The present invention relates to an automotive optical system; the optical system includes one or more first optical elements that reflect light rays emitted from a number of first light sources that are configured to perform a first lighting function and a second optical element; the second optical element is configured to project a light beam from the first optical elements configured to perform the first lighting function where a portion of the second optical element is made of a diffusive material. Furthermore, the optical system includes a number of secondary light sources where the second optical element is configured to receive light ray emissions from the secondary light sources and perform a second lighting function by scattering light rays received from secondary light sources.

A heater system for an LED light assembly having a lens includes a flexible composite positioned around an outer surface of the lens. The flexible composite includes a polymer base layer, a plurality of conductive buses provided on the base layer, and a resistive layer electrically connecting the plurality of buses to form a circuit. The resistive layer includes conductor particles dispersed in a polymer matrix. The resistive layer has a crystalline first condition prior to applying electricity to one of the buses and an amorphous second condition in response to applying electricity to one of the buses.

An optical fiber apparatus corresponding to an environmental condition and a lamp module with the optical fiber apparatus corresponding to the environmental condition may include an optical fiber, in which the movement of the optical fiber is guided upon a change in the length of the optical fiber by a high temperature or low temperature environmental condition such that the change in the length thereof is absorbed, preventing damage due to the change in the length of the optical fiber to improve durability.

When a pedestrian who is crossing a road or is about to cross a road is detected and it is determined that there is a risk of the own vehicle coming into contact with the pedestrian, a figure rendering forming optical unit provided in a housing of a head lamp emits a spot of light having a predetermined width and a predetermined length to a road surface ahead in a crossing direction including the pedestrian or the like. Accordingly, the pedestrian or the like knows the presence of an approaching vehicle and a driver knows the presence of the pedestrian or the like who is crossing a road or is about to cross a road.

A method for manufacturing a color slide for an automobile projection lamp includes: forming a plurality of same color pattern units on a glass substrate, each of the color pattern units being composed of a plurality of color coating layers. The plurality of color coating layers are formed by sequentially depositing materials having different colors on a surface of the glass substrate in accordance with different colors. Finally, the glass substrate is cut and separated in unit of one color pattern unit to form an independent color slide with the color pattern. The color slide can be mounted to an automobile projection lamp system for projecting the color pattern.

A vehicle lamp is configured to form a required light distribution pattern by irradiating light emitted from a light source unit toward a lamp front side via a microlens array. The microlens array is configured such that a plurality of condenser lens portions configured to converge the light emitted from the light source unit are formed on a rear surface, while a plurality of projection lens portions configured to project a plurality of light source images formed by the plurality of condenser lens portions are formed on a front surface, and a laterally long light distribution pattern is formed by the light emitted from the microlens array.

[Problem] To provide a vehicle lamp that, without providing an additional light blocking member, is capable of blocking light emission that is not routed via a lens or reflector for light distribution control, with a simple and compact configuration.

[Solution] It is provided with a first substrate 61b on which a first light source 61a is mounted that emits first light L1 towards the front of the lamp, a second substrate 62b provided in non-parallel to the first substrate 61b, wherein a second light source 62a for emitting second light L2 in a direction different from the direction of the first light L1 is mounted on the second substrate, and a rotating reflector 8 that rotates a reflective surface about a rotating shaft, the reflective surface reflecting the second light L2, wherein part of the first light L1 is blocked by a protruding portion 62c provided where one end of the second substrate 62b protrudes in the direction of emission of the first light L1 beyond the point of intersection where the extension of the first substrate 61b intersects the second substrate 62b.

A black image type hidden light system applied to a vehicle is composed of a control module coupled to a hidden lamp module in which an outer lens, an inner lens, and a light source are assembled in a lamp housing, and a black color surface of the outer lens covers an inner space of the lamp housing to block the exposure to the outside and transmits the light fully reflected to the inner lens to the outside, thereby forming a deposition image in black when not lit and a lamp image or a lighting image when lit, and in particular, optimizes a light transmittance with an amount of addition of a carbon black material mixed with a polycarbonate (PC) material, thereby substantially enabling the mass-production beyond the limitation of an AL deposition image.

Examples of the present disclosure relate to a headlamp heater for a headlamp assembly. In examples, a headlamp assembly comprises a heating element, which directs radiation toward a lens of the headlamp assembly in order to prevent or remove condensation/precipitation on the lens. In examples, the heating element is an infrared heating element, and the wavelength of radiation emitted by the heating element is selected to be a wavelength that excites water. In some examples, the heating element is angled toward the lens and/or has multiple angled surfaces, thereby altering the radiation pattern that is directed toward the lens such that it better matches the beam pattern of a light source in the headlamp assembly.

A lens for a headlamp, the lens being at least partially formed from at least one plastic, having a lens surface and an edge surrounding the lens surface, from which at least one fastening element for fastening to a lens holder of the headlamp extends away from the lens surface, the at least one fastening element being designed as a fastening fork having two spaced-apart elastic fastening prongs. A lens system is also provided having a lens of this type and a lens holder, the lens holder having recesses corresponding to the fastening prongs, and the fastening prongs being elastically positioned by their outsides on outer insides of the recesses, or the fastening prongs being elastically positioned by their insides on inner insides of the recesses, so that the lens is fastened to the lens holder without play.