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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2007
Yuji Sugiyama, Shizuoka, JP;
Shigeyuki Watanabe, Shizuoka, JP;
Shoichiro Yokoi, Shizuoka, JP;
Atsushi Sugimoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Hideki Fukuchi, Shizuoka, JP;
Yuji Sugiyama, Shizuoka, JP;
Shigeyuki Watanabe, Shizuoka, JP;
Shoichiro Yokoi, Shizuoka, JP;
Atsushi Sugimoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Hideki Fukuchi, Shizuoka, JP;
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An infrared light irradiating lamp for a vehicle includes a projection lens disposed on an optical axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a light source bulb disposed behind a rear focal point of the projection lens, a reflector for reflecting light emitted from the light source bulb in a forward direction close to the optical axis by setting the light source bulb as a first focal point of the reflector, a filter driving unit disposed between the projection lens and the light source bulb, the filter driving unit having a movable shaft to be driven in a vertical direction, a bracket having a tip portion and a base end, the tip portion holding an infrared light transmitting filter, and a rotating shaft disposed between the movable shaft to the base end of the bracket for linking the movable shaft to the base end.