Provided is a lamp unit including a reflector that reflects and controls light emitted from first and second light emitting elements. The reflector includes first and second reflective surfaces. In addition, the light emitted from the first light emitting element in a headlamp lighting mode (a first lighting mode) is incident on the first reflective surface and not on the second reflective surface, and the light emitted from the second light emitting element in a daytime running lamp lighting mode (a second lighting mode) is incident on the first and second reflective surfaces.

A vehicle lamp (1) includes a light emitting element (26, 56) functioning as a light source, a substrate (8, 11) on which the light emitting element is mounted, at least the portion of the substrate on which the light emitting element is mounted being colored in a dark color, a reflection part (14, 44) configured to reflect light emitted from the light emitting element, and a concealing part (13, 43) configured to hold the substrate and conceal at least a part of the substrate. A first diffusion portion (22, 52) configured to diffuse light is formed in at least a part of a region of the concealing part facing the reflection part.

To provide a light device that can suppress the heat influence. In a tail light having LED chips, an electronic component that turns on the LED chips, and a first substrate, and a second substrate, and a third substrate on which the LED chips and the electronic component are disposed, a plurality of the first substrate, the second substrate, and the third substrate are independently provided, and are spaced from one another.

A light module includes a plurality of optical fibers configured as an optical fiber panel, wherein a first end of the plurality of optical fibers is configured into a bundle; a first solid state light source coupled to the bundle; a second solid state light source; and a reflector configured to reflect light rays transmitted from the second solid state light source towards the optical fiber panel. A method of transmitting light includes transmitting a first set of light rays, via a first solid state light source, to a plurality of optical fibers of an optical fiber panel, wherein the first solid state light source is coupled to the plurality of optical fibers; transmitting a second set of light rays, via a second solid state light source, towards a reflector; and reflecting the second set of light rays from the reflector towards the optical fiber panel.

Improved light emitting diode (LED) vehicle headlamps having a dedicated daytime running lamp (DRL) component are described. In various embodiments, a combination Low Beam/DRL headlamp is provided, which uses pulse width modulation (PWM) detection to determine which of the two internal LED light sources (Low Beam or DRL) is powered on. If the Low Beam/DRL headlamp detects a PWM signal on the Low Beam voltage input then it switches to drive the DRL LEDs. If, alternatively, it detects a steady state input voltage then it switches to drive the Low Beam LEDs.

A lighting apparatus includes a low beam lens, a low beam light-emitting device disposed behind the low beam lens, a plurality of high beam lenses disposed along a periphery of the low beam lens, and a plurality of high beam light-emitting devices disposed behind the plurality of high beam lenses in one-to-one correspondence. At least one of the plurality of high beam lenses includes, on a circumferential edge, a textured surface having light diffusing characteristics.

A vehicular lighting apparatus is relatively small, low cost, superior in mountability, and offers a superior design. The vehicular lighting apparatus attachable to a front end of a vehicle includes: a composite lens element that is a light guide element constructed by molding a translucent resin substantially into a plate-like shape; a planar light-emitting unit that emits illumination light; an optical system that transforms planar light from the light-emitting unit into linear light and that causes the linear transformed light to be incident on a rear side face of the light guide element; and a diffraction lens formed on the rear side face of the light guide element on which the linear transformed light is incident, and condensing the linear transformed light. The light condensed by the lens means is emitted from a front side face of the light guide element onto a road surface in front of the vehicle.

A vehicle lamp includes a plurality of light emitting modules electrically connected together. Each of the light emitting modules includes a wiring board, a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices arranged on one surface of the wiring board, a first wiring electrically connected to first conductive electrodes of the semiconductor light emitting devices and arranged on the one surface of the wiring board, and a second wiring electrically connected to second conductive electrodes of the semiconductor light emitting devices and extending to another surface of the wiring board through a via hole. The first wiring of at least one of the light emitting modules and the second wiring of the neighboring light source module overlap each other in a thickness direction of the light emitting modules, such that the light emitting modules are connected in series.

Illumination device (10) for a motor vehicle headlamp, wherein the illumination device (10) comprising: at least one light module (20) configured to illuminate light along a light path in a main direction (X),a movable lower light guide element (100) and a movable upper light guide element (200),a motion device for a movement of the lower and upper light guide element (100, 200) with respect to each other betweena closed position (PI), wherein the lower and upper light guide element (100, 200) areas seen in the main direction (X)in front of the at least one light module (20) at least partially blocking the light path of the at least one light module (20), wherein the lower and upper light guide element (100, 200) are configured to emit light in the main direction (X), when in the closed position (PI), and an opened position (P2), wherein the lower and upper light guide element (100, 200) are moved away from the light path of the at least one light module to unblock the light path of the at least one light module (20), while maintaining their spatial orientation,a frame (600), which is stationary in relation to the movement of the lower and upper light guide element (100, 200), wherein the motion mechanism is mounted on the frame (600).

A vehicle lighting device includes a main lighting module for light radiation along a main radiation direction, and a secondary lighting module with a light source and a light guide component. The light source radiates light into the light guide component via an end face. The light guide component includes outcoupling elements protruding at the rear side for light outcoupling out of the opposite front side of the light guide component. The light guide component is in front of the main lighting module such that at least a part of the light guide component is within the field of view of the main lighting module. The outcoupling elements has a truncated shape with plane end faces. The plane end faces are oriented parallel to the front side of the light guide component and/or perpendicular to the main radiation direction and/or inclined in an intermediate orientation.