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US 12,442,506 · App. 18/725,173 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Light guide for a lighting device of a motor vehicle, lighting device and motor vehicle

Inventors: Zebin Ni (Foshan, CN); Xingang-steven Shi (Foshan, CN); Kunyi Lin (Foshan, CN)
Assignee: Valeo Vision
F21S43/26231F21S43/14F21S43/31F21S43/40F21Y2115/10
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Patent No.
US 12,442,506
App. No.
18/725,173
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to a collimator, the collimator including a light incident surface configured to allow a light ray from a light source to enter the collimator through the light incident surface and a light emitting surface configured to emit a light ray that enters the collimator through the light incident surface and is collimated by the collimator. The collimator also includes a light distribution portion. The present application further relates to a lighting device and a motor vehicle.

Claims (17)

1. A collimator, comprising:

a light incident surface configured to allow a light ray from a light source to enter the collimator through the light incident surface;

a light emitting surface configured to emit a light ray that enters the collimator through the light incident surface and is collimated by the collimator; and

a light distribution portion

wherein the light distribution portion includes a first reflecting surface and a second reflecting surface, wherein the first reflecting surface is configured to reflect a light ray passing through the light incident surface into the collimator to the second reflecting surface, with the second reflecting surface including light modulation regions, the light modulation regions being configured to redistribute the emitting angle of a light ray entering the light modulation region and include a pillow-shaped optical surface with an angle of inclination relative to the main plane of the second reflecting surface.

2. The collimator according to claim 1 , wherein the first reflecting surface is a fully reflecting surface with a stepped structure.

3. The collimator according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting surface includes different light emitting regions, which respectively emit light rays from different light modulation regions.

4. The collimator according to claim 1 , further comprising a first side and a second side, the first side being provided with a first auxiliary reflecting surface and a second auxiliary reflecting surface, wherein the first auxiliary reflecting surface and the second auxiliary reflecting surface are respectively configured to receive and reflect light rays from different light modulation regions.

5. The collimator according to claim 1 , wherein the light incident surface has the shape of an arc.

6. A lighting device, comprising a collimator, with the collimator including:

a light incident surface configured to allow a light ray from a light source to enter the collimator through the light incident surface;

a light emitting surface configured to emit a light ray that enters the collimator through the light incident surface and is collimated by the collimator; and

a light distribution portion, wherein the light distribution portion includes a first reflecting surface and a second reflecting surface, wherein the first reflecting surface is configured to reflect a light ray passing through the light incident surface into the collimator to the second reflecting surface, with the second reflecting surface including light modulation regions, the light modulation regions being configured to redistribute the emitting angle of a light ray entering the light modulation region and include a pillow-shaped optical surface with an angle of inclination relative to the main plane of the second reflecting surface.

7. A motor vehicle, comprising a lighting device, with the lighting device including a collimator that includes:

a light incident surface configured to allow a light ray from a light source to enter the collimator through the light incident surface;

a light emitting surface configured to emit a light ray that enters the collimator through the light incident surface and is collimated by the collimator; and

a light distribution portion, wherein the light distribution portion includes a first reflecting surface and a second reflecting surface, wherein the first reflecting surface is configured to reflect a light ray passing through the light incident surface into the collimator to the second reflecting surface, with the second reflecting surface including light modulation regions, the light modulation regions being configured to redistribute the emitting angle of a light ray entering the light modulation region and include a pillow-shaped optical surface with an angle of inclination relative to the main plane of the second reflecting surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2024
From: NI, ZEBIN; SHI, XINGANG-STEVEN; LIN, KUNYI
To: VALEO VISION
Reel/Frame 067866/0706 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202123383993.X · Dec 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250109833A1 · Apr 3, 2025
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