1. A vehicle decorative lighting device, comprising:
a light guide lens having a front surface, a rear surface, an inner surface, an outer surface, a reference plane, a first end surface, a second end surface and a longitudinal axis, and including a first linear portion, a second linear portion, a third linear portion, a first curved portion having a first curvature radius curving along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens and a second curved portion having a second curvature radius curving along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens, the first linear portion including the first end surface, linearly extending along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens and continuously connecting to the first curved portion at a location opposite the first end surface and along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens, the second linear portion including the second end surface, linearly extending along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens and continuously connecting to the second curved portion at a location opposite the second end surface and along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens, the third linear portion also extending along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens in a substantially linear fashion and continuously connecting between the first curved portion and the second curved portion so that the inner surface of the first linear portion faces the inner surface of the second linear portion, and therefore the inner surface of the light guide lens smoothly connecting in order of a substantially planar surface of the first linear portion, a substantially curved surface of the first curved portion, a substantially planar surface of the third linear surface, a substantially curved surface of the second curved portion and a substantially planar surface of the second linear portion from the first end surface to the second end surface, and also the outer surface of the light guide lens smoothly connecting in order of a substantially planar surface of the first linear portion, a substantially curved surface of the first curved portion, a substantially planar surface of the third linear surface, a substantially curved surface of the second curved portion and a substantially planar surface of the second linear portion from the first end surface to the second end surface, the reference plane formed in a continuous planar shape between the first end surface and the second end surface and being located in parallel with the rear surface, the front surface including at least one of the reference plane and a convex surface formed on the reference plane, the rear surface including a plurality of prism faces, the plurality of prism faces of the rear surface being arranged at an interval along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens and each of the prism faces extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens while forming a substantially triangular shape in the direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens; and
a pair of light-emitting diode (LED) light sources each having a light-emitting surface and an optical axis, each of the light-emitting surfaces of the pair of LED light sources facing a respective one of the first end surface and the second end surface, and each of the optical axes of the pair of LED light sources extending along a respective one of the longitudinal axis of the first linear portion and the longitudinal axis of the second linear portion.
2. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 1, wherein a length along the longitudinal axis of the first linear portion is longer than a length along the longitudinal axis of the second linear portion, and the first curvature radius of the first curved portion is smaller than the second curvature radius of the second curved portion.
3. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the interval of the plurality of prism faces arranged along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens on the rear surface of the light guide lens is 0.3 millimeters or less.
4. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 2, wherein the interval of the plurality of prism faces arranged along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens on the rear surface of the light guide lens is 0.3 millimeters or less.
5. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 1, further comprising:
a reflective sheet being located adjacent at least a part of at least one of the rear surface, the outer surface and the inner surface of the light guide lens.
6. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 2, further comprising:
a reflective sheet being located adjacent at least a part of at least one of the rear surface, the outer surface and the inner surface of the light guide lens.
7. A vehicle decorative lighting device, comprising:
a light guide lens having a front surface, a rear surface, an inner surface, an outer surface, a first end surface, a second end surface, a reference plane and a longitudinal axis, and including a first linear portion, a second linear portion, a third linear portion including the reference plane, a first curved portion having a first curvature radius curving along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens and a second curved portion having a second curvature radius curving along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens, the first linear portion including the first end surface, linearly extending along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens and continuously connecting to the first curved portion at a location opposite the first end surface of the light guide lens, the second linear portion including the second end surface, linearly extending along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens and continuously connecting to the second curved portion at a location opposite the second end surface of the light guide lens, the third linear portion also extending along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens in a substantially linear fashion and continuously connecting between the first curved portion and the second curved portion of the light guide lens so that the inner surface of the first linear portion faces the inner surface of the second linear portion, and therefore the inner surface of the light guide lens smoothly connecting in order of a substantially planar surface of the first linear portion, a substantially curved surface of the first curved portion, a substantially planar surface of the third linear surface, a substantially curved surface of the second curved portion and a substantially planar surface of the second linear portion from the first end surface to the second end surface, and also the outer surface of the light guide lens smoothly connecting in order of a substantially planar surface of the first linear portion, a substantially curved surface of the first curved portion, a substantially planar surface of the third linear surface, a substantially curved surface of the second curved portion and a substantially planar surface of the second linear portion from the first end surface to the second end surface, the reference plane formed in a continuous planar shape between the first end surface and the second end surface and being located in parallel with the rear surface, the front surface including at least one of the reference plane and a convex surface formed on the reference plane, the rear surface including a plurality of prism faces, the plurality of prism faces of the rear surface being arranged at an interval along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens and each of the prism faces extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens while forming a substantially triangular shape in the direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens, and wherein the reference surface intersects with at least a part of the inner surface of the third linear portion at an acute angle and intersects with at least a part of the outer surface of the third linear portion at an obtuse angle, and at least a part of the front surface of the third linear portion is formed in a convex shape on the reference plane between the part of the inner surface of the third linear portion and the part of the outer surface of the third linear portion; and
a pair of light-emitting diode (LED) light sources each having a light-emitting surface and an optical axis, each of the light-emitting surfaces of the pair of LED light sources facing a respective one of the first end surface and the second end surface, and each of the optical axes of the pair of LED light sources extending along a respective one of the longitudinal axis of the first linear portion and the longitudinal axis of the second linear portion.
8. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 7, wherein a length along the longitudinal axis of the first linear portion is longer than a length along the longitudinal axis of the second linear portion, and the first curvature radius of the first curved portion is smaller than the second curvature radius of the second curved portion.
9. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 7, wherein the interval of the plurality of prism faces arranged along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens on the rear surface of the light guide lens is 0.3 millimeters or less.
10. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 8, wherein the interval of the plurality of prism faces arranged along the longitudinal axis of the light guide lens on the rear surface of the light guide lens is 0.3 millimeters or less.
11. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 7, further comprising:
a reflective sheet being located adjacent at least a part of at least one of the rear surface, the outer surface and the inner surface of the light guide lens.
12. The vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 8, further comprising:
a reflective sheet being located adjacent at least a part of at least one of the rear surface, the outer surface and the inner surface of the light guide lens.
13. A vehicle lamp including the vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 1, comprising:
a housing having an opening, and the opening including an edge portion;
an outer lens having an edge portion located adjacent the front surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative lighting device, and the edge portion of the outer lens located adjacent the edge portion of the opening of the housing;
a panel having a reflectivity located between the outer lens and the pair of LED light sources of the vehicle decorative lighting device;
a lamp room between the housing and the outer lens, and the lamp room including the vehicle decorative lighting device so that the front surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative device faces the outer lens; and
at least one of a low beam headlight having a low beam light source and a light-emitting direction, a high beam headlight having a high beam light source and a light-emitting direction, a stop lamp having a light-emitting direction and a turn signal lamp having a light-emitting direction located in the lamp room along with the vehicle decorative lighting device, wherein each of the light-emitting directions of the low beam headlight, the high beam headlight, the stop lamp and the turn signal lamp is directed toward the outer lens.
14. A vehicle lamp including the vehicle decorative lighting device according to claim 7, comprising:
a housing having an opening, and the opening including an edge portion;
an outer lens having an edge portion located adjacent the front surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative lighting device, and the edge portion of the outer lens located adjacent the edge portion of the opening of the housing;
a panel having a reflectivity located between the outer lens and the pair of LED light sources of the vehicle decorative lighting device;
a lamp room between the housing and the outer lens, and the lamp room including the vehicle decorative lighting device so that the front surface of the vehicle decorative device faces the outer lens; and
at least one of a low beam headlight having a low beam light source and a light-emitting direction, a high beam headlight having a high beam light source and a light-emitting direction, a stop lamp having a light-emitting direction and a turn signal lamp having a light-emitting direction located in the lamp room along with the vehicle decorative lighting device, wherein each of the light-emitting directions of the low beam headlight, the high beam headlight, the stop lamp and the turn signal lamp is directed toward the outer lens.
15. The vehicle lamp according to claim 13, wherein the panel extends toward the rear surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative light device so as to be located adjacent the rear surface of the light guide lens.
16. The vehicle lamp according to claim 14, wherein the panel extends toward the rear surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative light device so as to be located adjacent the rear surface of the light guide lens.
17. The vehicle lamp according to claim 13, wherein each of the low beam light source of the low beam headlight and the high beam light source of the high beam headlight is at least one of an HID bulb and a white LED light source.
18. The vehicle lamp according to 14, wherein each of the low beam light source of the low beam headlight and the high beam light source of the high beam headlight is at least one of an HID bulb and a white LED light source.
19. A vehicle lamp including the decorative lighting device according to claim 7, comprising:
a housing having an opening, and the opening including an edge portion;
an outer lens having an edge portion located adjacent the front surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative lighting device, and the edge portion of the outer lens located adjacent the edge portion of the opening of the housing;
a panel having a reflectivity located between the outer lens and the pair of LED light sources of the vehicle decorative lighting device, extending toward the rear surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative lighting device and being located adjacent the rear surface of the light guide lens;
a lamp room between the housing and the outer lens, and the lamp room including the vehicle decorative lighting device so that the front surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative device faces the outer lens;
a projector lens having an optical axis and a light-emitting surface located in the lamp room along with the vehicle decorative lighting device so that the light-emitting surface of the projector lens faces the outer lens; and
a light source having an optical axis located adjacent the housing in the lamp room so that the optical axis of the light source substantially corresponds to the optical axis of the projector lens, wherein the light source is at least one of an HID bulb and a white LED light source.
20. A vehicle lamp including the decorative lighting device according to claim 1, comprising:
a housing having an opening, and the opening including an edge portion;
an outer lens having an edge portion located adjacent the front surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative lighting device, and the edge portion of the outer lens located adjacent the edge portion of the opening of the housing;
a panel having a reflectivity located between the outer lens and the pair of LED light sources of the vehicle decorative lighting device, extending toward the rear surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative lighting device and being located adjacent the rear surface of the light guide lens;
a lamp room between the housing and the outer lens, and the lamp room including the vehicle decorative lighting device so that the front surface of the light guide lens of the vehicle decorative device faces the outer lens;
at least one reflector located in the lamp room along with the vehicle decorative lighting device; and
a light source located in the lamp room so that at least a part of light emitted from the light source is reflected by the at least one reflector and is emitted from the outer lens, wherein the light source is at least one of an HID bulb and a white LED light source.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An IC socket, comprising:
a socket main body having a flat plate section in which a plurality of through holes are provided; and
a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal that are provided with the through holes of the socket main body, and protrude from an upper side and a lower side of the flat plate section,
wherein a capacitor is provided within the first connection terminal.
2. The IC socket according to claim 1, wherein
the capacitor has an electrode at both ends in a length direction, and
the first connection terminal comprises
the capacitor,
a first head section that is connected to one electrode of the capacitor and protrudes from the upper side of the flat plate section,
a second head section that is connected to the other electrode of the capacitor and protrudes from the lower side of the flat plate section, and
a body section that is arranged between the first head section and the second head section and electrically separates the first head section and the second head section.
3. The IC socket according to claim 2, wherein
the first head section and the second head section are formed from a resin having elasticity and conductivity.
4. The IC socket according to claim 1, wherein
the second connection terminal is formed from a resin having elasticity and conductivity.
5. The IC socket according to claim 1, wherein
the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal have the same external shape and size.
6. The IC socket according to claim 1, wherein
a length of the capacitor is equal to or less than a thickness of the flat plate section.
7. The IC socket according to claim 2, wherein
gold or silver is coated on a surface of the electrodes of the capacitor.
8. A connection terminal that is provided with a through hole of an IC socket and electrically connects a semiconductor device and a wiring board, the connection terminal comprising:
a first head section that is formed from a resin having elasticity and conductivity and comes into contact with an electrode of the semiconductor device;
a second head section that is formed from a resin having elasticity and conductivity and comes into contact with an electrode of the wiring board;
a capacitor that is arranged between the first head section and the second head section; and
a body section that is formed from an insulating material and is arranged around a periphery of the capacitor.