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Granted Patent B2
US 9,500,338 · App. 14/695,580 · Granted Nov 22, 2016

Vehicle lamp

Inventor: Toshiaki Tsuda (Shizouka, JP)
Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
F21S48/1721B60Q1/0023B60Q1/0683F21K9/64F21S48/115F21S48/1145F21S48/125F21S48/1216F21S48/1258F21V23/0492F21W2101/10F21Y2101/00
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Patent No.
US 9,500,338
App. No.
14/695,580
Granted
Nov 22, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle lamp includes a plurality of lamp units each comprising a light source and a projection lens configured to emit light emitted from the light source to the front. The plurality of lamp units form a light distribution pattern by combining irradiation regions formed by each lamp unit. At least one of the lamp units has a lens driving mechanism configured to tilt the projection lens in a vertical direction.

Claims (9)

1. A vehicle lamp comprising:

a plurality of lamp units each comprising a light source and a projection lens configured to emit light emitted from the light source to the front,

wherein the plurality of lamp units form a light distribution pattern by combining irradiation regions formed by each lamp unit,

at least one of the lamp units has a lens driving mechanism configured to tilt the projection lens in a vertical direction, and

the lens driving mechanism has a sensor configured to detect the light emitted from the light source.

2. The vehicle lamp according to claim 1 , wherein an area of the projection lens is 1000 mm 2 or less, as seen in a front view.

3. The vehicle lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the projection lens is made of resin.

4. The vehicle lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the light source comprises a semiconductor light emitting element and a phosphor layer having phosphors to emit fluorescence by receiving the light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element, and

the sensor detects at least one of the intensity of the light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element and the intensity of the fluorescence.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2015
From: TSUDA, TOSHIAKI
To: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-096931 · May 8, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150323148A1 · Nov 12, 2015