JPH0322038Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a vehicular lamp, and particularly to a vehicular lamp equipped with a connector terminal.

(Prior Art) A vehicle lamp equipped with a connector terminal, such as a room lamp, is attached to the ceiling of a vehicle interior, and is formed to be thin in order to limit the amount of protrusion into the vehicle interior.
Therefore, the connector terminal attached to the base of the room lamp is also attached laterally so that its connector fitting portion runs along the inner wall of the roof.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) Connector terminals of conventional room lamps are often fixed to a base 1 with rivets 2, as shown in FIGS. 5a and 5b, for example. However, when this connector terminal 3 is placed on a support stand 4 protruding from the base 1 and the rivet 5 is driven in, the connector terminal 3 often rises above the support stand 4, making it difficult to insert the connector smoothly. This is the reason why it is not carried out. This is caused by deformation of the fixing part 6 itself of the connector terminal 3 during rivet driving, and also due to variations in dimensions of each part, for example, the height a of the extending part 8 from the lower surface 7 of the fixing part 6. This occurs when the height b from the upper surface of the fixed base 10 facing the supporting surface 9 is large.

An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle lamp that can prevent connector terminals from floating.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The vehicle light according to the present invention includes a fixing base for riveting the fixing part of the connector terminal to the back surface of the base;
The present invention is characterized in that it includes a support base that supports the extending portion of the connector terminal, and the upper surface of the fixing base is an inclined surface that slopes down toward the support base side.

(Function) The pressing force applied to the fixing part of the connector terminal by driving the rivet acts to align the fixing part with the top surface of the fixing base that is inclined toward the support base, so that the extending part of the connector terminal is securely attached to the support base. come into contact with

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 shows the main parts of a room lamp as an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 2, this room lamp has a pair of connector terminals 13 and 14 attached to the back surface 12 of the base 11, and by supplying power to the bulb 15 (see Fig. 3) connected to these, it can be operated. The light is turned on and used to illuminate the passenger compartment.

The base 11 is made of resin, and two through holes 16 (only one shown in FIG. 2) are formed in the main part thereof, and screws (not shown) are inserted into the holes.
It is fixed to the inner wall of the vehicle's roof.

The connector terminals 13 and 14 are separably connected to a connector 17 connected to the power supply side of the vehicle body, and are formed by bending a long strip-shaped conductive metal plate with a required thickness. That is, although both connector terminals 13 and 14 have different shapes (see FIG. 2), at least the fixing part 1 riveted to the back surface 12
31, 141, extension parts 132, 142 which are bent and extended from these and come into contact with the support base 18 protruding from the back surface 12, and a connector fitting further formed on the tip side of this extension part. The joint portions 133 and 143 are provided.

Here, the upper surface of the fixing base 20 facing the fixing part 131 of the connector 13 is formed as an inclined surface 120. This inclined surface 120 is the reference surface 19 of the back surface 11.
In contrast, it is inclined downward toward the support stand 18 side. Further, the upper surface of the fixing base facing the fixing portion 141 of the connector terminal 14 is also formed to be inclined similarly to the inclined surface 120.

The support stand 18 that supports the connector terminal 13 is formed in a groove 182 whose lower part is a support surface 181 that the extension part 132 of the connector terminal 13 comes into contact with, and prevents the connector terminal 13 from shifting laterally. Note that by keeping the separate support surfaces 181, 181 parallel to the reference surface 19, the connector fitting portion 133 can also be supported parallel to the reference surface 19. Connector terminal 14
The extending portion 142 of is also supported by the support base 18 in the same way.

Connector fitting parts 133 and 14 arranged in parallel with each other
3, the connector 17 can be pushed into the connector 17 from the direction of the reference surface 19. For this purpose, the support stand 18
The guide portions 183 and 184 are formed to surround the pair of socket fitting portions 133 and 143 from the left and right, thereby facilitating the insertion operation of the connector 17. Note that the reference numeral 185 in FIG. 2 indicates a locking groove, which is connected to the hook 171 of the connector 17
are formed to be engageable and are used to prevent the connector 17 from coming off.

Fixing portions 131 and 141 of both connector terminals are electrically connected to a well-known changeover switch 23 on base 11 and a valve holder (not shown) of valve 15 via rivets 21 and 22, respectively. Therefore, when the changeover switch 23 is on or in the door position, the bulb 15 can be lit, and when the bulb 15 is lit, the irradiated light passes through the lens 24 and illuminates the interior of the vehicle.

Next, the attachment of each connector terminal 13, 14 will be explained. In the connector terminal 13, first place the connector terminal 13 on the support stand 18 as shown in FIG. By crushing 21a, the rivet driving process is performed as shown in FIG. At this time, the fixed part 131 comes to lie along the inclined surface 120 by the tip part 21a of the rivet 21, so that the extending part 132
surely abuts against the support surface 181. Note that the rivet 22 is driven into the fixing portion 141 in the same manner.

In a room lamp having such an inclined surface 120, the pair of connector terminals 13 and 14 can be reliably attached to a predetermined position, and the work of attaching the connector 17 can be facilitated. In particular, the support surface 181 and each connector terminal 1
There is no need to worry much about the accuracy of 3 and 14, and manufacturing is facilitated.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, the vehicle lamp according to the invention has a structure in which the top surface of the fixing base for riveting the fixing part of the connector terminal is lowered to the side of the support surface that supports the extending part of the connector terminal. Because it is slanted, the extending part is lowered by the pressing force of the riveting, and the extending part can be brought into reliable contact with the support base, preventing the connector terminal from lifting up, making it easier to insert and install the connector. It can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the main parts of a room lamp as an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the main parts of the rear side of the room lamp shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is the entire front side of the room lamp shown in Fig. 1. 4 is a sectional view of the main part of the room lamp of FIG. 1 before rivet driving, and FIGS. 5a and 5b are sectional views of the main part of the conventional room lamp. 11... Base, 12... Back, 13, 14...
... Connector terminal, 131, 141 ... Fixed part, 1
32, 142... Extension portion, 133, 143... Connector fitting portion, 15... Valve, 18... Support stand, 20... Fixing stand, 120... Inclined surface, 21,
22... Rivet, 23... Changeover switch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A vehicle lamp is provided with a connector terminal attached to the back surface of the base, and a bulb that is lit by receiving power through the connector terminal, the fixing base having a fixing part of the connector terminal riveted to the back surface of the base, and the connector terminal. 1. A vehicular lamp, comprising: a support base that supports an extending portion of a terminal; and an upper surface of the fixed base is an inclined surface that slopes downward toward the support base.