Patents Assigned to Valeo Vision
  • Patent number: 11034289
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pattern projecting lamp and a motor vehicle-in particular, a motor vehicle comprising a pattern projecting lamp. The pattern projecting lamp comprises an optical module configured to provide a projection light beam having a pattern, a support comprising a base and a rotary arm connected rotatably to the base, wherein the optical module is disposed in the rotary arm, and the rotary arm is provided with a light exit for the projection light beam to be emitted through. The pattern projecting lamp can project a light beam having a predetermined pattern at a suitable angle, as tailored to display additional information or provide auxiliary illumination on the vehicle body of the motor vehicle or at a peripheral region of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Lixian Liu, Xiaojuan Mou, Yinfeng Cheng
  • Patent number: 11035537
    Abstract: The invention relates to a luminous lighting and/or signaling module for an automotive vehicle, said module comprising first means arranged to produce a first cut-off beam and second means arranged to produce at least two selectively activatable luminous segments, the luminous segments forming a second beam that is complementary to the cut-off beam, when they are activated simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Delphine Puech, Kostadin Beev, Antoine de Lamberterie, Eric Stefura, Marine Courcier, Paul Jacquemin
  • Publication number: 20210170938
    Abstract: The invention is related to a method for managing a light pattern and an automotive lighting device (10). The method comprises the steps of projecting an original light pattern, providing a reach distance between a retroreflective object (4, 5) and the automotive lighting device, estimating a reach time before the automotive lighting device reaches the retroreflective object (4, 5) and using the reach time to decide whether to activate a light pattern management functionality. If the light pattern management functionality is activated, using an image provided by an image sensor (1) in real time to decide the location of a mask. If the light pattern management functionality is activated, calculating an optimum light pattern for the mask and modifying the original light pattern including the mask with the optimum light pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Fatima BENAMAR
  • Patent number: 11028992
    Abstract: A luminous device for a motor vehicle, said device including a pixelized light source and an optical system that is arranged to project a pixelized light beam emitted by the pixelized light source, the optical system comprising a first mirror arranged to collect and reflect rays of the pixelized light beam emitted by the pixelized light source, a second mirror arranged to reflect the rays reflected by the first mirror, and a third mirror arranged to receive the rays reflected by the second mirror and to reflect these received rays so as to correct field aberrations. The invention enables improved projection of a pixelized light beam by a luminous motor-vehicle device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Nicolas Lefaudeux, Antoine De Lamberterie, Guillaume Thin, Samira Mbata, Thomas Canonne, Van Thai Hoang, Vincent Dubois, Francois-Xavier Amiel
  • Patent number: 11032889
    Abstract: A light source intended to be supplied with power by a voltage source. The light source includes a parallel assembly of at least two branches, each branch including at least one elementary light source having an electroluminescent semiconductor element, and each of the elementary light sources has a high internal series resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Zdravko Zojceski, Samuel Daroussin
  • Patent number: 11030897
    Abstract: A communication device, notably for motor vehicles, including a transmission system equipped with a light source designed to emit an initial light beam, the transmission system being configured for generating a first light beam polarized in a first direction starting from the initial light beam, the transmission system furthermore including a modulator of the direction of polarization of the first polarized light beam in such a manner as to transmit information, the device furthermore including a receiver system configured for detecting the first polarized light beam when it is polarized in the first direction and for transmitting the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: David Hue, Marine Courcier, Vanesa Sanchez, Kostadin Beev, Pierre Albou
  • Patent number: 11028990
    Abstract: A single-piece optical vehicle part comprising: a plurality of entrance dioptric interfaces and/or a plurality of exit dioptric interfaces; at least one junction between two adjacent entrance dioptric interfaces and/or at least one junction between two adjacent exit dioptric interfaces. The junction between two adjacent entrance dioptric interfaces and/or the junction between two adjacent exit dioptric interfaces has a structural modification allowing light to be absorbed and/or scattered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre Renaud, Alexandre Joerg, Francois Gratecap, Yves Gromfeld
  • Publication number: 20210162911
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic assembly for an automotive lighting device. The inventive electronic assembly comprises a first group of light source connections and at least one jumper where each jumper is arranged to bypass a first spare light source connection belonging to the first group of light source connections by putting its first and second terminals in electrical contact. Hence when in operation, the first spare light source connection does not receive any light source. The first group of light source connections are intended to receive light sources which are used for the same lighting function. The invention also relates to a lighting device that includes such an electronic assembly with a method that includes manufacturing such a lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Antonio Domingo ILLAN, Juan-Jose SANTAELLA, Juan LARA-CABEZA, Miguel-Angel PENA, Antonio CALAVIA
  • Patent number: 11022270
    Abstract: A headlight unit including a cooling circuit provided with at least two air circulation pipes linked to at least a same device for generating an air flow, particularly a fan, and provided with at least one element for varying a proportion of the air flow, which proportion is distributed into each of the at least two pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Thibaut Menn
  • Patent number: 11025873
    Abstract: A luminous motor-vehicle system including an optical module and aims to compensate for undesirable movement or deformation effects caused by the manufacturing tolerances of the optical portion. The module includes an imaging device provided with a pixelated spatial modulator, which is illuminated by a source, and a projecting optic. A control unit for controlling the modulator receives first display commands that are representative of an image to be projected. This unit converts each first display command into a second display command taking into account correction parameters, which are predefined on the basis of an identification of geometric defects specific to the projecting optic. The control unit controls the modulator, which may be a digital micromirror device, depending on the second display commands in order that the image actually projected by the imaging device corresponds to the image to be projected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre Albou, Vincent Godbillon
  • Patent number: 11022266
    Abstract: The invention relates to a luminous device, particularly applicable to a motor vehicle, comprising a first light source and a second light source that each emit light rays; a first collector and a second collector each include a reflective surface configured to collect and reflect the light rays emitted by the first light source and the second light source, respectively, into a first light beam and a second light beam; an optical system configured to project the first light beam and second light beam along an optical axis of the device; the optical system is configured to form a luminous image of each reflective surface of the first collector and second collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Michel Hermitte, Sylvain Giraud
  • Publication number: 20210148536
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle lighting device that includes a first module with at least one first pixelated electroluminescent light source where the first module can produce a first pixelated partial high beam (HB1) having a first resolution and a first horizontal angular amplitude; and includes a second module with a second pixelated electroluminescent light source where the second module can produce a second pixelated partial high beam (HB2) having an angular amplitude smaller than that of the first pixelated partial high beam (HB1) and a resolution greater than that of the first pixelated partial high beam (HB2); the pixelated electroluminescent light sources preferably being monolithic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Sebastien ROELS, Marie PELLARIN, Sophie CLADE
  • Publication number: 20210153324
    Abstract: A device for controlling the electrical power supply of a pixelated light source comprises a converter having a feedback control loop and a microcontroller element. The microcontroller element is arranged to act on the controlled value in a precise manner as a function of at least one parameter of the pixelated light source powered by the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Sebastian KRICK, Qingyuan XIE
  • Patent number: 11009209
    Abstract: A light assembly comprising: (a) one or more light sources; and (b) one or more reflectors comprising: (i) a first reflector facet that forms a first reflected light by redirecting light from the one or more light sources in a first direction and (ii) a second reflector facet that forms a second directed light by redirecting light from the one or more light sources in a second direction; and wherein the first directed light and the second directed light are configured to extend away from a vehicle housing the light assembly to form a light pattern that demonstrates a location the light assembly is aimed relative to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Brant Potter
  • Patent number: 11005013
    Abstract: A semiconductor light source that includes a substrate B and a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting rods extending respectively from the substrate, and a plurality of separating walls also extending from the substrate. The separating walls are arranged between the rods in such a way as to define groups of rods, and such that at least two separating walls have a different height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre Albou, Marine Courcier, Vanesa Sanchez
  • Patent number: 11001193
    Abstract: A lighting module includes at least one heatsink configured to dissipate heat generated by a light source, the heatsink including at least a base and a dissipation member, the dissipation member including a series of fins projecting from the base, each fin being defined by a summit that defines the length of that fin, and by two end edges extending between the summit and the base. The lighting module is configured to pivot about two pivot axes, and the series of fins includes eccentric fins the length of which is less than the lengths of the fins at the centre of the dissipation member, at least one fin further having at least one bevel at the junction between the summit and an end edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Remi Letoumelin, Pascal Garin, Stephane Andre, Thibaut Menn
  • Publication number: 20210131634
    Abstract: Provided are a light distribution member, a lighting or signaling device having the same, and a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Piao ZHANG, Qiang HU
  • Publication number: 20210123591
    Abstract: A light module for a motor vehicle including a light source, an electronic support, a driver device driving the electrical power supply of the one light source arranged on the electronic support, a heatsink including an obviously in which the driver device is housed, characterized in that the light source is fixed onto the heatsink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: David DORN, Eric DONNEN
  • Patent number: 10989383
    Abstract: A lighting device including at least one surface light source and a support for this, wherein the surface light source includes a fixing element which has a T-shaped cross-section, and wherein the support includes a receiving part for the fixing element, a cross-section through the receiving part having a shape complementary to the cross-section of the fixing element. In the lighting device according to the invention, the fixing element includes an upright and a head, the upright extending from a lower face of the surface light source, the upright and the head together with this lower face delimiting at least one engagement groove for the receiving part of the support. Application to motor vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Xinyu Deng, Lingxuan Zhu
  • Patent number: 10988175
    Abstract: A device for assisting the driving of a motor vehicle, wherein it includes a processing unit configured to calculate the angular position of at least one wheel of the vehicle relative to a reference angular position and to generate a light signal representative of the angular position of said at least one wheel relative to the reference position. Also included is a method for assisting the driving of a motor vehicle equipped with such a device. The method includes a step of definition of the reference axis within the processing unit, a step of definition of the reference position within the processing unit, a step of calculation within the processing unit of the angular position of at least one wheel of the vehicle relative to the reference position, and a step of generation, inside the cab of the vehicle, of a light signal representative of the angular position of the at least one wheel relative to the reference position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Eric Stefura, Thibaud Barillot