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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoyuki Ichikawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Atsushi Ozawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Mariko Miwa, Shizuoka, JP;
Yutaka Matsumoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 45/54 (2020.01); H05B 45/345 (2020.01); B60Q 11/00 (2006.01); F21V 29/76 (2015.01); B60Q 1/30 (2006.01); B60Q 1/44 (2006.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); H05B 45/325 (2020.01); H05B 45/36 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 45/54 (2020.01); B60Q 11/005 (2013.01); H05B 45/345 (2020.01); B60Q 1/303 (2022.05); B60Q 1/44 (2013.01); F21V 29/763 (2015.01);
Abstract
There is provided a rear sign lamp capable of enhancing safety. An LED string () includes four LEDs (_to_) connected in series. An LED driver circuit () receives a battery voltage (V) and supplies a drive current (I) stabilized at a target current (I) to the LED string (). A bypass circuit () is provided in parallel with a bypassed portion () including two adjacent LEDs (_and_) of the LED string (), and sinks a bypass current (I) according to a battery voltage (V).