Title:
車両用灯具
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3999008
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A vehicular cornering lamp which radiates beams having different light distribution patterns in accordance with different driving conditions such as different driving speed ranges. A bulb shade blocks light from a front filament from reaching a lower reflecting area on a reflecting surface of the reflector of the lamp while allowing light from the front filament to strike only an upper reflecting area, while an upward light blocking shade provided above and adjacent the light source bulb blocks light from the rear filament from reaching the upper reflecting area while allowing light from the rear filament to strike only the lower reflecting area. The active area of the reflecting surface of the reflector can be changed by switching illumination between the front filament and the rear filament.
Inventors:
Toshiyuki Kinouchi
Application Number:
JP2002071345A
Publication Date:
October 31, 2007
Filing Date:
March 15, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
B60Q1/14; B60Q1/12; F21S8/10; B60Q1/18; F21V14/02; F21V14/04; F21W101/10; F21Y101/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP58068601U | ||||
| JP57190602U | ||||
| JP48014174A | ||||
| JP53086747U | ||||
| JP2000238576A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takashi Moriyama