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A lamp socket with decreased number of components is presented. The lamp socket includes a socket housing and a power supply member. The socket housing has a connecting hole. The power supply member includes a first lamp connecting terminal and a second lamp connecting terminal. The first lamp conne

A lamp socket with decreased number of components is presented. The lamp socket includes a socket housing and a power supply member. The socket housing has a connecting hole. The power supply member includes a first lamp connecting terminal and a second lamp connecting terminal. The first lamp connecting terminal is inserted into the connecting hole and includes a first fixing portion that extends through the connecting hole and a first guide portion that extends from an end portion of the first fixing portion toward a first inner wall of the connecting hole. The second lamp connecting terminal is inserted into the connecting hole and includes a second fixing portion that extends through the connecting hole and a second guide portion that extends from an end portion of the second fixing portion toward a second inner wall of the connecting hole.

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What is claimed is: 1. A lamp socket comprising: a socket housing having a connecting hole; and a power supply member including: a first lamp connecting terminal inserted into the connecting hole, the first lamp connecting terminal including a first fixing portion that extends through the connectin

What is claimed is: 1. A lamp socket comprising: a socket housing having a connecting hole; and a power supply member including: a first lamp connecting terminal inserted into the connecting hole, the first lamp connecting terminal including a first fixing portion that extends through the connecting hole and a first guide portion that extends from an end portion of the first fixing portion toward a first inner wall of the connecting hole, and a first protrusion offset from the first fixing portion in a first direction; and a second lamp connecting terminal inserted into the connecting hole, the second lamp connecting terminal including a second fixing portion that extends through the connecting hole and a second guide portion that extends from an end portion of the second fixing portion toward a second inner wall of the connecting hole that is substantially parallel to the first inner wall; wherein the first protrusion extends from the first fixing portion in a second direction toward the second lamp connecting terminal, so as to be disposed under a gap between the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion, the first protrusion positioned so as to prevent a lead wire of a lamp that has been inserted between the first and second fixing portions from being inserted beyond the first protrusion. 2. The lamp socket of claim 1, wherein the first and second fixing portions press on an electrode portion of a lamp to hold the electrode portion of the lamp by a restoring force. 3. The lamp socket of claim 1, wherein the first and second guide portions form a substantially V-shape so that a pressure that is applied to the inside of the V-shape is guided toward opposite walls of the lamp socket. 4. The lamp socket of claim 3, wherein the first and second lamp connecting terminals form a substantially Y-shape when viewed from a side of the lamp socket. 5. The lamp socket of claim 1, further comprising an inverter receiving hole connected to the connecting hole through the socket housing. 6. The lamp socket of claim 5, wherein the power supply member further includes an inverter connecting terminal that is integrally formed with the first and second lamp connecting terminals and is exposed through the inverter receiving hole. 7. The lamp socket of claim 6, wherein the power supply member further comprises a connecting part connecting the inverter connecting terminal with the first and second lamp connecting terminals. 8. The lamp socket of claim 7, wherein the first protrusion is formed on an upper portion of the connection part that is connected to the first lamp connecting terminal, and is further configured to restrict an amount of bending done by a lower portion of the second fixing portion, and a second protrusion is formed on the upper portion of the connection part that is connected to the second lamp connecting terminal, and is further configured to restrict an amount of bending done by a lower portion of the first fixing portion. 9. A method of assembling a lamp module, comprising: aligning a lamp loading part on an upper portion of a lamp socket, the lamp socket including first and second lamp connecting terminals and a protrusion extending from one lamp connecting terminal toward the second lamp connecting terminal, the protrusion positioned so as to prevent an electrode portion of a lamp from being inserted into the lamp socket beyond the first protrusion, the lamp loading part holding the electrode portion of the lamp upon insertion into the lamp socket; pressing on an upper portion of the first and second lamp connecting terminals with an end portion of the lamp loading part to increase a space between the first lamp connecting terminal and the second lamp connecting terminal; disposing the electrode portion of the lamp in the space between the first and second lamp connecting terminals; and removing the lamp loading part from the first and second lamp connecting terminals so that the first and second lamp connecting terminals are restored substantially close to their original positions, pressing the electrode portion between them. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first lamp connecting terminal becomes spaced apart from the second lamp connecting terminal by lowering the end portion of the lamp loading part so that the end portion of the lamp loading portion makes contact with the upper portion of the first and second lamp connecting terminals.