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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2003
Applicants:
Masayasu Ito, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Shogo Sugimori, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Hitoshi Takeda, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F001/00 ; H02H003/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicular lamp used in a vehicle, includes: a light source including a light-emitting diode for emitting light in accordance with power received from a power supply provided in the outside of the vehicular lamp; a lamp body for accommodating the light source therein to protect the light source from water; and a breaking detection unit for detecting breaking of the light source and notifying the outside of the lamp body of the detection result.