Patent ID: 6464539
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: H01K,H01R

Abstract:
A lamp fitting structure, comprising:a lamp having a bulb portion, a fixed portion having a length and width, the fixed portion having no base, and a lead wire located at the fixed portion; a socket including an insertion portion for receiving and fitting the fixed portion therein, and a rear end portion; and a connector made of insulative material and configured to be inserted and fitted into the rear end portion of the socket; wherein the insertion portion located on the socket includes a back side, a narrow side and a cylindrical opening having a length that is substantially the same as the length of the fixed portion of the lamp, the rear end portion is provided on the back side of the insertion portion, and the opening is located in the rear end portion, a side slit is formed on the narrow side of the insertion portion, a plurality of pushing pieces and positioning protrusions are provided in the opening such that when the fixed portion of the lamp is inserted into the opening in the insertion portion, the pushing pieces and positioning protrusions abut against the fixed portion of the lamp, and the fixed portion forms a gap with an inner face of the opening of the insertion portion to house the lead wire, and the connector includes a feed terminal, the feed terminal is configured to be inserted ad fitted into the gap through the opening in the rear end portion, to thereby connect the feed terminal provided in the connector to the lead wire.