Patent ID: 9079529
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: B60Q,F21S,F21V

Abstract:
1. A vehicle lighting unit comprising: a light source having an optical axis; and a light guide lens having a light incident face which is formed on a bottom face of the light guide lens and on which light emitted from the light source during operation is incident, a light exiting face which is formed on a front face of the light guide lens, a first lens face which is formed on a rear face of the light guide lens so as to be disposed on the optical axis of the light source and through which a first portion of the light which has passed through the light incident face passes, and a second lens face which is formed on the rear face of the light guide lens so as to be disposed more rearward than the first lens face and through which a second portion of the light which has passed through the light incident face passes, wherein the first lens face includes a first reflecting surface covering the first lens face in close relation thereto and the first reflecting surface having a reflector shape based on a surface shape of the first lens face, and the first reflecting surface being configured to reflect the first portion of the light which has passed through the light incident face and to direct the first portion of the light to the light exiting face to project the light forward, thereby forming a first light distribution pattern, and the second lens face selectively includes one of,