Patent ID: 6921188

Claim:
A vehicle lamp comprising: a light source; a first reflecting surface located adjacent the light source for reflecting light from the light source toward a front of the vehicle lamp along a main optical path; a projection lens for converging direct light from at least one of the light source and reflected light from the first reflecting surface toward the front of the vehicle lamp; a shutter located in the main optical path of the light from the light source to the projection lens, for blocking part of the main optical path; a second reflecting surface located adjacent the light source for reflecting incident light from the light source to a predetermined direction; a third reflecting surface located adjacent the light source and out of the main optical path for reflecting incident light from the second reflecting surface toward the front of the vehicle lamp; and a fourth reflecting surface located forward of the third reflecting surface and out of the main optical path such that it receives reflected light from the third reflecting surface and reflects the reflected light to a lateral direction relative at least to a region of light emitted from the projection lens along the main optical path.