F21S41/285

VEHICLE LAMP STRUCTURE

A vehicle lamp structure includes a housing located at the side of a vehicle and a lamp assembly located inside the housing. The lamp assembly includes a bezel fixed to the housing and a light diffusion unit located at the bezel. The light diffusion unit includes at least two surfaces and a light guide located inside the light diffusion unit. The light guide includes at least two optic surfaces configured to reflect light introduced thereinto. The lamp assembly also includes a light irradiation unit fastened to the light guide and being configured to irradiate light along the light guide.

Illumination device and light-emitting module

An illumination device includes a first light source that emits first light having a first peak wavelength which is highest in intensity in a wavelength range from near-ultraviolet to green in an emission spectrum; a second light source that emits second light having a second peak wavelength which is highest in intensity in a wavelength range from near-ultraviolet to green in an emission spectrum, the second light illuminating a position identical to a position illuminated by the first light; and a detection device that detects whether an object is present at a given position, wherein the second peak wavelength is shorter than the first peak wavelength, and a luminous flux of the first light is decreased and a luminous flux of the second light is increased when the detection device detects that the object is present at the predetermined position.

Lamp for vehicle with different lenses
11662073 · 2023-05-30 · ·

A lamp for a vehicle includes a first lamp module including a first light source part, and a first lens structure that forms a first light distribution pattern with light irradiated from the first light source part, and a second lamp module including a second light source part, and a second lens structure that forms a second light distribution pattern having characteristics that are different from those of the first light distribution pattern with light irradiated from the second light source part. The first light distribution pattern and the second light distribution pattern overlap each other to form a low beam pattern. Shapes of input surfaces of the first lens structure and the second lens structure, to which the light is input, are different.

REDUCED-TOLERANCE LIGHTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES
20230160554 · 2023-05-25 · ·

A lighting module for use in a lighting device for a vehicle, having at least one light source unit, a first optical unit and a second optical unit as well as at least one support element, wherein the light source unit comprises at least one light source, and wherein at least the first optical unit and the second optical unit are arranged, in particular in a positionally fixed manner, on the support element, and wherein at least one first reference mark is provided on the first optical unit and at least one second reference mark on the second optical unit. In addition, the invention relates to a lighting device as well as to a method.

Single Point Alignment for LED Prescription Optics
20230063164 · 2023-03-02 ·

A vehicle lamp includes a substrate, a lens having a pivotal attachment to the substrate and defining a lamp chamber between the lens and the substrate, at least one light source provided in the lamp chamber, an alignment portion integral with and extending from the lens parallel to the substrate and having an aperture, and an adjustment mechanism extending through the aperture and the substrate, the adjustment mechanism configured to adjust alignment of the lens with a single-point adjustment.

LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE
20220328739 · 2022-10-13 · ·

A light emitting device includes: a light emitting unit; an optical member configured to transmit or pass light emitted by the light emitting unit, the optical member including: a first region configured to transmit or pass light having a first chromaticity; and a second region configured to transmit or pass light having a second chromaticity different from the first chromaticity; and a movable member configured to move to change a distance between the light emitting unit and the optical member along an optical axis of the light emitting unit.

Printed circuit board, card edge connector socket, electronic assembly and automotive lighting device

An IMS printed circuit board comprises a card edge connector with a first face and a second face, the second face being in electric contact with the metallic core and the card edge connector comprising a plurality of signal traces. At least one of the signal traces is a ground trace which is in electrical connection with a ground connection of the printed circuit board and is intended to be connected to a ground pin comprised in a card edge connector socket. The IMS printed circuit board also provides a card edge connector socket with a plurality of pins, one of the pins being a ground pin and being configured to receive the ground trace of the printed circuit board. An electronic assembly comprises the printed circuit board and the card edge connector socket and a lighting device are also provided.

Light source device
11469356 · 2022-10-11 · ·

A light source device includes: a light-shielding member defining an opening; a light-guide member located in the opening in a top view and including two or more divided lens portions; and a plurality of light-emitting parts disposed such that each of the plurality of light-emitting parts corresponds to a respective one of the lens portions, each of the plurality of light-emitting parts being configured to be individually turned on. Each of the light-emitting parts has an upper surface serving as a light-emitting surface. The two or more lens portions are Fresnel lenses. Irradiation areas corresponding to the light-emitting parts are at least partially different from each other.

Lamp for vehicle and vehicle including ihe same

Disclosed is a lamp for a vehicle, the lamp including: a light source unit configured to emit light forward; a collimator which is provided in front of the light source unit and on which the light emitted from the light source unit is incident; and a multi facet lens (MFL) which is provided in front of the collimator and on which the light emitted from the collimator is incident. The MFL includes: a plurality of facets; and stepped portions, which are provided between the plurality of facets and each of which connects the two neighboring facets. At least some of exit surfaces of the plurality of facets are perpendicular to the ground or have shapes inclined upward in a forward direction.

MOTOR VEHICLE LIGHT MODULE COMPRISING AN ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE

A light module of a motor vehicle lighting device. The light module includes a light source intended to perform at least one photometric function, and an electrochromic device including at least one portion arranged downstream of the light source and capable of optionally having a diffusing appearance or a transparent appearance. A controller is arranged to receive an emission instruction from the photometric function and to control, in accordance with the instruction, the emission of light by the light source and the appearance of the electrochromic device.