Vehicle ceiling-mounting electric equipment assembly
First Claim
1. A vehicle ceiling-mounting electric equipment assembly comprising:
- a casing fixed to a vehicle ceiling and including a lamp unit provided with a interior lamp;
a flexible printed circuit fixed to said casing and provided with a switch for controlling a lighting of said interior lamp;
a flexible flat cable for external connection electrically connected to one end of said flexible printed circuit;
an over head console retained on said casing and provided with a operation switch witch operates said switch.
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Abstract
In a vehicle ceiling-mounting electric equipment assembly of the invention, an FPC (12) is welded by heat to a casing (11) of a lamp unit (2), and an FFC (16) for external connection is electrically connected to the FPC (12) by press-clamping or welding. Switches (13) and lamp socket holes (14a) are provided at the FPC (12). An end portion of the FPC (12) is folded to be inserted into a fitting portion (11a) of a recess-shape in which an optional member (26) can be mounted, and a circuit pattern is exposed to a side surface of the fitting portion (11a) to form a connection portion. Therefore, the compact, lightweight design can be achieved, and parts, such as a connector, are unnecessary, thus reducing the number of the component parts.
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1. A vehicle ceiling-mounting electric equipment assembly comprising:
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a casing fixed to a vehicle ceiling and including a lamp unit provided with a interior lamp;
a flexible printed circuit fixed to said casing and provided with a switch for controlling a lighting of said interior lamp;
a flexible flat cable for external connection electrically connected to one end of said flexible printed circuit;
an over head console retained on said casing and provided with a operation switch witch operates said switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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