Illumination – With container – With closure controlled switch
Patent
1984-05-14
1985-11-19
Cox, Ronald B.
Illumination
With container
With closure controlled switch
362 80, 200 6162, 200340, 200 6181, 200 6182, H01H 316
Patent
active
045546185
ABSTRACT:
A combination switch, lamp, and connector assembly for illuminating a glove box compartment includes an insulator having an integral socket portion and an integral connector body portion, a pair of unitary contacts on the insulator extending between the socket and connector body portion, a bulb with a wedge base inserted between bifurcations on the contacts at the socket portion whereby contact is made with the bulb's filament ends and the bulb is held in the insulator, a pair of terminals inserted in the connector body portion from the side of the housing opposite the contacts and engaging leg portions of the contacts to establish electrical continuity, a plunger mounted on the insulator for linear movement from an extended to a depressed position when the glove box door is closed, and a cam on the plunger engageable on a leg portion of one of the contacts to separate that leg portion from the corresponding terminal in the depressed position of the plunger and thereby terminate compartment illumination when the glove box door is closed.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4146762 (1979-03-01), Peck
patent: 4160887 (1979-07-01), Van Buren
patent: 4168411 (1979-09-01), Peck
patent: 4492833 (1985-01-01), Malesko
Buick Motor Division, General Motors, Production Drawing #25509430, Jan. 20, 1981 & Sketch.
Bafunno Daniel V.
Detter Gary C.
Ehrhardt James D.
Gaughan Patrick J.
Johnson Dale C.
Cox Ronald B.
General Motors Corporation
Schwartz Saul
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