Plural Separate Reflectors With Complex Surfaces Patents (Class 362/517)
  • Patent number: 11808422
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle head lamp with customized and/or variable lighting patterns. The vehicle lamp assembly may include an optical assembly, a first LED light source positioned to project light beams to the optical assembly a second LED light source positioned to project light beams to the optical assembly, and a control circuit configured to selectively operating the first LED light source and the second light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventor: Xin Dong
  • Patent number: 11674659
    Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for a headlight assembly are described herein. One system includes a first light source that partially obscures a second light source and a channel is coupled between the first light source and the second light source. In some examples, a first mounting tab and a second mounting tab is coupled to a housing containing the first light source and second light source, and a indicator light is press fit onto the housing in a position that is visible to a motorcycle rider from a seated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventor: Christian Douglas Redmond
  • Patent number: 11656497
    Abstract: An optical lens includes an optical transparent body which has an upper surface, a lower surface, a lateral surface and a lower concave portion. The upper surface includes a central upper concave portion, an outwardly-concave curved surface continuous from the central upper concave portion, and an inwardly-concave curved surface continuous from the outwardly-concave curved surface. The lateral surface is connected between the inwardly-concave curved surface and the lower surface. The lower concave portion is recessed from the lower surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Lextar Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Lung-Kuan Lai, Ting-Kai Chen, Jiun-Hong Lin
  • Patent number: 11639780
    Abstract: Disclosed are a lamp for a vehicle and a vehicle including the lamp. One aspect of the present disclosure provides a lamp for a vehicle, the lamp including: a lens part configured as a single body capable of transmitting light and having a focal point; first and second light source parts configured to generate first light and second light that are to enter the lens part; an optic part provided in front of the second light source part; and a shield part configured to block a part of the first light or a part of the second light, in which the first light emitted from the first light source part and the second light emitted from the second light source part reach the single body of the lens part so as to form a beam pattern outside the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hae Kwang Jeong
  • Patent number: 11391430
    Abstract: A light emitting module for a vehicle is disclosed. The light emitting module includes a first light source configured to generate a first light during an operation, a light concentrator disposed in a forward direction of the first light and configured to change the forward direction of the first light through reflection or refraction, a second light source spaced apart from the first light source and configured to generate a second light in a direction different from the first light, and a lens unit disposed in a forward direction of the second light, and configured to change the forward directions of the first light and the second light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jung Wook Lim, Byoung Suk Ahn, Seung Sik Han, Sung Ho Park, Ki Hong Lee
  • Patent number: 11359792
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a first light emitting part including a first light source part and a first optical part that includes a first reflecting part and a second reflecting part. A first direction from the first reflecting part to the second reflecting part crosses a second direction from the first light source part to the second reflecting part. A direction from the first light source part to the first reflecting part is along a first plane which includes the first direction and the second direction, and crosses the second direction. A distance between the first reflecting part and the first light source part is larger than a distance between the second reflecting part and the first light source part. A light distribution angle of a first-reflecting-part light in the first plane is larger than the light distribution angle of the second-reflecting-part light in the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akiyoshi Wakafuji
  • Patent number: 11346516
    Abstract: A light emitting module for a vehicle includes: a light source configured to generate light during an operation thereof; a condensing lens located on the front side of the light source in a direction in which the light generated by the light source travels, and configured to change a travel direction of input light; and a multi-facet lens located on the front side of the condensing lens in the direction in which the light generated by the light source travels, and comprising a rear surface to which the light that passed through the condensing lens is input through a rear surface thereof and a plurality of sections, wherein protruding heights of front surfaces of the plurality of sections are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung Wook Lim, Byoung Suk Ahn, Seung Sik Han, Sung Ho Park, Ki Hong Lee
  • Patent number: 11242971
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp assembly, a reflector for the headlamp assembly, and a method for generating a supplementary beam using the reflector are provided. The vehicle headlamp assembly includes a light source and a reflector. The reflector includes a plurality of facets. Each facet of the plurality of facets is configured to contribute to a section of a beam pattern of a light beam of the headlamp assembly by reflecting light emitted by the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Brant Potter
  • Patent number: 11236880
    Abstract: A three-dimensional image lighting apparatus includes one or more light guides configured to guide paths of lights incident from one or more light sources toward a light distribution space, and to emit the lights, one or more divergence lenses disposed on the light distribution space so as to extend along the light guides, and configured to diverge the lights, which are incident from the light guides, in a linear shape, a half mirror disposed on one side of the divergence lenses, and a mirror disposed on the other side of the divergence lenses so as to face the divergence lenses, and configured to reflect the lights, which are diverged by the divergence lenses, between the half mirror and the mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Woon Chung
  • Patent number: 11168856
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to vehicle exterior lighting systems that include lamp assemblies that may be customized for meeting customer styling preferences. Exemplary lamp assemblies may include a lamp housing, a removable insert mounted to an interior wall of the lamp housing, and an access panel mounted to the rear exterior surface. The access panel is removable from the rear exterior surface to expose an access opening for inserting or removing the removable insert. The removable insert may include one or more customized features for personalizing the lamp assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: John Wayne Jaranson, Harvey Krage, Richard H. Wykoff, Barry K. Loucks
  • Patent number: 11035532
    Abstract: A ring-shaped light-distribution component includes a light-distribution component body that has a ring-shaped accommodation space and a light incident surface and a light emergent surface respectively located on two sides of the light-distribution component body. The ring-shaped accommodation space accommodates at least two light-emitting units distributed along its circumference. An inner wall of the ring-shaped accommodation space is the light incident surface, the light incident surface including an inner light incident surface near the center of the ring light-distribution component and an outer light incident surface away from the center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shengjie Qiao, Guolong Ni
  • Patent number: 11022778
    Abstract: An optical system mount assembly can include a first post and a movable mount configured to mount an optical element, the moveable mount being configured to move relative to the first post assembly between a first position and a second position. The assembly can include a first magnetic latch system member disposed on or within the first post, and a second magnetic latch system member disposed on or within the moveable mount such that the first magnetic latch system member magnetically interacts with the second magnetic latch system member to magnetically latch the moveable mount to the first post in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Luke N. Asselin, Davis Lange, Gordon Sim, Christopher William Helmke
  • Patent number: 10922980
    Abstract: An annunciator system annunciates a mode of a platoon operation being performed between first and second platooning vehicles travelling cooperatively in accordance with a selected mode of the platoon operation. First and second visual indicators generate first and second visual signals having different colors based on visual indicator command signals generated by an annunciator control unit that operates to generate the first and second visual indicator command signals based on a determined mode of the platoon operation being performed between the associated first and second platooning vehicles. The visual annunciator system may be installed on the rear of platooning capable commercial vehicles in an unambiguous location so that it is not confused with other vehicle lamps, and is of a low intensity that does not shine directly at following traffic. The annunciator system generates two different visual colors that may be illuminated and/or flashed to encode the platoon operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Grolle
  • Patent number: 10823359
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp comprising a front lens body extending in a predetermined direction, and a plurality of optical systems disposed along the predetermined direction behind the front lens body, the plurality of optical systems each includes a rear lens unit disposed behind the front lens body, and a light source which is disposed behind the rear lens unit and emits light which is irradiated forward permeating the rear lens unit and the front lens body in that order to form a headlamp light distribution pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shota Nishimura, Kazuma Kamioka
  • Patent number: 10808909
    Abstract: The construction of a light mounting platform or a skeletal frame of a light bar is easily expanded volumetrically in length, width and height to accommodate the mounting of a variety of different visual and audible warning devices, illumination devices as well as a variety of auxiliary devices used on emergency vehicles, utility vehicles, as well as other types of vehicles by switching between pluralities of vertical support columns having different vertical height dimensions and switching between pluralities of bottom plates and top plates having different peripheral configurations with different length and/or width dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Powerarc, Inc.
    Inventor: W. Kenneth Menke, III
  • Patent number: 10801687
    Abstract: A light module, notably for a motor vehicle, including a first reflecting surface), of the elliptical type, with a first focus and a second focus; a second reflecting surface, of the parabolic type, with a focus corresponding to the second focus of the first reflecting surface; light rays emitted by a first light source located at the first focus of the first reflecting surface being reflected by the first and second reflecting surfaces to form a first light beam; and a third reflecting surface adjacent to the second focus of the first reflecting surface and configured to reflect, towards the second reflecting surface, light rays emitted by a second light source, in order to form a second light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Maxime Laminette, Jean-Francois Doha, Sylvain Giraud, Lionel Floc'h
  • Patent number: 10760756
    Abstract: A condenser for a low-beam vehicle light module comprises light condensing structures, a cut-off line forming structure, a 50L dark area forming structure, a zone III forming structure and an SEG10 luminance reducing structure. The zone III forming structure comprises a zone III breadth forming structure and an HV luminance reducing structure. The cut-off line forming structure is disposed at a front end of the condenser. The SEG10 luminance reducing structure is disposed at the bottom of the condenser. The zone III forming structure is disposed at the bottom of the condenser and is located at a front end of the SEG10 luminance reducing structure. The 50L dark area forming structure is disposed at the bottom of the condenser and is located between the zone III forming structure and the cut-off line forming structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: H.A. AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: He Zhu, Zhiping Qiu
  • Patent number: 10753562
    Abstract: An automotive headlamp that utilizes a lightguide to form light into a desired output shape and illumination pattern. The headlamp is comprised of a light emitting source, and a lightguide. The lightguide is able to create a hot spot, and a horizontal cut-off in the illumination pattern. The cut-off is formed at the exit face of the lightguide. A cut-off facet angled from the exit-face of the lightguide is used to help with obtaining a sharp cut-off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Inventor: Hossein Alisafaee
  • Patent number: 10731802
    Abstract: A combined safety and flashlight includes a frame portion and a housing rotatable with respect to the frame portion. The housing features a plug, a switch, a battery charged via the plug, and a light source powered via the battery and switched on and off via the switch. A compound lens is disposed about the light source and includes a central lens disposed above the light source and configured to collimate light from the light source and an outer lens about the central lens configured to convert light from the light source having a lambertian profile to an isotropic profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Delta Cycle Corporation
    Inventors: Edward DeHoog, Joseph Molinari
  • Patent number: 10619819
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp device includes a horizontal rectangular lamp body and reflects irradiation light of light sources with a reflector unit for outward irradiation via an outer lens. Four reflector portions of the reflector unit have long side reflectors and short side reflectors. The long side reflectors are contiguously arranged in the long side direction at the positions toward the long sides of the lamp device. The short side reflectors are contiguously arranged in the short side direction at the positions toward the short sides of the lamp device. Light sources are each positioned toward the center of each reflector portion in front view of the lamp device. Border lines between the long side reflectors and short side reflectors are formed along inclined lines inclined to extend from near the light sources relative to the long side direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yosuke Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 10612743
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a lighting unit, a lens, an optical transparent member and a light directing unit. The lens is disposed in front of the lighting unit for radiating forwardly light rays received from the lighting unit. The optical transparent member protrudes sidewardly from one side of the lens. The light directing unit is disposed between the lighting unit and the optical transparent member for forwardly directing part of light rays emitted from the lighting unit to the optical transparent member. The optical transparent member radiates forwardly the light rays received from the light directing unit, whereby a light emitting area of the vehicle lamp is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: T.Y.C. BROTHER INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Chih Shih
  • Patent number: 10408421
    Abstract: A light emitting device apparatus of an embodiment comprises: a light source unit for emitting a plurality of excitation lights having linearity; a first reflection unit which reflects the plurality of excitation lights having linearity and incident to an incident direction parallel to an axis of symmetry, and collects the plurality of excitation lights to a focus position; and a wavelength conversion unit which is arranged on the focus position and transmits the plurality of excitation lights reflected and collected by the first reflection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO, LTD.
    Inventors: Kang Yeol Park, Ki Cheol Kim, Chang Gyun Son
  • Patent number: 10393337
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicular headlamp including: a first light source that emits a first light serving as a low beam; a second light source that emits a second light serving as a high beam; a projection lens that transmits the first light and the second light; a third light source that emits a third light in response to at least one of an operation of a steering and an operation of a direction indicator; and an optical member that adjusts a light distribution of the third light. The first light source, the second light source, and the third light source share a single heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuhei Nozue, Akira Hanada, Takaya Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10378715
    Abstract: A solid-state automotive vehicle headlamp includes a solid-state light source (SSLS), a clamshell reflector, and a reflector optic. The clamshell reflector includes a reflective surface defining a clamshell cavity with an open end facing a field to be illuminated. The reflector optic is defined by a portion of a spherical surface in surrounding relation to the SSLC. The reflector optic defines a light-transmissive window permitting a direct line-of-sight transmission of light generated by the SSLC to the reflective surface of the clamshell reflector. The reflector optic further includes a reflective region at least partially surrounding the light-transmissive window and configured to reflect light generated by the SSLC and directed at the reflector optic back towards the SSLC. The reflector optic redirects some of the light emitted by the SSLC through the light-transmissive window towards the clamshell reflector to create a more controlled beam pattern and increase the overall light output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
    Inventor: Adam Bushre
  • Patent number: 10378717
    Abstract: An optical unit includes a rotary reflector rotating in one direction around its rotation axis while reflecting light emitted from a light source. The rotary reflector is provided with a plurality of reflecting surfaces such that light of the light source reflected by the rotary reflector rotating is configured to form a desired light distribution pattern. Each of the reflecting surfaces includes a first reflecting surface configured to form a first partial region of the light distribution pattern, and a second reflecting surface configured to form a second partial region of the light distribution pattern different from the first partial region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hidemichi Sone
  • Patent number: 10361348
    Abstract: A spot lighting apparatus includes a first reflection unit, a semiconductor light emitting device, a second reflection unit being provided on an optical axis of the semiconductor light emitting device, and a fixing unit fixing the second reflection unit to be separated from the semiconductor light emitting device, wherein the second reflection unit receives a part of a light released from the semiconductor light emitting device and reflects it toward the first reflection unit, the first reflection unit receives a part of a light released from the semiconductor light emitting device and all or a part of a light reflected on the second reflection unit and reflects them toward the opening part, and the light reflected on the first reflection unit and emitted from the opening part is 80% or more of total lights emitted from the opening part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kouta Yoshizawa, Akeo Kasakura
  • Patent number: 10323816
    Abstract: A light module of a lighting device of a motor vehicle including at least three optical elements for deflecting the light beams emitted by the light source arranged in succession in the beam path of the emitted light that produces a pre-defined light distribution on a lane in front of the motor vehicle. The first optical element comprises a first reflector element, which reflects the light beams emitted from the light source, the second optical element, which is arranged downstream from the first reflector element in the beam path, comprises a second reflector element and the third optical element, which is arranged downstream from the second reflector element in the beam path, comprises a lens element which, in cooperation with the second reflector element, projects the light beams previously deflected to the two reflector elements to realize the predefined light distribution on the lane in front of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Automotive Lighting Reutlingen GmbH
    Inventors: Ben Huber, Wolfgang Hossfeld, Ernst-Olaf Rosenhahn, Patrick Ziegler
  • Patent number: 10309602
    Abstract: A vehicular lighting apparatus is relatively small, low cost, superior in mountability, and offers a superior design. The vehicular lighting apparatus attachable to a front end of a vehicle includes: a composite lens element that is a light guide element constructed by molding a translucent resin substantially into a plate-like shape; a planar light-emitting unit that emits illumination light; an optical system that transforms planar light from the light-emitting unit into linear light and that causes the linear transformed light to be incident on a rear side face of the light guide element; and a diffraction lens formed on the rear side face of the light guide element on which the linear transformed light is incident, and condensing the linear transformed light. The light condensed by the lens means is emitted from a front side face of the light guide element onto a road surface in front of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu, Hiroyuki Kajikawa, Hiroyuki Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10234101
    Abstract: An optical device including: a light emitter configured to emit light rays and to converge the emitted light rays to a focus; a shield part configured to totally reflect light rays incident on the focus; and a reflector having a parabolic surface and configured to reflect light rays in parallel, the light rays being totally reflected by the shield part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyun Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 10151495
    Abstract: A household appliance light, in particular a light for cooking devices like ovens, microwaves or steam cookers, the household appliance light including a LED configured as an illuminant; a light housing configured to be arranged at a wall of the household appliance; a light exit opening arranged in the light housing which is enclosed by a light permeable cover; a spacer element which is arranged between the LED and the light exit opening and which is arranged in front of a light outlet plane of the LED; and a reflection device which conducts light emitted by the LED to the cover, wherein the spacer element is a light conductor that is made from one uniform material, wherein the reflection device is a reflector which defines a reflector cavity, and wherein the light conductor is run into the reflector cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: BJB GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Olaf Baumeister, Thomas Herbst
  • Patent number: 10113703
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with semiconductor light sources, reflectors, and lenses. The semiconductor light sources have a light-emitting surface. The reflectors have reflection surfaces comprising free-form surfaces. The lenses comprise a convex lens and a concave lens. As a result, the present invention is able to accurately control the light distribution of a predetermined light distribution pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: ICHIKOH INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Okubo
  • Patent number: 10018318
    Abstract: A lighting structure of a vehicular headlamp module includes a reflector, and a base is located under the reflector and has a lighting element. A shade is integrated at the base, and its central region has a shape of arc and protrudes toward the base. A top of a first reflection body has a reflective inclined plane, which is located at the front end of the base and in back of the shade, A second reflection body has a light-blocking inclined plane, which is located at the front end of the base and in front of the shade and located at the other side of the prominent point. A projection lens set is connected with the base. The light emitted from the lighting element is transmitted through, reflected to and refracted by the projection lens set to form a clear light-distributed pattern that prevents from glare.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignees: Excellence Optoelectronics (Dong Guan) Ltd., Excellence Optoelectronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yuan-Jing Luo, Ching-Tan Yu
  • Patent number: 10017104
    Abstract: A headlight system for an off-road vehicle includes a first headlight assembly configured to be disposed proximate to a first lateral side of the off-road vehicle and a second headlight assembly configured to be disposed proximate to a second lateral side of the off-road vehicle. Each of the first and second headlight assemblies includes a frame, a first headlight oriented along a first axis, a second headlight configured to direct light along a second axis that is oriented at a first angle relative to the first axis, and a third headlight configured to direct light along a third axis that is oriented at a second angle relative to the first axis. The first and second headlight assemblies are configured to illuminate more than a 180 degree arc about a forward end of the off-road vehicle while mounted to the off-road vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Dwayne St. George Jackson, Jonathan Eziquiel-Shriro
  • Patent number: 10012357
    Abstract: An LED headlight includes a lens, a heat sink, at least one LED module and a shelter. The lens includes a focal length and a focal plane, wherein the focal plane extends from a focal point of the lens and is perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens. The heat sink is arranged along the optical axis of the lens, and a distance between the heat sink and the lens is greater than a distance between the focal point and the lens. The at least one LED module is arranged along the optical axis of the lens and in contact with the heat sink, a distance between the LED module and the lens is greater than the distance between the focal point and the lens. The shelter is arranged along the focal plane and configured to block light emitted from the LED module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: LEXTAR ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shih-Kai Lin, Yu-Min Lin
  • Patent number: 9897274
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a first light source, a first reflector which reflects light emitted from the first light source to form a low beam light distribution pattern, a second light source, a second reflector which reflects light emitted from the second light source to form a high beam additional light distribution pattern and includes a short distance reflection surface provided at a closer position and a long distance reflection surface provided at a farther position with respect to the second light source at a predetermined interval therebetween, a third light source, and a third reflector which is arranged at the back side of the second reflector and reflects light emitted from the third light source through a gap between the short distance reflection surface and the long distance reflection surface. The third light source is configured to be lit in a low beam irradiation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ippei Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9869434
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting fixture can utilize a plurality of optical deflectors configured to two-dimensionally scan with excitation light. The vehicle lighting fixture can form a predetermined light distribution pattern and have at least one first lighting unit and at least one second lighting unit. The first lighting unit can include: excitation light sources; optical deflectors corresponding to the excitation light sources, each including a mirror part that can two-dimensionally scan with excitation light in horizontal and vertical directions; a first wavelength conversion member configured to include scanning regions corresponding to the optical deflectors, forming a light intensity distribution image; and a first optical system configured to project the light intensity distribution images formed in the respective scanning regions to form a first light distribution pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD
    Inventor: Hiroshi Hirasawa
  • Patent number: 9810396
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for vehicle use that projects light forward includes: a base, a low beam lamp including a low beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a first high beam lamp including a first high beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a second high beam lamp including a second high beam light emitting device disposed on the base; and a lighting controller configured to turn on the low beam light emitting device, the first high beam light emitting device, and the second high beam light emitting device when high beams are turned on. A center of an area illuminated by the first high beam lamp and a center of an area illuminated by the second high beam lamp are horizontally spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kanayama, Hiro Aoki, Makoto Kai, Tomoyuki Ogata
  • Patent number: 9803825
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (1) for a vehicle headlight, wherein the lighting device comprises: at least one LED light source (2), at least one light-shaping optics body (3), which is paired with the at least one LED light source (2), and at least one LED light source carrier (4), on which the at least one LED light source (2) is fastened. In accordance with the invention, positioning means (3a, 3b, 3c) for positioning the at least one LED light source carrier (4) are provided on the optics body (3), positioning means (30; 3a) for the subsequent positioning of a heat sink (5) on the optics body (3) are also provided, wherein a fixing element (6) is also provided, which can be fastened to the optics body (3) in such a way that in the fastened state the fixing element (6) presses the heat sink (5) against the LED light source carrier (4), such that this is fixed in its position on the optics body (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBH
    Inventor: Patrick Windgruber
  • Patent number: 9798187
    Abstract: A backlight module, having: a light source, a first light reflection portion located above the light source, and a second light reflection portion located below the light source; the first light reflection portion includes a groove concaved towards the light source; an inner surface of the groove includes a first reflection parabolic surface and a second reflection parabolic surface interconnected with each other and having a focal point at the light source; the first reflection parabolic surface performs horizontal reflection on the light emitted from the light source; the second reflection parabolic surface reflects the light emitted from the light source to the second light reflection portion; the second light reflection portion performs horizontal reflection on the light reflected thereto. A liquid crystal display having the backlight module is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yongyuan Qiu
  • Patent number: 9771016
    Abstract: A vehicle light apparatus includes a low-beam headlight unit, and a composite headlight unit that includes a plurality of light-emitting modules and a control module. Each light-emitting module includes a high-beam light element and a turn signal light element. The control module is electrically coupled to the light-emitting modules and the low-beam headlight unit so as to simultaneously turn off the high-beam light elements and turn on the low-beam headlight unit when the turn signal light elements are switched on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Coplus Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob Wu
  • Patent number: 9746596
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides an optic, which comprises a light pipe extending from a proximal end to a distal end about an optical axis, said light pipe being adapted to receive at its proximal end at least a portion of light emitted by a light source. The optic further comprises a central reflector optically coupled to said distal end of the light pipe for receiving at least a portion of the light transmitted through the light pipe and reflecting said received light, a peripheral reflector optically coupled to said central reflector for receiving at least a portion of said reflected light, and an output surface. The peripheral reflector is configured to redirect at least a portion of the light received from the central reflector to said output surface for exiting the optic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Fraen Corporation
    Inventors: James Preston, Brien J. Housand, Michael Zollers
  • Patent number: 9677733
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light guiding element (1) for a laser vehicle headlight (2), wherein the laser vehicle headlight (2) comprises at least one laser light source (3) and at least one luminous element (4) which can be irradiated by the laser light source (3) and can thus be excited to emit visible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBH
    Inventor: Friedrich Bauer
  • Patent number: 9644811
    Abstract: A vehicular headlamp has a projection lens having an optical axis extending in a front-back direction, a light source disposed behind a rear side focal point of the projection lens, a reflector that reflects direct light from the light source toward the projection lens, a shade disposed between the projection lens and the light source, and that partially blocks light reflected from the reflector and to form a cut-off line of a light distribution pattern, a first reflective surface disposed in front of the reflector, that partially reflects direct light from the light source downward to the a front of the shade, and a second reflective surface disposed in front of the shade and lower than the rear side focal point of the projection lens, that reflects the light reflected from the first reflective surface toward the projection lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takehiko Tajima
  • Patent number: 9611998
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light module (100) for a motor vehicle headlight, wherein the light module (100) is configured to generate a dimmed light distribution (LV) which has at least one horizontal LD line (HD) and an LD line (HD?) ascending diagonally with respect thereto, and wherein the light module (100) comprises at least two reflectors (1, 2, 3), and wherein each reflector (1, 2, 3) is associated with at least one LED light source (10, 20, 30). At least one of the reflectors (2) is of the LD front-field reflector type, and at least one further reflector (1) is of the asymmetric reflector type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Friedrich Bauer, Peter Illmayr
  • Patent number: 9546767
    Abstract: A lamp unit 10 is one for use in a vehicle lamp. The lamp unit 10 includes a light source mounting portion on which a light source is mounted, and a projector lens 100 that is disposed on a vehicle front side of the light source. The projector lens includes an incident surface 100a on which light emitted from the light source is incident, a convex emission surface 100b from which the light incident on the incident surface is emitted forwardly of the lamp, a connection surface 100c that connects an edge part of the incident surface 100a and an edge part of the emission surface 100b. The connection surface 100c includes, at least in a partial area thereof, a convex surface that is convex, in section including an optical axis, outward in a diameter direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Noriko Sato
  • Patent number: 9541249
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting unit can effectively utilize both the portions of the reflector divided by the plane passing through the optical axis even when a light emitting element with directionality like an LED is employed as well as can be provided with an enhanced aesthetic feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Sekiguchi, Satoshi Shikata
  • Patent number: 9539931
    Abstract: An automotive lamp according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a first lamp unit that has a first projection lens; a second lamp unit that has a second projection lens; and an inter-lens region illumination lens that is arranged such that the inter-lens region illumination lens covers a region between the first projection lens and the second projection lens when viewed from the front of the lamp and such that the inter-lens region illumination lens radiates, toward the front of the lamp, light that is emitted from at least one of the first projection lens and the second projection lens and that enters the inter-lens region illumination lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Kato, Yasushi Sato, Yuji Noritake
  • Patent number: 9528675
    Abstract: An automotive lamp according to one embodiment includes: a first lamp unit that has a first projection lens; a second lamp unit that has a second projection lens and that lines up with the first lamp unit in a substantially horizontal direction and is arranged such that the second projection lens is located further to the back of the lamp than the first projection lens; and a reflex reflector that is provided in a region between the first projection lens and the second projection lens on a side surface of the first lamp unit on the side of the second lamp unit and that reflects light that enters from the outside of the lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasushi Sato, Yuji Noritake
  • Patent number: 9347652
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a body section; a cover section provided on an end surface of the body section; and a light emitting module provided between the body section and the cover section, having a light emitting element. A position of the end section of the light emitting module is equal to a position of the end section of the body section, or is nearer to the side of the cover section than the position of the end section of the body section. The position of the end section on the side of the body section in a portion in which the cover section comes into contact with the body section is nearer to the side of the body section than the position of the end section of the light emitting module on the side of the cover section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyokazu Hino, Toshihiro Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 9255684
    Abstract: A motor vehicle component is provided, in particular turn signal lamp, having a clip for mounting to edges of motor vehicle supports, in particular fenders, having different wall thicknesses, wherein the clip has a first mounting face, which is provided for mounting to an edge having a first wall thickness, and a second mounting face, which is stepped with respect to this, which is provided for mounting to an edge having a second wall thickness that is different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Serkan Proepper, Heiko Eckert