The present invention addresses the problem that the road surface area allowed for projecting an image is limited, there is a restriction on the number of parts into which the image can be divided, and it is hard to achieve an intended visual effect even if individual images are sequentially projected. A control unit (31) controls three light sources (21a to 21c) so that, among three individual images (5a to 5c), projection of an image (5b) to be projected second is started at a time point (t4) later than a time point (t3) at which a period of 250/3 milliseconds has elapsed from a projection start time point (t1) for an image (5a) to be projected first. Consequently, the visual effect of sequential projection of individual images is more easily achieved than when the projection of the second individual image (5b) is started at the time (t3).

A vehicle includes individual light sources that are separated in space from neighboring light sources. Collimators can collimate light emitted from the light sources, and a first diffusing surface is configured to receive the collimated light and to diffuse the collimated light in a first direction transverse to a first propagation direction of the collimated light. A second diffusing surface is configured to receive the light diffused by the first diffusing surface and to diffuse the received light in a second direction transverse to a second propagation direction of the collimated light.

Provided are a lamp unit that can form an irradiation pattern on a road surface almost without tilting an inclination of a lamp unit axis with respect to the road surface, and a vehicle lighting tool using the lamp unit. A lamp unit includes: a light source; a condenser lens that condenses light from the light source; a light-shielding member (shade) provided with an irradiation slit through which the light condensed by the condensing lens partially passes; and a projection lens that projects the light that passes through the light-shielding member (shade) to form an irradiation pattern, which are arranged along a lamp unit axis. The projection lens has a reference focus set on the lamp unit axis, and is disposed at such a position rotated downward about the reference focus, and a projection lens axis is directed further downward than the lamp unit axis.

A luminous device that includes: an illuminated element having an illuminated zone and an opaque zone adjacent the illuminated zone; and a lighting device arranged to illuminate the illuminated zone extending on the side of the inner surface of the illuminated element. The outer surface of the illuminated zone has a rounded shape forming a convex protuberance on the outer surface of the illuminated element, the lighting device emitting light toward the illuminated element, the light traveling through the illuminated zone of the inner surface to the convex protuberance of the illuminated zone.

Provided are a lamp unit that can form an irradiation pattern on a road surface almost without tilting an inclination of a lamp unit axis with respect to the road surface, and a vehicle lighting tool using the lamp unit. A lamp unit includes: a light source; a condenser lens that condenses light from the light source; a light-shielding member (shade) provided with an irradiation slit through which the light condensed by the condensing lens partially passes; and a projection lens that projects the light that passes through the light-shielding member (shade) to form an irradiation pattern, which are arranged along a lamp unit axis. The projection lens has a reference focus set on the lamp unit axis, and is disposed at such a position rotated downward about the reference focus, and a projection lens axis is directed further downward than the lamp unit axis.

An automotive lighting fixtures that can create the desired illumination pattern of light distribution while suppressing enlargement is provided. The vehicular lamp 10 comprises a plurality of light sources (21, 22, 23), a condenser lens 12 that collects light by allowing light from the multiple light sources (21, 22, 23) to enter through an incident surface 34 and exit through an exit surface 35, a light-shielding member 13 provided with a plurality of light-transmitting portions (28) that partially transmit the light collected by the condenser lens 12, and a projection lens 14 that forms an illumination pattern Pi with a plurality of illumination patterns Di corresponding to the plurality of light-transmitting portions by projecting the light transmitted through the light-shielding member 13. The light sources (21, 22, 23) are individually provided corresponding to the light-transmitting portions, and the condenser lens 12 is characterized by having a plurality of condenser lens portions (31, 32, 33) that individually correspond to the light-transmitting portions and are stacked on top of each other.

The present invention addresses the problem that the road surface area allowed for projecting an image is limited, there is a restriction on the number of parts into which the image can be divided, and it is hard to achieve an intended visual effect even if individual images are sequentially projected. A control unit (31) controls three light sources (21a to 21c) so that, among three individual images (5a to 5c), projection of an image (5b) to be projected second is started at a time point (t4) later than a time point (t3) at which a period of 250/3 milliseconds has elapsed from a projection start time point (t1) for an image (5a) to be projected first. Consequently, the visual effect of sequential projection of individual images is more easily achieved than when the projection of the second individual image (5b) is started at the time (t3).

A vehicle lamp includes a light source, and a lens. The lens includes a central region centered on an optical axis of the lamp and a peripheral region located around the central region. A rear surface of the peripheral region is formed with plural total reflection prism elements which reflects light emitted from the light source toward the front of the vehicle lamp in a state of being aligned in a concentric circular form centered on the optical axis. The rear surface of the peripheral region includes an inner periphery-side region and an outer periphery-side region. The plurality of total reflection prism elements form a first annular concave curved surface centered on the optical axis as an envelope surface in the inner periphery-side region and form a second annular concave curved surface centered on the optical axis as an envelope surface in the outer periphery-side region.

A lighting device according to an embodiment comprises a substrate, a light emitting device disposed on the substrate, a first reflective member disposed on the substrate, a resin layer disposed on the first reflective member, and a wavelength conversion layer disposed on the resin layer, wherein the resin layer includes a first resin layer, a second resin layer spaced apart from the first resin layer, and a third resin layer disposed between the first and second resin layers; the wavelength conversion layer includes a first wavelength conversion layer disposed on the first resin layer and a second wavelength conversion layer disposed on the second resin layer, and the height of the second resin layer is different from the height of the first resin layer; and the light emitting device may be disposed in a region vertically overlap the second and third resin layers but vertically overlap the first layer.