Lighting device for a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10502380-B2
Application number	US-201816119059-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 31, 2018
Priority date	Aug 31, 2017
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

A lighting device for a motor vehicle, the lighting device including: a housing; a light module arranged inside the housing; a control device designed to control the electrical supply to the light module, including a female connector mounted outside the housing; a connection harness connected to the light module and including a male connector designed to be connected to the female connector of the control device so as to connect the control device electrically to the light module, characterized in that the housing includes: an orifice for the passage of the connection harness from the inside to the outside of the housing; and at least two ribs defining a receiver to receive and lock the male connector in position on the housing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Lighting device for a motor vehicle, said lighting device comprising:
a housing;
a light module arranged inside said housing;
a control device designed to control an electrical supply to said light module, comprising a female connector mounted outside said housing;
a connection harness connected to said light module and comprising a male connector designed to be connected to said female connector of said control device so as to connect said control device electrically to said light module,
wherein said housing comprises:
an orifice for a passage of said connection harness from the inside to the outside of said housing; and
at least two ribs defining a receiver to receive and lock said male connector in position on said housing.

2. Lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein said at least two ribs extend in said orifice and define a sub-orifice for the passage of said connection harness, once said male connector is locked in position in the receiver.

3. Lighting device according to claim 2 , wherein said sub-orifice has a width which is substantially equal to or less than the width of said connection harness.

4. Lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein said at least two ribs extend on either side of said orifice defining a space therebetween in order to permit the passage of the connection harness from the inside of said housing when mounting said male connector on said housing.

5. Lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein said housing comprises a network of ribs set back from said orifice, designed to define with said at least two ribs in the orifice said receiver for receiving said male connector.

6. Lighting device according to claim 5 , wherein said network of ribs comprises:
primary ribs defining said receiver;
at least one secondary rib designed to fix the remainder of the network of ribs to the housing.

7. Lighting device according to claim 6 , wherein said primary ribs are oriented in different directions so as to lock said male connector in position in said directions.

8. Lighting device according to claim 6 , wherein each primary rib comprises a stepped profile with:
an oblique slope to force the centering of said male connector in said receiver;
a projection to lock said male connector in abutment;
a plate serving as a support for said male connector on said housing.

9. Lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein said housing further comprises at least one retaining clip designed to retain the connection harness in position.

10. Lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein said control device is pushed onto said housing to connect said female connector to said male connector.

11. Lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein a light source is a light source having a semi-conductor.

12. Lighting device according to claim 11 , wherein said light source having a semi-conductor forms part of a light emitting diode.

13. Lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein said lighting device is a headlamp.

14. Lighting device according to claim 2 , wherein said sub-orifice has a width which is substantially equal to or less than the width of said connection harness.

15. Lighting device according to claim 2 , wherein said at least two ribs extend on either side of said orifice defining a space therebetween in order to permit the passage of the connection harness from the inside of said housing when mounting said male connector on said housing.

16. Lighting device according to claim 2 , wherein said housing comprises a network of ribs set back from said orifice, designed to define with said at least two ribs in the orifice said receiver for receiving said male connector.

17. Lighting device according to claim 7 , wherein each primary rib comprises a stepped profile with:
an oblique slope to force the centering of said male connector in said receiver;
a projection to lock said male connector in abutment;
a plate serving as a support for said male connector on said housing.

18. Lighting device according to claim 2 , wherein said housing further comprises at least one retaining clip designed to retain the connection harness in position.

19. Lighting device according to claim 2 , wherein said control device is pushed onto said housing to connect said female connector to said male connector.

20. Lighting device according to claim 2 , wherein a light source is a light source having a semi-conductor.

Assignees

• Valeo Vision

Inventors

• Paugam Stephane
• Cesaire Julien
• Milaret Benoit
• Nodet Gilles
• Bedoya Carlos
• Blot Remi

Classifications

• H01R13/60

  Means for supporting coupling part when not engaged · CPC title

• F21W2107/10

  for land vehicles · CPC title

• B60Q1/007

  via a removable cap · CPC title

• F21S41/192 Primary

  Details of lamp holders, terminals or connectors · CPC title

• B60Q1/0094

  Arrangement of electronic circuits separated from the light source, e.g. mounting of housings for starter circuits for discharge lamps (arrangements being part of the light source holder F21V17/06, F21S43/195) · CPC title