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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21K 2/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21K 2/700 ;
Abstract
A vehicle lamp comprising a reflector, a discharge bulb, a connector, and a electrically-conductive cover. The reflector includes an electrically-conductive film on a surface of the reflector and a contact terminal portion electrically connected to the electrically-conductive film. The discharge bulb is supported in the reflector. The connector is detachably connected to the discharge bulb, and the electrically-conductive cover covers the connector. In the vehicle lamp, the electrically-conductive cover is in contact with the contact terminal portion of the reflector when the connector is connected to the discharge bulb.