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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2014
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Kariya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Hideaki Terai, Kariya, JP;
Akira Moriyama, Kariya, JP;
Mitsuhiko Nishijima, Shizuoka, JP;
Koji Uchino, Shizuoka, JP;
KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Kariya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle lamp includes a light guiding portion configured to be provided in at least one section of a vehicle body panel of a vehicle, and a light source arranged to input light into the light guiding portion such that the light is guided inside the light guiding portion. The light guiding portion has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is configured to face toward an inside of the vehicle and to serve as a light blocking surface to block the light. The outer surface is configured to face toward an outside of the vehicle and to serve as a light exiting surface from which the light is allowed to exit the light guiding portion. The vehicle body panel may be a vehicle rear panel having a resin molded portion, and the vehicle lamp may be provided integrally with the resin molded portion.