Vehicular lamp

• US 5,700,080 A
• Filed: 12/28/1995
• Issued: 12/23/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Company Limited
• Inventors: Okuda, Tadayuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Sember, Thomas M.
• Application Number:
  US08/580,185
• Time in Patent Office: 726 Days
• Field of Search: 362/61, 362/80, 362/80.1, 362/294, 362/373, 362/800, 362/216, 362/217, 362/219, 362/223, 362/235, 362/236, 340/479
• US Class Current: 362/496
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/302 mounted in the vicinity, e.g. in the middle, of a rear window
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 43/14 Light emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 45/33 specially adapted for headlamps
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 45/37 specially adapted for signal lamps
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 362/80 Light emitting diode

Abstract

A vehicular lamp has a lamp body defining therein a lamp chamber, and a light source disposed in the lamp body. An air communication hole is formed in a back plate of the lamp body for producing an air communication passage between a lamp chamber and the air outside of the lamp. An encircle wall which defines the air communication hole projects inward with respect to the lamp chamber.

Claims

1. A vehicular lamp, comprising:

a lamp body including a wall;

a lamp chamber defined by said lamp body;

a light source disposed in said lamp chamber;

an encircle wall formed on said wall of said lamp body, said encircle wall opening to said lamp chamber and to air outside of the lamp, said encircle wall projecting inward with respect to said lamp chamber, with no portion of said encircle wall projecting exteriorly beyond said wall of said lamp body; and

an air communication path defined by said encircle wall communicating said lamp chamber with the air outside of the lamp,

wherein said encircle wall comprises an outer peripheral wall projecting frontwardly from the wall of said lamp body toward a lens part of said lamp body, and an inner peripheral wall which is integrally formed with said outer peripheral wall by bending a front edge thereof inwardly to be directed rearward away from said lens part.

2. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1, wherein a rear end of at least a part of said inner peripheral wall is bent substantially perpendicular with respect to said inner peripheral wall, and said air communication path is formed in a circuitous path.

3. The vehicular lamp according to claim 2, further comprising a filter attached to a front edge of said outer peripheral wall.

4. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1, further comprising a filter disposed on a rear opening of said inner cylindrical wall and a tube member mounted on said inner cylindrical wall through said filter.

5. The vehicular lamp according to claim 4, wherein said tube member is formed of synthetic resin.

6. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1, wherein said light source comprises at least one light emitting diode.

7. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1, further comprising a reflector disposed in said lamp chamber and separately from said lamp body, wherein said light source comprises a bulb mounted on said reflector.

8. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1, wherein said lamp body is a high-mount stop lamp body.

9. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1, wherein said lamp body is a headlamp body.

10. The vehicular lamp according to claim 1, wherein said lamp body is a rear-combination lamp body.

11. A vehicular lamp, comprising:

a lamp body including a wall;

a lamp chamber defined by said lamp body;

a light source disposed in said lamp chamber;

an encircle wall formed on said wall of said lamp body, said encircle wall opening to said lamp chamber and to air outside of the lamp, said encircle wall projecting inward with respect to said lamp chamber, with no portion of said encircle wall projecting exteriorly beyond said wall of said lamp body;

an air communication path defined by said encircle wall communicating said lamp chamber with the air outside of the lamp; and

a filter disposed on the opening of said encircle wall.

12. A vehicular lamp, comprising:

a lamp body including a wall;

a lamp chamber defined by said lamp body;

a light source disposed in said lamp chamber;

an encircle wall formed on said wall of said lamp body, said encircle wall opening to said lamp chamber and to air outside of the lamp, said encircle wall projecting inward with respect to said lamp chamber, with no portion of said encircle wall projecting exteriorly beyond said wall of said lamp body; and

an air communication path defined by said encircle wall communicating said lamp chamber with the air outside of the lamp,

wherein said lamp body comprises a main body having a rear opening and a back plate secured to said rear opening of said main body.

13. The vehicular lamp according to claim 12, wherein said back plate is ultrasonic fuse-bonded at a front peripheral edge thereof to a rear opening edge of said rear opening of said main body.

14. The vehicular lamp according to claim 13, wherein said main body is colored transparent.

15. The vehicular lamp according to claim 12, wherein said back plate comprises a plurality of mounting members projecting from a rear surface, each of said mounting members comprises a through hole.

16. The vehicular lamp according to claim 15, wherein said back plate and said mounting members are formed of an opaque material and integrally formed with each other.

17. The vehicular lamp according to claim 16, wherein said back plate is formed of synthetic resin.

18. The vehicular lamp according to claim 12, wherein said main body comprises a lens part at a front thereof.

19. The vehicular lamp according to claim 12, wherein said main body is formed of synthetic resin.

20. The vehicular lamp according to claim 12, wherein said main body is colored transparent.

21. A vehicular lamp, comprising:

a lamp body including a wall;

a lamp chamber defined by said lamp body;

a light source disposed in said lamp chamber, said light source comprising at least one light emitting diode;

an encircle wall formed on said wall of said lamp body, said encircle wall opening to said lamp chamber and to air outside of the lamp, said encircle wall projecting inward with respect to said lamp chamber, with no portion of said encircle wall projecting exteriorly beyond said wall of said lamp body;

an air communication path defined by said encircle wall communicating said lamp chamber with the air outside of the lamp; and

a printed substrate disposed in said lamp chamber, wherein said light emitting diode is arrayed on said printed substrate.

22. A vehicular lamp, comprising:

a lamp body including a wall;

a lamp chamber defined by said lamp body;

a light source disposed in said lamp chamber;

an encircle wall formed on said wall of said lamp body, said encircle wall opening to said lamp chamber and to air outside of the lamp, said encircle wall projecting inward with respect to said lamp chamber, with no portion of said encircle wall projecting exteriorly beyond said wall of said lamp body;

an air communication path defined by said encircle wall communicating said lamp chamber with the air outside of the lamp; and

an electric connection wire engaging with said light source, said connection wire being drawn out of said lamp body through a bushing fitted in said lamp body.