Vehicular lamp
A vehicular headlamp ( 100 ) including a first lamp unit ( 10 ) provided with a first LED ( 11 ) and a first translucent member ( 13 ) internally reflecting light from the first LED ( 11 ) twice and then emitting the reflected light, a second lamp unit ( 20 ) provided with a second LED ( 21 ) and a second translucent member ( 23 ) internally reflecting light from the second LED ( 21 ) twice and then emitting the reflected light, and a third lamp unit ( 30 ) provided with a third LED ( 31 ) and a third translucent member ( 33 ) internally reflecting light from the third LED ( 31 ) twice and then emitting the reflected light. The first translucent member ( 13 ), the second translucent member ( 23 ), and the third translucent member ( 33 ) are coupled together at their ends in the vehicle width direction.
1. A vehicular lamp comprising:
a first lamp unit provided with a first light source and a first translucent member that receives incident light from the first light source and is configured so that the incident light is internally reflected on a front surface of the translucent member and internally reflected on a rear surface of the translucent member and then emitted from the front surface of the translucent member; and
a second lamp unit provided with a second light source and a second translucent member that receives incident light from the second light source and that is configured so that the incident light is internally reflected on a front surface of the translucent member and internally reflected on a rear surface of the translucent member and then emitted from the front surface of the translucent member, wherein
the first translucent member and the second translucent member are coupled together at their ends in a vehicle width direction, and
a coupled portion of the first translucent member and the second translucent member is configured so that light is transmitted from one of the translucent members to the other.
2. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the first translucent member and the second translucent member are integrally molded by a resin material.
3. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the first light source and the second light source are supported by a common support member.
4. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the first translucent member and the second translucent member are configured to form different light distribution patterns.
5. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a third lamp unit provided with a third light source and a third translucent member that receives incident light from the third light source and is configured so that the incident light is internally reflected on a front surface of the translucent member and internally reflected on a rear surface of the translucent member and then emitted from the front surface of the translucent member.
6. A vehicular lamp comprising a plurality of lamp units, wherein
one of the plurality of lamp units is provided with a first light source and a first translucent member that receives incident light from the first light source and is configured so that the incident light is internally reflected on a front surface of the translucent member and internally reflected on a rear surface of the translucent member and then emitted from the front surface of the translucent member; and
another one of the plurality of lamp units which is provided positionally next to said another one of the plurality of lamp unit is provided with a second light source and a second translucent member that receives incident light from the second light source and is configured so that the incident light is internally reflected on a front surface of the translucent member and internally reflected on a rear surface of the translucent member and then emitted from the front surface of the translucent member, wherein
the first translucent member and the second translucent member are coupled together at their ends in a vehicle width direction, and
a coupled portion of the first translucent member and the second translucent member is configured so that light is transmitted from one of the translucent members to the other.