CA2156564A1 - Courtesy light fixture of the rearview mirror - Google Patents

Courtesy light fixture of the rearview mirror

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CA2156564A1
CA2156564A1 CA002156564A CA2156564A CA2156564A1 CA 2156564 A1 CA2156564 A1 CA 2156564A1 CA 002156564 A CA002156564 A CA 002156564A CA 2156564 A CA2156564 A CA 2156564A CA 2156564 A1 CA2156564 A1 CA 2156564A1
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electrical
flaps
lamp
lamp holder
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Ricardo Poveda Moreno
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Metagal Industria e Comercio Ltda
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q3/00—Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors
    • B60Q3/20—Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors; Lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle interiors for lighting specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments; mounted on specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments
    • B60Q3/258—Rear-view mirrors

Abstract

The present patent has an object a courtesy light system for rearview mirrors, formed by a courtesy illumination fixture for the driver (4) and for the passenger (4') contained within the respective recesses (20) incorporated in the housing (3) of the rearview mirror, and each of them comprising, basically; a lamp of the cartridge or torpedo type (21); two lamp holder-electrical connectors (22); a electrical wiring set (23);
an on-off switch (24); a reflector (25) and a lens (26): each of the lamp holder-electrical connectors (22) being formed by an elastic, electrical conducting metal strip with the general shape of an inverted "U", in such a way that it may be shaped and connected to the electrical wire set (23) through a progressive die, formed by portions arranged in sequence, namely; a first vertical leg (41); a second horizontal upper portion (42) and a third vertical leg (43); with the first (41) and the third (43) vertical legs being parallel and substantially equal to each other, with the first one having a device (44) to connect it to the electrical wire (23) formed, basically, by pairs of "V"
shaped flaps, (60) and (61) which extends outside the space defined by the vertical legs (41) and (43) and which receive the lamp (21), and said pair of flaps extending beyond the outward bent end portion (50) of said vertical leg (41); with the upper horizontal portion (42) being crosswise to the vertical legs (41), (43) and providing: part of a fixing device 45 formed by the fitting of the lamp holder-electrical connectors (22) to the supporting flaps (27) of the housing (3) of the rear view mirror, the other part of said device (45) being provided in the supporting flaps (27) and with said portion (42) having also a hole (46) which may receive assembling means.
CA002156564A 1994-09-02 1995-08-21 Courtesy light fixture of the rearview mirror Expired - Fee Related CA2156564C (en)

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BR9403037-5 1994-09-02
BR9403037A BR9403037A (en) 1994-09-02 1994-09-02 Improvement together with courtesy lighting of internal rear-view mirror

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CA2156564A1 true CA2156564A1 (en) 1996-03-03
CA2156564C CA2156564C (en) 2005-12-20

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