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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoshihiko Hotta, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 80 ; 362 31 ; 362293 ; 362311 ; 362327 ; 362330 ; 359 15 ; 359 34 ;
Abstract
A lamplight device for a vehicle which is inconspicuous when it is turned off is provided. The lamplight device comprises a reflection type or transmission type optical member installed on a predetermined place of a vehicle body either directly or through an appearance member, and is adapted to reflect or refract a light of a specific wave length, a light projecting mechanism for projecting a light of the specific wave length, and a light guiding mechanism for guiding the light projected from the light projecting mechanism to an outer surface or an reverse surface of the reflection type or transmission type optical member.