Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle light fixture
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Application No.: US17439555Application Date: 2020-04-03
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Publication No.: US11644174B2Publication Date: 2023-05-09
- Inventor: Akihito Horikawa
- Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Pearne & Gordon LLP
- Priority: JP 2019075512 2019.04.11
- International Application: PCT/JP2020/015295 2020.04.03
- International Announcement: WO2020/209192A 2020.10.15
- Date entered country: 2021-09-15
- Main IPC: F21S43/239
- IPC: F21S43/239 ; F21S43/237

Abstract:
To improve design characteristics when the light fixture is turned on in a vehicle light fixture including a plate-shaped light guide. The plate-shaped light guide (32) is configured such that light from five light sources (40A1, 40A2, 40A3, 40A4 and 40A5) is totally reflected by a plurality of reflective elements (32s) formed on a first plate surface (32a) on a rear surface side of the plate-shaped light guide, and then emitted forward of a light fixture unit from a second plate surface (32b) of the plate-shaped light guide. At that time, five light emitting regions (32A1, 32A2, 32A3, 32A4 and 32A5) are arranged at intervals in a horizontal direction in the plate-shaped light guide (32), and then the reflective elements (32s) are arranged in a state of being continuously side by side along a line L extending in a direction intersecting the horizontal direction in each of the light emitting regions (32A1 to 32A5). Each reflective element (32s) is formed in a substantially concave spherical surface shape. In addition, the light sources (40A1 to 40A5) are configured to be able to be individually turned on in a state of being respectively arranged in the light emitting regions (32A1 to 32A5).
Public/Granted literature
- US20220154907A1 VEHICLE LIGHT FIXTURE Public/Granted day:2022-05-19
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