Patents Assigned to Koito Manfacturing Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 7837368
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp includes a plurality of light sources; a lamp chamber for housing the plurality of light sources; and a bounding member for bounding the plurality of light sources in the lamp chamber. The bounding member includes a sheet-like material integrally formed into a predetermined shape so that one or more bounding walls are provided between or among the plurality of light sources. A vehicular lamp includes a plurality of lamp units; a lamp chamber for housing the plurality of lamp units; and a bounding member for bounding the plurality of lamp units in the lamp chamber. The bounding member includes a sheet-like material integrally formed into a predetermined shape so that one or more bounding walls are provided between or among the plurality of lamp units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Koito Manfacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiromi Nakamura, Hironori Tsukamoto
  • Patent number: 7201499
    Abstract: A frontal surface of a light transmitting member disposed in such a manner as to cover a light emitting element from a front side thereof is made up of an ellipsoid of revolution which adopts an optical axis as a center axis thereof and a point on the optical axis which is near the light emitting element as a rear primary focal point thereof. A central region of the light transmitting member positioned near the optical axis is made as a light emitting surface which causes light from the light emitting element to be emitted forward. A circumferential edge region of the light transmitting member positioned outer circumferentially of the central region is made as a light reflecting surface which internally reflects light from the light emitting element so as to be directed towards a secondary focal point of the ellipsoid of revolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Koito Manfacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Motohiro Komatsu
  • Patent number: 4951178
    Abstract: A headlight for a motor vehicle which can selectively be used as an ordinary headlight or a fog light. A yellow cover is slidably mounted slidable along the axial direction of the bulb of the headlight so that it can be moved between a position where is surrounds the bulb, in which light emitted by the bulb must pass through the cover before reaching the reflector, and a position where the light from the bulb can proceed directly to the reflector without passing through the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignee: Koito Manfacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsutada Shirai, Yasushi Otsuka