US 11,940,119 B2
Logo lamp device, rear view system, vehicle and method for assembling
Jacob Heath Messenger, Lonsdale (AU); and Dean Stevens, Lonsdale (AU)
Assigned to Motherson Innovations Company Limited, London (GB)
Filed by MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LIMITED, London (GB)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/187,044.
Claims priority of application No. 22166123 (EP), filed on Mar. 31, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0313966 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/20 (2018.01); F21S 43/50 (2018.01)
CPC F21S 43/50 (2018.01) [B60Q 1/2665 (2013.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/26 (2018.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A logo lamp device for a vehicle, comprising
an inner housing and an outer housing, the inner housing and the outer housing having an open end;
an encapsulant disposed opposite to the open end of the inner housing and the outer housing;
a printed circuit board (PCB) enclosed within the inner housing;
a light source connected to the PCB and enclosed within the inner housing;
an optical assembly having plurality of lenses, wherein the plurality of lenses include a first lens and a second lens; and
a retaining mechanism between the first lens and the inner housing, wherein the first lens is configured to push the second lens against the inner housing;
wherein the retaining mechanism comprises a snap fit mechanism;
wherein the first lens comprises an extended arm having a retaining end, and the inner housing comprises a receiving portion for receiving the retaining end of the extended arm of the at least one first lens; and
wherein the extended arm of the first lens is configured to deflect and regain its shape during assembly for locking the first lens on the inner housing.