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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Susumu Kakidaira, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 801 ; 362359 ; 362368 ;
Abstract
A rear-deck stoplight for automotive use is designed such that light emitted therefrom and reflected from the interior and exterior surfaces of the rear window passes beneath the rearview mirror of the vehicle so as to not hinder the driver's vision while braking. The light is separated from the rear window by a gap. A lens covering the lamp is generally angled with respect to the rear window, and a shade at least partially bounds said lens. The gap size, the lens angle and particularly the shade height are selected so as to limit reflected light to a region below the height of the rearview mirror.