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- the present invention relates to automotive lamp units including automotive lamps to be mounted in vehicles, such as passenger compartment lamps, map lamps, vanity-mirror lamps, door lamps, and trunk compartment lamps.
- the present invention relates to an automotive lamp unit and a method for manufacturing the same, in which a circuit for switching on automotive lamps by connecting the automotive lamps to a power source (battery) is formed with bus bars.
- bus bars have been individually inserted in recesses formed in a resin base member, each bus bar serving as a wire, so that the bus bars are used as a circuit.
- the known automotive lamp unit includes a plurality of bus bars, when, for example, four bus bars constitute a circuit, the four bus bars must be individually inserted in recesses of a base member, whereby manufacturing processes and working period are increased, thereby increasing manufacturing costs.
- an object of the present invention to provide an automotive lamp unit and a method for manufacturing the same, in which manufacturing is performed in two major processes, that is, a plurality of bus bars are formed integrally with each other via bridge portions and the plurality of bus bars mounted on a base member are separated from each other at the bridge portions, thereby forming a circuit, whereby manufacturing costs can be reduced by improving efficiency in the manufacturing processes and reducing working period.
- an automotive lamp unit comprises a bus bar unit forming a circuit with a plurality of bus bars connected with each other via a bridge portion, the bus bar unit including terminals, for connection to switches and to a power source, and a supporting member for supporting a lamp, the circuit serving to switch on the lamp; and a resin base member provided with the bus bar unit mounted thereon at a predetermined position thereof, a small hole being formed in the resin base member at a position thereof associated with the bridge portion.
- the plurality of bus bars are separated from each other at the bridge portion which is disposed in the small hole.
- cut-and-raised parts of the plurality of bus bars separated from each other at the bridge portion disposed in the small hole may be in contact with an edge of the small hole.
- the bridge portion may be formed so as to have a reduced width, thereby facilitating separation of the plurality of bus bars from each other, or may be provided with a groove for cutting and raising thereat so that the bridge portion has a reduced thickness, whereby the bridge portion is easily cut and raised.
- a method for manufacturing an automotive lamp unit comprises the steps of mounting at least one part of a bus bar unit including a plurality of bus bars integrated with each other via a bridge portion on a base member made of a molded resin at a predetermined position of the base member; and separating the plurality of bus bars at the bridge portion by pressing, the bridge portion being disposed in a small hole formed in the base member at a position opposing a rear face of the bridge portion.
- cut-and-raised parts of the plurality of bus bars separated from each other at the bridge portion disposed in the small hole may be brought into contact with an edge of the small hole by pressing.
- FIG. 1 is a front view of a bus bar unit used in an automotive lamp unit according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bus bar unit shown in FIG. 1 formed by pressing;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a base member to be mounted with the bus bar unit shown in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the base member mounted with the bus bar unit shown in FIG. 2;
- FIG. 5 is an expanded sectional view of a portion of the base member and the bus bar unit shown in FIG. 4.
- FIG. 1 is a front view of a bus bar unit 1 in an extended state.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bus bar unit 1 formed by pressing.
- a terminal 11 is a grounding terminal
- terminals 12 are to be connected to a power source (battery) and a door switch
- fixed terminals 13 form a slide switch
- supporting tabs 14 support a fuse-type lamp.
- the bus bar unit includes a plurality of bus bars connected with each other via six bridge portions 15 .
- four bus bars are embedded in the lamp unit, which are not connected with each other via bridge portions such as the bridge portions 15 .
- the bridge portions 15 have a reduced width and are provided with cut-in lines so that the bridge portions are easily cut and raised in the succeeding pressing process.
- the bus bar unit 1 is provided with bent parts 16 formed at predetermined positions of the bus bar unit 1 .
- Each bent part 16 is provided with a raised tab 16 a which cuts into an inner face of a groove 22 of a base member 2 (described below) when the raised tab 16 a is mounted in the groove 22 , so that the bus bar unit 1 does not remove from the base member 2 .
- ten raised tabs 16 a are shown.
- the base member 2 is made of a resin formed by an injection mold.
- the base member 2 is provided with grooves 21 which engage with the bus bar unit 1 and the grooves 22 which engage with the bent parts 16 at the raised tabs 16 a thereof being cut in the inner faces of the grooves 22 .
- the bus bar unit 1 is fixed to the base member 2 by the grooves 21 engaging with the bus bar unit 1 and the grooves 22 engaging with the bent parts 16 , the bus bar unit 1 may be fixed to the base member 2 either at the grooves 21 or at the grooves 22 .
- the bus bar unit 1 may be provided with any type of grooves other than the grooves 21 and 22 formed in the surfaces of the base member 2 , which engage with the raised tabs 16 a of the bus bar unit 1 .
- the bus bar unit 1 may be fixed to the base member 2 by hooks, raised at portions of the base member 2 at which the bus bar unit 1 is mounted, engaging with the bus bar unit 1 .
- the same number of small holes 23 as the number of the bridge portions 15 are formed in the grooves 21 to engage with the bus bar unit 1 , the small holes 23 being formed at positions associated with the bridge portions 15 of the bus bar unit 1 when the bus bar unit 1 is mounted in the grooves 21 so that raised parts of the bridge portions 15 are inserted in the small holes 23 when the bridge portions 15 are raised.
- a movable-contact-point-receiving part 24 receives a movable-contact-point member which moves on the fixed terminals 13 .
- the integrated bus bar unit 1 is mounted in the grooves 21 of the base member 2 , and the bent parts 16 are engaged with the grooves 22 , the raised tabs 16 a of the bent parts 16 cutting in the inner faces of the grooves 22 .
- the bridge portions 15 of the bus bar unit 1 are positioned at the small holes 23 of the base member 2 .
- the bus bar unit 1 thus mounted on the base member 2 before forming a circuit is electrically divided at the bridge portions 15 in a process described below. That is, the bus bar unit 1 mounted on the base member 2 is pressed at the bridge portions 15 by a pressing machine having pins at positions associated with the bridge portions 15 substantially at intermediate parts thereof, whereby the bridge portions 15 having a reduced width at intermediate parts thereof are cut at cut-in parts of the bridge portions 15 , and are electrically divided.
- the bus bars separated from each other at the bridge portions 15 and forming a circuit are mounted with a slide switch and connectors connected to the terminals 12 , whereby lamps can be switched on.
- a plurality of bus bars are integrated with each other via bridge portions, and the integrated bus bars are separated from each other at the bridge portions after the bus bars are mounted on a base member, thereby forming a circuit.
- an automotive lamp unit can be manufactured in two major processes, that is, a process of mounting the integrated bus bars on the base member and the other process of separating the bus bars from each other at the bridge portions, thereby improving efficiency in the manufacture and reducing working period, whereby manufacturing costs can be reduced.
- Raised flaps of the cut bridge portions are brought into contact with edges of the small holes formed in the base member, whereby the bus bars are mounted on the base member at the grooves and the small holes formed in the base member, thereby preventing the bus bars from removing from the base member by vibration.
Abstract
An automotive lamp unit includes a bus bar unit forming a circuit with a plurality of bus bars connected with each other via a bridge portion, the bus bar unit including terminals, for connection to switches and a power source, and a supporting member for supporting a lamp, the circuit serving to switch on the lamp, and a resin base member provided with the bus bar unit mounted thereon at a predetermined position, and a small hole formed in the resin base member at a position thereof associated with the bridge portion. The plurality of bus bars are separated from each other at the bridge portion which is disposed in the small hole.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to automotive lamp units including automotive lamps to be mounted in vehicles, such as passenger compartment lamps, map lamps, vanity-mirror lamps, door lamps, and trunk compartment lamps. In particular, the present invention relates to an automotive lamp unit and a method for manufacturing the same, in which a circuit for switching on automotive lamps by connecting the automotive lamps to a power source (battery) is formed with bus bars.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Hitherto, a plurality of bus bars have been individually inserted in recesses formed in a resin base member, each bus bar serving as a wire, so that the bus bars are used as a circuit.
- In the above-described known technology, a problem has been found in that since the known automotive lamp unit includes a plurality of bus bars, when, for example, four bus bars constitute a circuit, the four bus bars must be individually inserted in recesses of a base member, whereby manufacturing processes and working period are increased, thereby increasing manufacturing costs.
- Another problem has been found in that when vibration is applied to the bus bars inserted in the recesses of the base member, there is a risk of the bus bars removing from the recesses and coming into contact with each other, thereby causing short circuits.
- Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an automotive lamp unit and a method for manufacturing the same, in which manufacturing is performed in two major processes, that is, a plurality of bus bars are formed integrally with each other via bridge portions and the plurality of bus bars mounted on a base member are separated from each other at the bridge portions, thereby forming a circuit, whereby manufacturing costs can be reduced by improving efficiency in the manufacturing processes and reducing working period.
- It is another object of the present invention to provide an automotive lamp unit and a method for manufacturing the same, in which bridge portions of a plurality of bus bars are bent so as to come into contact with inner faces of small holes formed in a base member, whereby each bus bar is fixed to the base member by a fixing member such as recesses and the small holes, thereby preventing the bus bars from removing from the base member by vibration.
- To these ends, according to an aspect of the present invention, an automotive lamp unit comprises a bus bar unit forming a circuit with a plurality of bus bars connected with each other via a bridge portion, the bus bar unit including terminals, for connection to switches and to a power source, and a supporting member for supporting a lamp, the circuit serving to switch on the lamp; and a resin base member provided with the bus bar unit mounted thereon at a predetermined position thereof, a small hole being formed in the resin base member at a position thereof associated with the bridge portion. The plurality of bus bars are separated from each other at the bridge portion which is disposed in the small hole.
- In the automotive lamp unit, cut-and-raised parts of the plurality of bus bars separated from each other at the bridge portion disposed in the small hole may be in contact with an edge of the small hole. The bridge portion may be formed so as to have a reduced width, thereby facilitating separation of the plurality of bus bars from each other, or may be provided with a groove for cutting and raising thereat so that the bridge portion has a reduced thickness, whereby the bridge portion is easily cut and raised.
- According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for manufacturing an automotive lamp unit comprises the steps of mounting at least one part of a bus bar unit including a plurality of bus bars integrated with each other via a bridge portion on a base member made of a molded resin at a predetermined position of the base member; and separating the plurality of bus bars at the bridge portion by pressing, the bridge portion being disposed in a small hole formed in the base member at a position opposing a rear face of the bridge portion. In the method, cut-and-raised parts of the plurality of bus bars separated from each other at the bridge portion disposed in the small hole may be brought into contact with an edge of the small hole by pressing.
- FIG. 1 is a front view of a bus bar unit used in an automotive lamp unit according to the present invention;
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bus bar unit shown in FIG. 1 formed by pressing;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a base member to be mounted with the bus bar unit shown in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the base member mounted with the bus bar unit shown in FIG. 2; and
- FIG. 5 is an expanded sectional view of a portion of the base member and the bus bar unit shown in FIG. 4.
- An embodiment of an automotive lamp unit according to the present invention is described below with reference to the drawings.
- FIG. 1 is a front view of a
bus bar unit 1 in an extended state. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of thebus bar unit 1 formed by pressing. In FIGS. 1 and 2, aterminal 11 is a grounding terminal,terminals 12 are to be connected to a power source (battery) and a door switch,fixed terminals 13 form a slide switch, and supportingtabs 14 support a fuse-type lamp. - The bus bar unit includes a plurality of bus bars connected with each other via six
bridge portions 15. When manufacturing the known automotive lamp unit, four bus bars are embedded in the lamp unit, which are not connected with each other via bridge portions such as thebridge portions 15. Thebridge portions 15 have a reduced width and are provided with cut-in lines so that the bridge portions are easily cut and raised in the succeeding pressing process. - The
bus bar unit 1 is provided withbent parts 16 formed at predetermined positions of thebus bar unit 1. Eachbent part 16 is provided with a raisedtab 16 a which cuts into an inner face of agroove 22 of a base member 2 (described below) when the raisedtab 16 a is mounted in thegroove 22, so that thebus bar unit 1 does not remove from thebase member 2. In the drawings, ten raisedtabs 16 a are shown. - In FIG. 3, the
base member 2 is made of a resin formed by an injection mold. Thebase member 2 is provided withgrooves 21 which engage with thebus bar unit 1 and thegrooves 22 which engage with thebent parts 16 at the raisedtabs 16 a thereof being cut in the inner faces of thegrooves 22. Although according to the present embodiment, thebus bar unit 1 is fixed to thebase member 2 by thegrooves 21 engaging with thebus bar unit 1 and thegrooves 22 engaging with thebent parts 16, thebus bar unit 1 may be fixed to thebase member 2 either at thegrooves 21 or at thegrooves 22. Thebus bar unit 1 may be provided with any type of grooves other than thegrooves base member 2, which engage with the raisedtabs 16 a of thebus bar unit 1. Thebus bar unit 1 may be fixed to thebase member 2 by hooks, raised at portions of thebase member 2 at which thebus bar unit 1 is mounted, engaging with thebus bar unit 1. - The same number of
small holes 23 as the number of thebridge portions 15 are formed in thegrooves 21 to engage with thebus bar unit 1, thesmall holes 23 being formed at positions associated with thebridge portions 15 of thebus bar unit 1 when thebus bar unit 1 is mounted in thegrooves 21 so that raised parts of thebridge portions 15 are inserted in thesmall holes 23 when thebridge portions 15 are raised. A movable-contact-point-receivingpart 24 receives a movable-contact-point member which moves on thefixed terminals 13. - A method for mounting the
bus bar unit 1 on thebase member 2, as shown in FIG. 4, is described below. - The integrated
bus bar unit 1 is mounted in thegrooves 21 of thebase member 2, and thebent parts 16 are engaged with thegrooves 22, the raisedtabs 16 a of thebent parts 16 cutting in the inner faces of thegrooves 22. Thebridge portions 15 of thebus bar unit 1 are positioned at thesmall holes 23 of thebase member 2. - The
bus bar unit 1 thus mounted on thebase member 2 before forming a circuit is electrically divided at thebridge portions 15 in a process described below. That is, thebus bar unit 1 mounted on thebase member 2 is pressed at thebridge portions 15 by a pressing machine having pins at positions associated with thebridge portions 15 substantially at intermediate parts thereof, whereby thebridge portions 15 having a reduced width at intermediate parts thereof are cut at cut-in parts of thebridge portions 15, and are electrically divided. - By further pressing the pins, two cut flaps of each
bridge portion 15 are raised and are inserted in thesmall hole 23, the raised flaps being brought into contact with an edge of eachsmall hole 23. Bus bars included in thebus bar unit 1 and separated from each other are firmly fixed to thebase member 2 by being engaged with thegrooves bridge portions 15 in contact with the edges of the small holes 23 (see FIG. 5). - After pressing, the bus bars separated from each other at the
bridge portions 15 and forming a circuit are mounted with a slide switch and connectors connected to theterminals 12, whereby lamps can be switched on. - According to the present invention, a plurality of bus bars are integrated with each other via bridge portions, and the integrated bus bars are separated from each other at the bridge portions after the bus bars are mounted on a base member, thereby forming a circuit. With this arrangement, an automotive lamp unit can be manufactured in two major processes, that is, a process of mounting the integrated bus bars on the base member and the other process of separating the bus bars from each other at the bridge portions, thereby improving efficiency in the manufacture and reducing working period, whereby manufacturing costs can be reduced.
- Raised flaps of the cut bridge portions are brought into contact with edges of the small holes formed in the base member, whereby the bus bars are mounted on the base member at the grooves and the small holes formed in the base member, thereby preventing the bus bars from removing from the base member by vibration.
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1. An automotive lamp unit comprising:
a bus bar unit forming a circuit with a plurality of bus bars connected with each other via a bridge portion, the bus bar unit including terminals, for connection to switches and to a power source, and a supporting member for supporting a lamp, the circuit serving to switch on the lamp; and
a resin base member provided with the bus bar unit mounted thereon at a predetermined position thereof, a small hole being formed in the resin base member at a position thereof associated with the bridge portion,
wherein the plurality of bus bars are separated from each other at the bridge portion which is disposed in the small hole.
2. An automotive lamp unit according to , wherein cut-and-raised parts of the plurality of bus bars separated from each other at the bridge portion disposed in the small hole are in contact with an edge of the small hole.
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3. An automotive lamp unit according to , wherein the bridge portion is formed so as to have a reduced width, thereby facilitating separation of the plurality of bus bars from each other.
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4. An automotive lamp unit according to , wherein the bridge portion is provided with a groove for cutting and raising thereat so that the bridge portion has a reduced thickness, whereby the bridge portion is easily cut and raised.
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5. A method for manufacturing an automotive lamp unit, comprising the steps of:
mounting at least one part of a bus bar unit including a plurality of bus bars integrated with each other via a bridge portion on a base member made of a molded resin at a predetermined position of the base member; and
separating the plurality of bus bars at the bridge portion by pressing, the bridge portion being disposed in a small hole formed in the base member at a position opposing a rear face of the bridge portion.
6. A method for manufacturing an automotive lamp unit, according to , wherein cut-and-raised parts of the plurality of bus bars separated from each other at the bridge portion disposed in the small hole are brought into contact with an edge of the small hole by pressing.
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