Patents by Inventor Asami Nakada

Asami Nakada has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9989697
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle lamp including: a plurality of light source units, each of which includes a light source that emits a light and a first light guide part that internally guides the light emitted from the light source; and a second light guide part having an outer peripheral surface positioned adjacent to or connected to an outer peripheral surface of the first light guide part. One end surface of the first light guide part in a light guide direction is formed as a light incident surface of the light emitted from the light source, and the second light guide part internally guides and emits the light emitted from the outer peripheral surface of the first light guide part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Asami Nakada, Kensuke Hara
  • Patent number: 9939123
    Abstract: A light guide body includes a first rod-like light guide portion and second rod-like light guide portions which are spaced from the first rod-like light guide portion in the vertical direction and plate-like light guide portions which are disposed so as to link their circumferential surfaces. Light that reaches the first rod-like light guide portion via the plate-like light guide portions after being emitted from light sources and entering the second rod-like light guide portions is emitted forward of the lamp from the circumferential surface of the first rod-like light guide portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Asami Nakada
  • Patent number: 9862301
    Abstract: A vehicular rear panel with a new configuration is provided. The vehicular rear panel according to an aspect of the present disclosure is made of a resin material and disposed on a rear vehicle body part. The vehicular rear panel includes a light guiding unit configured to guide light from the light source along an extending direction of the vehicular rear panel and a light emitting unit configured to emit light in the light guiding unit to a rear side of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Yamada, Masaaki Nakabayashi, Koji Uchino, Manabu Maeda, Noriaki Ito, Norimasa Yamamoto, Asami Nakada, Yuji Sakurai, Hiroya Koizumi, Tsukasa Tokida, Takao Muramatsu, Tomoaki Otani, Motohiro Komatsu, Akihiro Matsumoto, Takashi Terayama, Hiroki Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 9776555
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp includes a planar light emitting member having an organic EL light emitting portion at part of a substrate, and a reflecting member and a half mirror that are disposed so as to face each other so that light emitted from the organic EL light emitting portion is reflected repeatedly while allowing part of the light to be transmitted to the front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kunio Fukai, Yukihiro Onoda, Masaya Shido, Haruhiko Iyoda, Asami Nakada
  • Publication number: 20160369967
    Abstract: A light guide body includes a first rod-like light guide portion and second rod-like light guide portions which are spaced from the first rod-like light guide portion in the vertical direction and plate-like light guide portions which are disposed so as to link their circumferential surfaces. Light that reaches the first rod-like light guide portion via the plate-like light guide portions after being emitted from light sources and entering the second rod-like light guide portions is emitted forward of the lamp from the circumferential surface of the first rod-like light guide portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Asami Nakada
  • Publication number: 20160193954
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle lamp including: a plurality of light source units, each of which includes a light source that emits a light and a first light guide part that internally guides the light emitted from the light source; and a second light guide part having an outer peripheral surface positioned adjacent to or connected to an outer peripheral surface of the first light guide part. One end surface of the first light guide part in a light guide direction is formed as a light incident surface of the light emitted from the light source, and the second light guide part internally guides and emits the light emitted from the outer peripheral surface of the first light guide part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Asami Nakada, Kensuke Hara
  • Patent number: 9242594
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicular lamp having a light source and a light guide body. In the vehicular lamp, the light guide body is configured by a first and a second rod shaped light guiding portions disposed at positions spaced apart from each other, and a planar light guiding portion disposed to connect the circumferential surface portions of the first and second rod shaped light guiding portions with each other. Further, the light source configured to include a first light source and a second light source disposed to cause light to be incident from an end portion surfaces of the first and the second rod shaped light guiding portions, respectively, and then configured to make each of the first light source and the second light source to emit a different color light with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Asami Nakada
  • Publication number: 20150321599
    Abstract: A vehicular rear panel with a new configuration is provided. The vehicular rear panel according to an aspect of the present disclosure is made of a resin material and disposed on a rear vehicle body part. The vehicular rear panel includes a light guiding unit configured to guide light from the light source along an extending direction of the vehicular rear panel and a light emitting unit configured to emit light in the light guiding unit to a rear side of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Kenji YAMADA, Masaaki NAKABAYASHI, Koji UCHINO, Manabu MAEDA, Noriaki ITO, Norimasa YAMAMOTO, Asami NAKADA, Yuji SAKURAI, Hiroya KOIZUMI, Tsukasa TOKIDA, Takao MURAMATSU, Tomoaki OTANI, Motohiro KOMATSU, Akihiro MATSUMOTO, Takashi TERAYAMA, Hiroki ISHIBASHI
  • Patent number: 9039261
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vehicular lamp including a low-beam lamp and a daytime running lamp. The low-beam lamp includes a low-beam LED, a low-beam reflector, and a projection lens. The daytime running lamp includes a DRL LED, and a DRL reflector. The DRL LED is disposed at the rear side of the low-beam reflector to emit a light in a direction which intersects with the optical axis of the vehicular lamp. The DRL reflector includes an extension area that extends to at least the outer side of the projection lens when viewed from the front, and reflects the light from the DRL LED in the extension area to emit the light to the front side of the lamp through the outer side of the projection lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideko Fujiu, Asami Nakada, Kazuhisa Sakashita, Ryujiro Ikuta, Kazunori Natsume
  • Publication number: 20150062946
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp includes a planar light emitting member having an organic EL light emitting portion at part of a substrate, and a reflecting member and a half mirror that are disposed so as to face each other so that light emitted from the organic EL light emitting portion is reflected repeatedly while allowing part of the light to be transmitted to the front.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kunio FUKAI, Yukihiro ONODA, Masaya SHIDO, Haruhiko IYODA, Asami NAKADA
  • Publication number: 20140160778
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicular lamp having a light source and a light guide body. In the vehicular lamp, the light guide body is configured by a first and a second rod shaped light guiding portions disposed at positions spaced apart from each other, and a planar light guiding portion disposed to connect the circumferential surface portions of the first and second rod shaped light guiding portions with each other. Further, the light source configured to include a first light source and a second light source disposed to cause light to be incident from an end portion surfaces of the first and the second rod shaped light guiding portions, respectively, and then configured to make each of the first light source and the second light source to emit a different color light with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Asami NAKADA
  • Publication number: 20140036522
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp, has a light guide extending in a predetermined direction, and having an end surface located in the predetermined direction thereof, and a light source configured to cause light to be incident on the light guide from the end surface, and configured to emit the light incident from the end surface from a front surface portion of the light guide. Reflective elements that reflects the light incident on the light guide toward the front surface portion of the light guide are formed at a plurality of positions along the predetermined direction on a rear surface portion of the light guide. Each of the reflective elements is comprises a curved surface profile in a cross-section along a plane perpendicular to the predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Asami Nakada
  • Publication number: 20140003075
    Abstract: A vehicular rear panel with a new configuration is provided. The vehicular rear panel according to an aspect of the present disclosure is made of a resin material and disposed on a rear vehicle body part. The vehicular rear panel includes a light guiding unit configured to guide light from the light source along an extending direction of the vehicular rear panel and a light emitting unit configured to emit light in the light guiding unit to a rear side of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Kenji YAMADA, Masaaki NAKABAYASHI, Koji UCHINO, Manabu MAEDA, Noriaki ITO, Norimasa YAMAMOTO, Asami NAKADA, Yuji SAKURAI, Hiroya KOIZUMI, Tsukasa TOKIDA, Takao MURAMATSU, Tomoaki OTANI, Motohiro KOMATSU, Akihiro MATSUMOTO, Takashi TERAYAMA, Hiroki ISHIBASHI
  • Publication number: 20140003076
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp that is mounted on a vehicle has a light source, a transparent part that is transparent when viewed from inside of a compartment when mounted on the vehicle, a light guiding member that forms at least a part of the transparent part, wherein the light guide member is configured to guide light emitted from the light source toward outside of the compartment when mounted on the vehicle, and a light-shielding member that blocks the light emitted from the light source and that travels toward the inside of the compartment when mounted on the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Shinya Suganumata, Yasuo Teranishi, Kenichi Motomura, Asami Nakada, Kenji Yamada, Tsukasa Tokida
  • Patent number: 8585270
    Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicular lamp with a light guide that extends along a curve which becomes a convexed shape forwardly. A first area of the light guide positioned on an inner peripheral side of the curve is configured by a plane that extends in a direction inclined toward a left end surface side with respect to a second area other than first area. As a result, light which is incident on the light guide from the first area to which light from an LED is emitted is largely refracted forwardly to prevent the light from directly reaching a reflection element positioned in the vicinity of the right end surface. In addition, point light is prevented from being generated as the light totally reflected by the reflection element is extremely brighter than the light that is totally reflected by another reflection element as in the related art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Asami Nakada
  • Publication number: 20130272009
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vehicular lamp including a low-beam lamp and a daytime running lamp. The low-beam lamp includes a low-beam LED, a low-beam reflector, and a projection lens. The daytime running lamp includes a DRL LED, and a DRL reflector. The DRL LED is disposed at the rear side of the low-beam reflector to emit a light in a direction which intersects with the optical axis of the vehicular lamp. The DRL reflector includes an extension area that extends to at least the outer side of the projection lens when viewed from the front, and reflects the light from the DRL LED in the extension area to emit the light to the front side of the lamp through the outer side of the projection lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideko FUJIU, Asami NAKADA, Kazuhisa SAKASHITA, Ryujiro IKUTA, Kazunori NATSUME
  • Patent number: 8485704
    Abstract: A lamp unit includes at least one light source that emits light in a predetermined direction, and a light guide body including at least one incident surface where light emitted from the light source enters, a first emission surface that emits light entering from the incident surface in a horizontal direction, and a plurality of second emission surfaces that emits light entering the incident surface in a horizontal direction and emits light entering the incident surface to the upper side of the horizontal direction. The second emission surfaces are formed above the first emission surface at different positions in an up-down direction, and are positioned on the back side of the first emission surface so as to be spaced apart from one another in the horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroya Koizumi, Asami Nakada, Kazunori Natsume
  • Patent number: 8469564
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp includes a light source; a light guide that guides the light from the light source; and a reflector. The light guide includes an incident portion to which light from the light source is incident, wherein light entering from the incident portion is guided through the light guide; and a plurality of reflection portions that internally reflect a portion of the guided light toward the reflector. The reflector reflects, in a lamp illumination direction, reflection light that is emitted from the light guide following internal reflection by the plurality of reflection portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Asami Nakada, Kazunori Natsume
  • Patent number: 8376597
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp includes a lamp outer case formed by a cover and a lamp housing; a light source disposed inside the lamp outer case; and a light guide that guides light emitted from the light source, wherein the light guide is shaped as a column. The light guide includes a first extension portion that extends on a horizontal plane side, and a second extension portion that extends on a vertical plane side with respect to a reference line that extends in a direction inclined 45 degrees with respect to the horizontal plane. An outer surface of the light guide includes an incident surface to which light emitted from the light source is incident, an internal reflection surface that internally reflects light incident from the incident surface, and a radiation surface that is formed as an outward-convexly curved surface and radiates at least light reflected by the internal reflection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junya Nakata, Asami Nakada, Yoshiaki Furuya
  • Publication number: 20120314448
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp including a light guide in which light emitted from a light-emitting diode (30) is incident into a relatively short light guide (20), which extends in a horizontal direction intersecting the front-back direction of the lamp, from a left end surface (20a) and thereafter totally reflected by a plurality of reflective elements (20s) provided in the rear surface portion (20c) and then emitted out from the front surface portion (20d) toward the front of the lamp. A first incident portion (20a1) is provided in an intermediate region, in the front-back direction, of the left end surface (20a) of the light guide (20) so as to cause the light emitted from the light-emitting diode (30) to be incident into the light guide (20) while being refracted toward the rear of the lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Asami Nakada