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Granted Patent B2
US 12,196,383 · App. 18/485,542 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Lamp for vehicle and vehicle including the same

Inventor: Young Geun Jun (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
F21S41/255F21S41/143
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Patent No.
US 12,196,383
App. No.
18/485,542
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lamp for vehicle, and a vehicle including the same, including a lamp apparatus including a light source part including a plurality of light sources for radiating light forward and a lens part configured to receive the light radiated from the light source part, a vertical focus position of the lens part and a horizontal focus position of the lens part are different from each other, the vertical focus position of the lens part is observed along an up and down direction of the lens part, where the horizontal focus position is observed along a left and right direction of the lens part.

Claims (57)

1. A lamp apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

a light source part comprising a plurality of light sources for radiating light forward; and

a lens part configured to receive the light radiated from the light source part,

wherein a vertical focus position of the lens part and a horizontal focus position of the lens part are different from each other,

wherein the vertical focus position of the lens part is observed along an up and down direction of the lens part,

wherein the horizontal focus position is observed along a left and right direction of the lens part, and

wherein a first length in the up and down direction of an upper radiation area is longer than a second length in the up and down direction of a lower radiation area.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the lens part comprises a first portion observed along the up and down direction and a second portion observed along the left and right direction, and

wherein the first portion differs in curvature from the second portion.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the lens part comprises:

an upper area; and

a lower area located at a lower side of the upper area, and

wherein a first vertical focus position and a second vertical focus position are different from each other, wherein the first vertical focus position is observed at the upper area along the up and down direction, and wherein the second vertical focus position is observed at the lower area along the up and down direction.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 ,

wherein a first radiation area includes:

the upper radiation area having an upper portion of the light radiated from the light source passing therethrough; and

the lower radiation area having a lower portion of the light radiated from the light source passing therethrough.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein a first portion of the upper area observed from the upper area along the up and down direction and a second portion of the upper area observed from the upper area along the left and right direction differ in curvature from each other, and

wherein a first portion of the lower area observed from the lower area along the up and down direction and a second portion of the lower area observed from the lower area along the left and right direction differ in curvature from each other.

6. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein a first horizontal focus position and a second horizontal focus position correspond to each other,

wherein the first horizontal focus position is observed from the upper area along the left and right direction, and

wherein the second horizontal focus position is observed from the lower area along the left and right direction.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein a third length in the left and right direction of an upper radiation area corresponds to a fourth length in the left and right direction of a lower radiation area,

wherein when a second radiation area includes:

the upper area having an upper portion of the light source passing therethrough, and

the lower area having a lower portion of the light source pass therethrough.

8. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein a step difference is formed between the upper area and the lower area with respect to a boundary area defining a boundary between the upper area and the lower area on an exit plane of the lens part.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising:

an optic part configured to protrude to an outer side on the exit plane of the lens part,

wherein the optic part comprises a boundary optic part formed along the boundary area.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a separation distance between the plurality of light sources is less than or equal to 1 mm.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a distance at which the light source part and an incident plane of the lens part are spaced apart from each other is less than or equal to 25 mm along a front and rear direction.

12. A vehicle, the vehicle comprising:

a lamp, wherein the lamp comprises:

a light source part comprising a plurality of light sources for radiating light; and

a lens part configured to receive the light radiated from the light source part,

wherein the lens part comprises:

an upper area; and

a lower area located at a lower side of the upper area,

wherein a first size of an upper radiation area is different from a second size of a lower radiation area,

wherein the upper radiation area includes a portion of the upper area having an upper portion of the light passing therethrough,

wherein the lower radiation area includes a portion of the lower area having a lower portion of the light passing therethrough, and

wherein a first length in the up and down direction of an upper radiation area is longer than a second length in the up and down direction of a lower radiation area.

13. A lens, the lens comprising:

a lens part configured to receive light from a light source,

wherein a vertical focus position of the lens part is observed along an up and down direction of the lens part,

wherein a horizontal focus position is observed along a left and right direction of the lens part, and

wherein the vertical focus position is different from the horizontal focus position, and

wherein a first length in the up and down direction of an upper radiation area is longer than a second length in the up and down direction of a lower radiation area.

14. The lens of claim 13 , wherein the lens part comprises a first portion observed along the up and down direction having a first curvature and a second portion of observed along the left and right direction having a second curvature, and

wherein the first curvature differs from the second curvature.

15. The lens of claim 13 , wherein the lens part comprises:

an upper area including a first vertical focus position observed at the upper area along the up and down direction; and

a lower area located at a lower side of the upper area, the lower area including a second vertical focus position observed at the lower area along the up and down direction, and

wherein the first vertical focus position and the second vertical focus position are different from each other.

16. The lens of claim 15 , wherein a first curvature of a first portion of the upper area observed from the upper area along the up and down direction differs from a second curvature of a second portion of the upper area observed from the upper area along the left and right direction.

17. The lens of claim 15 , wherein a third curvature of a first portion of the lower area observed from the lower area along the up and down direction differs from a fourth curvature of a second portion of the lower area observed from the lower area along the left and right direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2023
From: JUN, YOUNG GEUN
To: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065198/0156 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0148213 · Nov 8, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240151375A1 · May 9, 2024
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