Patent ID: 6146004
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: F21S

Abstract:
A vehicle lamp comprising:a housing at a corner side of a vehicle,a light-transmissive shield covering the housing,at least one lamp chamber in the housing in which a light source is positioned, anda Fresnel lens having concentrically arranged prism rings located between the light source and the light-transmissive shield that is placed adjacent to the light-transmissive shield at least in one partial area,wherein the Fresnel lens is comprised of a curved first partial area having a center of the concentrically arranged prism rings and a second partial area extending up to a side area of the lamp chamber, and wherein the first and second partial areas have differing surface geometries,wherein the first and second partial areas are separated from each other by vertical separating line the concentric prism rings continue in alignment between the partial areas, respectively, through the separating line, andsaid concentrically arranged prism rings are comprised of total reflection prism rings and refraction prism rings, wherein said total reflection prism rings and said refraction prism rings are positioned around said center of said curved first partial area.