Patent ID: 6126304
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: F21S

Abstract:
A vehicular lamp apparatus for reducing optical waste comprising:a lamp body having an opening for receiving a reflector and a light bulb, said lamp body having a side portion projecting laterally to one side;a lens for covering and sealing said opening, said lens having an extended portion corresponding to said side portion of the lamp body, wherein the lens, including the extended portion, has an inner side and an outer side; andmounting means for fixing said lens to said lamp body, such that the lens covers and seals the opening and optical waste is reduced, wherein said mounting means comprises:a lens mounting means having a projection formed along a peripheral edge of said extended portion of the lens, said projection extending from the inner side of and substantially perpendicular to the extended portion of said lens, and an insert rib angularly attached to an end of said projection such that said projection and said insert rib are substantially L-shaped in cross section; anda mounting groove formed on an end of said side portion of the lamp body, which is substantially C-shaped in cross section, said mounting groove for receiving said insert rib of said lens mounting means, wherein an outer lip of said mounting groove is adjacent to said projection of said lens mounting means.