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Granted Patent B2
US 11,454,374 · App. 17/525,857 · Granted Sep 27, 2022

Illumination apparatus for mobility

Inventors: Jung Wook Lim (Seoul, KR); Jin Hee Yu (Gyeongsan-si, KR); Dong Gyu Lee (Gyeongsan-si, KR); Jong Soon Yim (Gwangmyeong-si, KR); Jin Sik Nam (Gyeongsan-si, KR); Sang Hyoung Lee (Gyeongsan-si, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation; SL Corporation
F21V14/04F21V7/0033F21V7/04F21V11/08F21V14/08
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Patent No.
US 11,454,374
App. No.
17/525,857
Granted
Sep 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An illumination apparatus of mobility that implements various illumination functions includes a low beam and a high beam and provides a sense of operation when respective illumination functions are switched such that the design is upgraded.

Claims (42)

1. An illumination apparatus of mobility, the illumination apparatus comprising:

a light source unit configured to emit light;

a fixed reflection unit configured to reflect the light emitted from the light source unit;

a rotating reflection unit which is rotatably provided between the light source unit and the fixed reflection unit and includes a plurality of reflecting surfaces in rotation directions thereof; and

a shield unit which is rotatably provided between the light source unit and the rotating reflection unit and includes a plurality of opening holes having opening shapes different from each other in the rotation directions,

wherein illumination images and beaming directions of the light emitted from the light source unit change according to rotation positions of the rotating reflection unit and the shield unit so that a plurality of illumination functions is implemented.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fixed reflection unit is formed to implement a first beam when the light emitted from the light source unit is reflected by the fixed reflection unit.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the rotating reflection unit is rotatably provided in an axial direction of the apparatus, and

wherein the plurality of reflecting surfaces includes a first reflecting surface and a second reflecting surface respectively provided on a first side and a second side of an axis center of the apparatus.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first reflecting surface implements a second beam when the light emitted from the light source unit is reflected by the first reflecting surface.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 ,

wherein the plurality of opening holes includes a first opening hole and a second opening hole, and

wherein the shield unit is rotatably provided in the axial direction of the apparatus together with the rotating reflection unit and includes the first opening hole matching the first reflecting surface and the second opening hole matching the second reflecting surface formed on either side of the axis center respectively.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the first opening hole is formed to block a portion of the light emitted from the light source unit so that the light emitted from the light source unit is incident on the first reflecting surface only.

7. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein an area of the second opening hole is formed to be greater than an area of the first opening hole so that the light emitted from the light source is incident on the second reflecting surface and the fixed reflection unit through the second opening hole.

8. The apparatus of claim 3 ,

wherein the light source unit includes a first light source and a second light source, and

wherein the first light source emits light to the rotating reflection unit and the fixed reflection unit while the second light source emits light to the fixed reflection unit only.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 ,

wherein the plurality of opening holes includes a third opening hole, and

wherein the shield unit includes the third opening hole which is formed to be spaced outwardly in a radial direction of the apparatus from the first opening hole and matches the second light source when the first opening hole is positioned to match the first light source.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the second light source is positioned to be spaced outwardly from the first light source and emits light toward the fixed reflection unit through the third opening hole.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 ,

wherein a plurality of illumination apparatuses for mobility is provided,

wherein the first light source is operated in each illumination apparatus of mobility when a second beam is implemented, and

wherein an additional illumination function is implemented when the first light source and the second light source of a predetermined illumination apparatus of mobility among the plurality of illumination apparatuses for mobility are operated in a state where the second beam is implemented.

12. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface have same curvature gradients so that the light switches the beaming directions according to positions of the opening holes, the positions being determined by a rotation position of the shield unit.

13. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface have curvatures different from each other so that different illumination functions are implemented when the light is reflected by the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface.

14. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the rotating reflection unit further includes a third reflecting surface between the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface disposed on either side of the axis center.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the third reflecting surface extends in a straight line to form a flat surface.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the third reflecting surface is formed to have a predetermined image including a circle or a polygon so that an illumination function other than a first beam or a second beam is implemented when the light emitted from the light source unit is reflected by the third reflecting surface.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 ,

wherein the plurality of opening holes includes a fourth opening hole, and

wherein the shield unit includes the fourth opening hole matching the third reflecting surface.

18. The apparatus of claim 1 , further including a driving unit configured to adjust the rotation positions of the rotating reflection unit and the shield unit.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 ,

wherein the driving unit includes a driving motor that transmits rotational power and a power transmission unit, and

wherein the power transmission unit is coupled to the driving motor to receive the rotational power, is connected to the rotating reflection unit in an axial direction of the apparatus and the shield unit, and includes a plurality of gears.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 ,

wherein a plurality of illumination apparatuses for mobility including light source units, fixed reflection units, rotating reflection units, and shield units are provided, and

wherein each illumination apparatus of mobility includes the driving unit, respectively.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2021
From: LIM, JUNG WOOK; YU, JIN HEE; LEE, DONG GYU; YIM, JONG SOON; NAM, JIN SIK; LEE, SANG HYOUNG
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION; SL CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0093745 · Aug 1, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 16787466 · Feb 11, 2020
Related Publication 20220074574A1 · Mar 10, 2022