JP2010238578A - Tool for vehicular lamp - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tool usable when replacing a bulb of a vehicular lamp. <P>SOLUTION: The tool 1 for the vehicular lamp is usable when attaching/detaching a bulb by rotating a socket 17 mounted with the bulb 13 in relation to a housing. It includes a fitting part 2 to be fitted to one end of the socket 17 protruded from the housing in the state that its rotation is restricted in the rotating direction, an arm 4 extending from the fitting part 2, and a release part 5 for releasing a power cable 21 extending from one end of the socket 17. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle lamp tool that can be used when replacing a bulb of a vehicle lamp.

  When exchanging the bulb of the vehicle lamp, for example, when exchanging the bulb of the headlamp, first, the hood of the vehicle is opened. Next, the operator inserts his hand into the gap in the engine room to grasp the socket to which the bulb is attached, and rotates the socket with respect to the lamp housing to release the fitting. Pull the socket to a place where the valve can be replaced, remove the old valve from the socket, and install the new valve in the socket. Then, attach the socket to the lamp housing in reverse order. In addition, because of the structural difficulty of exchanging bulbs in the engine room, some bulbs are exchanged by removing the entire vehicle lamp from the vehicle body and removing the socket from the lamp housing in that state.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-61464 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-88127

  In recent years, passenger cars, in particular, have a tendency to secure as much cabin space as possible in order to improve passenger convenience and comfort. As a contradiction, the interior of the engine room has gradually become narrower, making it difficult to replace valves. Specifically, there is not enough space for the operator to insert his / her hand in the engine room, or other equipment is placed in close proximity and the valve cannot be seen from the engine room side, etc. There is a problem. Such a problem can be avoided by removing the entire lamp, but in the current mainstream combination lamp, it is necessary to remove the entire lamp unit from the vehicle, which requires a lot of work. In this case, a dedicated tool is often required, and the work is basically performed at a maintenance shop, and is difficult to be replaced by the vehicle user himself.

  Conventionally, a tool for vehicle parts is also known. For example, a tool for rotating an optical axis adjusting bolt such as a fog lamp (see Patent Document 1), a tool for gripping a power supply wire of an in-vehicle acoustic device (see Patent Document 2), and the like are known. However, a useful tool that can be used in replacing a bulb of a vehicle lamp has not been known. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a novel tool that can be used when replacing a bulb of a vehicle lamp.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is a vehicle lamp tool having a configuration as described in each claim. According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle lamp tool that can be used when a socket with a bulb mounted thereon is rotated on and removed from the housing, and is attached to one end of the socket protruding from the housing in the rotational direction. It has a fitting portion that fits in a state where rotation is restricted, an arm that extends from the fitting portion, and a relief portion that allows the power cable that extends from one end of the socket to escape.

  Therefore, the socket can be rotated with respect to the housing by rotating the tool with the fitting portion fitted in the socket. Moreover, since the tool has an arm extending from the fitting portion, the fitting portion can be inserted into a gap where it is not easy to insert a hand. Therefore, the socket can be attached to and detached from the housing in a narrow space. In addition, the power cable extending from the socket can be prevented from being caught between the tool and the socket by the escape portion. For this reason, the escape portion can prevent the power cable from being damaged.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the vehicle lamp tool is made of synthetic resin, and the fitting portion has an opening into which the socket is inserted and a substantially cylindrical side wall portion covering the side surface of the socket. ing. The side wall portion has a tapered inner peripheral surface having a large inner peripheral diameter on the opening side and a small inner peripheral diameter on the other end side.

  Therefore, since the fitting portion has a large inner peripheral diameter on the opening side, the socket can be easily received from the opening side. Further, since the inner peripheral diameter of the fitting portion is small on the other end side, the other end side is close to the socket and can hold the socket stably. Furthermore, since the tool is made of a synthetic resin, it is more easily elastically deformed than a metal or the like. Therefore, since the fitting portion can be elastically deformed, the fitting portion is easy to receive and hold the socket. Further, since the fitting portion can easily hold the socket, the socket can be held at a position where the fitting portion is difficult to visually recognize, and the socket can be moved to a position where it can be easily seen with a tool. Therefore, even when the socket is located in a narrow place and difficult to see, the socket can be removed from the housing by a tool and moved to a position where the socket can be replaced.

  According to invention of Claim 3, the fitting part has an opening part in which a socket is inserted, and a side wall part which covers the side surface of a socket. The relief portion includes a first slit portion extending from one end portion on the opening side of the fitting portion to the other end portion, and extending from the first slit portion to the arm and having a slit width larger than that of the first slit portion. It has a narrow second slit. A power cable extending from the socket can be extended from the inside to the outside of the arm through the second slit portion. Therefore, when the socket is fitted into the fitting portion, a part of the power cable can be installed in the arm by the first slit portion and the second slit portion. And since a slit width becomes wider in a 1st slit part than a 2nd slit part, a power cable is easy to be accepted from a 1st slit part, and is easy to be guided to the 2nd slit part side. A part of the power cable can be extended from the inside of the arm to the outside by the second slit portion. Moreover, since the escape part has a 1st slit part and a 2nd slit part continuously, it can be formed easily and cheaply.

  According to invention of Claim 4, while a fitting part has an opening part in which a socket is inserted, it is arrange | positioned at the both ends of an arm. Insertion information relating to the orientation of the tool when the other fitting portion is inserted into the socket is shown on the outer peripheral surface of one fitting portion. Therefore, the tool can correspond to two types of sockets by providing fitting portions having different shapes at both ends of the arm. Moreover, when fitting one fitting part in the socket in the place where it is hard to visually recognize from the outside, the direction of a tool can be determined using the insertion information shown by the other fitting part. Therefore, the fitting portion can be easily fitted to a socket in a place where it is difficult to visually recognize from the outside.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the arm extends substantially in parallel with a rotation shaft when the socket is rotated to and detached from the housing. A rib projecting in the radial direction is formed on at least one outer peripheral surface of the arm and the fitting portion. Therefore, the tool is likely to receive torque about the arm as a center of rotation by being rotated using the rib. Therefore, the tool is easy to apply torque to the socket, and is easy to rotate and remove the socket from the housing.

It is a perspective view of the tool for vehicle lamps. It is a front view of the tool for vehicle lamps. It is a front view of some tools for vehicles lamps, a socket, and a bulb. It is a front view of a part of the tool for vehicle lamps of the state which made the socket fit to a fitting part, a socket, and a bulb. It is a partial top view of the tool for vehicle lamps. It is a partial bottom view of the tool for vehicle lamps. It is a partial perspective view of a vehicle. It is a perspective view of a headlamp unit. It is a partial rear view of a headlamp unit. It is a perspective view of a part of engine room of a vehicle, and a tool.

  An embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 7, the vehicle 10 includes a pair of headlamp units (vehicle lamps) 11 on the front left and right portions. As shown in FIG. 8, the headlamp unit 11 includes a housing 12, sockets 17 to 20 attached to the housing 12, and valves 13 to 16 attached to the sockets 17 to 20. The vehicle lamp tool 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a tool that can be used when the bulbs 13 and 15 are replaced.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tool 1 has an arm 4, fitting portions 2 and 3 formed at both ends of the arm 4, and ribs 7 and 8, which are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material. Is done. The fitting part 2 has the substantially cylindrical side wall part 2b, and has the opening part 2a in the front-end | tip part. The side wall part 2b covers the side surface of the socket 17 inserted from the opening part 2a as shown in FIG. The inner peripheral surface of the side wall 2b has a shape corresponding to the side surface of the socket 17, and has a non-circular cross section. Therefore, the side wall 2b can hold the socket 17 in a state where the rotation of the socket 17 is restricted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the socket 17 includes a valve side member 17 a to which the valve 13 is attached and a power cable side member 17 b to which the power cable 21 is connected. On the outer peripheral surfaces of the valve side member 17a and the power cable side member 17b, alignment convex portions 17a1 and 17b1 projecting in the radial direction are formed. The valve side member 17a and the power cable side member 17b are fitted at a position where these convex portions 17a1 and 17b1 coincide. Therefore, it is possible to prevent other power supply cable side members and the like from being erroneously assembled to the valve side member 17a.

  The fitting part 2 has the recessed part 2c corresponding to the convex parts 17a1 and 17b1 of the socket 17, as shown in FIGS. The convex portions 17a1 and 17b1 are inserted into the concave portion 2c. Therefore, the fitting part 2 can hold | maintain the state which restricted rotation of the socket 17 by cooperation of the recessed part 2c and convex part 17a1, 17b1. The inner peripheral surface of the side wall 2b has a taper in substantially the entire circumference so that the inner peripheral diameter is large on the opening 2a side and the inner peripheral diameter is small on the other end side.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the arm 4 is substantially linear and extends from the approximate center of the opposite ends of the openings 2 a and 3 a of the fitting portions 2 and 3. The arm 4 is smaller than the outer diameter of the fitting portions 2 and 3 and has a substantially oval cross section. The arm 4 is formed with a pair of ribs 7 in the vicinity of the fitting portion 2, and the ribs 7 protrude in the radial direction from both ends of the cross-sectional longitudinal diameter of the arm 4. The fitting portions 2 and 3 are also substantially elliptical in cross section, and a pair of ribs 8 are formed on the fitting portion 3 side. The rib 8 is located at the boundary between the fitting portion 3 and the arm 4, and protrudes in the radial direction from both ends of the cross-sectional longitudinal diameter of the fitting portion 3 and the arm 4.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the tool 1 is formed with relief portions 5 and 6. The escape portion 5 has a first slit portion 5a and a second slit portion 5b for allowing the power cable 21 extending from the socket 17 to escape as shown in FIGS. The first slit portion 5a extends substantially linearly from the end on the opening 2a side of the fitting portion 2 to the other end, and has the largest slit width at the end on the opening 2a side, and gradually becomes narrower. Become. The second slit portion 5 b extends substantially linearly from the first slit portion 5 a and is located on one end side of the arm 4. The slit width of the 2nd slit part 5b is narrower than the 1st slit part 5a, the 1st slit part 5a side is the widest, and it becomes narrow gradually. The arm 4 has a substantially cylindrical shape in the second slit portion 5 b and can accommodate a part of the power cable 21.

  Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, when the socket 17 is fitted into the fitting portion 2, a part of the power cable 21 extending from the socket 17 passes through the opening 2a and the wide first slit portion 5a. A part of the power cable 21 is installed in the arm 4 without being sandwiched between the tools 1, and can extend from the inside of the arm 4 to the outside through the narrow second slit portion 5 b. Therefore, the socket 17 can be fitted into the fitting portion 2 without being sandwiched between the tool 1 and the socket 17 even if the end portion of the power cable 21 is not visible.

  The fitting part 2 and the escape part 5 have a shape corresponding to the socket 17, that is, a shape corresponding to the socket 17 of the turn signal lamp 11a shown in FIG. The turn signal lamps 11a are arranged symmetrically on the left and right sides of the vehicle. Correspondingly, the tool 1 is provided with marks 1a to 1d as shown in FIGS. The marks 1a and 1b are provided on one side of the outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion 2, and the marks 1c and 1d are provided on the opposite side.

  When the tool 1 is used for the turn signal lamp 11a on the left side of the vehicle, the fitting portion 2 is fitted into the socket 17 with the mark (triangular mark) 1a facing upward. Next, the socket 17 can be disengaged from the housing 12 by rotating the tool 1 in the direction indicated by the mark 1b (see FIGS. 8 and 10). When the tool 1 is used for the turn signal lamp 11a on the right side of the vehicle, the fitting portion 2 of the tool 1 is fitted into the socket 17 with the mark (circle) 1c facing upward, and the direction indicated by the mark 1d is set. The socket 17 can be disengaged from the housing 12 by rotating the tool 1.

  Therefore, even when the fitting portion 2 is fitted to the socket 17 that is difficult to visually recognize from the outside, the tool 1 can be used by using the mark 1c provided on the outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion 3 at the other end. 1 is determined, and the fitting portion 2 can be easily inserted into the socket 17. Then, by using the mark 1d, the rotation direction of the tool 1 can be determined, and the socket 17 can be easily unlocked from the housing 12.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the tool 1 has a fitting portion 3 and a relief portion 6 formed in the same manner as the fitting portion 2 and the relief portion 5. The fitting part 3 has a shape corresponding to the socket 19 of the clearance lamp 11c shown in FIG. 8, and has an opening part 3a and a side wall part 3b. The escape portion 6 is formed in the same manner as the escape portion 5, and has a first slit portion 6a and a second slit portion 6b.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the headlamp unit 11 includes a housing 12 and a plurality of bulbs 13 to 16. The housing 12 has cylindrical first to third housing portions 12a to 12c extending in the front-rear direction. A transparent cover 12g that covers substantially the entire front side portion is attached to the front side portion of the housing 12. Reflectors that reflect light are provided on the inner peripheral surfaces of the housing portions 12a to 12c, and lenses 12d to 12f are attached to the front portions.

  A socket 17 to which the bulb 13 of the turn signal lamp 11a is attached is attached to the side of the first housing portion 12a as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 3, the socket 17 has a plurality of mounting projections 17c on the outer peripheral surface of the valve side member 17a. The attachment convex portion 17c is engaged with an engagement portion 12a1 formed in the first housing portion 12a by being rotated while being inserted into the first housing portion 12a (see FIG. 9).

  As shown in FIG. 8, sockets 18 and 19 on which bulbs 14 and 15 of a high beam 11b and a clearance lamp 11c are mounted are attached to the rear portion (back portion) of the second housing portion 12b. A socket 20 to which the bulb 16 of the low beam 11d is attached is rotated and attached to the rear portion of the third housing portion 12c. A power cable side member (for example, 17b) disposed on the vehicle side is connected to the valve side members 17a to 20a of the sockets 17 to 20. Thereby, the electric power from a vehicle battery can be supplied to the valves 13-16.

  The valves 13 to 16 have a filament (for example, 13a shown in FIG. 3). The valves 13 to 16 can be replaced with respect to the housing 12 when the filament breaks, and the valves 13 and 15 can be replaced using the tool 1. When the valve 13 is replaced, first, the hood 10b of the vehicle 10 is opened as shown in FIGS. Next, the tool 1 is inserted into the rear part of the headlamp unit 11 from above the engine room 10a. In the tool 1, the fitting portion 2 can be inserted into the gap between the headlamp unit 11 and its neighboring parts (radiator, radiator support, etc.) by the arm 4. Then, the fitting portion 2 is fitted to one end portion of the socket 17 protruding from the housing 12.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 10, the arm 4 is rotated about the axis using the rib 8, and the socket 17 is rotated with respect to the housing 12 by the tool 1. As a result, the socket 17 is released from the housing 12. Next, the tool 1 is moved in the axial direction. At this time, the fitting part 2 is holding the socket 17 by the frictional resistance of the inner peripheral surface. Therefore, the socket 17 and the valve 13 are pulled out from the housing 12 by the tool 1. The socket 17 is moved to a position where the valve 13 can be replaced, the old valve 13 is removed from the socket 17, and the new valve 13 is attached to the socket 17.

  Next, the socket 17 is fitted into the fitting portion 2, and the socket 17 is inserted into the housing 12 by the tool 1 and rotated. As a result, the socket 17 is attached to the housing 12. Thus, the bulb 13 of the turn signal lamp 11a can be replaced. Similarly, the bulb 15 of the clearance lamp 11c can be replaced using the fitting portion 3 and the rib 7 of the tool 1.

  As described above, as shown in FIG. 3, the tool 1 includes the fitting portion 2 that fits in one end portion of the socket 17 in a state where rotation in the rotation direction is restricted, and the arm 4 that extends from the fitting portion 2. And an escape portion 5 for allowing the power cable 21 extending from one end of the socket 17 to escape.

  Therefore, the socket 17 can be rotated with respect to the housing 12 by rotating the tool 1 with the fitting portion 2 fitted in the socket 17 (see FIG. 10). Moreover, since the tool 1 has the arm 4 extended from the fitting part 2, the fitting part 2 can be inserted in the clearance gap where it is not easy to insert a hand. Therefore, the socket 17 can be attached to and detached from the housing 12 in a narrow space. Further, the power cable 21 extending from the socket 17 can be prevented from being sandwiched between the tool 1 and the socket 17 by the escape portion 5. Therefore, the escape portion 5 can prevent the power cable 21 from being damaged.

  The tool 1 is made of synthetic resin, and the fitting portion 2 has an opening 2a and a side wall 2b as shown in FIG. The side wall 2b has a tapered inner peripheral surface having a large inner peripheral diameter on the opening 2a side and a small inner peripheral diameter on the other end side. Therefore, since the fitting part 2 has a large inner peripheral diameter on the opening 2a side, it is easy to receive the socket 17 from the opening 2a side. In addition, since the inner diameter of the fitting portion 2 is small on the other end side, the other end side can approach the socket 17 and can hold the socket 17 stably. Furthermore, since the tool 1 is made of synthetic resin, it is more easily elastically deformed than metal. Therefore, since the fitting part 2 can be elastically deformed, the fitting part 2 is easy to receive and hold the socket 17. Moreover, since the fitting part 2 is easy to hold | maintain the socket 17, the socket 17 can be hold | maintained in the position where the fitting part 2 is hard to visually recognize, and the socket 17 can be moved to the position where it is easy to visually recognize with the tool 1. Therefore, even when the socket 17 is located in a narrow place where it is difficult to see, the tool 17 can remove the socket 17 from the housing 12 and move the socket 17 to a position where the valve 13 can be replaced.

  Moreover, the escape part 5 has the 2nd slit part 5b whose slit width is narrower than the 1st slit part 5a and the 1st slit part 5a, as shown in FIG. Therefore, when the socket 17 is fitted to the fitting portion 2, a part of the power cable 21 can be installed in the arm 4 by the first slit portion 5a and the second slit portion 5b. Moreover, since the slit width is wider in the first slit portion 5a than in the second slit portion 5b, the power cable 21 is easily received from the first slit portion 5a and is easily guided to the second slit portion 5b side. A part of the power cable 21 can be extended from the inside of the arm 4 to the outside by the second slit portion 5b. Moreover, since the escape part 5 has the 1st slit part 5a and the 2nd slit part 5b continuously, it can be formed easily and cheaply.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the slit width of the first slit portion 5a and the second slit portion 5b is gradually reduced from the opening 5a side. The inner peripheral surface of the fitting portion 2a also has an inner peripheral diameter that gradually decreases from the opening 5a side. Therefore, the 1st slit part 5a, the 2nd slit part 5b, and the fitting part 2a can be shape | molded by the ride type | mold of the extraction direction to the opening part 2a side, when shape | molding.

  Moreover, the fitting parts 2 and 3 are arrange | positioned at the both ends of the arm 4, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, on the outer peripheral surface of one fitting portion 2, 3, insertion information (1 a, 1 a, about the orientation of the tool 1 when the other fitting portion 2, 3 is inserted into the sockets 17, 19. 1c) is shown. Therefore, the tool 1 can correspond to the two types of sockets 17 and 19 by providing the fitting portions 2 and 3 having different shapes at both ends of the arm 4. When one of the fitting parts 2 and 3 is fitted to the sockets 17 and 19 in a place where it is difficult to visually recognize from the outside, the insertion information (1a and 1c) shown in the other fitting parts 2 and 3 is used. The direction of the tool 1 can be determined while using. Therefore, the fitting portions 2 and 3 can be easily fitted to the sockets 17 and 19 that are difficult to see from the outside.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the arm 4 extends substantially linearly from the end opposite to the openings 2a and 3a of the fitting portions 2 and 3 to the opposite side of the openings 2a and 3a. Therefore, by moving the arm 4 in the axial direction (extending direction), the fitting portions 2 and 3 can be fitted into the sockets 17 and 19 (see FIG. 8). Therefore, it is easy to position the fitting portions 2 and 3 on the sockets 17 and 19 and to apply a force in the fitting direction as compared with a configuration in which the arm 4 is bent. Thus, the sockets 17 and 19 can be easily fitted into the fitting portions 2 and 3.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 10, the arm 4 extends substantially in parallel with a rotation axis when the socket 17 is rotated with respect to the housing 12. Ribs 7 and 8 projecting in the radial direction are formed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the arm 4 and the fitting portion 3. Therefore, the tool 1 is likely to receive torque around the arm 4 by being rotated using the ribs 7 and 8. Therefore, the tool 1 can easily apply torque to the socket 17 and can easily attach and detach the socket 17 to and from the housing 12.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be the following form.
(1) The tool 1 of the above embodiment has fitting portions 2 and 3 corresponding to the turn signal lamp 11a of the headlamp unit 11 and the sockets 17 and 19 of the clearance lamp 11c. However, the form etc. which a tool has a fitting part corresponding to the socket of another lamp | ramp (high beam, low beam) may be sufficient.
(2) The tool 1 according to the above embodiment includes the fitting portions 2 and 3 that fit into the sockets corresponding to the lamps of the headlamp unit 11. However, a tool having a fitting portion that can be fitted into a socket corresponding to a turn signal lamp, a back lamp, a stop lamp, or the like provided in a tail lamp unit or the like may be used.
(3) The arm 4 of the tool 1 of the above embodiment extends in the axial direction from the fitting portions 2 and 3 in a substantially linear shape. However, the arm may be bent or bent from the fitting portion and extended from the outer peripheral surface of the fitting portion.
(4) The escape portions 5 and 6 of the tool 1 of the above embodiment are formed in the fitting portions 2 and 3 and the arm 4 to prevent the power cable 21 from being sandwiched between the tool 1 and a socket or the like. However, the relief portion may be formed only in the fitting portion, and the arm may extend at a position where it does not interfere with the power cable. Alternatively, the relief portion may be formed only on the arm and the fitting portion may be fitted from the side of the socket.
(5) The side wall portions 2b and 3b of the fitting portions 2 and 3 of the above embodiment have an inner periphery provided with a taper having a large inner peripheral diameter on the side of the openings 2a and 3a and a smaller inner peripheral diameter on the other end side. Has a surface. However, the inner peripheral surface is not tapered, and may have a shape in which the inner peripheral diameter gradually decreases from the opening side to the other end side.
(6) The tool 1 of the above embodiment has the fitting portions 2 and 3 and the arm 4 integrally. However, it may be a form having an arm and a fitting part that is detachably attached to the arm. Thereby, a plurality of types of fitting portions can be attached to one arm.
(7) The fitting portions 2 and 3 of the above embodiment have the openings 2a and 3a for receiving the sockets 17 and 19 in the rotation axis direction. However, the fitting portion may have an opening for receiving the socket from the side of the socket.
(8) The tool 1 of the above embodiment has the fitting portions 2 and 3 at both ends of the arm 4. However, the form which has a fitting part only in one end part may be sufficient.

1 ... Vehicle lamp tools 1a, 1c ... mark (insertion information)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2, 3 ... Fitting part 2a, 3a ... Opening part 2b, 3b ... Side wall part 4 ... Arm 5, 6 ... Relief part 5a, 6a ... 1st slit part 5b, 6b ... 2nd slit part 7, 8 ... Rib 10 ... Vehicle 11 ... Headlamp unit 11a ... Turn signal lamp (vehicle lamp)
11b ... High beam (vehicle lamp)
11c ... Clearance lamp (vehicle lamp)
11d ... Low beam (vehicle lamp)
12 ... Housing 13-16 ... Valve 17-20 ... Socket 17a-20a ... Valve side member 17b ... Power cable side member 21 ... Power cable

Claims (5)

A vehicle lamp tool that can be used to attach and detach a socket with a bulb attached to a housing,
A fitting portion that fits into one end portion of the socket protruding from the housing in a state in which rotation in the rotational direction is restricted; an arm that extends from the fitting portion; and extends from the one end portion of the socket. A vehicle lamp tool having an escape portion for releasing an output power cable. The vehicle lamp tool according to claim 1,
The vehicle lamp tool is made of synthetic resin,
The fitting portion has an opening into which the socket is inserted, and a substantially cylindrical side wall portion covering the side surface of the socket,
The said side wall part is a vehicle lamp tool which has a taper-shaped inner peripheral surface where the internal peripheral diameter by the side of the said opening part is large, and the internal peripheral diameter by the side of the other end becomes small. The vehicle lamp tool according to claim 1 or 2,
The fitting part has an opening part into which the socket is inserted, and a side wall part covering the side surface of the socket,
The relief portion includes a first slit portion extending from one end portion on the opening portion side of the fitting portion to the other end portion, and extending from the first slit portion to the arm and from the first slit portion. A tool for a vehicle lamp that also has a second slit portion with a narrow slit width, and a power cable extending from the socket can be extended from the inside to the outside of the arm through the second slit portion. The vehicle lamp tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The fitting portion has an opening into which the socket is inserted and is disposed at both ends of the arm.
A vehicle lamp tool in which insertion information relating to the orientation of the tool when the other fitting portion is inserted into the socket is shown on the outer peripheral surface of one fitting portion. The vehicle lamp tool according to claim 4,
The arm extends substantially parallel to the rotation axis when the socket is rotated to the housing and attached or detached,
A vehicle lamp tool in which a radially projecting rib is formed on at least one outer peripheral surface of the arm and the fitting portion.

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