(19)
(11) EP 2 541 132 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.06.2014 Bulletin 2014/26

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.01.2013 Bulletin 2013/01

(21) Application number: 12172617.8

(22) Date of filing: 19.06.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F21S 8/12(2006.01)
 F21V 7/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 27.06.2011 JP 2011141954

(71) Applicant: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Tokyo 108-8711 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Takada, Kenichi
    Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka (JP)

(74) Representative: Finnie, Peter John 
Gill Jennings & Every LLP The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street
London EC2A 2ES
London EC2A 2ES (GB)

   


(54) Vehicle lamp


(57) A vehicle lamp is provided with a projector lens 18, a light source 12a, and a reflector 14. A reflective surface 14a of the reflector 14 includes a partial reflection area 14aA and a general reflection area 14a0 other than the partial reflection area 14aA. A light distribution pattern PL0, PH0 to be formed by an irradiation light from the vehicle lamp is adapted to be formed by a reflected light on the general reflection area 14a0. The partial reflection area 14aA is configured such that a light from the light source 12a which is reflected on the partial reflection area 14aA is incident on the projector lens 18 as a diffusely reflected light.







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