IP Library Granted Patent US 10,775,015
Granted Patent B2
US 10,775,015 · App. 16/245,865 · Granted Sep 15, 2020

Lamp for vehicle and vehicle

Inventors: Naram Jun (Seoul, KR); Yunhee Kim (Seoul, KR); Yoomin Choi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
F21S41/675B60Q1/38B60Q3/18F21S41/28F21S41/30F21S43/14F21S43/237G02B6/0001
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Patent No.
US 10,775,015
App. No.
16/245,865
Granted
Sep 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lamp for a vehicle includes a cover lens, a housing that is coupled to the cover lens and that defines a lamp space with the cover lens, a light output unit including a plurality of light generation groups that are arranged in the lamp space in a first direction, and a light guide including a plurality of optical guides that are located inside of the lamp space and that extend in a second direction that defines an angle with respect to the first direction.

Claims (33)

1. A lamp for a vehicle, comprising:

a cover lens;

a housing that is coupled to the cover lens and that defines a lamp space with the cover lens;

a light output unit comprising a plurality of light generation groups that are arranged in the lamp space in a first direction; and

a light guide comprising a plurality of optical guides that are located inside of the lamp space and that extend in a second direction that defines an angle with respect to the first direction,

wherein a number of the plurality of optical guides correspond to a number of the plurality of light generation groups,

wherein the plurality of optical guides are stacked in the first direction,

wherein each of the plurality of optical guides comprises one or more optical patterns defined at different locations in the second direction,

wherein the optical patterns comprise a first optical pattern of a first optical guide and a second optical pattern of a second optical guide, the first optical pattern extending in the second direction and the second optical pattern extending from one end of the first optical pattern in the second direction,

wherein each of the plurality of light generation groups generates an amount of light in proportion to its distance from the cover lens, and

wherein, based on a determination that a light generation group is located farther from the cover lens, the light generation group stably outputs a greater amount of light.

2. The lamp according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of light generation groups comprises an array module comprising one or more micro Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs).

3. The lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of optical guides are configured to be stacked to one another in a direction in which the plurality of light generation groups are disposed.

4. The lamp according to claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more optical patterns comprises a plurality of protrusions, and

wherein sizes of the plurality of protrusions increase based on an increase of a distance between the light output unit and each of the plurality of protrusions.

5. The lamp according to claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more optical patterns comprises a plurality of protrusions, and

wherein intervals between adjacent protrusions of the plurality of protrusions decrease based on an increase of a distance between the light output unit and each of the plurality of protrusions.

6. The lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the light guide defines air gaps between the plurality of optical guides.

7. The lamp according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of optical guides has a constant thickness in the first direction.

8. The lamp according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of optical guides comprises a light absorbing part located at an end of each of the plurality of optical guides.

9. The lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the light guide comprises:

a first optical guide comprising a first optical pattern that is spaced apart from the light output unit by a first distance; and

a second optical guide comprising a second optical pattern that is spaced apart from the light output unit by a second distance greater than the first distance, and

wherein a distance between the first optical guide and the cover lens is greater than a distance between the second optical guide and the cover lens.

10. The lamp according to claim 1 , further comprising a bracket configured to support the light guide.

11. The lamp according to claim 10 , wherein the bracket comprises a partition that surrounds each of the plurality of optical guides.

12. The lamp according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one processor configured to control the light output unit, wherein the processor is configured to control a sequence and a period of activation of the plurality of light generation groups.

13. The lamp according to claim 12 , wherein the processor is configured to, in a state in which at least one of the plurality of light generation groups is turned on, turn on a rest of the plurality of light generation groups sequentially.

14. The lamp according to claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to, in a state in which all of the plurality of light generation groups are turned on, turn off all of the plurality of light generation groups.

15. The lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the light output unit is configured to indicate a turn-signal of the lamp.

16. The lamp according to claim 1 , wherein the first direction corresponds to a forward direction of the vehicle, and

wherein the second direction corresponds to a width direction of the vehicle perpendicular to the forward direction.

17. The lamp according to claim 15 , wherein a processor of the vehicle is configured to control the light output unit to perform a sequential turn-on operation.

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 Sep 9, 2019
From: JUN, NARAM; KIM, YUNHEE; CHOI, YOOMIN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 050316/0529 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0004681 · Jan 12, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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