Broad View Headlamp
The broad view headlamp includes a plurality of light sources that illuminate an area in front of the headlamp, an area adjacent to each side of the headlamp, and an area below the headlamp. The headlamp includes a number of lighting modes, such that any one of the light sources can be operated individually or in combination with any one or more of the remaining light sources. The headlamp housing has multiple lighting compartments, each having one or more light sources disposed therein. Each compartment includes an optical lens. The various light sources, together with the optical lenses, allow the headlamp to illuminate a view area extending to, at least, the outer boundaries of the far peripheral vision of the human eye, i.e., 110 degrees to the right and left of center. Thus, the total combined view area illuminated by the headlamp is at least 220 degrees.
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2 . A headlamp, comprising:
a housing comprising a plurality of lighting compartments;
a first lighting compartment of the plurality of lighting compartments disposed at a front portion of the headlamp, the first lighting compartment comprising a plurality of forward-directed light sources comprising:
a spot-beam light source of the plurality of forward-directed light sources;
a flood-beam light source of the plurality of forward-directed light sources; and
a night-vision light source comprising a red light source;
a second lighting compartment of the plurality of lighting compartments comprising a first peripheral light source that is configured to illuminate a first view area to a right of a center of the front portion of the headlamp;
a third lighting compartment of the plurality of lighting compartments comprising a second peripheral light source that is configured to illuminate a second view area to a left of the center of the front portion of the headlamp;
a battery compartment configured to accept at least one battery from a plurality of battery types, the plurality of battery types comprising dry-cell batteries and rechargeable batteries;
a plurality of push button switches configured to toggle between a plurality of lighting modes, where the plurality of lighting modes comprises at least a first lighting mode that activates the first peripheral light source and the second peripheral light source;
an adjustable headband; and
a panel coupled to the housing via at least one hinge, the panel disposed at a rear of the headlamp opposite the front portion, the panel configured to pivot between a first position and a second position where the panel is configured to engage a fastener on the housing.
3 . The headlamp of claim 2 , further comprising:
a first reflector positioned adjacent the first peripheral light source, where the first reflector is configured to direct at least a portion of light emitted from the first peripheral light source to the first view area; and
a second reflector positioned adjacent the second peripheral light source, where the second reflector is configured to direct at least a portion of light emitted from the second peripheral light source to the second view area.
4 . The headlamp of claim 3 , where:
the first peripheral light source is configured to illuminate the first view area to at least 110 degrees to the right of the center of the front portion of the headlamp, and
the second peripheral light source is configured to illuminate the second view area to at least 110 degrees to the left of the center of the front portion of the headlamp.
5 . The headlamp of claim 4 , where:
at least a portion of the first view area is beside and behind the headlamp; and
at least a portion of the second view area is beside and behind the headlamp.
6 . The headlamp of claim 5 , where:
the first reflector is positioned between the first peripheral light source and the spot-beam light source; and
the second reflector is positioned between the second peripheral light source and the spot-beam light source.
7 . The headlamp of claim 6 , where:
the first peripheral light source comprises at least a first set of three vertically oriented light emitting diodes (LEDs); and
the second peripheral light source comprises at least a second set of three vertically oriented LEDs.
8 . The headlamp of claim 7 , further comprising:
a first lens positioned adjacent to the first peripheral light source; and
a second lens positioned adjacent to the second peripheral light source.
9 . The headlamp of claim 8 , where:
the first lens is configured to increase a first width of the first peripheral light source to a second width, where the second width is wider than the first width; and
the second lens is configured to increase a third width of the second peripheral light source to a fourth width, where the fourth width is wider than the third width.
10 . The headlamp of claim 8 , where:
the first lens comprises a first optical lens configured to increase a first degree of horizontal and vertical lighting; and
the second lens comprises a second optical lens configured to increase a second degree of horizontal and vertical lighting.
11 . The headlamp of claim 3 , where:
at least a portion of the first view area extends to a right far peripheral portion of a user's vision; and
at least a portion of the second view area extends to a left far peripheral portion of the user's vision.
12 . The headlamp of claim 2 , where the flood-beam light source emits a flood beam and the spot-beam light source emits a spot beam; wherein the flood beam is wider than the spot beam.
13 . The headlamp of claim 2 , further comprising a lighting control module configured to:
receive input from at least one of the plurality of push button switches; and
selectively activate at least one of the spot-beam light source, the flood-beam light source, the night-vision light source the first peripheral light source, and the second peripheral light source according to at least one of the plurality of lighting modes based on the input.
14 . A headlamp, comprising:
a housing comprising a plurality of lighting compartments;
a first lighting compartment of the plurality of lighting compartments disposed at a front portion of the headlamp, the first lighting compartment including a spot beam light source and a flood beam light source;
a second lighting compartment of the plurality of lighting compartments comprising a first peripheral light source that includes a first set of at least three vertically oriented light emitting diodes (LEDs), where a first reflector is positioned adjacent the first set of at least three vertically oriented LEDs of the first peripheral light source, where the first peripheral light source is configured to emit a first beam, where the first reflector is configured to reflect and direct at least a portion of the first beam to at least 110 degrees to a right of a center of the front portion of the headlamp;
a third lighting compartment of the plurality of lighting compartments comprising a second peripheral light source that includes a second set of at least three vertically oriented LEDs, where a second reflector is positioned adjacent the second set of at least three vertically oriented LEDs of the second peripheral light source, where the second peripheral light source is configured to emit a second beam, where the second reflector is configured to reflect and direct at least a portion of the second beam to at least 110 degrees to a left of the center of the front portion of the headlamp; and
a plurality of push button switches configured to selectively activate the spot beam light source, the flood beam light source, the first peripheral light source and the second peripheral light source according to a plurality of lighting modes, where the plurality of lighting modes comprises at least a first lighting mode that activates the first peripheral light source and the second peripheral light source.
15 . The headlamp of claim 14 , where:
at least a portion of the first beam is directed by the first reflector behind the headlamp; and
at least a portion of the second beam is directed by the second reflector behind the headlamp.
16 . The headlamp of claim 15 , where:
the first reflector is positioned between the first peripheral light source and the spot beam light source and is angled to direct the first beam behind the headlamp; and
the second reflector is positioned between the second peripheral light source and the spot beam light source and is angled to direct the second beam behind the headlamp.
17 . The headlamp of claim 16 , where the first lighting compartment includes a red light source.
18 . The headlamp of claim 17 , further comprising:
an adjustable headband; and
a panel coupled to the housing, the panel disposed at a rear portion of the headlamp opposite the front portion, where the panel is configured to removably couple the adjustable headband to the housing.
19 . A headlamp, comprising:
a housing characterized by a front and a rear;
an adjustable headband;
a panel configured to removably secure the adjustable headband;
a hinge coupling the panel to the rear of the housing, the hinge configured to pivot the panel in a first position and a second position;
a first light source coupled to the housing, the first light source comprising a first light emitting diode to illuminate a first view area in a first fixed direction;
a second light source coupled to the housing, comprising a second light emitting diode to illuminate a second view area in a second fixed direction;
a plurality of forward-directed light sources coupled to the front of the housing, the plurality of forward-directed light sources comprising:
a third light source comprising a third light emitting diode, the third light source configured to create a first beam characterized by a first beam width;
a fourth light source comprising a fourth light emitting diode, the fourth light source configured to create a second beam characterized by a second beam width wider than the first beam width; and
a red light emitting diode; and
a plurality of push button switches configured to selectively activate the first light source, the second light source, and the plurality of forward-directed light sources according to a plurality of lighting modes, where the plurality of lighting modes comprises at least a first lighting mode that activates the first light source and the second light source to illuminate the first view area and the second view area.
20 . The headlamp of claim 19 , further comprising:
a first reflector positioned adjacent the first light source, where the first reflector is vertically oriented and configured to direct light emitted from the first light source to the first view area; and
a second reflector positioned adjacent the second light source, where the second reflector is vertically oriented and configured to direct light emitted from the second light source to the second view area.
21 . The headlamp of claim 20 , where:
at least a portion of the first view area is beside and behind the headlamp; and
at least a portion of the second view area is beside and behind the headlamp.
22 . The headlamp of claim 21 , where:
the first reflector is positioned entirely between the first light source and the third light source; and
the second reflector is positioned entirely between the second light source and the third light source.
23 . The headlamp of claim 22 , where the plurality of lighting modes further comprises a night vision lighting mode that activates the red light emitting diode.
24 . The headlamp of claim 23 , where:
the first light emitting diode is configured illuminate the first view area in the first fixed direction of at least 110 degrees to a left of a center of the front of the headlamp, and
the second light emitting diode to illuminate the second view area in the second fixed direction of at least 110 degrees to a right of the center of the front of the headlamp.