Illumination device for exterior mirror
First Claim
1. A light module for use on an exterior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle, said light module comprising a bulb holder comprising:
- at least two first terminals for engaging corresponding portions of an illumination bulb;
at least two second terminals, each of said at least two second terminals being connected to a corresponding one of said at least two first terminals to form a terminal member, said at least two second terminals being adapted to directly connect to an electrical wiring provided from the vehicle body when said mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle; and
a housing for at least partially encasing said at least two terminal members, said housing being mountable to said light module.
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Abstract
An illumination device for an exterior rearview mirror of a vehicle comprises a bulb holder which comprises a pair of stamped terminals and a housing which is preferably injection molded about the stamped terminals. One end of the stamped terminals provides for connection to a light bulb or other illumination source, while the other end of the stamped terminals provides for electrical connection to a vehicle or mirror wiring harness. Preferably, the body of the bulb holder is molded from a soft plastic material to facilitate easy insertion and removal of the bulb holder in the mirror assembly, and to further ease connection of the vehicle wiring harness to the wiring terminals. The soft plastic molding further provides a water-tight seal between the body and the stamped terminals and between the body and the illumination device of the rearview mirror assembly.
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41 Claims
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1. A light module for use on an exterior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle, said light module comprising a bulb holder comprising:
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at least two first terminals for engaging corresponding portions of an illumination bulb;
at least two second terminals, each of said at least two second terminals being connected to a corresponding one of said at least two first terminals to form a terminal member, said at least two second terminals being adapted to directly connect to an electrical wiring provided from the vehicle body when said mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle; and
a housing for at least partially encasing said at least two terminal members, said housing being mountable to said light module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a mirror housing;
a reflective element housed within said housing;
a mounting portion mountable to the vehicle, said mirror housing being connected to said mounting portion; and
at least one illumination module comprising an illumination module housing and a bulb holder mountable within said illumination module housing, said illumination module housing being mountable to said exterior rearview mirror assembly, said bulb holder comprising at least two bulb terminals for connecting to corresponding portions of an illumination bulb, at least two wire connecting terminals for directly connecting to a vehicle wiring, and a terminal housing, said at least two wire connecting terminals being connected to corresponding bulb terminals to form at least two rigid terminal members, said terminal housing being molded around said at least two terminal members, said terminal housing being mountable to said illumination module. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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35. A bulb holder adaptable to mount to an exterior rearview mirror assembly, said bulb holder comprising:
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at least two rigid terminal members, each of said at least two terminal members comprising a first terminal for engaging corresponding portions of an illumination bulb and a second terminal being adapted to directly connect to an electrical wiring provided from the vehicle body when said mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle; and
a housing for at least partially encasing said at least two terminal members, said housing being mountable to a portion of said exterior rearview mirror.
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Specification