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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2013
Applicants:
Ippei Yamamoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroki Matsumoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Ryuho Sato, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 17/02 (2006.01); F21V 13/04 (2006.01); F21S 8/10 (2006.01); F21V 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 13/04 (2013.01); F21S 48/1159 (2013.01); F21S 48/1388 (2013.01); F21S 48/1747 (2013.01); F21S 48/1757 (2013.01); F21S 48/1784 (2013.01); F21V 13/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lighting unit includes a first light source, a second light source, a projection lens, a first reflector that reflects light from the first light source, a second reflector that reflects light from the second light source, a shade section, and a reflecting section. The shade section is movable between a first position at which at least a part of the light from the second reflector is shielded and a second position which is spaced apart from the first position. The reflecting section reflects a part of the light reflected from the second reflector when the shade section is at the first position.