Abstract: According to one embodiment, a vehicle lighting device includes a mounting portion that has a recessed portion; a plurality of bayonets that are provided on an outside surface of the mounting portion; a substrate that is provided on a bottom surface of the recessed portion; and a light emitting element that is provided on a side of the substrate opposite to a bottom surface side of the recessed portion. In a case where the vehicle lighting device is viewed from a light emitting side, at least one corner portion of the substrate overlaps with one of the plurality of bayonets.

Abstract: Retainer clip (100) attachable to automotive headlamp (10) for inhibiting second electrical connector (72) of wiring harness (44) from unintentionally separating from mating first connector (52) on the PCB (60) of the lamp. Clip (100) has central first beam (110) to contact lamp (10), lamp-retaining support base (160) depending from one end of first beam (110) to engage lamp (10), and second connector-blocking region (140) extending from an opposite end of first beam (110) that, upon assembly proximate second connector (72), inhibits separation of the connectors (52, 72). Clip (100) is stamped from sheet metal. Support base (165) has engaging arms (164, 166) joined by bight (162) either to be clipped over one fin (22) of heat sink (20) or to be squeezed between two neighboring fins (22). Engaging arms (164, 166) have protruding barbs (165) to resist separation of support base (165) from heat sink (20).

Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes a mating port (15) for insertion of a plug connector, a first indicating assembly (5) for indicating a communication status of the mating port, and a second indicating assembly (6) for indicating another communication status of the mating port. The first indicating assembly includes a first light pipe (51) extending along the front-to-back direction and a first light emitting diode (52) extending along a top-to-bottom direction. The first LED has a number of first pins for mounting onto an exterior substrate and a first light emitting portion (521). The first light emitting portion has a number of first surrounding walls (5211) over molded with a first opaque layer (71).

Abstract: By a simple insertion operation, a connector forms electric conduction by contact, and is therefore applied to a fluorescent lamp tube, a power-saving lamp tube or a similar lamp tube. A light-emitting-diode lamp tube of the present invention includes a light module and two end caps. The connector connects the two end caps at two ends of the light module, and is composed of an insulator body, a conductive plate and a connection terminal. The insulator body includes an insertion slot, the connection terminal is disposed in the insertion slot to connect with the conductive plate, and includes two elastic terminal units. By inserting directly a conductive terminal of the end cap into the connector, and forming electric conduction by contact with each elastic terminal unit, electricity is transmitted, thereby constituting a structure that can be assembled easily, and parts thereof can be replaced and repaired by an ordinary person.

Abstract: An electrical connection device for a lamp housing is disclosed. The electrical connection device allows for simple and straightforward alignment of circuit connector terminals with conductive power connection pads on a lamp circuit board within a lamp housing.

Abstract: An instrumental device is provided which includes a variable display portion and a pointer moving around the variable display portion and achieves excellent response and resistance to vibration without complicating the shape of a member. The instrumental device has a display plate 21 having a variable display portion 21b, a pointer 23 moving around the variable display portion 21b, and pointer drive means 25, 26 provided on the back-face side of the display plate 21 for moving the pointer 23.

Abstract: A system is described that can assemble substrates over one another to form a stacked substrate. The various layers of the stacked substrate can be separated from each other by using Coulomb forces. In addition, a beam substrate can be used to increase the separation. In addition, a first substrate can be flipped around and connected to the edge of a second substrate. The instructions for assembly and a FSM (Finite State Machine) can be included in the stacked substrate to pave the way for a self-constructing 3-D automaton. The beam substrate can be used to carry heat, fluids, electrical power or signals between the various layers of the stacked cells besides providing a mechanical support. A stacked substrate can be assembled into 3-D structures. These structures can have applications in antennas and RF circuits, for example.

Abstract: A card connector assembly having a card misinsertion preventive structure has: a front cover placed in front of two card connectors double-decked up and down, each having an insertion opening; a shutter pivotally supported by the front cover; and a pivotal shaft. The shutter has two lengthwise parallel planes perpendicularly intersecting each other in L-shaped cross-section. In the absence of a card inserted in any of the card connectors, the shutter allows any one of the two insertion openings to be open to the front of the front cover to enable insertion of a card from outside into any one card connector. When a card is inserted in one card connector, the shutter covers the insertion opening of the other card connector to prevent insertion of a further card from outside into the other card connector. This prevents, in advance, a connection error, thereby preventing discomfort to the user.

Abstract: A board is easily and securely mounted on a panel. Projecting parts are formed on the panel, and arc open grooves which are inserted onto the projecting parts are formed in a bulb board. The open grooves of the bulb board each are inserted onto the projecting parts, then the bulb board is turned within the surface of the panel to lock the bulb board to the panel by bringing the bottom surfaces of the bent parts formed at the ends of the projecting parts into contact with the surface of the bulb board. A stopper rib is formed on the panel to prevent the bulb board from turning backward, thereby preventing the board from being separated from the panel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a headlight lamp whose base (9) has a plastic ring (13) in which there are embedded at least two contact lugs (13a–13c) designed as electric terminals. The contact lugs (13a–13c) are arranged in a common plane perpendicular to the ring axis (13) and in each case project in the radial direction from the plastic ring (13).

Abstract: A combination structure of a socket and a container is provided. The combination structure includes a container having an opening, and a socket includes a connecting section for being engaged with the opening, a first end extended from the connecting section for being electrically connected to an electronic equipment which is positioned outside the container, and a second end extended from the connecting section for electrically connecting to a circuit unit which is positioned inside the container, wherein a cross-section of the second end is greater than that of the opening and the cross-section of the opening is greater than that of the first end so that the first end is passed through the opening from an inside of the container and exposed to an outside of the container, and the opening blocks the second end for avoiding the second end passing therethrough and fixing the socket inside the container besides mutually fixing the connecting section.

Abstract: An instrument panel of an automotive vehicle has an original circuit board (10). An LED (16) is disposed on a bridge (34) in the board and faces a driver of the vehicle. Two terminals (16T1, 16T2) extend through the bridge to conductive continuity with respective conductive traces (24, 26) on the rear board face 12. Should the LED fail, it is replaced by severing the bridge from the board and removing it along with the LED on it. The severing creates a through-hole (36) in the board. A socket (40) that contains a replacement LED (16R) is installed in the through-hole and provides conductive continuity of the respective traces on the board with respective terminals of the replacement LED.

Abstract: An electrical connector, including a first electrically-conductive connector element, a second electrically-conductive connector element for being mated with the first connector element for allowing electrical current to flow through the electrical connector from an upstream to a downstream side, and a retainer for receiving and carrying the first connector element. The retainer includes locking anchors for mounting the retainer into complementary locking ports in a mounting bracket whereby the electrical connector is releasably carried on the mounting bracket. The retainer includes a retainer flange on which the locking anchors are mounted. The second connector element includes a connector flange for being mounted on an opposite side of the mounting bracket from the retainer. The connector flange has holes therein for receiving the locking anchors.

Abstract: A rear combination lamp 1 is arranged in a manner that a wiring portion 6 is formed and divided into plural pieces along the periphery of the socket inlet 5 of a lamp body 2, a conductor 7 is divided into plural pieces and the plural pieces of the conductors are wired at the plural pieces of the wiring portion 6, respectively, and stop ribs 10 for restricting the insertion amount of a socket 20 are provided at the vicinity of guide grooves 9 which guide bayonets 25 when the bayonets 25 provided at the socket 20 is fitted to the wiring portion thereby to attach the socket to the lamp body. At the time of attaching the socket 20 to the lamp body 2, when a socket body 21 is inserted into the socket inlet 5, terminal contacts are brought into contact with the conductors 7, whereby the one end of the socket 20 abuts against a top face of the stop ribs 10. Thus, since the insertion amount of the socket 20 is restricted, the excessive deformation of the terminal contacts can be surely prevented.

Abstract: A pass-thru electrical connector assembly is an integral part of a barrier wall which separates a harsh environment from a controlled environment. A connector body having a staged position and a locked position on the barrier wall has a flange which extends radially outward from one end of an axial projecting portion. Via rotation of the connector body from the staged position to the locked position, the projecting portion of the connector body moves axially forward through a hole of the barrier wall as a ring seal is preferably axially compressed between the flange and one side of the barrier wall. Axial movement of the connector body is achieved via a plurality of locking lugs which protrude radially outward from and are spaced circumferentially about the projecting portion of the connector body. The lugs are aligned circumferentially with a plurality of slots spaced about and communicating with the hole of the barrier wall when the connector body is in the staged position.

Abstract: An improved light emitting diode, comprises a frame, a chip, a wire solder, and sealing compound. The frame is integrally made of conductive metal sheet and provides two sets of connecting pins with two connecting pins for each set. A middle connection is vertically joined to two connecting pins in one set thereof and a plate connection is vertically joined to two connecting pins in the other set thereof. A recess cup is formed at the middle part of the plate connection near the middle connection. The chip is placed and located in said recess cup. The wire solder is made of conductive metal wire and an end thereof is joined to the chip and the other end thereof is joined to the middle connection. The sealing compound covers the chip, the wire solder, part of the plate connection and part of the middle connection and forms a light head on top of the chip.

Abstract: A plastic covering 32 of an electric wire 30 is removed, exposing a core wire 31, this core wire 31 being attached to core wire receiving members 13 of a lamp body 10. Attaching a bulb socket 20 to the lamp body 10 causes the core wire to be resiliently held between contact members 24D of the bulb socket 20 and the core wire receiving members 13, thereby connecting the bulb socket 20 and the electric wire 30. The core wire 31 makes direct contact with the contact members 24D, and therefore connecting terminals are not required between the bulb socket 20 and the electric wire 30, the number of components is thus decreased.

Abstract: The invention relates to a miniature incandescent lamp which is provided for mounting on a printed circuit board. According to the invention, the base contacts (7) have a plane contact surface (7a) for soldering onto a printed circuit board, a section (7b, 7c, 7d) which is constructed like tongs and serves to anchor the base contact (7) in the lamp base, and a hookshaped section (7e) into which one end of a supply lead (5) guided out of the lamp bulb (1) is inserted, and to which said supply lead (5) is welded.

Abstract: A connector assembly 40 mounts a light bulb 20 to a fixture 22. The fixture 22 has an interior surface 24, an exterior surface 26, and an opening 28. The opening 28 defines a peripheral surface interconnecting the interior and exterior surfaces 24, 26. The connector assembly 40 includes a housing 42, at least one tab 44, and a flange 48. The housing 42 supports the light bulb 20 and has an axis 50, a first portion 52, and a second portion 54 spaced axially from the first portion 52. The tab 44 extends radially from the first portion 52 of the housing 42 and includes a first pair of electrical contacts 60, 62 for engaging a second corresponding pair of electrical contacts 30, 32 on the interior surface 24 of the fixture 22 as the first portion 52 of the housing 42 is axially inserted through the opening 28 in the fixture 22 and rotated about the axis 50 of the housing 42.

Abstract: Terminals of a solenoid valve which come into contact with an electrode portion of a circuit body are formed in a curved shape so as to generate a biasing force. A lock member to be inserted into a mounting hole of the circuit body projects from a bottom face of the solenoid valve. By turning the solenoid valve with the lock member being inserted into the mounting hole, the lock member engages with the mounting hole by receiving the biasing force. Thus, the solenoid valve can be mounted easily. The terminals are in elastic contact with the electrode portion thereby a reliability of connection being enhanced.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus such as for a display apparatus equipped for an instrument panel of an automobile, for example, comprises a light source, such as a light-emitting diode, having polarities of substantially a tubular structure having a center axis, a circuit board arranged substantially on the center axis of the light source and electrically connected thereto, a socket body having substantially a cylindrical structure for accommodating the circuit board, and contact terminals accommodated in the socket body and including an inner terminal portion electrically connected to the circuit board through a contact point of the circuit board and an outer terminal portion electrically connected to the inner terminal portion and fixed to the socket body so as to protrude outward the socket body. The circuit board is provided with a flicker element for flickering the light source at 0.5 to 10 Hz controlled by a control unit provided for a printed circuit board of the display apparatus.

Abstract: Two lamp sockets (40, 42) on a wiring board (32) behind a switch assembly (18) have identical geometries. Each comprises a through-hole with a polarizing feature. Plural discrete contact pads (44, 46, 48, 50) are disposed on the board surface spaced apart around the margin of each through-hole. Plural discrete conductor traces (52, 54, 56, 58) are printed on the board surface to run from the respective contact pads. Each socket can accept either a first model (66) or a second model (68) of lamp assembly to make either socket a status indicator for the switch assembly or a nighttime illumination socket. A common wiring board can thereby serve different requirements for the locations of status indicator and nighttime illumination lamps.

Abstract: A rear combination lamp comprises a lamp body (2) including socket mounting portions (3) and a lens portion (6), and sockets (20). Lamps are respectively attached to the sockets. Each of the socket mounting portions has a hollow construction of a generally truncated pyramid-shaped. Conductors (4, 11) are mounted on rear end portions of the socket mounting portions to form a predetermined circuit. Connection terminals (23) each having a conductor contact portion (24) are arranged within the sockets. The respective conductor contact portions project from flanges (22) or socket bodies (21) of the sockets so as to contact the respective conductors. When the respective sockets are mounted in the respective socket mounting portions, the respective conductors can be electrically connected to the respective lamps through the conductor contact portions of the connection terminals. The socket mounting portions may include ribs (10), fixing ribs (7) and fixing holes (9) for installing the conductors (4).

Abstract: A plug-in lamp socket assembly is provided that maintains connections sealed to the environment between the electrical lamp leads, electrical socket contacts and circuits of the circuit carrier. The assembly has a lamp socket member for receiving a lamp in an aligned manner. A cap plate connects to the lamp socket member and is non-removable therefrom. The lamp socket has tabs that require proper alignment of the tabs for insertion into a circuit carrier having circuits molded therein. An O-ring seals the removable connection between the lamp socket, cap plate, assembly and the circuit carrier. The circuit carrier is sealed to the lens housing.

Abstract: A miniature lamp socket is formed such that a tip portion is not brought into contact with the inner wall of the bottom of a lamp-installing hole, and lead-wire guide grooves communicating with lead-wire insertion holes extend in the forward and rearward directions opposite to each other as seen from the front of a filament. The miniature lamp socket has projection pieces for improving vibration-resistance.

Abstract: An electrical contact terminal made from electrically conductive material includes a surface having a contact tab. The contact tab has a linear contact region for mechanically contacting a contact surface. An embodiment of the contact terminal may have a contact tab that includes a sector of a cylinder and provides a substantially linear contact region when abutted to a contact surface. The contact terminal may include a locking tab for attaching the electrical contact terminal to a base.

Abstract: A plug-in lamp socket assembly is provided that maintains connections sealed to the environment between the electrical lamp leads, electrical socket contacts and circuits of the circuit carrier. The assembly has a lamp socket member for receiving a lamp in an aligned manner. A cap plate connects to the lamp socket member and is non-removable therefrom. The lamp socket has tabs that require proper alignment of the tabs for insertion into a circuit carrier having circuits molded therein. An O-ring seals the removable connection between the lamp socket, cap plate, assembly and the circuit carrier. The circuit carrier is sealed to the lens housing.

Abstract: A circuit board has a socket opening for a twist-in lamp bordered by a pair of arcuate conductors. The circuit board is configured to define a socket for a bi-pin lamp located concentrically within the opening and supported by bridges across the opening. The bridges carry conductors for the bi-pin lamp. The bridges are frangible to allow the socket for the bi-pin lamp to be removed. When a bi-pin lamp fails in service it is removed along with its socket and a twist-in lamp is installed in the remaining socket.

Abstract: A lamp socket assembly including a housing and a body. The housing includes a cavity into which one end of the body is received. A second end of the body extends out of the cavity. The body retains a plurality of contacts. The body further includes a passage for receiving a lamp base and fingers for cooperating with and retaining the lamp base. A plurality of contacts are provided, each contact having a first end for contacting a lamp terminal and a second end which extends out of the housing cavity, substantially parallel to the body.

Abstract: A backplate assembly for mounting a plurality of lamp sockets. The assembly includes a first substantially rigid panel and a second substantially rigid panel. Each of the panels includes a plurality of apertures which are respectively aligned with each other. A plurality of substantially rigid conductors are sealed between the panels. Contact pads which form portions of the conductors extend into the apertures of the first panel and are exposed to the exterior of the assembly.

Abstract: Miniature lamp holder includes a cylindrical body having a central bore configured to receive a lamp, a pair of connectors located in the body to connect wires of the lamp with an electrical circuit, and a cap snapped into a bottom of the body. The body has a flange with a pair of diametrically disposed recesses in a top side thereof on an outer diameter. A pair of retaining projections extend upwardly from the top side of the flange and are formed axially of the body for engaging the miniature lamp holder in a circuit board aperture. A pair of cut-outs is formed axially of the cylindrical body over the pair of recesses. A pair of rails with a channel at a mid-section thereof extends downwardly from a bottom side of the flange. The connectors have a bent section at an upper end thereof, a "V"-shaped hooked section at a lower end thereof, and a dimple in the hooked section for accommodating the lamp.

Abstract: An electrically enhanced wiring block with break test capability employs a printed circuit board which includes integrally defined transmission lines and capacitive elements designed to improve impedance characteristics and electrical balance between interconnected wiring and connecting strips and thereby optimize its transmission performance. The transmission lines consist of impedance controlled circuitry with integral capacitive elements that are provided by means of a novel use of plated through holes. The holes may be sized, spaced and interconnected in various configurations to generate the desired capacitance. Two rows of connecting blocks with a row of connecting strips therebetween are mounted to one side of the circuit board preferably by solderless connectors and are interconnected by circuitry on the circuit board. The capacitive elements are connected between selected leads of the connecting blocks and connecting strips by the impedance controlled circuitry.

Abstract: A twist-in socket for insertion into a printed circuit assembly has a molded plastic body, conductive paths deposited or plated onto the surface, and an LED and a resistor connected to the paths for energization by the printed circuit. The sockets are molded in arrays, plated to form the conductive paths, the components inserted by automatic machines and flow soldered to the paths, and then individual sockets are snapped off the array. In one embodiment, the LED and resistor have leads extending through holes in the socket to reach the conductive paths. In another embodiment, surface mount components are used, and plated-through holes in the socket couple the path to the surface mount components.

Abstract: A twist-in socket for insertion into a printed circuit assembly has a molded plastic body, conductive paths deposited or plated onto the surface, and an LED and a resistor connected to the paths for energization by the printed circuit. The sockets are molded in arrays, plated to form the conductive paths, the components inserted by automatic machines and flow soldered to the paths, and then individual sockets are snapped off the array. In one embodiment, the LED and resistor have leads extending through holes in the socket to reach the conductive paths. In another embodiment, surface mount components are used, and plated-through holes in the socket couple the path to the surface mount components.

Abstract: A contact strip for use with lamp socket devices where an electrical connection is made by the contact strip between a lamp lead and a circuit board conducting surface when the contact strip is assembled in a lamp socket device and mounted on the circuit board. At least one welding area at which a lead of a lamp is welded during assembly of the contact strip in a lamp socket device is provided. The contact strip includes upper and lower electricity receiving strip portions for receiving a circuit board therebetween and for making electrical contact with at least one of upper and lower conducting surfaces of the circuit board.

Abstract: A system for the assembly and connection of electronic circuits formed on a plurality of substrate or boards of identical size is described. Each board is mounted in a respective module between two elements of resilient, electrically-insulating material. The terminals of each board are connected to one or more multicore ribbon cables clamped between the resilient elements.The modules are arranged next to each other in sequence and are clamped by tie bolts so that the resilient elements are compressed to a predetermined extent. The pack of modules thus formed is disposed in a housing, preferably of metal, carrying at least one multipole electrical connector to which at least some of the cables are connected so that the circuits carried by the boards can be connected to external devices and/or circuits.

Abstract: A lamp socket including a lamp receptacle to receive a baseless lamp having wires, said socket including a base projecting annularly radially outward from said receptacle and having wire passageways from said receptacle as well as wire receiving grooves projecting inwardly from a bottom surface of said base and communicating therewith. The base includes a top surface of a common plane and the arrangements of said grooves in orthogonal pairs is such as to increase the area of said base therebetween. Said receptacle is fitted with wire divider means to facilitate the threading of said wires through said wire passageways.

Abstract: The electric lamp has a lamp vessel received by an opening in a lamp cap of synthetic material. The lamp cap has a first set of projections with contact surfaces, over which current conductors extend, and a second set of projections with contact surfaces. The first projections are elongate cantilevered tongues, which extend at a certain distance along the circumference of the lamp cap and have their contact surfaces at their free ends. The lamp is suitable to be used in a printed circuit board with wide tolerances with respect to its thickness.

Abstract: A holder for a small incandescent light bulb for the removable insertion in a plate opening, the holder being mounted mechanically and electrical contact with the contact areas of the plate being produced by two electrically conducting contacting parts that are connected to the light bulb connection wires, with the proviso that the electrically conducting contacting parts comprise an electrically conductive plastic, especially a polyester with embedded carbon fibers.

Abstract: The assembly includes a number of readily replaceable low voltage light bulbs; for example, of the <5 watt 24 VAC type, spaced along a pair of electrical conductors carried by an insulated strip located in a housing with a removable transparent cover. The bulbs are releasably connected to the conductors in parallel by suitable electrical contacts, with or without supporting bulb brackets so that the conductors, strip and housing can be transversely severed between adjacent bulbs to shorten the assembly. Conversely, a number of assemblies can be connected in tandem to form an elongated lighting system. The cover may have edges which clip into recesses performed in the housing for ease in closing and opening the assembly. The housing may be aluminum and the cover may be polycarbonate plastic. The assembly is simple, inexpensive, adaptable to a variety of decorative uses and is durable.