JPH0688002U - Rear combination lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a rear combination lamp which can be connected to a wire harness without the trim protruding to the indoor side and which can be easily assembled. A lamp is connected to a wire harness 19 through a connector through a through hole 15a provided in a rear panel 15 of an automobile, and a rear surface of the rear panel is covered with a trim 20 at least in a region of the mounting hole. In the rear combination lamp 10, a lamp-side connector 16 is integrally formed at a rear portion of the housing facing the through hole, and the connector is connected to a socket 12 into which a bulb is inserted via a bus bar 17, and The lamp side connector is configured to be connectable with the wire harness side connector on the back side of the rear panel.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 This invention relates to the structure of a rear combination lamp attached to the rear panel of a vehicle.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, the rear combination lamp is configured as shown in FIG. The rear combination lamp 1 is composed of a housing 2, a bulb 3 with a lead wire arranged in the housing 2, and an outer lens 4 mounted so as to cover the opening of the housing 2. The lead wire 3a of the valve 3 is pulled out to the back side of the rear panel 5 through a through hole 5a provided in the rear panel 5 of the automobile and is connected to the wire harness 7 via the connector 6. . Here, the lead wire 3a is supported by a grommet 8 attached to the through hole 5a so as not to come into contact with and damage the through hole 5a of the rear panel 5, and the rear panel The entire back side of 5 is covered with trim 9.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the rear combination lamp 1 configured as described above, the trim 9 is projected to the inside of the room in order to secure a mounting space for the connector 6 and the grommet 8. Therefore, the trim 9 cannot locally project for design reasons, so that the trim 9 projects toward the indoor side over a relatively wide range. As a result, the space on the indoor side is pressed, and for example, the trim 9 may hit the trim 9 when loading or unloading the luggage, and the trim 9 may become dirty or dented. Further, since the trim 9 itself is not so rigid, when it projects over such a wide range, the tactile feel is not very good, and there is a problem that the commercialability is lowered. .

Further, when mounting the rear combination lamp, it is necessary to pass the lead wire 3a through the through hole 5a of the rear panel 5 while holding the rear combination lamp 1 with one hand, and further to assemble the grommet 8. Was also inferior.

In view of the above points, the present invention has an object to provide a rear combination lamp that can be connected to a wire harness without the trim protruding to the inside of the room and that can be easily assembled. There is.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, the lamp arranged in the housing of the rear combination lamp is connected to the wire harness through the connector through the through hole provided in the rear panel of the vehicle, and In a rear combination lamp in which the rear surface of the rear panel is covered with a trim at least in the region of the mounting hole, a lamp-side connector is integrally formed at the rear portion of the housing facing the through hole of the rear panel of the automobile. This connector is connected via a bus bar to a socket into which a lamp provided at the lamp mounting position in the housing can be inserted, and the lamp side connector is on the back side of the rear panel on the wire harness side. It is characterized in that it is configured to be connected to a connector.

[0007]

[Action]

 According to the above configuration, since the lamp side connector is integrally molded with the housing, it is not necessary to dispose the connector on the back side of the rear panel. There is no space inside the room. Also, when assembling the rear combination lamp to the rear panel, it is not necessary to pass the lead wire through the through hole of the rear panel to attach the grommet, which facilitates the assembly work and improves workability. To do. Furthermore, since a valve without a lead wire such as a wedge type valve is used as the valve, the valve can be automatically assembled and the bus bar can be formed by press molding, etc. Is also reduced. In addition, there is no risk of contact failure due to corrosion or disconnection of the lead wire. By increasing the area of the bus bar and radiating heat from the valve to the bus bar through the socket, the bus bar can be used as a heat radiating member of the valve.

[0008]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a rear combination lamp according to the present invention. The rear combination lamp 10 covers a housing 11, a socket 12 disposed in the housing 11, and an opening of the housing 11. The outer lens 13 is attached to the socket 12, and a bulb 14 without a lead wire such as a wedge type bulb is inserted into the socket 12.

A lamp side connector 16 is integrally formed in the rear portion of the housing 11 in a region facing a through hole 15a provided in a rear panel 15 of the automobile. As shown in FIG. 2, the lamp-side connector 16 is connected to the socket 12 by a bus bar 17 made of a conductive plate.

The rear combination lamp 10 according to the present invention is configured as described above, and when the rear combination lamp 10 is assembled, first, the lamp side connector 16 of the rear combination lamp 10 is inserted into the through hole 15a of the rear panel 15. With the bolts aligned, the bolt 11a (see FIG. 2) provided on the rear portion of the housing 11 is inserted into the mounting hole 15b of the rear panel 15, and the tightening nut for the bolt 11a is attached to the bolt 11a from the rear side of the rear panel 15. By assembling 18 and tightening the tightening nut 18, the rear panel 15 is assembled.

Thereafter, on the back side of the rear panel 15, the harness side connector 19 a attached to the tip of the wire harness 19 is inserted into the lamp side connector 16 exposed from the through hole 15 a of the rear panel 15. The rear combination lamp 10 and the wire harness 19 are connected. Finally, by mounting the trim 20 on the rear surface of the rear panel 15, the assembly of the rear combination lamp 10 is completed.

[0012]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, since the lamp side connector is integrally molded with the housing, it is not necessary to dispose the connector on the back side of the rear panel, and the trim does not protrude from the rear panel to the indoor side, and the interior side The space of becomes wide. Therefore, when you load or unload luggage, you will not hit the trim, and the trim will not get dirty, scratched, or dented.

Further, when the rear combination lamp is assembled to the rear panel, it is not necessary to pass the lead wire through the through hole of the rear panel to attach the grommet, so that the assembling work can be easily performed. Workability is improved. Furthermore, since a valve without a lead wire such as a wedge type valve is used as the valve, the valve can be automatically assembled and the bus bar can be formed by press molding, etc. The manufacturing and assembly process is reduced, and there is no risk of contact failure due to lead wire corrosion or disconnection. By increasing the area of the bus bar, it is possible to use the bus bar as a heat dissipation member for the valve. Thus, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a very excellent rear combination lamp which can be connected to the wire harness without the trim protruding to the indoor side and which can be easily assembled.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical sectional view showing an embodiment of a rear combination lamp according to the present invention.

2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the rear combination lamp of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic vertical sectional view showing an example of a conventional rear combination lamp.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Rear Combination Lamp 11 Housing 12 Socket 13 Outer Lens 14 Bulb 15 Rear Panel 15a Through Hole 16 Lamp Side Connector 17 Bus Bar 18 Tightening Nut 19 Wire Harness 19a Harness Side Connector 20 Trim

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A lamp arranged in a housing of a rear combination lamp in a rear area of a vehicle is connected to a wire harness through a connector through a through hole provided in a rear panel of the vehicle. In a rear combination lamp in which the rear surface of the rear panel is covered with a trim at least in the region of the mounting hole, a lamp-side connector is integrally formed on the rear portion of the housing facing the through hole of the rear panel of the automobile. And
The connector is connected via a bus bar to a socket into which a bulb provided at a lamp mounting position in a housing can be inserted, and the lamp side connector is connected to a wire harness side connector on the back side of a rear panel. A rear combination lamp, which is characterized by being able to be.