B60Q2200/30

LIGHTING MODULE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE PROJECTOR
20190154226 · 2019-05-23 · ·

Lighting module for a projector of a motor vehicle, the lighting module including a light source and a matrix of micromirrors, characterized in that it includes a mask disposed between the light source and the matrix of micromirrors, the mask including an opening allowing light rays coming from the light source to pass and oriented towards the matrix of micromirrors, and the mask including an opaque part blocking light rays coming from the light source and not oriented toward the matrix of micromirrors.

VEHICLE LAMP

A vehicle lamp includes a lamp body, a lamp unit and a leveling actuator. The lamp unit is supported to the lamp body to be aimable in an upper and lower direction and in a right and left direction. The leveling actuator rotates the lamp unit in the upper and lower direction independently from rotation by the aiming. An aiming nut is mounted to the aiming screw and threadably engaged with the aiming screw. The leveling actuator comprises an actuator main body fixed and supported to the lamp unit and an output shaft member supported to the actuator main body to be moveable in the front and rear direction of the lamp. The output shaft member is disposed to protrude upward or downward from the actuator main body and is coupled to the aiming nut at a leading end portion of the output shaft member.

HEAD LAMP DEVICE OF STRADDLE VEHICLE
20190092218 · 2019-03-28 ·

A head lamp device of a straddle vehicle, the head lamp device having an optical axis adjustment mechanism, comprises a housing; and an internal unit including a light source device which emits light, and a light output device which outputs in a forward direction the light emitted from the light source device, through the housing, the internal unit being accommodated in the housing in a state in which the internal unit is tiltable with respect to the housing. The internal unit includes a support point part which is tiltably supported by the housing. In a front view, the support point part is disposed in an area center of the internal unit or at a location that is in the vicinity of the area center.

OPTIC FIBER PANEL SYSTEMS AND METHODS
20190078753 · 2019-03-14 · ·

A light iodide includes a plurality of optic fibers configured as an optic fiber panel, wherein a mounting axis is positioned parallel to the optic fiber panel, a normal axis is positioned perpendicular to the optic fiber panel, a light axis is positioned in line with a targeted light transmission direction, and a material bias axis representing an actual light transmission direction is positioned a predetermined radial amount from the normal axis; and a first light source coupled to a first end of the optic fiber panel, wherein a direction and power of transmitted light rays from the first light source through the optic fiber panel are adjustable to align the material bias axis with the light axis.

VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM

A vehicle control system configured to maintain detection accuracy of an external sensor such as an on-board camera. The vehicle control system is applied to a vehicle that can be operated autonomously. A controller communicates with a database stored on the controller and a database stored on an external facility. The controller changes orientation of a headlamp toward an object detected by an on-board camera, in a case that the headlamp is turned on, and that information about the object detected by the on-board camera is not available in the database.

ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR MOTOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS
20190061602 · 2019-02-28 ·

The adjustment system comprises at least one pair of adjustment apparatuses. For each optical assembly, one adjustment apparatus is adapted to turn the optical assembly around the turning axis (?; ?) independently of the other optical assembly. The adjustment system further comprises an additional adjustment apparatus connected to a first adjustment apparatus and adapted to transfer its movement to the movement of this adjustment apparatus; and a connecting member connected to the additional adjustment apparatus and to a second adjustment apparatus at the same time, and adapted to transfer the movement of the additional adjustment apparatus to the movement of the second adjustment apparatus (. If the additional adjustment apparatus is connected to the first adjustment apparatus and the connecting member is connected between the additional adjustment apparatus and the second adjustment apparatus, turning movement of one optical assembly will automatically induce a turning movement of the other optical assembly.

LIGHT MODULE FASTENING ASSEMBLY
20190001865 · 2019-01-03 · ·

A snap wedge assembly is provided that includes a ball stud having a ball end configured for engagement with a light module, and an insert coupled with the ball stud, the insert comprising an insert first end and an insert second end, a plurality of wedges, each having wedge side surfaces and a wedge top surface that extend longitudinally from the insert first end towards the insert second end, wherein the wedge top surface tapers outward as it extends towards the ball end, and a plurality of snap fingers, the snap fingers each including an elongated flexible portion and a latching portion.

VEHICLE WITH ROAD SURFACE RENDERING FUNCTION
20240270153 · 2024-08-15 ·

A vehicle with a road surface rendering function includes a projection member and a controller. The projection member is configured to perform light projection for road surface rendering to a road surface at least forward from the vehicle. The controller is configured to control the light projection for the road surface rendering by the projection member. The controller is configured to, when the vehicle is traveling along a curved road, adjust a road surface rendering image to be rendered on the road surface by projecting light from the projection member to move the road surface rendering image from a reference rendering position in front of the vehicle when the vehicle is traveling along a straight road toward an inside of a curve of the curved road.

Vehicle lamp device and light cut-off structure thereof
10144339 · 2018-12-04 · ·

A vehicle lamp device and a light cut-off structure thereof are disclosed. The light cut-off structure includes a front cut-off edge, a rear cut-off edge, and a top surface. The front cut-off edge corresponds in position to the rear cut-off edge and the top surface is connected between the front and rear cut-off edges. A portion of the top surface is inclined along an inclination direction from the front cut-off edge toward the rear cut-off edge. The portion has a predetermined inclination angle relative to a horizontal plane or a lens optical axis. The predetermined inclination angle is greater than 0 degrees and less than 30 degrees. A lighting pattern with a cut-off line is formed when at least one emitted light is selectively shielded by the front cut-off edge. Therefore, the light concentration ratio can be significantly raised.

VEHICLE HEADLAMP
20180328560 · 2018-11-15 · ·

A present invention is equipped with a semiconductor light source, a reflector, and a projection lens. The reflector comprises a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface. The first reflective surface comprises a first focal point and a second focal point positioned near a lens focal point. The second reflective surface comprises a first focal point and a second focal point positioned on a light-emitting surface side relative to the lens focal point. As a result, the present invention provides a high beam light distribution pattern having a hot zone in the center.