Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicular lamp
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Application No.: US15063638Application Date: 2016-03-08
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Publication No.: US09958124B2Publication Date: 2018-05-01
- Inventor: Masaki Izawa
- 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: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab
- Priority: JP2015-058180 20150320
- Main IPC: F21S8/10
- IPC: F21S8/10 ; B60C1/00 ; F21V8/00

Abstract:
Disclosed is a vehicular lamp. The vehicular lamp includes an LED, a light guide guiding light emitted from the LED, and a light transmissive cover disposed in front of the light guide. The light guide includes a first end surface, a second end surface, a rear side surface with a plurality of steps, and a front side surface. A notched portion is formed on the front side surface. A notched surface is formed in the notched portion to cross the extension direction of the light guide. The steps reflect first light toward the front side surface and second light toward the notched surface. The light transmissive cover includes first and second emission portions causing the first and second lights to pass therethrough, respectively. An angle formed by the notched surface and the incidence surface of the second emission portion is within a range of 0 to 45 degrees.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160273728A1 VEHICULAR LAMP Public/Granted day:2016-09-22
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