Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicular lamp
- Patent Title (中): 车灯
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Application No.: US13162971Application Date: 2011-06-17
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Publication No.: US08376597B2Publication Date: 2013-02-19
- Inventor: Junya Nakata , Asami Nakada , Yoshiaki Furuya
- Applicant: Junya Nakata , Asami Nakada , Yoshiaki Furuya
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Osha Liang LLP
- Priority: JP2010-139033 20100618
- Main IPC: F21V8/00
- IPC: F21V8/00

Abstract:
A vehicular lamp includes a lamp outer case formed by a cover and a lamp housing; a light source disposed inside the lamp outer case; and a light guide that guides light emitted from the light source, wherein the light guide is shaped as a column. The light guide includes a first extension portion that extends on a horizontal plane side, and a second extension portion that extends on a vertical plane side with respect to a reference line that extends in a direction inclined 45 degrees with respect to the horizontal plane. An outer surface of the light guide includes an incident surface to which light emitted from the light source is incident, an internal reflection surface that internally reflects light incident from the incident surface, and a radiation surface that is formed as an outward-convexly curved surface and radiates at least light reflected by the internal reflection surface. ρ1 is a curvature of the radiation surface in a cross section perpendicular to a direction in which the first extension portion extends, ρ2 is a curvature of the radiation surface in a cross section perpendicular to a direction in which the second extension portion extends, and ρ1 is smaller than ρ2.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110310630A1 VEHICULAR LAMP Public/Granted day:2011-12-22
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