IP Library Granted Patent US 12,196,388
Granted Patent B2
US 12,196,388 · App. 18/547,526 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Light-emitting device, vehicle lamp and vehicle

Inventor: Zhufeng Zhou (Wuhan, CN)
Assignee: VALEO VISION
F21S43/26B60Q1/30F21S43/31F21Y2115/10
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Patent No.
US 12,196,388
App. No.
18/547,526
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a light-emitting device, a vehicle lamp and a vehicle, wherein a light-emitting device is used for a vehicle, the vehicle having a vehicle coordinate system that comprises three coordinate axes (X, Y, Z), the light-emitting device having a housing, a light-emitting assembly accommodated in the housing and a lens arranged in front of the light-emitting assembly, the lens having a light-transmitting zone assigned to the light-emitting assembly, wherein the light-transmitting zone is formed by a first strip unit and a second strip unit that extend obliquely with respect to the corresponding coordinate axis (Z) of the vehicle coordinate system, the first strip unit and the second strip unit intersecting each other, the intersection part being a convex or concave pillow-shaped unit.

Claims (17)

1. A light-emitting device for a vehicle, the light-emitting device having a housing, a light-emitting assembly accommodated in the housing and a lens arranged in front of the light-emitting assembly, the lens having a light-transmitting zone assigned to the light-emitting assembly, wherein the light-transmitting zone is formed by a first strip unit of a light-transmitting element and a second strip unit of the light-transmitting element that extend obliquely with respect to a coordinate axis (Z) running perpendicular to a length of the lens, wherein the first strip unit and the second strip unit intersect with each other, the intersection part being a convex or concave pillow-shaped unit,

the lens has a light-reflecting zone surrounding the light-transmitting zone,

the light-reflecting zone is in the form of an array of corner reflector units having perpendicularly intersecting sub-reflection surfaces,

the light-emitting device outputs light in a main light output direction, and a boundary along a length of the first strip unit or the second strip unit is parallel to or coincident with an intersecting line between the sub-reflection surfaces of the corner reflector units in a projection of the lens on a plane perpendicular to the main light output direction.

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first strip unit and the second strip unit are symmetrically inclined with respect to the coordinate axis (Z).

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first strip unit and the second strip unit have the same geometric dimensions.

4. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first strip unit or the second strip unit has a width W of 2-3 mm and a height (T) of 0.3-0.6 mm.

5. A vehicle lamp, wherein the vehicle lamp has a light-emitting device according to claim 1 .

6. A vehicle, wherein the vehicle has a light-emitting device according to claim 1 .

7. The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the lens further has a light-reflecting zone.

8. The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the first strip unit or the second strip unit has a width W of 2-3 mm and a height (T) of 0.3-0.6 mm.

9. A vehicle lamp, wherein the vehicle lamp has a light-emitting device according to claim 2 .

10. A vehicle, wherein the vehicle has a light-emitting device according to claim 2 .

11. The light-emitting device according to claim 3 , wherein the lens further has a light-reflecting zone.

12. The light-emitting device according to claim 3 , wherein the first strip unit or the second strip unit has a width W of 2-3 mm and a height (T) of 0.3-0.6 mm.

13. A vehicle lamp, wherein the vehicle lamp has a light-emitting device according to claim 3 .

14. A vehicle, wherein the vehicle has a light-emitting device according to claim 3 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2024
From: VALEO ICHIKOH (CHINA) AUTO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
To: VALEO VISION
Reel/Frame 069526/0234 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202120410783.6 · Feb 24, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240125452A1 · Apr 18, 2024
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