Patent ID: 8240897

Claim:
A vehicle light comprising: a lamp housing; a reflector; and an optical axis adjusting apparatus including, a ball joint via which the lamp housing and the reflector are connected, the ball joint extending from the reflector toward the lamp housing, an aiming screw configured to allow the reflector to rotate with respect to the lamp housing around the ball joint and having a root portion and a tip portion with the root portion being supported by the lamp housing so as to be freely turned with respect to the lamp housing, a nut portion configured to be provided on the reflector and extend at a position so as to be screwed onto the aiming screw, and a support member to be provided as a separate member from the lamp housing, the support member including a boss portion that includes a fit hole and is formed closer to the reflector, screw-hole portions that each include a screw hole and are formed closer to the lamp housing and provided at each side of the boss portion, connecting portions that connect the boss portion and the respective screw-hole portions at each side of the boss portion, and reinforcing ribs provided to and across the connecting portions and the screw-hole portions, the support member supporting the tip portion of the aiming screw positioned opposite to the root portion such that the tip portion can be rotated with respect to the support member, wherein the support member is attached to the lamp housing, wherein the tip portion of the aiming screw has a non-screw portion having a substantially cylindrical shape; and wherein the fit hole has a substantially cylindrical shape that fits with the cylindrical non-screw portion of the tip portion of the aiming screw so that a sliding fit between the non-screw portion of the tip portion of the aiming screw and the fit hole of the support member is achieved.