Illumination – Supported by vehicle structure – Light modifier
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-25
2006-04-25
Luebke, Renee (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Supported by vehicle structure
Light modifier
C385S146000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07033052
ABSTRACT:
A vehicular lamp including, within a lamp chamber s defined by a lamp body10and an outer cover20, an led28which is the light source, and a light guide24which guides light emitted from the led28by internal reflection so as to emit light at a plurality of locations. the light guide24is constructed of a coupling unit u1that extends along the outer cover20and is made of a plurality of light guiding members25, the surface of each light guiding member25formed in an elliptical surface25athat has a pair of focal points f, are coupled in series while sharing the focal points with each other at coupling portions26, and the focal points f at both end portions of the light guide24(coupling unit u1) are near the light-emitting portion29of the led28.
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Amano Yasuyuki
Kazaoka Naoki
Natsume Kazunori
Shirai Toshiyuki
Koda & Androlia
Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Lovell Leah
Luebke Renee
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