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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2016
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Naoyuki Okada, Saitama, JP;
Masato Nakaarai, Tochigi, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A light guiding lens and vehicle lighting unit are shown. According to one aspect, an elongated light guiding lens guides and emits light emitted from LEDs. The light guiding lens includes a first rod extension and a second rod extension connected with each other, and a flange protruding from the first rod extension. The flange includes a plurality of light incident portions to introduce light into the flange. The light incident portions guide light toward the first rod extension along a light guiding direction and lies in the direction toward the second rod extension, the light guiding direction defining an acute intersecting angle with the extending direction of the first rod extension. The first rod extension includes reflecting surfaces to internally reflect the light incident on the light incident portions and guided inside the flange.
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