Vehicle light and vehicle equipped with vehicle light

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9303838-B2
Application number	US-201414454067-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 7, 2014
Priority date	Aug 26, 2013
Publication date	Apr 5, 2016
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016

Abstract

A vehicle light installed in a vehicle includes: a main case having a front opening; first and second light guides that are disposed in the main case; light sources that emit light into the first and second light guides; and a translucent cover fitted to cover the opening of the main case. The first light guide is rod-shaped and includes a first extended section extending from the inboard side of the first light guide relative to the vehicle width direction toward the outboard side of the first light guide relative to the same and a second extended section that continues from the first extended section, curves back inwardly, and extends to the inboard side, and the second light guide is plate-shaped and disposed so as to pass in front of or behind the portion of the first light guide that curves back.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle light installed in a vehicle, the vehicle light comprising:
a main case having a front opening;
a first light guide and a second light guide that are disposed in the main case;
a light source that emits light into the first light guide and the second light guide; and
a translucent cover fitted to cover the opening of the main case,
wherein the first light guide is rod-shaped and includes a first extended section extending from an inboard side of the first light guide relative to a widthwise direction of the vehicle toward an outboard side of the first light guide relative to the widthwise direction of the vehicle and a second extended section that continues from the first extended section, curves back inwardly, and extends to the inboard side, and
the second light guide is plate-shaped and disposed so as to pass one of in front of and behind a portion of the first light guide that curves back.

2. The vehicle light according to claim 1 ,
wherein the light source includes a first light source that emits light into the first light guide and a second light source that emits light into the second light guide.

3. The vehicle light according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first light guide includes, on the inboard side, a first light-incident portion on which light from the light source is incident.

4. The vehicle light according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second light guide includes, on an outboard side relative to the widthwise direction of the vehicle, a second light-incident portion on which light from the light source is incident.

5. The vehicle light according to claim 2 ,
wherein the second light source includes a first light-emitting element used to indicate a width of the vehicle and a second light-emitting element used for a turn signal indicator.

6. A vehicle comprising
the vehicle light according to claim 1 ,
wherein the vehicle light is disposed to a left and right of a longitudinal center line of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Panasonic Corp
• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ogata Tomoyuki
• Nakano Tomoyuki
• Shirakawa Yasufumi
• Aoki Hiro
• Tanaka Toshifumi
• Nishida Yuki
• Masuda Kazuki

Classifications

• B60Q1/381

  with several light sources activated in sequence, e.g. to create a sweep effect · CPC title

• F21S48/215

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• B60Q1/2607

  comprising at least two indicating lamps · CPC title

• F21S48/2287

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F21S48/2243

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic