F21S41/18

Lighting Apparatus for a Motor Vehicle Headlamp
20220065420 · 2022-03-03 ·

A lighting device (10) for a motor vehicle headlamp, which lighting device comprises the following: at least one first light source (50) for radiating light beams in a first radiation direction (X1), a first deflection device (100) with a deflection surface (110), which is set up to deflect at least a portion of the light beams of the at least one first light source (50) in a second radiation direction (X2), and a second deflection device (200) with a multiplicity of deflection elements which can be controlled and moved independently of one another for deflecting at least a portion of the light beams of the light beams deflected by the first deflection device (100) in a third radiation direction (X3) and for creating a light distribution in front of the lighting device (10), wherein the first deflection device (100) comprises at least one second light source (60), which at least one second light source (60) has a main radiation direction in which light beams of the second light source can be emitted, wherein the at least one second light source (60) is arranged on the deflection surface (110) of the first deflection device (100) in such a manner that the main radiation direction is parallel to the second radiation direction (X2).

SELECTIVELY FROSTED OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR BEAM SHAPING
20220074571 · 2022-03-10 ·

An apparatus can include a lens that can shape light emerging from a light emitting diode (LED). The emergent light from the LED can be substantially centered around an LED axis. An incident surface of the lens can be positioned to face the LED. The incident surface can include a concave portion. The concave portion can be substantially smooth, so as not to substantially scatter light that strikes the concave portion. The concave portion can be substantially centered around a concave portion axis that is non-coaxial with the LED axis. The incident surface can include a scattering portion, positioned away from the concave portion, which can be textured so as to scatter light that strikes the scattering portion. An exiting surface of the lens can optionally include a generally planar portion that at least partially surrounds a substantially smooth convex portion.

Vehicle Luminaire and Vehicle Lighting Tool

A vehicle luminaire according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a socket; and a light-emitting module that is provided in on one end side of the socket, and includes only three light-emitting elements. When viewing the vehicle luminaire from a direction along a central axis, light-emitting surfaces of the three light-emitting elements have an approximately rectangular shape or an approximately square shape. At the inside of an approximately rectangular luminous region with the central axis set as the center, the three light-emitting elements are provided in parallel in a row in a direction in which short sides of the luminous region face each other.

LIGHTING DEVICE HAVING AT LEAST ONE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT SOURCE
20210317955 · 2021-10-14 · ·

A lighting device (1000; 1; 2) having at least one semiconductor light source (1040) and at least one electrical resistance element (1020) which comprises at least one coiled filament (1021), the at least one resistance element (1020) being connected in series with the at least one semiconductor light source (1040).

Illumination device for emitting illumination light

An illumination device for emitting illumination light, comprising: a light-emitting diode (LED) for emitting LED radiation, a laser for emitting laser radiation, and a luminescent element for at least partial conversion of the LED radiation and the laser radiation into conversion light, which forms at least part of the illumination light. The LED, the laser and the luminescent element are arranged relative to one another in such a way that during operation of the illumination device, on an incidence face of the luminescent element, respectively in a time integral, the LED irradiates an LED irradiation area with the LED radiation and the laser irradiates a laser irradiation area with the laser radiation. The laser irradiation area has at least one intersection with the LED irradiation area.

Vehicle headlight assembly having an ejectable and replaceable lightbulb
11046235 · 2021-06-29 ·

The present invention relates to an ejectable headlight device for replacement of one or more lightbulbs from the front of a vehicle. The lightbulb of the present invention has at least one lightbulb pin, an ejector, a base that houses the ejector and has at least one guide for receiving the lightbulb pin. The device has a release arm that engages the lightbulb pin. The device further includes a pivot point and a pull attached to the release arm. When the release arm secures the lightbulb pin to the base, the device is in the locked position. When the pull engages the release arm to put the device in the unlocked position, it allows the release arm to pivot about the pivot point and disengage the lightbulb pin. The present invention further includes methods, kits and systems utilizing same.

LIGHT DEVICE FOR GENERATING PLURALITY OF BEAM PATTERN IMAGES

A light device is configured to generate a plurality of beam pattern images in which various images of light emitted from a plurality of fine light emitters are projected through fine lenses and shields, whereby various images of light are projected in accordance with whether the fine light emitters are turned on. Further, a light source array, a shield array, and a lens array are each formed in a plate shape, so the size decreases and the structure is simplified.

HYBRID HEADLAMP SYSTEMS AND METHODS
20210156535 · 2021-05-27 · ·

A headlamp assembly includes a low beam assembly configured to generate a low beam distribution that includes a first low beam module having a first laser solid state light source that is optically configured to emit a first luminous intensity distribution and a second laser solid state light source that is optically configured to emit a second luminous intensity distribution, and a second low beam module having a solid state light source that is optically configured to emit a third luminous intensity distribution, which at least partially overlaps at least one of the first and second luminous intensity distributions; the headlamp assembly also having a high beam assembly configured to generate a high beam distribution.

Vehicle lamp
11009696 · 2021-05-18 · ·

A vehicle lamp includes: a light source; and a scanner configured to scan light emitted from the light source, and configured to irradiate the scanned light toward outside a vehicle. The light source includes a plurality of visible light sources configured to emit visible light, and at least one infrared light source configured to emit infrared light, and the infrared light source is arranged between the visible light sources.

LIGHTING SYSTEM
20210120641 · 2021-04-22 · ·

A lighting system including a lighting device configured to be connected to an object. The lighting device includes a body, at least one visible light source connected to the body, and at least one ultraviolet light source connected to the body. The at least one ultraviolet light source is operably coupled to the at least one visible light source. The lighting device is configured for strobing the visible light and ultraviolet light sources by turning the at least one ultraviolet light source on upon the at least one visible light source turning off and turning the at least one ultraviolet light source off upon the at least one visible light source turning on such that a reflectance material of an object, which is not being illuminated by the at least one visible light source, is illuminated by the at least one ultraviolet light source.