Refractor Structure Patents (Class 362/520)
  • Patent number: 11965632
    Abstract: Illumination device (10) for a motor vehicle headlight, which comprises the following: a first light module (100) for producing light distribution, a bulb shield (300) having a bulb shield (300), which comprises an optically relevant shield edge (310) for producing a cut-off line, a projection lens (400) with an optical axis (A), which is designed to image the light that can be produced by the first light module (100) in front of the illumination device (10), wherein the projection lens (400) is designed as a Fresnel lens, which Fresnel lens has a base body (410) and several annular steps (420) arranged on the base body (410), wherein each step (420) has a main surface (420a) to project the light beams of the at least one light module (100) in front of the illumination device (10) and a sloping surface (420b) extending from the base body (410) to the main surface (420a), wherein the main surface of each step is curved and has a focal point, which focal point is arranged horizontally and/or vertically displ
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Mandl, Andreas Hölzl
  • Patent number: 11940119
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a logo lamp device for a vehicle which may include an inner housing and an outer housing, the inner housing and the outer housing having an open end; an encapsulant configured opposite to the open end of the inner housing and the outer housing; a printed circuit board (PCB) enclosed within the inner housing; at least one light source connected to the PCB and enclosed within the inner housing; and an optical assembly having plurality of lenses, wherein the plurality of lenses comprises at least one first lens and at least one second lens. The logo lamp device may include at least one retaining mechanism configured between the at least one first lens and the inner housing, wherein the at least one first lens is configured to push the at least one second lens against the inner housing, and/or the at least one first lens is detachably mounted onto the inner housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Motherson Innovations Company Limited
    Inventors: Jacob Heath Messenger, Dean Stevens
  • Patent number: 11920757
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lamp for a vehicle and a vehicle. The lamp includes a housing and a light source arranged in the housing, an opening of the housing being divisible into one or more light emitting regions to correspondingly realize a predetermined light function, wherein the at least one light emitting region is provided with a light distribution element for the light source, the light distribution element having a first light distribution portion and a second light distribution portion, the first light distribution portion being configured to cause light of the light source to leave the light emitting region within a first angular range, and the second light distribution portion being configured to cause light of the light source to leave the light emitting region within a second angular range that is different from the first angular range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Zhujun Wang, Xian Zhang, Kang Ye
  • Patent number: 11892139
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle includes a first light source unit including a plurality of first light sources and for irradiating a first light that forms a first beam pattern, a second light source unit including a plurality of second light sources and for irradiating a second light that forms a second beam pattern, a first reflector including a plurality of first reflection units corresponding to the plurality of first light sources and for reflecting the first light, and a second reflector including a plurality of second reflection units corresponding to the plurality of second light sources and for reflecting the second light. In particular, the plurality of first light sources are disposed along an arc having a first curvature, and the plurality of second light sources are disposed along an arc having a second curvature, the second curvature is greater than the first curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Se Hyun Jung, Byung Dong Choi
  • Patent number: 11859789
    Abstract: A vehicle roof rack is provided, including: a main body and a light assembly. The main body includes a plurality of rod members and a plurality of connecting portions, and the plurality of connecting portions are detachably connected with the plurality of rod members to form a frame. At least one of the plurality of rod members includes at least one recession. The light assembly includes at least one light-emitting member and at least one power supply unit electrically connected with the at least one light-emitting member. The at least one light-emitting member is received within the at least one recession, and light emitted from the at least one light-emitting member is projected outward through an opening of the at least one recession.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: EVERMORE INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wade Chi
  • Patent number: 11781723
    Abstract: An example includes a system, having: an illumination source configured to produce illumination light; and a spatial light modulator (SLM) optically coupled to the illumination source, the SLM comprising an array of picture elements. The SLM is configured to: receive the illumination light; direct, by a first portion of the picture elements, on state light in a first direction; and direct, by a second portion of the picture elements, off state light in a second direction. The example system includes imaging optics optically coupled to the SLM, the imaging optics configured to receive the on state light from the SLM and to project an image as an image portion of a beam; and non-imaging optics optically coupled to the SLM, the non-imaging optics configured to receive the off state light from the SLM and to project the off state light as part of the beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Zhongyan Sheng, Shashank Dabral, Ganapathy Sivakumar
  • Patent number: 11774059
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle using micromirrors includes a variable beam forming part that generates light and forms a variable beam pattern. In particular, the variable beam forming part includes a first optical part that irradiates the light; a beam pattern forming part that reflects the light of the first optical part to form the variable beam pattern; and a second optical part that transmits the light reflected from the beam pattern forming part. The beam pattern forming part includes a reflection part including a plurality of micromirrors; and a housing that accommodates the reflection part. The housing includes an anti-reflection member to prevent secondary reflection of the light having been reflected by the reflection part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SL Corporation
    Inventors: Dongjin Ko, Changwoo Baek, Jaegon Seo, Jin-Sup Shin
  • Patent number: 11767958
    Abstract: In order to ensure accuracy for positioning two molding members spaced from each other and an outer lens disposed in an opening between the two molding members, a vehicle lighting device includes: a first molding member; a second molding member that is formed separately from the first molding member and is spaced from the first molding member through an opening; and an outer lens, disposed in the opening, having a transmissive surface through which lamp light is transmitted from a depth side toward a front side. The first molding member and the second molding member each have a molding-side positioning portion configured to be positioned relative to the transmissive surface of the outer lens. The outer lens has a first lens-side positioning portion configured to be positioned relative to the first molding member and a second lens-side positioning portion configured to be positioned relative to the second molding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuhki Kuramitsu, Yoshiharu Tanaka, Hirotaka Fukui, Masaya Kometani, Makoto Okada, Hiroyuki Harai
  • Patent number: 11746978
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lamp for a vehicle, the lamp including a light source unit including a plurality of light sources configured to emit light, and an inner lens configured to allow the light emitted from the light source unit to enter the inner lens, in which the inner lens includes a light entering surface configured to define a rear surface of the inner lens and allow the light emitted from the light source unit to enter the light entering surface, and a light exiting surface configured to define a front surface of the inner lens and allow the light entering the light entering surface to exit, and in which the light exiting surface has a curved shape curved so that positions on the light exiting surface from one side end to the other side end opposite to one side end based on a leftward/rightward direction W become closer to a rear side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Min Ji Jin
  • Patent number: 11713867
    Abstract: A lighting device may include a lens, an emitter configured to emit light through the lens, and a reflector. The reflector may define a cavity that extends from a first end to a second end of the reflector. The emitter may be received in the first end of the reflector, and the lens may be attached to the second end of the reflector. The lens may include teeth that extend from a rear surface of a rim of the lens. The reflector may include a collar at the second end, and the collar may include attachment clips that are configured to lock the teeth in place and retain the lens in attachment to the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventor: Aaron J. Wilz
  • Patent number: 11662073
    Abstract: A lamp for a vehicle includes a first lamp module including a first light source part, and a first lens structure that forms a first light distribution pattern with light irradiated from the first light source part, and a second lamp module including a second light source part, and a second lens structure that forms a second light distribution pattern having characteristics that are different from those of the first light distribution pattern with light irradiated from the second light source part. The first light distribution pattern and the second light distribution pattern overlap each other to form a low beam pattern. Shapes of input surfaces of the first lens structure and the second lens structure, to which the light is input, are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyun Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 11635185
    Abstract: The invention provides a vehicle lamp structure, which includes a first substrate, a first light-emitting element, a light guide and an optical member. The first light-emitting element is disposed on the first substrate. The light guide includes a light guide body and a light guide bump. The light guide body has an arc structure facing forward. The light guide body extends backward to form the light guide bump. The first light-emitting element is arranged below the light guide bump. The optical member is arranged in front of the light guide. The first light-emitting element upwardly emits a first light ray into the light guide bumps. After being reflected by the light guide bumps, the first light ray travels forward and emits from the arc structure. The first light ray is then received by and transmitted through the optical member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Min Hsiang Corporation
    Inventor: Chung-Chi Huang
  • Patent number: 11624489
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a blinker module for a rearview device of a motor vehicle includes the steps of providing at least one lighting element comprising at least one light guide and at least one light disk or lens and providing of at least one illuminant unit comprising at least one illuminant, wherein the illuminant unit is designed to couple light emitted by the illuminant into the lighting element. A blinker module, rearview device and motor vehicle, including the blinker module manufactured according to the method, are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Motherson Innovations Company Limited
    Inventors: Volker Erhart, Eugen Meier, Oliver Schmidt, Ilka Rötzer, Andrew Thompson, James Dickson
  • Patent number: 11619362
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lamp for a vehicle, the lamp including: a light source; a collimator positioned in front of the light source; and a light guide part, in which the light guide part includes: a light entering portion; a light exiting portion; and a body portion configured to connect the light entering portion and the light exiting portion, in which an optical axis AXI of the light entering portion and an optical axis AXO of the light exiting portion are parallel to each other, and in which the optical axis AXI of the light entering portion is spaced apart upward from the optical axis AXO of the light exiting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyun Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 11607986
    Abstract: A vehicle proctor includes a first sheet sized to cover a pair of headlights of the vehicle. A second sheet sized to be within 80% of the same surface area as the first sheet arranged in an opposing relationship. The first sheet and the second sheets are joined around their periphery. The first sheet has a heavier material than the second sheet. A flap is interconnected with the first sheet. The flap fits under the hood of the vehicle. The flap has an interior deformable material and has a thickness greater than the combination of the first and second sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventor: Luis Alvarez
  • Patent number: 11585507
    Abstract: A lens for an automobile lamp, an automobile headlamp, and an automobile are disclosed. A lens (1) for an automobile lamp includes a first lens surface (11) and a second lens surface (12) opposite to the first lens surface (11). The first lens surface (11) is a curved surface or a planar surface. The second lens surface (12) includes multiple concentric circle-type annular surfaces. By means of multiple annular surfaces (13) disposed on the second lens surface (12) of the lens (1), parallel incident light that forms an angle with a horizontal direction can be separately incident on several small surfaces without affecting horizontal parallel light penetrating the lens and being focused, so that neither light reflected by the lens nor light penetrating the lens can be effectively focused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: HASCO VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jie Zhang, Dehang Shi
  • Patent number: 11580798
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting system includes a light assembly and an electronic controller. The light assembly includes one or more lights configured to illuminate an external area that is in a vicinity of the vehicle. The electronic controller is programmed to receive a battery status signal from a battery of the vehicle. The electronic controller is further programmed to control the light assembly to illuminate the one or more lights to display a status of the battery when the vehicle is in a predetermined condition. The predetermined condition is at least one of a condition in which a remote electronic device is within a vicinity of the vehicle, a condition in which the vehicle has transitioned from a locked state to an unlocked state, and a condition in which the vehicle is about to be transitioned from the locked state to the unlocked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: William J Weber, Matthew Cole
  • Patent number: 11548438
    Abstract: An integrated lighting insert is provided for multi-function automotive vehicle lighting that has minimal space requirements and provides different lighting functions in a single device with an electronic control module that can easily interface with vehicle electronics. The insert is a housing and a plurality of light transmission portions, a plurality of light sources integrated into the housing, each one configured for a different predetermined function associated with a particular use of, a condition of, or a state of the automobile. An electrical circuit is used along with a communications bus and individual controller circuits associated with the light sources for controlling the light functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Methode Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin M. Martin, Eric D. Sherriff, Srinivas Akkala
  • Patent number: 11535312
    Abstract: A rear vehicle-body structure separates air flowing on a side of the vehicle so as not to flow around to a rear of the vehicle, to ensure aerodynamic performance. The disclosed rear vehicle-body structure has a rear combi lamp mounted on a vehicle-width-direction outer side face of a vehicle rear portion, and a rear bumper mounted under the rear combi lamp. The rear combi lamp includes, on the vehicle-width-direction outer side face, a curved portion that is curved from a vehicle-width-direction outer side forwardly inward in a vehicle width direction in a vehicle plan view. The curved portion has a curvature increasing toward a lower side of the vehicle. A protruding portion protruding toward the vehicle-width-direction outer side as going to a rear of the vehicle is provided at a front portion of the curved portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michiya Mizokane, Yoshiatsu Kuga
  • Patent number: 11460185
    Abstract: An integrated functional multilayer structure, includes a flexible preferably 3D-formable and thermoplastic, substrate film; a lighting module provided upon the substrate film and preferably electrically connected to the circuit design thereon, the lighting module having a circuit board for hosting electronics; and circuitry arranged on the circuit board including at least one light source; a thermoplastic layer including one or more thermoplastic materials molded upon the substrate film and at least laterally surrounding, optionally also at least partially covering, the lighting module; wherein the circuitry on the circuit board of the lighting module including the at least one light source is configured to electrically and thermally connect to a number of locations of the remaining structure beside or underneath the circuit board utilizing at least one connection material positioned in between, preferably at least at the periphery of the circuit board. A related method of manufacture is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: TACTOTEK OY
    Inventors: Vinski Bräysy, Ilpo Hänninen, Mikko Heikkinen, Pälvi Apilo, Jarmo Sääski, Tomi Simula, Topi Wuori, Giovanni Ferri, Pasi Koronen
  • Patent number: 11453452
    Abstract: A first inclined surface and a second inclined surface are inclined with respect to an optical axis of a light emitting diode. The first inclined surface guides light from the light emitting diode guided in the first light transmitting portion toward an outside of an outer lens. An inclination angle of the second inclined surface with respect to the optical axis is larger than an inclination angle of the first inclined surface with respect to the optical axis. The second inclined surface reflects the light from the light emitting diode guided in the first light transmitting portion toward the second light transmitting portion and guides the light into the second light transmitting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takahiro Yamada, Shizuka Miura
  • Patent number: 11441754
    Abstract: A light guide system for a vehicle includes, among other things, a housing that includes a first section and a second section that are secured together to provide a chamber A light emitter is disposed within the chamber. A light source is disposed outside the chamber A reflector system directs light emitted from the light source to the light emitter within the chamber. A vehicle lighting method includes, among other things, securing a first and second section of a housing assembly together to provide a chamber, and operatively coupling a reflector system within the chamber and a light source outside the chamber such that the reflector system can redirect light from the light source to a light emitter held within the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Bradley Johnson, Luciano Lukacs, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman
  • Patent number: 11384916
    Abstract: A lens holder for holding a lens in a headlamp, and to a headlamp having such a lens holder, wherein the lens holder comprises a receptacle section for holding the lens and a mounting section, wherein the mounting section can be mounted in the headlamp by means of fasteners. The lens holder has an at least partially circumferential channel between the receptacle section and the mounting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Domingo Guerrero, Christian Koerdt, Andreas Meyer
  • Patent number: 11378243
    Abstract: The invention pertains to an illumination device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight, wherein said illumination device (1) comprises the following: an optical assembly (100), which comprises at least one light source and a cooling element (110) that has at least three first openings (111), a supporting frame (200), which has at least three second openings (210) that are assigned to the at least three first openings (111), and an adapter component (300), which has a number of dowel pins (310) that corresponds to the number of first openings (111), with the dowel pins (310) respectively having a threaded bore (311) and respectively being inserted into a first opening (111), wherein a screw unit (400) with a mating thread (410) corresponding to the threaded bore (311) is provided for each dowel pin (310), wherein said screw unit (400) penetrates the supporting frame (200) through a second opening (210) of the supporting frame (200) and is screwed into the respective dowel pin (310), and wherein the dowel pins
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Artner, Johann Roland, Maximilian Hahn
  • Patent number: 11363697
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a plurality of lighting modules and a plurality of control devices. The lighting modules each includes a plurality of light emitting devices aligned in an array form or a staggered form. The control devices are configured to adjust light quantities of the light emitting devices of each of the lighting modules so that, when light is irradiated on a first target surface separated by a prescribed distance from the lighting modules, a sum of light quantities per unit area of a part for which light from the lighting modules overlaps in the first target surface is within ±20% with respect to a light quantity per unit area of a part for which light does not overlap in the first target surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Nakamura, Kosuke Gomi
  • Patent number: 11168848
    Abstract: A lighting arrangement includes a plurality of light sources in spaced arrangement. Collimator elements are arranged in front of the light sources. A holder with a plurality of spaced openings is provided to hold the collimator elements within the openings in such a way that the openings are arranged to contact the collimator elements from at least two opposed sides, In order to allow exact positioning and easy manufacturing, the holder comprises at least a first portion and a second portion such that at least some of the openings are formed between the first and the second portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Juergen Mertens, Georg Henninger
  • Patent number: 11110857
    Abstract: A luminous laminated automotive glazing with diodes peripherally on a diode carrier facing the edge face of the interior glass equipped with a recess, a profiled bead and a protective adhesive strip between the diode carrier and the bead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
    Inventors: Li Ferrieres-Zhao, Christophe Kleo
  • Patent number: 11104083
    Abstract: A method for joining a lens with a housing of a lighting device for a motor vehicle, having the steps: positioning the housing in a receiving device of a welding device, said housing having on its underside at least one fastener for attaching the lighting device in the motor vehicle, identifying the position of the at least one fastener relative to the receiving device, calculating a correction value on the basis of the identified position of the at least one fastener, and moving the lens held in a holding device of the welding device in the direction of the housing along a travel distance and welding the lens to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Andreas Schuette
  • Patent number: 11098868
    Abstract: A lighting device includes light emitting element; first lens that receives light emitted from light emitting element and emits first emission light; and second lens that receives the first emission light and emits second emission light. Second lens includes second convex incident surface receiving the first emission light, second convex emission surface that is provided on a right side of a drawing and emits the second emission light, and second top surface portion and second bottom surface portion each located between second incident surface and second emission surface. Second bottom surface portion includes first inclined surface and second inclined surface formed to be inclined with respect to an optical axis of light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohisa Sakaguchi, Yosuke Araki, Kazumasa Takata
  • Patent number: 11091231
    Abstract: A seat enclosure includes a number of seats located at the perimeter of a vehicle to form a barrier. The seat includes a base with a panel attached to the backside of the base to give the seat enclosure a finished appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Dowco, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Bartelsmeyer, Chance Davis, Michael Byrd, Jon Alexander
  • Patent number: 11079084
    Abstract: A direct-type vehicle headlamp module, including a radiator, a light-emitting diode (LED) chip, and a lens, the radiator and the lens are fixed to form an accommodating cavity for accommodating the LED chip, the LED chip is fixed on the radiator, a light ray emitted by the LED chip is directly emitted through the lens, an outer surface of the lens is divided into three areas, curved surface shapes of outer surfaces of the areas are different from each other, a curved surface shape corresponding to a first area is configured to form a cut-off line shape, a curved surface shape corresponding to a second area is configured to increase brightness of a central area of a light shape, and a curved surface shape corresponding to a third area is configured to broaden the light shape. Transmission and emergence directions of the light ray having different curved surface shapes to form the cut-off line shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: HASCO VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Le Xie
  • Patent number: 10920953
    Abstract: A vehicle luminaire according to an embodiment includes: a substrate is provided on a heat transfer portion or a convex portion; at least one light-emitting element is provided on the substrate; a first adhesive layer is provided between the substrate and the heat transfer portion or between the substrate and the convex portion. An area on the side of the substrate in the heat transfer portion or an area on the side of the substrate in the convex portion is provided with a center area and a peripheral edge area. A distance between the substrate and an end on the side opposite to the center area in a corresponding portion in at least a part of the peripheral edge area is larger than a distance between the substrate and an end on the side of the center area in the corresponding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Toshihiro Hatanaka
  • Patent number: 10912176
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp has a roof unit. The roof unit includes a plurality of types of light output units having different illumination functions, a light emission drive unit configured to cause the plurality of types of light output units to output lights, and a monitoring sensor. The roof unit is arranged at a roof part of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Masuda, Shigeyuki Watanabe, Hajime Takeda, Akihito Horikawa, Masaaki Nakabayashi, Yusuke Nakada, Osamu Endo
  • Patent number: 10890309
    Abstract: A method of aiming a light module for a vehicle, the method including projecting at least one projected shape from a high definition pixel light source onto a receiving area of an aimer; determining the center point or edges of the high definition pixel light source based on the at least one projected shape; and adjusting the orientation of the light module to align the high definition pixel light source in a desired orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Ambroise Servantie, John Orisich
  • Patent number: 10816160
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a lamp housing having an inner space and a welding surface, and a cover disposed adjacent to another vehicle lamp, and configured to cover the inner space and join to the lamp housing by laser welding. The cover includes a design surface in which an outer surface of an outer peripheral portion is formed as a curved surface and a welding leg that protrudes from a portion near the outer peripheral portion in the design surface. An annular portion on an inner peripheral side of the curved surface on an outer surface of the design surface is formed as a laser light incident surface. The curved surface is positioned on an outer peripheral side from an intersection point of a virtual line and the outer surface of the design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Sagesaka, Masakazu Sato
  • Patent number: 10802334
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel and a backlight unit under the liquid crystal panel and including a circuit board; a plurality of LED packages mounted on the circuit board; a partition wall on the circuit board and surrounding at least one LED package; an encapsulation member covering the plurality of LED packages and the partition wall; and a reflective pattern sheet over the encapsulation member and including a plurality of first reflective patterns corresponding to the plurality of LED packages, respectively, wherein a height of the partition wall is equal to or greater than a height of the at least one LED package and smaller than or equal to a thickness of the encapsulation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Hwi Kim, Ki-Seong Kim, Hyun-Min Park, Kyu-Hwan Lee
  • Patent number: 10781993
    Abstract: A vehicle luminaire according to an embodiment includes: a socket; a first board which is provided in the socket and has a first wiring pattern formed on one surface; at least one light-emitting element which is electrically connected to the first wiring pattern; and a plurality of power-supply terminals which are provided in the socket and are electrically connected to the first wiring pattern. The first board includes a plurality of first hollows which open to a side surface of the first board, a surface on an installation side of the light-emitting element in the first board, and a surface on the side opposite to the installation side of the light-emitting element in the first board. Each of the plurality of first hollows is provided with the power-supply terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Kosugi
  • Patent number: 10781988
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp includes a two-dimensional image forming device configured to form a contrast image from light emitted by a light source; and a projection optical system configured to project the contrast image forward. The two-dimensional image forming device includes an image-forming performance decreasing portion configured to decrease image-forming performance of forming a part of the projected contrast image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takayuki Yagi
  • Patent number: 10724698
    Abstract: A light source unit for a lighting tool for a vehicle includes a circuit board on which a light emitting element is provided and a socket main body having a board attachment section to which the circuit board is attached and a connector section electrically connected to the circuit board via lead terminals, wherein the board attachment section has a fixing terminal configured to fix the circuit board, and the circuit board has first hole sections, into which the lead terminals are inserted, and a second hole section, into which the fixing terminal is inserted, and is attached to the board attachment section by the lead terminals being fixed to a periphery of the first hole sections and the fixing terminal being fixed to a periphery of the second hole section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichiro Ano, Norifumi Imazeki, Nobuo Kato, Masakazu Inoue
  • Patent number: 10690314
    Abstract: A plastic glazing (100) of a tailgate of a vehicle is provided, the plastic glazing (100) comprising: a first translucent component (302); a second translucent component (304) molded onto the first translucent component (302), wherein the second translucent component (304) comprises a color, wherein the plastic glazing (100) is of one-piece molded plastic construction, wherein an overlapping portion of the first translucent component (302) and the second translucent component (304) forms a lens of a first molded light assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Geert Jan Schellekens, Matteo Terragni, Augustinus Gregorius Henricus Meijers
  • Patent number: 10690307
    Abstract: An optical part includes a transparent or translucent block having first and second collimators that are intended to receive the beams of first and second light sources so that the beams enter into the block. The collimators are arranged in such a way that these sources may be positioned in a plane that an intermediate exit dioptric interface toward which the first collimator guides the first beam so that this first beam exits from the block through this intermediate dioptric interface. A cutoff dioptric interface forms a folder for the first beam and for the second beam, and the first collimator with the intermediate dioptric interface and the second collimator being arranged so that each beam converges on the cutoff edge of the folder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Yves Gromfeld
  • Patent number: 10681288
    Abstract: A light emitting control system is provided. The light emitting control system includes a housing, an IR emitter having a central axis and a lens structure. The housing has a receiving space, and the IR emitter is disposed in the receiving space of the housing. The lens structure is disposed on the reflector, the lens structure includes a lens facing the IR emitter, and a cross-sectional shape of the lens along a first cross-sectional line is asymmetric with respect to the central axis of the IR emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jian-Hua Huang, Yu-Hung Su, Shu-Hua Yang, Han-Hsing Peng
  • Patent number: 10663135
    Abstract: A light module for a motor vehicle headlight, including at least two light sources, two optical elements, respectively configured for guiding light rays emitted by a light source, and an attachment support, against which the optical elements and the light sources are disposed. The optical elements include at least one first optical element associated with a first light source and one second optical element associated with a second light source. The light module includes a frame for retaining the optical elements on the attachment support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pascal Garin, Stephane Andre, Remi Letoumelin
  • Patent number: 10655813
    Abstract: An optical indicating device, a vehicle lamp including the optical indicating device, and a motor vehicle are provided. The optical indicating device includes: at least one light source emitting a light beam; and a patterning device arranged to form an indicating pattern when a light beam emitted from the light source is transmitted through the patterning device; the patterning device includes an patterning unit arranged to pattern the light beam, and a plurality of light deflecting portions arranged adjacent to each other are formed on a side of the patterning unit facing towards the light source or facing away from the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Haiqing Zhou, Long Wang, Ji Luo, Ciling Zhang, Pingwu Yang
  • Patent number: 10648635
    Abstract: A headlamp structure has a contoured reflector panel with a forward-facing surface and a reflex supporting portion. The forward-facing surface has a plurality of reflector surface portions. The reflex supporting portion extends forward from an inboard side inboard of the reflector surface portions. A passive reflector is attached to the reflex supporting portion with a reflector surface that faces an outboard direction relative to the forward-facing surface. Each of the plurality of reflector surface portions is shaped and configured to reflect light from a corresponding one of a plurality of light emitting elements and aim the reflected light to project in a forward direction parallel to the reflector surface of the passive reflector. The reflector surface of the passive reflector is configured such that at least light approaching the contoured reflector panel from outboard of an outboard side of the contoured reflector panel is reflected back in the outboard direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Sarah Ford
  • Patent number: 10641450
    Abstract: An optical lighting device includes an optical element having a light incident surface and a light emitting surface, wherein at least one first anamorphic asphere is deployed on either of the light incident surface or the light emitting surface. A first light source being square deployed on one side of the optical element and opposite to the light incident surface. The light source projects into the light incident surface, refracts by the first anamorphic asphere, transmits out of the light emitting surface and forms a predetermined light distribution area with a cut-off line on the upper fringe. Therefore, the optical lighting device has the advantage of simplified structure and high lighting efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: SHUTTER PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Po-Chou Lin
  • Patent number: 10551018
    Abstract: To reduce the optical members and the complexity of optical design. A vehicular lamp including: a light source; a light collecting member; a first polarizer advancing in a first direction a first component of the light, and advancing in a second direction a second component; a liquid crystal element disposed on one side of the first polarizer in the first direction; a second polarizer disposed on one side of the liquid crystal element in the first direction; a projection lens disposed on one side of the second polarizer in the first direction and projecting the first component to the front of an own vehicle; a reflecting member for reflecting the second component; where the first component is focused at a first focal point, the second component of the light is focused at a second focal point, and the liquid crystal element is disposed corresponding to the first focal point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Toko, Ryotaro Owada, Yoshifumi Takao
  • Patent number: 10527245
    Abstract: A lighting fixture for vehicle is provided with light source and lens, the light source comprising substrate, first light-emitting part having first base substrate provided on the substrate, and a plurality of second light-emitting parts positioned on the outside of first light-emitting part in horizontal direction and having second base substrate provided on the substrate. The first light-emitting part comprises a pair of first light-emitting chip parts provided on first base substrate with first separating part interposed therebetween. Each of the plurality of second light-emitting parts is equipped with a second light-emitting chip part obtained by covering, with a phosphor, a second light-emitting chip mounted on a second base substrate with the light-emitting layer side as the second base substrate side. The pair of first light-emitting chip parts comprise a first light-emitting chip mounted on the first base substrate, and a phosphor that covers the first light-emitting chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Okubo
  • Patent number: 10502387
    Abstract: A smart headlight includes a headlight mount, a main light source, at least one auxiliary light source, a lens and a light-shielding structure. The main light source is disposed on the headlight mount and the at least one auxiliary light source is disposed next to the main light source in symmetrical arrangement. The lens is connected to the headlight mount and corresponds in position to the main light source. The light shielding structure is disposed on the headlight mount and arranged between the main light source and the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: CHIAN YIN OPTOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Cheng Wang
  • Patent number: 10458615
    Abstract: In order to provide a vehicle lamp in which the number of components for enabling a shade to move is small, this vehicle lamp is equipped with a light source, a heat sink, a reflector that reflects light from the light source forward, a lens that radiates light forward, and a light distribution pattern switching part that is disposed between the lens and the light source. The light distribution pattern switching part is equipped with a bracket, a crank that is supported by a bracket support section, a shade that moves rotationally so as to switch the light distribution pattern, and a support shaft that rotatably supports the shade and is secured to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiya Abe