Patent ID: 6887107

Claim:
A connecting structure, comprising: an electric bulb, having a first filament; a socket, including; a bulb mounting portion, in which the electric bulb is mounted therein; a connector fitting portion, into which a connector is fitted; and a partition wall, having at least one passage hole which communicates the bulb mounting portion with the connector fitting portion, the partition wall being located between the bulb mounting portion and the connector fitting portion; a connector, having at least one terminal therein, and the connector fitting into the connector fitting portion of the socket; a first lead wire and a second lead wire, connected respectively to both ends of the first filament of the electric bulb, the first lead wire extending from the first filament through the at least one passage hole to the connector fitting portion and then back through the at least one passage hole and terminating inside the base portion, the first lead wire in the connector fitting portion being folded back so as to superpose folded portion thereof; wherein the portions of the first lead wire and the second lead wire which are located in the connector fitting portion correspond to the terminal portions, wherein the terminal portions are connected to the at least one terminal when the socket is fitted on the connector.