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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tsutomu Machida, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 3/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 3/300 ;
Abstract
A vehicle lamp unit in which a plurality of light emitting diodes are arranged to make up a light source is disclosed. The lamp unit includes a base member for supporting a plurality of the light emitting diodes, feeder wires that are disposed at the reverse side of the base member and connected to lead terminals of the light emitting diodes, and feeder terminals connected to the feeder wires. The lamp unit advantageously realizes a cost reduction, enhances the degree of design freedom, and promotes environmental protection.