Vehicular turn signal lamp
First Claim
1. A turn signal lamp for a vehicle, comprising:
- a lamp body having a reflecting mirror surface formed on an inner surface thereof;
a light bulb mounted in a rear opening in said lamp body;
a translucent inner cap disposed around and cover said light bulb;
a reflector protruding from an outer side surface of said inner cap laterally and forwardly of said light bulb for reflecting light from said light bulb transmitted through said side surface of said inner cap such that said light is reflected rearwardly of said turn signal lamp;
an outer lens engaged with a front opening of said lamp body and having a rear lens portion through which light reflected from said reflector passes without being reflected by said reflecting mirror surface, said rear lens portion extending outwardly beyond an adjacent side panel of said vehicle when said turn signal lamp is installed on said vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicular turn signal lamp in which part of the direct light from the light bulb is reflected from the reflector of an inner cap and applied through the rear lens portion of an outer lens. Hence, an observer at the rear of (or in front of) the vehicle body can observe the lamp more positively, and the lamp gives a positive signal to the observer that the vehicle will turn. The turn signal lamp includes a lamp body having a reflecting mirror surface formed on at least a portion of an inner surface thereof, a light bulb mounted in a rear opening in the lamp body, an inner cap covering the light bulb, a reflector protruding from an outer surface of the inner cap for reflecting light from the light bulb rearwardly, and an outer lens engaged with a front opening of the lamp body and having a rear lens portion through which light reflected from the reflector passes. The rear lens portion extends beyond a side panel of the vehicle when the lamp is installed on the vehicle.
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14 Claims
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1. A turn signal lamp for a vehicle, comprising:
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a lamp body having a reflecting mirror surface formed on an inner surface thereof; a light bulb mounted in a rear opening in said lamp body; a translucent inner cap disposed around and cover said light bulb; a reflector protruding from an outer side surface of said inner cap laterally and forwardly of said light bulb for reflecting light from said light bulb transmitted through said side surface of said inner cap such that said light is reflected rearwardly of said turn signal lamp; an outer lens engaged with a front opening of said lamp body and having a rear lens portion through which light reflected from said reflector passes without being reflected by said reflecting mirror surface, said rear lens portion extending outwardly beyond an adjacent side panel of said vehicle when said turn signal lamp is installed on said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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