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Bus bar assembly and vehicle room lamp having the same

US8118605B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 20, 2011
Grant dateFeb 21, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01R43/24
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A bus bar assembly 1 as a component of a vehicle room lamp 10 includes: a housing 2; and bus bars 3a, 3b, 3c, 3f insert-molded into housing 2. Each of bus bars 3a, 3b, 3c includes: a press-connecting portion 4 composed of a bottom wall 40, and a press-connecting blade 41 vertically extended from an edge of bottom wall 40, and electrically connected to an electric wire 8 by press-connecting; a wiring portion 5 extended from the edge of bottom wall 40 along a planar direction of bottom wall 40; and an impact-absorbing portion 6 disposed around the press-connecting portion 4 for absorbing an impact generated by press-connecting electric wire 8 with press-connecting blade 41. The impact-absorbing portion 6 is extended from an edge 5b of wiring portion 5 along the planer direction of the bottom wall 40, and embedded in housing 2.

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