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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2013
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Noriko Sato, Shizuoka, JP;
KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lamp unitis one for use in a vehicle lamp. The lamp unitincludes a light source mounting portion on which a light source is mounted, and a projector lensthat is disposed on a vehicle front side of the light source. The projector lens includes an incident surfaceon which light emitted from the light source is incident, a convex emission surfacefrom which the light incident on the incident surface is emitted forwardly of the lamp, a connection surfacethat connects an edge part of the incident surfaceand an edge part of the emission surface. The connection surfaceincludes, at least in a partial area thereof, a convex surface that is convex, in section including an optical axis, outward in a diameter direction.