IP Library Granted Patent US 7,425,087
Granted Patent B2
US 7,425,087 · App. 11/339,678 · Granted Sep 16, 2008

Lamp unit

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Patent No.
US 7,425,087
App. No.
11/339,678
Granted
Sep 16, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is to provide a better design, and a uniform and bright lighting to a cover lens. A lamp holder holds a lamp L and a lamp bezel holds the lamp holder. The lamp bezel is attached to a roof of a vehicle. The cover lens covers a front side of the lamp bezel and the lamp holder. A part of the cover lens is embossed so as that the lamp holder is hardly visible through the cover lens from a front side of the cover lens. The part is thinly embossed as approaching to a periphery of the part in order to increase a light transmittance.

Claims (26)

1. A lamp unit comprising:

a lamp holder to hold a lamp;

a lamp attachment for holding the lamp holder and being attached to an object; and

a transparent cover, having a rear surface, attached to the lamp attachment and for covering a front side of the lamp attachment and the lamp holder,

wherein said transparent cover has an embossed part on said rear surface, the embossed part having a less light transmittance than that of an area outside the embossed part, and when the lamp is on the lamp and lamp holder being are directly visible through the embossed part from a front side of the transparent cover providing uniform brightness.

2. The lamp unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said embossed part has a high light transmittance as approaching to a periphery of the embossed part.

3. The lamp unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said transparent cover has a plurality of prism lenses having a square pyramid shape at said rear surface thereof.

4. A lamp unit comprising:

a lamp holder to hold a lamp;

a lamp attachment for holding the lamp holder and being attached to an object; and

a transparent cover attached to the lamp attachment and for covering a front side of the lamp attachment and the lamp holder,

wherein said transparent cover has a part having a less light transmittance than that of an area outside the part, the lamp holder being visible through the part from a front side of the transparent cover; and

opaque covers are attached to the lamp attachment and cover all over through-holes from the front side of the lamp attachment, the transparent cover being attached in front of the opaque covers.

5. A lamp unit comprising:

a lamp holder to hold a lamp;

a lamp attachment for holding the lamp holder and being attached to an object; and

a transparent cover attached to the lamp attachment and for covering a front side of the lamp attachment and the lamp holder,

wherein said transparent cover has a part having a less light transmittance than that of an area outside the part, and when the lamp is on the lamp holder is directly visible through the part from a front side of the transparent cover providing uniform brightness; and

wherein said lamp attachment has sliding grooves and a sliding member, which is disposed at the front side of the lamp attachment and slidably engaged with the sliding grooves and has an operating knob exposed from the transparent cover, the sliding member always covering all over the sliding grooves irrespective of the location of the sliding member within a sliding range.

6. A lamp unit comprising:

a lamp holder to hold a lamp;

a lamp attachment for holding the lamp holder and being attached to an object; and

a transparent cover attached to the lamp attachment and for covering a front side of the lamp attachment and the lamp holder,

wherein said transparent cover has a part having a less light transmittance than that of an area outside the part, the lamp holder being visible through the part from a front side of the transparent cover;

wherein said lamp attachment has sliding grooves and a sliding member, which is disposed at the front side of the lamp attachment and slidably engaged with the sliding grooves and has an operating knob exposed from the transparent cover, the sliding member always covering all over the sliding grooves irrespective of the location of the sliding member within a sliding range; and

wherein said lamp attachment is attached to the object with the front side down, opaque covers are attached on a line extending from a sliding direction, and the sliding member is formed to extend into the sliding direction so as to have overlapped portions with at least a portion of the opaque covers irrespective of the location of the sliding member within the sliding range.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2006
From: SAWAYANAGI, MASAHIRO; KAMIYA, KATSUTOSHI; TOYODA, KAZUTAKA
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017510/0381 →