IP Library Granted Patent US 9,248,779
Granted Patent B2
US 9,248,779 · App. 13/132,640 · Granted Feb 2, 2016

Mounting structure for automotive room lamp

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Patent No.
US 9,248,779
App. No.
13/132,640
Granted
Feb 2, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mounting structure including: an outer housing having a first locking portion; a ceiling including a lamp opening portion in a central portion thereof; an inner housing including: a first locking facing portion which is locked in the first locking portion of the outer housing; and a second locking portion on and directly attached to the inner housing; and a reinforcement having a second locking facing portion which is locked on the second locking portion of the inner housing. The ceiling is fixed between the outer housing and the inner housing by locking the first locking facing portion of the inner housing in the first locking portion of the outer housing via the lamp opening portion in the ceiling. A bracket portion shaped so as to follow a shape of an upper side of the ceiling is provided along an outer circumference of the inner housing.

Claims (15)

1. A mounting structure for an automotive room lamp, the mounting structure comprising sequentially in the following order from bottom:

an outer housing having a first locking portion;

a ceiling including a lamp opening portion in a central portion thereof;

an inner housing including:

a first locking facing portion which is locked in the first locking portion of the outer housing; and

a second locking portion on and directly attached to the inner housing; and

a reinforcement having a second locking facing portion which is locked on the second locking portion of the inner housing,

wherein the ceiling is fixed between the outer housing and the inner housing by locking the first locking facing portion of the inner housing in the first locking portion of the outer housing via the lamp opening portion in the ceiling, and

wherein a bracket portion shaped so as to follow a shape of an upper side of the ceiling is provided along an outer circumference of the inner housing.

2. The mounting structure for the automotive room lamp as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the ceiling further includes a bottom surface portion which connects to the lamp opening portion in the central portion so as to extend outwards therefrom;

a wall surface portion erected along an outer circumference of the bottom surface portion; and

a flange portion which extends outwards horizontally from the wall surface portion.

3. The mounting structure for the automotive room lamp as set forth in claim 1 , wherein a lock protection member having a height higher than the first locking portion of the outer housing is erected in proximity to the first locking portion.

4. The mounting structure for the automotive room lamp as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the lock protection member has a thickness which is thicker than the first locking portion.

5. The mounting structure for the automotive room lamp as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the lock protection member includes a reinforcement rib.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2011
From: SUZUKI, KEN; MIZUSHIMA, TAKAYUKI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026384/0359 →