IP Library Granted Patent US 10,364,966
Granted Patent B2
US 10,364,966 · App. 15/856,242 · Granted Jul 30, 2019

Lamp including a micro-LED array for vehicle and vehicle having the same

Inventor: Juung Jo (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
F21V19/003F21S41/147F21S41/151F21S41/153F21S41/19F21S41/285F21S43/14F21S43/19F21S43/26F21S45/47F21V23/001F21V29/80F21S41/176F21S43/16F21W2107/10F21Y2107/20F21Y2115/10H01L25/0753H01L25/0756
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,364,966
App. No.
15/856,242
Granted
Jul 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

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.

Claims (38)

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.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2020
From: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
To: ZKW GROUP GMBH
Reel/Frame 051496/0893 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2019
From: JO, JUUNG
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 049435/0697 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0083633 · Jun 30, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190003688A1 · Jan 3, 2019