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Granted Patent B2
US 12,618,538 · App. 19/057,687 · Granted May 5, 2026

Lighting apparatus and mobile vehicle comprising lighting apparatus

Inventor: Jang Weon Lee (Ansan-si, KR)
Assignee: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
F21S41/33F21S41/148
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Patent No.
US 12,618,538
App. No.
19/057,687
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lighting apparatus includes a light source part having a first light source and a second light source provided away from the first light source, a reflective part provided away from the first light source and second light source and reflecting light emitted from the first light source and second light source, and a support part facing the reflective part and supporting the light source part. The reflective part includes a plurality of reflective plates which are continuously provided. Each of the reflective plates provided adjacent to one another has a reflective surface which is shaped differently from one another.

Claims (38)

1 . A light apparatus, comprising:

a light source group including a first light source and a second light source, wherein the light source group is configured to emit a first type of light and a second type of the light, at least one of the first type of the light or the second type of the light being visible light;

a supporter including a conductive pattern and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface and configured to support the light source group such that the first light source and the second light source are disposed on a same plane of the supporter; and

a reflector including a portion disposed on the first surface of the supporter and configured to reflect the first type of the light and the second type of the light;

wherein the first light source and the second light source are separated from each other and controlled independently of each other,

wherein the reflector includes a first region including a curved shape and a second region including a straight shape, and

wherein the second region extends from the first region and has a length different from a length of the first region.

2 . The light apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first light source and the second light source are placed at different locations of the supporter.

3 . The light apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first light source and the second light source are disposed on the supporter to be parallel to each other.

4 . The light apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein a distance between the second region and the first light source is shorter than a distance between the second region and the first light source.

5 . The light apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the reflector has a symmetrical shape.

6 . The light apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein a distance from a center of the first light source to a center of the second light source is less than a distance from the center of the first light source to the reflector.

7 . The light apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first region is connected to the second region.

8 . A light apparatus, comprising:

a light source group including a first light source and a second light source, wherein the light source group is configured to emit a first type of light and a second type of the light, at least one of the first type of light or the second type of the light being visible light;

a supporter including a conductive pattern and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the supporter configured to support the light source group such that the first light source and the second light source are disposed on a same plane of the supporter; and

a reflector including a portion disposed on the first surface of the supporter and configured to reflect the first type of the light and the second type of the light,

wherein the first light source and the second light source are separated from each other,

wherein the reflector includes a first region having a rounded shape and a second region having a linear shape, and

wherein second region extends from the first region and has a length different from a length of the first region.

9 . The light apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the first light source and the second light source are placed at different locations of the supporter.

10 . The light apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the first light source and the second light source are disposed on the supporter to be parallel to each other.

11 . The light apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein a distance between the first region and the first light source is disposed to be shorter than a distance between the second region and the first light source.

12 . The light apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the reflector has a symmetrical shape.

13 . The light apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein a distance from a center of the first light source to a center of the second light source is less than a distance from the center of the first light source to the reflector.

14 . The light apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the first region is connected to the second region.

15 . A light apparatus, comprising:

a light source group including a first light source and a second light source, wherein the light source group is configured to emit a first type of light and a second type of the light, at least one of the first type of light or the second type of the light being visible light;

a supporter including a conductive pattern and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the supporter configured to support the light source group such that the first light source and the second light source are disposed on a same plane of the supporter; and

a reflector including a portion disposed on the first surface of the supporter and configured to reflect the first type of the light and the second type of the light,

wherein the first light source and the second light source are separated from each other and,

wherein the reflector includes a first region having a first shape and a second region having a second shape different from the first shape, and

wherein the second region extends from the first region and has a length different from a length of the first region.

16 . The light apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the first light source and the second light source are placed at different locations of the supporter.

17 . The light apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the first light source and the second light source are disposed on the supporter to be parallel to each other.

18 . The light apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein a distance between the first region and the first light source is shorter than a distance between the second region and the first light source.

19 . The light apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein the reflector has a symmetrical shape.

20 . The light apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein a distance from a center of the first light source to a center of the second light source is less than a distance from the center of the first light source to the reflector.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 19, 2025
From: LEE, JANG WEON
To: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070264/0921 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0031937 · Mar 20, 2019 · national
Continuity (5)
Continuation 18679373 · May 30, 2024
Continuation 18317581 · May 15, 2023
Continuation 17478581 · Sep 17, 2021
Continuation PCTKR2020003710 · Mar 18, 2020
Related Publication 20250189093A1 · Jun 12, 2025
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