Patents Assigned to Valeo Vision
  • Publication number: 20230403775
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for operating an automotive lighting device (1) comprising at least two solid-state light modules (2). This method comprising the steps of defining a homogeneity criterion for each pair of colours, feeding the first light module with a first current value which produces a first output colour in the first light module and feeding the second light module with a second current value which produces a second output colour in the second light module, wherein the pair first output colour-second output colour fulfils the homogeneity criterion. The invention also provides an automotive lighting device (1) comprising a control element (3) to carry out the steps of this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Rabih TALEB
  • Publication number: 20230401985
    Abstract: A lighting system for a motor vehicle includes at least one lighting module capable of projecting lighting functions from image data, a control unit connected to the at least one lighting module by a data transmission channel and configured to generate a control image intended for the lighting module as a function of the optical features of the lighting module and of a setpoint datum. The lighting system also includes compression and decompression units to compress and decompress the image data while the data image travels between the control unit and the at least one lighting module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Hafid EL IDRISSI, Yasser ALMEHIO, Constantin PRAT, Cedric MERLIN
  • Patent number: 11841122
    Abstract: A light module of a motor vehicle lighting device. The light module includes a light source intended to perform at least one photometric function, and an electrochromic device including at least one portion arranged downstream of the light source and capable of optionally having a diffusing appearance or a transparent appearance. A controller is arranged to receive an emission instruction from the photometric function and to control, in accordance with the instruction, the emission of light by the light source and the appearance of the electrochromic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Matthieu Syre, Stephane Winterstein, Blaise Jars, Gavin Warner, Sylvain Giraud
  • Publication number: 20230382300
    Abstract: This invention provides a method for detecting a failure in a solid-state light source of an automotive lighting device. This method provides an estimated temperature profile for the lighting device, measures an actual temperature profile of the lighting device and compares the estimated temperature profile with the actual temperature profile in order to detect a difference between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Rabih TALEB, Hafid EL-IDRISSI, Marouene KARRAY
  • Publication number: 20230382293
    Abstract: An automotive lighting arrangement and a method for manufacturing an automotive lighting arrangement. The method includes training a deep autoencoder to process image data, installing the encoder block in an automotive control unit of an automotive vehicle and installing the decoder block in an automotive lighting module of the automotive vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Yasser ALMEHIO
  • Patent number: 11828432
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-guiding assembly having a first light-guiding element, which is allocated to a first light source and used to receive and guide light from the first light source, and is provided with a first light incidence portion, a first light exit portion, and a first intermediate optical portion that is arranged between them. A second light-guiding element, which is allocated to a second light source and used to receive and guide light from the second light source, and is provided with a second light incidence portion, a second light exit portion, and a second intermediate optical portion that is arranged between them. Wherein the first light exit portion faces the second intermediate optical portion, and light leaving the first light exit portion can pass through the second intermediate optical portion and exit from the second light exit portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Yakun Zhao, Piao Zhang, Xiaoyong Zhu, Xiao Ning, Huai Shu, Fanrui Wu
  • Patent number: 11820279
    Abstract: A light system having: (a) a plurality of light sources connected to a vehicle and creating light that radiates away from the vehicle so that the light substantially surrounds the vehicle; and (b) one or more sensors that detect light from another light source; and wherein one or more of the plurality of light sources are turned off in a direction of the another light source while some of the plurality of light sources remain on so that a tunnel having a reduction or absence of light is formed in the direction of the another light source between the plurality of light sources that remain on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Brant Potter, Mark Pattison, John Orisich, Ambroise Servantie, Minesh Chaudhari, Frederick Roth
  • Publication number: 20230366523
    Abstract: A motor vehicle signaling device light module includes a substrate on which a matrix arrangement of elementary light sources is mounted, a connector fixed to the substrate having a rectangular footprint with a long side and a narrow side, and a support designed to hold the substrate in position in the signaling device. The substrate is curved around an axis of curvature, and the light sources are arranged to produce a convex display from the point of view of a user outside of the vehicle, so that the long side of the connector is substantially parallel to the axis of curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Alexandre VAL, Zdravko ZOJCESKI, Antoine DE LAMBERTERIE, Samuel DAROUSSIN
  • Publication number: 20230365055
    Abstract: A lighting module for a motor vehicle signaling device includes a substrate provided with an electronic circuit on which a matrix arrangement of elementary light sources is mounted, and wall through which light emitted from the light sources can pass. The substrate and/or all or part of the elementary light sources are bonded to the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Alexandre VAL, Samuel DAROUSSIN, Antoine DE LAMBERTERIE, Zdravko ZOJCESKI
  • Patent number: 11815242
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light guiding assembly, a vehicle lamp and a vehicle. Specifically, the light guide assembly includes at least a first light guide element and a second light guide element, which can be joined to form a predetermined shape, in the region where the first light guide element and the second light guide element are joined, the parts of the first light guide element and the second light guide element that face each other at least partially overlap, so that light leaving one of the first light guide element and the second light guide element can at least partially enter the other. The vehicle lamp and the vehicle have the abovementioned light guide assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Xingang Shi, Yanna Chen, Zebin Ni, Yamei Li
  • Publication number: 20230363088
    Abstract: A lighting module of a motor vehicle signaling device includes a ceramic substrate having opposite first and second faces, and a plurality of selectively activatable light sources mounted on the first face of the ceramic substrate. Each of the first and second faces of the ceramic substrate are provided with at least a first and a second respective interconnection layer. The ceramic substrate comprises a plurality of through holes designed to interconnect the first interconnection layer to the second interconnection layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Alexandre VAL, Samuel DAROUSSIN, Zdravko ZOJCESKI, Antoine DE LAMBERTERIE
  • Publication number: 20230356648
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light device for a motor vehicle, the device including a housing, members for fastening the housing to a body of the motor vehicle, a plate arranged in the housing and supporting at least one light module, a device for manually adjusting the orientation of the housing relative to the fastening members of the motor vehicle, arranged outside the housing, and a device for dynamically adjusting the orientation of the plate relative to the housing, arranged inside the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Mehdi MADELAINE, Nicolas HONNET, Stephane PATRIZI, Matthieu SYRE
  • Publication number: 20230347812
    Abstract: This invention provides a method for operating an automotive lighting device including a plurality of solid-state light sources. This method includes acquiring image data of a working zone in front of the automotive lighting device, transforming the image data into a luminance map, providing a desired light pattern, calculating an adapted light pattern which provides the desired light pattern when projected over the luminance map and projecting the adapted light pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Ali KANJ
  • Patent number: 11796149
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle light unit with a primary light device including a primary light module arranged in a primary housing, a secondary light device including a secondary light module arranged in a secondary housing, a primary part with a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being transparent, a secondary part with a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being transparent, and a logo. One of the primary part or secondary part includes an indexing device to position the primary part or secondary part relative to the other part with one of the primary part or secondary part partially overlapping the other part. The light unit further including a mounting surface for the logo with the mounting surface including an attachment device for attachment to one of the primary part or secondary part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Thomas Daniel
  • Patent number: 11794769
    Abstract: A method and device for determining whether a user is actively driving a motor vehicle or car sick. The sensor device is provided for sensing eye movement of the user and the method includes supplying an artificial intelligence with data originating from the sensor device in order to recognize at least one frequency of eye movements of the user, a frequency of eye movements above a first threshold characterizing a visualization by the user of a passing landscape, and being distinguished from a concentration of gaze of a vehicle driver, and determining a current frequency of eye movements of the user and comparing the current frequency with the first threshold, and if the current frequency is greater than the first threshold, triggering a notification signal for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Frederic Gossele, Pierre Cesar Lafaysse, Pierre Louis Thouvenot
  • Publication number: 20230332756
    Abstract: Part for a motor vehicle includes an opacification coating, associated manufacturing method and luminous device including the part. The part for a motor vehicle includes a polymer-based body having a surface, an opacification coating covering at least one portion of the surface. The coating is formed by at least one thin iron-based layer and includes at least one compound from among an iron oxide and an iron nitride, and has a thickness that is greater than or equal to 100 nm over at least 50% of the at least one portion of the surface. Furthermore, the coating exhibits incident light radiation absorption that is greater than 70% of the incident light radiation. Thus, the coating allows reliable and reproducible opacification of the surface of the part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Julien CORBINEAU, Laurent PAPIN
  • Patent number: 11788701
    Abstract: Lighting device, in particular for a motor vehicle, including at least two lighting modules and at least one support member supporting the lighting modules. Each lighting module includes at least one light source capable of emitting light rays and an optical system arranged, on a specific optical axis of the lighting module, across the light rays and configured to project a light beam. The support member supporting the different lighting modules is, on the one hand, rigidly connected to a closing element incorporating at least two optical systems and, on the other hand, connected to at least a first adjustment system enabling one of the lighting modules to move independently relative to at least the other lighting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Colombel, Michel Hermitte, Sylvain Giraud
  • Publication number: 20230324024
    Abstract: A light system comprising: (a) a plurality of light sources configured to be located on a vehicle and project light outboard of a width of a vehicle; (b) one or more reflectors that are angled in a first direction relative to the plurality of light sources; and (c) one or more static bending light reflectors that are angled in a second direction relative to the plurality of light sources and the one or more reflectors
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Brant POTTER
  • Patent number: 11781727
    Abstract: A light guide extending in a main direction and including an inlet face for the light emitted by a light source, the inlet face being contoured to form a collimator. The light guide includes a face for guiding the light, a light outlet face, and a face for decoupling the light towards the outlet face, the decoupling face being transversely opposite to the outlet face. At least one portion of the profile of the inlet face is constant in a transverse direction so as not to collimate the light in a longitudinal plane including the transverse direction but in a longitudinal plane perpendicular to the transverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: VALEO VISION BELGIQUE
    Inventor: Christophe Valois
  • Patent number: 11781740
    Abstract: Lighting device for a motor vehicle including a light source and/or an optical part. A substrate including electrical tracks, the light source and/or optical part being fastened to the substrate, and a part forming an electrical ground for the electrical tracks. The substrate includes a cut-out forming a tab, electrical tracks of the substrate extending onto the tab, at least one of the tracks on the tab making electrical contact with the ground-forming part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Franck Dinant, Dirkie Sacchet