JPH1050110A - Vehicle lighting - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To prevent the harness cord from coming off. Improved mounting of the lamp body to the vehicle body. SOLUTION: A harness cord 4 has a clamp intermediate portion 61.
Since the opening end 62 is inserted into the vehicle body hole 51 while the lamp and the lamp are sandwiched between the
The opening 12 between the lamp housing 1 and the lamp housing 1 is closed by the bumper 5, and the harness cord 4 sandwiched between the clamp intermediate portion 61 and the lamp housing 1 has an opening between the opening end 62 and the lamp housing 1. Detachment from the part 12 can be reliably prevented. Also, before the lamp body is attached to the bumper 5, the opening end 62 is
Therefore, the lamp body is temporarily held in the bumper 5 in the direction perpendicular to the insertion direction, and the lamp body is easily and reliably attached to the bumper 5 in this state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a small lamp such as a signal lamp, and more particularly to a vehicular lamp provided with a clamp mechanism for clamping a harness cord drawn out of the lamp body. Once mounted on the vehicle body, the harness cord does not come off from the clamp mechanism, and the lamp body is positioned and temporarily held when the lamp body is mounted on the vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a vehicle lamp of this type generally includes a lamp housing, a lens, a socket, a light source bulb, and the like. The light source bulb is detachably attached to the lamp housing via a socket, and is electrically connected to a power supply (battery) side via the socket and a harness cord.
Further, the harness cord pulled out from the lamp body is clipped by a clip mechanism provided in the lamp body.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional vehicle lamp, the harness cord drawn out from the lamp main body is simply clipped by a clip mechanism provided in the lamp main body. . For this reason, the harness cord may come off from the clip mechanism after the lamp body is attached to the vehicle body.

An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular lamp in which once a lamp body is attached to a vehicle body, a harness cord does not come off from a clamp mechanism, and when the lamp body is attached to the vehicle body, the lamp body is temporarily held. To provide.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a lamp body and a closed end at one end integrated with a lamp body, and an intermediate clamp section at an intermediate side which sandwiches a harness cord together with the lamp body. The other end having an opening between the lamp body and the lamp body for clamping the harness cord between the lamp body and the clamp intermediate portion, the opening end being inserted into a hole provided in the vehicle body. An opening end in which an opening portion between the lamp body and the lamp body is closed by the vehicle body when the lamp body is attached to the vehicle body by performing temporary holding of the lamp body in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction by being inserted into the vehicle body, , A clamping mechanism is configured.

In the vehicular lamp of the present invention, the harness cord is inserted from the opening between the opening end of the clamp mechanism and the lamp body, clamped between the clamp intermediate portion of the clamp mechanism and the lamp body, and clamped in advance. Keep it. In this state, the opening end of the clamp mechanism is inserted into the vehicle body hole, and the lamp body is attached to the vehicle body.

As a result, in the vehicle lamp of the present invention, the opening end of the clamp mechanism is inserted into the vehicle body hole with the harness cord being sandwiched between the clamp intermediate portion of the clamp mechanism and the lamp body. The opening between the opening end of the clamp mechanism and the lamp body is closed by the vehicle body, and the harness cord sandwiched between the clamp middle part of the clamp mechanism and the lamp body is between the opening end of the clamp mechanism and the lamp body. Can be reliably prevented from coming off from the opening of the first member. That is, once the lamp body is attached to the vehicle body, the harness cord does not come off the clamp mechanism.

In the vehicle lamp according to the present invention, since the opening end of the clamp mechanism is inserted into the vehicle body hole before the lamp body is mounted on the vehicle body, the direction in which the lamp body is inserted into the vehicle body is perpendicular to the insertion direction. In this state, the lamp body is easily and reliably attached to the vehicle body with high accuracy.

[0009]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicular lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure,
1 is a lamp housing. This lamp housing 1
Are provided with openings 10 and 11 at the front and rear, respectively. The front opening 10 of the lamp housing 1
Is provided with a lens 2 via, for example, a hot melt 20 or the like. Also, the rear opening 1 of the lamp housing 1
A socket 3 is detachably attached to 1 via a packing 31. This socket 3 has a light source bulb 3
0 is detachably attached. The light source bulb 30 is detachably attached to the lamp housing 1 via the socket 3 and is electrically connected to a power source (battery) side (not shown) via the socket 3 and the harness cord 4. Have been. The above-mentioned lamp housing 1, lens 2, socket 3, and light source bulb 30
From the lamp body. Further, the harness cord 4 is drawn out of the lamp body, that is, the socket 3.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 5 denotes a vehicle body to which the above-mentioned lamp body is mounted. In this example, it is a bumper. The bumper 5 has a recess 50 in which the lamp body described above is housed, and an elongated rectangular insertion hole 51 as viewed from the front is provided at the bottom of the recess 50.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 6 denotes a clamp mechanism of the present invention. The clamp mechanism 6 has a quadrangular shape when viewed from a plane and an L-shape when viewed from the side, and is provided integrally with the lamp housing 1 of the lamp body. The clamp mechanism 6 includes a closed end 60 at one end integrated with the lamp housing 1, a clamp intermediate portion 61 on the intermediate side that sandwiches the harness cord 4 together with the lamp housing 1, and a clamp intermediate between the harness cord 4 and the lamp housing 1. Part 61
And an open end 62 on the other end side having an opening 12 between the lamp housing 1 and the lamp housing 1 for clamping. The opening end 62 has a rectangular shape with a narrow cross section that fits tightly into the vehicle body hole 51.

An elastic piece 13 is provided at a rear portion of the lamp housing 1 from a clamp intermediate portion 61 of the clamp mechanism 6 to an open end 62. Also,
In the lamp housing 1, convex portions are provided on both left and right sides of the clamp mechanism 6 (both right and left sides with respect to the direction in which the opening end 62 of the clamp mechanism 6 is inserted into the vehicle body hole 51) and near the closed end 60. The parts 63 are respectively provided so as to protrude integrally.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 40 denotes one end of the harness cord 4 (the other end of the harness cord 4 corresponds to the socket 3).
Is electrically connected to a lamp-side connector, and is mechanically and electrically detachably connected to a power-supply-side connector (not shown).
Power can be supplied to the light source bulb 30.

The vehicle lamp according to the present invention in this embodiment has the above-described configuration, and its operation will be described below. First, the harness cord 4 is connected to the clamp mechanism 6.
Is inserted from the opening 12 between the opening end 62 of the lamp housing 1 and the elastic piece 13 of the lamp housing 1, and is clamped between the clamp intermediate portion 61 of the clamp mechanism 6 and the lamp housing 1 in advance. In this state, the lamp body is housed in the concave portion 50 of the bumper 5 and the clamp mechanism 6
Is inserted into the vehicle body hole 51 so that the lamp body is inserted into the bumper 5 in a direction perpendicular to the above-described insertion direction (the direction of the solid arrows in FIGS. 1 and 2) (Vertical and horizontal directions) and are temporarily held. Then, the lamp body is attached to the bumper 5 in the above-described state.

As described above, the vehicular lamp of the present invention in this embodiment has the opening of the clamp mechanism 6 in a state where the harness cord 4 is sandwiched between the clamp intermediate portion 61 of the clamp mechanism 6 and the lamp housing 1. Since the end 62 is inserted into the vehicle body hole 51, the opening 12 between the opening end 62 of the clamp mechanism 6 and the lamp housing 1 is closed by the edge of the vehicle body hole 51 of the bumper 5, and the clamp intermediate portion of the clamp mechanism 6 The harness cord 4 sandwiched between the lamp housing 1 and the lamp housing 1 has an opening 1 between the opening end 62 of the clamp mechanism 6 and the lamp housing 1.
2 can be reliably prevented from coming off.

In the vehicle lamp of the present invention, the opening end 62 of the clamp mechanism 6 is inserted into the vehicle body hole 51 of the bumper 5 before the lamp body is attached to the bumper 5. Insertion direction (Fig. 1
(Indicated by a solid arrow in FIG. 2) in a direction orthogonal to the direction, and the lamp body is easily and reliably attached to the bumper 5 accurately in this state.

In particular, the vehicular lamp according to the present invention in this embodiment includes a lamp housing 1 of the lamp main body, in which the right and left sides of the clamp mechanism 6 with respect to the insertion direction (the direction of the solid arrows in FIGS. 1 and 2). On both sides and the closed end 60
Is provided integrally with a convex portion 63 for restricting the posture movement of the harness cord 4 clamped between the lamp housing 1 and the clamp intermediate portion 61.

As a result, the harness cord 4 is clamped between the lamp housing 1 and the clamp intermediate portion 61, and the portions of the harness cord 4 that are drawn out from both the left and right sides of the clamp mechanism 6 are the above-mentioned projections 63. When the lamp body is attached to the bumper 5 by inserting the open end 62 of the clamp mechanism 6 into the vehicle body hole 51 of the bumper 5, the harness cord 4 is connected to the open end of the clamp mechanism 6. There is no danger of being bitten between 62 and the vehicle body hole 51 of the bumper 5, between the lamp body and the bumper 5, and the like.

In the vehicle lamp of the present invention in this embodiment, since the width between the left and right of the clamp mechanism 6 is wide, the harness cord is provided between the clamp intermediate portion 61 of the clamp mechanism 6 and the lamp housing 1. 4 can be aligned and clamped regularly.

Furthermore, in the vehicle lamp of the present invention in this embodiment, the elastic piece 13 is provided at the rear of the lamp housing 1 from the clamp intermediate portion 61 of the clamp mechanism 6 to the open end 62. The harness cord 4 is inserted from the opening 12 between the opening end 62 of the clamp mechanism 6 and the elastic piece 13 of the lamp housing 1 to insert the clamp intermediate portion 61 of the clamp mechanism 6 and the lamp housing 1.
Due to the elastic action of the elastic piece 13 described above, the harness cord 4 is easily inserted and hardly pulled out.

[0021]

As is apparent from the above description, in the vehicle lighting device of the present invention, the opening end of the clamp mechanism is inserted into the vehicle body hole with the harness cord sandwiched between the clamp intermediate portion of the clamp mechanism and the lamp body. Since the plug is inserted, the opening between the opening end of the clamp mechanism and the lamp body is closed by the vehicle body, and the harness cord sandwiched between the clamp intermediate portion of the clamp mechanism and the lamp body is connected to the opening end of the clamp mechanism. It can surely be prevented from coming off from the opening between the lamp body. That is, once the lamp body is attached to the vehicle body, the harness cord does not come off the clamp mechanism.

Also, in the vehicle lamp of the present invention, the opening end of the clamp mechanism is inserted into the vehicle body hole before the lamp body is mounted on the vehicle body. In this state, the lamp body is easily and reliably attached to the vehicle body with high accuracy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a vehicular lamp of the present invention when a lamp main body is attached to a bumper.

FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 3 in a state where the lamp body is attached to a bumper.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Lamp lamp housing, 12 ... Opening part, 2 ... Lens, 3 ... Socket, 30 ... Light source bulb, 4 ... Harness cord, 5 ... Bumper (vehicle body), 51 ... Body hole, 6 ... Clamp mechanism, 60 ... Closed end , 61 ... clamp middle part, 62
... open end, 63 ... convex part.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A lamp main body, which includes a lamp housing, a lens, a socket, a light source bulb, and the like, and is mounted on a vehicle body, a harness cord drawn out of the lamp main body, and a clamp provided integrally with the lamp main body. A clamping mechanism, comprising: a closed end at one end integrated with the lamp body; a clamp intermediate portion on the intermediate side that sandwiches the harness cord together with the lamp body; And an opening end on the other end side having an opening between the lamp body and the lamp body for clamping between the clamp intermediate portion, and the opening end is inserted into a hole provided in the vehicle body. The lamp body is temporarily held on the vehicle body in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction, and the lamp body is attached to the vehicle body. Vehicle lamp, wherein the opening is composed of, an open end that is closed by the vehicle body between the lamp body by being. 2. The harness which is clamped between the lamp body and the clamp intermediate portion on both right and left sides of the clamp mechanism with respect to the insertion direction and near the closed end of the lamp body. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1, wherein a convex portion for restricting a posture movement of the cord is provided.