IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,022,623
Granted Patent B2
US 9,022,623 · App. 13/893,655 · Granted May 5, 2015

Vehicular lamp

Inventors: Naoki Tatara (Shizuoka, JP); Toru Takahashi (Shizuoka, JP); Naoki Takii (Shizuoka, JP); Yuji Sugiyama (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
F16F15/02B60Q1/0017B60Q5/008
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Patent No.
US 9,022,623
App. No.
13/893,655
Granted
May 5, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicular lamp is provided with a vibrator and a shock-absorbing member. The vibrator is attached to a lamp body. The lamp body vibrates in response to the vibration of the vibrator and an alarm sound is generated. The shock-absorbing member is provided to an attachment part and the transfer of the vibration from the vibrator through the attachment part is suppressed by the shock-absorbing member.

Claims (24)

1. A vehicular lamp of a vehicle having a vehicle body, comprising:

a component of the vehicular lamp connected to the vehicle body;

a vibrator attached to the component of the vehicular lamp consisting a sound generating system and configured to generate an alarm sound by vibrating the component of the vehicular lamp, thereby notifying the proximity of the vehicle that the vehicle is approaching; and

a vibration transfer suppression mechanism disposed between the component and the vehicle body and configured to suppress the transfer of vibration caused by the vibrator from the component to the vehicle body.

2. The vehicular lamp of claim 1 , wherein the vibration transfer suppression mechanism is provided at an attachment part attaching the vehicular lamp to the vehicle body.

3. The vehicular lamp of claim 1 , wherein the vibration transfer suppression mechanism is provided at a portion where the component of the vehicular lamp is in contact with other component.

4. The vehicular lamp of claim 1 , wherein the vibration transfer suppression mechanism is provided to a harness configured to electrically connect the component and the vibrator, or the component and other component.

5. The vehicular lamp of claim 1 , wherein the vibrator is attached to a first component of a lamp body, and

the vibration transfer suppression mechanism is provided at a portion where the first component is in contact with a second component of the lamp body.

6. The vehicular lamp of claim 1 , wherein the vibration transfer suppression mechanism includes a shock-absorbing member.

7. The vehicular lamp of claim 2 , wherein the vibration transfer suppression mechanism includes a shock-absorbing member.

8. The vehicular lamp of claim 3 , wherein the vibration transfer suppression mechanism includes a shock-absorbing member.

9. The vehicular lamp of claim 4 , wherein the vibration transfer suppression mechanism includes a shock-absorbing member.

10. The vehicular lamp of claim 5 , wherein the vibration transfer suppression mechanism includes a shock-absorbing member.

11. The vehicular lamp of claim 1 , wherein the vibration transfer suppression mechanism includes an opening.

12. The vehicular lamp of claim 2 , wherein the vibration transfer suppression mechanism includes an opening.

13. The vehicular lamp of claim 3 , wherein the vibration transfer suppression mechanism includes an opening.

14. The vehicular lamp of claim 4 , wherein the vibration transfer suppression mechanism includes an opening.

15. The vehicular lamp of claim 5 , wherein the vibration transfer suppression mechanism includes an opening.

16. The vehicular lamp of claim 1 , wherein the vibration transfer suppression mechanism includes a portion where thickness is different from surroundings.

17. The vehicular lamp of claim 2 , wherein the vibration transfer suppression mechanism includes a portion where thickness is different from surroundings.

18. The vehicular lamp of claim 3 , wherein the vibration transfer suppression mechanism includes a portion where thickness is different from surroundings.

19. The vehicular lamp of claim 4 , wherein the vibration transfer suppression mechanism includes a portion where the thickness is different from surroundings.

20. The vehicular lamp of claim 5 , wherein the vibration transfer suppression mechanism includes a portion where thickness is different from surroundings.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2013
From: TATARA, NAOKI; TAKAHASHI, TORU; TAKII, NAOKI; SUGIYAMA, YUJI
To: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030411/0854 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2012-118923 · May 24, 2012 · national
JP 2013-019734 · Feb 4, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130312656A1 · Nov 28, 2013