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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2021
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Iwai, Osaka, JP;
Ryosuke Shiozaki, Tokyo, JP;
Shuji Akamatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Shibata, Hyogo, JP;
Ken Takahashi, Ishikawa, JP;
Abstract
A light apparatus mounted on a vehicle includes a lamp unit having: a first cover, and a light source that emits light through a first cover into a predetermined area including a first direction. The light apparatus also includes: a radar unit provided on a lower side or an upper side of the lamp unit, and a separator provided between the lamp unit and the radar unit. The radar unit includes: a circuit board having a board surface arranged in a substantially horizontal state, and an antenna unit that transmits an electromagnetic wave in a range including a second direction different from the first direction and that receives a reflected wave from an object existing outside the vehicle. The antenna unit is arranged in the board surface.