Patent ID: 7618172

Claim:
A vehicle light having an emitting direction comprising: a housing having an opening in the emitting direction of the vehicle light; a light source located adjacent the housing; a diffusion plate configured to diffuse light, the diffusion plate being located with respect to the light source and housing such that at least a portion of light received from the light source is refracted by the diffusion plate and such that the refracted light passes through the diffusion plate, is diffused by the diffusion plate, and is irradiated in the emitting direction of the vehicle light, and the diffusion plate is configured such that at least another portion of light received from the light source is reflected by the diffusion plate and the light reflected by the diffusion plate is diffused by the diffusion plate and irradiated in the emitting direction of the vehicle light; a first reflector configured to reflect light from the light source to the diffusion plate, the first reflector having a horizontal cross-sectional curve which is an elliptic arc having a first focus and a second focus, wherein the light source is located substantially at the first focus, and the second focus is located between the light source and the diffusion plate; and a second reflector having right and left parabolic reflecting surfaces between which the first reflector is interposed, wherein an end portion of the diffusion plate is located at a boundary portion between the first reflector and one of the parabolic reflecting surfaces of the second reflector, and a through hole is formed in the diffusion plate such that light emitted from the light source passes through the through hole to reach at least one of the parabolic reflecting surfaces of the second reflector.