Vehicle lighting apparatus

Details Vehicle lighting apparatus Vehicle lighting apparatus

2007-02-13

2007-02-13

O'Shea, Sandra (Department: 2875)

Illumination

Supported by vehicle structure

Condition responsive

C362S464000, C362S523000, C362S524000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11014090

ABSTRACT:
A lamp body20includes a lamp unit60whose irradiation direction is changed according to a running state of a vehicle, a horizontal driving mechanism90for horizontally changing the irradiation direction, and a vertical driving mechanism100for vertically changing the irradiation direction. The horizontal driving mechanism and the vertical driving mechanism are integrated with each other, so that a lighting apparatus10can be mounted in a vehicle by using only a small mounting space. Moreover, the lighting apparatus10needs only small numbers of components and mounting man-hours.

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