Patent ID: 6042255
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: F21S

Abstract:
A vehicular lamp comprising:a lamp body having a front opening;a light source secured to said lamp body;a lens coupled to said front opening of said lamp body;an air hole formed in said lamp body; andan air communication device extending rearward from said lamp body for communicating the interior of said lamp body to the exterior thereof through said air hole, said air communication device comprising:a tubular member surrounding said air hole, said tubular member being of an oval transverse cross-section whose right-left width is smaller than its top-bottom width, said tubular member being formed therewith a slit disposed in a lower portion of a peripheral wall thereof and extending in a direction of an axis of said tubular member;a partition wall formed within said tubular member; anda cap of an oval transverse cross-section whose right-left width is smaller than its top-bottom width is fitted on a distal end portion of said tubular member in such a manner that part of said slit is not covered with said cap,wherein said partition wall and said cap defines a labyrinth-like air passage within said tubular member.