A lamp unit forms an irradiation pattern having a desired brightness distribution while efficiently using light from a light source. In the lamp unit, a light source unit including light sources, a condenser lens, a light shielding member (shade), and a projector lens are arrayed along a lamp unit axis. An incident surface has a curved incident surface section facing the light sources and an annular incident surface section surrounding the curved incident surface section. The condenser lens has a reflective surface surrounding the curved incident surface section. The light shielding member (shade) is disposed such that a light shielding reference point coincides with a lamp unit axis. The light sources are disposed with an emission light axis positioned above the lamp unit axis in the vertical direction. The condenser lens is disposed such that condenser lens axes are positioned above the lamp unit axis in the vertical direction.

An illumination system employing a waveguide that receives and propagates light in response to transmission and total internal reflection. Light deflecting elements distributed along the propagation path incrementally change the out-of-plane angles of light rays and cause decoupling of portions of light from the waveguide at different distances from the light input edge or end. Light may escape from the waveguide into an intermediate layer at low out-of-plane angles and can be further redirected by light extraction features out of the system. In one embodiment, the illumination system is configured to emit collimated light. In one embodiment, the illumination system includes shallow surface relief features. In one embodiment, the light deflecting elements include forward-scattering particles distributed throughout the volume of the waveguide.

Signal lamp for a vehicle configured to create an illumination pattern. It includes an illuminant configured to emit parallel light, a first optical element configured to receive light from the illuminant, and a second optical element configured to receive light from the first optical element. The light entry surface of the first optical element has a plurality of concave cylinder diverging lenses (CDLs), wherein the light exit surface of the second optical element has a plurality of convex cylinder converging lenses (CCLs). The CDLs are oriented on the light entry surface such that their cylinder axes are rotated by a first angle around a main axis, wherein the CCLs are oriented on the light exit surface such that their cylinder axes are rotated by a second angle around the main axis. The first and second angles are such that in a frontal view towards the light exit surface of the second optical element the CDLs overlap with the CCLs in order to form a lattice.

Signal lamp for a vehicle configured to create an illumination pattern. It includes an illuminant configured to emit parallel light, a first optical element configured to receive light from the illuminant, and a second optical element configured to receive light from the first optical element. The light entry surface of the first optical element has a plurality of concave cylinder diverging lenses (CDLs), wherein the light exit surface of the second optical element has a plurality of convex cylinder converging lenses (CCLs). The CDLs are oriented on the light entry surface such that their cylinder axes are rotated by a first angle around a main axis, wherein the CCLs are oriented on the light exit surface such that their cylinder axes are rotated by a second angle around the main axis. The first and second angles are such that in a frontal view towards the light exit surface of the second optical element the CDLs overlap with the CCLs in order to form a lattice.

The present disclosure relates to a logo lamp module for an external rear view assembly of a motor vehicle comprising a projection optics lens stack arranged within a stack holding portion of a housing closed by a printed circuit board, wherein the projection optics lens stack comprises a logo sheet or image substrate between at least one first lens and at least one second lens, with the at least one first lens being arranged between the printed circuit board and the logo sheet or image substrate, and the at least one second lens being arranged between the logo sheet or image substrate and a light exiting portion of the housing. The logo lamp module further comprises a flow path which is provided by a hole through the printed circuit board and a funnel added to the at least one first lens such that a resin or adhesive applied on the outer surface of the printed circuit board contacts the surface of the logo sheet or image substrate facing the at least one first lens to seal the connection of the printed circuit board and the housing as well as to fix the logo sheet or image substrate within the housing. In addition, the present disclosure relates an external rear view assembly with such a logo lamp module and a motor vehicle with such an external rear view assembly.

The present disclosure relates to a logo lamp module for an external rear view assembly of a motor vehicle comprising a projection optics lens stack arranged within a stack holding portion of a housing closed by a printed circuit board, wherein the projection optics lens stack comprises a logo sheet or image substrate between at least one first lens and at least one second lens, with the at least one first lens being arranged between the printed circuit board and the logo sheet or image substrate, and the at least one second lens being arranged between the logo sheet or image substrate and a light exiting portion of the housing. The logo lamp module further comprises a flow path which is provided by a hole through the printed circuit board and a funnel added to the at least one first lens such that a resin or adhesive applied on the outer surface of the printed circuit board contacts the surface of the logo sheet or image substrate facing the at least one first lens to seal the connection of the printed circuit board and the housing as well as to fix the logo sheet or image substrate within the housing. In addition, the present disclosure relates an external rear view assembly with such a logo lamp module and a motor vehicle with such an external rear view assembly.

A light source unit for a vehicle lamp includes a light generating portion including a light source that emits excitation light, a light emitting layer constituted of an inorganic material and emitting generated light by irradiation of the excitation light, and a holding member that holds the layer; and a lens member that irradiates the generated light from the layer in a front direction in a vehicle-mounted state. The unit further includes a reflective portion disposed between the layer and the lens member, capable of reflecting a part of light from outside of the lens member, and capable of transmitting the generated light generated in the layer; or a light absorbing portion disposed between the layer and the lens member, and absorbing a part of a wavelength component among light from outside of the lens member being associated with the generated light.

The present application relates to a collimator, the collimator including a light incident surface configured to allow a light ray from a light source to enter the collimator through the light incident surface and a light emitting surface configured to emit a light ray that enters the collimator through the light incident surface and is collimated by the collimator. The collimator also includes a light distribution portion. The present application further relates to a lighting device and a motor vehicle.

Disclosed is a lamp includes a light source that outputs light, and a mask that forms a beam pattern on a road surface as the light output from the light source reaches the mask, any portion of the reaching light is input thereto and then is output therefrom, and the mask includes a long distance area that forms a long distance pattern in the beam pattern on the road surface as long distance light in the light output from the light source reaches the long distance area, and at least a portion of the reaching long distance light is input thereto and then is output therefrom, and a short distance area that forms a short distance pattern in the beam pattern, which is located at a distance that is closer to the mask than the long distance pattern, on the road surface as short distance light in the light output from the light source reaches the short distance area, and any portion of the reaching short distance light is input thereto and then is output therefrom.

A light emitting apparatus is supported by a second support supported by a first support laterally relative to the first support alongside an imaging apparatus, and emits light to be detected by the imaging apparatus. The light emitting apparatus includes a light source that emits the light and a lens on which the light emitted from the light source is incident and that transmits the light incident on the lens. The lens includes a part provided with a dimmer that at least partially reduces light to be emitted to the first support out of the light incident on the lens.