IP Library Granted Patent US 10,260,694
Granted Patent B2
US 10,260,694 · App. 15/950,854 · Granted Apr 16, 2019

Headlight for vehicle and vehicle using the same

Inventors: Masahiro Kasano (Osaka, JP); Takashi Matsuda (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
F21S41/147B60Q1/0483F21S41/275F21S41/65F21Y2115/10
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Patent No.
US 10,260,694
App. No.
15/950,854
Granted
Apr 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A headlight for a vehicle having good heat dissipation performance includes a plurality of lens units, each including a plurality of light emitting devices, and lenses arranged so as to face the respective plural light emitting devices. The plurality of light emitting devices include first light emitting devices arranged on an inner side of the vehicle and having a first light emitting area and second light emitting devices arranged on an outer side of the vehicle having a second light emitting area. A first light distribution emitted from first lens units having the first light emitting devices and a second light distribution emitted from second lens units having the second light emitting devices are included, and the second light emitting area is smaller than the first light emitting area as well as a range of the second light distribution is smaller than a range of the first light distribution.

Claims (28)

1. A headlight for a vehicle comprising:

a plurality of lens units, wherein the plurality of lens units include:

a plurality of light emitting devices; and

lenses arranged to face the plurality of light emitting devices, respectively, wherein the plurality of light emitting devices include:

first light emitting devices arranged on an inner side of the vehicle and having a first light emitting area; and

second light emitting devices arranged on an outer side of the vehicle and having a second light emitting area,

wherein a plurality of first lens units having the first light emitting devices emit a first light distribution,

wherein a plurality of second lens units having the second light emitting devices emit a second light distribution,

wherein the second light emitting area is smaller than the first light emitting area, and

wherein a range of the second light distribution is smaller than a range of the first light distribution.

2. The headlight for the vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first and second light emitting devices are mounted on a single metal substrate,

wherein the first light emitting devices include a first distance of a step difference between adjacent light emitting devices

wherein the second light emitting devices include a second distance of a step difference between adjacent light emitting devices, and

wherein the second distance is larger than the first difference.

3. The headlight for the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the number of the plurality of first lens units is smaller than the number of the plurality of second lens units.

4. A vehicle on which the headlight for the vehicle according to claim 3 is mounted.

5. The headlight for the vehicle according to claim 2 ,

wherein the lenses include a plurality of first lenses arranged to face the respective plurality of light emitting devices and each having an incident port and an emission port, and

a plurality of second lenses arranged so as to face respective emission ports of the plurality of first lenses and each having an incident surface and an emission surface.

6. The headlight for the vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the plurality of first lenses each include

the incident port on which light from the light emitting device is incident,

a first incident surface having a lens shape for condensing light from the light emitting device on a surface facing the light emitting device,

a second incident surface guiding light not passing through the first incident surface to a side surface direction of the first lens,

a first reflective surface totally reflecting light passing through the second incident surface and guiding the light to the emission port, and

a second reflective surface totally reflecting light deviated from a direction of the emission port after passing through the first incident surface and light deviated from the direction of the emission port after being reflected on the first reflective surface to guide the light to the emission port.

7. A headlight for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting devices include an LED package.

8. A headlight for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting devices include a light emitting portion which absorbs blue light and emits yellow light.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2019
From: KASANO, MASAHIRO; MATSUDA, TAKASHI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048244/0909 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-113896 · Jun 9, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180356060A1 · Dec 13, 2018
Cited By (1)
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