The invention is related to an automotive lighting device (10) comprising a light source (1) configured to emit light in a light direction (dl), a sensor (2) and a cover (3). The sensor (2) is configured to acquire information outside the lighting device by emitting a wave in a sensor direction (d2), the wavelength of the wave being comprised between 1 mm and 1 cm. The cover (3) comprises a first portion (31) located in the light direction and a second portion (32) located in the sensor direction, the second portion (32) comprising a sensor region (33) having a refractive index and a thickness which is comprised between 0.8 and 1.2 times an ideal thickness, the ideal thickness being equal to a natural number multiplied by the wavelength and divided by two times the refractive index.

Bumper lens unit of a vehicle, the bumper lens unit comprising a frame panel; a lens, the lens comprising a composite material which is transparent, the composite material comprising a resin and fibers, in which the refractive index of the resin matches with a refractive index of the fibers, in which nano-particles interphases are arranged around the fibers, a refractive index of the nano-particles interphases is between the refractive index of the resin and the refractive index of the fibers; a structural adhesive, the frame panel and the lens are bonded to each other by the structural adhesive whereby a front wall of the bumper lens unit is flush in the vicinity of a junction between the frame panel and the lens.

A lighting device for a vehicle, comprising a housing, an illuminant arranged in the housing and comprising a light panel for the passage of light generable by the illuminant, wherein a frame is provided, which is molded onto the light panel at least on the edge side in an at least sectionally circumferential fashion using a plastic injection molding process, and wherein the frame is joined to a connection portion of the housing by means of a plastic welded seam. The invention further relates to a method for producing a lighting device.

The invention relates to a vehicle light unit with a primary light device including a primary light module arranged in a primary housing, a secondary light device including a secondary light module arranged in a secondary housing, a primary part with a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being transparent, a secondary part with a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being transparent, and a logo. One of the primary part or secondary part includes an indexing device to position the primary part or secondary part relative to the other part with one of the primary part or secondary part partially overlapping the other part. The light unit further including a mounting surface for the logo with the mounting surface including an attachment device for attachment to one of the primary part or secondary part.

A vehicle lamp includes a metal plate having a light source mounted thereon, a lens that light emitted from the light source enters and passes through to exit forward, and a holder that holds the lens. The metal plate and the lens are positioned to the holder.

An assembly comprises a housing, a bezel and a lens, or a housing heat sink, a housing rim, a bezel and a lens, wherein the housing or the housing heat sink comprises a first surface and the bezel or the housing rim comprises a second surface, a portion of a first surface of the housing or housing heat sink is molded to a portion of the second surface forming an interface surface, the interface surface having an interface angle that does not deviate more than 90 degrees, measured from a central axis perpendicular to the bezel and the housing around which the bezel and the housing are molded, for all interface angles about the central axis.

The present disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for heating a lens for a light source. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a heating unit for use in a vehicle light, methods of installation and control systems for the heating unit. For example, a heating unit according to the present disclosure includes a connector configured to maintain an electronic connection between a heating element and a control circuit by a bias force, such as a spring force. Instead of forming a fixed attachment with the heating element, the connector is pushed against the heating element to maintain connection therebetween. The non-fixed contact to the heater provides reliability, flexibility and simplicity to the heating unit.

There is a self heating light comprising a body and a cover. Disposed inside of the body is a circuit board, a light element, a heat transfer device, a temperature sensor, a heating element, a power contact, and a switch. The switch is configured to switch power between the heating element and the light depending on a predetermined temperature of determined by the temperature sensor inside of the body of the light.

A system and method for assembling a plurality of components into an assembly is provided. The system includes an assembling robot and an adhesive dispensing robot. The assembling robot is configured to attach a first sub-assembly to a second sub-assembly. The first sub-assembly includes at least one of the plurality of components, and the second sub-assembly includes remaining ones of the plurality of components. The adhesive dispensing robot is configured to apply an adhesive between the first sub-assembly and the second sub-assembly, after the first sub-assembly is attached to the second sub-assembly, to bond the first sub-assembly to the second sub-assembly.

To provide a vehicle lamp that, without providing an additional light blocking member, is capable of blocking light emission that is not routed via a lens or reflector for light distribution control, with a simple and compact configuration. It is provided with a first substrate 61b on which a first light source 61a is mounted that emits first light L1 towards the front of the lamp, a second substrate 62b provided in non-parallel to the first substrate 61b, wherein a second light source 62a for emitting second light L2 in a direction different from the direction of the first light L1 is mounted on the second substrate, and a rotating reflector 8 that rotates a reflective surface about a rotating shaft, the reflective surface reflecting the second light L2, wherein part of the first light L1 is blocked by a protruding portion 62c provided where one end of the second substrate 62b protrudes in the direction of emission of the first light L1 beyond the point of intersection where the extension of the first substrate 61b intersects the second substrate 62b.