Light Modifier Patents (Class 362/509)
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Patent number: 11858430Abstract: The invention relates to a planar decorative material (11) comprising perforations (12), for interior fittings, in particular for the automobile industry, which decorative material serves to be illuminated on the rearward face (13) thereof, by an illumination means (18), and allows a portion of the light from the illumination means (18) to pass from the rear face (13) of the decorative material (11), through the perforations (12), to the visible side (14) of the decorative material (11), wherein a film (20) is adhesively bonded to the rear face (13) of the decorative material (11) and the perforations (12) extend from the rear face (13) of the decorative material (11) as far as the visible side (14) thereof, but not through the film (20). The present invention also relates to a production method.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Eissmann Automotive Deutschland GmbHInventors: Jennifer Topp, Norman Eitel
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Patent number: 11803048Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle includes a first light source for producing visible light and a MEMS scanner in which a single tiltable mirror is integrated. A light spot, which is generated by the lighting device at a distance from the latter, can be moved by a scanning movement of the mirror. A control apparatus is provided in the lighting device and can be used to operate the lighting device in a first mode of operation. The control apparatus is further configured to operate the lighting device in a second mode of operation. Moreover, a sensor apparatus is provided, such that in the second mode of operation, the apparatus detects as sensor data light radiation which originates from the surroundings of the motor vehicle and which is incident on the mirror. The control apparatus carries out object recognition by way of evaluation of the sensor data.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Helmut Erdl, Abdelmalek Hanafi
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Patent number: 11794501Abstract: A printing device according to the present disclosure includes: a device body; an opening/closing cover pivotably provided on the device body; a plurality of light sources provided on the device body; a plurality of icon indicators provided in the opening/closing cover at positions corresponding to the plurality of light sources when the opening/closing cover is closed; first light-shielding portions provided on the opening/closing cover at positions between the plurality of icon indicators; and second light-shielding portions provided on the device body at positions between the plurality of light sources.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Hideaki Nishijima
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Patent number: 11767957Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure relate to a headlamp heater for a headlamp assembly. In examples, a headlamp assembly comprises a heating element, which directs radiation toward a lens of the headlamp assembly in order to prevent or remove condensation/precipitation on the lens. In examples, the heating element is an infrared heating element, and the wavelength of radiation emitted by the heating element is selected to be a wavelength that excites water. In some examples, the heating element is angled toward the lens and/or has multiple angled surfaces, thereby altering the radiation pattern that is directed toward the lens such that it better matches the beam pattern of a light source in the headlamp assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: PACCAR Inc.Inventors: Scott M. Conway, Thomas Hilsenbeck, Roman Kopecky
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Patent number: 11708954Abstract: A lamp unit includes a light source including a plurality of light emitting elements provided in a common substrate; a projection lens that projects light emitted from the light source toward a front of the lamp unit to form a required light distribution pattern; and a light-transmitting body disposed between the light source and the projection lens and that forms a projection image by controlling transmission of light emitted from the light source. The light transmitting body includes a plurality of incident portions that causes light emitted from each of the plurality of light emitting elements to be incident, and the light transmitting body and the substrate are supported by a lens holder that supports the projection lens.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryuho Sato, Teppei Muramatsu
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Patent number: 11708019Abstract: The invention relates to a method, performed by a control device (10), for controlling a vehicle lighting device (100), the vehicle lighting device (100) includes the control device (10); and at least one electronic display unit (20) arranged at one end (12, 14) of a vehicle (1), wherein the control device (10) is arranged to control the at least one display unit (20) to show various types of vehicle lights (22). The method includes: collecting (s101) data relating to the vehicle surroundings; and controlling (s102) the at least one display unit (20) to adapt at least one vehicle light (22) based on the collected data.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2019Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Scania CV ABInventors: André Claesson, Sami Teppola, Mikko Kallio, Tomas Skeppström, Morgan Colling, Linus Ährlig, Robert Sjödin
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Patent number: 11590879Abstract: A vehicle lamp body device includes: on an inner side of a long frame body, a lightguide rod; and a light curtain disposed sideways in front of the lightguide rod, in which the light curtain includes a plurality of claw-like parts at an interval in a longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Shunsuke Iwao, Daisuke Nakashima, Hiroya Ohkubo
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Patent number: 11577642Abstract: A turn signal lamp for an outside mirror is disclosed. The turn signal lamp comprises a lens and a light source module coupled to one side of the lens. The light source module includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a PCB assembly including a light emitting diode (LED) disposed on the PCB to output light, and a light source module case configured to accommodate the PCB assembly in an internal space. The light source module case includes a recess formed horizontally along a circumference of a surface of the light source module case. The lens includes a lens protrusion in which a part of the lens protrudes in a shape corresponding to the recess. The lens protrusion is inserted into the recess to come into close contact with a front surface of the recess, so that the light source module and the lens are coupled to each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: SMR Automotive Modules Korea Ltd.Inventors: Jae Geun Lee, Sung Ho Jung, Dong Sung Seo
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Patent number: 11555593Abstract: Motor vehicle light module (1) comprising at least one microprojector (2) and at least one at least partially translucent projection screen element (3), the at least one microprojector (2) being configured to create a light distribution (4), the light distribution being projectable in the form of a predefinable luminous pattern (5) onto the at least one at least partially translucent projection screen element (3), wherein, when the motor vehicle light module (1) is in a switched-on state, the predefinable luminous pattern (5) is visible on a side (30) of the projection screen element (3) facing away from the microprojector (2) and contains optically displayed information.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Peter Schadenhofer, Alexander Hacker, Josef Gürtl, Bernhard Mandl, Christian Jackl, Anke Müller, Siegmar Hackl
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Patent number: 11535311Abstract: A vehicle includes a rear lamp, a side surface, and a rear surface. The rear lamp is disposed on a rear end and an upper end of a lower side surface and a rear end and a side end of the vehicle, and includes a lamp body extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle. The side surface includes the lower side surface bulging toward a vehicle-width-direction outer side with respect to the rear lamp at a front side of a height position overlapping with the rear lamp. The rear surface includes an extending surface extending toward the vehicle-width-direction outer side with respect to the lamp body in a top view of the vehicle from a lower portion of the lamp body. A side surface airflow is directed toward a vehicle-width-direction inner side through the extending surface and the generation of a large trailing vortex is suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Masafumi Aburame, Shinji Miyamoto, Ichiro Sakai, Yohei Kusamoto, Masaki Hirata, Kosuke Hirayama
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Patent number: 11519580Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle may include: a housing mounted on a vehicle body; one or more light sources mounted in the housing, and configured to emit light; and a screen having 3D surfaces corresponding to the number of the light sources, and configured to generate a 3D lighting by transmitting the light emitted from the light sources.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2022Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ban Suk Choi, Seung Woo Baek, Hyoung Jin Choi, Jun Hyuk Cha
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Patent number: 11493185Abstract: An illuminating device according to the present disclosure is of a reflective type and uses a laser beam. The illuminating device includes: a laser element that emits a laser beam; an optical fiber that transmits the laser beam emitted by the laser element; a phosphor layer that converts a wavelength of light incident on one of surfaces and emits the light through the one of the surfaces; and an optical component that causes reflected light of the laser beam transmitted through the optical fiber to be incident on the one of the surfaces of the phosphor layer. With the illuminating device, an intensity distribution of the light incident on the one of the surfaces of the phosphor layer is sparse at a central region.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Noboru Iizawa, Masahito Yamana, Kazuyuki Yamae, Tetsuya Nishi
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Patent number: 11486559Abstract: A light emitting device is provided to a vehicle. The light emitting device includes a display portion and a light emitting portion. The display portion includes a first light source and a light guide plate that guides light from the first light source to form a first image in a space. The light emitting portion includes a second light source and a light emitting region that overlaps with the first image in a vehicle front-rear direction at a position close to the first image and emits light from the second light source to the outside of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Masayuki Shinohara, Norikazu Kitamura, Yoshihiko Takagi
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Patent number: 11473750Abstract: The optical unit includes a light source, an electromagnetic wave generator, a first reflector configured to reflect emitted light emitted from the light source and electromagnetic waves emitted by the electromagnetic wave generator in a first reflection region whose reflection direction is changed periodically, and a second reflector configured to reflect first reflected light reflected by the first reflector and first electromagnetic waves again in a second reflection region whose reflection direction is changed periodically. The first reflector is configured to scan the second reflection region with the first reflected light and the first electromagnetic waves. The second reflector is configured to form a light distribution pattern by performing scanning with second reflected light, and to detect a surrounding object by performing scanning with second electromagnetic waves.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Akitaka Kanamori
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Patent number: 11466835Abstract: An optical element, which is transparent, for a motor vehicle, including at least one transparent first layer containing a polymer material and at least one second layer including at least silicon, titanium and oxygen. The optical element has a surface roughness defined by a mean square deviation Rq greater than or equal to 20 nm.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventors: Damien Revol, Marc Brassier
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Patent number: 11453352Abstract: The present invention provides a system of attachments and interchangeable emblems that can be illuminated and that can be placed in different location around a license plate or novelty plate to a vehicle, chosen by the user. Multiple attachments may be placed around the license plate, each suitable for receiving and tightly holding any regular or illuminated protuberance extending from an emblem, so that the emblem may be secured to the attachment. The emblem or attachment may also be removed and repositioned in a new position selected by the user. These options also allow choices based on aesthetic preference, situational fit requirements for the vehicle, and visibility requirements for government issued tags or plate features.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Inventor: Carlos T Albergaria
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Patent number: 11442216Abstract: A lighting device includes a first light source to emit first light; a diffuser to receive the first light and emits first scattered light; and a frame to support the first light source and the diffuser. The diffuser includes nanoparticles, and guides the received first light, scatters it with the nanoparticles, and emits it as the first scattered light. The diffuser includes an incident surface to receive the first light, a first surface on which an emission surface to emit the first scattered light is formed, and a second surface opposite the first surface. The incident surface is at a first edge portion of the diffuser, the frame is opened to expose at least a portion of a region on the first surface of the diffuser in which the emission surface is formed and a region on the second surface corresponding thereto.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Fujii, Satoru Okagaki
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Patent number: 11421844Abstract: An optical module and an automobile lamp are provided, relating to a technical field of automobile lamps. The optical module comprises a light-condensing assembly and a plurality of high beam light sources, the plurality of high beam light sources are provided at intervals in one direction, the light-condensing assembly comprises a condenser, the condenser comprises a plurality of light guiding members, a light incident end of each of the light guiding members is provided in one-to-one correspondence with each of the high beam light sources, and light emergent ends of each of the light guiding members converge together and form an arc-shaped light emergent portion, and an included angle between adjacent light guiding members is an acute angle.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: HASCO VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Dapan Zhang, Zhiping Qiu
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Patent number: 11417796Abstract: A light-emitting apparatus can include a reflective cavity that can reflect visible light within the reflective cavity. The reflective cavity can allow the reflected visible light to exit the reflective cavity only at one or more specified emission locations. A visible light-emitting diode can emit visible light into the reflective cavity. An infrared light-emitting diode can emit infrared light into the reflective cavity. A lens can angularly redirect infrared light and visible light that exit the cavity through the one or more emission locations. The reflective cavity can be formed by surfaces at least partially coated with a coating that is reflective for visible light. The coated surfaces can include a circuit board that supports the light-emitting diodes, an incident surface of the lens, and an extension portion of the lens that extends from a flange to the incident surface of the lens.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Lumileds LLCInventors: Mehdi Aas, Erno Fancsali, Frans Hubert Konijn, Arjen Gerben Van der Sijde, Nicola Bettina Pfeffer
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Patent number: 11408577Abstract: A transparent light conductor (5) is provided with an optical stop structure (5a) and comprises an incident surface (5b), an exit surface (5c) and upper and lower reflection surfaces (5d, 5e); a part of incident light is irradiated to a reflection surface (2a) of a reflection mirror (2) and is directly reflected to a lens (4); another part of the incident light is irradiated to the incident surface (5b) of the transparent light conductor (5) and refracted to the interior of the transparent light conductor (5), and passes through the incident surface (5b), and then is refracted to the lens (4) by the exit surface (5c).Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2017Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: HASCO VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Jie Zhang
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Patent number: 11391429Abstract: A vehicle lighting module comprises a primary optical element and a secondary optical element. The primary optical element comprises at least one light entrance part, a light transmission part, and a light exit part sequentially provided along a light exit direction. Either the optical axes of the light entrance parts on either side of the primary optical element incline towards an optical axis of the secondary optical element and the light exit part is a concave arc surface, or the direction of the optical axis of the light entrance part is the same as that of the optical axis of the secondary optical element and the horizontal cross-sectional line and/or vertical cross-sectional line of the light exit part is configured as a curved line protruding forward. The vehicle lighting module has a small volume while ensuring light effects, and can be adapted to narrow and compact vehicle lamp modeling.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: HASCO VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Cong Li, Weigang Gong, Zhiping Qiu, He Zhu, Dapan Zhang, Hui Li, Rui Nie, Xiaofen Sun, Wenhui Sang
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Patent number: 11365856Abstract: The invention discloses a projection night light, comprising a shell, and a projection component and a lighting component arranged in the shell, wherein the projection component comprises a first lamp bead and an aurora cover covered on the first lamp bead; the lighting component comprises second lamp beads and a diffuser covered on the second lamp beads; the diffuser is in a ring shape and is arranged around the aurora cover; the center of the shell is provided with an opening; the aurora cover and the diffuser extend out of the shell from the opening. The lighting component of the projection night light of the invention is arranged around the projection component so that the light paths of the two will not affect each other, which allows the invention to have a variety of different ways of use: create atmosphere for users, decorate the room, assist sleep, etc.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: SHENZHEN HUIJING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventors: Zuhui Ouyang, Biao Xia, Minghua Yang
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Patent number: 11285869Abstract: A decorative part, in particular for a vehicle interior, having a decorative layer with a visible front surface, a support on a reverse side of the decorative layer and a light-conducting layer provided between the support and the decorative layer for backlighting at least part of the decorative layer, which is assigned a light-conducting element for generating light. For more uniform backlighting of the decorative layer, a light-conducting dome is provided on a reverse side of the light-conducting layer facing away from the decorative layer, which protrudes therefrom and is coupled in a light-conducting manner to the light-conducting layer and at its free end to the light element.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Joysonquin Automotive Systems GMBHInventors: Thomas Abel, Frank Huhnerbein, Ann-Kathrin Diehl, Steffen Daschner
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Patent number: 11280465Abstract: Disclosed are an ADB function adjustment method and a vehicle light, wherein a superposed illumination light shape is formed by a periodic high-speed change of a light shape; the periodic high-speed change of the light shape may be a shape change (dynamic superposition of light shapes) or a position change or a synchronous change in shape and position; and a light source is quickly switched off in conjunction with the periodic change of the light shape to generate one or more local dark areas, thereby realizing an adaptive driving beam function.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: HASCO VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jie Zhang, Shikun Dong, Fan Meng, Feiquan Li, Jiayuan Chen
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Patent number: 11203255Abstract: Protection device for a motor vehicle interior having a flexible fabric which is displaceable along a guide direction between a compact, stored rest position and a protection position, outstretched flat at least in sections, a guide device fixed to the vehicle, in a mounted state, on which the flexible fabric is guided in a linear manner along the guide direction. At least one luminous element is provided which is associated with the flexible fabric and which emits light onto the flexible fabric in an operating state. At least one carrier element is provided, the luminous element being positively joined thereby to the guide device.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: BOS GMBH & CO. KGInventors: David Hiemstra, William Seabolt, Christopher Driy, Justin Boetsma, Zoltan Bakonyi, Everardo Hernandez, Roberto Cabral
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Patent number: 11199303Abstract: A lighting apparatus of vehicles may include a light source unit of emitting light; a first reflection unit of reflecting light incident from the light source unit to discharge the reflected light outside the first reflection unit; a second reflection unit rotatably provided between the light source unit and the first reflection unit to reflect light for allowing light emitted by the light source unit to move to the first reflection unit or blocking the light such that the light is not moved to the first reflection unit and reflecting the light at a position different from the first reflection unit to discharge the light outside depending on a rotational position of the second reflection unit; and a driving unit connected to the second reflection unit and configured of adjusting the rotational position of the second reflection unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, SL CorporationInventors: Jung Wook Lim, Byoung Suk Ahn, Ki Hong Lee, Seung Hyeok Chang, Jung Hee Seo, Ji Yeon Kim, Yoo Jin Son, Jong Young Kim, Jin Sik Nam, Dong Hyun Go, Mi Hyang Park
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Patent number: 11156335Abstract: A vehicle headlight (1), which is one aspect of a vehicle illumination lamp, includes: light sources (52R, 52G, 52B), and diffraction gratings (54R, 54G, 54B) for diffracting light incident from the light sources (52R, 52G, 52B). The light diffracted by the diffraction gratings (54R, 54G, 54B) is irradiated in a predetermined light distribution pattern. A projection area (AR) to which are projected components (LCR, LCG, LCB) advancing and passing through the diffraction gratings (54R, 54G, 54B) among the light incident on the diffraction gratings (54R, 54G, 54B) is positioned below the light distribution pattern and within a range (RNG) in which a field of view of a driver of a vehicle is obstructed by the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Uchida, Masanori Kito
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Patent number: 11104271Abstract: A cabin furnishing element (100) for a cabin, such as a cabin of an aircraft, includes a panel (102) having a panel body. The panel body includes an illumination surface (106) having an illumination zone (110), and defines a lighting recess (112) within the panel body relative to the illumination surface (106). The panel (102) also includes a lighting system (104) having a light source assembly (120) and a light guide (122). The light source assembly (120) and light guide (122) are retained within the lighting recess (112) defined by the panel body. The lighting system (104) is adapted to selectively illuminate a portion of the illumination zone (110).Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Zodiac Cabin Controls GmbHInventors: Volker Antonczyk, Birger Timm, Lutz Neumann, Henrik Heine, Edwin van der Perk, Hermann Schotte, Rincke Bleicken
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Patent number: 11035563Abstract: A light source device includes a substrate, an upper electrode layer and a lower electrode layer respectively disposed on two opposite surfaces of the substrate, a plurality of first conductive posts and second conductive posts embedded in the substrate and having the same number, a light emitter, a surrounding frame surrounding the light emitter, and a light permeable member disposed on the surrounding frame and covering the light emitter. The first conductive posts connect a first upper electrode pad of the upper electrode layer and a first lower electrode pad of the lower electrode layer. The second conductive posts connect a second upper electrode pad of the upper electrode layer and a second lower electrode pad of the lower electrode layer. The light emitter is mounted on the first upper electrode pad and is electrically connected to the second upper electrode pad.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignees: LITE-ON OPTO TECHNOLOGY (CHANGZHOU) CO., LTD., LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Hsin-Wei Tsai, I-Ju Chen, Hou-Yen Tsao, Shu-Hua Yang, Yu-Hung Su
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Patent number: 11014489Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles with a light source unit, having a plurality of first light sources and second light sources, an optical unit for generating at least two different light distributions containing a light panel and a diffusing structure. The first light source and the second light source are arranged at a distance from the light panel and/or the diffusing structure. The light panel and/or the diffusing structure are provided a diaphragm with apertures for the passage of light emitted by the first light source and/or the second light source, wherein a contour of the openings predefines a light signature for the light distributions. The second light source is designed as an additional light source, which is associated with an additional optical system for focusing the light emitted by the additional light source in the direction of a delimited region of the diaphragm.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventor: Martin Muegge
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Patent number: 10995930Abstract: A rear light is a light disposed in a rear portion of a vehicle, and includes: a light source; a light-transmitting plate that guides incident light from the light source; and a dot portion that is disposed on the light-transmitting plate and reflects incident light to the outside of the vehicle with different reflection intensities depending on positions on the light-transmitting plate.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATIONInventors: Naoki Yamamoto, Yoshiaki Nakaya, Toshiaki Wakabayashi, Takahiro Yamamoto
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Patent number: 10962190Abstract: A lighting device includes a light emitting element; a first lens that captures and emits light generated by the light emitting element; and a second lens that captures light emitted from the first lens and emits the light in a predetermined direction. The first lens includes a first-lens-entrance through which the light generated by the light emitting element enters, a first lens exit that emits the light entered from the first-lens-entrance and transmitted through an inside of the first lens, and a plurality of first-lens-side-portion-wall-surfaces that are provided between the first-lens-entrance and the first lens exit. The plurality of first-lens-side-portion-wall-surfaces include a reflection-side-surface-portion that reflects the light entered the inside of the first lens from the first-lens-entrance, and a side surface portion that is configured to allow light having a luminous intensity smaller than a luminous intensity of light entering the reflection-side-surface-portion to enter.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Matsuda, Masahiro Kasano
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Patent number: 10948156Abstract: A luminaire housing (10) comprises a light chamber (15) at least partially delimited by a light-transmissive cover (30). The light chamber comprises a mounting region for mounting at least one solid state lighting element. The cover comprises at least one rounded corner section (31) in between two further sections (33), wherein the rounded corner section has an inner surface (311) having opposing inner endpoints (103, 105) and an outer surface (313) having opposing outer endpoints (113, 115). Each inner endpoint is positioned relative to the outer endpoint proximal to said inner endpoint such that no ray of light (301, 301?) emitted by the at least one solid state lighting element entering the light-transmissive cover via an inner surface (331) of a further section exits the light-transmissive cover from the outer surface of a curved corner section. A luminaire including such a luminaire housing, a design method and a manufacturing method for such a luminaire housing are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2017Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Johannes Maria Thijssen, Silva Maria Booij
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Patent number: 10946815Abstract: A vehicle badge system includes a housing that defines an opening and an aperture proximate the opening. The housing defines a light-transmissive feature on a side thereof. A lens is coupled to the housing proximate the opening. The lens defines at least one grating. An image-based assembly defines a sensor field to obtain data. The image-based assembly defines a projector field to display a projected image. A first light source is configured to direct light through the light-transmissive feature. A second light source is configured to direct light through the lens. The at least one grating is configured to diffract the light emitted from the second light source.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Stuart C. Salter, Aaron Bradley Johnson, Luciano Lukacs, Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman
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Patent number: 10907802Abstract: A light system a base that is configured to connect to a vehicle; a light layer that is movable into the base in a closed configuration and out of the base in an open configuration; and a cap located above the base and the light layer, the cap enclosing the light layer within the base when the light system is in the closed configuration.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Valeo VisionInventors: Mark Pattison, John Orisich, Brant Potter
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Patent number: 10883691Abstract: The present disclosure provides an illumination structure and a light distributing method. The illumination structure includes a substrate, a first light emitting element, a second light emitting element, a reflection housing and a hooding board. The reflection housing has a first focal point and a second focal point. The first light emitting element is disposed on the substrate and located at the first focal point of the reflection housing. The second focal point is positioned within the hooding board. Therefore, a portion of light emitted by the first light emitting element will be reflected by the reflection housing and pass through a hollow portion of the hooding board to generate low beam light.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: ADI OPTICSInventors: Tzu-Tse Huang, Yi Chen, Chuan-Kao Wei, Chih-Wei Tseng, Yi-Ren Lin
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Patent number: 10851958Abstract: The invention concerns a lighting module for motor vehicles, including at least one first row of first illumination units configured to produce a first exit beam, each first illumination unit including a first light source and a first optical element configured to produce a first unitary beam from light rays coming from the first light source, characterized in that the first optical element of each of the first illumination units is configured to produce: a first total internal reflection of the rays coming from the first light source so as to form a reflected beam of collimated rays; a second total internal reflection of the collimated rays so as to generate the first unitary beam.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventor: Yves Gromfeld
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Patent number: 10837618Abstract: A vehicular lamp includes: a lens body including front and rear surfaces; and a light source provided at the rear of the lens body and emitting light rays that enter through the rear surface and are outputted through the front surface. The front surface includes a plurality of lens cuts that control a diffusion angle of light rays, at least one lens cut includes a first region and a second region, the lens body includes a reflection surface that internally reflects a portion of light rays that are to be outputted through the second region, the first region is a surface that controls the diffusion angle of direct light rays that are to be outputted through the first region, and the second region is a surface that controls the diffusion angle of the reflected light rays from the reflection surface which are to be outputted through the second region.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Dai Takiuchi, Yasuhiro Nakamura
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Patent number: 10823900Abstract: A vehicular lamp includes a light guide body, including first and second light guide portions, disposed side by side, a light incident portion, a first reflective surface, and a second reflective surface. The first and second reflective surfaces are disposed between the light incident portion and the proximal end portion of the first or second light guide portion, respectively. Light reflected by the first reflective surface is guided in the first light guide portion while being repeatedly reflected between the front and back surfaces thereof, and light reflected by the second reflective surface is guided in the second light guide portion while being repeatedly reflected between the front and back surfaces thereof. The back surfaces of the light guide portions include a plurality of first or second structures, respectively, configured to cause the light guided in the first or second light guide portion to exit from the front surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Kentaro Mori
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Patent number: 10801685Abstract: Provided is a light source apparatus detecting, even when a minute crack occurs in a fluorescent material plate, such a defect to take a safety measure. The light source apparatus includes a laser light source emitting laser light, a fluorescent material plate including a laser light irradiation region and being capable of emitting light by irradiating the laser light irradiation region with laser light to convert the light in wavelength, a light scanning mechanism capable of scanning the laser light irradiation region with the laser light, and a transparent conductive film pattern disposed on the fluorescent material plate in the laser light irradiation region and including a parallel wiring portion in a first direction. The interval between adjacent portions of the transparent conductive film pattern in a second direction intersecting the first direction changes along the second direction depending on a portion which is located within the pattern.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuta Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 10781987Abstract: The invention describes a light converting device comprising: a light converter for converting laser light to converted light, the light converter comprising a light entrance surface, a bonding surface opposite to the light entrance surface and a side surface; a substrate carrying the light converter and comprising a reflective structure for reflecting laser light and converted light; a reflective side structure optically coupled to the side surface of the light converter and for reflecting laser light and converted light; a cooling element attached to the reflective side structure for cooling the reflective side structure, wherein the cooling element comprises material which is transparent in the wavelength range of the laser light and the wavelength range of the converted light, and wherein the cooling element is arranged in an optical path of the laser light, an optical path of reflected laser light and an optical path of the converted light, and a decoupling structure between the light converter and thType: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: LUMILEDS LLCInventors: Steffen Zozgornik, Ulrich Hechtfischer
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Patent number: 10766414Abstract: An optical system including two optical modules, each optical module including at least one light source, one primary optical element configured to form an elementary beam dependent on the rays emitted by the one or more light sources, and one secondary optical element for projecting the elementary beam. The primary optical elements of the optical modules form one and the same part.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventors: Thierry Fleurence, Kaoutar Ez-Zouaq, Nicolas Boiroux, Nirina Rasoldier, Jingjing Xue, Arnaud Robert
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Patent number: 10724705Abstract: A light source apparatus includes: a laser light source; a fluorescent material plate including a laser beam irradiation region and being capable of emitting light generated by irradiating the laser beam irradiation region with a laser beam; a light scanning mechanism capable of scanning the laser beam irradiation region with the laser beam; a first transparent conductive film pattern disposed on the fluorescent material plate in the laser beam irradiation region; a second transparent conductive film pattern disposed on the fluorescent material plate outside the laser beam irradiation region and connected to the first transparent conductive film pattern to constitute a continuous series connection wiring; and an electric circuit electrically connected to the second transparent conductive film pattern, detect a change in a resistance value of the series connection wiring, and function to stop the driving of the laser light source when the resistance value falls outside a predetermined range.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuta Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 10690311Abstract: A vehicle headlight device attached to a part of a vehicle and configured to apply illumination light to a road surface on which the vehicle runs comprises: a light source device configured to Generate the illumination light; an optical unit disposed on a light axis of the light source device and configured to project the illumination light from the light source device so as to form a desired light distribution; and a polarization direction conversion device disposed in a part of a light path between the light source device and the optical unit and being able to control the illumination light from the light source device with inclusion of conversion of a polarization direction thereof for each irradiation region in accordance with a state of a position irradiated with the illumination light on the road surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Toshinori Sugiyama, Yasuhiko Kunii
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Patent number: 10670215Abstract: The present invention relates to improved light bar cover for LED light bars. The presently disclosed light bar covers may cover the full circumference and length of a light bar and may include a multi-functional tool for easing the installation or removal. While installed, the light bar cover protects the light bar from various damages such as debris or the elements. The multi-function tool may be used to assist in the removal and installation of the cover when mounted in hard to access location. In various embodiments the multi-function tool may be used to deploy the cover, provide rigidity to the cover, and/or actuate a fastener for the cover.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Inventors: Aaron Becker, Matthew Spear
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Patent number: 10658546Abstract: Simplified LED chip architectures or chip builds are disclosed that can result in simpler manufacturing processes using fewer steps. The LED structure can have fewer layers than conventional LED chips with the layers arranged in different ways for efficient fabrication and operation. The LED chips can comprise an active LED structure. A dielectric reflective layer is included adjacent to one of the oppositely doped layers. A metal reflective layer is on the dielectric reflective layer, wherein the dielectric and metal reflective layers extend beyond the edge of said active region. By extending the dielectric layer, the LED chips can emit with more efficiency by reflecting more LED light to emit in the desired direction. By extending the metal reflective layer beyond the edge of the active region, the metal reflective layer can serve as a current spreading layer and barrier, in addition to reflecting LED light to emit in the desired direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Cree, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Donofrio, Pritish Kar, Sten Heikman, Harshad Golakia, Rajeev Acharya, Yuvaraj Dora
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Patent number: 10598331Abstract: Described examples include a projection device having a light source. The projection device also has a spatial light modulator arranged to receive light from the light source and provide modulated light. The projection device also has projection optics arranged to receive and project the modulated light. The projection device also has a field splitting element between the spatial light modulator and the projection optics, a first portion of the field splitting element being structured to pass at least a first portion of the modulated light to the projection optics for projection at a first focal length, and a second portion of the field splitting element being structured to pass at least a second portion of the modulated light to the projection optics for projection at a second focal length.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Vikrant R. Bhakta, Gavin Perrella
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Patent number: 10576871Abstract: A reflector is configured such that an opening is formed in a portion located on an extension line of the optical path of laser light from a laser light emitting element to a light emitter. In addition, a reflective surface of the reflector includes a first reflective area located at the front side of the opening and a second reflective area located at the rear side of the opening, and the first reflective area is displaced to the light emitter side with respect to the second reflective area. Thereby, compared with a case where a first reflective area is formed in a curved shape obtained by extending the second reflective area as in the related art, a large solid angle based on the light emission center of the light emitter is secured, and a luminous flux utilization ratio with respect to the light emitted from the light emitter is increased.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Akinori Matsumoto
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Patent number: 10562446Abstract: The invention relates to an interior trim element for a motor vehicle which comprises: a translucent carrier component with a front side and a rear side, a translucent cover material on the front side of the carrier component and a light source on the rear side of the carrier component, wherein the translucent cover material has a Shore A hardness in the range between 60 and 80, wherein the interior trim element comprises at least one surface of a storage tray or storage compartment of the motor vehicle which is visible to passengers of the motor vehicle, and wherein the light source illuminates the visible surface of the storage tray or storage compartment.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP GMBHInventor: Carter Scott Cannon
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Patent number: 10562443Abstract: A purpose of the invention is to provide a tractor that includes a rear lamp with high designability. A tractor of the present invention includes a rear lamp, a cabin, a lamp housing that is provided along a longitudinal direction of a rear pillar of the cabin, and a light source that is housed in the lamp housing, wherein the rear lamp is provided from a vicinity of one end to a vicinity of the other end of the rear pillar in the longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2015Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: YANMAR CO., LTD.Inventor: Junko Kudo