Lamp

Abstract

A lamp is provided with a light guiding element (21) and light sources (26). The light guiding element (21) includes: light incident planes (22i); reflecting plane portions (28); and light sources (26) for respectively emitting light to the light incident planes (22i). Light entered from the light incident planes (22i) into an interior of the light guiding element (21) is reflected on the reflecting plane portions (28) towards a front of the lamp for output. The light sources (26) respectively emit light to the light incident planes (22i). The light guiding element (21) is configured by a combination of a plurality of light guiding plane portions (22) which guide the light that has entered from the light incident planes (22i) towards the front of the lamp at different inclined angles.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a lamp including a light guide element, and more particularly to a lamp that not only enhances the lamp utilization efficiency and lamp output efficiency when the light guide element and the light source are in the illuminated state, but also enhances the lamp when it is illuminated. design-related effects. Background technique [0002] In automotive lamps, lamps with light-guiding elements are provided as a design for enhancing the design-related effect of the lamp. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a lamp in which a stepped reflective plane portion is formed at the back side of the light guide member so that the light that is allowed to enter the interior of the light guide member from the lower surface of the light guide member is guided through the light guide member. Light from the light element is reflected toward the front of the lamp on the reflective plane portion. In this lamp, since an illumination m...

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Problems solved by technology

In this area, since the LED element is usually covered so as to be hidden by the extension so as not to be exposed to the outside, the light that is allowed to illuminate the light guide element in the area where the light guide element is covered so as to be hidden by the extension blocked, whereby the light in this area becomes inefficient, thereby reducing the light utilization efficiency

In addition, when trying to design the lamp such that the second light source is placed behind the light guide member, and the light emitted by the second light source passes through the light guide member to be output to the front of the lamp, a part of the light guide member is covered so as to be When the extension is hidden, the light emission area of ​​the second light source is also limited by the extension, and the light utilization efficiency of the light emitted in the second light source is thus reduced

Therefore, when limiting the light emission area of ​​the light guide element, the light emission area of ​​the second light source needs to be considered, and it is difficult to arbitrarily design the light emission area of ​​the light guide element

In particular, it is not possible to design the light emitting area of ​​the light guiding element with smaller openings in the wall extensions

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