Patent ID: 7445366
Filing Date: 2008-11-04
Classification: F21S

Abstract:
1. A lamp for a vehicle comprising: a projection lens; a light source; a reflector having a reflecting surface which reflects a light from the light source toward the projection lens; a body of a vessel shape; a cover forming a lamp chamber together with the body; and an auxiliary lens, which diffuses an incident light from the light source in a horizontal direction and is provided at least on one side of the projection lens in a vehicle width direction, wherein a horizontal section of the cover is tilted with respect to a phantom line that extends in the vehicle width direction, and the auxiliary lens is formed such that a thickness of the auxiliary lens becomes gradually thinner in an outward direction from the projection lens, and an outermost surface of the auxiliary lens in the horizontal section is parallel to the cover; wherein the auxiliary lens comprises an overlapping portion which overlaps the projection lens, is positioned in front of the projection lens, and is separate with respect to the projection lens.