Vehicle rear lamp structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9249944-B2
Application number	US-201314388290-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2013
Priority date	Jan 17, 2013
Publication date	Feb 2, 2016
Grant date	Feb 2, 2016

Abstract

It is provided a vehicle rear lamp structure that can effectively utilize light that is illuminated from a light source. A door side lamp portion of a rear combination lamp has a housing that supports an incandescent bulb for a back lamp, and a lens that covers the incandescent bulb for the back lamp by being fixed to the housing, and transmits light illuminated from the incandescent bulb for the back lamp. Further, a garnish is mounted to the door side lamp portion. A surface at the lens side of the garnish reflects light, that is illuminated from the incandescent bulb for the back lamp, toward a vehicle rear side. Due thereto, light illuminated from the incandescent bulb for the back lamp can be utilized effectively.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle rear lamp structure comprising:
a housing to which a first light source and a second light source disposed at a vehicle lower side of the first light source are mounted;
a lens that is open toward a housing side, an open end portion of the lens covering the first light source and the second light source by being fixed to the housing, and the lens transmitting light illuminated from the first light source and the second light source; and
a garnish that is mounted to a region at a vehicle upper side of the lens, a surface at a vehicle lower side of the garnish reflecting light that is illuminated from the first light source toward a vehicle obliquely lower side.

2. The vehicle rear lamp structure of claim 1 , wherein
a convex portion, that projects toward the vehicle rear side, is provided at a portion of the lens that faces the second light source in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and
the surface at the lens side of the garnish reflects light, that is illuminated from the first light source, toward a distal end side of the convex portion.

3. The vehicle rear lamp structure of claim 1 , wherein the first light source is a back lamp that lets others know that the vehicle is moving rearward, and the second light source is a tail lamp that lets others know of the existence of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Noritake Yuji
• Nishioka Ken

Classifications

• B60Q1/22 Primary

  for reverse drive · CPC title

• F21S43/14

  Light emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21S43/37

  Attachment thereof · CPC title

• B60Q1/0041

  of several lamps in relation to each other · CPC title

• B60Q1/2607

  comprising at least two indicating lamps · CPC title