Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
362501000 | Door or door handle | 17 |
20090147528 | LIGHTING HANDLE OF CAR - A lighting handle of a car comprises a handle body having a recess at an inner surface thereof; a light emitting device being installed at an inner side of the recess of the handle body; the light emitting device including: a seat installed with a supporting surface; one side of the supporting surface being formed with an inserting groove; a circuit board installed on the supporting surface of the seat; the circuit board being installed with a plurality of lighting emitting bodies; the circuit board having a power wire for connecting other electric circuit in a car; and a transparent lamp cover installed on the seat; an inner wall of the cover being a reflecting surface; one side of the cover having a protrusion which has passed through the through hole of the circuit board to be inserted into the inserting groove of the seat. | 06-11-2009 |
20100214796 | ILLUMINATION STRUCTURE - An aspect of the invention provides an illumination structure that can illuminate both a neighborhood of an opening and a storage portion with a simple configuration. An illumination structure | 08-26-2010 |
20100284196 | VEHICLE DOOR SAFETY WARNING LAMP - A vehicle door safety warning lamp is provided. A light source is respectively disposed on each side of a light socket, and each light source is electrically connected to a power supply device of a vehicle. A white or transparent first shade body and a colored (for example, red or yellow) second shade body cover the two sides of the light socket. When a vehicle door is opened, the light sources disposed on the two sides of the light socket emit lights at the same time, light rays from the first shade body are used to irradiate a traveling path of passengers, and light rays from the second shade body are used to warn other vehicles at the back, thereby improving the safety of the passengers when getting on and off the passenger vehicles (for example, buses or touring vehicles). | 11-11-2010 |
20100321945 | VEHICULAR GRAPHICS PROJECTION SYSTEM - A lighting apparatus for an automobile generally includes a projection device coupled to the automobile (e.g., an external component, such as a door handle assembly) wherein the projection device is configured to project an image onto a display surface that is external to the automobile (e.g., the ground adjacent to a door of the automobile or a region near the door handle itself). The lighting apparatus is configured to activate in response to one or more events, such as proximity of a key fob, the unlocking of one or doors, or the like. | 12-23-2010 |
20100321946 | ILLUMINATION MODULE FOR A VEHICLE - An illumination module for a vehicle includes at least one illumination source for illuminating a target area at the vehicle. The illumination module may be mounted at a handle of a vehicle door and may be operable to illuminate the handle region and/or pocket region of the vehicle door and to illuminate a ground region adjacent to the vehicle and generally below the door handle assembly. The illumination module may include an icon established thereat and the at least one illumination source may back light the icon so that the icon, when the illumination module is activated, is viewable by a person viewing the vehicle. The illumination module may project or direct the illumination toward a targeted area so that the icon is discernible at the targeted area. | 12-23-2010 |
20100328965 | Automotive Exterior Lamp Assembly with Charge Port - An automotive vehicle capable of receiving power from a remote power source includes an exterior lamp assembly integrated with the vehicle. The lamp assembly includes an illumination source, and an electrical port configured to be electrically connected with the remote power source. | 12-30-2010 |
20110090709 | ILLUMINATING DEVICE OF AN AUTOMOBILE'S TAILGATE HANDLE - The invention relates to an illuminating device of an automobile's tailgate handle. The illuminating device is installed in a groove formed in a tailgate handle, including a circuit board and a transparent covering. A through hole is bored in the groove. The circuit board is provided with plural LEDs and an electric wire connected with a control wire of an automobile's headlight. The transparent covering is put on the groove of the handle. Therefore, the LEDs in the handle can be lit as night warning signal if a car's headlight is turned on, as a turning signal a turning signal is turned on, or as a brake signal the brake is treaded on. | 04-21-2011 |
20110170304 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND DOOR LINING USING SAME - A lighting device for use in a vehicle, is equipped with one light source and a linear light-guiding body which guides light from the light source. The light-guiding body has a linear, primary spotlight part which emits light in a linear shape and a secondary spotlight part which emits a spot of light from the tip of the light-guiding body, thus providing different lighting with one light source. | 07-14-2011 |
20110170305 | VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE APPARATUS - A door handle apparatus includes: a handle base ( | 07-14-2011 |
20120106182 | LIT DOOR HANDLE FOR A VEHICLE - A door handle apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The door handle includes a door handle body that is configured to be disposed at a door of the vehicle. A light source is mounted inside the door handle body. A light-transmitting member is located between the light source and the door handle body. The light-transmitting member is partially exposed to an exterior of the door handle body. | 05-03-2012 |
20120127746 | ILLUMINATOR OF DOOR OUTSIDE HANDLE FOR VEHICLE - An illuminator of a door outside handle for a vehicle may perform both a function of a light source and a light guiding function. The illuminator may further employ a light guide having a mood lamp function on an inner surface of the door outside handle and a top LED combined with the light guide to illuminate the outer panel together with the illuminator, making it possible to enhance a product value due to realization of various illumination effects. The illuminator of a door outside handle for a vehicle can be turned on or off through various operation logics by employing multiple different illumination methods where lights of different colors can be realized according to the operation condition, making it possible to enhance product value. | 05-24-2012 |
20130107557 | VEHICLE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WITH ILLUMINATION DEVICE | 05-02-2013 |
20130121008 | Grip Device, In Particular for a Vehicle - The invention relates to a grip device ( | 05-16-2013 |
20130170241 | HANDLE OF AN OPENING ELEMENT OF A VEHICLE, COMPRISING A GRIP PART - The invention relates to the handle ( | 07-04-2013 |
20140204599 | VEHICLE FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT - A vehicle component includes a molded cover molded into a shape of a surface of a part attached to a vehicle and a surface-emitting device bonded or fitted and fixed along a back face of the molded cover. The molded cover is vacuum formed by solid decorative molding of a translucent resin molded member with a translucent film, and light from the surface-emitting device is transmitted through the molded cover and emerges in a predetermined light-emitting area which is a part of a surface of the vehicle component. The vehicle component obtains a light-emitting function with a relatively simple structure and in a relatively compact form with a design not impaired and excellent in beauty and appearance. | 07-24-2014 |
20150131304 | Illuminated display ornament for automobiles - It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel illumination system and methods that can be used on the outside of an automobile. The illumination system may preferably be displayed on the outside of a door panel of an automobile, but may also be displayed on any other exterior surface of an automobile. The illuminated design may employ fiber optic cables to illuminate the preferred design. | 05-14-2015 |
20160001697 | VEHICLE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WITH LIGHTING MODULE - An exterior door handle assembly suitable for mounting at a door handle region of a vehicle door includes a strap-handle portion and a sealed self-contained elongated lighting module having (i) at least one illumination source that, when electrically powered, emits light, (ii) an elongated housing and (iii) an elongated light-transmitting cover. The module may include an antenna and/or a light pipe. The strap-handle portion receives the sealed self-contained elongated lighting module. With the sealed self-contained elongated light module received in the strap-handle portion, the contour of the sealed self-contained elongated lighting module generally matches the contour of the strap-handle portion. With the door handle assembly mounted at a vehicle door and when the illumination source is electrically powered, light emitted by the illumination source passes through the elongated light-transmitting cover so as to be viewable by a person viewing the exterior door handle assembly from outside of the vehicle door. | 01-07-2016 |