Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle lamp
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Application No.: US16313711Application Date: 2017-06-28
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Publication No.: US10655808B2Publication Date: 2020-05-19
- Inventor: Kenichi Takada , Tatsuma Kitazawa , Hiroki Kawai , Teruaki Yamamoto , Akira Hanada , Kenta Oishi , Akinori Matsumoto
- Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Minato-ku, Tokyo
- Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Minato-ku, Tokyo
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@7db8a324 com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@114b3d0 com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@438b3c96 com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@5dbbf09d
- International Application: PCT/JP2017/023825 WO 20170628
- International Announcement: WO2018/003888 WO 20180104
- Main IPC: F21S41/147
- IPC: F21S41/147 ; F21S41/25 ; F21S41/151 ; F21V5/04 ; F21Y115/10

Abstract:
A vehicle lamp includes a projection lens, a first light source disposed behind the projection lens and configured to emit light forming a low-beam light distribution pattern which is a predetermined light distribution pattern, a reflector configured to reflect light emitted from the first light source toward a first rear focal point of the projection lens, and a second array light source disposed behind the projection lens and having a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements arranged in at least one row. The second array light source is configured to emit light forming an additional light distribution pattern, and the center position or maximum light intensity position of the additional light distribution pattern overlaps with the low-beam light distribution pattern on a virtual vertical screen in front of the lamp.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190145595A1 VEHICLE LAMP Public/Granted day:2019-05-16
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