IP Library Granted Patent US 8,414,172
Granted Patent B2
US 8,414,172 · App. 12/759,888 · Granted Apr 9, 2013

Headlamp for vehicle

Inventor: Byung Pyll Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,414,172
App. No.
12/759,888
Granted
Apr 9, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A headlamp for vehicles is disclosed. The headlamp for vehicles includes a lamp housing having an opening; an exterior lens disposed on the opening of the lamp housing; a light source received in the lamp housing to emit light, a cooling fin received in the lamp housing to cool the light source, a conductive line connected at one end thereof to the cooling fin, and a conductive film connected to the other end of the conductive line and mounted on an inner surface of the exterior lens. The headlamp can eliminate a cooling fin or a cooling fan, thereby enabling reduction in size, weight and power consumption of a cooling device and can achieve prevention of moisture generation and immediate removal of moisture without a separate moisture removing device.

Claims (48)

1. A headlamp for vehicles comprising:

a lamp housing having an opening;

an exterior lens disposed on the opening of the lamp housing;

a light source received in the lamp housing to emit light;

a cooling fin received in the lamp housing to cool the light source;

a conductive line connected at one end thereof to the cooling fin; and

a conductive film connected to the other end of the conductive line and mounted on an inner surface of the exterior lens,

wherein heat generated by said light source is dissipated to the outside via said conductive film.

2. The headlamp according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive line comprises:

a first conductive line connected at one end thereof to an upper portion of the cooling fin and connected at the other end thereof to an upper portion of the conductive film; and

a second conductive line connected at one end thereof to a lower portion of the cooling fin and connected at the other end thereof to a lower portion of the conductive film.

3. The headlamp according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive film comprises a transparent material.

4. The headlamp according to claim 3 , wherein the conductive film comprises a CNT electrode film.

5. The headlamp according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive line comprises copper.

6. A headlamp for vehicles comprising:

a lamp housing having an opening;

an exterior lens disposed on the opening of the lamp housing;

a light source received in the lamp housing to emit light;

a cooling fin received in the lamp housing to cool the light source;

a conductive line connected at one end thereof to the cooling fin; and

a conductive film connected to the other end of the conductive line and inserted into the exterior lens,

wherein heat generated by said light source is dissipated to the outside via said conductive film.

7. The headlamp according to claim 6 , wherein the conductive line comprises:

a first conductive line connected at one end thereof to an upper portion of the cooling fin and connected at the other end thereof to an upper portion of the conductive film; and

a second conductive line connected at one end thereof to a lower portion of the cooling fin and connected at the other end thereof to a lower portion of the conductive film.

8. The headlamp according to claim 6 , wherein the conductive film comprises a transparent material.

9. A headlamp for vehicles comprising:

a lamp housing having an opening;

an exterior lens disposed on the opening of the lamp housing;

a light source received in the lamp housing to emit light;

a conductive line connected at one end thereof to the light source; and

a conductive film connected to the other end of the conductive line and mounted on an inner surface of the exterior lens,

wherein heat generated by said light source is dissipated to the outside via said conductive film.

10. The headlamp according to claim 9 , wherein the conductive line comprises:

a first conductive line connected at one end thereof to an upper portion of the light source and connected at the other end thereof to an upper portion of the conductive film; and

a second conductive line connected at one end thereof to a lower portion of the light source and connected at the other end thereof to a lower portion of the conductive film.

11. The headlamp according to claim 9 , wherein the conductive film comprises a transparent material.

12. A headlamp for vehicles comprising:

a lamp housing having an opening;

an exterior lens disposed on the opening of the lamp housing;

a light source received in the lamp housing to emit light;

a conductive line connected at one end thereof to the light source; and

a conductive film connected to the other end of the conductive line and inserted into the exterior lens,

wherein heat generated by said light source is dissipated to the outside via said conductive film.

13. The headlamp according to claim 12 , wherein the conductive line comprises:

a first conductive line connected at one end thereof to an upper portion of the light source and connected at the other end thereof to an upper portion of the conductive film; and

a second conductive line connected at one end thereof to a lower portion of the light source and connected at the other end thereof to a lower portion of the conductive film.

14. The headlamp according to claim 12 , wherein the conductive film comprises a transparent material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2010
From: LEE, BYUNG PYLL
To: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2009-0079403 · Aug 26, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110051447A1 · Mar 3, 2011