IP Library Granted Patent US 11,807,158
Granted Patent B2
US 11,807,158 · App. 17/779,345 · Granted Nov 7, 2023

Vehicle lighting device

Inventors: Yuki Takahashi (Shizuoka, JP); Yusuke Nakada (Shizuoka, JP); Tsuneto Tamura (Shizuoka, JP); Jumpei Mochizuki (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,807,158
App. No.
17/779,345
Granted
Nov 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle lighting device includes: a first optical system including a light source and a first lens; a second optical system including a light source and a second lens; and a housing configured to house the first optical system and the second optical system. The first optical system is configured to illuminate an interior of a vehicle. The second optical system is configured to display predetermined information to the outside of the vehicle.

Claims (27)

1. A vehicle lighting device comprising:

a first optical system including a light source and a first lens;

a second optical system including a light source and a second lens;

an object detector configured to detect presence or absence of an object inside a vehicle; and

a housing configured to house the first optical system, the second optical system, and the object detector, wherein

the first optical system is configured to illuminate an interior of a vehicle,

the second optical system is configured to display predetermined information to the outside of the vehicle, and

the first optical system is configured to light up to notify the presence of the object in a case where the object is detected by the object detector.

2. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first lens and the second lens are integrally formed.

3. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the light source of the first optical system and the light source of the second optical system are configured with a single light source.

4. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the light source of the first optical system and the light source of the second optical system are configured with separate light sources.

5. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein

a focal length of the first lens is different from a focal length of the second lens.

6. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the second optical system includes a digital micromirror device.

7. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the second optical system includes a douser that has a light-passing portion having a shape corresponding to the predetermined information.

8. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the second optical system is configured to function as a puddle light.

9. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the object detector includes at least a camera or a millimeter-wave radar.

10. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a controller configured to control the first optical system and the second optical system, wherein

the controller controls the first optical system and the second optical system such that light is emitted simultaneously from the light source of the first optical system and the light source of the second optical system at a certain period of time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 24, 2022
From: TAKAHASHI, YUKI; NAKADA, YUSUKE; TAMURA, TSUNETO; MOCHIZUKI, JUMPEI
To: KOITO MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-212307 · Nov 25, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220402429A1 · Dec 22, 2022
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