COURTESY LIGHT FIXTURE OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR

The present patent has an object a courtesy light system for rearview mirrors, formed by a courtesy illumination fixture for the driver (4) and for the passenger (4') contained within the respective recesses (20) incorporated in the housing (3) of the rearview mirror, and each of them comprising, basically; a lamp of the cartridge or torpedo type (21); two lamp holder-electrical connectors (22); a electrical wiring set (23); an on-off switch (24); a reflector (25) and a lens (26): each of the lamp holder-electrical connectors (22) being formed by an elastic, electrical conducting metal strip with the general shape of an inverted "U", in such a way that it may be shaped and connected to the electrical wire set (23) through a progressive die, formed by portions arranged in sequence, namely; a first vertical leg (41); a second horizontal upper portion (42) and a third vertical leg (43); with the first (41) and the third (43) vertical legs being parallel and substantially equal to each other, with the first one having a device (44) to connect it to the electrical wire (23) formed, basically, by pairs of "V" shaped flaps, (60) and (61) which extends outside the space defined by the vertical legs (41) and (43) and which receive the lamp (21), and said pair of flaps extending beyond the outward bent end portion (50) of said vertical leg (41); with the upper horizontal portion (42) being crosswise to the vertical legs (41), (43) and providing: part of a fixing device 45 formed by the fitting of the lamp holder-electrical connectors (22) to the supporting flaps (27) of the housing (3) of the rear view mirror, the other part of said device (45) being provided in the supporting flaps (27) and with said portion (42) having also a hole (46) which may receive assembling means.