Patent ID: 6976775

Claim:
A vehicle lamp, comprising a plurality of light sources using LED arrays disposing at least one or more LED chips in a single row and reflecting surfaces combined in a one-to-one correspondence with said respective LED arrays and forming a prescribed light distribution pattern in each combination, wherein 2 to 12 sets in combinations of a single one of said LED arrays and a single one of said reflecting surfaces are used, and an overall light distribution pattern is formed by combining the light distribution patterns formed by each set, the plurality of LED arrays constituting said light sources are formed into a prescribed shape in the direction of light illumination of said vehicle lamp and on the respective side surfaces of a light source holder formed into a substantially polygonal column shape having an axis parallel to said illumination direction, and said reflecting surfaces encircle said light source holder, and first and second shades obstructing the light from said LED array and forming said light distribution pattern is provided in the vicinity of said LED array and on the optical path of light from said light source to said reflecting surface, the first shade provided on a left side of said light source holder, the second shade provided on a right side of said light source holder, said first and second shades comprising substantially vertical side surfaces.