Patent ID: 8807811

Claim:
A sealing structure for a vehicle lighting unit, comprising: a sealing wall protruding from a rear surface of a frame of the lighting unit, the sealing wall extending continuously so as to surround a bulb socket supported by the frame; a sheet-like sealing member disposed on an end of the sealing wall so as to cover the end of the sealing wall, wherein the sealing member is sandwiched between the sealing wall and a lighting unit attachment wall portion of a vehicle body panel to seal a space inside the sealing wall; a temporary fixing member positioned inside the sealing wall, the temporary fixing member temporarily retaining the sealing member; and at least one engagement protrusion positioned outside the sealing wall, the engagement protrusion protruding from the rear surface of the frame of the lighting unit, wherein the sealing member includes an engagement hole receiving the engagement protrusion to provide friction force between the engagement hole and the engagement protrusion.