Light source with sealant cover
View Patent ↗A light source includes a lamp and housing. The housing has a right-angle form with a first leg for the lamp, a second leg for connecting leads for the lamp and a jointure between the legs having an aperture allowing access to the connecting leads and lead-ins. The aperture has a bottom containing openings for the lamp leads-in and a contiguous sidewall containing openings for the connecting leads. The lead-ins and connecting leads are attached in the aperture to form lugs. A cover for closing the aperture has an area matching the area of the aperture and has outer and inner surfaces. The inner surface has a central boss and depending flanges that, when fitted into the aperture after a sealant has been dispensed therein, the boss extends between the lugs and the flanges extend outside the lugs, serving to displace the sealant and force it to surround the lugs.
1. In a light source including a lamp and a housing, said housing having a first leg formed to receive said lamp, a second leg formed to receive connecting leads for said lamp and a jointure between said first and second legs having an aperture for allowing access to said connecting leads, and lead-ins formed with said lamp, said aperture having a bottom containing openings for receiving said lamp leads-in and a contiguous sidewall containing openings for receiving said connecting leads, said lead-ins and said connecting leads being attached together within said aperture to form lugs; the improvement comprising:
a cover closing said aperture, said cover having:
an area matching the area of said aperture and having an outer surface and inner surface, said inner surface having a central boss fitted between said lugs and depending flanges fitted outside said lugs.
2. The light source of claim 1 wherein a viscous sealant is provided within said aperture.
3. The light source of claim 2 wherein said central boss and depending flanges displace said sealant to completely cover said lugs.