JP2020145120A - Vehicular lighting fixture - Google Patents

Abstract

To improve workability during assembling work.SOLUTION: A vehicular lighting fixture comprises: a lamp housing 1 comprising an opening 1b, and whose internal space is formed as a lighting chamber 1a; a wiring board 5 comprising a plurality of power supply terminals 7a located in the lighting chamber; an attachment body 8 attached to the lamp housing, and covering the wiring board from the side of the opening; and a plurality of light emitting units each comprising a planar light source 12 for emitting light, a holding base 11 holding the light source and attached to the attachment body, and a connector 13 provided with an electrode 13b connected to the power supply terminals. The connector is electrically connected to the light source via a connection body 14. When the holding base is attached to the attachment body, the electrode is electrically connected to the power supply terminals.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

The present invention relates to a technical field of a vehicle lamp in which a plurality of light emitting units having a light source are arranged in a lamp chamber of a lamp housing.

Some vehicle lighting fixtures are configured by arranging a plurality of light sources in a lighting chamber which is an internal space of a lamp housing (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In the vehicle lighting equipment described in Patent Document 1, an organic EL panel (organic electroluminescence panel) that emits light by itself is used as a plurality of light sources, and the plurality of organic EL panels can be, for example, an attachment (Patent Document). In 1, it is attached to the "support member") and arranged vertically at equal intervals.

JP-A-2017-208226

By the way, in a vehicle lighting fixture in which a plurality of light sources are arranged as described above, it is necessary to attach the plurality of light sources to the mounting body and to assemble an electric connection structure for supplying power to the plurality of light sources. Therefore, it is desirable that each structure is easily assembled in order to improve productivity.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to improve workability in assembling work.

First, the vehicle lamp according to the present invention includes a lamp housing having an opening and an internal space formed as a lamp chamber, a wiring plate having a plurality of power supply terminals located in the lamp chamber, and the lamp housing. A mounting body that is mounted on the mounting body and covers the wiring plate from the opening side, a planar light source that emits light, a holding base that holds the light source and is mounted on the mounting body, and an electrode connected to the power feeding terminal are provided. The connector is electrically connected to the light source via a connecting body, and the electrode is electrically connected to the feeding terminal when the holding base is attached to the mounting body. It is connected as a target.

As a result, in the assembly of the light emitting unit, the electrodes are electrically connected to the feeding terminals when the holding base is attached to the mounting body.

Secondly, in the vehicle lighting equipment according to the present invention described above, it is desirable that a cover attached to the lamp housing is provided so as to cover the opening, and a part of the vehicle window is used as the cover.

This makes it possible to arrange a light emitting unit or the like inside the vehicle and does not require a dedicated cover.

Thirdly, in the vehicle lamp according to the present invention described above, the connecting body has flexibility, and a first holding portion for holding the light source and a second holding for holding the connector on the holding base. It is desirable that the parts are integrally formed.

This makes it possible to freely set the positions of the light source and the connector, and both the light source and the electrodes are held by the holding base.

Fourth, in the vehicle lamp according to the present invention described above, it is desirable that the light emitting unit is provided with a translucent cover lens that covers the light source.

This makes it possible to arrange the light emitting unit in the lighting chamber with the light source covered by the cover lens.

Fifth, in the vehicle lamp according to the present invention described above, it is desirable that the electrode is urged in a predetermined direction and the electrode is pressed against the power feeding terminal by the urging force.

As a result, in the assembly of the light emitting unit, when the holding base is attached to the mounting body, the electrode is pressed against the feeding terminal by an urging force, so that the electrode and the feeding terminal are connected.

According to the present invention, in assembling the light emitting unit, the electrodes are electrically connected to the feeding terminal when the holding base is attached to the mounting body. Therefore, the mounting work of the holding base to the mounting body and the feeding terminal of the electrode It is not necessary to perform the connection work to each as a separate work, and the workability in the assembly work can be improved.

2 to 13 show an embodiment of the vehicle lighting fixture of the present invention, and this figure is a perspective view showing a state in which the vehicle lighting fixture is arranged on the left and right sides of the vehicle body. It is a perspective view which shows the state in which a large number of vehicle lamps are arranged on a vehicle body. It is a perspective view of the lighting equipment for a vehicle which shows the state which the cover is separated. It is an exploded perspective view which shows the state which the wiring board is arranged in a lamp housing together with a light emitting unit. It is an exploded perspective view of a light emitting unit. It is a perspective view of the light emitting unit which shows the state which the cover lens is separated. It is a perspective view which shows the state before the light emitting unit is attached to the attachment body, and the electrode is connected to a feeding terminal. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which the light emitting unit is attached to the attachment body. 10 to 13 show other configurations of the vehicle lighting equipment, and this figure is an exploded perspective view of the light emitting unit. It is sectional drawing of the lighting equipment for a vehicle. It is a rear view which shows the state which light is emitted in the lamp for a vehicle as an image. It is a perspective view which shows another cover lens. It is a rear view which shows the state which light is emitted in the lighting equipment for a vehicle as an image when another cover lens is used.

Hereinafter, a mode for carrying out the vehicle lamp of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the embodiment shown below, the vehicle lamp of the present invention is applied to a vehicle lamp such as a tail lamp arranged at the rear end of the vehicle body. The present invention can be widely applied to various vehicle lighting fixtures arranged in various parts of the vehicle body.

In the following description, it is assumed that the vehicle lighting fixtures are arranged at the rear end of the vehicle body to indicate the front-rear, up-down, left-right directions. However, the front-back, up-down, left-right directions shown below are for convenience of explanation, and the practice of the present invention is not limited to these directions. Further, the following shows an example of a vehicle lamp using an organic electroluminescence panel as a light source, and the organic electroluminescence panel also includes an organic electroluminescence display for displaying characters, figures, and the like.

<Arrangement of lighting equipment for vehicles>
First, the arrangement configuration of the vehicle lighting equipment 50 will be described (see FIGS. 1 to 3).

The vehicle body 100 on which the vehicle lighting equipment 50 is arranged has, for example, a vehicle body body 101 including an upper portion, both side portions, and the like, and a back door (rear hatch) 102 that is opened and closed with respect to the vehicle body body 101 (see FIG. 1). ). The back door 102 is provided as a window 102a having at least a part of translucency. The window 102a is made of a glass material or a resin material.

The vehicle lighting tool 50 has, for example, a lamp housing 1 attached to and arranged at both left and right ends of the rear end of the vehicle body 100 and opened rearward, and a cover 2 attached to the lamp housing 1. .. In the vehicle lighting tool 50, for example, a part of the window 102a is used as the cover 2, and a portion other than the cover 2 including the lamp housing 1 is arranged inside the vehicle. In this case, the lamp housing 1 is attached to the inner surface of the window 102a. Further, a plurality of vehicle lighting fixtures 50, 50, ... May be arranged on the back door 102 (see FIG. 2). In this case, for example, a plurality of vehicle lighting fixtures 50, 50, ... Are arranged side by side or vertically or vertically or vertically and horizontally of the back door 102.

In the vehicle lighting tool 50, the cover 2 may be configured as a dedicated member separate from the window 102a (see FIG. 3). In this case, the vehicle lighting equipment 50 is arranged in each part of the vehicle body 100 other than the window 102a. The number of vehicle lighting fixtures 50 arranged on the vehicle body 100 is arbitrary, and for example, a plurality of them may be arranged on predetermined parts of the vehicle body 100.

<Overall configuration of vehicle lighting equipment>
Next, the overall configuration of the vehicle lighting equipment will be described (see FIGS. 3 to 10).

In the vehicle lamp 50, the internal space of the lamp housing 1 is formed as a lamp chamber 1a and has an opening 1b at the rear end (see FIGS. 3 and 4). The lamp housing 1 is formed, for example, in the shape of a rectangular box, and has a bottom surface portion 3 that faces in a substantially front-rear direction and a peripheral surface portion 4 that projects substantially rearward from the outer peripheral portion of the bottom surface portion 3. The lamp housing 1 is formed, for example, in a gently curved shape corresponding to the shape of the window 102a and in a rearwardly convex shape.

A wiring plate 5 is arranged on the inner surface of the bottom surface 3 (see FIG. 4). The wiring board 5 is, for example, a flexible printed wiring board, one end of which is provided as a connection end 6 connected to a power supply circuit (not shown) of the vehicle, and a portion other than the connection end 6 is branched into, for example, three. It is provided as branch portions 7, 7, 7. The branch portion 7 has, for example, three power supply terminals 7a, 7a, 7a that extend to the left and right except for the end portion on the connection end portion 6 side and are separated in the longitudinal direction.

A mounting body 8 is arranged in the lamp chamber 1a of the lamp housing 1. The mounting body 8 has a plate shape having substantially the same size and shape as the inner circumference of the peripheral surface portion 4, and is gently curved according to the shape of the bottom surface portion 3 of the lamp housing 1. The mounting body 8 is formed with rectangular member insertion holes 8a, 8a, ... At positions corresponding to the power feeding terminals 7a, 7a, .... The mounting body 8 is provided with projecting piece portions 9 and 9 protruding downward from opposite positions on the opening edge of the member insertion hole 8a, respectively. The projecting piece portion 9 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape, and the lower edge is formed as an engaging edge 9a.

The mounting body 8 is inserted inside the peripheral surface portion 4 and mounted on the lamp housing 1, and the wiring plate 5 is covered from the opening 1b side by the mounting body 8. The mounting body 8 is mounted on the lamp housing 1 with a certain gap formed from the bottom surface portion 3, and the member insertion holes 8a, 8a, ... Are the power supply terminals 7a, 7a, ... Of the wiring plate 5, respectively.・ ・ It is located corresponding to. Light emitting units 10, 10, ... Are attached to the attachment body 8. The light emitting unit 10 has a holding base 11, a light source 12, a connector 13, a connector 14, and a cover lens 15 (see FIG. 5).

Each part of the holding base 11 is integrally formed of a resin material, and a rectangular plate-shaped first holding part 16 facing in a substantially front-rear direction and a second holding part 16 protruding from one end in the left-right direction of the first holding part 16. The holding portion 17 and the receiving portion 18 protruding from the tip end portion of the second holding portion 17, and the side surface portions 19 and 19 continuous on both the upper and lower edges of the second holding portion 17 and the receiving portion 18, respectively. It has engaging protrusions 20 and 20 projecting from the front ends of the side surface portions 19 and 19 in a direction away from each other.

The first holding portion 16 is gently curved like the mounting body 8. The second holding portion 17 is a first of the connecting portion 17a continuous with the first holding portion 16 and facing the front-rear direction, the bending portion 17b bent in the direction orthogonal to the connecting portion 17a and facing the left-right direction, and the connecting portion 17a. It has a regulation protrusion 17c protruding forward from the end on the holding portion 16 side of the above. The receiving portion 18 is continuous with the front end portion of the bent portion 17b, protrudes from the bent portion 17b to the side opposite to the side where the first holding portion 16 is located, and is formed in a plate shape facing substantially the front-rear direction.

The side surface portions 19 and 19 are elastically deformable in the direction in which they are in contact with each other in the vertical direction. The side surface portion 19 is provided as a protruding portion 19a in which an intermediate portion in the left-right direction protrudes forward from other portions. The front edge of the side surface portion 19 on the side of the first holding portion 16 from the protruding portion 19a is formed as a receiving edge 19b. The engaging protrusion 20 is projected from the front end portion of the protruding portion 19a, and the rear surface is formed as the engaging surface 20a.

The holding base 11 is formed with an insertion hole 11a in a portion extending from the bent portion 17b of the second holding portion 17 to the receiving portion 18. The trailing edge of the insertion hole 11a is set at the same height as the upper surface of the connecting portion 17a in the second holding portion 17.

As the light source 12, for example, a planar light source is used, and the light source 12 is made bendable. As the planar light source, for example, an organic EL panel (organic electroluminescence panel) is used. As the light source 12, another planar light source may be used. For example, a planar light source having a configuration in which a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are mounted on a bendable substrate may be used.

The light source 12 is attached to the rear surface of the first holding portion 16 and is held by the first holding portion 16 (see FIGS. 5 and 6). A portion of the light source 12 other than the outer peripheral portion is provided as a light emitting portion 12a, and the light emitting portion 12a can be formed into an arbitrary shape in consideration of design and the like.

The connector 13 is connected to the light source 12 by the connector 14. As the connecting body 14, for example, a flexible printed wiring board that can be bent is used.

The connector 13 has a main body 13a having a terminal portion (not shown) and electrodes 13b and 13b protruding forward from the main body 13a, and the electrodes 13b and 13b are movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the main body 13a and the main body 13a. It is urged in a direction protruding from the main body 13a by an urging member (not shown) arranged inside the body. One end of the connecting body 14 is connected to the terminal portion of the connector 13.

The connector 13 is inserted into the insertion hole 11a of the holding base 11 from the rear side in a state where the connector 14 is connected. With the connector 13 inserted into the insertion hole 11a, the connector 14 is positioned along the second holding portion 17. At this time, the side surface of the main body 13a is in contact with the regulation protrusion 17c to restrict the position in the left-right direction, and the rear surface of the main body 13a is in a state of facing the front surface of the connecting portion 17a.

The cover lens 15 is made of a transparent resin material, and the cover portion 21, the slide portions 22, 22 and the connecting protrusion 23 and the engaging portion 24 are integrally formed.

The cover portion 21 faces substantially in the front-rear direction and is gently curved like the first holding portion 16. The cover portion 21 is formed with, for example, a diffusion step (not shown).

The slide portions 22 and 22 are continuous to the upper and lower ends of the cover portion 21, and the receiving pieces projecting forward from the cover portion 21 in the direction of approaching each other from the front end portions of the side portions 22a and 22a and the side portions 22a and 22a. It has parts 22b and 22b. The slide portions 22 and 22 are gently curved according to the shape of the cover portion 21.

The connecting protrusion 23 is formed in a bent shape similar to the second holding portion 17 of the holding base 11, and is elastically deformable in a direction in which the tip portion is displaced substantially left and right.

The engaging portion 24 has a triangular columnar locking protrusion 24a that protrudes laterally from the tip end portion of the connecting protrusion 23 and protrudes forward on the front side.

In the cover lens 15, the slide portions 22 and 22 are slid with respect to the upper and lower ends of the first holding portion 16 and attached to the holding base 11 (see FIGS. 6 and 7). In the state where the cover lens 15 is attached to the holding base 11, the light source 12 held by the first holding portion 16 of the holding base 11 is covered from the rear by the cover portion 21, and the connecting body 14 is covered with the connecting protrusion 23. Covered by.

When the slide portions 22 and 22 are slid with respect to the first holding portion 16, the locking protrusion 24a is slid on the rear surface of the receiving portion 18 to elastically deform the connecting protrusion 23, and the locking protrusion 23 is elastically deformed. When the 24a is inserted into the insertion hole 11a, the connecting protrusion 23 is elastically restored. Therefore, the locking protrusion 24a is locked to the opening edge of the insertion hole 11a, and the cover lens 15 is coupled to the holding base 11 to form the light emitting unit 10.

In the light emitting unit 10 configured as described above, the projecting portions 19a and 19a of the side surface portions 19 and 19 of the holding base 11, the engaging projecting portions 20 and 20, and a part of the connector 13 are rearward to the member insertion hole 8a. It is attached to the attachment body 8 by being inserted from the side (see FIGS. 7 and 8).

When the projecting portions 19a, 19a, the engaging projecting portions 20, 20 and the connector 13 are inserted into the member insertion holes 8a, the engaging projecting portions 20 and 20 are slid on the projecting pieces 9 and 9, respectively, and the side surface portions. When 19 and 19 are elastically deformed in the direction of approaching each other and the engaging surfaces 20a and 20a of the engaging protrusions 20 and 20 reach the front edges of the protrusions 9 and 9, respectively, the side surface portions 19 and 19 are elastically restored. Then, the engaging surfaces 20a and 20a are engaged with the engaging edges 9a and 9a of the projecting pieces 9 and 9, respectively. In a state where the engaging surfaces 20a and 20a are engaged with the engaging edges 9a and 9a of the projecting pieces 9 and 9, respectively, the receiving portion 18 and the receiving edges 19b and 19b of the side surface portions 19 and 19 are attached to the mounting body 8. It is brought into contact with the rear surface, and the holding base 11 is attached to the attachment body 8 in a stable state.

Further, when the protruding portions 19a and 19a, the engaging protrusions 20 and 20, and the connector 13 are inserted into the member insertion holes 8a as described above, the electrodes 13b and 13b of the connector 13 simultaneously supply power to the wiring board 5. It is connected to the terminal 7a. At this time, since the electrodes 13b and 13b are urged in the direction of protruding from the main body 13a, the rear surface of the main body 13a is pressed by the front surface of the connecting portion 17a in the second holding portion 17, and the electrodes 13b and 13b are urged by the urging force. Each is connected in a state of being pressed against the power feeding terminal 7a. The connector 13 is held by the second holding portion 17 by pressing the main body 13a by the connecting portion 17a.

As described above, when all the light emitting units 10, 10, ... Are attached to the mounting body 8, the assembly of each part in the vehicle lighting tool 50 is completed, and the light emitting units 10, 10, ... They are located side by side in the vertical and horizontal directions (see FIG. 3). Further, in the state configured as described above, the lamp housing 1 is attached to the inner surface of the window 102a of the back door 102, or the cover 2 configured as a dedicated member separate from the window 102a provides the lamp chamber 1a. By being attached to the lamp housing 1 in a covered state, the vehicle lamp 50 is configured.

As described above, since the lamp housing 1 is gently curved in a rearwardly convex shape corresponding to the shape of the window 102a, the lamp housing 1 is attached to the window 102a without a gap.

<Summary>
As described above, the vehicle lamp 50 includes the lamp housing 1, the wiring plate 5, the mounting body 8, and the plurality of light emitting units 10, and the connector 13 is electrically connected to the light source 12 via the connecting body 14. The electrode 13b is electrically connected to the power feeding terminal 7a when the holding base 11 is attached to the attachment body 8.

Therefore, in the assembly of the light emitting unit 10, the electrode 13b is electrically connected to the feeding terminal 7a when the holding base 11 is attached to the mounting body 8. As a result, it is not necessary to perform the work of attaching the holding base 11 to the mounting body 8 and the work of connecting the electrode 13b to the power supply terminal 7a as separate work, and the workability in the work of assembling each part of the vehicle lighting tool 50 is improved. It can be improved.

Further, by using a part of the window 102a of the vehicle as the cover 2, it becomes possible to arrange the light emitting unit 10 or the like inside the vehicle, and it is possible to improve the waterproofness of the lighting equipment 50 for the vehicle. Further, since the dedicated cover 2 is not required, the manufacturing cost of the vehicle lighting tool 50 can be reduced by reducing the number of parts.

Furthermore, in the vehicle lamp 50, a planar light source is used as the light source 12, the connecting body 14 has flexibility, and the first holding portion 16 and the connector 13 for holding the light source 12 on the holding base 11 are provided. A second holding portion 17 for holding is integrally formed.

Therefore, the positions of the light source 12 and the connecting body 14 can be freely set, and both the light source 12 and the electrode 13b are held by the holding base 11, so that the degree of freedom in design can be improved and the cost increases. It can be realized by a simple structure without any effort.

In addition, since the light emitting unit 10 is provided with a translucent cover lens 15 that covers the light source 12, the light emitting unit 10 can be arranged in the light chamber 1a with the light source 12 covered by the cover lens 15. This makes it possible to protect the light source 12 and ensure a good light emission state.

Further, since the electrode 13b is urged in a predetermined direction and the electrode 13b is pressed against the feeding terminal 7a by the urging force, the electrode 13b is attached to the mounting body 8 when the holding base 11 is attached to the mounting body 8 in the assembly of the light emitting unit 10. It is pressed against the power supply terminal 7a by an urging force.

Therefore, in the assembly of the light emitting unit 10, the electrode 13b is surely connected to the power supply terminal 7a, and after ensuring a stable connection state of the electrode 13b to the power supply terminal 7a, each part of the connecting vehicle lighting tool 50 Workability in assembling work can be improved.

<Others>
The vehicle lighting tool 50A, which is another configuration example of the vehicle lighting device, will be described below (see FIGS. 9 to 13).

The vehicle lamp 50A has a lamp lamp housing 31 opened rearward, and the internal space of the lamp lamp housing 31 is formed as a lamp chamber 31a (see FIGS. 9 and 10). The lamp housing 31 has an opening 31b at the rear end. The lamp housing 31 is formed in a box shape and has a bottom surface portion 32 facing in a substantially front-rear direction and a peripheral surface portion (not shown) protruding substantially rearward from the outer peripheral portion of the bottom surface portion 32. For example, the lamp housing 31 may be gently curved in a rearwardly convex shape corresponding to the shape of the window 102a.

A wiring plate 33 is arranged on the inner surface of the bottom surface portion 32. The wiring board 33 is, for example, a flexible printed wiring board, one end of which is provided as a connection end portion connected to a power supply circuit (not shown) of the vehicle, and a portion other than the connection end portion is branched to each of the branched portions. They have power supply terminals 33a, 33a, ..., Respectively.

A plate-shaped mounting body 34 is arranged in the lamp chamber 31a of the lamp housing 31, and the wiring plate 33 is covered from the opening 31b side by the mounting body 34. Rectangular member insertion holes 34a, 34a, ... Are formed in the mounting body 34. The mounting body 34 is mounted on the lamp housing 31 with a certain gap formed between the mounting body 34 and the bottom surface portion 32, and the member insertion holes 34a, 34a, ... Are the feeding terminals 33a, 33a, ... Of the wiring plate 33, respectively.・ ・ It is located corresponding to.

Light emitting units 35, 35, ... Are attached to the attachment body 34. The light emitting unit 35 has a holding base 36, a light emitting body 37, a connector 38, and a cover lens 39.

Each part of the holding base 36 is integrally formed of a resin material, and has, for example, a bottom wall portion 40 formed in a hexagonal plate shape and a peripheral wall portion 41 protruding rearward from the outer peripheral portion of the bottom wall portion 40. ing. A rectangular insertion hole 40a is formed in the central portion of the bottom wall portion 40. The holding base 36 is provided with mounted piece portions 42, 42 protruding forward from opposite portions of the opening edge of the insertion hole 40a, and the front end portions of the mounted piece portions 42, 42 are separated from each other. Engagement protrusions 42a and 42a protruding in the direction are provided.

The light emitter 37 has, for example, a hexagonal substrate 37a and light sources 37b, 37b, ... Mounted on the substrate 37a, and examples of the light sources 37b, 37b, ... Are light emitting diodes (LEDs). Is used. The light sources 37b, 37b, ... Are located apart from each other in the circumferential direction.

The connector 38 is connected to the central portion on the front surface of the substrate 37a. The connector 38 has a main body 38a and electrodes 38b, 38b, and the electrodes 38b, 38b are made movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the main body 38a, and the main body 38a is provided by an urging member (not shown) arranged inside the main body 38a. It is urged in the direction of protruding from.

The cover lens 39 is formed into, for example, a hexagon by two-color molding. The cover lens 39 is provided as a non-transmissive portion 39a whose outer peripheral portion is opaque, and a portion other than the non-transmissive portion 39a is provided as a transmissive portion 39b. The cover portion 39 is formed with, for example, a diffusion step (not shown).

In the light emitting body 37, the substrate 37a is attached to the rear surface of the bottom wall portion 40, and the connector 38 is inserted into the insertion hole 40a of the bottom wall portion 40. The cover lens 39 is attached to the rear surface of the peripheral wall portion 41 in a state where the light emitting unit 37 is attached to the bottom wall portion 40.

The light emitting unit 35 configured as described above is attached to the attachment body 34 by inserting the attached piece portions 42, 42 into the member insertion hole 34a from the rear side.

When the mounted pieces 42, 42 are inserted into the member insertion holes 34a, the engaging protrusions 42a, 42a are slid on the opening edges of the member insertion holes 34a, respectively, and the mounted pieces 42, 42 approach each other. When the engaging protrusions 42a and 42a reach the front edge of the member insertion hole 34a, the attached piece portions 42 and 42 are elastically restored, and the engaging protrusions 42a and 42a are formed in the member insertion hole 34a. Engage with the anterior opening edge. The holding base 36 is attached to the mounting body 34 by engaging the engaging protrusions 42a and 42a with the front opening edge of the member insertion hole 34a.

Further, when the attached piece portions 42, 42 are inserted into the member insertion holes 34a as described above, the electrodes 38b, 38b of the connector 38 are connected to the power supply terminal 33a of the wiring board 33. At this time, since the electrodes 38b and 38b are urged in the direction of protruding from the main body 38a, the electrodes 38b and 38b are connected in a state of being pressed against the power feeding terminal 33a by the urging force.

As described above, by attaching all the light emitting units 35, 35, ... To the mounting body 34, the assembly of each part in the vehicle lighting tool 50A is completed, and the light emitting units 35, 35, ... They are positioned side by side in a predetermined arrangement (see FIG. 11). Further, in the state configured as described above, the lamp housing 31 is attached to the inner surface of the window 102a of the back door 102, or the cover 2 configured as a dedicated member separate from the window 102a provides the lamp chamber 31a. By being attached to the lamp housing 31 in a covered state, the vehicle lamp 50A is configured. In FIG. 11, the portion with the pear ground shows the emission state of the light from the light sources 37b, 37b, ... As an image.

In the above, an example of the cover lens 39 in which the outer peripheral portion is provided as the non-transmissive portion 39a is shown, but in the vehicle lamp 50A, the following cover lens 39X is used instead of the cover lens 39. Is also possible (see FIG. 12).

The cover lens 39X is formed into, for example, a hexagon by two-color molding. The cover lens 39X is provided with an opaque non-transmissive portion 39a at an outer peripheral portion and a diagonal portion passing through the central portion, and portions other than the non-transmissive portion 39a are provided as transmissive portions 39b, 39b, ... Therefore, the transmission portions 39b, 39b, ... Are provided separately in the circumferential direction.

When the cover lens 39X is used, the light sources 37b, 37b, ... Are located at positions facing the transmitting portions 39b, 39b, ... (See FIG. 13). In FIG. 13, the portion with the pear ground shows the emission state of the light from the light sources 37b, 37b, ... As an image.

When the cover lens 39X is used, as described above, the divided transmission portions 39b, 39b, ... Are positioned so as to face the light sources 37b, 37b, ..., Respectively. It is easy to visually recognize each of the transmitting portions 39b, 39b, ... As if they were shining, and it is possible to pseudo-suppress the so-called shining feeling that is recognized as being partially shining strongly.

102a ... window, 50 ... vehicle lighting equipment, 1 ... lamp housing, 1a ... light room, 2 ... cover, 5 ... wiring board, 7a ... power supply terminal, 8 ... mounting body, 10 ... light source unit, 11 ... holding base, 12 ... light source, 13 ... connector, 13b ... electrode, 14 ... connector, 15 ... cover lens, 16 ... first holding part, 17 ... second holding part, 50A ... vehicle lighting equipment, 31 ... lamp housing, 31a ... Light room, 33 ... Wiring plate, 33a ... Power supply terminal, 34 ... Mounting body, 35 ... Light emitting unit, 36 ... Holding base, 37b ... Light source, 38 ... Connector, 39 ... Cover lens, 39X ... Cover lens

Claims (5)

A lamp housing with an opening and an internal space formed as a lamp chamber,
A wiring board having a plurality of power supply terminals located in the light room, and
An attachment body that is attached to the lamp housing and covers the wiring plate from the opening side.
It is provided with a plurality of light emitting units each having a planar light source that emits light, a holding base that holds the light source and is attached to the mounting body, and a connector provided with an electrode connected to the power feeding terminal.
The connector is electrically connected to the light source via a connector and is
A vehicle lamp in which the electrode is electrically connected to the power feeding terminal when the holding base is attached to the mounting body. A cover attached to the lamp housing is provided so as to cover the opening.
The vehicle lighting device according to claim 1, wherein a part of a vehicle window is used as the cover. The connector has flexibility and
The vehicle lamp according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a first holding portion for holding the light source and a second holding portion for holding the connector are integrally formed on the holding base. The vehicle lamp according to claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3, wherein the light emitting unit is provided with a translucent cover lens that covers the light source. The electrodes are urged in a predetermined direction and
The vehicle lighting device according to claim 1, claim 2, claim 3 or claim 4, wherein the electrode is pressed against the feeding terminal by an urging force.

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