JPH0235000Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to a lighting device for a vehicle, and particularly to a lighting device attached to the outside of a vehicle body panel.

<Prior Art> This type of vehicle lamp is applied, for example, to a rear combination lamp for an automobile, and as shown in FIG. An outer lens b and an inner lens c are placed in the front opening of a housing a made of aluminum, and the legs b' formed around the periphery of these lenses are sealed with a sealant s such as hot melt, and then attached to the socket e. Place the inserted bulb d inside the lamp chamber. Then, insert a plurality of implanted bolts m, m that protrude rearward from the back of the housing a into the holes in the vehicle body panel l, and insert the nuts n, n into the bolts m, m from inside the vehicle body panel l.
and tighten the housing a to the vehicle body panel l.
Attach it to the outside of the Further, the wiring cord f led out from the rear of the socket e is bundled into a plurality of cords, inserted into an elastic sealing grommet g fitted into the vehicle body panel L, and introduced into the inside of the vehicle body panel L, and connected to the power source. It is attached via a terminal to the connector h that connects to the side.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> By the way, in the above-mentioned lamp installed outside the car body panel l, when the bulb d is replaced due to disconnection, etc., the nuts n, n from bolts m and m, pull out the bundle of wiring cords f to the outside of grommet g, completely remove housing a from vehicle body panel l, and rotate socket e to remove housing a.
You have to pull it out and replace valve d. Furthermore, after replacing the bulb, the lamp can be attached to the vehicle body panel l by performing the operations in reverse order as described above.

In this way, when replacing a bulb, the light fixture must be temporarily removed from the vehicle body panel.
There was a problem in that the removal and installation work was troublesome and prompt valve replacement was not possible.

<Means for solving the problem> The present invention involves sealing and fixing a lens to the front opening of a synthetic resin housing, arranging a bulb inserted into a socket holder through a socket inside the lamp chamber, and attaching the lens to the vehicle body. In the vehicle lamp mounted on the outside of the panel, an insertion hole through which the bulb is inserted in the bottom surface of the housing, an elastic locking piece protruding from the rear peripheral edge of the insertion hole, and an elastic locking piece in the vehicle body panel opposite to the insertion hole. A drilled through hole and a hole are provided in the flange of the socket holder, and the flange is brought into contact with the inner peripheral edge of the through hole, and the locking piece is locked in the hole, so that the socket is closed. The vehicle lamp is characterized in that a holder is attached to the housing from inside the vehicle body panel.

<Operation> With the above configuration, the housing with the lens sealed and fixed is attached to the outside of the car body panel, and the valve inserted into the socket holder via the socket is inserted into the through hole and the insertion hole from the inside of the car body panel. By locking the elastic locking piece protruding from the rear of the housing into the hole provided in the flange of the socket holder, and by bringing the flange into contact with the inside of the vehicle body panel, the socket holder can be attached to the housing from the inside of the vehicle body panel. Can be installed.

<Description of Embodiment> An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectional view of a rear combination lamp for an automobile mounted on the outside of a vehicle body panel 8. A lens 2 consisting of an outer lens 2a and an inner lens 2b is shown in the front opening of a synthetic resin housing 1. Peripheral leg portion 21
A sealing agent 9 such as hot melt filled with the groove 11.
The plurality of bolts 1b, 1b for attachment to the vehicle body panel 8 implanted in the bottom surface 1a of the housing 1 are then tightened with nuts 1e, 1e from the trunk compartment, which is inside the vehicle body panel 8, and the housing 1 is attached to the vehicle body. Attach to panel 8.

The bulb 3 is inserted into the lamp chamber from inside the vehicle body panel 8, and as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, an insertion hole 13 for the bulb 3 is formed in the bottom surface 1a of the housing 1, and Elastic locking pieces 14 and 15 protruding from the rear of the peripheral edge 12 are provided, while a through hole 81 is formed in the vehicle body panel 8 at a position opposite to the insertion hole 13, and the elastic locking piece is provided at the periphery of the through hole 81. Holes 82 and 83 are provided through which the locking pieces 14 and 15 are inserted,
The synthetic resin socket holder 5 also has an opening 5 into which the metal socket 4 into which the valve 3 is inserted is press-fitted.
1, and a flange 52 having holes 53, 54 through which the elastic locking pieces 14, 15 are inserted and locked. Furthermore, by interposing and fixing an elastic grommet 7 between the bottom surface 1a of the housing 1 and the vehicle body panel 8, the peripheries of the insertion hole 13, the through hole 81, and the holes 82, 83 are sealed, and the vehicle body panel 8 is sealed. In addition to preventing water from entering from the outside, the locking pieces 14 and 15 are secured to the holes 53 and 5 by the elastic pressure of the grommet 7.
4 to ensure secure locking without play.

<Effects of the invention> The vehicle lamp of the present invention has a lens sealed and fixed to the front opening of the housing, and in a lamp installed on the outside of the car body panel, the socket holder with the bulb attached can be attached from the inside of the car body panel. Therefore, there is no need to remove the lamp from the vehicle body panel when replacing the bulb as in the past, and the bulb can be replaced quickly and easily.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the vehicle lamp of the present invention. Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of the lamp attached to the vehicle body panel, Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the main part, and Figure 3 is the housing. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a socket holder, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional lamp attached to a vehicle body panel. 1...Housing, 1a...Bottom surface, 2...Lens, 3...Bulb, 5...Socket holder, 1
4, 15...Elastic locking piece, 8...Vehicle body panel.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A lens is sealed and fixed to the front opening of a synthetic resin housing, and a bulb inserted into a socket holder via a socket is placed inside the light chamber. An insertion hole through which the valve is inserted in the bottom surface, an elastic locking piece protruding toward the rear of the periphery of the insertion hole, a through hole bored in the vehicle body panel opposite to the insertion hole, and a flange of the socket holder. The socket holder is attached to the housing from the inside of the vehicle body panel by providing a hole, the flange abutting the inner periphery of the through hole, and the locking piece being locked in the hole. Lighting equipment for vehicles.