IP Library Granted Patent US 7,401,956
Granted Patent B2
US 7,401,956 · App. 11/060,491 · Granted Jul 22, 2008

Trim and lamp or lamp cluster for motor vehicle

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Patent No.
US 7,401,956
App. No.
11/060,491
Granted
Jul 22, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor vehicle, in particular an automobile, has a trim that constitutes an end section of the motor vehicle on which at least one cooling air opening and one lamp or one lamp cluster are provided. At least one elongated fin is arranged on the at least one cooling air opening. In order to omit additional valves in a kit for installation of the lamp or lamp cluster, the lamp or lamp cluster is arranged within the at least one cooling air opening and is mounted on a fin that extends within the cooling air opening.

Claims (33)

1. A motor vehicle comprising:

trim, constituting an end section of the motor vehicle, in which at least one cooling air opening forming an air inlet for a motor vehicle radiator behind the opening is provided, at least one elongated fin being arranged so as to extend within the at least one cooling air opening, and

a lamp or lamp cluster arranged within the at least one cooling air opening and mounted on the at least one elongated fin,

wherein the lamp or lamp cluster has an internal end connected to an adjacent section of the at least one elongated fin, and wherein the at least one elongated fin is adapted to the shape of the lamp or lamp cluster.

2. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the at least one cooling air opening is one of several cooling air openings provided in the trim, and wherein the lamp or lamp cluster is arranged on laterally external openings of the several cooling air openings.

3. The motor vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the at least one elongated fin extends in a transverse direction relative to a direction of travel and is aligned approximately horizontally.

4. The motor vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the internal end of the lamp or lamp cluster extends at a distance relative to an adjacent lateral edge of the at least one cooling air opening, and wherein an outer end of the lamp or lamp cluster is guided relatively close to an outer edge of the cooling air opening.

5. The motor vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the trim is made of an elastic plastic and is composed of an outer component and an inner holding frame comprised of at least one part, and wherein the outer component and the inner holding frame are connected to one another via a clip connection.

6. The motor vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the lamp or lamp cluster comprises at least one of a blinking light and a position light.

7. The motor vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the lamp or lamp cluster comprises a blinking light which is implemented on the basis of LED technology.

8. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the at least one elongated fin extends in a transverse direction relative to a direction of travel and is aligned approximately horizontally.

9. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the internal end of the lamp or lamp cluster extends at a distance relative to an adjacent lateral edge of the at least one cooling air opening, and wherein an outer end of the lamp or lamp cluster is guided relatively close to an outer edge of the cooling air opening.

10. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the trim is made of an elastic plastic and is composed of an outer component and an inner holding frame comprised of at least one part, and wherein the outer component and the inner holding frame are connected to one another via a clip connection.

11. The motor vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the lamp or lamp cluster is held in place on the trim via a socket connection and a screw connection.

12. The motor vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the internal end of the lamp or lamp cluster is connected via the socket connection to the adjacent section of the at least one elongated fin.

13. The motor vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the lamp or lamp cluster rests locally on an upright profiled web of the inner holding frame.

14. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the lamp or lamp cluster comprises at least one of a blinking light and a position light.

15. The motor vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the lamp or lamp cluster comprises a blinking light which is implemented on the basis of LED technology.

16. A motor vehicle comprising:

trim, constituting an end section of the motor vehicle, in which at least one cooling air opening is provided, at least one elongated fin being arranged so as to extend within the at least one cooling air opening, and

a lamp or lamp cluster arranged within the at least one cooling air opening and mounted on the at least one elongated fin,

wherein the at least one cooling air opening is one of several cooling air openings provided in the trim, and wherein the lamp or lamp cluster is arranged on laterally external openings of the several cooling air openings, and

wherein an indentation which is directed inward relative to a contour of the trim is disposed at an external end of the lamp or lamp cluster.

17. The motor vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the external end of the lamp or lamp cluster is held in place on an inner holding frame via a screw connection.

18. A motor vehicle comprising:

trim, constituting an end section of the motor vehicle, in which at least one cooling air opening is provided, at least one elongated fin being arranged so as to extend within the at least one cooling air opening, and

a lamp or lamp cluster arranged within the at least one cooling air opening and mounted on the at least one elongated fin,

wherein a front boundary edge of the lamp or lamp cluster projects slightly relative to a contour of the trim so that, with a 30° pendulum impact, a first contact point of a pendulum is moved inward into an area of the lamp or lamp cluster.

19. A motor vehicle comprising:

trim, constituting an end section of the motor vehicle, in which at least one cooling air opening is provided, at least one elongated fin being arranged so as to extend within the at least one cooling air opening, and

a lamp or lamp cluster arranged within the at least one cooling air opening and mounted on the at least one elongated fin,

wherein the at least one cooling air opening is one of several cooling air openings provided in the trim, and wherein the lamp or lamp cluster is arranged on laterally external openings of the several cooling air openings, and

wherein a front boundary edge of the lamp or lamp cluster, as seen in plan view, projects slightly relative to a contour of the trim so that, with a 30° pendulum impact, a first contact point of a pendulum is moved inward into an area of the lamp or lamp cluster.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Nov 2, 2010
From: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: PORSCHE ZWISCHENHOLDING GMBH
Reel/Frame 025227/0699 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 2, 2010
From: PORSCHE ZWISCHENHOLDING GMBH
To: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 025227/0747 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 30, 2008
From: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (COMPANY NUMBER 722287)
Reel/Frame 021184/0926 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2005
From: LARSON, GRANT; WUERFEL, MANFRED; EBERHARDT, STEFAN; PETERS, OLIVER; SCHEEPERS, STEF
To: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 016312/0347 →