Outer lens attachment structure for vehicular lamps
US5765942A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 5, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21S41/29
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An outer lens attachment structure in which a lamp body is integrally formed with an engagement device having an engagement piece member which is bent inwardly of an opening part of the lamp body to be engaged therewith, and when the engagement piece member is depressed to be bent inwardly, the engagement piece member urges the peripheral part of the outer lens against the opening periphery of the lamp body so that the peripheral part of the outer lens is securely held between the engagement piece member and the opening periphery of the lamp body.
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