Lamp including a micro-LED array for vehicle and vehicle having the same
A lamp for a vehicle includes a light generation unit, a bracket, and a lens configured to change an optical path of light generated by the light generation unit. The light generation unit includes a light array including a plurality of micro Light Emitting Diode (LED) chips, and the light array includes a bent portion that covers at least a part of the bracket.
1. A lamp for a vehicle, comprising:
a light generation unit;
a bracket; and
a lens configured to change an optical path of light generated by the light generation unit,
wherein the light generation unit comprises a light array including a plurality of micro Light Emitting Diode (LED) chips, and
wherein the light array includes a bent portion that covers at least a part of the bracket, and
wherein the light array comprises a plurality of portions to cover the at least a part of the bracket, the plurality of portions of the light array including:
a first flat portion that extends in a first direction, and
a first bent portion that extends from the first flat portion in a second direction.
2. The lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the light array is configured to flex.
3. The lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the light array comprises:
a first region that includes the plurality of micro LED chips; and
a second region that does not include the plurality of micro LED chips, and
wherein at least a portion of the second region has a bent shape.
4. The lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the bracket comprises:
a base; and
a holder that extends from the base toward the light array and that is configured to fix the light array to the holder.
5. The lamp according to claim 4 , wherein the holder comprises one or more bent portions.
6. The lamp according to claim 4 , wherein the holder extends from the base in a direction that forms an acute angle with respect to a surface of the base.
7. The lamp according to claim 4 , wherein the light array comprises a bent region having a preset curvature, and
wherein the holder is disposed at a location corresponding to the bent region of the light array.
8. The lamp according to claim 4 , further comprising an adhesive member configured to couple the light array to the bracket.
9. The lamp according to claim 4 , wherein the at least a portion of the bracket contacts the light array.
10. The lamp according to claim 1 , further comprising a wire configured to supply electrical energy to the light array, the wire contacting the at least a portion of the bracket.
11. The lamp according to claim 10 , wherein the light array comprises at least one bent portion that is connected to the wire.
12. The lamp according to claim 1 , further comprising a heat dissipation device that contacts at least a portion of the bracket and that is configured to dissipate heat generated from the light array.
13. The lamp according to claim 12 , wherein the heat dissipation device comprises a plurality of dissipation pins that penetrates the bracket to thereby contact the light array.
14. The lamp according to claim 13 , further comprising a housing that defines an exterior of the lamp,
wherein the plurality of dissipation pins are exposed to an outside of the housing.
15. The lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the light array further comprises:
a second flat portion that extends from the first bent portion in the second direction; and
a second bent portion that extends from the second flat portion in the first direction.
16. The lamp according to claim 15 , wherein the light array further comprises:
a third flat portion that extends from the second bent portion in the first direction; and
a third bent portion that extends from the third flat portion in the second direction.
17. The lamp according to claim 15 , wherein the second flat portion includes a portion of the plurality of micro LED chips.
18. The lamp according to claim 1 , further comprising a supporting structure that contacts the bracket and that is configured to provide pressure to the bracket toward the light array.
19. The lamp according to claim 18 , further comprising a wire configured to supply electrical energy to the light array, the wire penetrating the bracket and the supporting structure.