Patent ID: 7172316

Claim:
Lighting or indicating apparatus for a motor vehicle, comprising a reflector, a light source, a casing which defines a set of faces, comprising side lower and upper faces and an opening formed in at least a portion of a rear side face and in at least part of the lower face, and at least one connector receiving element disposed in an aperture formed in the rear face at the level of the opening, and a lip seal disposed in the opening, wherein the apparatus is adapted to be combined with at least one complementary module with the aid of at least one pair of assembly element comprising a guide slide and a projecting element, the projecting element being adapted to be inserted at least into one end of the slide associated with the projecting element and to slide in the slide, each of the assembly elements of one pair being disposed either on the lighting or indicating apparatus or on the components consisting of the lighting or indicating apparatus and the complementary module, the module having a single electrical connector, and the apparatus having the connector receiving element adapted to receive the connector for the complementary module, and wherein the lip seal contacts the electrical connector of the complementary module and thereby to seal the apparatus.