Patent ID: 6086231
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: B29C,B29L,B60Q,F21S

Abstract:
A vehicle lamp comprising:a reflector;a light source mounted on the reflector and including a light bulb positioned near a first focus of the reflector;a plastically deformable lens holder having a rear end side opening portion secured to a front opening portion of the reflector and a front end side opening portion;a lens secured to the front end side opening portion of the plastically deformable lens holder, positioned in front of the reflector and having a convex surface;a lens support surface projecting radially inward from an inner surface of the plastically deformable lens holder, for supporting a bottom surface of a circumferential edge portion of the lens and formed in the front side opening portion of the plastically deformable lens holder,wherein a circumferential edge of the front end side opening portion of the plastically deformable lens holder surrounding the outer circumferential edge of the lens is bent radially inward to hold the circumferential edge portion of the lens, andwherein the plastically deformable lens holder and the lens support surface are formed of a single piece.