Patent ID: 6325526
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: B60Q

Abstract:
An automotive internal light comprising:a molded housing defining an elongate recess;bus bars which integrally includes lamp holders secured within said molded housing and adapted to hold a lamp therebetween, said lamp holders having a base exposed to irradiate heat from said lamp;connector terminals secured within said molded housing;an earth terminal secured within said molded housing;said bus bars also integrally having spaced-apart fixed contacts having one portion which is embedded within said molded housing in such a manner so as to establish another portion of said bus bars which defines respective surfaces flush with said housing but exposed to said elongate recess;a slide switch moveable longitudinally within said recess between at least first and second positions, said slide switch carrying a generally U-shaped movable contact member which is adapted to contact said exposed surfaces of said fixed contacts so as to turn the lamp held by the lamp holder on and off, respectively;said housing including notches formed in said recess opposite to said exposed surfaces of said fixed contacts; and whereinsaid slide switch includes a chamber, a ball accommodated within said chamber, and a spring extending between said moveable contact member and said ball, said spring urging said ball and said moveable contact member away from each other and into forcible contact with said notches and said fixed contacts, respectively.