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Document | Title | Date |
20080198612 | LIGHT ARRANGEMENT, METHOD FOR OPERATING A LIGHT ARRANGEMENT AND A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a light arrangement, comprising a motor vehicle light which can be operated in at least two operating modes, as well as further comprising a control mechanism for the motor vehicle light. The invention further relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle light and a motor vehicle. | 08-21-2008 |
20080205074 | Semiconductor Light Engine for Automotive Lighting - A light engine ( | 08-28-2008 |
20080219015 | Vehicle Mini Lamp Retrofit Attachment Assembly - A retrofit vehicle mini lamp assembly for attaching a mini lamp to an existing opening in a vehicle surface includes a housing having a body with an interior portion and a lens portion covering a top end of the interior portion. The lamp assembly also includes circuitry disposed within the interior portion of the housing and at least one light source being electrically connected to the circuitry. An attachment member is also provided. The attachment member includes an aperture therein adapted to receive the housing, a rim adapted to abut the vehicle surface around the existing opening, and a spacer portion extending laterally from the aperture to the rim. The spacer portion includes an outer surface, wherein the lens portion of the housing is substantially continuous with the outer surface of the spacer portion. | 09-11-2008 |
20080225537 | LIGHTING AND/OR SIGNALLING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING AN OUTER WALL PROVIDED WITH A HEAT EXCHANGE ZONE - A lighting and/or signalling device for a motor vehicle comprising:
| 09-18-2008 |
20080232124 | Vehicular lamp - A vehicular lamp | 09-25-2008 |
20080232125 | Method for Fixing a Light-Emitting Diode to a Metallic Heat-Radiating Element - The application relates to light emitting devices. In order to provide good heat dissipation and easy adjustment of the lighting devices, there is provided to fix a light-emitting diode ( | 09-25-2008 |
20080247183 | BUS STOP ARM AND LAMP FOR BUS STOP ARM - A disclosed bus stop arm includes an extendable arm for protruding from a bus and including signage instructing motorists to stop, a socket in the extendable arm for receiving a lamp, and a lamp having a connector configured to be received in the socket. The lamp includes at least two light emitting diodes, the light emitting diodes projecting light in substantially opposite primary directions. A disclosed lamp for a bus stop arm includes a connector configured to fit in a lamp socket on a bus stop arm, and at least two light emitting diodes. The light emitting diodes project light in substantially opposite primary directions. | 10-09-2008 |
20080247184 | KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM - A conventional keyless entry system uses a radio wave as an unlocking or locking signal and is therefore substantially non-directional. For example, when an unlocking operation is performed, keys of all doors are unlocked, so that for example in a vehicle having a certain slide door or a kick-up door, an occupant of the vehicle may forget to lock the door. According to the presently disclosed subject matter a keyless entry system for locking and unlocking lock(s) of a vehicle can include an infrared light projector having a narrow radiation angle, and a light receiving/emitting unit corresponding to operating conditions of keys/locks. The light receiving/emitting unit can include a combination of a light receiving element for receiving the infrared light and a light emitting element for indicating the position of a key/lock which is operated correspondingly to the infrared light received by the light receiving element. Thus, among other features, locking and unlocking of only a requested door by means of the narrow radiation angle can be accomplished. | 10-09-2008 |
20080253140 | LIGHT FOR VEHICLES - A light for motor vehicles and the like includes one or more LEDs that are embedded in a polymer material. The light may be positioned on an exposed surface of the vehicle, and the encapsulation of the LEDs and other electrical components provides a waterproof assembly that is substantially impervious to ambient conditions. The light may include a light source and a light guide that are disposed in a watertight housing. | 10-16-2008 |
20080259620 | Light emitting apparatus - A light guide unit which includes a front light emitting surface, a rear surface to which a light reflecting treatment is applied and a side end face which constitutes a light introducing plane and which is formed solid of a light transmissive material as a whole is divided by a vertical slit which reaches the rear reflecting surface. | 10-23-2008 |
20080259621 | ENHANCED VEHICLE SIDE SIGNAL LIGHTING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a vehicle side light system for signaling an event that is directly connected to a vehicle's signaling system and power source. The system comprises at least one series of lights having multiple light emitting devices set in a row, a flexible circuit attached to at least one circuit of a vehicle and at least one digital shift register coupled to at least one schmitt trigger circuit. The lights in the system are automatically sequentially activated by the schmitt trigger circuits to signal the occurrence of an event. The light system may alternatively be attached to an independent power source to add instinctive awareness to an object or situation. | 10-23-2008 |
20080259622 | Vehicle-mounted LED illumination device - An LED illumination device includes at least one LED plate including a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on an upper surface of a flat substrate and a device body having a mouth ring engageable with an illumination device socket disposed at a predetermined installation location, the LED plate and the device body being connected to each other by an electrical cable. The LED plate has an underside formed with an applying portion. The device body has an outer surface provided with a receiving portion. The applying portion of the LED plate is detachably applied to the receiving portion of the device body. | 10-23-2008 |
20080266888 | VEHICLE MOUNTED ACCESSORY WITH MULTIPLEXING - A control for a vehicle mounted accessory that has an electrically operable device. The accessory is operated by a switch that is mounted on the vehicle remote from the accessory. The switch and the electrically operable device are electrically connected by programmable controllers and a communications bus. The control has the capability of automatically determining the presence of a vehicle DRL mode, and the accessory turn signal lights are automatically illuminated to provide an accessory DRL mode. The control can automatically detect different accessories and reprogram itself to control them. The control provides a secured communications link between it and the accessory to prevent accessory theft. | 10-30-2008 |
20080273343 | Halogen burner and receptacle assembly - A bulb retainer device for use with bulbs such as halogen burner bulbs on vehicles subject to vibration and oscillation. The bulb has a flat burner glass press area and a receptacle is used for mounting the bulb in position to function as a light. A one piece metal sheet bulb retainer is mounted on the receptacle. The retainer has a circular drawn cup in its surface for slidably mounting the retainer on the receptacle. The retainer further has a plurality of arcuate fingers in the cup and sized to engage the bulb flat burner glass press area to restrain movement thereof. The preferred number of fingers is four and the retainer is fixedly mounted on the retainer after assembly. | 11-06-2008 |
20080285293 | Outer Mirror - The purpose of the present invention is to widely illuminate a road surface at a side of a vehicle body along a front-rear direction of the vehicle body before and after housing of the outer mirror. An outer mirror of the present invention is pivotally movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body around a base end portion of the outer mirror, and includes a mirror housing which is thrust laterally from a side surface of the vehicle body. In the mirror housing, a light unit and a lens fixed on an optical axis of the light unit are provided. Any one of the light unit and the lens is moved to illuminate identical or substantially identical area on the road surface at the side of the vehicle body before and after pivotal movement of the mirror housing. | 11-20-2008 |
20080285294 | DECORATIVE LIGHTING DEVICES - Disclosed herein are lighting devices which may include one or more sheets with lighting components on the sheet or sheets, and also a mounting device for securing the lighting device to a surface. The lighting devices are typically configured to position the sheet or sheets in a deployed position wherein the lighting components are substantially visible, and a retracted position wherein the lighting components are substantially obscured. The disclosed lighting devices may move the sheet between the retracted and deployed positions by winding or unwinding the sheet. The disclosed lighting devices may be configured for attachment to a building or vehicle. In some examples, two of the disclosed lighting devices may be connected together. The connection may provide for substantially joint movement of the two lighting devices. Some disclosed lighting devices may also include a picture that may or may not be fully or partially formed by the lighting components. | 11-20-2008 |
20080285295 | Led Collimator Element for a Vehicle Headlight with a Low-Beam Function - The invention relates to a LED collimator element for a vehicle headlight with a low-beam function, which emits at least visible light of one color from at least one region of a light source. The LED collimator element ( | 11-20-2008 |
20080304274 | AMBIENT LIGHTING MODULE - An ambient light control module and method of operating an ambient light control module selectively actuates light modules to provide a desired light color and intensity. The disclosed ambient light control module selectively actuates light modules that are controllable to provide desired colors. The light control module produces uniform signals across the several light modules such that each separate light module will emit the same color. The disclosed example light control module includes a microcontroller with a plurality of output channels including output compare channels and pulse width modulated channels. The output channels are matched to a common clock so that a uniform signal is emitted from any channel to provide the desired uniformity between lighting modules. | 12-11-2008 |
20080316757 | VEHICLE LAMP - The disclosed subject matter can include a vehicle lamp having a favorable light distribution and an effective heat dissipation structure. The vehicle lamp can include a light source and a casing in which the light source is sealed. The casing can be configured in a tubular shape and a reflector can be configured in a hollow of the casing. The casing can be sealed between the reflector and a front lens configured to allow light emitted from the light source to pass therethrough. The inner surfaces of the casing and the reflector can be configured to form a predetermined light distribution via the front lens. The outer surfaces of the casing and the reflector can be exposed to the outside and can be configured to radiate heat generated from the light source to the outside using heat conductive material. Thus, the lamp can be miniaturized and provide favorable light distribution. | 12-25-2008 |
20090003009 | LED lamp module - An LED lamp ( | 01-01-2009 |
20090052197 | REAR LIGHT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A rear light for a motor vehicle has a light chamber for holding at least one lighting device for a flashing light and further has at least one light chamber which adjoins the light chamber for the flashing light and has the purpose of holding at least one lighting device for a reversing light, for holding at least one lighting device for a tail light, for holding at least one lighting device for a brake light and/or for holding at least one lighting device for a fog light. Wherein a plurality of LEDs are positioned in the light chamber for the flashing light and transmit light toward the rear for the flashing light. Accordingly, the rear light contains at least one LED which transmits light for the flashing light into a light chamber which is positioned adjacent to the light chamber for the flashing light. | 02-26-2009 |
20090073706 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp is arranged to switch between a low beam and a high beam. The high beam illuminates a first illumination area, which lies ahead of and square to a center of a vehicle, and a second illumination area, which includes portions lying horizontally further leftwards and right wards and vertically further upwards than the first illumination area. When switching from the low beam to the high beam, the luminous intensity of the second illumination area is increased and thereafter the luminous intensity of the first illumination area is increased. When switching from the high beam to the low beam, the luminance intensity of the first illumination area is decreased and thereafter the luminance intensity of the second illumination area is decreased. | 03-19-2009 |
20090086499 | CAR SPOILER HAVING LIGHT-EMITTING EFFECT - A car spoiler having a light-emitting effect includes a plate body, a light-emitting module and a cover. The plate body is a light-transmitting plate and is provided with notches thereon. The light-emitting module is provided on one side of the long side of the plate body and has a plurality of light-emitting units. The illuminating direction of each light-emitting unit is oriented from the long side toward the interior of the plate body. The cover is used to cover the exterior of the light-emitting module and is connected with the plate body. Via this arrangement, the light emitted by the light-emitting module can be projected on the plate body uniformly, thereby increasing the aesthetic effect of the spoiler. | 04-02-2009 |
20090097266 | ILLUMINATING WARNING LAMP - An illuminating warning lamp includes a first light source and a second light source assembled on a lamp socket. An irradiation direction of the first light source and that of the second light source form an angle of 90 degrees with respect to each other. Additionally, a first lamp casing for encapsulating the first light source is further formed with a through hole at one side thereof, and a second lamp casing corresponding to the second light source is assembled within the through hole. After the first and second light sources are both driven to emit lights, the lamp simultaneously emits warning lights and illumination light | 04-16-2009 |
20090122566 | Vehicle tail light assembly and method of use - A tail light assembly includes a plurality of tail lights having substantially same appearance affixed on the rear light panel of a vehicle and the assembly is electrically connected to the rear light control of the vehicle. Each of the tail lights includes an open housing having a reflective chrome interior surface and an axially disposed light bulb socket at a rear end of the surface; a colorless LED light bulb disposed in the light bulb socket; and a clear colorless front cover affixed upon a front perimeter of the housing. When the tail lights are not activated, the plurality of tail lights have a uniform chrome appearance, and when being activated, one or more tail lights emits a colored light substantially different from the chrome appearance, to indicate braking, turning or backing up of the vehicle. | 05-14-2009 |
20090129106 | Exterior component for vehicle - An exterior component for a vehicle includes a first member having a decorative surface provided at an external portion thereof for transmitting light, the first member further including a first engaging portion, a second member having a second engaging portion engaging with the first engaging portion of the first member, the second member attached to the vehicle, the first member and the second member forming a double layered structure under the first engaging portion of the first member engaging with the second engaging portion of the second member, and a light-emitting member provided in the double layered structure of the first member and the second member for lighting up and shutting off the light in response to a supply of electricity supplied from the vehicle. | 05-21-2009 |
20090154182 | OVERMOLDED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD - An electrical device includes a circuit board having one or more electrical components mounted to the circuit board. At least a portion of the circuit board is encapsulated in a thermoplastic polymer material to encapsulate the electrical components. The device may be fabricated by at least partially shielding the electrical components with polymer material, followed by overmolding the polymer material with thermoplastic polymer material. The shielding material may comprise a pre-formed component, or it may comprise thermoplastic polymer material that is molded around the electrical components in a first molding step or “shot”. | 06-18-2009 |
20090168441 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND CAR WITH SAME - An illumination device includes a light emitting module ( | 07-02-2009 |
20090175047 | AUXILIARY LUMINOUS TRIM STRIP OF A CAR LAMP - The present invention provides an auxiliary luminous trim strip of a car lamp. The trim strip has a long strip body, a car lamp mating surface mating with the surface of the car lamp, a light-emitting surface, placed in front of the strip body, a locating component, used to locate the strip body and car lamp, a plurality of luminous bodies, assembled onto the light-emitting surface in a predefined configuration, and a power supply portion, used to supply power required for the luminous bodies. The luminous trim strip generates a trimming effect by the color, texture and shape of the strip body and enhances illumination intensity through the light emission of the luminous bodies, further enhancing the warning effect of the car lamp. | 07-09-2009 |
20090175048 | Lamp mounting seat - A lamp mounting seat is adapted for mounting a lamp on a lamp mounting frame of a vehicle. The lamp mounting frame includes a plate body formed with a mounting hole, and the lamp mounting seat includes a seat body and a retaining ring. The seat body includes a base wall and a surrounding wall, which cooperate to define a receiving space adapted for receiving the lamp therein. The surrounding wall includes first and second stop units and a plate engaging groove. The seat body is adapted to be extended through the mounting hole of the lamp mounting frame such that a periphery of the mounting hole is received in the plate engaging groove, thereby mounting the seat body in the mounting hole. The retaining ring is detachably mounted on the surrounding wall for preventing removal of the lamp from the receiving space. | 07-09-2009 |
20090190367 | UNPLUGGED NIGHT LIGHTS - The unplugged night lights, mainly comprises a base made of a soft material, a light-emitting device, a housing wrapping around the light-emitting device, and a thin-film solar cell pack. The light-emitting device is provided on the base, of which one terminal is connected to the thin-film solar cell pack. An electric energy transformed by the thin-film solar cell pack is thereby stored and supplied to the light-emitting device to give out a light source. A bottom of the base is coated with an adhesive layer to make the lamp directly adhere to the body of vehicle. Thus, it is easy to install the unplug night lamp and meets the goals of environmental protection and energy saving. | 07-30-2009 |
20090196057 | Side Lights For Work Vehicles - A work vehicle is provided including a frame having a side and an end, the frame structurally carrying a cab structure having a brim. A housing is configured to receive a first light source and a second light source. The housing is structurally carried by the cab structure in close proximity to the brim and disposed above an operator's viewing position. The first light source provides illumination generally directed perpendicular to the end of the frame, the second light source providing illumination generally directed perpendicular to the side of the frame. The first and second light sources are sufficiently disposed within the cab structure for protection from vertically falling objects. | 08-06-2009 |
20090231870 | WRAPAROUND LIGHT ASSEMBLY - A wraparound light assembly for a vehicle. A lens is attached to a housing. A body panel defines an interior vehicle space, and the body panel includes a recessed portion defining an aperture. The housing overlays at least part of the recess. A grommet is disposed in the aperture and extends through the body panel into the interior vehicle space. The grommet defines a receptacle having an opening facing the housing. A projection extends from the housing. The projection is configured to be slidably engaged in the receptacle along an installation axis and to extend into a portion of the receptacle in the interior vehicle space. | 09-17-2009 |
20090231871 | DIRECTION INDICATOR LAMP - A direction indicator lamp mainly includes lamp fittings in pairs and corresponding sensing and emitting modules. The light fitting has a light source, a receiver, and a battery set disposed therein. The sensing and emitting module senses a signal frequency when the direction lamp is operated, or senses lights when the direction lamp emits lights, so as to generate a control signal. Then, the light fitting is actuated to emit lights by means of a wireless transmission technique, so as to omit fussy procedures and complicated wiring process during installation. | 09-17-2009 |
20090251909 | TAIL LIGHT - A tail light for an automobile includes a plurality of first illuminating elements and a plurality of second illuminating elements. The first illuminating elements are arranged to form a logo pattern of the automobile, and each of the first and second illuminating elements are configured for providing an adjustable illuminating brightness. The tail light is capable of selectively operating between a braking state and a non-braking state. In the braking state, the illuminating brightness of the first illuminating elements is greater than that of the second illuminating elements. In the non-braking state, the illuminating brightness of the first illuminating elements is less than that of the second illuminating elements. | 10-08-2009 |
20090262545 | Illumination Apparatus and Method of Producing a Planar Light Output - There is described an illumination apparatus with an organic light-emitting device with a first light exit face and an organic light-emitting device with a second light exit face larger than the first light exit face. The inorganic light-emitting device and the organic light-emitting device are arranged so that a planar light output in which light of the inorganic light-emitting device and light of the organic light-emitting device superimpose each other results. | 10-22-2009 |
20090296416 | REAR-LOADED LIGHT EMITTING DIODE MODULE FOR AUTOMOTIVE REAR COMBINATION LAMPS - A rear-loading LED module for a rear combination lamp is disclosed. One or more LEDs are mounted on a printed circuit board that mechanically holds them at the focus of a faceted, parabolic reflector. Light from the LEDs diverges transversely and horizontally, and is collimated by the reflector, and the reflected collimated light is directed in a generally longitudinal direction out of the rear combination lamp, toward the viewer. The LED module itself is generally longitudinally oriented, and is insertable longitudinally into the interior of the reflector from a hole at the vertex of the reflector. The printed circuit board, an optional thermal pad adjacent to the printed circuit board, and a thermally conductive layer adjacent to the optional thermal pad are all generally planar layers, are all generally parallel to each other, and may optionally all have the same footprint. Together, the printed circuit board, the thermal pad and the thermally conductive layer may all form a generally planar ledge. | 12-03-2009 |
20090296417 | REAR-LOADED LIGHT EMITTING DIODE MODULE FOR AUTOMOTIVE REAR COMBINATION LAMPS - A rear-loading LED module for a rear combination lamp is disclosed. One or more LEDs are mounted on a printed circuit board that electrically powers and mechanically holds them outside a faceted, parabolic reflector. Light emitted from the LEDs enters a light propagation region, formed between the reflective adjacent faces of two nested cylinders. The cylinders extend from the LEDs, outside the reflector, longitudinally through a hole at the vertex of the reflector, to the focus of the reflector. In some applications, the light propagation region may act as a beam homogenizer, so that light exiting the light propagation region may have roughly uniform intensity. Light from the light propagation region strikes an outwardly-flared reflector that directs it largely transversely onto the parabolic reflector. The parabolic reflector collimates the light and directs it longitudinally, through a transparent cover and out of the lamp. The parabolic reflector may have facets that angularly divert portions of the reflected light to form a desired two-dimensional angular distribution for the exiting beam. | 12-03-2009 |
20100008098 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO DETER PACK RAT NESTING IN VEHICLES - A method to deter pack rat nesting in a vehicle engine compartment, comprising illuminating said engine compartment between sunset and sun rise. | 01-14-2010 |
20100020558 | HANDLE ASSEMBLY WITH CONTROLLED LIGHT DISTRIBUTION - A handle assembly includes a bezel having a handle cavity defined by a cavity wall and an open front providing access to the handle cavity. The bezel has a slot through the cavity wall and a lamp assembly is mounted to the bezel proximate the slot. The lamp assembly includes a housing and a light pipe held by the housing, where the light pipe includes a first leg extending along a primary axis and a second leg extending along a secondary axis generally perpendicular with respect to the primary axis. The second leg has a lens along an inner surface of the second leg, wherein light is directed through the light pipe along the primary axis to a primary reflective surface provided at the intersection of the first and second legs. The primary reflective surface directs light along the second leg toward the lens. | 01-28-2010 |
20100020559 | LAMP SOCKETS - The invention relates to a lamp socket consisting at least partially of a plastic composition having a through plane thermal conductivity of at least 0.5 W/m.K. The plastic composition may comprise a thermoplastic polymer and a thermally conductive filler and/or a thermally conductive fibrous material. For example, the plastic composition may comprise a semicrystalline polyamide having a melting point of at least 200° C., glass fibres and boron nitride. The tendency to fogging is reduced. | 01-28-2010 |
20100027282 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - The invention relates to an illumination device for an automobile with at least one light source ( | 02-04-2010 |
20100033981 | Automotive Lamp Structure - The present invention relates to an improved automotive lamp structure, in which an automotive lamp includes a base, a first lamp holder, a second lamp holder and two light-emitting elements. Support portions are respectively located on corresponding surfaces of the first lamp holder and the second lamp holder, and the support portions enable the lamp holders to respectively rotate and be held open. Moreover, the light-emitting elements are respectively located in the first lamp holder and the second lamp holder. Accordingly, when installing the automotive lamp, each of the light-emitting elements assumes an open state by means of the support portions, which further results in providing the light-emitting elements with a larger scattering angle when emitting light, thereby enabling the automotive lamp to produce a more uniform light beam, and Improving the problems of automobile headlamps of the prior art producing a nonuniform light beam. | 02-11-2010 |
20100033982 | Adjustable warning light housing - An adjustable warning light housing has a base, two adjustable shields respectively and pivotally connected to two opposite inner surfaces of the base, two positioning assemblies respectively mounted between the base and the adjustable shields and an upper shield mounted on the outer surface of the base adjacent to the adjustable shields. A lighting assembly may be mounted inside the base to emit warning signals. The adjustable shields and the upper shield allow the warning light housing to fit different kinds of windshields of vehicles simply and easily. Warning signals being emitted by the lighting assembly cannot reflect into the vehicles so do not disturb a drivers of the vehicles for improved safety. | 02-11-2010 |
20100039830 | LED automotive tail lamp set - The present invention relates to LED lamps suitable for forming automotive lighting systems, made of high power lambertian LEDs and a TIR collimator lens. In the present invention, a novel TIR collimator lens is developed to collect the light emitted from the LED source and through a pillow lens array; redistribution occurs to form a light pattern meeting ECE requirements. | 02-18-2010 |
20100067246 | VEHICLE STRUCTURE - A vehicle body includes a lamp housing receiving portion, a access opening adjacent to the lamp housing receiving portion, a vehicle closure member, a lamp housing and a lamp lens. The vehicle closure member is movable between an open position exposing the access opening and a closed position covering the door opening. The lamp housing is removably disposed within the lamp housing receiving portion having at least one lamp receiving portion and an inboard lens attachment portion. The lamp lens is configured to allow transmission of light therethrough having an inboard housing attachment portion that is fixedly attached to the inboard lens attachment portion. The inboard housing attachment portion and the inboard lens attachment portion are disposed inboard of an outboard lateral edge of the vehicle closure member and concealed by the vehicle closure member when the vehicle closure member is in the closed position. | 03-18-2010 |
20100097818 | SIDE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL FOR VEHICLE - A side directional signal includes a base and a cover that together define a compartment receiving a circuit board on which first and second groups of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are mounted. Mounted between the LEDs and the cover is a light-guiding plate including an inner face with a plurality of semispheres aligned with the LEDs. The light-guiding plate further includes an outer face with grooves. A portion of the semispheres concentrates the light beams emitted from the first group of LEDs to provide enhanced brightness. The concentrated light beams transmit through the outer face and then the cover after being reflected by sidewalls of the grooves. A reflective plate is mounted between the first and second groups of LEDs. The light beams emitted from the second group of LEDs are concentrated by a remaining portion of the semispheres, reflected by the reflective plate, and transmitted through the cover. | 04-22-2010 |
20100103689 | LAMP DEVICE FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - A lamp device includes a lamp housing embedded in an automobile body. The lamp housing has an outer housing part coupled to and disposed outwardly around an inner housing part. The outer housing part has a thermal conductivity coefficient less than that of the inner housing part. A transparent lamp cap is mounted to the lamp housing, is exposed from the automobile body, and cooperates with the inner housing part of the lamp housing to define a first inner space therebetween. A lighting module is disposed in the first inner space, and includes at least one light emitting diode. | 04-29-2010 |
20100157616 | VEHICLE LIGHTING EQUIPMENT - A vehicle lighting equipment is provided with: a light source in which a light emitting diode is employed; and a transparent lens on which a light emitted from the light source is incident and from which the incident light is emergent. | 06-24-2010 |
20100165649 | Automobile Lamp - An automobile lamp includes a light emitting element used as an initial light source, a light guide element for calculating a divergence angle and a light emitting area of the divergence angle of the initial light source, and a lens element to enhance a light extraction efficiency of the light emitting element and produce a light source with a predetermined light pattern and a high light extraction efficiency. A projecting element is used for enhancing the contrast of the light pattern of the light source, so that the automobile lamp can project a high-contrast cutoff line. A light emitting surface of the light emitting element is designed with a predetermined shape, such that no other optical component is required for projecting a light beam with a cross-section of a predetermined shape, so as to enhance a light energy utilization efficiency of the automobile lamp effectively. | 07-01-2010 |
20100265729 | RED LIGHT IDENTIFICATION COATED LENS AND CAR-USED RED LIGHT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A red light identification coated lens has a lens body and a coating film. The coated lens filters light with wavelength of 380 to 600 nm with a transmission ratio of 10 to 50% and passing red light fully. Moreover, a car-used red light identification system is provided, which is suitable for rainy day or fog day and comprises: at least one red light source arranged to a car; and at least one coated lens as above said. Red light has a long wavelength and low reflection rate so that red light can passes through the water drops easily with very low reflection, low scattering and low deflection. Thereby, when a driver wears the coated lens of the present invention, he (or she) can see the image of red light clearly. | 10-21-2010 |
20100277936 | ASSEMBLING-TYPE CAR LAMP - An assembling-type car lamp includes a lamp housing and a bulb unit. The lamp housing is provided with an assembling hole, and the assembling hole is provided on an inner wall surface thereof with a plurality of circumferentially spaced ribs to thereby define a notch between any two adjacent ribs. The bulb unit includes a base and a bulb mounted to the base. The base includes an end plate and a forward raised seat. The raised seat is provided on an outer wall surface thereof with a plurality of circumferentially spaced guide blocks located corresponding to the notches, such that an annular space is defined between the end plate and the guide blocks. The bulb unit can be removably assembled to the lamp housing by moving the guide blocks through the notches into the assembling hole and turning the bulb unit for the ribs to locate in the annular space. | 11-04-2010 |
20100296303 | Touchless Keyless Entry Keypad Integrated with Electroluminescence Backlight - The present invention is a dead front actuating assembly, including a first layer having at least one selectively illuminated area, and a second layer having a plurality of sensors used for activating the at least one selectively illuminated area such that the at least one selectively illuminated area becomes illuminated, and the first layer is adjacent to the second layer. | 11-25-2010 |
20110038170 | LAMP ASSEMBLIES AND VEHICLES INCLUDING SAME - A lamp assembly includes a reflective structure, a mounting structure, and a collar. The reflective structure at least partially surrounds and reflects light from a light source. The mounting structure is formed as a unitary structure with the reflective structure. The mounting structure is elongated and extends longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end. The proximal end is adjacent to the reflective structure. The distal end is spaced from the reflective structure. The collar is engaged with the mounting structure such that an interface surface of the collar contacts an interface surface of the mounting structure. A fastener engagement portion of the collar is configured to selectively engage a fastener to facilitate mounting of the lamp assembly. The reflective structure and the mounting structure are both formed from a metal material, and the collar is formed from a different material. Vehicles are also provided. | 02-17-2011 |
20110044065 | FRONT COVER FOR VEHICLE LIGHTING FIXTURE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE FRONT COVER, AND ELECTRIC HEATING STRUCTURE - A front cover for a vehicle lighting fixture is attached to the front opening part of the vehicle lighting fixture having a lamp body and a light source installed in the lamp body. A part of the surface of the front cover opposed to the light source includes a heating element having a three-dimensional curved surface. The heating element includes a mesh pattern having intersections of a large number of grids formed of conductive metallic filaments and a first electrode and a second electrode formed at both opposed ends of the mesh pattern. The projection shape of the outline of the entire mesh pattern is formed in a rectangular shape having the longitudinal direction, for example, between the first electrode and the second electrode. | 02-24-2011 |
20110205747 | DOOR MIRROR FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - The present invention provides a door mirror for an automobile, in which molding errors are made difficult to occur in a housing and assembling accuracy between the housing and a lamp assy is improved. A housing applied to the door mirror for an automobile is divided into two parts, that is, an upper housing located on the upper side and a lower housing located on the lower side, and a lamp assy constituting a side-turn lamp is disposed between the upper housing and the lower housing. Since the housing is divided vertically into two parts, materials or colors of the upper housing and the lower housing can be made different so that a texture and an appearance of the housing can be easily changed. Moreover, assembling errors between the housing and the lamp assy due to deformation by injection molding or thermal deformation applied during painting can hardly occur, and a gap can be hardly generated between the housing and the lamp assy on the surface side of the housing. | 08-25-2011 |
20120002431 | SIMULATED FLAMES FROM A VEHICULAR EXHAUST - An assembly for creating the appearance of flames emerging from a vehicle exhaust, including a partially transparent tube connected to the vehicle, a light emitting array positioned within the tube, a plurality of reflective generally flame-shaped streamers extending at least partially into the partially transparent tube, an air pressure source operationally connected to the tube, a power source electrically connected to the light emitting array and an electronic controller operationally connected to the light emitting array. Actuation of the air pressure source waves the streamers within the tube and the streamers are visible through the tube when waving. The light emitting array is positioned to shine light onto the waving streamers and the electronic controller is operable to sequence the actuation of the light emitting array. | 01-05-2012 |
20120026746 | LIGHTING ASSEMBLY AND AUTOMOTIVE HEADLAMP ARRANGEMENT - The invention describes a lighting assembly ( | 02-02-2012 |
20120044711 | HEADLAMP LED LIGHTING DEVICE AND HEADLAMP - Disclosed is a headlamp LED lighting device including: a box | 02-23-2012 |
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 |
20120106181 | Automobile panel extension - The inventive concept is directed to the tail end lights of automobiles. The present automobile tail light is being removed and replace by a new panel extension including a tail light that represents an early model tail light. This conversion takes into account the existing wiring and the new and the replacing panel extension includes wiring and plugs that are merely plugged into the existing wiring of the automobile. | 05-03-2012 |
20120113659 | AUTOMOBILE VEHICLE LIGHTING AND/OR SIGNALING DEVICE - An automobile vehicle lighting and/or signaling device comprising an assembly of parts comprising a first part having a closed contour or an open contour, and a joining member with a first adhesive side that receives the first part so that after sticking the first part to the joining member the adhesive side has a free region adjacent the contour of the part. | 05-10-2012 |
20120127744 | COOLING AND HEAT DISSIPATION SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE LAMP - A cooling and heat dissipation system for an automotive lamp applicable to an engine system. Cool air outside the car body enters the car body through actuation of an engine apparatus, and the cool air is introduced into the lamp base heat dissipating space of the automotive lamp base through the air filter housing, so as to conduct heat energy generated by the illuminant into the engine within the car body. | 05-24-2012 |
20120155101 | LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS AND AUTOMOTIVE HEADLAMPS - A light-emitting apparatus is provided with: a light-emitting module; a control circuit unit configured to control the lighting of the light-emitting module; a heat-radiating substrate configured to support the light-emitting module and the control circuit unit in such a manner as to recover the heat produced by the light-emitting module and the control circuit unit; and a connection support unit mounted on the heat-radiating substrate in such a state as to support an electrically conductive member by which to electrically connect the light-emitting module and the control circuit unit. | 06-21-2012 |
20120188778 | SEAT-BELT BUCKLE WITH A SENSOR/ILLUMINATION SUBASSEMBLY - A seat-belt buckle for securing persons in motor vehicles, including at least one sensor unit which is designed in such a manner that it can detect the closure state of the seat-belt buckle, the seat-belt buckle having an illumination unit which is integrated, together with the sensor unit, in a common sensor/illumination subassembly. | 07-26-2012 |
20120201040 | AUTOMOTIVE HEADLAMP FORMING MULTIPLE LIGHT DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS WITH A SINGLE LAMP - A reflector includes a first reflector portion located above the central axis of a headlamp extending in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle, and a second reflector portion located below the central axis. A first light source and a second light source are arranged such that: the light emitted from the first light source is reflected by the first reflector portion to form a first light distribution pattern; and the light emitted from the second light source forms two partial light distribution patterns by being reflected with both the first reflector portion and the second reflector portion, and a second light distribution pattern, which is different from the first light distribution pattern, is formed by combining the two partial light distribution patterns. | 08-09-2012 |
20120230044 | FLUORESCENCE-LIKE LED ILLUMINATION UNIT AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A fluorescence-like light emitting diode (LED) illumination unit is provided, which includes a radiator, an LED substrate fixed on the radiator, and multiple LED illuminants encapsulated on the LED substrate. A first surface of the radiator is in the shape of a paraboloid with reflective effect. A bar-shaped convex lens with radial converging effect is disposed in the space surrounded by the paraboloid. The bar-shaped convex lens is located in front of the multiple LED illuminants and radially converges part of light rays emitted by the multiple LED illuminants but axially diffuses them. The illumination unit completely solves the problems such as exposure of spotted light sources, small irradiation angle of a light path, beaded light spots of the LED light sources as the lamp illuminant, visual dizziness caused by multiple projections formed by irradiating an irradiated object with a multi-point light source, dazzling light rays, and the like in an existing LED illumination lamp. The illumination unit emits more uniform and soft light rays, with a higher brightness in an irradiated region and a light emitting mode which is basically not different from that of a conventional daylight lamp, and meets the long-term using habit and approval of people. Various applications of the fluorescence-like LED illumination unit are further provided. | 09-13-2012 |
20120250341 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH LIGHT GUIDE ELEMENTS - A lighting device for a motor vehicle includes a light source, at least two plate-shaped light guide elements having at least some areas that scatter or refract light, and a framework to maintain the at least two light guide elements in close proximity such that their mid-perpendiculars lie on a common straight line. The framework is configured to at least partly surround a boundary of the light guide elements and to guide light. The framework is coupled optically to the light source so that light is projected from the light source into the framework and from the framework into the light guide elements, and is conducted from the light guide elements to the outside. | 10-04-2012 |
20120275173 | LIGHT MODULE OF MOTOR VEHICLE FOR GENERATING SPOT DISTRIBUTION OF HIGH-BEAM-LIGHT DISTRIBUTION AND VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS HAVING SUCH MODULE - A light module of a motor vehicle generates a spot distribution of a high-beam-light distribution formed by superimposition of the spot distribution and a base distribution generated by at least one other module. The light module comprises a plurality of separately controllable sub-modules that generate a plurality of stripe-shaped segments of the spot distribution that supplement it. Also, a headlight generates the high-beam-light distribution and comprises the light module. Furthermore, a headlight system comprises a pair of the headlights disposed in a front region toward sides of the vehicle and each of which generates the high-beam-light distribution. The headlights include corresponding light modules that generate stripe-shaped segments of left and right sides, respectively, of the spot distribution such that the stripe-shaped segments of the light modules of the headlights supplement the spot distribution or are at least partially superimposed thereon. | 11-01-2012 |
20120275174 | LIGHT PROJECTION UNIT AND LIGHT PROJECTION DEVICE - A light projection unit is provided that can reduce the production of a portion where the light density is excessively increased on a fluorescent member. This light projection unit includes: a light collection member that includes a light entrance surface and a light emission surface which has an area smaller than that of the light entrance surface; a fluorescent member that includes an application surface to which the laser light emitted from the light collection member is applied and that mainly emits fluorescent light from the application surface; and a light projection member that projects the fluorescent light. The light emission surface of the light collection member is arranged a predetermined distance from the application surface of the fluorescent member. | 11-01-2012 |
20120294022 | SOCKET FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE HID LAMP WITH REDUCED HEIGHT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SOCKET - It is provided a socket ( | 11-22-2012 |
20120314436 | AUTOMOTIVE HEADLAMP, HEAT RADIATING MECHANISM, LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS AND LIGHT SOURCE FIXING MEMBER - In an automotive headlamp, a light-emitting module is configured such that a light-emitting element and a control circuit unit for controlling the lighting of the light-emitting element are structured integrally with each other. A control circuit unit in a position anterior to the light-emitting element in a lamp unit is located below a shade section so that the control circuit unit can be clear of the path of light used to form a low beam light distribution pattern of the light emitted by the light-emitting element. In this setting, the light-emitting element is so located that a main optical axis Ax | 12-13-2012 |
20120320613 | Apparatus and method for a vehicle safety system for driving vehicles at night - A safety system for drivers while driving vehicles at night in un-illuminated areas has side lights that are positioned one on each side of a vehicle, near front of the vehicle. The side lights illuminate areas on left and right sides of the vehicle near the front-end of the vehicle and operating in conjunction with head lights enable drivers to maintain visual reference to the surroundings to avoid the risk of disorientation while driving at night in un-illuminated areas. The side lights in conjunction with head lights also enable drivers to be able to see curved roads ahead. The position of the side lights in the vehicle is integrated with the head lights of the vehicle and the operational control is integrated with the operational control of head lights of the vehicle. The side lights illuminate a distance from the vehicle that is substantially equal to one to three single-road-widths. | 12-20-2012 |
20130021812 | INTEGRAL LIGHTING ASSEMBLY - The invention describes an integral lighting assembly ( | 01-24-2013 |
20130039082 | Vehicle Light and Method for Installing a Vehicle Light - A vehicle light, which may be a third brake light, includes an insertion portion for inserting in a recess of a vehicle component and a contact portion for placing the brake light on an edge of the recess. The contact portion protrudes at least in sections past the side of the insertion portion, wherein the insertion portion has at least one catch element designed for catching the brake light on the vehicle component. The insertion portion further has at least one locking element for sliding the at least one catch element in the direction of the contact portion. The locking element is implemented as a lever. The method can be used for installing such a vehicle light, in particular a brake light. | 02-14-2013 |
20130051046 | LED APERTURE OF AUTOMOBILE LAMP - An LED aperture of an automobile lamp comprises a PCB having LED lamps installed with a wide interval apart from each other and at least two notches formed at the external periphery of PCB, such that each LED lamp is near an internal side of the light collection ring cover, and a transparent light collection ring cover including refractive engraved lines on the light collection ring cover, and at least two latch sections extended from the internal periphery of the light collection ring cover and aligned with the notches of the PCB. The LED lamps form an aperture with a uniform brightness and lights of a light source passed through a plurality of refractive engraved lines are formed on a surface of the light collection ring cover achieve the expected safety warning and decoration function and lower the cost of the LED lamps. | 02-28-2013 |
20130058112 | VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE - A light-guiding member closed to a car light has an atomized light-guiding body, wherein a containing space is formed inside and connected to a light inlet correspondingly. Differently as the traditional way, light-guiding member in the car illumination assembly set the LED cluster inside to function the daytime running light raise the uniform brightness of the daytime running light which have both the daytime running effect and the whole style. | 03-07-2013 |
20130070468 | GAS-DISCHARGE LAMP - The invention describes a gas-discharge lamp ( | 03-21-2013 |
20130100690 | METHOD FOR INJECTION MOULDING OF PLASTIC-MATERIAL LENTICULAR BODIES FOR LIGHTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND SIMILAR, AND LENTICULAR BODY FOR LIGHTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND SIMILAR - A method for injection moulding of plastic-material lenticular bodies for lights; of motor vehicles and similar, the method comprising the steps of coupling a punch half-mould with a first matrix half-mould so as to define, on the surface of the punch half-mould, a first closed cavity that copies in reverse the shape of the first plastic-material sheet; filling said first cavity with a first plastic polymer in a liquid state, injecting the first plastic polymer in the first cavity from an injection point located at said first segment of the peripheral edge of the first plastic-material sheet; and finally separating, after the first plastic polymer has solidified to form the first plastic-material sheet, the punch half-mould ( | 04-25-2013 |
20130135882 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE FOR AUTOMOTIVE LAMP - A light emitting diode (LED) module for an automotive lamp includes a plurality of supporting rods, a plurality of heat sinks, a circuit board and a plurality of LEDs. The supporting rods are connected to a bottom surface of a lamp housing having a predesigned shape. The heat sinks are respectively connected to an upper end of the supporting rods. The heat sinks are standardized to have at least one size. The circuit board is disposed on an upper surface of the plurality of heat sinks, to be bent according to an arrangement of the heat sinks. The LEDs are disposed on an area where the heat sinks are disposed, on the circuit board. | 05-30-2013 |
20130135883 | Optoelectronic Lighting Module and Motor Vehicle Headlight - In at least one embodiment of the optoelectronic lighting module the lighting module has a cooling body, a printed circuit board, and a substrate. One or more optoelectronic semiconductor chips is/are arranged on a substrate upper face. The semiconductor chips are electrically connected to the substrate. At least one retaining device lies directly or indirectly on the substrate upper face and presses a substrate lower face against a cooling body upper face. The substrate is electrically connected to the printed circuit board. The retaining device is electrically insulated from the at least one semiconductor chip. | 05-30-2013 |
20130141928 | OPAQUE AND MOVABLE ELEMENT PREVENTING SOLAR RAYS FROM FOCUSING IN A HEADLAMP - A lighting and/or signaling device and method comprising an opaque element that can move between at least two positions, one of the positions interposing the opaque element between the main light source and the optical focusing device, in which the opaque element is arranged so that when it is interposed between the main light source and the optical focusing device it prevents rays originating from outside the lighting and/or signaling device from being focused, especially in a line or spot, by the optical focusing device, in order to prevent degradation of the lighting and/or signaling device. | 06-06-2013 |
20130155707 | ANISOTROPIC INCANDESCENT LIGHT SOURCE - An improved incandescent light source as may be used in a vehicle headlamp for providing forward illumination. The illuminating system includes a filament coil and an anisotropic reflector assembly. The filament coil is constructed from a coil of wire that is electrically conductive and has a high melting point and the primary axis of the coil of wire is substantially aligned with a principal axis of the reflector system. The light flux emitted by the filament coil toward the reflector system is rotationally anisotropic. | 06-20-2013 |
20130194816 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device may include: one first light source group having at least one light source and one second light source group having at least one light source, at least one reflector, which is configured and arranged for the purpose of reflecting light emitted by the first light source group to an optical plane, and at least one light conducting element, which is configured and arranged for the purpose of conducting light emitted by the second light source group to the optical plane, wherein the light conducting element is configured and arranged as an aperture for light reflected by the at least one reflector. | 08-01-2013 |
20130201706 | CIRCUIT MODULE, LIGHT EMITTING MODULE, AND AUTOMOTIVE LAMP - A circuit module includes: a lighting control circuit that controls lighting of a semiconductor light emitting element; a first heat radiating member on which the lighting control circuit is mounted; a second heat radiating member that is separated from the first heat radiating member and has a surface on which the semiconductor light emitting element is mounted; and a connecting mechanism having both a housing that connects the first heat radiating member and the second heat radiating member together and a conductive portion that transmits a signal from the lighting control circuit to the semiconductor light emitting element. The housing is formed of a material having a coefficient of thermal conductivity lower than those of the first heat radiating member and the second heat radiating member. | 08-08-2013 |
20130201707 | CIRCUIT MODULE, LIGHT EMITTING MODULE, AND AUTOMOTIVE LAMP - In a circuit module, a supporting member has both an element mounting surface on which a package can be mounted and a circuit mounting surface on which a lighting control circuit that controls lighting of a semiconductor light emitting element can be mounted. The lighting control circuit is mounted on the circuit mounting surface. The circuit mounting surface is formed so as to be orthogonalized or inclined with respect to the element mounting surface. Thereby, the length in the longitudinal direction of the circuit module can be made smaller in comparison with that of a circuit module in which a circuit mounting surface and an element mounting surface are formed on the same plane. | 08-08-2013 |
20130215631 | AUTOMOTIVE BODY ELEMENT COMPRISING A LIGHT SOURCE ON ITS INNER FACE - The body element ( | 08-22-2013 |
20130223086 | "Motor vehicle part made of surface-treated material based on polymer(s)" - A motor vehicle part comprising a material based on polymer(s), the material being surface treated by ion bombardment in order to improve the surface appearance of the material. The invention also relates to a process for obtaining this part and the use thereof, in particular for the manufacture of lighting and/or signaling devices. | 08-29-2013 |
20130235603 | DEVICE FOR FASTENING A LAMP OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TO ITS BODY - A device for fastening a lamp of a motor vehicle to its body is provided. The device includes a receiving part having a ball socket and a ball pin. The ball pin is pivotably received in the ball socket of the receiving part and the ball pin is configured as a part of the lamp or as a separate component on the lamp. A lamp having the device is also provided. | 09-12-2013 |
20130242585 | LIGHT MODULE OF A LIGHTING DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A light module of a lighting device comprises one passing-light sub-module for production of a dimmed-light distribution below a horizontal “light/dark” boundary, one high-beam sub-module for production of a light distribution above the boundary, a common projection-lens system for production of an overall light distribution, and one element deflecting a course of light beams of the sub-module(s) before it falls on the system. To realize the smallest system and a reduction of non-homogeneities in the overall light distribution in a region of the boundary, a majority of the light beams of the high-beam sub-module falls on a common segment of the system as a majority of the light beams of the passing-light sub-module, a smaller portion of the light beams of the high-beam sub-module falls on another segment of the system, and the system exhibits a deflector that deflects at least a portion of the light beams falling on the other segment downward. | 09-19-2013 |
20130272005 | Light Emitting Module and Car Threshold Pedal Therewith - A light emitting module without connecting with an external power supply contains a light emitting panel including a display surface on which a first raised pattern set and a second raised pattern set are formed; a plurality of lighting elements disposed on a bottom plate and secured in the light emitting panel with the bottom plate, each lighting element at least having a first light facing to the first raised pattern set and emitting light and a second light facing to the second raised pattern set and emitting light; a magnetic reed switch mounted in the light emitting panel and electrically connecting with the each lighting element; at least one cell secured in the light emitting panel and electrically coupled with the plurality of lighting elements and the magnetic reed switch. | 10-17-2013 |
20130279187 | LED REAR WARNING LAMP - An LED rear warning lamp includes a deflector plate assembled at a rear side of an automobile and formed with an accommodating chamber in the interior. A lamp set in the accommodating chamber of the deflector plate is composed of a base, a transparent inner cap, an LED circuit board, a cover plate, a shade and a transparent lamp casing. The LED circuit board is closely attached to the cover plate and then reversely fixed with the transparent inner cap that has its inner lower side protuberantly provided with irregularly refractive patterns. Thus, when reverse light of LEDs is projected upon the refractive patterns of the transparent inner cap, the refractive patterns will refract the light to the transparent lamp casing to send out even and soft light for warning. | 10-24-2013 |
20130294101 | LIGHT MODULE - A light module comprises a light-exit section, a base light source that exhibits at least one LED with a light-emitting surface limited by an edge, a reflector open to the light-exit section for collimating light on a meridional plane, and a cylinder lens for collimating the light on a sagittal plane running perpendicular to the meridional plane. The reflector on the sagittal plane is free of curvature and is curved on the meridional plane such that a focal line is defined. The base light source is arranged such that the edge runs on the focal line, and the light-emitting surface proceeds from the focal line extending in a direction of the light-exit section so that the light radiated from the light module exhibits a basic light distribution with a “light/dark” boundary. | 11-07-2013 |
20130322102 | INDICATOR LIGHT - The invention relates to an indicator light comprising: a light source; a rigid optical guide forming a column, comprising: an inlet optical surface delimiting the lower surface of the optical guide and through which the light of the light source enters into the optical guide; an outlet optical surface delimiting the upper surface of the optical guide and through which the light of the light source is emitted; a rectangular section over at least a major portion of length thereof, characterized in that, for at least one angular opening (a) centered at a preferred outlet direction, the light source is arranged on the side of the inlet optical surface, at the intersection between a longitudinal axis (A) of the optical guide, and the path of a reverse virtual ray corresponding to the path of a light ray emitted by the source in the reverse direction, the reverse virtual ray entering into the optical guide through the outlet optical surface by impinging in the preferred direction, being refracted by the outlet optical surface, and being reflected at least once by the side walls of the optical guide, and in that the inlet optical surface ( | 12-05-2013 |
20140003071 | AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE OPTICAL DEVICE HAVING DIOPTRIC ELEMENTS INTEGRATED INTO THE LIGHT DUCT | 01-02-2014 |
20140016338 | LIGHT GUIDING LIGHT STRIP STRUCTURE FOR CARS AND CAR LIGHT STRUCTURE - A light guiding light strip structure for cars includes: at least one strip shaped light guiding element and at least one light emitting element. The at least one strip shaped light guiding element extends along a defined path, wherein each light guiding element has an outer surface, a concave groove formed along the defined path and concaving from the outer surface, and a reflective layer disposed on the concave groove. At least one light emitting element is proximal to an end of at least one of the light guiding element. A car light structure includes at least one light body, wherein the at least one strip shaped light guiding element is disposed within the at least one light body. | 01-16-2014 |
20140022804 | VEHICLE LIGHTING UNIT - A vehicle lighting unit is capable of enhancing the light utilization efficiency by effectively utilizing the part of light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element that typically does not enter the light guide lens while being reflected by the light incident surface of the lens. The vehicle lighting unit can include a light guide lens a first surface configured to be disposed on a front side of a vehicle body, a second surface configured to be disposed on a rear side thereof and a recessed portion including a third surface; and a light emitting element disposed substantially at a reference point of the light guide lens. The second surface can include a reflection area extending from the recessed portion. The third surface can surround the semiconductor light emitting element, so that the light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element can be incident on the third surface. | 01-23-2014 |
20140029278 | SYNCHRONIZED LAMP ADJUSTER - A synchronized lamp adjuster assembly allows for adjustment of vehicle lamp assemblies that can be adjusted synchronously or by using the same adjuster assembly. Two or more adjuster assemblies are connected together by at least one shaft drive assembly having a shaft drive head that interacts with an input shaft for the adjuster assemblies. Rotation of the shaft drive head causes rotation of input shaft and adjuster assembly thus causing adjustment of the lamp assemblies. | 01-30-2014 |
20140056015 | FEEDING DEVICE FOR A GEOMETRICALLY CLOSED LIGHTGUIDE - Feeding device for a geometrically closed lightguide ( | 02-27-2014 |
20140056016 | Automotive Lighting Unit - An automotive light including a rear shell which is substantially tub-shaped and is structured so as to be fixed onto the vehicle body; a front lenticular half-shell which is provided with at least one portion made of transparent or semitransparent material, and is arranged to close the mouth of the rear shell; and at least a first main light source which is structured so as to emit light when electricity powered, and is placed within the rear shell in such a position as to backlight a corresponding transparent or semitransparent portion of the front lenticular half-shell; the automotive light further including at least one light-guiding section-bar made of light-conducting material, which is placed on the bottom of a corresponding slot or groove specifically obtained within the rear shell; and at least one auxiliary light source which is structured so as to emit light when electricity powered, and is placed within the rear shell so as to direct the emitted light directly into the body of the light-guiding section-bar; the light-guiding section-bar made of light-conducting material being provided with a cross section substantially circular or elliptic in shape, and with a longitudinal flat bevel facing the bottom of the slot or groove and structured so as to cause the light travelling in the light-guiding section-bar to exit towards the transparent or semitransparent portion of the lenticular half-shell above the light-guiding section-bar. | 02-27-2014 |
20140085915 | LIGHTING AND/OR SIGNALING DEVICE COMPONENT FOR AUTOMOBILE VEHICLES - The present invention relates to a lighting and/or signaling device component for automobile vehicles, comprising a material containing polymer(s) wherein this material locally exhibits, on one face, a region of enhanced reticulation over a superficial thickness. | 03-27-2014 |
20140104860 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A CAR LAMP - A lighting device for a car lamp has a base, at least one controlling board and at least one LED module. The at least one controlling board is mounted on an assembling surface of the base and extends outside the base to reduce the volume of the base. Each one of the at least one controlling board has an outer side surface and a working surface formed on the outer side surface and parallel to the axis of the base. The at least one LED module is mounted respectively on the working surface of the at least one controlling board to increase the illumination of the side area of the lighting device. Thus, the light-homogenizing effect for the light emitted from the lighting device is improved. | 04-17-2014 |
20140104861 | OPTICAL DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE, SUCH AS A LIGHTING OR SIGNALLING DEVICE - An optical device, in particular for an automotive vehicle, such as a lighting or signaling device, comprising at least one light source, and at least one light guide designed to guide at least some of the light emitted by the light source, the light guide comprising at least one output face and at least one reflection face designed to reflect, towards the output face, light being propagated in the guide, wherein the light guide exhibits a cylindrical sheet form and/or the output face is not completely planar. | 04-17-2014 |
20140177244 | LED DIE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE LED DIE AND AUTOMOBILE LAMP HAVING THE LED DIE - A light emitting diode (LED) die for use in an automobile lamp includes a light outputting surface; a concave surface is formed in a center of the light outputting surface. The concave surface is an aspheric and arc-shaped surface, with an arc-shaped edge connecting with a flat part of the light outputting surface which surrounds the concave surface. An LED automobile lamp with the LED die and a method for manufacturing the LED die are also provided. | 06-26-2014 |
20140177245 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AUTOMOBILE LAMP - An LED automobile lamp includes an LED light source, a shading portion and a lens. The shading portion is located between the LED light source and the lens. The LED light source includes a light outputting surface. The shading portion contains phosphor therein. Blue light emitted by the LED light source transmits to the shading portion and excites the phosphor to form yellow light which mixes with the blue light to generate white light. | 06-26-2014 |
20140177246 | LED DIE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE LED DIE AND AUTOMOBILE LAMP HAVING THE LED DIE - An LED die includes a transparent substrate, an N-type layer, an active layer and a P-type layer successively arranged on a first surface of the transparent substrate. A part of the N-type layer is exposed. The LED die further includes an electrode structure arranged on the P-type layer and the exposed surface of the N-type layer. A light outputting surface is formed on a second surface of the transparent substrate. The light outputting surface is a smoothly concave and arc-shaped surface. An LED automobile lamp with the LED die and a method for manufacturing the LED die are also provided. The light outputting surface of the LED die directly faces a lens of the LED automobile lamp. | 06-26-2014 |
20140185308 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AUTOMOBILE LAMP - An LED automobile lamp includes a light source, a light guiding plate and a lens. The light guiding plate is adjacent to the light source. The lens is spaced from the light source and the light guiding plate. The light guiding plate includes a top surface which includes a horizontal section and an inclined section extending upward from one end of the horizontal section. Light generated by the light source enters the light guiding plate and is regulated to a preset luminance shape with cut-off lines at a top thereof by the horizontal section and the inclined section of the top surface of the light guiding plate. Light from the light guiding plate radiates out via the lens. A prism plate assembly is located between the lens and the light guiding plate for aligning the light from the light guiding plate to the lens. | 07-03-2014 |
20140198511 | FIXING SYSTEM FOR LIGHTING FIXTURE PARTS, ESPECIALLY AUTOMOBILE LIGHTS - A fixing system for lighting fixture parts, especially the lights of an automobile, includes a thermoplastic outer lens ( | 07-17-2014 |
20140198512 | LIGHTING MODULE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SUCH A MODULE - A lighting module comprising an elliptical collector for reflecting in the direction of an optical element a beam originating from a light source. The module comprises a screen assembled along the path of the light beam so as to form a cutoff edge. In accordance with the invention, the light source, the elliptical collector and the screen are assembled on an active surface of a support, which additionally comprises a referencing wall. Means for pressing the screen against said active surface and for pushing the front face of the screen, which comprises the cutoff edge, against said referencing wall are provided. | 07-17-2014 |
20140211491 | LED FOG LAMP - A fog lamp for use in an automobile includes a plurality of reflectors each sharing a common focus point, a light emitting diode array positioned at the common focus point, and a circular, non-optic window. The window fits through a standard-sized opening in an automobile fascia substantially two inches in diameter. The reflectors include a central reflector, a pair of lateral reflectors surrounding the central reflector and angled toward a center axis of the fog lamp, and a pair of converging reflectors surrounding the lateral reflectors and angled more sharply toward the center axis of the fog lamp. The central reflector and lateral reflectors produce beams of reflected light through the outer circumference of the window. The converging reflectors produce beams of reflected light converging at a secondary focus point within the fog lamp and transmitting through the window. | 07-31-2014 |
20140218949 | AUTOMOBILE LAMP HAVING INTERLOCKING LIGHTING UNITS - An automobile lamp including interlocking lighting units each provided with an outer housing including separate sections each including a lengthwise, intermediate coupling member having inner and outer ridges; a flexible inner housing including a main part and a hollow, minor part, each of the main and minor parts including lengthwise, equally spaced cut-out spaces formed on an outer surface; a base including lengthwise, equally spaced cut-out spaces formed on an outer surface, and a light source disposed on an inner surface wherein the base is sandwiched by the main part and the minor part, the base and the inner housing are disposed in the outer housing with the main part adjustably projecting out of the outer housing, and the inner ridges are fitted into the corresponding out-out spaces to fasten the outer housing, the inner housing, and the base together; and a cover disposed on the inner housing. | 08-07-2014 |
20140240997 | LIGHT-SIGNALING GLAZING FOR A VEHICLE - An illuminated vehicle signaling glazing unit, including: a first transparent sheet made of mineral glass including a first main face configured to be directed toward outside the vehicle, a second main face configured to be directed toward inside the vehicle, and an edge face; one or more light sources, or light-emitting diodes, each including a light-emission face opposite the edge face, light emitted by the light sources being guided into the first sheet between the first and the second main faces thereof; a mechanism extracting light in at least one region of the first or second main faces of the first sheet or within a thickness of the first sheet; and an opaque layer formed from ink or from enamel, situated toward the inside of the vehicle with respect to the extraction mechanism and totally masking the extraction mechanism of the light to render it invisible from inside the vehicle. | 08-28-2014 |
20140254186 | VEHICLE LAMP AND VEHICLE REAR PANEL - A vehicle lamp includes a light guiding portion configured to be provided in at least one section of a vehicle body panel of a vehicle, and a light source arranged to input light into the light guiding portion such that the light is guided inside the light guiding portion. The light guiding portion has an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface is configured to face toward an inside of the vehicle and to serve as a light blocking surface to block the light. The outer surface is configured to face toward an outside of the vehicle and to serve as a light exiting surface from which the light is allowed to exit the light guiding portion. The vehicle body panel may be a vehicle rear panel having a resin molded portion, and the vehicle lamp may be provided integrally with the resin molded portion. | 09-11-2014 |
20140268842 | SELF-LOCATING LIGHT SOURCE MODULE - A self-locating light source module for an automotive lamp assembly having a reflector and housing to which the module is mounted. The light source module includes a socket and a light source holder captively retained in an aperture of the socket. The light source holder can undergo limited movement relative to the socket along a plurality of axes, including a central axis of the socket. The light source holder and central passage in the reflector having complementary tapered surfaces with the holder being biased into engagement with the passage such that the tapered surfaces and permitted relative movement of the holder allow the light source to self-locate at the desired position within the reflector. | 09-18-2014 |
20140268843 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to an illuminating device ( | 09-18-2014 |
20140293630 | Automotive Light - An automotive light is provided that includes a light-guide bar made of photoconductive-material, which is at least partially positioned substantially grazing a corresponding transparent or semitransparent portion of the front lenticular half-shell of the light, and a second light source which is structured so as to emit light when electricity powered, and is arranged inside the rear body, close to one end of the light-guide bar, so as to direct the light produced inside the body of said light-guide bar. The light-guide bar is provided with a longitudinal light-extractor band which extends along the lateral side of the bar, and a multitude of deflector prisms which have an approximately triangle-shaped cross-section and are conveniently arranged along the longitudinal light-extractor band. One or more deflector prisms are shaped so that the active deflector surface has a bulging/arched profile substantially over the whole width of the longitudinal band. | 10-02-2014 |
20140301096 | UV-Curable Coating Compositions For A Flow Coating And Flow Coating Methods Using The Same - An UV-curable coating composition for a flow coating comprises about 20 to about 35 parts by weight of an aliphatic urethane acrylate oligomer having an unsaturated group; about 15 to about 25 parts by weight of an acrylate monomer having a trifunctional or tetrafuntional unsaturated group; about 1 to about 4 parts by weight of an additive agent including an UV absorbent and a light stabilizer; about 1 to about 3 parts by weight of a photoinitiator; and about 38 to about 55 parts by weight of an alcohol-based or ether-based solvent. | 10-09-2014 |
20140321135 | LONG DISTANCE HIGH INTENSITY LED LIGHT WITH ADJUSTABLE FOCUS - The present invention provides a lighting device comprising (i) one or more LED chips positioned on one or more LED chip bases; (ii) one or more lens bases each of which comprises one or more lenses, said lens comprises coatings for changing color temperature of the light produced by said LED chips and transmitted through said lens; and (iii) a motion transmission system to change the position of said lens bases relative to said LED chip bases, wherein each of said lenses is placed along the light path of one or more LED chips, and said lens changes the light beam cone angle of light emitted from said LED chips to produce long distance high intensity illumination. In one embodiment, the lens bases can be moved in a direction parallel to the optical axes of said lens, or moved on a plane that is parallel to said LED chip bases. | 10-30-2014 |
20140328075 | OPTICAL UNIT, IN PARTICULAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - An optical unit, in particular for an optical module, comprising:
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20150036369 | AUTOMOBILE LED HEAD LAMP MODULE USING FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE AND HEAT SINK STRUCTURE THEREOF - An LED automobile headlamp assembly including: a transparent front window; a back side housing attached to the transparent front window; a flexible heat spreader pad attached to the back housing and positioned between the back side housing and the front transparent window; an LED mounted on the heat spreader pad; and a supporting mechanism attached to the flexible heat spreader pad for tilting the LED. | 02-05-2015 |
20150062940 | VENTILATION ELEMENT FOR A HOUSING CONTAINING AN ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL OR ELECTROMECHANICAL MEMBER - An element for ventilating a housing containing an electrical, mechanical, electromechanical or similar member includes a rigid body having an outer cylindrical wall, closed at a first end by a closure part, the cylindrical wall being open at a second end coupled to the housing, the body containing an internal member of at least partly yieldable material having a first end close to the closure part of the rigid body and carrying a filtering membrane, and an open second end facing the housing. From the closure part an internal cylindrical portion projects containing the member and couples to this latter by interference so as to retain it within the body. | 03-05-2015 |
20150117041 | OPTICAL APPARATUS AND AUTOMOBILE LIGHTING - An optical apparatus includes first and second substrates disposed to oppose each other, the first substrate having a first electrode provided on a surface of the first substrate nearer to the second substrate, and the second substrate having a second electrode provided on a surface of the second substrate nearer to the first substrate, and an electrolyte layer sandwiched between the first and the second substrates, and containing electro-deposition material including silver, wherein when potential of the first electrode is used as reference, a first voltage of positive polarity is applied in a first period to the second electrode, and a second voltage of positive polarity lower than the first voltage is applied in a second period after the first period to the second electrode. | 04-30-2015 |
20150117042 | SYNCHRONIZED LAMP ADJUSTER - A synchronized lamp adjuster assembly allows for adjustment of vehicle lamp assemblies that can be adjusted synchronously or by using the same adjuster assembly. Two or more adjuster assemblies are connected together by at least one shaft drive assembly having a shaft drive head that interacts with an input shaft for the adjuster assemblies. Rotation of the shaft drive head causes rotation of input shaft and adjuster assembly thus causing adjustment of the lamp assemblies. | 04-30-2015 |
20150321598 | LIGHTING APPARATUS AND AUTOMOBILE INCLUDING THE SAME - A lighting apparatus for vehicle use that projects light forward includes: a base, a low beam lamp including a low beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a first high beam lamp including a first high beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a second high beam lamp including a second high beam light emitting device disposed on the base; and a lighting controller configured to turn on the low beam light emitting device, the first high beam light emitting device, and the second high beam light emitting device when high beams are turned on. A center of an area illuminated by the first high beam lamp and a center of an area illuminated by the second high beam lamp are horizontally spaced apart from each other. | 11-12-2015 |
20150323145 | LIGHTING APPARATUS AND AUTOMOBILE INCLUDING THE SAME - A lighting apparatus for vehicle use that projects light forward includes: a base; a low beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a high beam light emitting device disposed on the base; a lens body disposed in front of the low beam light emitting device and the high beam light emitting device; and a first light restrictor disposed in front of the high beam light emitting device, the first light restrictor restricting light emitted by the high beam light emitting device from traveling downward. | 11-12-2015 |
20150323147 | LIGHTING APPARATUS AND AUTOMOBILE INCLUDING THE SAME - A lighting apparatus for vehicle use that projects light forward includes: a base; a first light emitting device disposed on the base; a second light emitting device disposed on the base; a first lens body disposed in front of the first light emitting device; a second lens body disposed in front of the second light emitting device; and a light restrictor adjacent to the first lens body, the light restrictor restricting light emitted by the second light emitting device from entering the first lens body. | 11-12-2015 |
20150345726 | LAMP APPARATUS FOR AUTOMOBILE - A lamp apparatus for an automobile, including: a light source generating light; and a first lens distributing the light to the outside and including a first cavity therein, and the first lens includes a light spreading unit of which one side is convex toward the light source and the other side opposite the one side is flat, and a side portion connected with the one side of the light spreading unit and having a diameter which increases in a first direction away from the light source. | 12-03-2015 |
20150354776 | LED AUTOMOBILE HEADLAMP - An LED automobile headlamp includes an LED lamp positioned on a substrate ( | 12-10-2015 |
20150362145 | LIGHTING APPARATUS AND AUTOMOBILE INCLUDING THE SAME - A lighting apparatus includes a ring-shaped light guide including ring-shaped light entry and light exit faces; and light-emitting devices arranged in a ring at predetermined intervals, at positions opposite the light entry face. The light guide includes collimating portions that collimate light emitted from the light-emitting devices. Each of the collimating portions includes light-reflecting faces for collimating, in the direction of the optical axis of the collimating portion, light emitted from the corresponding light-emitting device. The light-reflecting faces include: an outer reflecting face; an inner reflecting face; a lateral reflecting face; and a large radius reflecting face. A distance from the optical axis to an optical axis-side end portion of at least one of the outer reflecting face, the inner reflecting face, and the lateral reflecting face is less than a distance from the optical axis to an optical axis-side end portion of the large radius reflecting face. | 12-17-2015 |
20150377436 | LAMP DESIGN METHOD FOR AUTOMOBILE - The present invention relates to a lamp design method for an automobile. The present invention makes functions of a pitch between light sources and an air gap to be applied to the design in order to improve light uniformity. The present invention may suggest an optimal design method of an FDT surface light source lamp. | 12-31-2015 |
20150377441 | PATTERN MODULE FOR AUTOMOBILE LAMP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF OPTICAL SHEET THEREOF - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a pattern module for an automobile lamp including: a substrate; a reflective sheet which is provided on the substrate and performs regular reflection; an optical sheet provided on the reflective sheet; an optical synthetic resin which is provided on the optical sheet and guides the light; and a light source which is provided on the substrate. | 12-31-2015 |
20160016505 | Auxiliary Lighting Device for Car - An auxiliary lighting device includes two headlight units and two side light units located beside the headlight units respectively. Each of the side light units includes a housing arranged beside the respective headlight unit and located adjacent to a side corner of a head of a car, and an auxiliary light mounted in the housing. The housings of the side light units are arranged and directed outward so that the auxiliary lights of the side light units light in two directions. The auxiliary light of each of the side light units is connected to a turn signal switch of the car. Thus, the auxiliary light of one of the side light units is turned on to emit light beams toward and illuminate the zone to be turned. | 01-21-2016 |
20160033103 | LIGHTING APPARATUS AND AUTOMOBILE INCLUDING THE SAME - Lighting apparatus for a vehicle includes: night-time low beam light source which mainly illuminates a lower front region in front of the vehicle; and daytime light source which mainly illuminates an overhead region above the lower front region. | 02-04-2016 |
20160059769 | AUTOMOBILE LAMP HAVING FLOATING LIGHTING IMAGE - The present invention provides an automobile lamp having a floating lighting image, including: a light pattern which is configured by an assembly of light sources; a lens which is provided with an interval from the light pattern; and an image object which is provided between the light pattern and the lens. | 03-03-2016 |
20160377249 | LIGHTING APPARATUS AND AUTOMOBILE INCLUDING THE SAME - A lighting apparatus includes: a base that is open toward a front and includes a low beam light-distribution pattern forming component; a lens body disposed forward of the base; a first light-emitting device; and a second light-emitting device. Incident light is refracted in a lower portion of the lens body, and the incident light and exiting light travel in substantially same direction in an upper portion of the lens body. The first light-emitting device is disposed behind the lower portion of the lens body, the second light-emitting device is disposed further forward than the first light-emitting device and behind the upper portion of the lens body, and the low beam light-distribution pattern forming component is disposed in front of the first light-emitting device. | 12-29-2016 |
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