Arrangement of a lamp in an opening of a reflector of a motor vehicle headlight
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1. Assembly for holding a lamp (1) in an opening (2) of a reflector (3) of a motor vehicle, in which:
- the lamp (1) is mountable in the opening in a mounting direction from a rear side of the reflector (3) with a socket (4) of the lamp (1) engaging a first supporting surface (5) of the reflector (3);
a cover (7) for closing the opening (2) is releasably attached to the rear side of the reflector (3); and
a spring holding element (8) is tensioned, when the lamp (1) is mounted, against the cover (7) and grips behind the socket (4) of the lamp (1) for pressing the socket (4) against the first supporting surface (5) of the reflector (3);
wherein a first portion (9) of the spring holding element (8) positioned beside the opening (2) is affixed to the reflector (3) even when the cover (7) is not attached to the reflector;
a second portion (10) of the spring holding element engages the cover (7) when the cover (7) is attached to the reflector; and
a third portion (11) of the spring holding element, which grips behind the socket (4) of the lamp (1), presses the socket (4) of the lamp (1) against the first supporting surface (5) of the reflector (3).
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A lamp can be mounted in an opening of a reflector of a vehicle headlight from the rear side of the reflector. The lamp has a socket which lies against a support surface of the reflector and is covered by a cover mounted on the reflector. The lamp is held in position on the reflector by a spring holding element. The spring holding element has, laterally to the opening of the reflector, a reflector attaching first portion, a cover bracing free-standing second portion and a lamp socket gripping third portion which presses the lamp socket against the support surface.
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1. Assembly for holding a lamp (1) in an opening (2) of a reflector (3) of a motor vehicle, in which:
- the lamp (1) is mountable in the opening in a mounting direction from a rear side of the reflector (3) with a socket (4) of the lamp (1) engaging a first supporting surface (5) of the reflector (3);
a cover (7) for closing the opening (2) is releasably attached to the rear side of the reflector (3); and
a spring holding element (8) is tensioned, when the lamp (1) is mounted, against the cover (7) and grips behind the socket (4) of the lamp (1) for pressing the socket (4) against the first supporting surface (5) of the reflector (3);wherein a first portion (9) of the spring holding element (8) positioned beside the opening (2) is affixed to the reflector (3) even when the cover (7) is not attached to the reflector;
a second portion (10) of the spring holding element engages the cover (7) when the cover (7) is attached to the reflector; and
a third portion (11) of the spring holding element, which grips behind the socket (4) of the lamp (1), presses the socket (4) of the lamp (1) against the first supporting surface (5) of the reflector (3). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- the lamp (1) is mountable in the opening in a mounting direction from a rear side of the reflector (3) with a socket (4) of the lamp (1) engaging a first supporting surface (5) of the reflector (3);
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