WARNING LIGHT USED IN LANE CHANGE OF A VEHICLE

• US 20160272116A1
• Filed: 10/08/2015
• Published: 09/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Magna Mirrors (Taicang) Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Magna Mirrors (Taicang) Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WU, JUN, SHEN, ZHONGYIN
• Granted Patent: US 10,239,449 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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: B60Q 1/2669 on door or boot handles lighting devices for vehicle interior on door handles B60Q3/267
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/008 for anti-collision purposes
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 1/1207 with lamps; with turn indicators
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0008 the light being emitted at the end of the fibre
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/002 by shaping at least a portion of the light guide, e.g. with collimating, focussing or diverging surfaces

Abstract

The present invention relates to a warning light used in lane change of a vehicle, in which the light is installed in a side of a rearview mirror’ housing where the rearview mirror is connected to the vehicle, or the lights are installed in the two sides of the vehicle'"'"'s front doors, so that the lighting emitted by the light can fire at the driver'"'"'s eyes in the vehicle; the light comprises a housing, a light guide, at least one LED light, a circuit board and a mask which is sealed by mold welding disposed on a side of the housing; there are cavities arranged in the rearview mirror or the two sides of the vehicle'"'"'s front doors, the light is inserted in the cavity; the light is detachably installed in a side of a rearview mirror'"'"'s housing where the rearview mirror is connected to the vehicle by bolts, or the lights are detachably installed in the two sides of the vehicle'"'"'s front doors by bolts. Using such structure of the warning light used in lane change of a vehicle, of which design is reasonable and structure is compact, can effectively remind the safe road environment around the vehicle, therefore giving the driver and passengers in the vehicle a high visibility, and it is suitable for large-scale application.

Claims

1. A warning light used in lane change of a vehicle, characterized in that, the light is installed in a side of a rearview mirror’

housing where the rearview mirror is connected to the vehicle, or the lights are installed in the two sides of the vehicle'"'"'s front doors, so that the lighting emitted by the light can fire at the driver'"'"'s eyes in the vehicle.

2. The warning light used in lane change of a vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that, the light comprises a housing, a light guide, and at least one LED light, the LED light and the light guide are arranged in the housing, the housing is installed in the rearview mirrors, or the housing is installed in the two sides of a vehicle'"'"'s front doors.

3. The warning light used in lane change of a vehicle according to claim 2, characterized in that, the light also comprises a circuit board, the LED light is arranged on the circuit board, the circuit board is disposed in the housing.

4. The warning light used in lane change of a vehicle according to claim 3, characterized in that, there is a mask which is sealed by mold welding disposed on a side of the housing, the light guide is disposed on a area between the mask and the LED light, so that the lighting emitted by the light can fire at the driver'"'"'s eyes in the vehicle through the mask.

6. The warning light used in lane change of a vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that, the light is detachably installed in a side of a rearview mirror'"'"' housing where the rearview mirror is connected to the vehicle, or the lights are detachably installed in the two sides of the vehicle'"'"'s front doors.

7. The warning light used in lane change of a vehicle according to claim 6, characterized in that, there are cavities arranged in the rearview mirror or the two sides of the vehicle'"'"'s front doors, the light is inserted in the cavity, therefore a sealed chamber is formed between the cavity and the housing of the light.

8. The warning light used in lane change of a vehicle according to claim 6, characterized in that, the light is detachably installed in a side of a rearview mirror'"'"' housing where rearview mirror is connected to the vehicle by bolts, or the lights are detachably installed in the two sides of the vehicle'"'"'s front doors by bolts.

5. The warning light used in lane change of a vehicle according to claim 5, characterized in that, the mask is a transparent mask or a semi-transparent mask.