IP Library Granted Patent US 12,460,787
Granted Patent B2
US 12,460,787 · App. 18/628,230 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Lighting device including sensor that transmits and receives and lamp including the same

Inventors: Kwang Hyun Ko (Seoul, KR); Moo Ryong Park (Seoul, KR); Dong Hyun Lee (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,460,787
App. No.
18/628,230
Filed
Apr 5, 2024
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2875
USPC
362/517
Abstract

A lighting device according an aspect of the current disclosure includes a sensor that emits and receives signals to detect object, and a light source module disposed on the sensor, wherein the sensor transmits and receives the signals through the light source module, wherein the light source module includes a substrate, a light source disposed on the substrate, and a resin layer disposed on the light source, and wherein a distance between the sensor and the light source module is about 60 mm or more.

Claims (37)

1 . A lighting device, comprising:

a light source module; and

a sensor emitting and receiving signals to detect objects and spaced apart from the light source module,

wherein the light source module includes:

a substrate of which a lower surface is spaced apart from the sensor, such that the signals from the sensor are transmitted through the substrate and are received to the sensor through the substrate;

a plurality of light sources mounted on an upper surface of the substrate;

a resin layer disposed on the upper surface of the substrate to cover the plurality of light sources; and

a reflective layer disposed between the substrate and the resin layer, and having a plurality of reflective patterns on an upper surface of the substrate.

2 . A lighting device comprising:

a sensor that emits and receives signals to detect objects; and

a light source module disposed on the sensor,

wherein the sensor transmits and receives the signals through the light source module,

wherein the light source module includes a substrate, a light source disposed on the substrate, and a resin layer disposed on the light source,

wherein the sensor is spaced apart from the substrate, and

wherein the substrate includes a material through which the signals emitted from the sensor pass.

3 . The lighting device of claim 2 , wherein the light source module emits light emitted from the light source as a line light source or a surface light source.

4 . The lighting device of claim 2 , further comprising an air gap disposed between the sensor and the light source module.

5 . The lighting device of claim 4 , wherein a distance between the sensor and the light source module is about 100 millimeters (mm) or more.

6 . The lighting device of claim 2 , wherein the light source includes a plurality of light emitting devices adjacent to an edge of the substrate, and

wherein the plurality of light emitting devices are arranged in a region that does not overlap with the sensor in a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate.

7 . The lighting device of claim 6 , wherein the light emitting devices have light emitting surfaces facing each other.

8 . The lighting device of claim 2 , wherein the sensor includes RADAR.

9 . The lighting device of claim 2 , wherein the sensor includes LiDAR.

10 . The lighting device of claim 2 , further comprising an optical member disposed on the light source module.

11 . The lighting device of claim 10 , wherein the optical member is spaced apart from the resin layer of the light source module.

12 . The lighting device of claim 11 , wherein the optical member includes a transmissive region and a non-transmissive region, and

wherein the transmissive region is a region through which light emitted from the light source module is transmitted.

13 . The lighting device of claim 12 , wherein the non-transmissive region overlaps the light source in a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate.

14 . The lighting device of claim 12 , wherein a distance between the substrate and the sensor is greater than a separation distance between the resin layer and the optical member.

15 . The lighting device of claim 2 , further comprising a light blocking layer disposed on the resin layer and overlapped with the light source in a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate.

16 . The lighting device of claim 2 , wherein the light source module further includes a light blocking layer disposed on the resin layer and overlapped with the light source in a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate.

17 . The lighting device of claim 2 , further comprising a housing disposed between the sensor and the substrate,

wherein the substrate includes an opening penetrating an upper surface and a lower surface of the substrate.

18 . The lighting device of claim 17 , wherein the opening is formed in a center region of the substrate overlapping the sensor in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the substrate.

19 . The lighting device of claim 2 , wherein the light source includes a plurality of light emitting devices having light emitting diodes, respectively,

wherein each of the plurality of light emitting devices includes a light emitting surface that emits light toward a side surface of the lighting device, and

wherein the plurality of light emitting devices are disposed on a lower portion of the resin layer.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0107502 · Aug 26, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 18021844
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