SL CORPORATION Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160059767 | VEHICLE LAMP DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A vehicle lamp device is provided and includes a housing having an accommodating portion with an open side and a connector pin disposed in the accommodating portion. A light source unit is disposed in the accommodating portion and includes one or more light sources configured to irradiate light toward the open side of the accommodating portion. Additionally, a lens is coupled to the open side of the accommodating portion and is configured to transmit light irradiated from the light sources. The connector pin is integrally formed with the housing by insert injection, and the light source unit includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having an aperture through which an end of the connector pin passes and the light sources which are installed on the PCB and irradiate light. | 03-03-2016 |
20160040846 | LAMP FOR VEHICLE - A lamp for a vehicle may include a hologram reproducing apparatus reproducing a written image to an outside when light is input, a light source provided to one end side of the hologram reproducing apparatus, and a reflecting apparatus provided to another end side of the hologram reproducing apparatus and reflecting light of the light source to the hologram reproducing apparatus at a same incident angle as an incident angle when an image is written on the hologram reproducing apparatus. | 02-11-2016 |
20160003438 | HEAD LAMP FOR VEHICLE - A head lamp for a vehicle is provided that is capable of irradiating a low beam pattern to the front of the vehicle, without using a separate reflector. | 01-07-2016 |
20150362068 | Device and Method for Driving Shift Lever - Disclosed are device and method for driving a shift lever. The device may include a control unit that sets a travel distance of the shift lever when the shift lever is manipulated to a predetermined shift stage to be different than a reference travel distance of the shift lever, which is a travel distance of the shift lever when the shift lever is manipulated to shift stages other than the predetermined shift stage. The device may further include a driving unit which restricts a travel of the shift lever or moves the shift lever depending on a setting of the control unit. | 12-17-2015 |
20150338046 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp is provided that includes a light source and a reflector that is configured to reflect light from the light source toward a front of a vehicle. In addition, the lamp includes a heat sink which that has a rear part that is disposed behind the reflector, a lateral part that extends from the rear part toward the front of the vehicle, and a front part that extends from the lateral part to partially overlap the rear part. The light source is disposed on an inner surface of the front part or the lateral part of the heat sink. | 11-26-2015 |
20150211631 | SHIFT/TILT LOCKING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHIFT LEVER OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A shift/tilt locking apparatus for shift lever of automatic transmission may include a shift knob, a main shaft slidably and rotatably disposed in a housing such that shift knob is slidable; a crossbar having shift knob at the upper end to tilt; a shift restriction device that allows shift knob to slide by selectively restricting sliding of main shaft; and a tilting restriction device controlling shift knob to tilt by selectively restricting the tilting of shift knob by using a third solenoid, which is controlled by a shift mode determining step that determines a shift mode by checking the position of shift knob and a lever locking step that restricts/releases shift knob by selectively operating first solenoid to third solenoid. | 07-30-2015 |
20150203028 | VEHICLE LAMP USING FLUID LENS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp using a fluid lens and a control method of the vehicle lamp are provided. The vehicle lamp notifies the driving status of a vehicle to the drivers of following vehicles via a tail lamp. In particular the vehicle lamp includes a light source and a fluid lens that changes a curvature shape of the fluid lens based on an input current and generates a light emission image that corresponds to a driving status of a vehicle to the exterior of the vehicle lamp. Additionally, the input current varies based on the driving status of the vehicle. | 07-23-2015 |
20150107391 | SHIFT MANIPULATION STATE RECOGNIZING METHOD FOR SHIFT MANIPULATION APPARATUS - A stable operation performance of a shift operation apparatus is ensured by allowing the shift lever to be stably recognized using a specific shift stage even in the case where the shift lever has stopped ambiguously between the two neighboring shift stages, and to exactly recognize by judging more exactly which one of the other shift stages, such as + stage and N stage, has been selected even in the case where sensor errors of a sensor for sensing whether the M stage or a manual mode has been selected occur. | 04-23-2015 |
20150098234 | HEAT DISSIPATING APPARATUS FOR AUTOMOTIVE LAMP - A heat dissipating apparatus for a vehicle lamp is provided that simplifies the structure of a vehicle lamp using laser light and more effectively dissipates heat from the vehicle lamp. The heat dissipating apparatus includes a light source unit that is configured to generate laser light and a mirror that is configured to reflect the laser light and guide the laser light toward a lamp unit. The lamp unit is configured to emit light with a predetermined light distribution pattern. Further, a heat dissipation unit is disposed on one side of the mirror and is configured to dissipate heat from the mirror. | 04-09-2015 |
20150070920 | VEHICLE LAMP - A lamp for a vehicle comprises a lens disposed on an optical axis, a light source disposed at a rear of a focal point of the lens, a reflector configured to reflect light emitted from the light source forward, a supporting plate configured to be coupled to a lower part of the reflector, a first coupling unit configured to couple the supporting plate and the reflector from a front of the supporting plate and the reflector, and a second coupling unit configured to couple the supporting plate and the reflector from a rear of the supporting plate and the reflector. The first coupling unit and the second coupling unit have different coupling surfaces from each other. | 03-12-2015 |
20150023039 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp is provided that forms a predetermined image using a leaked portion of light generated by a light source. The vehicle lamp includes a light source and a light image forming part that is configured to form an image of a predetermined shape using light emitted from the light source. In addition, a reflector is configured to form a beam pattern by reflecting the light of the light source to a certain area and guide the light of the light source to the light image forming part disposed in front of the light source by reflecting the light of the light source to another area. | 01-22-2015 |
20150023032 | CURRENT CONTROLLING APPARATUS FOR AUTOMOTIVE LAMP - A current controlling apparatus for an automotive lamp is provided that adjusts a current applied to the automotive lamp that uses laser light as a light source to adjust the intensity of the laser light. The automotive lamp includes a light source that generates laser light and a phosphor excited by the generated laser light to generate light of a predetermined color. A minor is configured to transmit therethrough a first portion of the generated laser light while reflecting a second portion of the generated laser light. A light receiver is configured to receive reflected laser light from the minor and output an output signal based on an intensity of the received laser light. In addition, a controller is configured to detect an intensity of the generated laser light based on the output signal and adjust a current applied to the light source based on results of the detection. | 01-22-2015 |
20140352476 | APPARATUS FOR RETURNING TRANSMISSION TO PRIMARY MODE - An apparatus for returning a transmission to a primary mode is provided. The apparatus includes a shift lever that is configured to shift a transmission and a motor that is configured to provide driving force to move the shift lever. In addition, a selecting unit receives the driving force from the motor and moves the shift lever in a selecting direction. A shifting unit receives the driving force from the selecting unit and moves the shift lever in a shifting direction. The shift lever is further configured to be moved to a first position by the selecting unit and to a second position by the shifting unit. | 12-04-2014 |
20140328071 | GUIDE LAMP FOR VEHICLE - A guide lamp for a vehicle is provided that guides nearby vehicles or pedestrians as to the path of a vehicle. The guide lamp includes a sensing unit that is configured to sense a path change attempt of the vehicle and a lamp unit that is configured to generate a road beam pattern indicating a direction toward the path change of the vehicle. The lamp unit includes one or more light sources and a light emitter that is configured to generate the road beam pattern by emitting light generated by the light sources in two or more different directions. | 11-06-2014 |
20140326103 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING AUTOMOTIVE PEDAL FROM BEING PUSHED REARWARD - An apparatus for preventing a vehicle pedal from being pushed rearward upon a head-on collision of the vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a collision bracket that is fixedly installed on a dash panel and a pedal arm formed by bending a plate along a predetermined reference line to form a cavity in a lengthwise direction thereof. A rotating member is disposed at an end of the pedal arm and strikes one side of the pedal arm upon colliding with the collision bracket, to rotate in a direction toward the inside of a vehicle and to release the pedal arm. A supporting bracket rotatably supports the pedal arm and the rotating member. The rotating member includes a coupling aperture upon which the supporting bracket is hinged and a plurality of arms which are oriented in different directions with respect to the coupling aperture. | 11-06-2014 |
20140176425 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING POSITION OF HEAD-UP DISPLAY AREA - A system and method for identifying the position of a head-up display (HUD) area are provided. The system in which a HUD image is displayed on a front glass of a vehicle includes a controller that is configured to determine a direction in which the HUD image moves in response to an input signal input by a driver. In addition identification information used to identify the position of the HUD area is processed according to the movement of the HUD image and the identification information is displayed on a display unit. | 06-26-2014 |
20140169017 | LAMP FOR VEHICLE - A lamp for a vehicle is provided and includes a signal lamp that displays a predetermined image of repetition on an exterior minor of a vehicle. The lamp further includes a minor housing into which a mirror is installed and a signal lamp disposed on one surface of the minor housing. The signal lamp includes a reflection unit, a lens unit disposed at a predetermined distance apart from the reflection unit and having a half mirror installed on at least one surface thereof, and a first light source unit disposed between the reflection unit and the lens unit and is about the same distance apart from the reflection unit and the lens unit. | 06-19-2014 |
20140165764 | AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION - An automotive transmission is provided that includes a shift lever configured to move in a first direction to select a gear shifting position and a moving member that is configured to move in a second direction along a guide groove formed in the shift lever. A movement blocker is configured to selectively block the movement of the shift lever based on a position of the moving member. The movement blocker includes a rotating member configured to rotate in one direction by the moving member positioned at one side of the guide groove and block the movement of the moving member in the first direction. In addition, a support member to which the rotating member is rotatably connected moves in the second direction by the moving member positioned at the other side of the guide groove. | 06-19-2014 |
20140149005 | SHIFTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A shifting apparatus and method for a vehicle is provided and the apparatus includes a transmission adjuster that shifts a gear position of an automatic transmission. In addition, a controller is configured to operate the transmission adjuster to shift the gear position of the automatic transmission to a neutral null position and the null position varies based on the gear position. | 05-29-2014 |
20140146555 | LAMP ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - The lamp assembly for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a light source unit configured to irradiate light, and a lens unit configured to emit the light from the light source unit toward the outside of the lamp assembly. More specifically, the lens unit includes a non-circular-shaped lens on which a light intensity adjusting portion, which adjusts intensity of the light emitted in a lateral side direction, is formed. | 05-29-2014 |
20140123797 | INTEGRATED APPARATUS FOR DETECTING GEAR SHIFTING - An integrated apparatus for detecting a gear shifting is provide that has a switch and a gear shifting detection controller for detecting a sports mode of a vehicle that are integrally implemented. The apparatus is configured to detect whether the mode is converted in to the sports mode based on a non-contact recognition manner. Therefore, production and assembly processes are simplified for providing the gear shifting detection controller and the switch to a gear shifting detection configuration, thereby reducing production costs, minimizing noise generated when a general gear shifting mode is converted into the sports mode, or the sports mode is converted into the general gear shifting mode. In addition, a lifespan of the switch configured to detect whether the mode is converted into the sports mode is increased. | 05-08-2014 |
20140085917 | HEAD LAMP FOR VEHICLE - A head lamp for a vehicle is provided. In particular, the head lamp includes a first light source, a first reflector configured to reflect light generated from the first light source, a first optical shield disposed at a front side of the first light source and configured to block a portion of the light, a second optical shield disposed at the front side of the first light source and configured to block another portion of the light so as to form a first shaded line on a front light distribution pattern of the vehicle; and a first lens configured to emit the incident light toward the front side. | 03-27-2014 |
20140063834 | HEAD LAMP FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed are a head lamp for a vehicle and a method of controlling the same. The head lamp for a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a first lamp module; and a second lamp module disposed at a front side of the first lamp module, in which a mode of the second lamp module is set to one of a first mode in which a portion of the second lamp module is overlapped with the first lamp module on a light proceeding path, and a second mode in which the second lamp module is not overlapped with the first lamp module. | 03-06-2014 |
20140063833 | LAMP FOR VEHICLE - A lamp for a vehicle, and more particularly, a lamp for a vehicle capable of forming a suitable light irradiation pattern and improving chromatic aberration so as to prevent light blindness is provided. In particular, the lamp includes a light source unit including at least one light source, a shield unit configured to block a part of the light irradiated from the light source unit by one or more light blocking portions formed to have an outer circumferential end (curved end) toward an optical axis of the light source unit, and a lens unit configured to irradiate the light passing through the shield unit to the outside. | 03-06-2014 |
20140063824 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HEAD LAMP FOR VEHICLE - A system and method for controlling a head lamp for a vehicle are provided. The system includes a first head lamp that is configured to block a part of a first light emitted from a first light source to form a first shaded line on a front road of a vehicle. In addition, a second head lamp is configured to block a part of a second light emitted from a second light source to form a second shaded line on the front road of the vehicle. | 03-06-2014 |
20140020496 | AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION - An automotive transmission that selects a shift position based on various shift patterns without changing the structure of the automotive transmission. The automotive transmission includes a controller configured to input a selection value based on a shift pattern selected from a plurality of shift patterns and operate a shift lever to move through a moving path based on the selected shift pattern when a shift intention is sensed. When the selection value is input, the shift position is set at an initial position based on the selected shift pattern and actuation power is generating according to the movement of the shift lever. The controller is configured to operate the moving path of the shift pattern based on the selected shift pattern and sense a position of the shift lever using a positing sensing unit. | 01-23-2014 |
20140013890 | ELECTRONIC SHIFTING DEVICE OF A VEHICLE - An operation device of a shift by wire way excludes mechanical connection for transferring operational force between a transmission and an operation device for shifting, which can be used in a vehicle to which an electronic shifting device is mounted. For this purpose, a shift pattern is capable of operating intuitively a shifting device by providing a shift pattern identical to an existing shift pattern and keeping user's experience and at the same time reducing the number of the shift lock to solve the drawback of a prior shift pattern provided with a plurality of shift locks that defines the utilizing of a space, and thereby utilizing a space at a maximum level. | 01-16-2014 |
20130301290 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp that includes components structured to be simply coupled to each other. The vehicle lamp includes a light source unit that emits light, a metal plate onto which the light source unit is mounted on a surface thereof and dissipates heat generated from the light source unit, and a fixing plate that is coupled to the metal plate and supports the metal plate. A coupling protrusion is formed on any one of the metal plate and the fixing plate, a coupling groove coupled to the coupling protrusion is formed in the other one of the metal plate and the fixing plate, and the metal plate includes two or more walls that face each other and a connection surface which connects the walls. | 11-14-2013 |
20130298712 | SHIFT LEVER OF AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION - A shift lever of an automotive transmission is provided, which reduces operating time and an assembling process. The shift lever includes a knob, a rod coupled to the knob, and a plurality of connectors formed at one side of each of the knob and the rod and electrically connected when the knob and the rod are coupled to each other, wherein the plurality of connectors comprises: a first connector including a plurality of first connection terminals spaced apart a predetermined distance from each other, and a second connector including a plurality of second connection terminals inserted between each of the plurality of first connection terminals when the knob and the rod are coupled to each other to face the plurality of first connection terminals, the plurality of second connection terminals each having a surface contacting a surface of each of the plurality of first connection terminals. | 11-14-2013 |
20130148371 | COLOR LIGHT GUIDE APPLYING LAMP FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a vehicle lamp which irradiates a desired color by mixing colors of light by using a colored light source or a light guide including a color layer or the like. A color light guide applying lamp for vehicle includes a light source which irradiates light of a first color, a light guide, at least one portion of which exhibits a second color, wherein after passing through the light guide, the light of the first color exhibits a third color by mixing the first color and the second color. | 06-13-2013 |
20130147983 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION INFORMATION - Provided herein are an apparatus and a method for providing location information, which may determine the location of an object by identifying an overlaid area of the object in a virtual area divided into a plurality of areas when the object is recognized in a photographed image. The apparatus includes a camera configured to generate an image including a photographed object, an area extraction unit, executed by a processor, configured to extract divisional areas corresponding to the photographed object, among a plurality of divisional areas formed by dividing the image, and an output unit, executed by the processor, configured to output the extracted divisional areas. | 06-13-2013 |
20130144485 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR SHIFT BY WIRE - An automatic transmission for shift-by-wire that includes a transmission that is selectively operated by a plurality of traveling-drive modes relating to shifting, a shift lever that includes a tiltable handle and a tilt sensor that senses tilting of the handle, and a control unit that calculates tilting information on the basis of a tilting signal sensed by the tilt sensor, selects one of the traveling-drive modes by using the calculated tilting information, and sets the transmission to be operated in the selected traveling-drive mode. As described above, it is possible for a driver to easily perform an operation for changing drive modes while driving, by changing the drive modes by using a tilting operation of a shift lever, such that the drive safety can be improved. | 06-06-2013 |
20130135881 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HEADLAMP - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and a method for controlling a headlamp, and more particularly, an apparatus and a method for controlling a headlamp to perform a flashing function more efficiently while a vehicle is being driven. The apparatus includes, a rotating shield including a first shield protrusion portion which includes a plurality of protrusions formed in a direction of a rotation axis of a rotatable body and a second shield protrusion portion disposed on a side of the first shield protrusion portion; a sensor detecting a light distribution pattern of a vehicle based on a rotation angle of the rotating shield; and a rotating unit rotating the rotating shield at a predetermined angle toward the first or second shield protrusion portion, which forms the detected light distribution pattern, in order to perform a flashing function. | 05-30-2013 |
20130133459 | SHIFT/TILT LOCKING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHIFT LEVER OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A shift/tilt locking apparatus and method for shift lever of automatic transmission allows a shift knob to slide and tilt to fit the state of a vehicle the driver's intention, or restricts the operation of the shift knob. The apparatus may include a shift knob, a main shaft slidably and rotatably disposed in a housing such that shift knob is slidable; a crossbar having shift knob at the upper end to tilt; a shift restriction means that allows shift knob to slide by selectively restricting sliding of main shaft; and a tilting restriction means controlling shift knob to tilt by selectively restricting the tilting of shift knob by using a third solenoid, which is controlled by a shift mode determining step that determines a shift mode by checking the position of shift knob and a lever locking step that restricts/releases shift knob by selectively operating first solenoid to third solenoid. | 05-30-2013 |
20130128601 | INTEGRATED LAMP DEVICE OF VEHICLE SIDE MIRROR - Provided herein is an integrated lamp device of a vehicle side mirror. The integrated lamp device includes a first light source illuminating a first direction; a second light source illuminating a second direction; and a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly including a first PCB on which the first light source is mounted and a second PCB on which the second light source is mounted, wherein the first PCB and the second PCB are integrated with each other. | 05-23-2013 |
20130128599 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HEAD LAMP OF VEHICLE - An apparatus and a method for controlling a head lamp of a vehicle are disclosed. The apparatus includes one or more processors configured to: determine whether at least one of a low beam and a high beam is turned on; select at least one of a plurality of pieces of control information for controlling an illumination pattern according to the determination result; and control the illumination pattern according to the selected control information. | 05-23-2013 |
20130125682 | PEDAL FORCE ADJUSTING APPARATUS FOR ACCELERATOR PEDAL - A pedal force adjusting apparatus for an accelerator pedal regulates a resilient force of a resilient member through movement of an upper carrier and a lower carrier due to rotation of a lead screw. Accordingly, a pedal force of a pedal arm can be easily regulated if necessary. | 05-23-2013 |
20130107560 | AUTOMOTIVE HEADLAMP | 05-02-2013 |
20130025398 | INTEGRATED CONTROL SHIFT LEVER DEVICE - An shift lever device provides M mode of +/− to feel a dynamic shift manipulation feeling together with automatic mode of P (parking), R (reverse), N (neutral), and D (driving) as a basic function and further provides integrated mode to provide to engine control unit the electrical signal generated by positional change of automatic lever to control the engine, suspension device, or the steering device in addition to the transmission by driver's simple manipulation, thereby significantly improving convenience and in particular, further improving performance, quality, and merchantability of an automobile when the shift lever device is applied to a vehicle. | 01-31-2013 |
20130025397 | INTEGRATED CONTROL SHIFT LEVER DEVICE - An integrated control shift lever device according to an exemplary embodiment provides M mode of +/− to feel a dynamic shift manipulation feeling together with automatic mode of P (parking), R (reverse), N (neutral), and D (driving) as a basic function and further provides integrated mode 6 to provide to engine control unit the electrical signal generated by positional change of automatic lever to control the engine, suspension device, or the steering device in addition to the transmission by driver's simple manipulation, thereby significantly improving convenience and in particular, further improving performance, quality, and merchantability of an automobile when the integrated control shift lever device may be applied to a vehicle. | 01-31-2013 |
20130010484 | AUTOMOTIVE TURN SIGNAL LAMP AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR THE SAME - The present invention relates to an automotive turn signal lamp and a method for controlling the same, and more particularly, to an automotive turn signal lamp allowing other drivers or pedestrians to easily detect a change in the traveling direction of a vehicle or a turning direction of a vehicle at an intersection even where it is difficult to see the turn signal lamp, and a method for controlling the same. The automotive turn signal lamp includes a detection unit which detects a change in a traveling direction of a vehicle, and a control unit which operates a turn signal lamp to irradiate light of a road pattern indicating the traveling direction to be changed. | 01-10-2013 |
20120330518 | SHIFTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND SHIFTING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A shifting device for a vehicle and a shifting system using the same are provided. The shifting device for a vehicle may be connected to a transmission of the vehicle via a cable to operate the transmission. More specifically, the shifting device may include an interface module which receives an input of a shift signal, and an actuator which is connected to one end of the cable, and operates the cable according to the shift signal inputted to the interface module to operate the transmission connected to the other end of the cable. | 12-27-2012 |
20120328160 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AND RECOGNIZING OBJECTS OF AN IMAGE USING HAAR-LIKE FEATURES - Disclosed is a technique for extracting a Haar-like feature based on moment capable of quickly detecting (or recognizing) an object in an input image by using calculation of the n | 12-27-2012 |
20120318090 | APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLABLE TRANSMISSION - Provided is an apparatus for electronically controllable transmission, and more particularly, an apparatus for electronically controllable transmission, the apparatus capable of shifting gears by moving a shift lever and sensing the magnetic flux density of a magnet, which moves in accordance with the rotation of the shift lever, by using a three-dimensional (3D) hall sensor. The apparatus includes: a shift lever including one end which is connected to a magnet and shifting gears by moving the shift lever; a shift lever body which is connected to the shift lever and is allowing the shift lever to move around shift axis or select axis; and a sensor unit including a 3D sensor which is mounted fixedly in the place intersecting the shift axis and select axis within the shift lever body and can sense the movement of the magnet around an X-axis, a Y-axis and a Z-axis as the magnet moves, wherein the 3D sensor is mounted at a tilted angle for providing at least two of three output signals with linearity. | 12-20-2012 |
20120316030 | IGNITION CONTROL TYPE AUTO LEVER DEVICE - An ignition control type auto lever device may disclose shift mode control signals for P(parking)-R(rear)-N(neutral)-D(drive) that are generated by movement of an auto lever according to a gate pattern, another mode control signal that is generated by movement of the auto lever to a section behind the D(drive), and electric signals generated by at least one or more different operations of the auto lever at a section positioned ahead of the P(parking) position that are sent to a PIC (Personal Identification Card) system. | 12-13-2012 |
20120314434 | AUTOMOTIVE HEADLAMP CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided are an automotive headlamp control apparatus and method which are employed to control an illumination pattern of a headlamp unit by rotating the headlamp unit and/or adjusting a light blocking region of the headlamp unit based on the position of a front vehicle located ahead in a driving direction. The automotive headlamp control apparatus includes an image capture unit capturing an image of an area ahead in a driving direction, a position determination unit determining a position of a front vehicle based on the captured image, a headlamp unit projecting light according to an illumination pattern formed by blocking part of light emitted from a light source, and a control unit controlling the illumination pattern of the headlamp unit by rotating the headlamp unit and/or adjusting a light blocking region of the headlamp unit based on the determined position of the front vehicle. | 12-13-2012 |
20120299478 | AUTOMOTIVE HEADLAMP SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed is an automotive headlamp system which can control an illumination pattern of headlamps by rotating a headlamp unit and/or adjusting the light intensity of a light source included in the headlamp unit based on the position of a front vehicle located ahead in a driving direction, and a method of controlling the automotive headlamp system. The automotive headlamp system includes an image capture unit capturing an image of an area ahead of a vehicle in a driving direction of the vehicle, a position determination unit determining a position of a front vehicle based on the captured image, a headlamp unit comprising an array of a plurality of light sources, and a control unit controlling an illumination pattern of the headlamp unit by rotating the headlamp unit and/or adjusting a light intensity of a light source based on the determined position of the front vehicle. | 11-29-2012 |
20120286662 | Head Lamp Assembly and Method for Controlling the Same - Provided are a head lamp assembly and a method for controlling the same. A head lamp assembly according to the present disclosure includes: a rotation control unit for rotating a head lamp to determine an irradiating direction of the head lamp; a lighting unit provided in the head unit to generate light; a shield unit located at the front of the lighting unit and having a cylindrical shape to be rotatable on a rotary shaft, the shield unit having a plurality of shield protrusions provided on the circumference thereof to partially intercept the light; and a shield operating unit for activating a selected shield protrusion, wherein the plurality of shield protrusions have different shapes from each other, wherein the plurality of shield protrusions include first and second shield protrusions having the same height and having steps which protrude upward and whose starting locations are different from each other. | 11-15-2012 |
20120156944 | SOCKET FOR WEDGE BULB - Disclosed is a socket for a wedge bulb to maintain excellent grounding performance despite vibration encountered in use. The wedge bulb includes a light emitting element and a connector protruding from a lower end of the light emitting element and provided at each of a front surface and a rear surface thereof with a pair of parallel elastic terminals. The socket includes an elastic supporting terminal unit provided at an inner wall surface of a coupling recess defined in the socket and serving to elastically support the connector inserted into the coupling recess while achieving electrical connection with the electric terminals. Any one of each pair of the electric terminals is pressed and supported by the elastic supporting terminal unit at a different height from the neighboring electric terminal provided at the same surface of the connector and the other electric terminals provided at the opposite surface of the connector. | 06-21-2012 |
20120144949 | SHIFTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A shifting apparatus capable of selecting any one of plural shift ranges according to a driver's manipulation intention and allowing the driver to additionally express his/her consecutive manipulation intention in a specific shift range may include: a main shaft, a shifting lever installed to slide in a straight line and pivot along the main shaft, and a gate plate limiting a reciprocation path of the shifting lever such that the shifting lever reciprocates on a single path while sliding in a straight line and pivoting along the main shaft. The gate plate may include a gate pattern having a plurality of shift ranges arranged in a line on the reciprocation path and formed in such a manner that a specific shift range among the plurality of shift ranges is discriminated from the other shift ranges. | 06-14-2012 |
20120144948 | OPERATING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An operating apparatus for a vehicle facilitating a continuous operation may include a shift lever, a gate means providing a gate pattern and allowing the shift lever moving along a path to sequentially select a plurality of shift ranges and to make a continuous displacement in a specific shift range, actuators mounted in a vehicle to change physical quantities, and a controller controlling the actuators based on the continuous displacement made by the shift lever in the specific shift range. In addition, instead of letting the shift lever to make a continuous displacement in a specific shift range, the operating apparatus may include an additional independent operator to make the continuous displacement. | 06-14-2012 |
20120143403 | INTEGRATED INSIDE MIRROR MODULE - The present invention provides an integrated inside mirror module that provides a reduction in the volume of a module package and that reduces manufacturing costs by integrating the individual modules in an inside mirror into one module using an integrated MCU. The integrated inside mirror module includes: an integrated MCU (Main Control Unit) configured to provide an integrated function of a home link controller, an RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) controller, and an ECM (Electronic Chromic Mirror) controller; and an integrated module that is controlled by the integrated MCU, whereinone or more selected from the group consisting of an integrated receiver transmitting a signal received by an integrated antenna to the home link and RKE controller, and an ECM module, are integrated on the same circuit board. | 06-07-2012 |
20120137800 | PARKING RELEASE ACTUATOR - In a parking release actuator, a related motion between a motor and a cable uses a number of worm gears and worm wheel gears using rotation motions in different directions, and the cable is pulled or released by a cable guide converting a rotation motion into an angular motion. Therefore, a number of worm gears and worm wheel gears and the cable guide are made compact and intensive. As a result, it is possible to reduce the entire size of a housing and significantly reduce the operation of the operator required for manual locking or manual release, thereby further improving convenience. | 06-07-2012 |
20120134164 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HEAD LAMP FOR VEHICLES - An apparatus for controlling a head lamp for vehicles which includes an image providing unit which acquires image information in front of a subject vehicle through a camera module and an information processing unit which detects a position of a vehicle in front of the subject vehicle based on the image information to determine a high beam avoidance area. In particular, a light source unit irradiates a high beam and a low beam in the head lamp based on the driving information acquired. In particular, the high beam avoidance area is represented by an angular range, and is within a range of 90 degrees with respect to a forward direction of the subject vehicle, and the angular range of the high beam avoidance area is determined based on outermost vehicles on left and right sides in the image information. | 05-31-2012 |
20120127310 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE CAMERA - An apparatus and method for adaptively controlling an angle of a camera when the height of a vehicle is changed are provided. The apparatus for controlling a vehicle camera includes at least one sensor which detects variation in height of the vehicle, a rotational angle calculation unit which calculates a rotational angle of the vehicle to compensate the detected variation in height of the vehicle, and a camera control unit which controls the image pickup angle of the vehicle camera based on the calculated rotational angle. | 05-24-2012 |
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20120075875 | AUTOMOTIVE LAMP AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed is an automotive lamp and a method for controlling the same, and more particularly, to an automotive lamp capable of informing an ambient vehicle approaching from behind of a vehicle state by irradiating light forming a road pattern indicating the vehicle state to at least an area behind the vehicle, and a method for controlling the same. The automotive lamp includes a detection unit which detects a vehicle state; and lamp units, controlled by a control unit, which irradiates light forming a road pattern indicating the vehicle state to at least an area behind a vehicle. | 03-29-2012 |
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20110074294 | AUTOMOTIVE LAMP DEVICE - An automotive lamp device is provided. The automotive lamp device includes a lamp housing into which a first lamp or a second lamp is inserted and which includes a plurality of lines, and a lamp driver module which is connected to a first line among the plurality of lines, supplies a first level of voltage and/or current to the first lamp if the first lamp is inserted into the lamp housing, and supplies a second level of voltage and/or current to the second lamp if the second lamp is inserted into the lamp housing. | 03-31-2011 |
20100294067 | APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLABLE TRANSMISSION - Provided is an apparatus for electronically controllable transmission, and more particularly, an apparatus for electronically controllable transmission, the apparatus capable of shifting gears by moving a shift lever and sensing the magnetic flux density of a magnet, which moves in accordance with the rotation of the shift lever, by using a three-dimensional (3D) hall sensor. The apparatus includes: a shift lever including one end which is connected to a magnet and shifting gears by moving the shift lever; a shift lever body which is connected to the shift lever and is allowing the shift lever to move around shift axis or select axis; and a sensor unit including a 3D sensor which is mounted fixedly in the place intersecting the shift axis and select axis within the shift lever body and can sense the movement of the magnet around an X-axis, a Y-axis and a Z-axis as the magnet moves, wherein the 3D sensor is mounted at a tilted angle for providing at least two of three output signals with linearity. | 11-25-2010 |
20100164382 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A FAIL-SAFE IN A HEAD LAMP APPARATUS - Provided is an apparatus and method for providing a fail-safe in a head lamp apparatus. In one aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for providing a fail-safe in a head lamp apparatus includes an apparatus for providing a fail-safe in a head lamp apparatus includes an optical module generating a plurality of beam patterns using a predetermined shield, a shield driving unit driving the shield in the optical module, a module driving unit controlling an irradiation angle of the optical module in leftward and rightward directions, a leveling driving unit controlling the irradiation angle of the optical module in upward and downward directions, and a controller controlling the shield driving unit, the module driving unit, and the leveling driving unit, wherein when a fail occurs to one of the shield driving unit, the module driving unit, and the leveling driving unit, the controller controls at least one driving unit which is normally operating to adjust the beam pattern or the beam irradiation angle of the optical module. | 07-01-2010 |
20090314122 | APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING TENSION OF CABLE IN PARKING BRAKE AND PARKING BRAKE APPARATUS USING THE APPARATUS - Provided are an apparatus for adjusting the tension of a cable used in a parking brake and a parking brake apparatus using the apparatus. The apparatus for automatically adjusting the tension of a cable in a parking brake includes: a rod which includes saw teeth in a portion of an outer circumferential surface thereof and has an end connected to the cable; an elastic member which, when the cable is loosened, moves the rod with an expansive force thereof to stretch the cable; and a pawl which engages with the saw teeth of the rod to hinder the rod from moving in a direction that contracts the stretched cable; wherein the elastic member provides the expansive force to the rod, and the rod is moved by the expansive force to stretch the cable, thereby maintaining the tension of the cable. | 12-24-2009 |
20090293666 | Organ Type Accelerator Pedal Apparatus - The present invention provides an organ type accelerator pedal apparatus comprising a pedal to which a driver applies a force to rotate a pedal arm; and a pedal bracket to which one end of the pedal is hinge-connected and which includes one or more fitting protrusions, guide protrusions, fitting holes used to be fixed. | 12-03-2009 |
20090207626 | HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES - Provided is a headlamp assembly for vehicles. The headlamp assembly includes: a plurality of lamp modules on each of which a light-emitting device is mounted and each of which has a heat-dissipation structure for dissipating heat generated by the light-emitting device; and a support bracket which supports the lamp modules, wherein at least one of the lamp modules supported by the support bracket can be aimed individually with respect to the support bracket. | 08-20-2009 |
20090152080 | BRAKE PEDAL STOP LAMP SWITCH - The present invention provides a brake pedal stop lamp switch assembly comprising: a pedal switch plate fixed to a car body, a switch-fixing bracket mounted to the pedal switch plate and having at least one or more fixing-protrusions, a switch assembly linearly moving in a pressing direction in the switch-fixing bracket, and including a hole sensor that generates a signal when a magnet attached to upper portion of pedal stopper plate approaches and an electronic circuit that receives signals of the hole sensor, and a plurality of teeth formed at the switch assembly to fix the switch assembly that has linearly moved relative to the switch-fixing bracket, engaged with the fixing-protrusion of the switch-fixing bracket. | 06-18-2009 |
20090021942 | LAMP ASSEMBLY - A headlamp for a vehicle is provided. The headlamp includes a light source, a reflector reflecting and condensing light emitted from the light source, a first lens refracting and radiating the light emitted from the light source in a forward direction, a shielding device that is disposed between the light source and the first lens and shields some of the light emitted from the light source, and a second lens that is disposed between the first lens and the shielding device and changes a light path by refracting light before being incident on the first lens. | 01-22-2009 |