Koito Manufacturing Company, Ltd.

Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Koito Manufacturing., Ltd.

Takaya Ito

Masato Tanaka

Nozomu Tamoto

Ryota Arai

Tomoya Hirano

Kenji Komito

A photoelectric conversion module includes photoelectric conversion elements electrically coupled. The photoelectric conversion elements each sequentially include first electrode, photoelectric conversion layer, and second electrode. The photoelectric conversion module includes first photoelectric conversion element, second photoelectric conversion element, coupling portion to couple the first and second photoelectric conversion elements in series, first partition portion, and second partition portion. The first electrode or the second electrode forming the first photoelectric conversion element includes a contact region in contact with the coupling portion. A value of X/(Y&#x2212;X) is 0.3 or greater, where X denotes a length of the contact region and Y denotes a predetermined length in the coupling direction around the contact region.

Photoelectric conversion module, electronic device, and power supply module

A vehicle headlamp with a shade whose vibration resistance strength can be sufficiently secured on keeping the appearance of lamp fixture from being deteriorated. A fitting-stay fixing portion ( ) for fixing a fitting stay ( ) of a shade ( ) is provided at the back of a reflective surface ( ) of a reflector ( ). Thus, the structure of the fitting-stay fixing portion ( ) is prevented from being seen when the lamp fixture is seen from its front side. A reflective region ( ) positioned at the front of the fitting-stay fixing portion ( ) of the reflective surface ( ) is so formed as to project forward relative to reflective regions ( ) adjacent to the reflective region ( ) at the front of the fitting-stay fixing portion, whereby the position of arranging the fitting-stay fixing portion ( ) can be set close to the center of gravity of the shade ( ). Therefore, the inertia of moment of the shade ( ) can be lowered by decreasing the length of the lever of the fitting stay ( ).

Vehicle headlamp

A vehicular headlamp with a shade that even though the reflective surface of a reflector is constituted of a plurality of reflective elements, the generation of stray light is minimized while a decrease in utilization luminous flux is reduced to the minimum. The reflective surface (,) of a reflector (,) is constituted of a plurality of reflective elements,) that are the divided rectangular segments each of which is longer than is wide. The upper end edge B of the reflective surface (,) has a curved configuration having irregularities respectively in reflective elements (,). However, the rear end edge (,Aa) in the upper end portion (,A) of a shielding cap (,) is set to have a curved configuration obtainable from a line of intersection D between a horizontal plane forming an area (,A,) near the rear end edge of the upper end portion (,A) and an imaginary curved plane (C) formed by connecting together the light emission center (A) of a light source bulb (,) and the upper end edge (B) of each reflective element (,). Consequently, the incidence of light on the upper wall surface (,) can be stopped substantially without impeding the incidence thereof on the reflective surface (,).

Vehicle lamp with shade having reflector following edge

A headlamp for an automobile comprising: a light source unit having a reflector and a light source mounted therein; a housing disposed rear the light source unit and secured to a vehicle body; an aiming mechanism interposed between the light source unit and the housing, for tiltably cantilevering the light source unit; a bracket secured to a rear surface of the light source unit, for connecting the aiming mechanism; and a rearwardly extending projection provided on the rear surface of the light source unit, wherein the rearwardly extending projection abuts against the bracket to prevent the deformation of the bracket due to the self-weight of the light source unit.

Headlamp for automobile

A vehicular lighting device includes a reflector having a reflecting surface; a light source, supported in the reflector; a lens disposed in front of the reflector and the light source; a shade device, including a shade portion, a support portion, and an end part portion, for interrupting the rays of light emitted from the light source, wherein the shade device is fixedly supported to the reflecting surface of the reflector at the end part portion; and a covering member for covering the end part portion of the shade device.

Vehicular lighting device having a shade component

An automobile headlamp comprising a headlamp bulb, a position lamp bulb, a lamp body, and a reflector supported on the lamp body so as to be tiltable. The reflector has an inserting hole and the headlamp bulb is mounted on the reflector. The position lamp bulb is tiltable together with the reflector and is inserted through the inserting hole so as to be positioned inside the reflector.

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Shizuoka, Japan

Takaya Ito