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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2013
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Sekiguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle lighting unit can be capable of illuminating pedestrians and the like present in lateral areas above a horizontal line while suppressing generation of glare to oncoming or preceding vehicles. A vehicle lighting unit can also be capable of forming both a basic light distribution pattern and an overhead light distribution pattern without invading an area for reflecting light for forming a basic light distribution pattern. The vehicle lighting unit can include a projector lens disposed on an optical axis, a light source disposed behind a rear-side focal point of the projector lens, a reflecting surface configured to reflect light emitted from the light source so that the light is directed toward the optical axis, and a shade disposed between the projector lens and the light source. The shade can be configured to shield part of light emitted from the light source and reflected by the reflecting surface.