Patent classifications
F21S41/322
VEHICLE LAMP III-ZONE ILLUMINATION STRUCTURE, VEHICLE LAMP CONDENSER, AUTOMOBILE ILLUMINATION MODULE AND AUTOMOBILE
Provided are a vehicle lamp III-zone illumination structure, vehicle lamp condenser, automobile illumination module, and automobile. The illumination structure comprises a III-zone light-incident part and a III-zone light-emitting part, sequentially arranged along the direction of incidence of light beams; The light-incident part comprises two light-transmitting tabs distributed in the horizontal direction; each tab comprises a III-zone light-incident surface, and the structure of the tabs is suitable for forming a light expansion profile, the normal direction of the light-incident surface faces the light-emitting part; the III-zone forming light beams are incident on the light-incident surface, and after being diffused by the light-incident surface, illuminate toward the light-emitting part, and are emitted via the light-emitting part. Also provided are a vehicle lamp condenser of the illumination structure, an automobile illumination module comprising the vehicle lamp condenser, an automobile illumination apparatus comprising the automobile illumination module, and an automobile comprising the automobile illumination apparatus.
MOTORCYCLE LIGHT FOR REALIZING AT LEAST ONE LIGHT FUNCTION
The invention relates to a motorcycle lamp (2) for implementing at least one lamp function. The motorcycle lamp (2) comprises a housing (4) having a light-emission aperture (6), a bracket (8) mounted on the housing (4) for securing the motorcycle lamp (2) to a motorcycle, at least one light source (10) disposed in the housing (4) and a front optics (12) made of a solid transparent material disposed between the at least one light source (10) and the light-emission aperture (6), wherein the at least one light source (10) comprises an LED and is disposed and oriented in the housing (4) such that it emits light in a main radiation direction (14) extending through the light-emission aperture (6), and wherein the front optics (12) closes the light-emission aperture (6) and deflects and shapes the light emitted by the at least one light source (10) to generate a light distribution corresponding to a lamp function implemented by the motorcycle lamp (2). In order for the lamp (2) to improve the lateral perceptibility without the use of additional optical elements in the optical path, it is proposed that a light-emission surface (16) of the front optics (12) has a first convex curvature when viewed in a horizontal plane (yz) and a second convex curvature when viewed in a vertical plane (xz), the latter being smaller than the first convex curvature in the horizontal plane (yz) or flat.
ILLUMINATOR HAVING COMBINATION REFRACTIVE AND TIR LENS
In an illumination system, a lens can substantially collimate light that is emitted from a location on a light source. The emitted light can have a central light portion and a peripheral light portion. The lens can have a first surface that faces the light source and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface can include a first convex central portion and a first total internal reflection (TIR) portion. The second surface can include a second convex central portion and a second TIR portion. The first and second convex central portions can substantially collimate the central light portion via refraction at the first convex central portion and refraction at the second convex central portion. The first and second TER portions can substantially collimate the peripheral light portion via total internal reflection at the first TIR portion and total internal reflection at the second TIR portion.
Headlight module and headlight device
A headlight module includes: a light source for emitting light; a condensing optical element for concentrating the light; and an optical element including an incident surface for receiving the concentrated light, a reflecting surface for reflecting the received light, and an emitting surface for emitting the reflected light. The condensing optical element changes a divergence angle of the light to form a light distribution pattern. The reflected light and light that enters the optical element and is not reflected by the reflecting surface are superposed on a plane including a point located at a focal position of the emitting surface in a direction of an optical axis of the emitting surface and being perpendicular to the optical axis, thereby forming a high luminous intensity region in the light distribution pattern on the plane. The emitting surface has positive refractive power and projects the light distribution pattern formed on the plane.
Low cost projection system
Described examples include a projection system having a light source. The projection system also has a light integrator having an output face, the light integrator configured to receive an output of the light source, wherein a length of the light integrator is less than at least one diametric measurement of the output face of the light integrator. The projection system also has a spatial light modulator and focusing optics configured to receive a light output of the light integrator and configured to focus the light output of the light integrator onto the spatial light modulator. The projection system also has projection optics configured to project modulated light from the spatial light modulator.
Motor vehicle headlamp having an ellipsoid reflector and a collimator
The invention relates to a motor vehicle headlamp (100) containing an ellipsoid reflector (130), which allows light coupled in from a light source (100) to exit through a reflector light exit opening (132), a collimator (140) and a projection optical unit (160). The collimator (140) is designed to collimate the incident light beam coming from the ellipsoid reflector (130) and to direct the same toward a first image plane (170). The projection optical unit (160) projects a light image produced by the light beam in the emission direction of the motor vehicle headlamp (100) in accordance with a second image plane (180) of the projection optical unit (160). The first image plane (170) and the second image plane (180) intersect or overlap with one another. In the beam path of the light beam, an optical element (150) having at least one optically active edge (151) is arranged between the collimator (140) and the projection optical unit (160) in such a way that the first and/or second image plane (170, 180) runs through the optical element (150), in Order to mask a part of the light beam and to guide another part to the projection optical unit (160).
Headlight apparatus
A headlight apparatus configured to irradiate illumination light onto a road surface on which a vehicle travels includes a visible radiation lighting unit and a projector lens. The visible radiation lighting unit generates illumination light. The projector lens is provided on an optical axis of the visible radiation lighting unit, and is configured to distribute and project the illumination light irradiated from the visible radiation lighting unit. The visible radiation lighting unit has an LED, a liquid crystal display panel, and a shutter. The LED emits light. The liquid crystal display panel controls light distribution of the illumination light emitted from the LED. The shutter is provided between the liquid crystal display panel and the projector lens, and is configured to shield the liquid crystal display panel from solar light that enters through the projector lens.
CAMERA-PUDDLE LAMP INTEGRATED APPARATUS AND SIDE MIRROR INCLUDING THE SAME
A camera-puddle lamp integrated apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprising a lens module; an image sensor; a light source; and a mirror module, the light source is disposed so that light emitted from the light source intersects an optical axis of the lens module in the first area, the light source being disposed in a second area outside the first area, the mirror module includes a mirror that is formed to rotate about one side thereof located in the second area as a rotation axis so as to switch between a first state where at least a portion of the mirror is moved to and disposed in the first area and a second state where the mirror is moved to and disposed in the second area, a light path of the lens module is disposed to be reflected by the mirror and directed to the light source in the first state, and the light path of the lens module is disposed to be directed to the image sensor in the second state, and the camera-puddle lamp integrated apparatus operates as a puddle lamp in the first state and operates as a camera in the second state.
LUMINOUS MODULE FOR VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE
A vehicle luminous module intended to generate a light beam along an optical axis includes primary light guides each including an entrance dioptric interface and an exit, and a light source arranged facing an entrance dioptric interface. A projecting assembly includes a focal region and an exit member, the projecting assembly being arranged so that the light rays passing through said focal region and reaching the exit member are imaged in a projection field downstream of said projecting assembly. The exits of the guides are arranged level with the focal region. The luminous module includes at least one secondary light guide distinct from the primary light guides, and arranged so as to deviate light rays generated by the light source so that they do not reach the exit member, and/or so as to spread said light rays in said projection field.
ILLUMINATION MODULE, VEHICLE LAMP, AND VEHICLE
An illumination module, and a vehicle lamp and vehicle comprising the module. The illumination module, comprises a low-beam light source, a low-beam optical element, a high-beam light source, and a high-beam optical element. The low-beam optical element comprises a light incident portion and a reflection portion; the light incident portion is configured as a light gathering structure; the low-beam light source is provided at a position where the low-beam beam generated by the low-beam light source can pass through the light incoming parts; the reflection portion is provided below a light emission direction of the light incident portion, and a cut-off line is formed at a front end of the reflection portion; the high-beam light sources and the high-beam optical element are provided below the reflection portion. The illumination module is simple in structure and design and can improve light energy utilization efficiency while facilitating a compact and attractive design.