With Cooling Or Ventilating Feature Patents (Class 362/547)
  • Patent number: 8069875
    Abstract: A ventilation member and a ventilation member kit are provided that can extend the time until fogging will be produced in a housing and also can shorten the time until the produced fogging will be cleared up even when the interior of the housing has been fogged. A vented housing and a vented tank using them are also provided. A ventilation member includes: a first gas permeable membrane, a second gas permeable membrane, and an absorbing layer allowing a gas passing through an opening of a housing or a tank to permeate therethrough, with the ventilation member being fixed to the opening; a support body for supporting the first gas permeable membrane, the second gas permeable membrane, and the absorbing layer; and a first one-way valve disposed so as to cover the first gas permeable membrane. The first gas permeable membrane and the second gas permeable membrane are disposed in such a manner that the gas permeates through the gas permeable membranes independently of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroaki Mashiko
  • Publication number: 20110280035
    Abstract: A lighting device for a headlamp light source includes an connector to be connected to cables for supplying power to the light source, and attached to the bottom of a headlamp case that houses a light source, wherein the output connector is formed such that when the lighting device is attached to the headlamp case, the bottom of a connection opening to which cables of the output connector are connected is disposed at a higher position than a bottom face inside the headlamp case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Fumihiro Minami, Takashi Ohsawa
  • Patent number: 8057082
    Abstract: A lighting assembly includes a thermally conductive mounting having a mounting surface is provided. The lighting assembly further includes a thermally conductive carriage having a front and a rear surface. The rear surface of the carriage is moveably mounted to the front surface of the mounting. A heat sink seat having a front and a rear surface is moveably mounted to the front surface of the carriage. A light emitting device may be attached to the front surface of the heat sink seat. In use, the carriage is moveable along a first axis and the heat sink seat is moveable along a second axis, the first axis and second axis being substantially transverse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Aimrail Corporation
    Inventor: William J. Seabrook
  • Patent number: 8047695
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp is provided. The vehicle lamp includes semiconductor light emitting device, a heatsink configured to dissipate a heat generated by the semiconductor light emitting device, a fan which moves air, a guide portion configured to diffuse the air from the fan and to guide the air toward the heatsink, and a housing in which the semiconductor light emitting device, the heatsink, the fan and the guide portion are accommodated. The heatsink includes a base and a plurality of heat dissipating members arranged to protrude from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Inoue
  • Patent number: 8047694
    Abstract: An adaptive front lighting system (AFLS) having a high heat-dissipation efficiency increases heat-dissipation efficiency of a light emitting diode (LED) to improve durability in headlamps which use LEDs as a light source and have a variable illumination angle according to conditions. The AFLS includes a lamp housing, a reflector installed in the lamp housing and rotatable around a rotational axle formed at the lamp housing, a light source installed in the reflector to emit light, an external heat sink installed at an external surface of the lamp housing so as to dissipate heat towards outside of the lamp housing, and/or a heat conduction member connecting the light source and the external heat sink so as to transfer the heat of the light source to the external heat sink. The heat conduction member is flexibly transformed in response to a movement of the reflector and the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dae Min Lee, Jung Wook Lim
  • Publication number: 20110261578
    Abstract: A ventilating unit with moisture absorber consists of an essentially vertically oriented bushing (1), provided with shoulders for engaging in an opening made in the bottom part (4) of the headlight cover and a bottom with an outlet opening, while on the bottom of the bushing there is arranged a filtering means (2) on which is fitted a ventilating insert (3) with moisture absorber, whose outer peripheral walls are in close contact with the inner peripheral wall of the bushing (1). Advantageously, a paper filter is the filtering means (2), and magnesium chloride hexahydrate is the moisture absorber, while a sealing element (5) is placed between at least one shoulder of the bushing (1) and the bottom part (4) of the headlight cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jiri Kudelka, Martin Formanek, Moll Pavel
  • Patent number: 8044427
    Abstract: This invention relates to the thermal management, extraction of light, and cost effectiveness of Light Emitting Diode, or LED, electrical circuits. An integrated circuit LED submount is described, for the packaging of high power LEDs. The LED submount provides high thermal conductivity while preserving electrical insulation. In particular, a process is described for anodizing a high thermal conductivity aluminum alloy sheet to form a porous aluminum oxide layer and a non-porous aluminum oxide layer. This anodized aluminum alloy sheet acts as a superior electrical insulator, and also provides surface morphology and mechanical properties that are useful for the fabrication of high-density and high-power multilevel electrical circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: DiCon Fiberoptics, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Herng Su, Junying Lu, Ho-Shang Lee
  • Patent number: 8033702
    Abstract: An automotive headlamp assembly having a closed-loop cooling circuit. The headlamp assembly includes a housing cooperating with a transparent lens cover to define a chamber. At least one light source is located within the chamber. The cooling circuit has at least one cold plate thermally coupled to the light source. A radiator is fluidly coupled to the cold plate by a plurality of tubes. The tubes are oriented at least partially upwardly and configured to circulate a fluid through the cooling circuit as a result of heating and cooling of the fluid therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ajmal Imran Ansari, Edwin Mitchell Sayers, III
  • Patent number: 8033687
    Abstract: A LED lamp cup includes a heat-conducting substrate, a LED unit, a casing and a light-transmitting lamp cover. The casing can be detachably assembled with the heat-conducting substrate or the light-transmitting lamp cover easily. Further, the casing or the light-transmitting lamp cover is configured that it can be retained from outside toward inside, so that the casing may not rotated reversely after being assembled with the heat-conducting substrate or the light-transmitting lamp cover. Thus, the biasing force exerted on the first and second waterproof gaskets may not be reduced to enlarge the gap. Thus, the penetration of moisture can be prevented to achieve a good waterproof effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Pyroswift Holding Co., Limited
    Inventor: Pei-Choa Wang
  • Patent number: 8021023
    Abstract: An LED illuminating device includes an optical module and a heat dissipation device. The optical module includes a plurality of LEDs. The heat dissipation device includes a housing and a heat sink. The heat sink includes a base and a plurality of spaced fins formed on the base. The LEDs are thermally attached to a heat absorbing surface formed at a bottom of a bottom plate of the housing. The heat sink and the housing cooperatively define a hermetical chamber therebetween. A closed sidewall of the chamber is sandwiched between the base of the heat sink and the bottom plate of the housing. A wick structure is received in the chamber and attached to the heat dissipation device at a periphery of the chamber. A working fluid is filled in the chamber and saturated in the wick structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tay-Jian Liu
  • Publication number: 20110222305
    Abstract: An LED car lamp structure with demisting and dehumidifying functions includes a car lamp assembly, at least one LED module, and at least one fan. The car lamp assembly includes a base and a light-transmitting lens connected to a front side of the base, so that the lens and the base form an integral body and define a closed chamber in between them. The LED module is connected to the base and has a plurality of LEDs oriented to the lens, so that light beams emitted from the LEDs are transmitted through the lens to external environment. The fan is connected to the base and located in the closed chamber. When the fan is started, air in the closed chamber is forced to flow and circulate therein, so that the closed chamber has evenly distributed temperature therein to prevent mists and condensate from forming in the car lamp assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chiu-Mao Huang
  • Patent number: 8016448
    Abstract: The display device includes: a display panel that displays an image; and a backlight that is disposed on a back surface of the display panel and emits light from the back surface of the display panel. The backlight includes: an output member that outputs incoming light to the display panel; and a light source that emits light to the output member from a side of the output member. The light source includes: plural board-shaped substrates that each have a light-emitting element mounted on a surface thereof; and a wiring board that is in contact with a side surface of each of the plural board-shaped substrates to hold, in an upright position, the plural board-shaped substrates which are arranged in a line, and that is arranged so that the each light-emitting element faces the side of the output member while the wiring board is electrically connected to the plural board-shaped substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Kenji Shinozaki, Shuji Gomi, Masataka Yokomizo
  • Patent number: 7988336
    Abstract: A mounting collar on a light fixture provides a compressive force between the illumination module and a light fixture. For example, a mounting collar that is fixed to the light fixture may engage with an illumination module to deform elastic mounting members on the illumination module to generate the compressive force. The mounting collar may include tapered features on first and second members that are moveable with respect to each other and that when engaged generate the compressive force. The mounting collar may include elastic mounting members on first and second members that move with respect to each other, wherein the movement deforms the elastic mounting members to generate the compressive force. The mounting collar may include an elastic member, wherein movement movement of the mounting collar relative to a light fixture deforms the elastic member to generate the compressive force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Xicato, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerard Harbers, Gregory W. Eng, Christopher R. Reed, Peter K. Tseng, John S. Yriberri
  • Patent number: 7985013
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device is provided with: a lamp chamber defined by a lamp body and a cover; a light source unit including a semiconductor light emitting element as a light source and provided within the lamp chamber; a metallic heat transfer member attached to the lamp body and penetrating between an outside and an inside of the lamp chamber; and an air blower disposed between the light source unit and the heat transfer member so that an air blowing direction of the air blower directs toward the heat transfer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuji Yasuda
  • Patent number: 7982403
    Abstract: A motor vehicle headlight module having at least two lighting units (1) is specified. Here, each lighting unit (1) comprises at least one light-emitting diode chip (2). Different lighting units (1) are provided here for different lighting functions. Furthermore, the motor vehicle headlight module has a common heat sink (6) for the lighting units, to which heat sink the lighting units are thermally connected, and a common current-stabilizing electronic system (8) for supplying voltage to the lighting units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung
    Inventors: Angela Hohl-AbiChedid, Thomas Reiners, Ralf Vollmer
  • Patent number: 7972049
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device is provided, and includes a mount member, a semiconductor-type light source, a reflector, and screws. Mounting boss portions in which the screws are to be threaded are provided at the mount member. At the reflector, through holes into which the screws are to be inserted are provided for the mounting boss portions. A hollow axle portion, which rotatably engages with one of the mounting boss portions from the outside, is provided at an edge of one of the through holes of the reflector. As a result, this vehicle lighting device allows the reflector to be mounted on the mount member having the semiconductor-type light source mounted thereon, without the semiconductor-type light source and the reflector interfering with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshihiro Sugie
  • Publication number: 20110157910
    Abstract: An LED headlight cooling system includes a vehicle air conditioner, a thermal conducting device and an LED headlight. The vehicle air conditioner has a cooling device. The thermal conducting device is thermally connected to the cooling device of the vehicle air conditioner. The LED headlight is thermally connected to the thermal conducting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Chih-Chiu SHEN, Kai-Ming YANG, Kai-Jen YANG, Su-Hon LIN
  • Patent number: 7963686
    Abstract: A thermal dispersing structure for LED or SMD LED lights is to mount a lamp base on a light head. The lamp base is funnel-shaped and has an interior annular cutout near its top edge. A substrate engages the annular cutout to carry one or multiple LED or SMD LED units at a center or other proper locations. Moreover, a rim is formed on the substrate around the LED or SMD LED units. The substrate has multiple holes defined corresponding to thermal conducting bases under the LED or SMD LED units and defined slightly larger or smaller than the LED thermal conducting base. Additionally, a thermal dispersing body is secured under the substrate and has multiple posts corresponding to the holes of the thermal conducting bases. Each post penetrates the substrate to snugly engage the thermal conducting base so that thermal dispersing efficiency is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Inventor: Wen-Sung Hu
  • Publication number: 20110128754
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp includes a light source unit that is attached to one of a lamp body and a reflector. The light source unit includes a semiconductor light emitting element that is a light source; a plurality of conductive members formed into a predetermined three-dimensional shape by press working a conductive metal material; and a housing that is formed of an insulating material. The plurality of conductive members each include: an element mounting portion to which the semiconductor light emitting element is mounted, a heat dissipating portion that dissipates heat generated when the semiconductor light emitting element emits light, and a connecting portion to which a connector that supplies power to the semiconductor light emitting element is connected. The housing holds the plurality of conductive members in a spaced apart state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Aiso, Ryujiro Ikuta, Takashi Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20110128752
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for attaching a fan of a lighting apparatus, characterized in that the device comprises at least one mounting element for mounting the fan and at least one mounting device for mounting the device inside the lighting apparatus. The invention further relates to a lighting apparatus of a vehicle, comprising a light source, a fan and a housing, wherein the light source is mounted inside and/or on the housing and wherein the lighting apparatus comprises an fan attachment device of the aforementioned type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: HELLA KGAA HUECK & CO.
    Inventors: Thomas Herbers, Jürgen Schulte, Gerd Hammelbeck
  • Patent number: 7942549
    Abstract: An LED lamp structure includes a reflection cup, a metal heat sink for receiving a plurality of LEDs, and a heat conducting base. The heat conducting base has a slot for receiving the metal heat sink. The metal heat sink includes guiding planes for redirecting the output of an LED so as to change the angle of projected light. The metal heat sink is made of a good heat conductor with high thermal capacity so that heat produced by the LED is absorbed quickly and conducted to the heat conducting base. The reflection cup is flexed to an outer edge of the metal heat sink to provide a flat lighting characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Inventor: Chia-Mao Li
  • Patent number: 7926982
    Abstract: An LED illumination device includes a lampshade and a light engine arranged on the lampshade. The lampshade defines a room therein. The light engine includes a heat dissipation member, and a plurality of LEDs arranged on the heat dissipation member and received in the room of the lampshade. The heat dissipation member includes a heat pipe and a heat sink. The heat pipe forms a planar absorbing surface and a dissipating surface opposite to the absorbing surface. The absorbing surface of the heat pipe attaches to the LEDs to absorb heat therefrom. The heat sink includes a base attaching to the dissipating surface of the heat pipe to absorb heat of the heat pipe, and a plurality of fins extending from the base for dissipating heat absorbed from the heat pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tay-Jian Liu
  • Publication number: 20110085345
    Abstract: A motor vehicle lighting and/or signalling device comprising a housing comprising a rear opening in which a light source can be fitted to the housing and a ventilation hole opening into the rear opening of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Cyril HERBIN, Olivier GREBERT
  • Patent number: 7922377
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp includes a light emitting diode (LED) unit supported by a metal-made support member. The LED unit is constituted by an integrally formed aluminum diecast product including an LED support portion for supporting an LED, a reflector including a reflecting face constituted by a face thereof opposed to the LED, a rib projected from a back face of the reflector, and a connecting portion connected to the metal-made support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuhiko Yamamichi, Shigeyuki Watanabe, Tetsuaki Inaba, Takashi Inoue
  • Patent number: 7922359
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a container having a cavity containing a liquid, a light source module with a high power LED source to emit light through the liquid, and an thermal conductor having a first portion proximate the light source module and a second opposite portion extending in an axial direction of the cavity in front of the light source module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Liquidleds Lighting Corp.
    Inventor: Kun-Yuan Chiang
  • Publication number: 20110075439
    Abstract: A lighting and/or signalling device for a motor vehicle, comprising an enclosure which is formed by a housing and glass, an opening being provided in the enclosure, wherein it comprises a ventilation duct which extends from the opening, the ventilation duct being closed by a filtering means which is impermeable to fluids and dust, and permeable to gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Christophe CROS, Christine ROUCOULES, Sébastien PETIT, Jean-Claude PUENTE
  • Patent number: 7909495
    Abstract: A vehicle headlight is arranged to prevent moisture from entering into a lighting circuit and a lighting space. A back cover has a cover main body 19 fitted into a fitting portion 5 of a lamp body 2 and made of resin material and connection terminals 20 embedded in the cover main body (except a part of the terminals) and made of metal material and in which the cover main body and the connection terminals are molded integrally. Component inlaying portions in which electronic components that constitute a lighting circuit of a discharge lamp and are connected electrically to the connection terminals are inlaid respectively are provided to the cover main body. A part of the connection terminals protruding from the cover main body is formed as connector terminal portions of a power supply connector for supplying power to the discharge lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoru Yashiki, Hiromi Umehara
  • Patent number: 7909489
    Abstract: A road lamp holder structure includes a lamp guard (1), an LED unit (2) installed at the bottom of the lamp guard (1), and a heat dissipating device (30) installed in lamp guard (1) and having a base (30), a vapor chamber (31) and two heat dissipating elements (32) attached to the LED unit (2). The vapor chamber (31) includes a heated section (310) attached onto the base (30), two heat transmitting sections (311) bent and extended upward from both sides of the heated section (310) respectively, a condensing section (312) bent and extended laterally from each of the two heat transmitting sections (311), two heat dissipating elements (32) having a heated base (30), and heat dissipating fins (321) disposed on the heated base (30). The two heated bases (30) are attached onto external sides of the two heat transmitting sections (311) of the vapor chamber (31) respectively, and the two condensing sections (312) of the vapor chamber (31) are attached to the internal periphery of the top of the lamp guard (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignees: Cpumate Inc, Golden Sun News Techniques Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Len Lin, Chen-Hsiang Lin, Hwai-Ming Wang, Chiao-Li Huang, Ken Hsu, Chih-Hung Cheng
  • Patent number: 7905632
    Abstract: The invention relates to a illumination module (10; 10a; 10b) for a headlamp or a illumination system of an automobile with at least one semiconductor light source (5) secured to a carrier element (4). The carrier element (4) in turn is attached to a heat sink (7) and fixed in place by means of a separate securing bracket (18; 18a; 18b) that is plate-shaped or is in the form of a wire-bale spring. The securing bracket (18; 18a; 18b) is attached to the heat sink (7) and includes a recess that at least partially surrounds the carrier element (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Automotive Lighting Reutlingen GmbH
    Inventors: Karl-Otto Dobler, Andres Faehnle, Thomas Wezel
  • Patent number: 7905633
    Abstract: A light emitter with heat-dissipating module includes a light unit, a first heat-dissipating member, a second heat-dissipating member and a fastening member. The light unit includes a light-emitting element and a supporting plate having a pair of opposite surfaces. The first heat-dissipating member includes a first combining surface and a heat-dissipating portion. The first combining surface contacts with one of said two opposite surfaces of the supporting plate. The second heat-dissipating member includes a second combining surface and a heat-dissipating portion. The second combining surface contacts with the other of said two opposite surfaces of the supporting plate. The fastening member couples to the supporting plate, the first heat-dissipating member and the second heat-dissipating member to fix the combination of the supporting plate and the first and second heat-dissipating members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Sunonwealth Electronic Machine Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Horng, Masaharu Miyahara, Chih-Hao Chung
  • Publication number: 20110058387
    Abstract: A vehicular lamp has a semiconductor light emitting element as a light source. The vehicular lamp includes a heat dissipation member that dissipates heat generated by the semiconductor light emitting element; a power supply member that supplies power to the semiconductor light emitting element; a light emitting element holding portion that holds the semiconductor light emitting element in a state of contact with the heat dissipation member; and a housing portion that is secured to a lamp body. The light emitting element holding portion electrically connects the semiconductor light emitting element and the power supply member, the housing accommodates the power supply member and the heat dissipation member, and the light emitting element holding portion is detachably secured to the heat dissipation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Matsunaga, Ryujiro Ikuta
  • Publication number: 20110051447
    Abstract: A headlamp for vehicles is disclosed. The headlamp for vehicles includes a lamp housing having an opening; an exterior lamp disposed on the opening of the lamp housing; a light source received in the lamp housing to emit light, a cooling fin received in the lamp housing to cool the light source, a conductive line connected at one end thereof to the cooling fin, and a conductive film connected to the other end of the conductive line and mounted on an inner surface of the exterior lens. The headlamp can eliminate a cooling fin or a cooling fan, thereby enabling reduction in size, weight and power consumption of a cooling device and can achieve prevention of moisture generation and immediate removal of moisture without a separate moisture removing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventor: BYUNG PYLL LEE
  • Publication number: 20110051452
    Abstract: A vehicle head light device includes an inner housing attached to front of an outer housing and having an upper casing and a lower casing located within the outer housing, and the casings each include a reflective member, two circuit boards are attached to the casings and each include one or more light members directed toward the reflective members for generating lights toward the reflective members which reflect the lights to form a high beam and a low beam respectively, a control device is disposed in the outer housing and electrically coupled to the circuit boards for controlling the light member to generate the lights toward the reflective members of the casings respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventor: Jen Shieh Shih
  • Publication number: 20110051453
    Abstract: A vehicle light is disclosed that can facilitate the replacement operation of an axial fan motor and the optical axis adjustment of an LED light source unit as well as can simultaneously promote dissipation of heat generated by the LED light source unit when powered. The vehicle light can include at least one LED light source unit disposed within a light chamber defined by a lens cover and a housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Satoshi Nagasawa, Takashi Matsuno, Chikako Yamahana
  • Patent number: 7891847
    Abstract: A sub-assembly for a light-projecting module has an array of LEDs mounted on a circuit board potted in a tray at the bottom thereof by a solidified body of potting material. The body of potting material and the tray are heat-conductive and serve to dissipate heat generated by the LEDs. A light-emitting module includes the sub-assembly and a reflector. The reflector has a base which is assembled in heat-conductive relationship with the tray, so as to facilitate dissipation of heat generated by the LEDs. The reflector is a parabolic reflector which collects light from the LEDs and projects the light as a beam. The reflector contains an optical element for concentrating or diffusing the light projected from the module. The module may be assembled in a housing having an opening through which the light projects so as to provide a light bar suitable for mounting on the dash or windshield of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen T. Vukosic, R. Michael Datz, Oriana J. Starr
  • Patent number: 7888851
    Abstract: An LED lamp includes a base, at least first and second heat sinks, and at least first and second LED modules. The first heat sink includes a first heat absorbing surface and a first mounting surface which is mounted to the base, and defines axially a first through hole. The second heat sink includes a second heat absorbing surface and a second mounting surface which is mounted to the base. The second heat sink is received in the first through hole of the first heat sink. The second heat sink has a height greater than a height of the first heat sink whereby the second heat absorbing surface extends out of the first heat sink. The first and second LED modules are mounted on the first and second heat absorbing surfaces, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ri-Lang Yang, Guang Yu
  • Patent number: 7887223
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a lamp-ballast-system (1), especially a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD-) lamp-ballast-system for generating and/or emitting a radiation of ultraviolet (UV-)-light comprising: a lamp (2) having means for electrical contacting and a ballast (3) having a housing (4) accommodating at least a high-voltage part and a lamp support, connectable to and supplying the DBD-lamp (2) at least with electricity, whereby the electrical connection (5) between the DBD-lamp (2) and the ballast (3) is arranged cable-free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Schiene, Georg Greuel
  • Publication number: 20110032720
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp having a pivotal multifaceted reflector, a light source, and an actuator typically including a solenoid, the actuator disposed and coupled to the multifaceted reflector and to other portions of the headlamp so as to pivot, under the action of the actuator, into a first position to generate a first beam of light serving as a high beam, and into a second position to generate a second beam of light serving as a low beam, and so providing a high beam and a low beam using the same light source, fixed within the headlamp, and a single reflector. In some embodiments, the high beam meets FMVSS 108 requirements for a vehicle headlamp high beam, and the low beam meets FMVSS 108 requirements for a vehicle headlamp low beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Xiaolu Chen, James M. Helms
  • Patent number: 7883249
    Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle includes: a light source; a light guide member that has a light-introducing part provided in a back surface side through which the light of the light source is introduced and finally emits the light from a front surface side; a part near the light-introducing part being thicker than an edge part of the light guide member, a plurality of reflecting parts and connecting parts being alternately formed continuously toward a direction separate from the light-introducing part in the back surface side, the reflecting parts respectively reflecting on interfaces the introduced light reaching there to form the light in the direction of the front surface of the light guide member; and a housing that is connected to a position between the edge part of the back surface of the light guide member and the light-introducing part and attached to the back surface side of the light guide member to house the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chiharu Totani, Akihiro Misawa, Tatsuya Oba, Tetsuya Arakawa, Shinya Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7883244
    Abstract: An exemplary illuminating device includes a light source container, a light source and a drying chamber. The light source container includes a receiving room. The light source is received in the receiving room. The drying chamber has desiccant received therein and communicates with the receiving room. The desiccant is configured for absorbing moisture in the illuminating device, therefore, drying the illuminating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Hung-Kuang Hsu, Wen-Jang Jiang, Tse-An Lee
  • Patent number: 7883246
    Abstract: Lighting fixtures and associated methods are provided herein. Generally, the lighting fixtures of the present invention include a lamp, a power coupler, a high-frequency generator, a mounting block adapted to receive heat from the high-frequency generator, and a device adapted to receive heat from the power coupler. In some embodiments, methods include consuming at least about 165+/?10% watts of power using a lighting fixture of the present invention, providing at least about 12,000 initial lumens using the lighting fixture, and providing the lamp with an average life of at least about 100,000 hours with a 50% failure rate. In some embodiments, methods include consuming at least about 165+/?10% watts of power using a lighting fixture of the present invention, and maintaining the temperature rise above ambient of at least a portion of the high-frequency generator at less than about 32 degrees C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Patrick Stephen Blincoe, Clifford Randy Helmer
  • Patent number: 7883251
    Abstract: An automotive headlamp assembly having a closed-loop cooling circuit. The headlamp assembly includes a housing cooperating with a transparent lens cover to define a chamber. At least one light source is located within the chamber. The cooling circuit has at least one cold plate thermally coupled to the light source. A radiator is fluidly coupled to the cold plate by a plurality of tubes. The tubes are oriented at least partially upwardly and configured to circulate a fluid through the cooling circuit as a result of heating and cooling of the fluid therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ajmal Imran Ansari, Edwin Mitchell Sayers, III
  • Patent number: 7878695
    Abstract: A lighting unit with a projection lens, a light source, a reflector, a shade, and a convex lens. The projection lens is arranged on an optical axis extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle. The light source is arranged on a rear side of a rear side focal point of the projection lens. The reflector reflects forward light from the light source toward the optical axis. An upper end edge of the shade passes through a vicinity of the rear side focal point. The shade shields part of a reflected light from the reflector. The convex lens is arranged between the light source and the shade, and converges light from the light source into the vicinity of the upper end edge of the shade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ishida
  • Patent number: 7862216
    Abstract: A lighting device is disclosed, which is provided for the front region of a motor vehicle, for example in a motor vehicle headlight, and which emits electromagnetic radiation during operation. The lighting device comprises at least one first primary radiation source which emits infrared radiation, and at least one second primary radiation source which emits visible light, wherein the first primary radiation source and the second primary radiation source are arranged in such a way that the second primary radiation source outshines the first primary radiation source and thus generates a color impression of the lighting device which deviates from the color impression stemming from the infrared radiation source alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignees: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH, Osram Gesellschaft mit bechrankter Haftung
    Inventors: Rainer Friedrichs, Martin Haushalter, Joachim Reill, Thomas Reiners
  • Publication number: 20100321950
    Abstract: A replaceable water-cooling module for LED headlamp includes a water-cooling head located outside an open hole of a housing and an LED light module with its substrate mounted over the open hole against the inner wall of the housing, using a set of detachable mounting elements through a plurality of mounting holes around the open hole. The water-cooling head is mounted against the substrate of the LED light module, using another set of detachable mounting elements. The bottom surface of the LED substrate directly contacts with the base surface of the water-cooling head through the open hole. The heat generated by the LED lights, through the LED substrate, effectively transmits to the water cooling head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventor: Shwin-Chung WONG
  • Publication number: 20100321947
    Abstract: A reflector made of a synthetic resin material is positioned and fixed in a heat sink member. At a position spaced from the positioned and fixed portion, a deformation prevention portion for preventing a warping deformation of the reflector is provided for a respective one of the reflector and the heat sink member, thus preventing a warping deformation of the reflector due to a heat generated from a semiconductor-type light source. As a result, the impairment of light distribution performance, caused by a slight warping deformation of the reflector, is avoided. In this manner, a thermal deformation of the reflector due to the heat generated from the semiconductor-type light source is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventor: Yoshihiko HAMASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20100315830
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device of a vehicle lamp and an interposing element thereof are provided. The heat dissipation device is installed in a lamp room which is divided by the interposing element into a front partition and a rear partition. A heat sink is installed in the interposing elements. An air feeding fan is disposed in an air feeding channel of the interposing element, for drawing air in the front partition to the rear partition through the air feeding channel. Further, a back flow fan is disposed in the rear partition, for drawing air in the rear partition to the front partition through a back flow channel. Whereby, the air in the front partition is cooled down through an external air flow passing through the lamp cover. Then, the heat sink dissipates heat of the air flow with the relatively low temperature in the front partition to the rear partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: MAN ZAI INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Feng Wan, Hao-Hui Lin, Su-Chen Hu, Chen-Jung Chen, Hui-Fen Huang
  • Patent number: 7850753
    Abstract: A filter (8) for venting an enclosure (1) containing an electrical apparatus (4), such as a lens or lighting unit of a motor vehicle, and exposed to moisture or atmospheric agents, includes a tubular body (20) with a through cavity or conduit (11) opening at opposite ends (9, 10) of the body (20), which is coupled to a venting aperture (6) of the enclosure (1), the filter (8) including a hydrophobic filtering element; the body (20) of this filter (8) has at least two portions (20A, 20B) set at an angle to each other, the membrane filtering element (15) being in the interior of the body (20) and associated therewith so as to form one piece therewith, and being coupled to the body (20) in a manner transverse to an axis of at least one of the portions. The membrane is located within the mould before injection molding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: GVS S.p.A.
    Inventor: Marco Scagliarini
  • Publication number: 20100309679
    Abstract: A projector headlight for a low beam can include a first and second lighting unit. Each of the first and second lighting units can include an LED light source, an ellipsoidal reflector, a projector lens and a shade. Light emitted from the LED light source can form a light distribution pattern from the projector lens via the ellipsoidal reflector by shielding an upwards portion of the light with the shade. The shade of the second lighting unit may be configured so as not to project light on a specific point under a cut-off line on an oncoming lane using a convex portion thereon. Therefore, the first lighting unit can project light with a maximum light intensity at the specific point so as to overlap the light distribution pattern formed by the second lighting unit. Thus, the projector headlight can perform a favorable light distribution pattern that can conform to a light distribution standard for headlights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Shinji Yamagata, Takashi Akutagawa
  • Patent number: 7841756
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp assembly for a vehicle includes a light source unit (e.g., one or more LEDs) mounted to the vehicle for providing illumination and a heat sink thermally coupled to the light source unit for dissipating generated heat therefrom. An air guide is secured to the vehicle for guiding air to the heat sink to remove heat therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Kracker, Steven M. Kovach, Tony D. Wang