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Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017

Filed:

Feb. 04, 2015
Applicant:

Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Takahiko Honda, Shizuoka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 8/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 48/145 (2013.01); F21S 48/1159 (2013.01); F21S 48/125 (2013.01); F21S 48/1258 (2013.01); F21S 48/137 (2013.01); F21S 48/1388 (2013.01); F21S 48/1747 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle lampincludes a projection lenswhich is disposed on an optical axis which extends in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle, an LEDwhich emits light which is directed towards a rear focal point F of the projection lens, an LEDwhich emits light which is directed towards the rear focal point of the projection lens, and a shadewhich can not only form a first light distribution pattern having a first cut-off line by cutting off part of light emitted from the LEDbut also form a second light distribution pattern having a second cut-off line by cutting off part of light emitted from the LED. The shadeis disposed so that a front edgethereof is positioned further rearwards than the rear focal point F.


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