Patent ID: 7416320

Claim:
A lighting apparatus of a vehicle door comprising: a lens which is mounted on the undersurface side of the vehicle door so as to face toward a feet area when the vehicle door is open, a light guide member which is formed in an arc-shaped curve and attached from an undersurface to a side surface of the vehicle door that is provided with the lens, a plurality of first light emitting diodes (LEDs) for the feet area which is provided on the inner side of the lens, and one or more second LEDs for the rear direction which is provided on the inner side of the light guide member, wherein the light guide member, the lens and the plurality of first LEDs and at least one second LEDs are housed in a casing, the casing is mounted onto the door trim of the vehicle door, the lens is attached to the undersurface side of the casing in which a slit is formed, the light guide member is attached to said slit which is formed from the undersurface to the side surface of the vehicle door, and an internal wiring of the plurality of first LEDs and at least one second LEDs is implemented using a flexible printed circuit (FPC).