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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2009
Kentaro Nagai, Makinohara, JP;
Ryohei Ochiai, Fujieda, JP;
Kentaro Nagai, Makinohara, JP;
Ryohei Ochiai, Fujieda, JP;
Yazaki Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an on-board interior illumination unit which is so strong as to withstand vibration, high temperatures and low temperatures, and tensile load, to thereby be superior in contact reliability and which can be made small in size. Thus, there is provided an on-board interior illumination unit comprising a design portionand a function partwhich is disposed on a side of the design portionwhich lies on an outer side of a passenger compartment, wherein the function parthas a function part main bodywhich has a switch portionand a lamp installation portionand a terminal exposure portionin which a plurality of press-contact terminalsare exposed which are electrically connected to the switch portionand the lamp installation portionand a protection coverwhich is installed in the function part main bodyso as to cover the terminal exposure portion, and wherein a protection cover side connectoris provided in the protection coverwhich fits on a wiring harness side connector, the protection cover side connectorincluding a connector housing portionwhich is formed integrally with the protection coverand a plurality of terminalswhich are fixed in place in the protection coverand which fit individually in the press-contact terminals in a process of the protection coverbeing installed in the function part main body