IP Library Granted Patent US 12,623,593
Granted Patent B1
US 12,623,593 · App. 19/082,635 · Granted May 12, 2026

Direct lighting with light guide for vehicle room

Inventors: Eung Joo Kim (Gyeongju-si, KR); Seong Gil Jeong (Ulsan, KR); Hyun Cheol Jang (Gyeongju-si, KR)
Assignee: ECOPLASTIC CORPORATION
B60Q3/62B60Q3/70G02B6/0021G02B6/0043
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Patent No.
US 12,623,593
App. No.
19/082,635
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

Disclosed is a direct lighting with a light guide for a vehicle room, including: a light source; a light guide transferring light from the light source; a housing accommodating the light guide therein and mounted on a vehicle internal structure; and a slit formed in the vehicle internal structure, and the light guide may have at least some portion inserted into the slit and exposed to a front surface of the vehicle internal structure, and the exposed portion may be formed to directly emit light from the light source. Therefore, there is an effect of saving the manufacturing cost as the quantity of parts are reduced by integrally designing the lens and the light guide.

Claims (14)

1 . A direct lighting with a light guide for a vehicle room, comprising:

a light source;

a light guide transferring light from the light source;

a housing accommodating the light guide therein and mounted on a vehicle internal structure; and

a slit formed in the vehicle internal structure,

wherein the light guides includes:

a body having a circular cross-section; and

a protrusion protruding from the body and having a quadrangular cross-section,

wherein the protrusion is inserted into and is coupled to the slit and exposed to a front surface of the vehicle internal structure, and

wherein the protrusion is formed to directly emit light from the light source.

2 . The direct lighting with a light guide for a vehicle room of claim 1 , wherein light diffusion treatment is performed on an end portion of the protrusion.

3 . The direct lighting with a light guide for a vehicle room of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle internal structure includes:

an upper structure; and

a lower structure coupled to a lower portion of the upper structure, and wherein the slit is formed between the upper structure and the lower structure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2025
From: KIM, EUNG JOO; JEONG, SEONG GIL; JANG, HYUN CHEOL
To: ECOPLASTIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070546/0217 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2024-0202287 · Dec 31, 2024 · national
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