US 2022/0178509 A1 · VEHICLE LIGHT FIXTURE

Abstract

A vehicle light fixture include a first light distribution illuminator that emits a first light distribution to the front of a vehicle, and a second light distribution illuminator that emits a second light distribution having a light-dark boundary line at least on a side of the vehicle, wherein illumination of the first light distribution illuminator and the second light distribution illuminator is controlled in response to a predetermined operation of the first light distribution illuminator by the driver of the vehicle. The second light distribution illuminator includes a light source, and a projection lens that projects light emitted from the light source to form an illumination pattern surrounded by multiple light-dark boundary lines and emit the illumination pattern to a side of the vehicle, and the projection lens focuses more of the light emitted from the light source passing outwardly from the optical axis of the projection lens.

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Dependent claims

A vehicle light fixture comprising:

a first light distribution illuminator that emits a first light distribution to the front of a vehicle;
and
a second light distribution illuminator that emits a second light distribution to at least a side of the vehicle, wherein,
illumination of the first light distribution illuminator and the second light distribution illuminator is controlled in response to a predetermined operation of the first light distribution illuminator by a driver of the vehicle,
the second light distribution illuminator is illuminated in conjunction with the illumination of the first light distribution illuminator, and
the second light distribution has a light-dark boundary line.

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A vehicle light fixture that is controlled to illuminate in conjunction with illumination of a first vehicle light fixture when the first vehicle light fixture is illuminated in response to a predetermined operation by a driver of the vehicle, the first vehicle light fixture emitting a first light distribution to the front of a vehicle, the vehicle light fixture comprising;

a light source;
and
a projection lens that projects light emitted from the light source to form an illumination pattern surrounded by multiple light-dark boundary lines and emits the illumination pattern to a side of the vehicle,
wherein the projection lens focuses more of the light emitted from the light source as the light passes farther outward of an optical axis of the projection lens, and focuses the light emitted from the light source on at least a portion of the light-dark boundary lines for emphasis.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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