Saddle-riding vehicle and headlamp unit
AssigneesKawasaki Motors, Ltd., Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
InventorsKazuhito Tawara, Juichi Oyanagi, Naoya Shimomura, Toru Kurebayashi
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Abstract
A saddle-riding vehicle includes a saddle-riding vehicle body and a headlamp unit supported by the vehicle body. The headlamp unit includes: a lamp housing with a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to a front-back direction getting smaller toward a front side; a projector type lamp housed in the lamp housing and including a first LED light source; and a reflector type lamp housed in the lamp housing and including a second LED light source. The projector type lamp is a low beam lamp, and the reflector type lamp is a high beam lamp.
Claims18
A saddle-riding vehicle, comprising:
- a saddle-riding vehicle body;
- and
- a headlamp unit supported by the vehicle body, wherein
- the headlamp unit includes:
- a lamp housing with a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to a front-back direction getting smaller toward a front side,
- a pair of projector type lamps symmetrically housed in the lamp housing and each of the pair of projector type lamps including a first LED light source, and
- a pair of reflector type lamps symmetrically housed in the lamp housing and each of the pair of reflector type lamps including a second LED light source,
- the pair of projector type lamps are low beam lamps, and the pair of reflector type lamps are high beam lamps,
- each of the pair of projector type lamps includes a refractive lens diffusing light emitted from the first LED light source,
- the first LED light source is located behind the refractive lens,
- the light emitted from the first LED light source proceeds to a front side from the first LED light source to enter the refractive lens,
- each of the pair of reflector type lamps includes a reflector reflecting light emitted from the second LED light source,
- an outer edge of the reflector in the vehicle width direction is positioned further outward in the vehicle width direction than an outer edge of the refractive lens in the vehicle width direction,
- the pair of reflector type lamps illuminate obstacles and road surfaces farther ahead than obstacles and road surfaces illuminated by the pair of projector type lamps;
- a LED for a projector is mounted to a front surface of the first circuit substrate, and a LED for a reflector is mounted to a lower surface of the second circuit substrate;
- and
- a light emitted from the second LED light source travels downward from the second LED light source.
A headlamp unit for a saddle-riding vehicle, comprising:
- a lamp housing with a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the direction getting smaller toward a direction in which light emitted from a lamp proceeds;
- a projector type lamp housed in the lamp housing and including a first LED light source;
- and
- a reflector type lamp housed in the lamp housing and including a second LED light source, wherein
- one of the projector type lamp and the reflector type lamp is a low beam lamp, and another one of the projector type lamp and the reflector type lamp is a high beam lamp,
- the projector type lamp includes a refractive lens diffusing light emitted from the first LED light source,
- the first LED light source is located behind the refractive lens,
- the light emitted from the first LED light source proceeds to a front side from the first LED light source to enter the refractive lens,
- the reflector type lamp includes a reflector reflecting light emitted from the second LED light source,
- an outer edge of the reflector in the vehicle width direction is located further outward in the vehicle width direction than an outer edge of the refractive lens in the vehicle width direction, and
- the reflector type lamp illuminates obstacles and road surfaces farther ahead than obstacles and road surfaces illuminated by the projector type lamp;
- a LED for a projector is mounted to a front surface of the first circuit substrate, and a LED for a reflector is mounted to a lower surface of the second circuit substrate, and
- a light emitted from the second LED light source travels downward from the second LED light source.
A saddle-riding vehicle, comprising:
- a saddle-riding vehicle body;
- and
- a headlamp unit supported by the vehicle body, wherein
- the headlamp unit includes:
- a lamp housing with a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to a front-back direction getting smaller toward a front side,
- a pair of projector type lamps symmetrically housed in the lamp housing and each of the pair of projector type lamps including a first LED light source, and
- a pair of reflector type lamps symmetrically housed in the lamp housing and each of the pair of reflector type lamps including a second LED light source,
- a pair of position lamps symmetrically housed in the lamp housing,
- one of the pair of projector type lamps and the pair of reflector type lamps are low beam lamps, and another one of the pair of projector type lamps and the pair of reflector type lamps are high beam lamps,
- each of the pair of projector type lamps includes a refractive lens diffusing light emitted from the first LED light source,
- the first LED light source is located behind the refractive lens,
- the light emitted from the first LED light source proceeds to a front side from the first LED light source to enter the refractive lens,
- each of the pair of reflector type lamps includes a reflector reflecting light emitted from the second LED light source,
- the pair of reflector type lamps and the pair of position lamps are located further outward in the vehicle width direction than the pair of projector type lamps,
- the refractive lens is located forward of the reflector,
- the pair of position lamps are located over the reflective surfaces of the pair of reflector type lamps,
- an upper edge of the refractive lens is located above an upper edge of the reflector, and a lower edge of the refractive lens is located below the upper edge of the reflector,
- a LED for a projector is mounted to a front surface of the first circuit substrate, and a LED for a reflector is mounted to a lower surface of the second circuit substrate, and
- a light emitted from the second LED light source travels downward from the second LED light source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.