Title:
VEHICLE LAMP, VEHICLE LAMP CONTROL SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH VEHICLE LAMP AND VEHICLE LAMP CONTROL SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/164328
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A vehicle lamp (1) is provided with: a plurality of light-emitting elements (12) for road surface drawing which are capable of forming a light source image that is longer in the up-down direction of the lamp than in the left-right direction of the lamp; and a projection lens (20) through which light for forming the light source image passes such that a predetermined light distribution pattern is projected onto a road surface. Light emission surfaces (12P) of the plurality of light-emitting elements (12) are disposed in the vicinity of a rear focal point f of the projection lens (20), and each of the light emission surfaces (12P) is inclined with respect to an up-down direction (D) orthogonal to an optical axis (Ax) of the projection lens (20).
Inventors:
NAKAZAWA MISAKO (JP)
MASUDA TAKESHI (JP)
TANAKA HIDETADA (JP)
SHIBATA YUICHI (JP)
MASUDA TAKESHI (JP)
TANAKA HIDETADA (JP)
SHIBATA YUICHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2017/011796
Publication Date:
September 28, 2017
Filing Date:
March 23, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KOITO MFG CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
F21S8/12; B60Q1/00; F21S8/10; F21W101/10; F21Y103/10; F21Y115/10; F21Y115/30
Domestic Patent References:
WO2015107678A1 | 2015-07-23 | |||
WO2015129251A1 | 2015-09-03 | |||
WO2016013447A1 | 2016-01-28 |
Foreign References:
JP2011129376A | 2011-06-30 | |||
JP2008262755A | 2008-10-30 | |||
JP2012199161A | 2012-10-18 | |||
JP2013082253A | 2013-05-09 | |||
JP2015230768A | 2015-12-21 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3434966A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SHIN-EI PATENT FIRM, P.C. (JP)
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