Illuminating lamp
View Patent ↗An illuminating lamp which can be easily assembled is provided. The illuminating lamp includes a decorative component including a mounting member mountable to an opening provided to a roof trim of a vehicle and a lens mounted on a compartment side of the mounting member, and a functional component including a light source and a holder which holds the light source and is mounted to the mounting member. The mounting member includes a flat plate to which the holder is mounted, an aperture provided at the flat plate to transmit light into the compartment, and a cover portion receiving the light source and reflecting the light of the light source into the compartment. The cover portion includes an opening portion at one end thereof along a longitudinal direction of the flat plate through which the light source is inserted along the flat plate.
1. An illuminating lamp comprising:
a decorative component including a mounting member, mounted to an opening provided at an interior component of a vehicle having a compartment, and a lens mounted at a vehicle compartment side of the mounting member; and
a functional component including a light source and a holder holding the light source, wherein the holder is mounted at the mounting member,
wherein the mounting member includes: a flat plate to which the holder is mounted on a surface thereof; an aperture provided at the flat plate to transmit light of the light source into the compartment of the vehicle; and a cover portion receiving the light source thereinside, wherein the cover portion is provided at an outer side of the compartment of the flat plate so as to cover the aperture and reflect the light of the light source into the compartment,
wherein the cover portion includes an opening portion at one end thereof along a longitudinal direction of the flat plate through which the light source is inserted along the flat plate and the cover portion and the holder are separate and abut each other at one side when the light source is received thereinside the cover portion.
2. The illuminating lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the decorative component includes engagement portions provided in a pair extending from the flat plate, wherein the engagement portions are arranged to locate the holder between the engagement portions and to engage with the holder,
wherein the functional component includes engaging projections provided in a pair which are arranged to project from the holder and arranged to engage with the respective engagement portions, and
wherein the holder includes a contact portion, abutting on an outer edge of the opening portion so as to place the engaging projections and the engagement portions along a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the flat plate when the light source is inserted into the cover from the opening portion.
3. The illuminating lamp according to claim 2 , wherein the respective engagement portions include an inclined surface at a tip portion of the engagement portion, the inclined surfaces face each other.
4. The illuminating lamp according to any one of claim 1 , wherein the holder includes a wall portion which covers the opening portion of the cover portion when the holder is mounted to the flat plate.
5. The illuminating lamp according to any one of claim 2 , wherein the holder includes a wall portion which covers the opening portion of the cover portion when the holder is mounted to the flat plate.
6. The illuminating lamp according to any one of claim 3 , wherein the holder includes a wall portion which covers the opening portion of the cover portion when the holder is mounted to the flat plate.