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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshihiko Kanayama, Hyogo, JP;
Hiro Aoki, Osaka, JP;
Makoto Kai, Kyoto, JP;
Tomoyuki Ogata, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); F21S 8/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 48/328 (2013.01); F21S 48/1104 (2013.01); F21S 48/1154 (2013.01); F21S 48/1159 (2013.01); F21S 48/1225 (2013.01); F21S 48/1241 (2013.01); F21S 48/1258 (2013.01); F21S 48/13 (2013.01); F21S 48/1329 (2013.01); F21S 48/145 (2013.01); F21S 48/1747 (2013.01); F21S 48/321 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lighting apparatus for vehicle use that projects light forward includes: a base; a low beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a high beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a lens body disposed in front of the low beam light emitting device and the high beam light emitting device; and a first light restrictor disposed in front of the high beam light emitting device, the first light restrictor restricting light emitted by the high beam light emitting device from traveling downward.