Rear lamp construction of a hatchback type motor vehicle
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorToru Tohata
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Abstract
In a hatchback type motor vehicle having a hatchback door which is swingable relative to the vehicle body to open and close a door opening defined in the rear panel construction of the vehicle, there is proposed a rear lamp construction which comprises a first device mounted in the rear panel construction for producing light which is directed toward the door opening, and a second device mounted in the hatchback door for, when the door is in its closed position, reflecting the light coming from the first device toward the back of the vehicle.
Claims10
A rear lamp construction of a motor vehicle of a type having a hatchback door which is swingable relative to the vehicle body to open and close a door opening defined in a rear panel construction of the vehicle, said rear lamp construction comprising:
- a first device mounted in said rear panel construction and including a first electric bulb which, when energized, produces light which is directed toward the door opening;
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- a second device mounted in said hatchback door at a portion where the light coming from said first device reaches when the door is in its closed position, said second device including a first light reflecting mirror for reflecting rearward of the vehicle the light coming from said first device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.