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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takuma Sano, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazuki Kajiyama, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 8/10 (2006.01); F21Y 105/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 48/14 (2013.01); F21S 48/1154 (2013.01); F21S 48/1208 (2013.01); F21S 48/1225 (2013.01); F21S 48/1233 (2013.01); F21S 48/1291 (2013.01); F21S 48/13 (2013.01); F21S 48/1305 (2013.01); F21S 48/1323 (2013.01); F21S 48/142 (2013.01); F21S 48/145 (2013.01); F21S 48/15 (2013.01); F21S 48/155 (2013.01); F21S 48/31 (2013.01); F21S 48/32 (2013.01); F21S 48/321 (2013.01); F21S 48/328 (2013.01); F21Y 2105/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sunlight restricting member is disposed between a light emitting element and a lens. The sunlight restricting member is configured (i) to allow direct light from the light emitting element to be incident on the lens and (ii) to restrict sunlight from reaching, through the lens, at least one of the light emitting element and a light source support member.