Patent · US Expired

Rear lamp unit for vehicle

US7182494B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 11, 2004
Grant dateFeb 27, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 26, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21S43/26
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

To provide a rear lamp unit for a vehicle which is provided with a desired cut pattern on an outer lens so that the light-emitting area can be increased. A rear lamp unit is provided with upper and lower outer lenses for guiding light emitted from light-emitting diodes to the outside the vehicle. The upper and lower inner lenses are provided between the light-emitting diodes and the upper and lower outer lenses, respectively, and the upper and lower inner lenses are disposed at locations apart from the upper and lower outer lenses, respectively.

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