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Granted Patent B2
US 10,359,179 · App. 15/715,244 · Granted Jul 23, 2019

Light source unit and vehicular lamp

Inventors: Atsushi Ozawa (Shizuoka, JP); Yoshimasa Murata (Shizuoka, JP); Takuya Serita (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 10,359,179
App. No.
15/715,244
Granted
Jul 23, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light source unit includes a board, a resin-molded unit formed using a resin material as a base material and having thermal conductivity, and a socket housing including a heat sink formed of a metal material, and a board attachment portion to which the board is attached and a covered surface which is covered with the resin-molded unit, wherein the resin-molded unit is formed with a holding hole communicating with the covered surface, and the heat sink and the resin-molded unit are formed by integral molding when a portion of the covered surface and a portion of the attachment surface are pressed by a portion of a mold inserted through the holding hole and another portion of the mold, respectively.

Claims (39)

1. A light source unit comprising:

a socket housing including a heat sink formed of a metal material and having a board attachment portion, and a resin-molded unit formed using a resin material as a base material and having thermal conductivity;

a board attached to the board attachment portion; and

a light emitting element mounted on the board and configured to function as a light source,

wherein the board attachment portion is formed with an attachment surface to which the board is attached and a covered surface which is at least partially covered with the resin-molded unit,

a holding hole in which a portion of the covered surface is exposed is formed in the resin-molded unit, and

in the socket housing, the heat sink and the resin-molded unit are formed by integral molding in a state in which the portion of the covered surface and at least a portion of the attachment surface are pressed by a portion of a mold inserted through the holding hole and another portion of the mold, respectively.

2. The light source unit of claim 1 , wherein the attachment surface and the covered surface are formed as opposite surfaces on the board attachment portion.

3. The light source unit of claim 2 , wherein a concave portion or a convex portion is formed on the portion of the covered surface of the board attachment portion exposed through the holding hole.

4. The light source unit of claim 3 , wherein the resin-molded unit includes a connector connecting portion in which a connection terminal is disposed to be connected to a connector, and

the holding hole is positioned inside the connector connecting portion.

5. The light source unit of claim 2 , wherein the resin-molded unit includes a connector connecting portion in which a connection terminal is disposed to be connected to a connector, and

the holding hole is positioned inside the connector connecting portion.

6. The light source unit of claim 1 , wherein a concave portion or a convex portion is formed on the portion of the covered surface of the board attachment portion exposed through the holding hole.

7. The light source unit of claim 6 , wherein the resin-molded unit includes a connector connecting portion in which a connection terminal is disposed to be connected to a connector, and

the holding hole is positioned inside the connector connecting portion.

8. The light source unit of claim 1 , wherein the resin-molded unit includes a connector connecting portion in which a connection terminal is disposed to be connected to a connector, and

the holding hole is positioned inside the connector connecting portion.

9. The light source unit of claim 1 , wherein a positioning notch is formed on an outer peripheral portion of the resin-molded unit.

10. A vehicular lamp comprising:

a light source unit,

wherein the light source unit includes:

a socket housing including a heat sink formed of a metal material and having a board attachment portion, and a resin-molded unit formed using a resin material as a base material and having thermal conductivity;

a board attached to the board attachment portion; and

a light emitting element mounted on the board and configured to function as a light source,

wherein the board attachment portion is formed with an attachment surface to which the board is attached and a covered surface which is at least partially covered with the resin-molded unit,

a holding hole in which a portion of the covered surface is exposed is formed in the resin-molded unit, and

in the socket housing, the heat sink and the resin-molded unit are formed by integral molding in a state in which the portion of the covered surface and at least a portion of the attachment surface are pressed by a portion of a mold inserted through the holding hole and another portion of the mold, respectively.

11. The vehicular lamp of claim 10 , wherein a positioning notch is formed on an outer peripheral portion of the resin-molded unit.

12. A light source unit comprising:

a socket housing including a heat sink formed of a metal material and having a board attachment portion, and a resin-molded unit formed using a resin material as a base material and having thermal conductivity;

a board attached to the board attachment portion; and

a light emitting element mounted on the board and configured to function as a light source,

wherein the board attachment portion is formed with an attachment surface to which the board is attached and a covered surface which is at least partially covered with the resin-molded unit,

a holding hole configured to communicate with the covered surface is formed in the resin-molded unit,

in the socket housing, the heat sink and the resin-molded unit are formed by integral molding in a state in which a portion of the covered surface and at least a portion of the attachment surface are pressed by a portion of a mold inserted through the holding hole and another portion of the mold, respectively,

the resin-molded unit includes a connector connecting portion in which a connection terminal is disposed to be connected to a connector, and

the holding hole is positioned inside the connector connecting portion.

13. The light source unit of claim 12 , wherein a positioning notch is formed on an outer peripheral portion of the resin-molded unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2017
From: OZAWA, ATSUSHI; MURATA, YOSHIMASA; SERITA, TAKUYA
To: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 043691/0105 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-202462 · Oct 14, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180106465A1 · Apr 19, 2018