Yazaki Corporation

Motoya Kimura

Hiroyuki Suzuki

Kimihiro Ishii

Hiroshi Ando

Koji Minakawa

Hiroshi Andou

A bezel member () to which a lens () which transmits light from a light source () is supported on a main body () to be fixed to a vehicle body (). A spherical surface () is formed on one of the main body () or a bezel member (), and sliding members () for being pressed against the spherical surface () are formed on the other one of them, so that the bezel member () can be rotated with respect to a supporting member () of the main body () and fixed to a given position. Since a metal plate is used as the sliding members () in this interior illumination lamp (), a problem such that the light source cannot be fixed to the desired direction due to abrasion or change of properties of the felt sliding member as in the related art due to the temperature or deterioration with age can be solved. Also, in comparison with the case in which the spring or the like is employed, increase in cost due to increase in the number of parts can be avoided.

Interior illumination lamp

An interior illumination lamp includes a bodyfor being fixed to a vehicle body, and a lampwhich is angularly movably supported on a support portionmounted on the body, and has a lenscapable of transmitting a beam from a light sourcetherethrough. The lampincludes a first bezelangularly movably supported on the support portion, and a second bezelwhich holds the lens, and is mounted on the first bezel. The second bezelhas a reflecting surfacefor receiving and reflecting transmitted light through the lens, and this reflecting surface is designed to have a low reflectance. By doing so, the light, reflected by the reflecting surface, is not glaring, and therefore a beam, coming into the driver's sight via a room mirror, is not glaring, and therefore will not affect the driving operation.

The invention is to provide an interior illumination lamp which can change lighting directions, not directly touching lenses by the fingers. If rotating fins in the forward direction of the lenses, outer bezels are rotated together, so that a light emitting direction can be adjusted, not directly contacting the lenses with the fingers as conventionally. Even if the lenses are heated, the light emitting directions can be adjusted thereby. Not directly contacting the lenses by the fingers, the lenses are prevented from being stained to decrease illumination. In addition, since the fins avoid the light diffusion, a driver and other riding people are kept off dazzling by the light.

An interior illumination lampincluding a design portionin which a lensis fixed to a bezelof a housingcapable of being attached to an openingprovided at an interior memberof a vehicle, a functional portionarranged to a rear side of the interior memberby being supported by the design portionand having a light source, and a guide portionin a groove-like shape provided for guiding an electric wire W/H connected to the functional portion, in which a clipis arranged to a notched portionprovided at a wall portionof the guide portionand front ends of the wall portioninterposing the notched portionsare connected to ride over the notched portions. That is, upper portions of the notched portionsof the clipsprovided at the guide portionare connected and therefore, the electric wire W/H wired along the guide portioncan be prevented from extruding from the notched portionto be bit thereby. Further, erroneous wiring can be prevented by wiring an electric wire along the guide portion

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Toyota, Japan

Motoya Kimura