Patents Assigned to SL Lighting
  • Publication number: 20160010821
    Abstract: A laser optical system for headlamps may include a laser diode generating a laser beam, a fluorescent body reacting to the laser beam and outputting white light, a main reflector reflecting the white light output from the fluorescent body forward, an aspheric lens directing the white light reflected by the main reflector forward, and a beam lens provided on a front surface of the fluorescent body. The beam lens may contract the laser beam entering the fluorescent body and reduce a radiation angle of the white light output from the fluorescent body. The laser diode may be configured such that a center axis of the laser diode is aligned with a reference line, the reference line being substantially perpendicular to an incident surface of the fluorescent body and passing through a center or a center portion of the fluorescent body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, SL Lighting Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Dae Kon Kim, Sung Wook Youn, Seok Ju Lee
  • Patent number: 9068711
    Abstract: A headlamp apparatus for a vehicle which produces a glare-free high beam may include a light source including a plurality of chips which may be arranged in line, and each of which may be separately turned on or off, a condenser lens disposed in front of the light source, and configured to improve light efficiency by condensing light emitted from the light source, a beam pattern conversion lens disposed in front of the condenser lens and configured to increase a size of a beam pattern of the light source in a vertical direction, and an optical refractive lens disposed in front of the beam pattern conversion lens, the optical refractive lens projecting the light that has passed through the beam pattern conversion lens onto a road by imaging the light onto a screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORP., SL LIGHTING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Ho Na, Young Ho Son
  • Patent number: 9013211
    Abstract: A head lamp system may include a head lamp that may be provided with a headlight and a spotlight unit including a plurality of optical modules having different irradiation regions in front of a vehicle, wherein an optical module of the plurality of optical modules, which has a irradiation region that corresponds to a position of an obstacle in front of the vehicle, blinks, and a blink period of the optical module may be changed according to a vehicle speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, SL Lighting Corporation
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Hoo Taek Cho, Hak Bong Kim, Sun Kyoung Park
  • Publication number: 20150029740
    Abstract: A headlamp apparatus for a vehicle which produces a glare-free high beam may include a light source including a plurality of chips which may be arranged in line, and each of which may be separately turned on or off, a condenser lens disposed in front of the light source, and configured to improve light efficiency by condensing light emitted from the light source, a beam pattern conversion lens disposed in front of the condenser lens and configured to increase a size of a beam pattern of the light source in a vertical direction, and an optical refractive lens disposed in front of the beam pattern conversion lens, the optical refractive lens projecting the light that has passed through the beam pattern conversion lens onto a road by imaging the light onto a screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, SL Lighting Corporation, Kia Motors Corp.
    Inventors: Jin Ho Na, Young Ho Son
  • Patent number: 8506137
    Abstract: Provided is an Adaptive Front Lighting System and a control method thereof, which includes a motor driver which controls a beam irradiation direction of a headlamp by operating a motor coupled to the headlamp according to a motor control signal, and generates a motor fault signal when fail occurs in the motor, a power supply unit which controls a magnitude of electric power supplied to the headlamp according to a power control signal, and a controller which selectively outputs the power control signal to the power supply unit according to the motor fault signal of the motor driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, SL Lighting Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Uk Choi, Hun Soo Kim, Hee Jun Jeong, Se Wook Oh, Ki-Young Ahn
  • Publication number: 20130119862
    Abstract: A head lamp system may include a head lamp that may be provided with a headlight and a spotlight unit including a plurality of optical modules having different irradiation regions in front of a vehicle, wherein an optical module of the plurality of optical modules, which has a irradiation region that corresponds to a position of an obstacle in front of the vehicle, blinks, and a blink period of the optical module may be changed according to a vehicle speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicants: SL LIGHTING CORPORATION, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Byoung Suk Ahn, Hoo Taek Cho, Hak Bong Kim, Sun Kyoung Park
  • Publication number: 20130083543
    Abstract: A double reflecting structure may include a first reflecting portion reflecting light that may be emitted from a light source, and a second reflecting portion formed on one side of the first reflecting portion to reflect again the light that may be reflected by the first reflecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicants: SL Lighting Corporation, Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jin Ho NA, Seong Je Kang
  • Patent number: 8393768
    Abstract: A side-illuminating projection lens and a headlight having the same, in which a side-illuminating lamp is implemented with a projection lamp that illuminates to the side of a vehicle by radiating light in the radial direction, wherein sideways-radiated light is projected in the radial direction and is thus smoothly combined with forward-radiated light, thereby improving the driver's vision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, SL Lighting Corporation
    Inventors: Kyung Soo Lee, Dae Kon Kim, Byung Kyu Yoon, Kwang Min Ko
  • Patent number: 8317380
    Abstract: A heat-dissipating apparatus for a vehicle lamp includes: a light source unit comprising at least one LED; a housing which houses the light source unit therein and is formed with an opening in a rear portion thereof; a dust cover coupled to the housing at or near the position of the opening; and a cooling fan coupled to the dust cover for dissipating heat generated by the light source unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: SL Lighting
    Inventors: Jin-Hwan Cho, Hak-Bong Kim
  • Publication number: 20110133647
    Abstract: A method for selectively providing a low beam state and a high beam state of an LED headlamp, may include driving an engine of a vehicle, switching on a multi-function switch to turn on at least a second LED module to emit a high beam after driving the engine to perform the high beam state of the LED headlamp, and converting a low beam state of at least a first LED module into a high beam state to perform the high beam state of the LED headlamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, SL Lighting Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Uk Choi, Hun Soo Kim, Hee Jun Jeong, Se Wook Oh, Jong-Woon Kim
  • Publication number: 20110121733
    Abstract: Provided is an Adaptive Front Lighting System and a control method thereof, which includes a motor driver which controls a beam irradiation direction of a headlamp by operating a motor coupled to the headlamp according to a motor control signal, and generates a motor fault signal when fail occurs in the motor, a power supply unit which controls a magnitude of electric power supplied to the headlamp according to a power control signal, and a controller which selectively outputs the power control signal to the power supply unit according to the motor fault signal of the motor driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, SL Lighting Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Uk Choi, Hun Soo Kim, Hee Jun Jeong, Se Wook Oh, Ki-Young Ahn
  • Patent number: 7926992
    Abstract: A headlamp assembly for providing various beam patterns for a vehicle is provided, which includes a lamp shield driving device. The device comprises a first shield including at least one shield projection formed on a circumference thereof, a second shield to shield at least a part of beam irradiation in a close range, and a shield driving unit to drive the first shield and the second shield in a sequential order to thereby generate a certain beam pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignees: SL Seobong, SL Lighting
    Inventors: Jong-Un Kim, Chang-Hwan Oh
  • Publication number: 20110080752
    Abstract: A side-illuminating projection lens and a headlight having the same, in which a side-illuminating lamp is implemented with a projection lamp that illuminates to the side of a vehicle by radiating light in the radial direction, wherein sideways-radiated light is projected in the radial direction and is thus smoothly combined with forward-radiated light, thereby improving the driver's vision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, SL Lighting Corporation
    Inventors: Kyung Soo Lee, Dae Kon Kim, Byung Kyu Yoon, Kwang Min Ko
  • Patent number: 7914190
    Abstract: A headlamp capable of preventing dazzling of an opposite driver is provided. The headlamp includes a projection lens, a reflector, a light source disposed at a first focal point of the reflector, and a light shade part positioned around a second focal point of the reflector. The light shade part includes a first shade comprising a plurality of shading plates for forming a desired light distribution pattern and a second shade formed as a continuous surface or discrete surfaces connected to the uppermost surfaces of the shading plates of the first shade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignees: SL Seobong, SL Lighting
    Inventors: Jong-Un Kim, Young-Ho Son
  • Patent number: 7909475
    Abstract: An apparatus for rotating a lamp set is provided. The apparatus includes: a motor; a shaft which is rotatable by the motor and includes screw threads formed thereon; a sliding unit which includes a hole having screw threads formed therein that are engaged with the screw threads of the shaft and an insertion ball, the sliding unit being movable along the shaft upon rotation of the shaft; and a holder unit which includes a groove, the insertion ball being inserted into the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignees: SL Seobong, SL Lighting
    Inventors: Sang-Woo Jeon, Young-Ho Son
  • Patent number: 7690826
    Abstract: Provided is an adaptive front light system (AFLS) for a vehicle. The AFLS comprising one or more light-emitting diode (LED) lamp units and a housing which accommodates the LED lamp units, wherein each of the LED lamp units comprises one or more LEDs as its light source and a reflector which reflects light emitted by the light source so that the reflected light can be directed forward, and said adaptive front light system is operable to form different beam patterns by selectively turning on or off the lamp units, and wherein one or more reflectors of the lamp units comprise a multi-face reflector including a plurality of cells having different curvature radiuses or focal points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignees: SL Seobong, SL Lighting
    Inventor: Jong-Un Kim
  • Patent number: 7651252
    Abstract: Provided is a lamp unit using light-emitting-diode (LED) light sources, more particularly, a lamp unit using LED light sources which can generate a low beam and a high beam using LED light sources. The lamp unit includes a first LED light source unit which includes a first row of LED light sources; a second LED light source unit which includes a second row of LED light sources that is disposed below the first row of LED light sources; and a reflection plate which comprises a reflection surface that projects a low beam or a high beam upon turning on or off the first or second LED light source unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignees: SL Seobong, SL Lighting
    Inventor: Jong-Un Kim
  • Publication number: 20090154189
    Abstract: A heat-dissipating apparatus for a vehicle lamp includes: a light source unit comprising at least one LED; a housing which houses the light source unit therein and is formed with an opening in a rear portion thereof; a dust cover coupled to the housing at or near the position of the opening; and a cooling fan coupled to the dust cover for dissipating heat generated by the light source unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: SL LIGHTING
    Inventors: Jin-Hwan CHO, Hak-Bong KIM
  • Publication number: 20090154187
    Abstract: A headlamp capable of preventing dazzling of an opposite driver is provided. The headlamp includes a projection lens, a reflector, a light source disposed at a first focal point of the reflector, and a light shade part positioned around a second focal point of the reflector. The light shade part includes a first shade comprising a plurality of shading plates for forming a desired light distribution pattern and a second shade formed as a continuous surface or discrete surfaces connected to the uppermost surfaces of the shading plates of the first shade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicants: SL Seobong, SL Lighting
    Inventors: Jong-Un KIM, Young-Ho SON
  • Publication number: 20090141513
    Abstract: Provided is an adaptive front light system (AFLS) for a vehicle. The AFLS comprising one or more light-emitting diode (LED) lamp units and a housing which accommodates the LED lamp units, wherein each of the LED lamp units comprises one or more LEDs as its light source and a reflector which reflects light emitted by the light source so that the reflected light can be directed forward, and said adaptive front light system is operable to form different beam patterns by selectively turning on or off the lamp units, and wherein one or more reflectors of the lamp units comprise a multi-face reflector including a plurality of cells having different curvature radiuses or focal points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicants: SL SEOBONG, SL LIGHTING
    Inventor: Jong-Un Kim