Lamp with light source and extending reflection area
Disclosed is a lamp including a light source that outputs light, a light output part that outputs a first light being any portion of the light output from the light source, and a reflection area that reflects any portion of the first light, the light output optical axis extends along a forward/rearward direction, and the reflection area extends to a rear side to be inclined to an upper side with respect to the light output optical axis, or extends in parallel to the light output optical axis.
1. A lamp comprising:
a light source disposed at a rear portion of the lamp and configured to output light;
a light output part disposed at a front portion of the lamp and configured to output first light, which is a first portion of the light output from the light source; and
a reflection area located between the light source and the light output part and configured to reflect a portion of the first light,
wherein a light output optical axis, which is an optical axis of the light output part, extends in a forward/rearward direction of the lamp,
wherein the reflection area extends toward the rear portion of the lamp and is inclined with respect to the light output optical axis, and
wherein the reflection area includes:
a front end portion disposed at a same height as the light output optical axis, and
a rear end portion disposed above the light output optical axis.
2. The lamp of claim 1 , wherein an angle between the reflection area and the light output optical axis is more than 0 degree and not more than 5 degrees.
3. The lamp of claim 1 , further comprising a light input part, through which the light output from the light source passes,
wherein the reflection area is configured to reflect the light passing through the light input part, and
wherein an angle between the reflection area and the light output optical axis is same as that between a light input optical axis, which is an optical axis of the light input part, and the light output optical axis.
4. The lamp of claim 1 , further comprising:
a light shielding area configured to shield a second light, which is a second portion of the light output from the light source, such that the second light is prevented from being output from the light output part; and
an extension area extending from a rear end portion of the reflection area to a lower side of the lamp and connected to a front end portion of the light shielding area,
wherein the front end portion of the light shielding area has a same height as the light output optical axis.
5. The lamp of claim 4 , further comprising a light input part, through which the light output from the light source passes, wherein the light input part, the light shielding area, the extension area, the reflection area, and the light output part are integrally formed.
6. The lamp of claim 4 , wherein the light source, the light shielding area, the extension area, the reflection area, and the light output part are sequentially arranged along the forward/rearward direction.
7. The lamp of claim 1 , wherein:
the first light includes a first ray, which travels in a reflection introduction direction before reaching the reflection area and then travels in a reflection direction after being reflected by the reflection area, and
a reflection angle between (1) a light output optical axis, which is an optical axis of the light output part, and (2) a first imaginary straight line extending in the reflection direction is equal to or smaller than a reflection introduction angle between (1) the light output optical axis and (2) a second imaginary straight line extending in the reflection introduction direction.