and / or signaling device for a motor vehicle according to the invention has several advantages. The housing has a snap-on sheath for two different components, the light guide holder and the mask. The snap-on sheath has a flared entry opening which provides easy placement and lateral guidance of the light guide holder and mask.

Les traverses d'encliquetage des pattes du support de guide de lumière et du masque sont disposées sur la même paroi latérale, et parallèlement entre elles, ce qui d'une part simplifie la structure du boîtier, d'autre part assure pour le boîtier un démoulage aisé en un seul mouvement.The lugs of the lugs of the light guide support and of the mask are arranged on the same side wall, and parallel to each other, which on the one hand simplifies the structure of the housing, on the other hand ensures for the housing a easy demoulding in one movement.

La fixation par encliquetage du support de guide de lumière et du masque assure la réduction au minimum des mouvements de pièces dans le boîtier, la réduction sensible de l'outillage nécessaire à la mise en place des pièces, et la réduction des coûts correspondants.The snap-on attachment of the light guide holder and mask ensures minimal movement of parts in the housing, the significant reduction in the tooling required for the installation of the parts, and the corresponding reduction in costs.

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  1. Lighting and/or signaling device for a motor vehicle, having a housing (1), a light guide (14), a light guide support (11) and a bezel (12), wherein the light guide support (11) and the bezel (12) each have a lug (15, 17) for snapping into the housing (1), and the housing (1) has a snap-on sleeve for the light guide support (11) and the bezel (12) characterized in that the snap-on sleeve for the light guide support (11) and the bezel (12) has a side wall (2) and two crosspieces (5), 6) protruding from the side wall for snapping the snap-on tabs (15, 17) behind the crossbars (5, 6), respectively one (15) of the light guide support (11) and the other (17) of the bezel (12).
  2. Device according to claim 1, in which the cross-members (5, 6) are arranged perpendicular to the side wall (2).
  3. Device according to claim 2, in which each crossbar (5, 6) carries, on its side accessible from the opening of the housing (1), at least one inclined guide ramp (7, 8) for a snap-on tab.
  4. Device according to claim 1, in which the snap-on sleeve of the light guide support (11) and of the bezel (12) has a flared entry opening for lateral guidance of the snap-on tabs (15, 17) of the light guide support (11) and of the bezel (12).
  5. Device according to claim 1, in which the light guide support (11) and the bezel (12) are elastically deformable for the snap-in engagement of the snap-in tabs (15, 17).
  6. Device according to claim 5, wherein the light guide support and/or the bezel comprise at least two segments each having a snap-in lug, wherein the snap-in tabs of the individual segments move in different directions during snap-in.
  7. Device according to claim 6 wherein the light guide support and the bezel each comprise two tabs moving in substantially opposite directions.
  8. Device according to claim 7 in which the latching tabs move towards each other.
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