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Patent No.:

US 8848300 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014

Filed:

Apr. 11, 2008

Vehicle lamp

Applicants:

Chiharu Matsunaga, Shizuoka, JP;

Hiroyuki Kageyama, Shizuoka, JP;

Tetsuaki Inaba, Shizuoka, JP;

Inventors:

Chiharu Matsunaga, Shizuoka, JP;

Hiroyuki Kageyama, Shizuoka, JP;

Tetsuaki Inaba, Shizuoka, JP;

Assignee:

Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Osha Liang LLP

Primary Examiner:

Joseph P Martinez

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 (2006.01); B29C 65/16 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); F21S 8/10 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B29C 65/78 (2006.01); B29C 65/02 (2006.01); B29L 11/00 (2006.01); F21Y 101/02 (2006.01); B29K 33/00 (2006.01); B29K 69/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/16 (2013.01); F21S 48/10 (2013.01); B29L 2031/30 (2013.01); B29C 66/348 (2013.01); B29C 65/7814 (2013.01); F21S 48/1216 (2013.01); B29C 66/21 (2013.01); B29C 65/02 (2013.01); B29C 66/90 (2013.01); B29C 65/1677 (2013.01); B29C 65/1635 (2013.01); B29L 2011/0016 (2013.01); F21Y 2101/02 (2013.01); B29C 66/542 (2013.01); B29C 65/1661 (2013.01); B29K 2033/12 (2013.01); B29K 2069/00 (2013.01); F21S 48/1335 (2013.01); B29C 65/1674 (2013.01); B29L 2031/747 (2013.01); B29C 66/534 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle lamp includes a lens formed from a resin material and a lens holding member for holding the lens formed from the resin material. The lens and the lens holding member are adapted to be joined together through laser welding. A joining annular portion is provided on the lens holding member to which an outer circumferential portion of the lens is joined. A plurality of welding portions and a plurality of stopper portions are provided on the joining annular portion. The plurality of welding portions project towards the lens and are positioned apart from each other in a circumferential direction. The plurality of stopper portions project towards the lens, are positioned apart from each other in the circumferential direction, and contact the outer circumferential portion of the lens when the lens is joined to the joining annular portion.

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