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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takeyuki Tachiiwa, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/068 (2006.01); F21S 41/27 (2018.01); F21S 41/30 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/0683 (2013.01); B60Y 2410/121 (2013.01); F21S 41/27 (2018.01); F21S 41/30 (2018.01);
Abstract
Provided is a vehicle lamp including an operation unit configured to operate an optical axis adjustment bevel gear provided in a lamp to be axially rotated. An axial rotation force transfer body of the operation unit includes an operation rod operated to be axially rotated, a driving rod engaged with the gear, and a wire interconnecting the operation rod and the driving rod in an axial rotation direction, and the driving rod is formed of a metal which is hard to rust. The driving rod is formed by a metal/injection/molding (MIM) technique. A support member extends between the driving rod and the lamp.