Ventilation member and lamp

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10781994-B2
Application number	US-201616061786-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2016
Priority date	Dec 15, 2015
Publication date	Sep 22, 2020
Grant date	Sep 22, 2020

Abstract

A ventilation member includes: a cylindrical holding member including an outer projection portion; a ventilation film mounted to cover one end of the holding member in a centerline direction, the ventilation film preventing a liquid and solid from entering the holding member, the ventilation film permitting a flow of gas between the inside and the outside; and a cover member provided around the holding member, the cover member including a side wall portion, a top portion, and an inner projection portion, the top portion closing one end of the side wall portion in the centerline direction, the inner projection portion projecting inward from an inner circumferential surface of the side wall portion and contacting the outer projection portion of the holding member so as to form a ventilation passage between the ventilation film and the top portion, the ventilation passage allowing gas to flow therethrough.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A ventilation member comprising:
a cylindrical member of a cylindrical shape, the cylindrical member including an outer projection portion projecting outward from an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical member;
a ventilation body mounted so as to cover one end of the cylindrical member in a centerline direction, the ventilation body preventing a liquid and a solid from entering an inside of the cylindrical member from an outside of the cylindrical member, the ventilation body permitting a flow of gas between the inside and the outside; and
a cover member provided around the ventilation body, the cover member including a cylindrical portion, a lid portion, and an inner projection portion,
the lid portion closing one end of the cylindrical portion in the centerline direction,
the inner projection portion projecting inward from an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion, abutting the outer projection portion in the centerline direction on a surface provided around the ventilation body so as to prevent the cover member from contacting the ventilation body in the centerline direction and thus maintain a ventilation passage between the ventilation body and the lid portion, and not pressing the ventilation body, and
the ventilation passage allowing gas to flow therethrough.

2. The ventilation member according to claim 1 , wherein the ventilation passage is formed by contact between one end face of the outer projection portion of the cylindrical member in the centerline direction and the other end face of the inner projection portion of the cover member in the centerline direction.

3. The ventilation member according to claim 1 , wherein the cover member is prevented from moving to one side in the centerline direction by contact between an outer circumferential surface of the outer projection portion of the cylindrical member and an inner surface of the inner projection portion of the cover member.

4. The ventilation member according to claim 2 , wherein the cover member is prevented from moving to one side in the centerline direction by contact between an outer circumferential surface of the outer projection portion of the cylindrical member and an inner surface of the inner projection portion of the cover member.

5. The ventilation member according to claim 3 , wherein
the outer circumferential surface of the outer projection portion of the cylindrical member is parallel to the centerline direction, and
the inner surface of the inner projection portion of the cover member gradually goes inward as the inner surface goes from one side toward the other side in the centerline direction.

6. A ventilation member comprising:
a cylindrical member of a cylindrical shape, the cylindrical member including an outer projection portion projecting outward from an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical member;
a ventilation body mounted so as to cover one end of the cylindrical member in a centerline direction, the ventilation body preventing a liquid and a solid from entering an inside of the cylindrical member from an outside of the cylindrical member, the ventilation body permitting a flow of gas between the inside and the outside; and
a cover member provided around the ventilation body, the cover member including a cylindrical portion and a lid portion, the lid portion closing one end of the cylindrical portion in the centerline direction,
the cylindrical portion abutting the outer projection portion the centerline direction on a surface provided around the ventilation body so as to prevent the cover member from contacting the ventilation body in the centerline direction and thus maintain a ventilation passage between the ventilation body and the lid portion, and not pressing the ventilation body, and
the ventilation passage allowing gas to flow therethrough.

7. The ventilation member according to claim 6 , wherein the cylindrical portion of the cover member is press-fitted to the outer projection portion of the cylindrical member, and an interference of a press-fitting portion is larger on the other side than on one side in the centerline direction.

8. A ventilation member comprising:
a ventilation body mounted so as to cover one end of a cylindrical portion in a centerline direction, the ventilation body preventing a liquid and a solid from entering an inside of the cylindrical portion from an outside of the cylindrical portion, the ventilation body permitting a flow of gas between the inside and the outside;
a surrounding portion provided around the ventilation body; and
a preventing portion at a position where the ventilation body is not mounted, the preventing portion preventing the ventilation body and the surrounding portion from coming close to each other in the centerline direction,
wherein the preventing portion includes an outer projection portion projecting outward from the cylindrical portion, and an inner projection portion projecting inward from a portion of the surrounding portion provided around the cylindrical portion, the inner projection portion abutting the outer projection portion in the centerline direction on a surface provided around the ventilation body so as to prevent the surrounding portion from pressing the ventilation body in the centerline direction.

9. A lamp comprising:
a housing storing a light source; and
a ventilation member mounted on the housing, the ventilation member preventing a liquid and a solid from entering an inside of the housing, the ventilation member permitting a flow of gas between the inside and an outside of the housing, wherein
the ventilation member includes:
a cylindrical member of a cylindrical shape, the cylindrical member including an outer projection portion projecting outward from an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical member;
a ventilation body mounted so as to cover one end of the cylindrical member in a centerline direction, the ventilation body preventing a liquid and a solid from entering an inside of the cylindrical member from an outside of the cylindrical member, the ventilation body permitting a flow of gas between the inside and the outside; and
a cover member provided around the ventilation body, the cover member including a cylindrical portion, a lid portion, and an inner projection portion,
the lid portion closing one end of the cylindrical portion in the centerline direction,
the inner projection portion projecting inward from an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion, abutting the outer projection portion the centerline direction on a surface provided around the ventilation body so as to prevent the cover member from contacting the ventilation body in the centerline direction and thus maintain a ventilation passage between the ventilation body and the lid portion, and not pressing the ventilation body, and
the ventilation passage allowing gas to flow therethrough.

Assignees

• Nitto Denko Corp

Inventors

• Yano Youzou

Classifications

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21W2107/10

  for land vehicles · CPC title

• F21W2103/00

  Exterior vehicle lighting devices for signalling purposes · CPC title

• F21W2102/00

  Exterior vehicle lighting devices for illuminating purposes · CPC title

• F21S43/14 Primary

  Light emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title