Vehicle lighting device for illuminating in a first and second direction

A vehicle lighting device provided in a rear of a vehicle, comprising:

• a light source;
• a light guiding lens which guides light from the light source to output the light from a light exit arranged in a front part thereof;
• and
• an extension,
• wherein the light source, the light guiding lens, and the extension are arranged in a lighting room defined by a housing and an outer lens covering a front part of the housing,
• wherein the light guiding lens includes a light incident surface facing the light source, and a reflective surface which internally reflects the light incident in the light guiding lens from the light source, the light guiding lens as a whole is formed in a plate-like shape,
• wherein the light exit includes a first light exit surface through which the light exits in a first illuminating direction, and a second light exit surface, arranged adjacent to and above the first light exit surface in a front view, through which the light exits in a forward direction, the first light exit surface being projected relative to the second light exit surface in the forward direction,
• wherein a plurality of lens cuts are formed on the first light exit surface and diffuse the light in a horizontal direction,
• wherein the extension is arranged between the light source and the outer lens and has an opening formed to conform with a contour of the first light exit surface in the front view,
• wherein the light guiding lens is arranged in the opening such that the first light exit surface is uncovered in the forward direction,
• wherein the extension has an upper part and a lower part, the upper part being arranged in a front of the second light exit surface and including a tilted reflection surface which has a part extending and tilting downward over the first light exit surface, the lower part being arranged below the first light exit surface,
• wherein the tilted reflection surface reflects the light output from the second light exit surface in a second illuminating direction different from the first illuminating direction, the second illuminating direction being in a forward, obliquely-downward direction, and
• wherein an edge part of the tilted reflection surface is positioned between the first light exit surface and the outer lens.