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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2012
Applicants:
Eikichi Monma, Wako, JP;
Tasuku Sekine, Wako, JP;
Shigeru Kodaira, Wako, JP;
Hajime Soda, Wako, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 8/10 (2006.01); B62J 6/02 (2006.01); B62J 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 48/00 (2013.01); B62J 6/02 (2013.01); B62J 17/02 (2013.01); F21S 48/1104 (2013.01); F21S 48/1159 (2013.01); F21S 48/321 (2013.01); F21S 48/328 (2013.01); F21S 48/1358 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lighting device for a vehicle has a base member and a lens. A light emitting diode and a reflector are housed in a space formed by the base member and the lens. The light emitting diode is disposed at a predetermined position on a support member extending into the space. The support member is provided with a wall which is located in front of and near the light emitting diode and which is higher than the light emitting diode. In a front view, the wall hides the light emitting diode and blocks light exiting directly from the light emitting diode without propagating through the reflector.