Patent ID: 6406173
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: B60Q,F21S,H01R

Abstract:
A vehicle lamp comprising:a lamp body defining a lamp chamber in cooperation with a lens mounted to a front opening of said lamp body; a light source unit in the lamp chamber, said light source unit including a plurality of light-emitting elements, a base supporting the light-emitting elements, and at least one electric cord, wherein holders for the light-emitting elements of said light source unit are fit to the base of said light source unit, and the light-emitting elements are electrically connected to the electric cord by holding the electric cord between one of the holders and one of the light-emitting elements; the light-emitting element of said light source unit includes at least one lead terminal folded back at an intermediate portion thereof; a folded end portion of the lead terminal is fit in the holder and is in direct contact with the electric cord of said light source unit; the lead terminal of the light-emitting element includes a wide slit portion and a narrow slit portion at the folded end portion; and ends of the wide slit portion, which leads to the narrow slit portions, have a substantial right-angled edge shape.