Patent classifications
F21S41/151
Light projection method for a moving body scanning light from a light source and controlling a mirror portion
A light projection method for a moving body which is performed by a processor of the moving body is provided. The method comprises: irradiating light from a light source of the moving body; scanning the light irradiated from the light source with an angle range that is formed by swing a mirror portion of an optical scanner of the moving body; acquiring change information of the angle range at which the mirror portion swings; changing the angle range at which the mirror portion swings based on the acquired change information; and changing an irradiation range of the light irradiated from the light source.
HEADLIGHT MODULE, HEADLIGHT, AND VEHICLE
A vehicle lighting apparatus comprising a headlight module comprising a light collecting part, a reflection part, a light outlet part, a first optical channel, and a second optical channel arranged in sequence along a light emitting direction, the first optical channel connecting the light collecting part and the reflection part, the second optical channel connecting the reflection part and the light output part, the connecting position of the lower surface of the second optical channel and the light output part provided with a low beam cut-off line structure for forming a low beam bright-dark cut-off line, the light collected by the light collecting part emitted toward the light outlet part after reflection by the reflection part. The present headlight module is miniaturised and has a high rate of light utilisation.
HEADLAMP OPTICAL ELEMENT, VEHICLE LAMP MODULE, VEHICLE LAMP, AND VEHICLE
Disclosed are a headlamp optical element, a vehicle lamp module comprising the headlamp optical element, a vehicle lamp, and a vehicle. The headlamp optical element comprises a light collecting portion, a first light emitting portion and a reflecting portion, or comprises the light collecting portion, the first light emitting portion, the reflecting portion and a second light emitting portion. The light collecting portion can converge the incident light and emit the light via the first light emitting portion, with some of the light directly emitted to the second light emitting portion, and the rest of the light being reflected by the reflecting portion and then emitted to the second light emitting portion. The reflecting portion is connected to the lower portion of the first light emitting portion, with a lower beam cut-off line structure being formed at the other end thereof, or the reflecting portion is connected to the upper portion of the first light emitting portion, with a high beam cut-off line structure being formed at the other end thereof. The light emitting surface of the first light emitting portion is formed of multiple step surfaces with segment differences or is a single curved surface.
VEHICLE LAMP
A vehicle lamp includes: a light source; an optical member configured to form a predetermined light distribution pattern by radiating light; and a controller configured to adjust the predetermined light distribution pattern so as to include a first non-irradiation range in which an object outside a vehicle is not irradiated with the light when the object is detected. The controller is configured to define the first non-irradiation range based on a case where a vehicle body is in a straight traveling state. When the vehicle body is in a cornering state, the controller is configured to acquire height information of the object in accordance with a tilting state of the vehicle body, define a second non-irradiation range narrower than the first non-irradiation range based on the height information, and adjust the predetermined light distribution pattern so as to include the second non-irradiation range instead of the first non-irradiation range.
Methods and apparatus for multi-segment illumination of spatial light modulators
An example headlight includes: a multi-segment illumination source comprising: a first illumination source segment; and a second illumination source segment; driver circuitry coupled to the multi-segment illumination source, the driver circuitry comprising: a first driver coupled to the first illumination source segment, the first driver configured to generate a first drive signal to cause the first illumination source segment to produce a first light having a first brightness; and a second driver coupled to the second illumination source segment, the second driver configured to generate a second drive signal to cause the second illumination source segment to produce a second light having a second brightness; and a spatial light modulator (SLM) optically coupled to the multi-segment illumination source, the SLM configured to: receive the first light; modulate the first light to produce first modulated light; receive the second light; and modulate the second light to produce second modulated light.
VEHICLE LIGHT COMPRISING A PORTION OF LIGHT EMISSION WITH OPALESCENT EFFECT
Vehicle light comprising a container body that houses at least one light source, a lenticular body, a light guide, the light source, so as to receive the light beam and transmit it to a light outlet wall. The light guide comprises a body that defines the propagation direction of the light beam inside the body by total internal reflection. The body has a first groove, comprising a plurality of first holes, defining cylindrical or spherical optics that produce a scattering of said light rays (Ri) towards the light outlet wall so as to emit a light beam with opalescent effect. The first holes are adjacent to each other without interruption and are blind with respect to a thickness of the body of the light guide, penetrating from a first face of the body for a first depth less than said thickness.
HEADLIGHT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH LOW CONSTRUCTION DEPTH
A headlight of a motor vehicle including a light source and first projection optics, in which each one includes a respective first pair made of one respective first image mask and of one respective first projection lens with a first focal length, which is illuminated by the light source through the one respective image mask. The headlight has two projection optics, in which each one is featuring a respective second pair made of one respective second image mask and of one respective second projection lens with a second focal length, which is illuminated by the light source through the one respective second image mask. The second focal length is greater than the first focal length. An illuminated portion of the first image mask, has a shape of at least a first portion of an overall light distribution of the headlight, and a portion of the second image masks, has a shape of a central portion of the overall light distribution of the headlight.
VEHICLE LIGHTING AND/OR SIGNALING DEVICE HAVING A STEERABLE DYNAMIC BEAM
A steerable lighting and/or optical device for a vehicle. A light source transmits a light beam to a rotating mirror which scans or points the light transversely ahead of the vehicle to create a desired beam shape. An intensity of the light source may be modulated during sweeping, including modulation to zero intensity, to control the pattern of light generated by the sweeping beam.
Headlight optical element, headlight module, vehicle headlight and vehicle
The present disclosure relates to vehicle lighting devices, and discloses a headlight optical element. The headlight optical element includes a light incident portion, a light transmitting portion and a light emergent portion which are connected in sequence, wherein the light incident portion includes a plurality of light incident surfaces connected sequentially in a left-right direction; the light incident surfaces are curved surfaces protruding backwards in the optical axis direction; and light emergent surfaces are curved surfaces protruding forwards in the optical axis direction. In addition, the present disclosure further discloses a headlight module, a vehicle headlight and a vehicle. The headlight optical element provided by the present disclosure is small in size, high in optical precision, accurate in light pattern, convenient to mount and low in cost.
BENDABLE LIGHTING DEVICE
Lighting devices, methods of manufacturing a lighting device, automotive lighting systems including the lighting device are described. A lighting device includes at least one light guide with an elongated recess. Multiple light-emitting elements are embedded into the recess of the light guide, arranged on a flexfoil that is bendable in three different connections, and connected to one another to mimic a filament. At least one encapsulating material encapsulates, at least in part, the at least one light guide. The at least one encapsulating material includes at least one opening and at least one reference element for aligning the at least one light guide in relation o the encapsulating material so that the multiple light-emitting elements emit light exiting the opening. The at least one encapsulating aterial is flexible so that the lighting device is bendable in three different directions.