Lighting fixture for vehicle

• US 4,680,678 A
• Filed: 07/18/1986
• Issued: 07/14/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/1986
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Stanley Electric Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Stanley Electric Company Limited
• Inventors: Iwaki, Akihiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Yeung, James C.
• Application Number:
  US06/888,154
• Time in Patent Office: 361 Days
• Field of Search: 362/153, 362/235, 362/800, 362/227, 362/61, 362/145, 362/228, 362/290, 362/332, 340/72, 340/66, 340/67, 340/84, 340/87
• US Class Current: 362/545
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/0058 Stacked, i.e. one lamp located behind the other in the optical axis direction
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2607 comprising at least two indicating lamps
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 43/14 Light emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 43/255 Filters
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2113/00 Combination of light sources
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/80 Light emitting diode

Abstract

A lighting fixture for a vehicle has a plurality of light source units having light emitting diodes linearly disposed. The light source units are arranged parallel to each other at predetermined spaced relations, and spaces between the light source units serve as areas to be illuminated by incandescent bulbs.

Claims

1. A lighting fixture for a vehicle, comprising:

a housing;

a plurality of light source units each including a plurality of light emitting diodes, said light source units emitting light of at least one color and said light source units being arranged relative to each other at predetermined spaced relations within said housing;

at least one incandescent light bulb in said housing mounted rearwardly of said plurality of light source units; and

light transmitting means in spaces between said light source units and arranged forwardly of said at least one incandescent light bulb so as to be illuminated by said at least one incandescent light bulb, said light transmitting means, when illuminated by said at least one incandescent light bulb, producing at least one different color light than that produced by said light source units.

2. The lighting fixture of claim 1, wherein said light transmitting means includes at least one color filter.

3. The lighting fixture of claim 2, comprising two of said color filters, each arranged in different spaces between said light source units.

4. The lighting fixture of claim 3, comprising two incandescent light bulbs in said housing and mounted rearwardly of respective ones of said color filters.

5. The lighting fixture of claim 4, including a shield between said incandescent light bulbs.

6. The lighting fixture of claim 1, wherein said light source units are linearly disposed.

7. The lighting fixture of claim 6, wherein said light source units are linearly disposed in a plurality of lines, said plurality of lines being arranged substantially parallel to each other at a predetermined spaced relation.

8. The lighting fixture of claim 7, wherein said light transmitting means includes at least one color filter.

9. The lighting fixture of claim 8, comprising two of said color filters, each arranged in different spaces between said light source units.

10. The lighting fixture of claim 7, comprising two incandescent light bulbs in said housing and mounted rearwardly of respective ones of said color filters.

11. The lighting fixture of claim 10, including a shield between said incandescent light bulbs.

12. The lighting fixture of claim 6, wherein said light transmitting means includes at least one color filter.

13. The lighting fixture of claim 12, comprising two of said color filters, each arranged in different spaces between said light source units.

14. The lighting fixture of claim 6, comprising two incandescent light bulbs in said housing and mounted rearwardly of respective ones of said color filters.

15. The lighting fixture of claim 14, including a shield between said incandescent light bulbs.