Chrysler Corporation

Daimlerchrysler Corporation

Robert B Georgeff

Earl R Sobeck

Waine T Brock

Todd H Wludyka

Albert J Sherrington

A lamp assembly having fluid dispensing capabilities comprising a housing, a lens having a fluid nozzle retaining sleeve and a fluid nozzle assembly. The lamp assembly is subassembled by snap-fitting these components together, installing a lamp unit to the housing and a seal to the lens. Installation of the lamp assembly into the vehicle is accomplished by connecting the lamp unit to a wire harness, coupling the fluid nozzle assembly to a fluid supply line and securing the lamp assembly in an aperture in the vehicle with a pair of fasteners. The lamp assembly is particularly useful when incorporated into a rearward facing surface of a vehicle as the lamp serves as a center high mount stop lamp and the nozzle assembly is used to dispense a cleaning fluid onto a rear windshield.

Lamp assembly with fluid dispensing nozzle

A tail light assembly for an automotive vehicle has a housing provided with a back panel and a translucent cover secured to and cooperating with the back panel in defining a tail light chamber. A row of light bulbs is mounted in the chamber in spaced apart relation. A reflector is secured to the back panel behind the light bulbs. The reflector is of the Fresnel-type having annular reflector segments encircling each bulb and shaped to reflect the rays of light from the bulbs along substantially parallel paths. The reflector is in the form of a substantially flat plate having an edge along the row of light bulbs which is substantially straight or only slightly curved and visually perceptible through the translucent cover when the light bulbs are illuminated. Electrical circuitry for the light bulbs is disposed within the housing sandwiched between the back panel of the housing and the reflector plate. Preferably, the circuitry is disposed in a recess in the back panel.

Tail light assembly

A tail light assembly is provided for a vehicle. The tall light assembly includes a main body portion having tabs on the lower end thereof. A bracket, including a pocket, is secured to the vehicle to receive the tabs. The upper end of the main body portion is secured to the vehicle body by use of fasteners. The tail light assembly may be removed for service by removing the fasteners from the upper end and pulling the tabs out of the bracket pocket.

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Pleasant Ridge, MI, United States of America

Robert B Georgeff