US4928215A
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Vehicle lamp device
Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-03-17
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Granted: 1990-05-22
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Expires: 2009-03-17
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle lamp device in which the gap provided beside the headlamps is made inconspicuous, and rainwater or dust are prevented from entering the gap. The inventive vehicle lamp device in one embodiment includes a unit movable rectangular headlamp and a rectangular vehicle lamp arranged with a gap therebetween, and, of the confronting side walls of the front lens of at least one of the lamps, at least one has a front edge protruding outwardly so that the gap between the front lenses of the lamps is narrower at the front edge of the side wall.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuuji Fujino
- 👤 Yasuhiro Nakamura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 04:31
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60Q; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/0029; B60Q1/0041; F; F21; F21S; F21S41/00; F21S41/50; F21S41/55
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A vehicle lamp device comprising: a unit movable rectangular headlamp, and a rectangular vehicle lamp arranged adjacent said unit movable rectangular headlamp with a gap therebetween, each of said lamps having a front lens, at least one of said front lenses having a sidewall which confronts a sidewall of the other of said lamps and which has at least one front edge protruding outwardly toward the other of said front lenses so that the gap between the front lenses of said lamps is narrowed at said at least one front edge.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A vehicle lamp device comprising: a unit movable rectangular headlamp, and a rectangular vehicle lamp arranged adjacent said unit movable rectangular headlamp with a gap therebetween, each of said lamps having a front lens, at least one of said front lenses having a sidewall which confronts a sidewall of the other of said lamps and which has at least one front edge protruding outwardly toward the other of said front lenses so that the gap between the front lenses of said lamps is narrowed at said at least one front edge.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The vehicle lamp device of claim 1, wherein extension lines of respective side surfaces of said headlamp and said vehicle lamp intersect at a point forward of said headlamp and said vehicle lamp.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
68 words
A vehicle lamp device comprising: a unit movable rectangular headlamp arranged adjacent a bumper, said unit movable rectangular headlamp having a front lens having a lower wall which confronts an upper edge of said bumper with a gap therebetween, said lower wall having a front edge protruding outward toward said bumper so that the gap between said front lens and said bumper is decreased at said front edge.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
68 words
A vehicle lamp device comprising: a unit movable rectangular headlamp arranged adjacent a bumper, said unit movable rectangular headlamp having a front lens having a lower wall which confronts an upper edge of said bumper with a gap therebetween, said lower wall having a front edge protruding outward toward said bumper so that the gap between said front lens and said bumper is decreased at said front edge.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
111 words
A vehicle lamp device comprising: a headlamp, a vehicle lamp adjacent said headlamp, an aiming adjustment mechanism for tilting said headlamp, said vehicle lamp having a front lens adjacent said headlamp arranged adjacent to a front lens of said headlamp, and a striking part provided on one of said headlamp and said vehicle lamp, said striking part, when said headlamp is tilted, contacting a part of one of said headlamp and said vehicle lamp other than said front lens of said headlamp before said front lenses of said two vehicle lamps collide with each other, said striking part being provided other than on said front lens of said other vehicle lamp.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
111 words
A vehicle lamp device comprising: a headlamp, a vehicle lamp adjacent said headlamp, an aiming adjustment mechanism for tilting said headlamp, said vehicle lamp having a front lens adjacent said headlamp arranged adjacent to a front lens of said headlamp, and a striking part provided on one of said headlamp and said vehicle lamp, said striking part, when said headlamp is tilted, contacting a part of one of said headlamp and said vehicle lamp other than said front lens of said headlamp before said front lenses of said two vehicle lamps collide with each other, said striking part being provided other than on said front lens of said other vehicle lamp.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
In a vehicle lamp positioned adjacent a unit movable headlamp, the improvement wherein an outer surface of one side wall of a front lens of said vehicle lamp, which surface is adjacent an edge of a lens of said headlamp, is inwardly curved along a line parallel to an aiming locus of said edge.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
In a vehicle lamp positioned adjacent a unit movable headlamp, the improvement wherein an outer surface of one side wall of a front lens of said vehicle lamp, which surface is adjacent an edge of a lens of said headlamp, is inwardly curved along a line parallel to an aiming locus of said edge.
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