JPH0717590Y2 - Vehicle interior light - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to an interior lamp for a vehicle, and is particularly suitable as a room lamp for a driver's seat of an automobile.

[Conventional technology]

Room lamps for automobiles are installed near the ceiling of the passenger compartment.
On the other hand, the stay of the inside mirror for automobiles is also fixed near the ceiling. In view of these circumstances, the stay of the mirror is fixed near the central portion of the lamp housing of the interior light, and the fixing portion of the stay is simplified in consideration of the design effect and simplification of the arrangement of the indoor equipment for automobiles. In some cases, a light source bulb and a cover lens may be arranged on both sides of the light source bulb.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of this type of vehicle interior light.

A mirror stay 4 is fixed near the center of the lamp housing 1. This FIG. 2 depicts the root of the mirror stay.

Light source bulbs 3 are provided on both left and right sides of the mounting portion of the mirror stay 4, and are covered with a cover lens 2. The III-III cross section is shown in FIG.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

In FIG. 3, 5 is a switch. When the two light source bulbs 3 are thus provided, the wiring 6 for connecting these two light source bulbs 3 is required.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the state where the mirror stay of the conventional example is removed, and the wiring 6 is provided so that both ends are inserted into the pair of left and right cover lenses 2, and the cover lens 2 has the above-mentioned structure. A cutout 2a for passing the wiring is provided.

Therefore, there is a problem that light leaks from the gap between the cutout 2a and the wiring 6.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle interior light that does not cause light leakage between the mirror stay mounting portion and the cover lens.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

According to the present invention, a mirror stay is fixed near a central portion of a lamp housing, and a pair of light source bulbs is provided on both sides of a mounting portion of the mirror stay and a pair of light source bulbs covers the light source bulb. In a vehicle interior light provided with a lens, an elongated terminal plate is formed, and both ends of the elongated terminal plate are covered with the pair of lenses, respectively, and a central portion of the elongated terminal plate is formed by the mirror stay. Of the both ends where the elongated terminal plate is covered and arranged so as to be covered, and the part adjacent to the mirror stay is located from end to end in the width direction of the terminal plate. It is characterized by being brought into contact with the lens.

[Action]

In the conventional example shown in FIG. 4, since the wiring 6 generally has a circular shape or a cross-sectional shape similar to this, it is extremely difficult to tightly fit the cutout _2a of the cover lens 2 to prevent light leakage. It's difficult. However, by applying the present invention, the above wiring 6
If the role of is replaced by an elongated terminal plate, since the terminal plate generally has a rectangular cross section, it is relatively easy to eliminate the gap between the terminal plate and the cover lens 2.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of an interior lamp for a vehicle according to the present invention, and corresponds to an enlarged view near a portion I in FIG. 4 showing a conventional example.

Reference numeral 1'denotes a lamp housing of this example, which is different from the conventional lamp housing 1 in that it has a pair of parallel grooves.
_1a is formed.

It constitutes an elongated terminal plate 7 to be fitted to the grooves 1 _a, the groove 1 _a
And lay it.

In the present invention, the term "terminal plate" refers to a member made of a metal plate whose main purpose is to energize. The elongated terminal plate means a terminal plate whose length dimension is clearly longer than its width dimension.

On the other hand, convex piece grooves 1 _a and the fitting of the the cover lens 2 '
And each other to provide a 2 _b, the protruding piece 2 _b is pressing the terminal plate 7 in the groove 1 _a.

If such a terminal plate 7 is provided, the electric wires connected to the pair of light source bulbs can be connected to the terminal plate 7 in the cover lens 2 ′ so as to function as a room lamp without being drawn around each other. it can.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, since the set larger than the thickness dimension of the grooves 1 _a of the depth terminal plate 7 has formed the convex pieces 2 _b to cover the lens 2 ', the present invention When carrying out
The relationship between the depth of the groove and the thickness of the terminal board can be set arbitrarily.

For example, if the thickness of the terminal board is larger than the depth of the groove,
Instead of providing a convex piece on the cover lens, a notch is provided. Further, if the depth of the groove and the thickness of the terminal plate are the same, the cover lens need not be provided with a convex piece or a notch.

In either case, the cover lens and the top surface of the terminal plate come into contact with each other in the width direction of the terminal plate from one end to the other to prevent light leakage.

Further, without providing any special means for attaching and fixing the terminal plate 7 with respect to the lamp housing 1 '(e.g., rivets, etc.), the terminal plate 7 is positioned by the grooves 1 _a,
It is pressed by the cover lens 2'and does not move. Therefore, the structure is simple and the assembling workability is good.

[Effect of device]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the vehicle interior light of the present invention is applied to the interior light in which the mirror stay is attached to the central portion of the lamp housing, and there is no risk of light leakage between the attachment portion of the mirror stay and the cover lens. The excellent practical effect is achieved and the commercial value of vehicle interior lights is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a vehicle interior light according to the present invention,
It is a principal part perspective view which drew out where the mirror stay was removed. 2 to 4 show a conventional vehicle interior light, FIG. 2 is a front view, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view drawn with a mirror stay removed. is there. 1,1 ′ …… Lamp housing, 1 _a …… Groove, 2,2 ′ …… Cover lens, 2 _a …… Notch, 2 _b …… Convex piece, 3 …… Light source bulb, 4 …… Mirror stay, 5 ...... Switch, 6 ... Wiring, 7 ... Terminal board.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A vehicle for which a mirror stay is fixed near a central portion of a lamp housing, and a pair of light source bulbs and a pair of lenses covering the light source bulb are provided on both sides of a mounting portion of the mirror stay. In an interior lamp, an elongated terminal plate is formed, and both ends of the elongated terminal plate are covered with the pair of lenses, and the central portion of the elongated terminal plate is positioned so as to be covered with the mirror stay. In addition, of the both ends of the elongated terminal plate covered with the lens, a portion adjacent to the mirror stay is brought into contact with the lens from end to end in the width direction of the terminal plate. The interior light for the vehicle.