Patent ID: 8848300

Claim:
A vehicle lamp comprising: a lens formed from a resin material; and a lens holding member for holding the lens formed from the resin material, wherein the lens and the lens holding member are adapted to be joined together through laser welding, wherein a joining annular portion is provided on the lens holding member to which an outer circumferential portion of the lens is joined, and wherein a plurality of welding portions and a plurality of stopper portions are provided on the joining annular portion, wherein the plurality of welding portions project towards the lens, have a first height before laser welding, and are positioned apart from each other in a circumferential direction, wherein the plurality of stopper portions project towards the lens, have a second height that is less than the first height, are positioned apart from each other in the circumferential direction, and contact an outer circumferential portion of the lens when the lens is joined to the joining annular portion, and wherein, after laser welding, the plurality of welding portions have the second height.