Patent ID: 8303146
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: B60Q,B60R

Abstract:
1. A side turn signal lamp comprising: a light guide member comprising a light guide lens; and a plurality of LEDs configured to serve as a light source of the side turn signal lamp, wherein the light guide lens comprises: a light entry end face from which light emitting from the LEDs enters the light guide lens, a front surface configured to correspond to a laterally extending opening in an outer side wall of a side mirror housing so as to guide the light through the opening, and a rear surface comprising a plurality of reflecting steps having inclination angles, wherein the inclination angles of the reflecting steps with respect to the front-rear direction of a vehicle decrease towards the distal end of the light guide lens, wherein the light guide lens is configured to have a width that corresponds the opening having a shape of a slit in a front view and such that the light entry end face extends in a front-rear direction of the side turn signal lamp, and the LEDs are arranged in the front-rear direction to directly face the light entry end face.