F21S41/255

Front grill with LED module lighting system
11560081 · 2023-01-24 · ·

Disclosed herein is a vehicle accessory grill comprising a plurality of edge protrusions, a front surface, a rear surface, a plurality of air apertures, and a plurality of lighting apertures. The grill also comprises a lighting system which may comprise a control module and a plurality of lamps. The plurality of lamps may include a plurality of high beam lamps, a plurality of low beam lamps, a plurality of daytime running lamps, and a plurality of turn lamps.

VEHICLE LAMP SYSTEM, LIGHT DISTRIBUTION CONTROL DEVICE, LIGHT DISTRIBUTION CONTROL METHOD, VEHICLE DETERMINATION DEVICE, AND VEHICLE DETERMINATION METHOD

A vehicle lamp system includes a vehicle lamp, a first imaging device structured to be disposed outside a lamp room, and generate a first image, a second imaging device structured to be housed in the lamp room, and generate a second image, and a light distribution control device. The light distribution control device includes an information processor structured to acquire from an outside or generate information of a first light shielding part, and decide a second light shielding part, a control executer structured to execute light distribution control for forming a light distribution pattern including the second light shielding part, and a control regulator structured to control the vehicle lamp to form a light distribution pattern including the first light shielding part when at least one condition of a condition (i) to a condition (iv).

Lighting device for a motor vehicle headlight
11698175 · 2023-07-11 · ·

A lighting device (10) for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising: a first light module (100) for generating a low beam distribution, a second light module (200) for generating a high beam distribution having a light-guiding body (220), in which light-guiding body (220) light can be irradiated via a coupling surface (221) and can be decoupled via a decoupling surface (222),
the light-guiding body (220) having a first reflective surface (223a) on a roof side (223), and a projection lens (500) that is configured to image the light that can be generated by the first and second light modules (100, 200) in front of the lighting device (10),
the light-guiding body (220) being designed in such a way that an aperture for part of the light that can be generated by the first light module (100) is arranged between the first light module (100) and the projection lens (500), the lighting device (10) comprising a third light module (300) for generating an additional light distribution, and the light-guiding body (220) having a bottom surface (224) that has a second reflective surface (224a),
the third light module (300) being arranged in such a way that part of the light can be reflected from the second reflective surface (224a).

Lighting device for a motor vehicle headlight
11698175 · 2023-07-11 · ·

A lighting device (10) for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising: a first light module (100) for generating a low beam distribution, a second light module (200) for generating a high beam distribution having a light-guiding body (220), in which light-guiding body (220) light can be irradiated via a coupling surface (221) and can be decoupled via a decoupling surface (222),
the light-guiding body (220) having a first reflective surface (223a) on a roof side (223), and a projection lens (500) that is configured to image the light that can be generated by the first and second light modules (100, 200) in front of the lighting device (10),
the light-guiding body (220) being designed in such a way that an aperture for part of the light that can be generated by the first light module (100) is arranged between the first light module (100) and the projection lens (500), the lighting device (10) comprising a third light module (300) for generating an additional light distribution, and the light-guiding body (220) having a bottom surface (224) that has a second reflective surface (224a),
the third light module (300) being arranged in such a way that part of the light can be reflected from the second reflective surface (224a).

Illuminating device and a method for optimizing the light pattern
11698178 · 2023-07-11 ·

An illuminating device and a method for optimizing the light pattern are provided. The illuminating device includes a lamp case having a lighting space; a light-reflecting cup, located in the lighting space and including a light incident side, a light emergent side; a light source, located in the lighting space and corresponding to the light incident side of the light reflecting cup; and a cylindrical lens, located in the lighting space and corresponds to the light emergent side of the light reflecting cup; wherein one surface of the cylindrical lens has a plurality of convex columns extending up and down, and each convex column faces to the light emergent side; wherein, when the light source emits light, the main bright area of the light pattern reflected by the light emergent side of the light reflecting cup is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom.

Illuminating device and a method for optimizing the light pattern
11698178 · 2023-07-11 ·

An illuminating device and a method for optimizing the light pattern are provided. The illuminating device includes a lamp case having a lighting space; a light-reflecting cup, located in the lighting space and including a light incident side, a light emergent side; a light source, located in the lighting space and corresponding to the light incident side of the light reflecting cup; and a cylindrical lens, located in the lighting space and corresponds to the light emergent side of the light reflecting cup; wherein one surface of the cylindrical lens has a plurality of convex columns extending up and down, and each convex column faces to the light emergent side; wherein, when the light source emits light, the main bright area of the light pattern reflected by the light emergent side of the light reflecting cup is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom.

OPTICAL LENS, OPTICAL LENS GROUP, VEHICLE LAMP SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE
20230213162 · 2023-07-06 ·

An optical lens, including a light incident portion and a light emergent portion, wherein a first single-directional alignment surface (1) is formed on the light incident portion; a second single-directional alignment surface (2) is formed on the light emergent portion; the alignment direction of the first single-directional alignment surface (1) is perpendicular to the alignment direction of the second single-directional alignment surface (2); and the first single-directional alignment surface (1) and the second single-directional alignment surface (2) jointly form a focal point or a focusing area of the optical lens. In addition, an optical lens group, a vehicle lamp system and a vehicle are further provided. The optical lens can meet the requirement for anisotropy of the illumination light shape of the vehicle lamp, and can form an asymmetrical light shape.

VEHICLE LAMP OPTICAL ASSEMBLY, VEHICLE LAMP MODULE, VEHICLE LAMP, AND VEHICLE

A vehicle lamp optical assembly includes a primary optical unit having a plurality of primary optical units arranged side by side. The primary optical unit has a light entrance portion and a light guide portion. The light guide portion has a light entrance portion mounting surface and a primary light emission surface. The light entrance portion mounting surface has at least one light entrance portion. The light entrance portion is configured to enable incident light to be converged and emitted to the light guide portion, and the light guide portion is configured to guide the incident light to be emitted from the primary light emission surface; and a secondary optical unit. The secondary optical unit has a secondary light emission surface and a secondary light entrance surface corresponding to the primary light emission surface. The secondary light emission surface is a narrow and long smooth curved surface.

Vehicle lamp with particular attachment of spatial light modulator to heat sink

A lens holder which supports a projection lens is screwed and fixed to a bracket which supports a spatial light modulator. A positioning pin configured to position the lens holder in a left-right direction with respect to the bracket is inserted into a long hole which is formed in the bracket and extends in a lamp front-rear direction. The screwing and fixing is performed in a state where the positioning pin is inserted into the long hole and is appropriately moved in the lamp front-rear direction, so that the lens holder is restricted from being displaced in a left-right direction with respect to the bracket, and it is possible to finely adjust a positional relationship between the projection lens and the spatial light modulator in the lamp front-rear direction.

HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION SYSTEM USING OPTICAL ELEMENT
20220403998 · 2022-12-22 · ·

An illumination system for a vehicle includes a headlight configured to emit a light beam along an optical path and into an environment. The illumination system includes an optical element having a body comprising four sides. The optical element is positioned along the optical path and configured to redirect the light beam. The illumination system includes a front lens positioned along the optical path and configured to receive the light beam from the optical element and collimate the light beam as the light beam passes into the environment. The optical element is configured to move around an optical element axis to translate the light beam relative to an azimuth plane of the environment.