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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2018
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yasuo Toko, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshifumi Takao, Tokyo, JP;
Masafumi Ohno, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihisa Iwamoto, Tokyo, JP;
STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To increase the light utilization efficiency when selective light irradiation is performed using a liquid crystal element (a liquid crystal device). A lamp unit including: a light source; a reflective polarizing plate disposed at a position where light from the light source is incident; a reflecting mirror configured to reflect a reflected light generated by the reflective polarizing plate and re-enters the reflected light to the reflective polarizing plate; a liquid crystal device disposed on the light emitting surface side of the reflective polarizing plate; a polarizing plate disposed on the light emitting surface side of the liquid crystal device; and a lens disposed on the light emitting surface side of the polarizing plate.