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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Abstract: A light source module includes a plurality of light sources mounted in at least one block. The block includes a mating surface for mating the at least one block to an adjacent block, and a plurality of mounting pads for respectively mounting the plurality of light sources, said mounting pads occupying multiple planes in a direction normal to a direction of light emission from the light sources. The mating surface is parallel to the direction of light emission from the light sources. Multiple blocks may be combined by joining the mating surface of a first block with a protrusion extending beyond the mating surface of an adjacent block. When the blocks are combined in this fashion, the mounting pads positioned in the multiple planes overlap in a viewpoint direction along an axis normal to the mounting pads. In this manner, light sources do not impede light emission from adjacent light sources.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device for vehicle includes a socket; a light emitting unit which is provided at one end portion of the socket, and includes a light emitting element; an insulating portion which includes a resin, and is provided inside a hole provided in the socket; a power feeding terminal which has conductivity, extends inside the insulating portion, and of which one end portion protrudes from the insulating portion, and is electrically connected to the light emitting unit; and a melting portion which is connected to an inner wall face of the hole, and at least one end face of the insulating portion.

Abstract: A light source unit includes a board, a resin-molded unit formed using a resin material as a base material and having thermal conductivity, and a socket housing including a heat sink formed of a metal material, and a board attachment portion to which the board is attached and a covered surface which is covered with the resin-molded unit, wherein the resin-molded unit is formed with a holding hole communicating with the covered surface, and the heat sink and the resin-molded unit are formed by integral molding when a portion of the covered surface and a portion of the attachment surface are pressed by a portion of a mold inserted through the holding hole and another portion of the mold, respectively.

Abstract: A front structure of a vehicle is provided with a vehicle front lamp disposed at each end portion of a vehicle front portion in a vehicle width direction. The vehicle front lamp includes a headlight, a cover member, and a lighting accessory. The cover member is disposed above the headlight. The lighting accessory is disposed above a rear portion of the headlight and below the cover member. The vehicle front lamp is provided with a ventilation path that is formed outward or inward of the headlight in the vehicle width direction below the cover member and that allows traveling wind from a vehicle front side to pass toward a vehicle rear side.

Abstract: A lens for a lamp assembly is provided herein. The lens has a radial portion including a plurality of grooves extending radially from a central point and a plurality of concentrically aligned channels intersecting the plurality of grooves. The outer channel and two adjacent grooves define a sector. Each sector includes one or more ridges. A central portion of the lens includes a generally flat outer surface.

Abstract: The objective of the invention is to provide a vehicular light equipped with an odd-shaped lens wherein light distribution loss has been suppressed. This vehicular light is equipped with: a light source unit comprising at least five light-emitting chips disposed horizontally; and an odd-shaped lens having a convex entry surface on the light source unit side and a convex exit surface in the direction leaving from the light source unit, wherein the entry surface comprises a free-form curved surface whereof the horizontal curvature radius increases gradually from the lens optical axis Z in the outward direction.

Abstract: A light module of a headlamp includes several laser emitters, several collimators, a light circulating device, a liquid crystal panel, and a projection lens in sequence. The light circulating device includes a filter, a first polarizer, a first reflector, a wavelength transforming layer, a second reflector, and a second polarizer to convert laser rays of the laser emitters into white laser rays with a predetermined polarization for the liquid crystal panel, and finally to project out through the projection lens.

Abstract: The invention relates to a headlight lens for a vehicle headlight for a motor vehicle headlight wherein the headlight lens includes a optionally press-molded body of transparent material, including at least one light entry face and at least one optically effective light exit face, wherein the particularly monolithic body comprises a light tunnel which, via a bend, forms a transition into a light passage section for imaging the bend as a bright-dark-boundary.

Abstract: A light source device includes a lens and a light source. The lens has a light-emitting top surface, and the light source is for generating light and is disposed below the lens. Light from the light source is refracted by the lens to cause a light distribution to be produced when projected onto a planar surface parallel to the light-emitting top surface. A light source system includes a plurality of the light source devices disposed in a matrix arrangement. Through the light distribution produced by the lens of the light source devices and the light source system, high contrast effects may be generated and subsequently replace conventional light distributions.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp according to an aspect of the present invention includes a light source, a metal light-source stage including a light-source mounting portion, and a lens member that emits light from the light source toward the front of the lamp. The light-source stage includes a support portion for the lens member. The lens member includes a leg projecting toward the light-source stage and having an end that is supported by the support portion. The support portion includes three projections that abut the leg in a state in which the leg is supported by the support portion and position the lens member in a direction of an optical axis. The three projections are positioned relative to one another such that at least a portion of the light source lies in an extension range of a triangle with vertices given by the three projections.

Abstract: A light module for a motor vehicle headlight with at least two semi-conductor light sources, a light decoupling optical system having at least one partial optical element and a diaphragm. The light module includes a lens combination arranged between the light decoupling optical system and the diaphragm, which is illuminated by at least one of the two semi-conductor light sources, wherein the lens combination has different refractivities in two spatial directions perpendicular to one another and to the main propagation direction of the emitted light. The light decoupling optical system has different refractivities in the two spatial directions, wherein the refractivity of the light decoupling optical system is greater in the spatial direction in which the lens combination has a lesser refractivity.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a first light source configured to emit first light, a first reflective member configured to reflect the first light downward with respect to a vehicle advancing direction, a second reflective member configured to reflect some of the first light reflected by the first reflective member upward with respect to the vehicle advancing direction, a second light source disposed below the second reflective member and configured to emit second light in the vehicle advancing direction, and a projection lens configured to project the first light and the second light in the vehicle advancing direction, wherein the projection lens has a refracting surface configured to refract at least some of the second light downward than an optical axis of the second light.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicular headlamp including: an excitation light source; a scanning mechanism configured to scan light emitted by the excitation light source toward a predetermined direction; a projection lens; and a phosphor provided between the scanning mechanism and the projection lens and configured to transmit light scanned by the scanning mechanism toward the projection lens. The phosphor is formed as a curved body that is curved in a direction opposite to a curved image plane of the projection lens.

Abstract: A vehicular signal assembly that includes an inner chamber defined by a substrate comprising LED light sources and spaced apart, corresponding Fresnel lenses; and an outer chamber defined by the Fresnel lenses and an outer lens comprising optical elements. The outer lens can have a width of at least 12 mm. Further, each LED source emanates incident light directly through the chambers to produce a light pattern with a contrast ratio of 3:1 or less, e.g., a daytime running light pattern. Each LED source can also emanate incident light directly through the corresponding Fresnel lens an outer lens to produce the daytime running light pattern.

Abstract: This invention relates to illumination systems, namely, to automotive headlamps and can be used as the principal head lighting of light and cargo vehicles. The automotive headlamp includes at least one LED and a system of lenses. The system of lenses includes both composite diverging and regulating lenses. The composite diverging lens is made up of two plano-concave lenses. The composite regulating lens is made up of the converging plano-convex lens and the refracting right-angled wedge placed in a series through the luminous flux. The composite regulating lens is placed between the LED and the composite diverging lens, which is suitable for controllable obscuration of the light flux. The invention enhances the reliability of the high/low-beam switch system.

Abstract: A critical angle lens reflector includes a solid, lens shaped object that is fabricated from a visibly transparent material such as glass, plastic, silicone or epoxy. A surface of the reflector has a geometric profile with a two-dimensional cross section curve in which coordinate points (x,y) on the curve have values defined by the mathematical equation dy/dx=(y?x tan(90??))/(y tan(90??)+x), in which ? is a predetermined incident angle that is chosen to have a magnitude such that light output, from the light source housed within an illumination device, will undergo total internal reflection upon reflection off the interior surface of the lens reflector.

Abstract: An optical structure for a lighting device of a motor vehicle headlight is disclosed. The optical structure is paired with or is a part of the lighting device such that it modifies a light distribution produced by the lighting device. The optical structure (1) includes two, three or more optical structural elements. Each structural element has a light-scattering effect. A first proportion of the structural elements is formed in such a way that beams generated by the lighting device and impinging on this first proportion of the structural elements pass through the proportion of the structural elements. Each beam is refracted by the relevant structural element to form a first exit beam, to form a second exit beam, and to form at least one further exit beam.