Illuminating device for vehicle
First Claim
1. An illuminating device for a vehicle, the illuminating device being installed at an outer side surface of a vehicle body for illuminating a road surface section beside a side door of the vehicle, the illuminating device including a light source, the light source being disposed forward or rearward with respect to the side door in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, the light source radiating light along a linear optical path extending diagonally downward from the portion of the outer side surface of the vehicle body in which the light source is installed to the road surface section beside the side door.
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Abstract
An illuminating device is installed at an outer side surface of a rear side door of a vehicle for illuminating a road surface section beside a front side door of the vehicle. The device is accommodated in a rear side molding secured to the outer side surface of the rear side door. The light source of the illuminating device radiates light along a linear optical path extending diagonally downward from a portion of the outer side surface of the rear side door in which the light source is installed to the road surface section beside the front side door. Further, the illuminating device includes a prism lens for refracting the light of the light source outwardly and away from the outer side surface of the vehicle body. This enables the device to effectively illuminate the road surface section beside the vehicle.
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- 1. An illuminating device for a vehicle, the illuminating device being installed at an outer side surface of a vehicle body for illuminating a road surface section beside a side door of the vehicle, the illuminating device including a light source, the light source being disposed forward or rearward with respect to the side door in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, the light source radiating light along a linear optical path extending diagonally downward from the portion of the outer side surface of the vehicle body in which the light source is installed to the road surface section beside the side door.
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14. An illuminating device for a vehicle, the illuminating device being installed at an outer side surface of a vehicle body for illuminating a road surface section beside the vehicle body, the illuminating device comprising:
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a light source; and
an optical member disposed below the light source, the optical member refracting the light of the light source outwardly and separately from the outer side surface of the vehicle body. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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