IP Library Granted Patent US 12,546,459
Granted Patent B2
US 12,546,459 · App. 19/053,905 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Vehicle lighting device

Inventor: Kyung Min Pyo (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
F21V14/04B60Q3/80F21V7/24F21V13/10F21Y2115/10
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Patent No.
US 12,546,459
App. No.
19/053,905
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle lighting device according to an embodiment may include a housing mounted inside a vehicle, a light source part, and an aluminum film part of which a shape changes according to an operation of the light source part.

Claims (14)

1 . A vehicle lighting device comprising:

a light source part;

a motor part connected to the light source part; and

an aluminum film part of which a shape changes according to a load applied by the motor part.

2 . The vehicle lighting device of claim 1 , wherein a shape of the aluminum film part is deformed or restored according to the load applied by the motor part.

3 . The vehicle lighting device of claim 2 , wherein, when the load is applied by the motor part, at least a portion of the aluminum film unit forms a repeated pattern.

4 . The vehicle lighting device of claim 2 , wherein the motor part automatically applies a load in a preset range to the aluminum film part according to turning-on of a controller or the light source part.

5 . The vehicle lighting device of claim 3 , wherein, when the load is not applied by the motor part, the formed pattern is removed, and the aluminum film part is restored to an original shape before formation of the pattern.

6 . The vehicle lighting device of claim 2 , wherein the motor part automatically removes the load applied to the aluminum film part according to turning-off of a controller or the light source part.

7 . The vehicle lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the light source part is provided with a light emitting diode (LED), and

the aluminum film part includes an aluminum film containing at least an aluminum material.

8 . The vehicle lighting device of claim 1 , further comprising: a pattern plate through which a light emitted from the light source part or a light reflected by the aluminum film part passes.

9 . The vehicle lighting device of claim 8 , wherein at least a portion of the pattern plate is disposed close to the aluminum film part.

10 . The vehicle lighting device of claim 1 , further comprising: an outer cover disposed close to an outside of one or more of a housing, the light source part, and the aluminum film part.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2025
From: PYO, KYUNG MIN
To: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070222/0849 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0142844 · Oct 24, 2023 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 18793018 · Aug 2, 2024
Related Publication 20250189103A1 · Jun 12, 2025
References Cited (2)
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US 20200158307A1 · Kanamori · 2020 [cited by examiner]