A lamp for a vehicle includes a light emitting unit for generating light, and an optical unit for forming a predetermined light irradiation pattern by outputting the light incident from the light emitting unit through a plurality of optical modules each including an incident lens and an output lens. The light emitting unit includes a light source unit, and a plurality of reflectors arranged in a left-right direction to allow the light generated from the light source unit to be reflected to the optical unit, and the optical unit includes a plurality of areas for outputting the light incident from the plurality of reflectors.

An image for communication with outside pedestrians is implemented by an afterimage effect by means of a cylindrical display installed at an upper end of a mobility vehicle, and visibility is ensured. In addition, the number of light sources for implementing the image is reduced, an overall size of a lighting device is reduced, and durability and reliability are improved because there is no direct mechanical contact.

A vehicle communication system installed in a vehicle includes: a lamp for illumination, a display or signal; a display that is configured by a planar light emitter and has an information display function; and a control unit that is capable of controlling turning-on of the lamp and of the display. The control unit is configured to control the lamp and the display in a linked manner, and present vehicle information indicating a condition of the vehicle by combining light emission of the lamp with information display of the display.

A surroundings illumination device for illuminating the ground in the surroundings of a motor vehicle contains a controller for controlling the illumination of the ground and a projection module which includes a light device having a plurality of illuminants and an array of projection optics, a respective projection optic containing an associated object structure and an associated projection lens. The array of projection optics includes a plurality of sub-arrays which can be separately illuminated with an illuminant of the light device allocated to the respective sub-array, as a result of which, a partial graphic is generated on the ground in the surroundings of the vehicle by projection of the associated object structures of the projection optics of the respective sub-array.

Provided is a dynamic projection system suitable for an automobile. The system includes a light source, a collimating lens, a first microlens array, an LCD projection source and a second microlens array, wherein the dynamic projection system further comprises a polarization grating used for separating P-polarized light and S-polarized light, and a wave plate array. The wave plate array includes a plurality of ½ wave plates arranged at intervals. The polarization grating is arranged in front of the first microlens array and the second microlens array, the ½ wave plates and the LCD projection source are arranged between the first microlens array and the second microlens array, and the ½ wave plates are arranged in front of the LCD projection source to play a role in converting one of the P-polarized light and the S-polarized light into the other one of the P-polarized light and the S-polarized light.

An LED retrofit signaling lamp is described herein. The lamp includes a lamp body, which includes a cap, a projection part, and a burner part between the cap and the projection part. Power contacts are exposed from the cap. A projection LED light source is provided in the projection part and angled to provide a projected image near to the vehicle when activated. A signaling LED light source is provided in the burner part angled to emit non-projected light via the projection part at angles that avoid the emitted light being blocked by the projection LED light source. The projection LED light source and the signaling LED light source are electrically coupled to the power contacts in parallel to each other.

A method for managing image data in a vehicle lighting system that includes a lighting module and a multiplexed bus for transmitting compressed image data to the lighting module. The method includes receiving an instruction to trigger at least one lighting function to be generated by the at least one lighting module. Determining a required data rate level for transmitting the compressed image data over the multiplexed bus. Comparing the determined data rate level with a data rate threshold value of the multiplexed bus. Compressing the image data of the lighting function according to: the first frequency when the determined data rate level is lower than or equal to the data rate threshold value and according to a second frequency selected within the frequency range such that the second frequency is lower than the first frequency when the determined data rate level is greater than the data rate threshold value.

A lamp for a vehicle includes a light source unit for generating light, a shield unit for selectively transmitting at least some of the light generated from the light source unit, and a lens unit for focusing the light that transmits trough the shield unit on a road surface. A main transmission light among the light that is transmitted through the shield unit forms a plurality of road surface patterns, and an auxiliary transmission light among the light that is transmitted through the shield unit is irradiated to one or more selected road surface pattern among the plurality of road surface patterns to increase brightness of the selected road surface pattern.

Disclosed in a lamp for a vehicle, the lamp including a light source configured to emit light, and a pattern conversion unit disposed forward of the light source and configured to form two or more types of light distribution patterns by receiving the light emitted from the light source, in which the pattern conversion unit includes a light-transmitting member disposed to face the light source and configured to transmit the light emitted from the light source, and a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) member provided to be in close contact with one surface of the light-transmitting member.

A lighting module for three-dimensional suspension imaging, includes a micro lens array and a micro image-text element, wherein a transparent medium layer is arranged between the micro lens array and the micro image-text element; the micro image-text element includes a micro image-text array corresponding to the micro lens array; and the micro image-text element is arranged in such a way that light is irradiated from the micro image-text array to the micro lens array through the transparent medium layer and forms a three-dimensional suspension image. The lighting module is used in a vehicle lamp, a vehicle accessory device and a vehicle, and can realize an image having a three-dimensional, suspension and dynamic effect, which image has a good visual effect.