Patent ID: 6231211
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: B29C,B29L,F16J,F21S

Abstract:
A vehicle lamp comprising:a container-like lamp body having a bulb fitting hole;a front lens coupled to a front opening of said lamp body;a light bulb fitted into the bulb fitting hole of the lamp body;a waterproofing annular gasket fitted between a flange portion provided on the periphery of a bulb socket portion and a peripheral edge portion of the bulb fitting hole, said lamp body and said front lens being integrally formed by blow molding, said gasket having a transverse cross section with a radial length greater than a length in a direction in which a compressive force acts, wherein said waterproofing annular gasket creates a waterproof seal between said flange portion and said peripheral edge portion in order to prevent water from entering into said lamp body; andparallel convex portions extending annularly in the peripheral direction toward at least one of the flange portion side and the side of the peripheral edge portion of the bulb fitting hole provided in the radial direction.