An illumination device having a plurality of illumination components including a plurality of different lenses, and capable of being secured to a mounting surface of a vehicle and performing a plurality of different functions.

A lighted accessory for a motor vehicle includes a machined aluminum body. The body includes a front wall that has a plurality of openings through it and a cavity behind it. A plurality of lenses are potted in place within the openings. LED lights are installed on the aluminum body in alignment with the lenses. Additional potting compound is applied to cover the LEDs and substantially fill the cavity. A faulty LED board may be replaced by removing a portion of the potting compound and the faulty LED board, replacing the faulty LED board with an operable one, and refilling the removed portion of the potting compound with additional potting compound.

A lighting device for a motor vehicle including a housing covered by a lens in a light main radiation direction, and at least one supporting plate for multiple illuminants. Partially different light functions are assigned to the illuminants. A recess, which is formed by the housing and which forms at least part of the function of a reflector, is assigned to one of the light functions. The recess has a volume which is multiple times smaller compared to the housing volume, and only such a part of the supporting plate, including at least one illuminant, projects into the recess which is multiple times smaller than a remaining part of the supporting plate, which supports the illuminants for the other light functions. Thus, it is possible to implement the additional light function of a side marker light using the compact lighting device, which has few components and is thus cost-effective.

A vehicle tailight includes a housing seat and a light cover cooperatively defining an accommodation space, and a main light emitting device disposed in the accommodation space and including first and second light emitting members capable of emitting first and second color lights, respectively, a reflective plate, an isolation portion corresponding to the second light emitting members, and a light transmitting plate having a light guide portion for transmitting a portion of the first color light rearwardly to the light cover and to guide the other portion thereof to reflect forwardly onto the reflective plate, which in turn, reflects the first color light rearwardly. A light adjusting structure guides the second color light to project rearwardly.

Vehicle exterior lighting systems for vehicles equipped with tailgate assemblies may be configured to provide redundant backup lighting functionality for all tailgate positions (e.g., closed, open, and removed). Exemplary systems may include both vehicle static body structure mounted backup lamps and tailgate structure mounted backup lamps for providing the backup lighting redundancy.

Vehicle exterior lighting systems for vehicles equipped with tailgate assemblies may be configured to provide redundant backup lighting functionality for all tailgate positions (e.g., closed, open, and removed). Exemplary systems may include both vehicle static body structure mounted backup lamps and tailgate structure mounted backup lamps for providing the backup lighting redundancy.

The invention proposes a device and a method which make it possible to manage the light fluxes emitted respectively by fixed and mobile parts of a light device for a motor vehicle. It is noteworthy that the management of the light fluxes takes into account the relative position between the different parts of the light device.

A light module for a motor vehicle comprising: a light guide with an input face and at least two branches each extending from the input face according to a specific length and a specific section; at least one light source arranged at the input face of the light guide, the input face being adapted to couple light rays emitted by the light source in the light guide; wherein the two branches are contiguous over a part of their length from the input face to a determined point of separation, the two sections of the branches overlapping over a zone of intersection which is present from the input face to the determined point of separation. The two sections are substantially constant along the branches from the input face over a length greater than or equal to the length of the branches between the input face and the determined point of separation.

A light device, especially a signal lamp for motor vehicles, comprising a carrier bushing (1) with a translucent cover (2) and an inner chamber (3), wherein a lighting unit (4) is mounted providing the light signaling function, and one light source (91), and a filter (6) with at least one first input surface (83) for entry of at least part of light rays (100) generated by the light sources, and with at least one first output surface (82) designed to emit first light beam (102). The filter includes first segment (8) with the first output surface and second segment (7) with at least one second input surface (73) for entry of at least part of light rays generated by the light sources, and with at least one second output surface (72). The shape of the second output surfaces creates a designer element as a light emitting pattern emitted from those surfaces.

The present invention relates to a LED device at least comprising a LED module with one or several LEDs mounted on a carrier, a heat sink or heat spreader and a thermal interface between the carrier and the heat sink. The carrier is thermally connected via the thermal interface to the heat sink. The thermal interface is formed of a member of a heat-conducting material, which is ductile at least during assembling of the device and allows to arrange the heat sink in orientation and position substantially independent from the carrier. The proposed LED device allows for flexible design solutions of the thermal components as well as the overall design, e. g. for applications in automotive lighting.