Vehicle mini lamp

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2005-03-10

2010-02-09

Lee, Jong-Suk (James) (Department: 2885)

Illumination

Supported by vehicle structure

Plural light sources

C362S549000, C362S485000, C362S364000, C362S540000, C362S800000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07658524

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a small vehicle lamp comprised of: a generally cylindrically-shaped housing with an axial bore therethrough and forming a top opening and a bottom opening; a lens disposed on the top surface of the housing; a circuit board within the axial bore of the housing; at least one LED mounted on and electrically connected to the circuit board; a resistor disposed on the circuit board; a first cable wire and a second cable wire passing through the bottom opening of the housing and in electrical contact with the circuit board; and an potting compound disposed within the housing bore, in which the epoxy covers the resistor and circuit board and at least partially covers the LED and the cable wires. The lamp is configured such that it has a low profile and can be part of a system in which a plurality of the lamps are used on a vehicle.

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