Patent ID: 7677773
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: B60Q,F21V,F21W

Abstract:
1. A vehicle room lamp comprising: a box-like body; a light source received within said box-like body; a switch provided within said box-like body so as to control the turning-on and -off of said light source; a light-transmitting portion which is provided at said box-like body at an opening thereof so as to move toward and away from said switch, and allows light from said light source to pass therethrough to the exterior of said box-like body, said light-transmitting portion having an upstanding portion projecting in an upstanding manner generally toward said switch; and an abutment member attached to said upstanding portion and which is movable together with said light-transmitting portion, the abutment member operating said switch in accordance with the movement of said light-transmitting portion toward said switch, said abutment member extending inwardly from said upstanding portion, wherein said abutment member and said upstanding portion are disposed outside a light distribution range of light directed from said light source toward said light-transmitting portion, and wherein said abutment member extends from said upstanding portion substantially toward a center axis of the light transmitting portion.