INTEGRATED LAMP DEVICE OF VEHICLE SIDE MIRROR

• US 20130128601A1
• Filed: 11/16/2012
• Published: 05/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SL Corporation
• Original Assignee: SL Corporation
• Inventors: Kim, Yong Hwan, Park, Gi Man
• Application Number:
  US13/679,517
• Publication Number:
  US 20130128601A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/511
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2607 comprising at least two indicating lamps
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2665 on rear-view mirrors lighting devices for vehicle interior on or for rear-view mirrors B60Q3/258
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/006 Side-view mirrors, e.g. V-shaped mirrors located at the front or rear part of the vehicle combined with rear-view mirrors B60R1/08; side-view periscopes B60R1/10
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/1207 with lamps; with turn indicators
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0001 specially adapted for lighting devices or systems lighting or signalling on vehicles using light guides B60Q1/00; lighting devices for vehicle dashboards B60Q3/10; lighting devices for vehicle interior using light guides B60Q3/62; lighting devices mounted on the vehicle rear part using light guides F21S43/235; measuring arrangements having light conducting pointers G01D13/265; illumination of liquid crystal displays G02F1/1336; illuminated signs G09F13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0006 Coupling light into the fibre in general G02B6/4298
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/001 the light being emitted along at least a portion of the lateral surface of the fibre

Abstract

Provided herein is an integrated lamp device of a vehicle side mirror. The integrated lamp device includes a first light source illuminating a first direction; a second light source illuminating a second direction; and a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly including a first PCB on which the first light source is mounted and a second PCB on which the second light source is mounted, wherein the first PCB and the second PCB are integrated with each other.

Claims

1. An integrated lamp device of a vehicle side mirror, the lamp device comprising:

a first light source illuminating a first direction;

a second light source illuminating a second direction; and

a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly including a first PCB on which the first light source is mounted and a second PCB on which the second light source is mounted, wherein the first PCB and the second PCB are integrated with each other.

2. The lamp device of claim 1, further comprising:

a third light source illuminating a third direction; and

a fourth light source illuminating a fourth direction,

wherein the third light source is mounted on a third PCB, the fourth light source is mounted on a fourth PCB, and the PCB assembly includes the first through fourth PCBs integrated with each other.

3. The lamp device of claim 2, wherein each of the first through fourth light sources is one light source selected from the group consisting of a backup lamp light source, a turn signal lamp light source, a position lamp light source, and a puddle lamp light source.

4. The lamp device of claim 3, wherein the backup lamp light source is mounted on the first PCB, a first position lamp light source is mounted on the second PCB, the turn signal lamp light source is mounted on the third PCB, and a second position lamp light source is mounted on the fourth PCB.

5. The lamp device of claim 3, wherein the puddle lamp light source is mounted on the first PCB and is configured to illuminate a downward direction.

6. The lamp device of claim 3, wherein the PCB assembly includes at least one flexible PCB.

7. The lamp device of claim 3, wherein the second direction and the fourth direction are substantially opposite directions, the first direction and the third direction are substantially perpendicular to the second direction and the fourth direction, and the third direction and the first direction are substantially different directions.

8. The lamp device of claim 3, further comprising a light guide receiving light through an end thereof from at least one of the light sources.

9. The lamp device of claim 4, further comprising:

a first position light guide emitting light from the first position lamp light source; and

a second position light guide emitting light from the second position lamp light source.

10. The lamp device of claim 8, wherein the light guide surrounds a substantial part of an outer circumference of the vehicle side mirror.

11. The lamp device of claim 3, further comprising a turn signal light guide emitting light from the turn signal lamp light source.

12. An integrated lamp device of a vehicle side mirror, the lamp device comprising:

a first light source illuminating a first direction;

a second light source illuminating a second direction;

a PCB assembly comprising a first PCB on which the first light source is mounted and a second PCB on which the second light source is mounted; and

a first light guide receiving light through an end thereof from at least one of the first and second light sources,

wherein the first PCB and the second PCB are integrated with each other.

13. The lamp device of claim 12, further comprising:

a third PCB substantially separated from the PCB assembly; and

a third light source mounted on the third PCB,

wherein the third light source emits light to the other end of the light guide.

14. The lamp device of claim 13, wherein each of the first through third light sources is one light source selected from the group consisting of a backup lamp light source, a turn signal lamp light source, a position lamp light source, and a puddle lamp light source.

15. The lamp device of claim 12, further comprising a second light guide, wherein the first and second light guides surround a substantial part of an outer circumference of the vehicle side mirror.

16. The lamp device of claim 15, further comprising:

a third light source emitting light to an end of the second light guide; and

a third PCB substantially separated from the PCB assembly,

wherein the third light source is mounted on the third PCB.

17. The lamp device of claim 12, wherein the PCB assembly comprises at least one flexible PCB.