IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,208,926
Granted Patent B2
US 10,208,926 · App. 15/848,081 · Granted Feb 19, 2019

Vehicular lamp

Inventors: Hiroyuki Chikama (Tokyo, JP); Ryusuke Sasanuma (Tokyo, JP); Koichiro Ano (Tokyo, JP); Hidetaka Okada (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,208,926
App. No.
15/848,081
Granted
Feb 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicular lamp including: a surface emitting light source including a front surface that includes a light-emitting surface, and a rear surface on the side opposite thereto; a transparent member including a light incident surface, a light exit surface from which light entering from the light incident surface exits, a light guide portion for guiding the light entering from the light incident surface to the light exit surface, and a holding portion for holding the surface emitting light source; and a light source that emits light which enters from the light incident surface, is guided to the light exit surface by the light guide portion, and exits from the light exit surface.

Claims (30)

1. A vehicular lamp comprising:

a surface emitting light source including a front surface that includes a light-emitting surface, and a rear surface on the side opposite thereto;

a transparent member including at least one light incident surface, a light exit surface from which light entering from the light incident surface exits, a light guide portion for guiding the light entering from the light incident surface to the light exit surface, and a holding portion for holding the surface emitting light source; and

at least one light source that emits light which enters from the light incident surface, is guided to the light exit surface by the light guide portion, and exits from the light exit surface, wherein

the transparent member includes a transparent plate including a front surface and a rear surface on the side opposite thereto,

the surface emitting light source is disposed in front of the transparent member in a state in which the rear surface of the surface emitting light source and the front surface of the transparent plate are opposite each other, and

the front surface of the transparent plate is provided with a first extension portion extending forward from the front surface and having a distal end portion provided with the light exit surface.

2. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the front surface of the transparent plate is further provided with a second extension portion extending forward from the front surface and having a distal end portion in contact with the rear surface of the surface emitting light source.

3. The vehicular lamp according to claim 2 , wherein the surface emitting light source is held in a state in which at least a part of an end portion of the surface emitting light source is in contact with the first extension portion, and the rear surface of the surface emitting light source is in contact with the distal end portion of the second extension portion.

4. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1 , wherein

one of the front surface and the rear surface of the transparent plate is provided with the light incident surface, and the other of the front surface and the rear surface of the transparent plate is provided with a first reflecting surface that internally reflects the light from the light source, which has entered from the light incident surface, toward an edge portion of the transparent plate,

the edge portion of the transparent plate is provided with a second reflecting surface that internally reflects the reflected light from the first reflecting surface toward the light exit surface, and

the first reflecting surface, the transparent plate, the second reflecting surface, and the first extension portion function as the light guide portion.

5. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the surface emitting light source is held in a bent state.

6. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the surface emitting light source has flexibility.

7. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the surface emitting light source is opaque.

8. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the light exit surface is disposed along at least a part of an outer shape of the surface emitting light source.

9. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1 , further comprising an additional transparent member that is held on the transparent member in a state of covering the light-emitting surface of the surface emitting light source.

10. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1 , wherein

the surface emitting light source is an organic EL panel.

11. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one light incident surface comprises a plurality of light incident surfaces;

the at least one light source comprises a plurality of light sources;

the plurality of light sources are arranged corresponding to the plurality of light incident surfaces respectively.

12. The vehicular lamp according to claim 6 , wherein

the surface emitting light source is held in a state of being bent convexly forward.

13. The vehicular lamp according to claim 6 , wherein

the surface emitting light source is held in a state of being bent concavely forward.

14. The vehicular lamp according to claim 8 , wherein

the light exit surface of the transparent member is arranged around the surface emitting light source in a state surrounding the light-emitting surface of the surface emitting light source.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2018
From: CHIKAMA, HIROYUKI; SASANUMA, RYUSUKE; ANO, KOICHIRO; OKADA, HIDETAKA
To: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-249511 · Dec 22, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180180260A1 · Jun 28, 2018