Vehicle lamp
AssigneeKoito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
InventorMasashi Tatsukawa
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Abstract
A first lamp unit and a second lamp unit are arranged in two vertically-spaced stages within a lamp chamber, which is formed by a lamp body and a light-transmitting cover, in such a manner that the second lamp unit is disposed over the first lamp unit. The second lamp unit is so constructed that at least part of reflected light from a reflector can pass through the light-transmitting cover disposed forwardly of the first lamp unit. The direction of radiation of the beam from the second lamp unit can point downward, so that the light can be directed toward a zone of the road near and ahead of the vehicle.
Claims12
A vehicle lamp comprising:
- a first lamp unit for radiating a beam toward a road surface ahead of a vehicle;
- a second lamp unit for radiating a beam toward a road surface obliquely ahead of the vehicle, said first and second lamp units being disposed vertically, and said second lamp unit being disposed above said first lamp unit;
- a lamp chamber formed by a lamp body and a light-transmitting cover, for receiving said first and second lamp units;
- wherein said second lamp unit comprises a light source, a reflector for reflecting light from said light source in a diffusive/deflective manner, said reflector configured to direct at least part of the reflected light to pass through said light-transmitting cover disposed forwardly of said first lamp unit.
A vehicle lamp comprising:
- a first lamp unit for radiating a beam toward a road surface ahead of a vehicle;
- a second lamp unit for radiating a beam toward a road surface obliquely ahead of the vehicle, said second lamp unit being disposed above said first lamp unit;
- wherein said second lamp unit comprises a light source, a reflector for reflecting light from said light source in a diffusive/deflective manner;
- said reflector configured to direct at least part of the reflected light to pass through said light-transmitting cover disposed forwardly of said first lamp unit;
- and said second lamp unit is configured to turn on when the vehicle begins or just before begins to turn.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.