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VEHICLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY
20210370821 · 2021-12-02 · ·

A vehicle includes a light assembly and an electric control module. The light assembly is assembled to an underbody of the vehicle. The light assembly has a light bar and an image projector. The light bar has a plurality of first light sources. The image projector has a housing that is fitted to a longitudinal end of the light bar. The housing has a circuit board and an emitting portion that houses a second light source. The circuit board is electrically connected to the second light source to regulate electric current to the light source. The electric control module is electrically connected to the light bar and the circuit board to provide electrical power to both the light bar and the image projector.

Lamp device for vehicle
11371672 · 2022-06-28 · ·

A lamp device mounted on either side of a bumper of a vehicle includes a lamp casing installed in the bumper; a guide lamp provided at an upper side inside the lamp casing and configured to project light in a predetermined pattern on a road surface to guide a traveling direction of the vehicle; and an illumination lamp provided at a lower side inside the lamp casing and configured to diffuse the light in a traveling direction of the vehicle to illuminate the traveling direction of the vehicle, in which the guide lamp includes a first light source provided at the upper side inside the lamp casing; and a first lens unit provided in front of the first light source and configured to project the light from the first light source in a predetermined pattern on the road surface in order to guide the traveling direction of the vehicle.

Ground Projection Device for a Motor Vehicle
20220196222 · 2022-06-23 ·

Floor projection device for a motor vehicle for producing at least one floor projection, wherein the floor projection device has an illuminant and a projection means, wherein the illuminant is configured to generate and at least partially emit light onto the projection means, wherein the projection means is configured to project the light which is emitted by the illuminant onto the projection means, in a state of the floor projection device integrated into the motor vehicle, onto a carriageway as a floor projection to the side of the motor vehicle, wherein the floor projection comprises at least two light segments separated from one another, wherein the illuminant has for this purpose at least two individually controllable light sources, wherein each light segment is assigned at least one light source, wherein the projection means has a focal point or a focal line, wherein at least one of the at least two light sources is arranged offset relative to the focal point or focal line of the projection means, wherein a first portion of the light is emitted along a first beam direction, which is directed directly onto the projection means, wherein a second portion of the light is emitted in a second beam direction, which is not directed directly onto the projection means, wherein the floor projection device has absorption means and/or deflection means, which are configured to at least partially absorb and/or deflect the second portion of the light such that the second portion of the light does not reach the projection means.

LAMP FOR VEHICLE
20220196220 · 2022-06-23 ·

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.

Projection system and vehicle with a projection system

A projection system for a vehicle, in particular for an ambient lighting device for generating a plurality of light cones for illuminating the ground in the surroundings of the vehicle, includes at least one light source and a microlens array. The microlens array includes an optical axis, a first portion with at least one first channel and a second portion with at least one second channel. The projection system includes an optical device that is provided downstream of the microlens array and is arranged at least in the area of the first portion, with the distance between the microlens array and the optical device being less than 20 mm. Light emitted by the light source, which falls through the at least one first channel of the first portion, is deflected by the optical device by a first angle with respect to the optical axis and forms a first light cone, and light emitted by the light source, which falls through the at least one second channel of the second portion, is deflected by a second angle with respect to the optical axis, which differs from the first angle, and forms a second light cone.

Optical Device, Arrangement, Vehicle Lamp and Method

An optical device comprising at least one lamp is disclosed. The lamp comprises an output face for the light, and an image mask is mounted on said output face.

VEHICLE LIGHT FIXTURE
20220178509 · 2022-06-09 · ·

A vehicle light fixture include a first light distribution illuminator that emits a first light distribution to the front of a vehicle, and a second light distribution illuminator that emits a second light distribution having a light-dark boundary line at least on a side of the vehicle, wherein illumination of the first light distribution illuminator and the second light distribution illuminator is controlled in response to a predetermined operation of the first light distribution illuminator by the driver of the vehicle. The second light distribution illuminator includes a light source, and a projection lens that projects light emitted from the light source to form an illumination pattern surrounded by multiple light-dark boundary lines and emit the illumination pattern to a side of the vehicle, and the projection lens focuses more of the light emitted from the light source passing outwardly from the optical axis of the projection lens.

Light-emitting apparatus including photoluminescent layer

A light-emitting apparatus includes; a light-emitting device including a photoluminescent layer that receives excitation light and emits light including first light having a wavelength λ.sub.a in air, and a light-transmissive layer located on or near the photoluminescent layer; and an optical fiber that receives the light from the photoluminescent layer at one end of the optical fiber and emits the received light from the other end thereof. A surface structure is defined on at least one of the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer, and the surface structure has projections or recesses or both and limits a directional angle of the first light having the wavelength λ.sub.a in air.

Vehicle headlamp system and vehicle lamp system
11351912 · 2022-06-07 · ·

A vehicle headlight system that can be used together with a vehicle control unit (3) that switches from an autonomous driving mode to a manual driving mode on the basis of external information about a vehicle (1), wherein the system has a headlight (100) mounted on the vehicle (1), and a lamp control unit (4) that controls the headlight (100), the lamp control unit (4): controlling the headlight (100) so as to form a first light distribution pattern (P) when the vehicle control unit (3) is executing the autonomous driving mode; controlling the headlight (100) so as to form a second light distribution pattern (Q) when the vehicle control unit (3) is executing the manual driving mode; and controlling the headlight so as to form a third light distribution pattern (R) that irradiates at an illuminance equal to or greater than the illuminance of the first light distribution pattern (P) and/or irradiates a range equal to or greater than the irradiation region of the first light distribution pattern (P), when transitioning from the autonomous driving mode to the manual driving mode.

ROAD SURFACE DRAWING APPARATUS
20230272897 · 2023-08-31 · ·

A road surface drawing apparatus includes: a plurality of light sources that is capable of individually emitting a light; a mask having a plurality of light-transmitting windows, each light-transmitting window arranged to receive the light from a corresponding light source of the plurality of light sources; a partition that partitions a space between the plurality of light sources and the mask into a plurality of subspaces, each subspace allocated for each light-transmitting window and the corresponding light source; and a common projection lens arranged to project the light transmitted through each light-transmitting window from the corresponding light source onto a road surface.