公开(公告)号：US11262030B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-01

申请号：US16653913

申请日：2019-10-15

申请人： Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development, LLC

发明人： Ronie George ,  James R. Rhodes

IPC分类号： F21V7/04 ,  F21K9/61 ,  F21V8/00 ,  F21S43/14 ,  F21S43/237 ,  F21S43/245 ,  F21S43/40 ,  F21S43/247 ,  F21S43/249

摘要： The present application discloses a light pipe assembly having a light pipe with a proximal end, an opposing distal end, a length between the proximal end and the distal end, and a surface, the surface having an emitting portion and an overlay portion, where the light pipe is a material capable of transmitting light with a first refractive index; and a reflective secondary surface having a second refractive index and a width, the reflective secondary surface positioned adjacent the overlay portion of the light pipe, where the first refractive index is greater than the refractive index of air, and the second refractive index is greater than the first refractive index. In at least one embodiment, the reflective secondary surface is a non-metallic material capable of reflecting light. In at least one embodiment, the width of the reflective secondary surface varies along the length of the light pipe.

公开(公告)号：US10436414B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-08

申请号：US15524192

申请日：2015-11-06

申请人： KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI-RIKA-DENKI-SEISAKUSHO

发明人： Kazuyuki Yokoyama ,  Masatsugu Ohashi ,  Masahiro Arai

IPC分类号： F21V9/00 ,  F21S43/31 ,  F21S43/20 ,  F21S43/40 ,  F21S43/14 ,  F21S43/19 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  B60R1/12 ,  F21V5/04 ,  F21V19/00 ,  F21V8/00 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  F21S43/237 ,  F21S43/243 ,  F21S43/247 ,  F21Y115/10

摘要： In a door mirror device for a vehicle, a projector protrudes out toward a lower side from a circuit board, and the projector projects a pattern onto a ground surface. Moreover, illuminating LEDs and guide bodies are fixed to a lower surface of the circuit board. Due to the illuminating LEDs generating lights and the guide bodies guiding these lights, the guide bodies irradiate the lights from lower ends, and the ground surface is illuminated. Here, the lower ends of the guide bodies are disposed further toward a lower side than the projector. Therefore, shadows, which are due to the projector, arising in lights that illuminate the ground surface can be suppressed.

公开(公告)号：US10386035B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-20

申请号：US15945749

申请日：2018-04-05

申请人： Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft

发明人： Alexander Rabek ,  Heinz Redlich ,  Burkhard Leutiger ,  Ulrich Bauer ,  Malte Moessner

IPC分类号： F21S43/247 ,  F21S43/30 ,  F21S43/239 ,  F21S43/241 ,  F21S43/245 ,  F21S43/249 ,  F21S43/31 ,  F21S43/40 ,  F21W103/35

摘要： A luminaire for a motor vehicle bodywork includes a light source configured to generate light beams, an optical waveguide configured to forward the light beams, and an optical sheet configured to emit the light beams. The optical sheet is arranged at an angle (γ), which is greater than 0°, with respect to the optical waveguide. A contact is formed between the optical waveguide and the optical sheet. The optical waveguide is configured to transfer the light beams onto the optical sheet. The light beams are guided into the optical sheet with the aid of at least one light guiding element via the contact.

公开(公告)号：US10371341B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-06

申请号：US15428483

申请日：2017-02-09

申请人： KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.

发明人： Shota Hanami ,  Fumitaka Ichinohe

IPC分类号： F21S43/237 ,  F21S43/239 ,  F21S43/241 ,  F21S43/245 ,  F21S43/247 ,  F21S43/14 ,  F21V8/00 ,  F21S43/249

摘要： A vehicle lamp includes a light source and a light guide body configured to guide light from the light source therein and emit the light toward a front side of the lamp. The light guide body includes a first rod-shaped light guide portion configured to guide light incident from an incident end surface, a second rod-shaped light guide portion configured to guide the incident light, and a plate-shaped light guide portion formed in an area between the first rod-shaped light guide portion and the second rod-shaped light guide portion. The plate-shaped light guide portion has an end side surface configured to totally reflect at least a portion of light, which travels in the plate-shaped light guide portion, toward the first rod-shaped light guide portion and/or the second rod-shaped light guide portion.

公开(公告)号：US10295142B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US15750442

申请日：2016-07-21

申请人： KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.

发明人： Daisuke Nakayama

IPC分类号： F21V9/00 ,  F21S43/241 ,  F21S43/242 ,  B60Q1/32 ,  B60Q1/44 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  F21S43/14 ,  F21S43/237 ,  F21S43/243 ,  F21S43/247 ,  F21S43/251 ,  F21Y115/10 ,  F21W103/35 ,  F21W103/15 ,  F21W103/10

摘要： A light-transmitting member is arranged such that light emitted from a light guide enters. Light which enters an incident end surface is emitted from an emitting end surface. The light-transmitting member has a wide width portion and a narrow width portion. A width of the incident end surface of the wide width portion is larger than a width of the light guide in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the light guide. A width of the incident end surface of the narrow width portion is smaller than the width of the incident end surface of the wide width portion. The incident end surface has a curved surface convex toward the light guide at least in the wide width portion. A curvature of the incident end surface in the wide width portion is greater than a curvature of the incident end surface in the narrow width portion.

公开(公告)号：US10288248B1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-14

申请号：US15841406

申请日：2017-12-14

申请人： Valeo North America, Inc.

发明人： Charles Crespin ,  Julien Hemon ,  Larry Boxler

IPC分类号： F21V9/00 ,  F21S43/236 ,  F21S41/24 ,  F21S43/247 ,  G02B27/30 ,  F21S43/14 ,  F21S41/20 ,  F21S43/20 ,  F21S41/141 ,  F21Y115/10

摘要： A device, a light guide, and a method for automotive lighting are provided. The device includes a light source and a light guide. The light source provides light rays. The light guide includes two or more aspheric surfaces having at least a common focal point. The two or more aspheric surfaces are configured to maintain total internal reflection of the light rays in the light guide.

公开(公告)号：US10215359B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15417571

申请日：2017-01-27

申请人： Gentex Corporation

发明人： Michael F. Lisowski ,  Danny L. Minikey, Jr.

IPC分类号： B60Q1/26 ,  B60Q1/12 ,  F21S8/10 ,  F21S43/31 ,  B60R1/12 ,  B60Q9/00 ,  F21S43/241 ,  F21S43/243 ,  F21S43/245 ,  F21S43/247

摘要： A lighting module for a vehicle is disclosed. The lighting module comprises a light source configured to generate a light emission in an emission direction substantially along a forward operating direction of the vehicle. A circuit is in connection with the light source. The lighting module further comprises an optic device comprising a body forming a receiving surface. The receiving surface is configured to receive an input emission of the light emission. The optic device is configured to transmit the input emission through the body, emit a first portion of the input emission along a primary path directed toward a passenger compartment of the vehicle, and emit a second portion of the input emission along a stray light path into a light trap formed by the body and arranged substantially opposite the light extraction surface.

公开(公告)号：US10184635B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-22

申请号：US15332344

申请日：2016-10-24

申请人： VARROC LIGHTING SYSTEMS, s.r.o.

发明人： Colby J. Childress ,  Timothy Pelech

IPC分类号： F21V9/00 ,  F21S43/239 ,  F21S41/24 ,  F21S43/245 ,  F21V8/00 ,  F21S43/14 ,  F21S43/237 ,  F21S43/247

摘要： A lighting device includes a housing, the housing comprising an opening. The lighting device also comprises a lens operably disposed in the opening, the lens having an outer viewable face and an opposed inner face, the lens comprising an integrally formed axially-extending light guide, the light guide comprising a light inlet end, a light outlet comprising a portion of the outer viewable face, and a light transmission portion, the light transmission portion comprising a light reflecting structure disposed on the inner face. The lighting device also includes a light source, the light guide configured to receive light rays from the light source into the light inlet end, transmit the rays via internal reflectance along light transmission portion to the light reflecting structures where they are reflected outwardly away from the lighting device in a principal direction through the outer viewable face.

公开(公告)号：US10088121B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-02

申请号：US14580387

申请日：2014-12-23

申请人： Automotive Lighting Reutlingen GmbH

发明人： Andreas Ladenburger

IPC分类号： F21V7/00 ,  F21V5/00 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  B60Q3/00 ,  B60Q11/00 ,  F21V9/00 ,  F21V7/04 ,  G02B6/00 ,  G09F13/00 ,  F21S8/10 ,  F21V8/00 ,  F21S41/24 ,  F21S41/32 ,  F21S43/14 ,  F21S43/20 ,  F21S43/237 ,  F21S43/245 ,  F21S43/249 ,  F21S43/247 ,  F21S43/31 ,  F21S43/40 ,  F21S43/50

摘要： A motor vehicle lamp is presented, having an elongated waveguide, which is configured to conduct light in its interior, via total internal reflection occurring on border surfaces of the waveguide, along a guidance line of the waveguide, predefined by the external shape of the waveguide and running inside the waveguide, wherein the waveguide has a light exit surface. The lamp is distinguished in that it has a focusing element, which lies in the light path of the light emitted via the light exit surface, and extends thereby over the entire length of the light exit surface, and is configured to reduce the beam width of the light bundle in which the light emitted from the light exit surface is propagated.

公开(公告)号：US20240302019A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18666492

申请日：2024-05-16

申请人： HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA

发明人： Carsten HOHMANN ,  Martin MUEGGE

IPC分类号： F21S43/239 ,  F21S43/245 ,  F21S43/247

CPC分类号： F21S43/239 ,  F21S43/245 ,  F21S43/247

摘要： A light-guide element for a lighting device for a motor vehicle, wherein the light-guide element has a defined position for a light-emitting diode, a first reflection surface, a second reflection surface, and an outcoupling surface. The defined position, the first reflection surface, the second reflection surface, and the output coupling surface are arranged relative to one another such that light from the light-emitting diode is emitted from the defined position in a first light direction to the first reflection surface, is reflected at the first reflection surface to the second reflection surface in a second light direction substantially opposite to the first light direction and can be deflected from the second reflection surface onto the outcoupling surface in a third light direction.