Signal lamp for vehicle having a light guide and mirror housing and lamp housing with reflection unit and support unit
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1. A lamp for a vehicle, comprising:
- a mirror housing into which a mirror is installed;
a lamp housing that is disposed on a portion of the mirror housing and includes a reflection unit disposed on a portion of the lamp housing,a lens unit that is coupled to the lamp housing so as to form a chamber between the lens unit and the lamp housing and includes a half mirror disposed on a surface portion of the lens unit;
a support unit that is coupled to the lamp housing in the chamber;
a light guide that is supported by the support unit in the chamber; and
one or more light sources that are disposed at one or both ends of the light guide,wherein the reflection unit is parallel or substantially parallel to the half mirror or the curvature of the reflection unit is same or substantially same as that of the half mirror, andwherein the distance between the light guide and the reflection unit is same or substantially same as the distance between the light guide and half mirror.
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Abstract
A lamp for a vehicle is provided and includes a signal lamp that displays a predetermined image of repetition on an exterior mirror of a vehicle. The lamp further includes a mirror housing into which a mirror is installed and a signal lamp disposed on one surface of the mirror housing. The signal lamp includes a reflection unit, a lens unit disposed at a predetermined distance apart from the reflection unit and having a half mirror installed on at least one surface thereof, and a first light source unit disposed between the reflection unit and the lens unit and is about the same distance apart from the reflection unit and the lens unit.
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1. A lamp for a vehicle, comprising:
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a mirror housing into which a mirror is installed; a lamp housing that is disposed on a portion of the mirror housing and includes a reflection unit disposed on a portion of the lamp housing, a lens unit that is coupled to the lamp housing so as to form a chamber between the lens unit and the lamp housing and includes a half mirror disposed on a surface portion of the lens unit; a support unit that is coupled to the lamp housing in the chamber; a light guide that is supported by the support unit in the chamber; and one or more light sources that are disposed at one or both ends of the light guide, wherein the reflection unit is parallel or substantially parallel to the half mirror or the curvature of the reflection unit is same or substantially same as that of the half mirror, and wherein the distance between the light guide and the reflection unit is same or substantially same as the distance between the light guide and half mirror. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A lamp for a vehicle, comprising;
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a mirror housing into which a mirror is installed; a lamp housing disposed on a portion of the mirror housing; and a lens unit coupled to the lamp housing to form a chamber disposed between the lens unit and the lamp housing and having a half mirror disposed on a surface portion of the lens unit, wherein the chamber includes a support unit, a reflector and a light guide, the support unit is coupled to the lamp housing, the light guide is supported by the support unit and at least one light source is disposed on at least one end of the light guide, wherein the reflector is parallel or substantially parallel to a surface of the lens unit that emits the light of the light guide or the curvature of the reflector is identical or substantially identical to the curvature of a surface of the lens unit that emits the light of the light guide, and wherein a distance between the light guide and the reflector is identical or substantially identical to the distance between the light guide and the lens unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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