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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
May. 25, 2016
Nifco Inc., Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Taeko Ueno, Yokosuka, JP;
Sachiko Koyama, Yokosuka, JP;
NIFCO INC., Yokosuka-Shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle lighting device includes a storage member with an opening for receiving an object and a support bottom portion; a light source; and a light guide member including an incident portion positioned on an outer peripheral portion side of the light guide member, a light emission surface arranged along an edge of the opening, and a shielding wall positioned between the outer peripheral portion and the inner peripheral portion and extending along the receiving opening. The light guide member further includes a portion where a distance between the inner peripheral portion and the outer peripheral portion is gradually reduced as it moves in from the incident portion.