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20090040780 | Independent Lighting Energy Interruption System With Energy Subdivisioning And Method - An auxiliary lighting energy interruption system for use with snow plows and like front-mounted vehicle accessories is disclosed which facilitates the interconnection of such systems to the lighting system of a vehicle upon which the vehicle accessory is mounted to provide power to and to control the auxiliary lights with the lighting system of the vehicle. The system provides first and second harness portions for respective installation on the vehicle and the vehicle accessory, with the first harness portion having a first configuration when it is not connected to the second harness portion and a second configuration when it is connected to the second harness portion. The first configuration allow the headlights on the vehicle to operate, while the second configuration allows only the headlights on the vehicle accessory to operate, with changes between the first and second configurations being accomplished without the need for a switch or a relay. Resistors may be used to provide an electrical connection between the vehicle lights and the vehicle lighting system even if they are not to be illuminated by the system. | 02-12-2009 |
20090244920 | WORKING MACHINE - The work machine has an operator's cab, an engine hood, an exhaust pipe, a first headlight, and a second headlight. The engine hood is disposed in front of the operator's cab. The exhaust pipe projects upwards from the engine hood. The first headlight and the second headlight are provided at a front part of the operator's cab spaced in a lateral direction and disposed so that optical axes of the first and second headlights are mutually intersect but not to overlap with the exhaust pipe when viewed in a top plan view. | 10-01-2009 |
20090251917 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE - The present invention is generally directed to illumination devices, and particularly directed to illumination devices which utilize thin light sources or edge-lit sources in combination with a light turning plate. The illumination devices may be used in a broad range of applications, and are particularly suited for the interior lighting of vehicles. | 10-08-2009 |
20100142218 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LAMP - A light emitting diode lamp, includes a pair of contacts for the electrical connection of the light emitting diode, wherein the pair of contacts includes two crimp contacts separated electrically from one another, each crimp contact including a conducting input including a conducting crimping skirt and a clinching zone intended to receive by clinching an electrical contact of the light emitting diode. | 06-10-2010 |
20100265731 | COMPARTMENT - The present invention relates to a compartment provided a tufted textile ( | 10-21-2010 |
20100309681 | VEHICLE LIGHT - A vehicle light having a plurality of optical units utilizing a semiconductor light emitting device as a light source can effectively prevent or suppress illuminance unevenness. One example of such a vehicle light can be a vehicle headlamp that includes four optical units each having a semiconductor light emitting device as a light source. The optical units can be arranged in line in the vehicle width direction so as to prevent the luminance unevenness, which can otherwise be generated due to a gap between optical units disposed in a vertical two-stage arrangement. | 12-09-2010 |
20110038172 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - A lighting apparatus may include an electrically conductive housing, in whose interior at least one light source and at least one electromagnetic radiation-emitting circuit component configured to operate the at least one light source are arranged; and an electrically conductive cover configured to cover the at least one circuit component; wherein the cover and the housing are electrically connected to one another. | 02-17-2011 |
20110103087 | Independent Lighting Energy Interruption System With Energy Subdivisioning and Method - An auxiliary lighting energy interruption system for use with snow plows and like front-mounted vehicle accessories is disclosed which facilitates the interconnection of such systems to the lighting system of a vehicle upon which the vehicle accessory is mounted to provide power to and to control the auxiliary lights with the lighting system of the vehicle. The system provides first and second harness portions for respective installation on the vehicle and the vehicle accessory, with the first harness portion having a first configuration when it is not connected to the second harness portion and a second configuration when it is connected to the second harness portion. The first configuration allow the headlights on the vehicle to operate, while the second configuration allows only the headlights on the vehicle accessory to operate, with changes between the first and second configurations being accomplished without the need for a switch or a relay. | 05-05-2011 |
20110134654 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp including a main lamp unit that forms a main light distribution pattern for a headlamp, and an additional lamp unit that emits blue light or mixed light including blue light to form a lane marker irradiation light distribution pattern, wherein the lane marker irradiation light distribution pattern is superimposed onto the main light distribution pattern. | 06-09-2011 |
20110280033 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, AND VEHICLE HEADLAMP - A headlamp includes: a laser diode for emitting laser beam; a light-emitting section for emitting light when irradiated with the laser beam emitted from the laser diode; and a cooling device for cooling the light-emitting device by use of a fluid. With the arrangement, it is possible to prevent an increase in temperature of the light-emitting section which is irradiated with excitation light, and thereby to realize a light source of long lifetime. | 11-17-2011 |
20120044712 | Skateboard Lighting Apparatus - A lighting apparatus for use with a skateboard includes a light housing having top, bottom, and side walls defining an interior space. A fastener on the housing top wall is selectively attached to a lower surface of the skateboard. A plurality of lights is positioned in the light housing. A battery is also positioned in the light housing and electrically connected to the plurality of lights. The light housing wide walls are configured so that light from the plurality of lights is visible outside the light housing when the plurality of lights is energized. An extension structure may be connected to the light housing that extends away beyond one of the front and rear end of the skateboard. An entertainment device, such as a pinwheel is coupled to a free end of the extension structure. | 02-23-2012 |
20120099338 | Slim Light Bar - The present patent application provides a slim light bar. The light bar includes a base ( | 04-26-2012 |
20120113668 | HEADLIGHT COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF LUMINESCENCE DIODE EMITTERS - A headlight includes a plurality of luminescence diode emitters. At least one first group of the luminescence diode emitters is arranged in a matrix having at least two columns and at least two rows, wherein in the first group the electrical connections of a first connection type of the luminescence diode emitters of a column and the electrical connections of a second connection type of the luminescence diode emitters of a row are in each case electrically connected to one another. The electrical connections of the first connection type of different columns and the electrical connections of the second connection type of different rows of the matrix are electrically insulated from one another. | 05-10-2012 |
20120140509 | Illuminated Winter Sports Board - The present invention includes an illuminated winter sports board having a deck equipped with a plurality of light emitting devices, such as LEDs, which are mounted to the deck in a distinct ornamental pattern. The LEDs are in electrical connection with an energy source, such as a rechargeable battery in a removable battery pack. In a preferred embodiment, the rechargeable battery is mounted into the deck in a removable pack which can be charged without removing it from the deck. A microcontroller may be incorporated which provides for the selective illumination of the light emitting devices, and which may pulse, flicker, or create other aesthetically pleasing illumination patterns. | 06-07-2012 |
20120155105 | DECORATIVE LED TAIL LIGHT ARRANGEMENT - A decorative LED tail light arrangement comprising a decorative tail light attached to a tail light panel of a vehicle, where the decorative tail light is arrange at one end of the tail light panel and an second decorative tail light is attached at an opposing end, a plurality of LED turning lights attached to the decorative tail light, where the plurality of LED turning lights are arranged in a mirrored double-C pattern; and a plurality of LED brake lights attached to the decorative tail light, wherein the plurality of LED brake lights are arranged to surround the plurality of LED turning lights. | 06-21-2012 |
20120170300 | MOTOR VEHICLE HEADLAMP - A motor vehicle headlamp is provided with a first array of light-emitting diodes, which are activated by a first actuation unit for a first lighting function. The headlamp also exhibits a second array of light-emitting diodes, which are activated by a second actuation unit for a second lighting function. Additionally provided is a flat printed-circuit board with conducting paths for connecting light-emitting diodes with one of the respective actuation units. The light-emitting diodes are accommodated together on one side of the printed-circuit board. | 07-05-2012 |
20120230047 | LOW PROFILE SWITCHING AND LIGHTING INTEGRATION WITHIN AN INTERIOR VEHICLE COMPONENT - An interior vehicle component comprises a base and a panel coupled to the base. The panel is moveable between a first position and a second position. The panel has a first side and an opposite second side. The first side is configured to be visible to a vehicle occupant when the panel is in the first position. The second side cooperates with the base to define a cavity. The panel has an aperture extending through the first side and the second side. The panel also comprises at least one of a solid state switch and a light source supported at the first side of the panel, and a flexible circuit coupled to a backside of the at least one of the solid state switch and the light source through the aperture. | 09-13-2012 |
20130010489 | Vehicular LED Lamp - A vehicular LED lamp includes a mounting seat and a plurality of LED light-emitting units mounted on the mounting seat. Each LED light-emitting unit includes a carrier plate having inner and outer surfaces, a circuit board engaged on the outer surface of the carrier plate, and at least one LED mounted on the circuit board and in contact with the outer surface of the carrier plate. The mounting seat includes a plurality of mounting grooves each having a bottom wall and two side walls with inclined sections. The LED light-emitting units are received in the mounting grooves of the mounting seat, with the inner surface of each carrier plate in contact with the bottom wall of an associated mounting groove, with two sides of each carrier plate abutting the inclined sections of the associated mounting groove. | 01-10-2013 |
20130039088 | Illuminated Sports Board - The present invention includes an illuminated sports board having a deck equipped with a plurality of light emitting devices, such as LEDs, which are mounted to the deck in a distinct ornamental pattern. The LEDs are in electrical connection with an energy source, such as a rechargeable battery in a removable battery pack. In a preferred embodiment, the rechargeable battery is mounted into the deck in a removable pack which can be charged without removing it from the deck. A microcontroller may be incorporated which provides for the selective illumination of the light emitting devices, and which may pulse, flicker, or create other aesthetically pleasing illumination patterns. | 02-14-2013 |
20130077337 | VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE - Vehicle lighting device that comprises at least two light-emitting strips, wherein the light-emitting strips can each be controlled selectively and are allocated to different functions. | 03-28-2013 |
20130107564 | VEHICLE LIGHTING UNIT | 05-02-2013 |
20130148374 | THEFT RESISTANT COLLAR AND LAMP - A lamp assembly for attachment to a vehicle, comprising a lamp which includes a housing having an axially extending member, the axially extending member extendable through an opening in a vehicle mounting panel and below the vehicle mounting panel. An anti-theft collar is included around at least a portion of the axially extending member, the collar being securable to said axially extending member. The collar has a first set of projections to snap fit attach to the vehicle mounting panel at a first depth and a second set of projections to snap fit attach to the vehicle mounting panel at a second depth. | 06-13-2013 |
20130286675 | HAZARDOUS-LOCATION-RATED LED LIGHT FIXTURE - A light fixture ( | 10-31-2013 |
20130329444 | LAMP UNIT AND VEHICLE LAMP APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A lamp device including a surface light source and a vehicle lamp apparatus including the lamp device are provided. The lamp device may include a substrate including a plurality of supporting portions each having a light source mounted thereon, and connecting portions disposed between neighboring supporting portions. Each of the supporting portions may support a corresponding light source on a supporting surface thereof, with a perpendicular line passing through the supporting surface of the supporting portion forming an angle with respect to a reference line facing a predetermined reference direction. Multiple supporting portions each having light sources mounted thereon may form respective angles, and may be arranged so as to produce a desired level and pattern of light emission. | 12-12-2013 |
20130329445 | LAMP UNIT AND VEHICLE USING THE SAME - A lamp unit and a vehicle using the same are provided that include a substrate; and at least two light sources disposed on the substrate, wherein angles formed by a reference line and normal lines to the surface of the substrate, to which the at least two light sources are attached, are different from one another. The lamp unit and the vehicle using the same use a plurality of the light sources having different arrangement directions from a reference direction, so that it is possible to implement a surface light source by means of a small number of the light sources. | 12-12-2013 |
20140043842 | VEHICLE HEADLAMP - A multi-lamp type vehicle headlamp is configured to combine illumination by a first lamp unit and illumination by second lamp units so as to provide a low beam light distribution function and a high beam light distribution function. The first lamp unit is configured to form at least a cutoff line of a light distribution pattern for a low beam. The second lamp units have a resolution that is lower than that of an illumination region which can be provided by the first lamp unit. | 02-13-2014 |
20140098556 | Optoelectronic Semiconductor Module and Display Having a Plurality of Such Modules - An optoelectronic semiconductor module includes a plurality of light-emitting areas, which emit light when in operation. At least two abutting lateral edges of at least one light-emitting area are arranged at an angle of more than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees to each other. Further embodiments relate to a display having a plurality of such modules. | 04-10-2014 |
20140133171 | Light emitting wheel hub - The present inventive compact generator, light emitting wheel hub has an improved light and armature assembly that simplifies manufacturing, improves function and durability of the light emitting wheel hub. The inventive wheel hub is useful for such wheels used in skate board, roller skate, in-line roller skate, wheel chair, and like apparatus. | 05-15-2014 |
20140153275 | VEHICLE LIGHTING SYSTEM - A vehicle lighting system includes first and second lighting devices. The first lighting device has a first opening, and the second lighting device has a second opening. The first opening provides access to a first installation space on the first lighting device, and the second opening provides access to a second installation space on the second lighting device. The first and second installation spaces are essentially mirror images of one another. A first fan unit is located at the first opening and a second fan unit is located at the second opening. The first and second fan units are essentially mirror images of one another. | 06-05-2014 |
20140198517 | VEHICULAR HEADLAMP - Disclosed is a vehicular headlamp including: a basic lamp unit configured to form a main light distribution pattern that is controlled in light distribution so as to satisfy illuminance requirements at a plurality of predetermined sites in a low beam light distribution pattern which is projected on a vertical virtual screen positioned in front of a vehicle; and a plurality of additional lamp units controlled in light distribution so as to irradiate light to any one of left and right diffusion regions adjacent to the main light distribution pattern. The low beam light distribution pattern is formed on the vertical virtual screen by combining the basic lamp unit and the plurality of additional lamp units. | 07-17-2014 |
20140254190 | LED READING LIGHT AND METHOD OF REPLACING AN LED READING LIGHT - An LED reading light, in particular for a passenger transport vehicle, such as an aircraft, a road vehicle, a ship or a rail car, is disclosed that has a plurality of illuminating LED's and in operation provides a desired light intensity for a set supply current, wherein the LED reading light comprises two power supply terminals connectable to a power supply for receiving the set supply current, and at least one lighting strand coupled between the two power supply terminals. Each of the at least one lighting strand comprises at least one voltage drop diode, with the at least one voltage drop diode in operation not contributing to the desired light intensity, and at least one of the illuminating LED's. The illuminating LED's are distributed among the at least one lighting strand and connected such that they jointly provide the desired light intensity for the set supply current. | 09-11-2014 |
20140293640 | EDGE PROFILE FOR BORDERING A SUPERSTRUCTURE OF A RESCUE VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR A FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLE - Edge profile ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140369061 | MONOTRACK-MOVABLE LIGHTING SYSTEM HAVING A LIFTING ZONE FOR MAINTENANCE - The present invention relates to a movable lighting system with lighting devices driven along a monotrack, more specifically, relates to a movable lighting system having a lifting zone where a portion of the monotrack can be moved up and down for maintenance, wherein the movable portion of the monotrack comprises a locking module. | 12-18-2014 |
20150023046 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT PANEL AND VEHICLE LAMP - An organic electroluminescent panel is provided. The organic electroluminescent panel includes a substrate made of glass or transparent resin, a light emitting portion provided along a peripheral edge of the substrate, and a metal electrode. The light emitting portion comprises a cathode layer, a transparent conductive film having an extension portion, the extension portion extending toward an outer peripheral portion of the substrate and contacting the metal electrode, and an organic light emitting layer provided between the cathode layer and the transparent conductive film. The metal electrode is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the substrate to serve as an anode. | 01-22-2015 |
20150298606 | VEHICLE INTERIOR ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A vehicle interior device includes a first illumination unit configured to illuminate a first region of a passenger compartment of a vehicle, a second illumination unit configured to illuminate a second region in a rear part of the vehicle more rearward than the first region and being disposed in the upper part of the passenger compartment, a third illumination unit configured to illuminate a third region in a low part of the vehicle lower than the first region and being disposed in the front part of the passenger compartment, a fourth illumination unit configured to illuminate a fourth region in the rear part and in the low part, and a controller programmed to differentiate at least one of an intensity of the first illumination unit relative to the fourth illumination unit and an intensity of the second illumination unit relative to the third illumination intensity unit. | 10-22-2015 |
20160003436 | Optoelectronic Lighting Module, Optoelectronic Lighting Apparatus and Vehicle Headlamp - An optoelectronic lighting module ( | 01-07-2016 |
20160009221 | MODULE FORMING A BODYWORK ELEMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES CONTRIBUTING TO THE EXTERIOR AESTHETICS OF THE VEHICLE | 01-14-2016 |
20160068098 | MOTOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHT - A motor vehicle headlight including a plurality of light modules, wherein it includes a first group of modules to form at least two juxtaposed transverse light strips (H | 03-10-2016 |
20160075276 | VEHICLE-INTERIOR ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A vehicle-interior illumination device for illuminating a cabin of a vehicle ( | 03-17-2016 |
20160101722 | LIGHT ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR MACHINES - A cold planer is disclosed herein. The cold planer includes a frame, a platform, an operator station, a ladder, a platform and stair illumination device, an operator-station illumination device, a forward keypad, a rearward keypad, a timer, and a controller. The platform and stair illumination device illuminates the platform and the ladder. The operator-station illumination device illuminates the operator station. The forward keypad includes first control buttons, which generates a first signal, upon actuation. The rearward keypad includes second control buttons, which generates a second signal, upon actuation. The controller is adapted to receive the first signal and second signal, correspondingly activate the platform and stair illumination device and the operator-station illumination device, set the timer to a predetermined period of time and deactivate the stair illumination device and the operator station illumination device when the predetermined period of time elapses. | 04-14-2016 |
20160101724 | Lighted Visor Mirror with a Removable Lighting Module - A visor assembly including a visor, a mirror attached to the visor a diffused light source, and a directional light source. The diffused light source and directional light sources are disposed in a modular housing that is removable from the mirror assembly. The diffused light source is powered by the vehicle electrical system. The directional light source is independently operable and powered by a separate rechargeable battery. | 04-14-2016 |
20160129830 | SELF ENERGIZED SEAT BELT TONGUE LIGHT - A restraint system for a vehicle includes a seat assembly and a seat belt assembly. The seat assembly includes a buckle having a buckle sensor operatively connected to a buckle light source. The seat belt assembly is associated with the seat assembly and includes a retractor, a webbing, and a tongue having a tongue light source. The buckle sensor is configured such that illumination of the tongue light source activates the buckle sensor and illuminates the buckle light source. | 05-12-2016 |
20160250963 | VEHICLE HAVING A LIGHTING DEVICE WITH AN ELONGATE LIGHTING UNIT | 09-01-2016 |