US3737656A - Two part housing for an electrical lamp assembly - Google Patents

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US3737656A
US3737656A US00182032A US3737656DA US3737656A US 3737656 A US3737656 A US 3737656A US 00182032 A US00182032 A US 00182032A US 3737656D A US3737656D A US 3737656DA US 3737656 A US3737656 A US 3737656A
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/73—Means for mounting coupling parts to apparatus or structures, e.g. to a wall
    • H01R13/74—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel
    • H01R13/741—Means for mounting coupling parts in openings of a panel using snap fastening means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R33/00—Coupling devices specially adapted for supporting apparatus and having one part acting as a holder providing support and electrical connection via a counterpart which is structurally associated with the apparatus, e.g. lamp holders; Separate parts thereof
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2111/00—Use or application of lighting devices or systems for signalling, marking or indicating, not provided for in codes F21W2102/00 – F21W2107/00

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  • This invention relates to an electrical lamp assembly.
  • the junction between the two housing halves extends longitudinally of the housing and a lens is mounted on the housing at one end thereof.
  • the housing has laterally extending wings which serve to secure the assembly in a hole in a panel with the longitudinal axis of the housing extending perpendicular to the plane of the panel.
  • the present invention is an electrical lamp assembly having a housing of electrically insulating material, the housing being formed of two elongate mating housing parts extending longitudinally of the housing, and one of the housing parts having an aperture provided in a longitudinally extending side of the one housing part.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the assembly and a panel on which the assembly is to be mounted;
  • FIG. 2 is a side elevation showing the assembly mounted on the panel of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view of one housing half of the assemy
  • FIG. 4 is a side elevation of the housing half of FIG.
  • FIG. 5 is an end elevation of the housing half of FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 6 is a section on line VI-VI of FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 4 but showing the other housing half of the assembly.
  • FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 6 but showing a section of the other housing half.
  • the assembly includes a housing formed of two mated moulded plastics material housing parts 1 and 2, the junction 3 between the two parts 1 and 2 extending longitudinally of the housing.
  • the housing part 1 is identical to the housing halves described in our earlier application described above.
  • each housing part 1, 2 has a resilient arm 5 having a head 5a and diametrically opposed slot 6 (FIGS. 6 and 8), the head 5a of each housing part being arranged to engage in the slot 6 of the other housing part.
  • Each housing part 1, 2 is also formed with two bosses l0 and two holes 11 (see particularly FIG.
  • each housing part being arranged to mate with the holes 11 of the other housing part.
  • a longitudinal rib 12 and a recess 13 are provided at the junction 3 of each housing part 1, 2, the rib 12 of each housing part being arranged to engage in the recess 13 of the other housing part.
  • the right-hand end portion (as seen in FIGS. 4 and 7, respectively) of the housing part 1 is identical to that of the housing part 2 and together they receive and retain a pair of terminals and a resistor (neither of which is shown).
  • the left-hand end portion of the housing part 1 is formed generally as an open-ended semi-circular section channel, the arm 5 extending from the slot 6 provided in the channel side.
  • the housing part 1 has a pair of wings 7 (one of which can be seen in FIGS. 1, 2 and 7) adjacent the open end of the channel.
  • the wings 7 serve no purpose as far as the present invention is concerned but, as mentioned above, they are used in carrying out the invention of our earlier application.
  • the left-hand end portion of the housing part 2 is somewhat similar to that of the housing part 1 but the end of the channel is closed by a transverse wall 14 and the bottom of the channel has been removed to form a rectangular cross-section aperture 16 bounded by a wall 15 extending transversely away from the longitudinal axis of the housing.
  • Two longitudinally extending shoulders 17 are provided at the base of the wall 15, on which shoulders a panel 18 (FIGS. 1 and 2) engages when the assembly is mounted on the panel 18, as described hereinafter.
  • the end portion of the wall 15 which is coplanar with the wall 14 is formed with an outwardly extending projection 19 having a stepped inwardly directed surface 20 and a sloping outwardly directed surface 21.
  • the longitudinally extending portions of the wall 15 are formed at their ends remote from the wall 14, with out, wardly extending projections 22 having sloping inwardly directed surfaces 23.
  • a suitably sized aperture 24 is provided in the panel 18,'the aperture 24 being sized to receive the wall 15 defining the apertue 16.
  • the projections 22 are passed through the aperture 24 in the panel 18, and the assembly then urged towards the panel 18 such that the panel 18 engages the sloping surface 21 of the projection 19.
  • the projection 19 is resiliently deformed to pass through the aperture 24 in the panel 18, and then returns to its original shape to secure the assembly in the aperture 24 in the panel 18 (FIG. 2).
  • the stepped surface 20 of the projections 19 enables the assembly to be mounted on either of two difi'erent thickness panels, the aperture in the panel being appropriately sized such that one of the step portions of the surface 20 of the projections 19 engages the panel.
  • the panel 18 is thus gripped between one of the step portions of the surface 20 of the projection 19 and the projections 22 positioned on one side of the panel 18, and the shoulders 17 positioned on the other side of the panel 18 (FIG. 2).
  • a lens 25 (FIGS. 1 and 2) can then be mounted over the aperture 16 of the housing part 2, the lens 25 being retained in position by frictional engagement with the projections 19 and 22 (FIG. 2).
  • a housing for an electrical lamp assembly said housing being formed of electrically insulating material and comprising two elongated longitudinal mating housing parts, one of said housing parts adapted to receive a light-emitting lamp therebetween and the other of the housing parts having an aperture provided in a longitudinally extending side of said other of the housing parts for permitting the passage of light therethrough, wall means extending transversely away from the longitudinal axis of the housing and bounding said aperture, said wall means having end portions which 3.
  • a housing as set forth in claim I wherein the projection on one wall end portion has a stepped inwardly directed surface and wherein there are two projections on' the opposite wall end portion, the two projections having'slopingly inwardly directed surfaces.
  • a housing as set forth in claim 1 further comprising a lens mounted over said aperture in said other of the housing parts by frictional engagement with the projections.

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  • Arrangement Of Elements, Cooling, Sealing, Or The Like Of Lighting Devices (AREA)
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US4238815A (en) * 1978-06-29 1980-12-09 Edison Price, Incorporated Recessed light fixture
US4899263A (en) * 1984-11-02 1990-02-06 Casco Products Corporation Lamp fixture for illuminating interior of cigar lighter socket
US4961127A (en) * 1989-05-09 1990-10-02 Sylvan R. Shemitz Associates, Inc. Lamp socket mounting bracket
WO2013018923A1 (en) * 2011-08-02 2013-02-07 Yazaki Corporation Vehicle interior lighting comprising a light source protective portion

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US2812423A (en) * 1955-09-09 1957-11-05 Penna James Vehicle warning light
US2959668A (en) * 1957-10-14 1960-11-08 Gen Electric Jewel and neon indicator lamp mounting
US2980791A (en) * 1958-12-08 1961-04-18 Gen Electric Auto map light
US3257023A (en) * 1963-02-11 1966-06-21 Braverman Robert Containers
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US1978934A (en) * 1932-11-25 1934-10-30 Harry A Douglas Mounting means
US2812423A (en) * 1955-09-09 1957-11-05 Penna James Vehicle warning light
US2959668A (en) * 1957-10-14 1960-11-08 Gen Electric Jewel and neon indicator lamp mounting
US2980791A (en) * 1958-12-08 1961-04-18 Gen Electric Auto map light
US3257023A (en) * 1963-02-11 1966-06-21 Braverman Robert Containers
US3292174A (en) * 1963-02-15 1966-12-13 Contraves Ag Indicating arrangement

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US4238815A (en) * 1978-06-29 1980-12-09 Edison Price, Incorporated Recessed light fixture
US4899263A (en) * 1984-11-02 1990-02-06 Casco Products Corporation Lamp fixture for illuminating interior of cigar lighter socket
US4961127A (en) * 1989-05-09 1990-10-02 Sylvan R. Shemitz Associates, Inc. Lamp socket mounting bracket
WO2013018923A1 (en) * 2011-08-02 2013-02-07 Yazaki Corporation Vehicle interior lighting comprising a light source protective portion
CN103732449A (zh) * 2011-08-02 2014-04-16 矢崎总业株式会社 车室内照明灯
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