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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2004
Keiichi Tajima, Shizuoka, JP;
Tsutomu Takiguchi, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazuma Mochizuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Naoki Takii, Shizuoka, JP;
Keiichi Tajima, Shizuoka, JP;
Tsutomu Takiguchi, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazuma Mochizuki, Shizuoka, JP;
Naoki Takii, Shizuoka, JP;
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lamp bodyincludes a lamp unitwhose irradiation direction is changed according to a running state of a vehicle, a horizontal driving mechanismfor horizontally changing the irradiation direction, and a vertical driving mechanismfor vertically changing the irradiation direction. The horizontal driving mechanism and the vertical driving mechanism are integrated with each other, so that a lighting apparatuscan be mounted in a vehicle by using only a small mounting space. Moreover, the lighting apparatusneeds only small numbers of components and mounting man-hours.