Abstract: A vehicle lamp, whose outgoing light emitted from a lamp lens to an outside can satisfy vehicle regulations, includes: a lamp housing and a lamp lens which form a lamp chamber, and an excitation-light irradiation unit and a light conversion unit disposed in the lamp chamber. The lamp lens is constituted by a red lens. Since most of outgoing light emitted from the lamp lens to the outside is secondary light, vehicle regulations may be satisfied.

Abstract: A vehicular headlamp includes: a first light source that emits first light forward; a second light source that is disposed above the first light source and emits second light forward; a first reflecting surface that is disposed in front of the first light source, and reflects the first light upward; a second reflecting surface that is disposed above the second light source, and reflects, forward, the first light which reaches from the first light source via the first reflecting surface; a third reflecting surface that is disposed above the second light source and below the second reflecting surface, is connected to the second reflecting surface, and reflects the second light from the second light source forward; and a projection lens that is disposed in front of the first, second, and third reflecting surfaces, and the first and second light sources are disposed on the same plane.

Abstract: A vehicle light fixture include a first light distribution illuminator that emits a first light distribution to the front of a vehicle, and a second light distribution illuminator that emits a second light distribution having a light-dark boundary line at least on a side of the vehicle, wherein illumination of the first light distribution illuminator and the second light distribution illuminator is controlled in response to a predetermined operation of the first light distribution illuminator by the driver of the vehicle. The second light distribution illuminator includes a light source, and a projection lens that projects light emitted from the light source to form an illumination pattern surrounded by multiple light-dark boundary lines and emit the illumination pattern to a side of the vehicle, and the projection lens focuses more of the light emitted from the light source passing outwardly from the optical axis of the projection lens.

Abstract: A lighting fixture for a vehicle efficiently releases heat from a light source while inhibiting moisture from entering the light source side. The lighting fixture includes: a light source; a heat dissipating member which dissipates heat from the light source, the light source being placed on an installation surface of the heat dissipating member; and a socket to which the heat dissipating member is attached. The heat dissipating member has a heat dissipating fin part protruding from a heat dissipating surface on the side opposite to the installation surface, and a heat dissipating-side positioning part (positioning projection) provided on the heat dissipating surface. The socket has, on an attachment surface, a fin recess into which the heat dissipating fin part fits, and a socket-side positioning part (positioning hole) which determines the positional relationship between the heat dissipating member and the socket in cooperation with the heat dissipating-side positioning part.

Abstract: To provide a vehicular lamp system capable of reducing a replacement frequency of a vehicular lamp. A vehicular lamp system includes a vehicular lamp having a plurality of elements capable of emitting light to a corresponding irradiation region and a detection unit that detects presence or absence of an abnormality in the plurality of elements, and a notification unit that notifies abnormality information concerning occurrence of the abnormality when the abnormality was detected in the element, in which the notification unit notifies the abnormality information with contents, which are different between a case where the abnormality is detected in the target element capable of emitting light to a predetermined region among the plurality of elements and a case where the abnormality is detected in the non-target element different from the target element among the plurality of elements.

Abstract: A vehicle lighting unit ensures support rigidity of a substrate connection part in the front-rear direction without increasing components. The vehicle lighting unit includes a light source part, a power feeding member, a heat dissipation member, and a socket. The light source part has a light-emitting element, and a substrate connected to the light-emitting element. The power feeding member supplies power to the light source part. The heat dissipation member is mounted with the light source part. The socket is assembled on the rear side opposite to the front surface of the heat dissipation member mounted with the light source part. In the vehicle lighting unit, the substrate and the power feeding member are electrically connected by the substrate connection part. The heat dissipation member integrally has an extension support unit that supports at least the substrate connection part in placement in a front-rear direction of the heat dissipation member.

Abstract: To provide a vehicular lamp system and a vehicular lamp which can reduce a replacement frequency of the vehicular lamp. The vehicular lamp system includes a vehicular lamp having a plurality of elements capable of irradiating a corresponding irradiation region with light and a detection unit that detects presence or absence of an abnormality in the plurality of elements, and a notification unit that notifies abnormality information concerning occurrence of an abnormality when the abnormality is detected in a target element capable of irradiating a predetermined irradiation region with light among the plurality of elements.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicular lamp that forms a light distribution pattern for traveling having a lower end portion overlapping an upper end portion of a light distribution pattern for passing and is downsized with a simple configuration. The vehicular lamp includes a projection lens that projects light emitted from a first light source to form the light distribution pattern for passing and projects light emitted from a second light source to form the light distribution pattern for traveling. A lower lens part and an upper lens part are set in the projection lens about a lens axis as a center, a lower focus is set on the lens axis in the lower lens part, and an upper focus shorter in focal length than the lower focus is set on the lens axis in the upper lens part.

Abstract: When light is off, a transparent appearance is obtained, while when the light is on, light is seen through a transparent spot. The present invention includes a light source portion and a reflective portion. The light source portion emits light. The light source portion is disposed at a position shifted with respect to an emitting direction of emitted light from the reflective portion. The reflective portion reflects the light from the light source portion and emits it in a predetermined direction. The reflective portion is constituted by a transparent member with a refractive index at least in a visible light area larger than 1. As a result, in the present invention, the transparent appearance is obtained when the light is off, while the light is seen through the transparent spot when the light is on.

Abstract: A vehicular light guide member includes a main body part and a light entrance part. The main body part has an exit surface and a plurality of specular surfaces facing the exit surface. Some of the specular surfaces constitute a displaced section that is closer to or farther from the exit surface than a reference section constituted of the remains of the specular surfaces. The specular surfaces as such allow light to be uniformly emitted through the exit surface.

Abstract: A movable shade mechanism for a vehicular headlight and a vehicular headlight capable of reducing the entire weight while enhancing rigidity of a bracket is provided. A movable shade mechanism for a vehicular headlight includes a shade member rotating around a rotary shaft and adjusting a shielding amount of light from a light source, a drive unit to generate power to drive the shade member, a transmission member to transmit power of the drive unit to the shade member, and a plate bracket to hold the rotary shaft and the drive unit, wherein the bracket includes a base that is disposed along a horizontal plane in a vehicle-mounted state and supports the drive unit, and a shade support that is bent upwardly from a rear end of the base in the vehicle-mounted state and supports the rotary shaft.

Abstract: To provide a vehicular lamp capable of making a desired light distribution on a light shielding member while having a simple configuration. The vehicular lamp comprises a first and second light source each having a light emitting surface and being arranged in a predetermined parallel direction; a single condenser lens for condensing light emitted from the first and second light source; a light shielding member provided with an irradiation slit through which light condensed by the condenser lens is partially passed; and a projection lens for projecting light passed through the light shielding member to form an irradiation pattern. The first and second light source are arranged with an interval equal to or larger than dimensions in the parallel direction on the light emitting surfaces, the condenser lens makes a light distribution in which a high light quantity area with the highest light quantity is single in the parallel direction.

Abstract: A required weld strength is ensured even when the shape of a first resin member is formed in a desired design shape. A lamp lens and a lamp housing are provided. The lamp lens and the lamp housing are fixed to each other by welding under pressure. The lamp lens includes a body portion, a leg portion, and a welding portion. As a result, a required weld strength is ensured even when the shape of the body portion of the lamp lens is shaped in a desired design shape.

Abstract: The present invention enables further improvement of luminous efficiency of a semiconductor light-emitting element. In the present invention, a mounting member, a substrate, two semiconductor light-emitting elements, and three terminals are configured as a socket which is an integral structure, while a control circuit is configured separately from the socket. As a result, in the present invention, the control circuit is separated from the substrate of the socket, and therefore it becomes possible to further improve the luminous efficiency of the semiconductor light-emitting elements.

Abstract: A vehicle lighting device includes a high-light source group, a low-light source group, a high-beam lens to transmit light from the high-beam light source and emit the light to outside, a low-beam lens to transmit light from the low-beam light source and emit the light to outside, a circuit board having the high-beam light source and the low-beam light source mounted thereon together, and a reflector that guides light emitted from the low-beam light source to the low-beam lens, where the circuit board is inclined in a front-rear direction and an up-down direction.

Abstract: A vehicle light includes: a light source; a light condensing lens condensing a light emitted from the light source; and an irradiation pattern forming member having an irradiation slit for allowing the light to partially pass through, and that forms the passing light into an irradiation pattern. The irradiation slit has a farthest location that corresponds to a farthest portion projected at a farthest position in the irradiation pattern and a nearest location that corresponds to a nearest portion projected at a nearest position in the irradiation pattern. The light condensing lens, on the irradiation pattern forming member, makes the farthest location brightest and the nearest location darkest in an upper-lower direction, and diffuses the light emitted from the light source more in a width direction, which is orthogonal to an optical axis direction and to the upper-lower direction, than in the upper-lower direction.

Abstract: Sunlight incident in a lamp through a lens is prevented from being collected on a portion formed between a front end of a reflector and a lens holding frame through an opening formed in front of the portion. A vehicle lamp includes a light emitting portion, a lens that projects light emitted from the light emitting portion, a reflector including a first reflective surface that reflects light emitted from the light emitting portion toward the lens, an opening formed between a front end of the reflector and a frame, the frame that holds the lens, and a second reflective surface that is formed between the front end of the reflector and the frame, and reflects external light incident in the vehicle lamp through the lens.

Abstract: To improve the sense of connection between a fixed-side lamp unit and a movable-side lamp unit. A vehicle lamp includes; a fixed-side unit, and a movable-side unit, the fixed-side unit has: a first light source; a first light guide body; and a first outer lens having a first front surface part, and a first leg part, the movable-side unit has: a second light source; and a second light guide body; and a second outer lens having a second front surface part, and a second leg part, the second leg part has a light control surface, and the light control surface performs control such that light emitted from at least one of the first light source and the second light source and incident on the light control surface passes through inside of the second leg part and is emitted from a front surface side of the second leg part.

Abstract: To radiate light with uniform color and illuminance in a longitudinal direction, this vehicle light guide is rod-shaped and is disposed at a front portion of a vehicle. The vehicle light guide includes a base portion having a curved portion curved rearward from a front toward a side of the vehicle and guiding light from a light source so as to be emitted from an emission face at a front side of the vehicle, a plurality of prism portions arrayed in a longitudinal direction along a back face of the base portion and that reflect light forward, and a diffusing portion positioned in at least the curved portion in the longitudinal direction of the base portion and provided in a strip form on a bottom face side of the prism portions, and that diffuses light.

Abstract: A light source unit includes: a light source part that emits excitation light; a light emitting part that emits generated light by being irradiated with the excitation light; a support part that guides the excitation light to the light emitting part while supporting the light emitting part; and a reflective part provided on a back surface of the support part, the back surface being on a side opposite to an emission direction of the generated light.