LIGHTING MODULE COMPRISING A MASK USING NON UNIFORM DESIGNS

• US 20180363880A1
• Filed: 06/19/2017
• Published: 12/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Valeo North America Incorporated (Valeo SE)
• Original Assignee: Valeo North America Incorporated (Valeo SE)
• Inventors: King, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 10,156,341 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2400/50 Projected symbol or information, e.g. onto the road or car body
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 43/50 characterised by aesthetic components not otherwise provided for, e.g. decorative trim, partition walls or covers
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 11/00 Screens not covered by groups F21V1/00, F21V3/00, F21V7/00 or F21V9/00 characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/502
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 3/00 Globes; Bowls; Cover glasses with refracting properties F21V5/00; with reflecting properties F21V7/00; characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/506
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 5/04 of lens shape
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 7/06 with parabolic curvature
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2103/60 Projection of signs from lighting devices, e.g. symbols or information being projected onto the road

Abstract

A lighting device for motor vehicle comprising a light source configured to emit light rays; an optical system optically coupled to a first portion of said light rays and configured to output said first portion of the light rays to provide a vehicle lighting function; and a mask optically coupled to a second portion of said light rays. The mask is configured to pass a projecting part of said second portion of the light rays and to cut off passage of a blocked part of said second portion of the light rays such that the second portion of the light rays forms a pattern of light and shadows on a surface.

Claims

1. :

A lighting device for motor vehicle comprising;

a light source configured to emit light rays;

a mask including a first aperture and a second aperture, said light rays passing through the first aperture corresponding to a first portion of said light rays, said light rays passing through the second aperture corresponding a second portion of said light rays, and

an optical system receiving said first portion of said light rays and configured to output said first portion of the light rays to provide a vehicle lighting function, said second portion of said light rays forming a pattern of light and shadows on a surface without passing through the optical system.

2. :

The lighting device of claim 1, wherein at least a part of the second portion of said light rays are directed by the mask to cross at least a part of the first portion of said light rays.

3. :

The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the second aperture is such that the pattern is a light distribution, a logo, a word and/or a shape.

4. :

The lighting device of claim 3, wherein the second aperture has a shape of an arrow such that the pattern forms an arrow.

5. :

The lighting device of claim 3, wherein the second aperture has a shape of letters such that the pattern forms a word.

6. :

The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the mask surrounds the optical system.

7. :

The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the mask is located between the light source and the optical system.

8. :

The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the mask is made from plastic material, ceramic material, glass material and/or metal material.

9. :

The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the optical system comprises a lens, a reflector and/or a lightguide.

10. :

A lighting device for motor vehicle comprising;

a light source configured to emit light;

a mask optically coupled to the light source and configured to project an ornamental light distribution on a surface, the mask including a first aperture and a second aperture, said light rays passing through the first aperture corresponding to a first portion of said light rays, said light rays passing through the second aperture corresponding a second portion of said light rays, and

an optical system optically coupled to the light source and configured to output said light to provide a vehicle lighting function,

wherein at least a part of the second portion of said light rays are directed by the optical system to cross at least a part of the first portion of said light rays.

12. :

The lighting device of claim 10, wherein the optical system is a reflector.

13. :

The lighting device of claim 10, wherein the optical system is a parabolic reflector.

11. :

A method of manufacturing a mask for a lighting device of a motor vehicle, the lighting device for motor vehicle comprising a light source configured to emit light rays;

a mask including a first aperture and a second aperture, said light rays passing through the first aperture corresponding to a first portion of said light rays, said light rays passing through the second aperture corresponding a second portion of said light rays, and,

an optical system receiving said first portion of said light rays and configured to output said first portion of the light rays to provide a vehicle lighting function, said second portion of said light rays forming a pattern of light and shadows on a surface the method comprising;

creating a pattern of light on the surface that the pattern will be created on;

breaking a contour of the pattern into multiple curves;

creating surfaces from the curves and the light source;

getting a solid structure from the surfaces; and

subtracting solid from the actual mask to get the apertures.

14. :

The method of claim 11, wherein the optical system is a reflector.

15. :

The method of claim 11, wherein the optical system is, a parabolic reflector that causes at least a part of the second portion of said light rays to cross at least a part of the first portion of said light rays.