| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 362546000 | Housing | 74 |
| 20090122571 | Smart Lights - The disclosed invention relates to smart light apparatuses compunctions particularly well suited for providing wireless communications between a true vehicle and a died in being towed such as a trailer. A smart light controller comprising a process for his electrically associated with a traditional wiring harness associated with a two vehicle. The smart light controller detects light signals such as stop, left turn, right turn, and lights on and generates a corresponding RF control signals. The RF control signals are transmitted to smart lights associated with a vehicle can configured to receive the RF control signals. The smart light generates a light signal based on the receive control signals. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20130058121 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp includes a light source, a front cover made of a transparent material to transmit light emitted by the light source, a lamp body forming a lamp housing together with the front cover, and a vibrator configured to vibrate the front cover to generate a vibration sound. The vibrator is supported by the lamp housing such that the vibrator contacts the front cover at a location where, when the vehicle lamp is mounted on a vehicle, the vibrator is not visible from an outside of the vehicle lamp. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20100085770 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp is provided with: a light source unit containing a light source, a feeder socket having a male terminal conductively connected to the light source, and a feeder connector containing a female terminal conductively connected to the male terminal when inserted into the feeder socket and connected to an end of an electric wire; and a light source unit attaching section on which the light source unit is attached. The vehicle lamp further includes a holding member that is attached at a rear end of the feeder connector, bends the electric wire against a direction for inserting the feeder connector and can be grasped in inserting the feeder connector. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100080014 | Vehicle interior light source unit - A vehicle interior light source unit for being disposed at an installation hole formed in a panel of a vehicle interior. The light source unit includes a connector portion that is disposed on a back side of the panel and includes a tubular main body extending parallel to the panel, a substrate that is mounted on the connector portion and mounts a light emitting element thereon, and a case to be inserted into the installation hole. The case includes an upper wall including an opening for radiating light emitted from the light emitting element to the vehicle interior, a pair of sidewalls including a connector engagement portion to be engaged with a side portion of the main boy of the connector portion. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20090103324 | ELECTRICAL SUPPLY DEVICE FOR A DISCHARGE LAMP COMPRISING BALLAST SHIELDING - An electrical supply device for a discharge lamp of a motor vehicle headlight that comprises: an electronic module for converting source electric current into supply electric current for the discharge lamp; a housing that encloses the electronic module and is produced from an electrically conductive material so as to form electromagnetic shielding; an electrical connection harness that is intended to electrically connect the electronic conversion module with the discharge lamp; an envelope produced from an electrically conductive material that surrounds the connection harness so as to form electromagnetic shielding; the housing and envelope being electrically connected to a common reference electrical potential (ā); wherein the housing and the envelope are connected in parallel to the common reference electrical potential (ā). | 04-23-2009 |
| 20080266892 | VEHICLE HEADLIGHT - A vehicle headlight is arranged to prevent moisture from entering into a lighting circuit and a lighting space. A back cover has a cover main body | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080225545 | Illuminated electrical center - An electrical center assembly used in a vehicle provides ambient light to the assembly and the area around the assembly using a light-emitting diode. The electrical center assembly generally includes a housing, an electrically conducting link, removable electrical components and at least one light-emitting diode for illuminating the electrical center. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080212335 | Vehicle Lamp Collapsible Closeout - A collapsible closeout for a gap between a vehicle lamp and closure, and particularly well suited for a gap between a headlamp and a hood, is disclosed. The closeout may include a base mounted to a lamp housing, a closeout wall extending from the base, and a contact flange extending under the hood and having a free end extending toward a headlamp lens. The closeout may also include first support ribs extending from the closeout wall toward the headlamp and opposed second support ribs extending from the closeout wall. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090185390 | EMERGENCY WHEEL LIGHT AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - An emergency wheel light located in a protected environment behind an access door when not in use is extractable from under the wheel well or frame/bed of a vehicle to illuminate a wheel for servicing in darkness. The lamp portion, preferably of LED bulbs, is held in a retainer attached to the weatherproof access door or within the vehicle frame/wheel well. A plurality of the lamps is independently selectable for activation, such that any combination of the lamps can be on. To use, the lamp is pulled from its retaining mount and extended on its retractable cord reel into a position where it can be utilized to shine on the wheel servicing area by placing the lamp's flat base for placing the lamp on a ground surface. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090052201 | LAMP FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A lamp assembly for a motor vehicle includes a housing receiving at least one light source. The housing includes a covering pane and including first and second fixing arrangement for releasably securing the lamp to the vehicle. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20110141756 | VEHICLE HEADLAMP - A vehicle headlamp includes a lamp unit having a bulb attaching portion into which a bulb is inserted and attached, an outer housing configured to engage with the lamp unit at a location behind the bulb attaching portion, an inner housing disposed inside the outer housing such that a clearance is provided in a radial direction between the outer housing and the inner housing and such that, relative to the outer housing, the inner housing is movable in an axial direction and is rotatable about an axis extending in the axial direction, and a spring disposed between the outer housing and the inner housing to bias the inner housing toward the bulb in the axial direction. When the outer housing is engaged with the lamp unit, the spring biases the inner housing such that a flange of the bulb is pressed against the bulb attaching portion. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110222306 | ON-BOARD INTERIOR ILLUMINATION UNIT - There is provided an on-board interior illumination unit which is so strong as to withstand vibration, high temperatures and low temperatures, and tensile load, to thereby be superior in contact reliability and which can be made small in size. Thus, there is provided an on-board interior illumination unit comprising a design portion | 09-15-2011 |
| 20090316424 | Housing for an Operating Device in a Discharge Lamp - A housing for an operating device ( | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100188866 | Vehicle room light apparatus - The present invention provides a vehicle room light apparatus which is small in size and achieves high heat dissipation. The vehicle room light apparatus includes a light source; a switch; and a case including a front surface as a designed surface and a back surface. The back surface having a first region on which the light source and the switch are arranged in line, a second region which has a space extending along the first region and an opening continuing to the space, a partition wall which separates the first and the second regions. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20090257241 | TRIM COMPONENT WITH CONCEALED INDICIUM - A component of an actuatable apparatus includes a substrate having an external surface defining a selected area, an illumination source actuatable between an illuminated state and a non-illuminated state, and an opaque indicia coating applied over the selected area. The illumination source is positioned behind the selected area. A portion of the opaque indicia coating defines a pattern having a greater light transmissivity than the portion of the opaque indicia coating not comprising the pattern. The pattern is invisible when the illumination source is in the non-illuminated state, and visible when the illumination source is in the illuminated state and transmits light through the pattern. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110026267 | Lighting Device - A lighting device comprises a power circuit unit | 02-03-2011 |
| 20100214800 | BACK COVER AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING BACK COVER - A back cover ( | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100195348 | ASSEMBLING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE ROOM ILLUMINATION LAMP - An illumination lamp comprising: a cover including an engagement portion; a functional member including a light emitting element and a mounting portion, the light emitting element covered by the cover while the engagement portion is engaged with the mounting portion; and a designed member including a cover holder and a lock, the lock locking the functional member, and the cover holder holding the cover. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110134655 | FORMED BODY WITH CURVED SURFACE SHAPE, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE FORMED BODY, FRONT COVER FOR VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE FRONT COVER - A formed body having a curved surface, a method of producing the formed body, a front cover for a vehicle lighting device, and a method of producing the front cover. A front cover ( | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120020104 | ILLUMINATION UNIT FOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS AND VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS - An illumination unit for vehicle headlights may include a light-emitting diode device, a housing and an assembly board on which components of an operating circuit for operating the light-emitting diode device are arranged, wherein the housing and the assembly board define an interior space, wherein the assembly board has at least one electrically conductive inner layer that is connected to a ground reference potential of the operating circuit and on its surface the assembly board has at least one electrical contact surface which is contacted with at least one electrically conductive inner layer, and the housing has an electromagnetic shielding structure configured to provide electromagnetic shielding of the interior space, wherein the electromagnetic shielding structure is connected to the at least one electrical contact surface. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120155106 | Vehicular Lamp - A vehicular lamp in which a weld surface of a weld portion provided on a translucent cover is pressed against a surface to be welded that is formed on a lamp housing, and the translucent cover and the lamp housing are welded by a laser light irradiated from a welding head on the weld portion. The welding head is moved, during the method of making the lamp, along the weld surface, and the angle of the welding head while moving is varied depending on the orientation of the weld surface so that the orientation angle variation amount of the weld surface is set to be equal to or less than 0.5 deg/mm for areas which are adjacent in the moving direction of the welding head. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120320620 | SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES ON THE BACK OF A HITCH - An illuminated, image adjustable hitch cover allows a user to provide various images inside the hitch cover without the need to purchase an entire new hitch cover. The hitch cover can include an image, which can be an image printed by the user, such as a picture or text, that is inserted between two panes of clear material, such as clear plastic. The hitch cover may be illuminated along with the user's lights and may brighten or come on when the user pressed their brakes, providing not only a desired aesthetic result, but also a safety function. | 12-20-2012 |
| 362547000 | With cooling or ventilating feature | 40 |
| 20090196064 | VEHICLE LAMP ASSEMBLY - A vehicle lamp assembly for a vehicle includes a light source unit (e.g., one or more LEDs) mounted to the vehicle for providing illumination and a heat sink thermally coupled to the light source unit for dissipating generated heat therefrom. An air guide is secured to the vehicle for guiding air to the heat sink to remove heat therefrom. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100046245 | System and Method for Heat Dissipation from an Automotive Lighting Assembly Having a Liquid Cooling Circuit - An automotive headlamp assembly having a closed-loop cooling circuit. The headlamp assembly includes a housing cooperating with a transparent lens cover to define a chamber. At least one light source is located within the chamber. The cooling circuit has at least one cold plate thermally coupled to the light source. A radiator is fluidly coupled to the cold plate by a plurality of tubes. The tubes are oriented at least partially upwardly and configured to circulate a fluid through the cooling circuit as a result of heating and cooling of the fluid therein. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20090154189 | HEAT-DISSIPATING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE LAMP - A heat-dissipating apparatus for a vehicle lamp includes: a light source unit comprising at least one LED; a housing which houses the light source unit therein and is formed with an opening in a rear portion thereof; a dust cover coupled to the housing at or near the position of the opening; and a cooling fan coupled to the dust cover for dissipating heat generated by the light source unit. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090154188 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp includes: N semiconductor light sources, wherein N is an integer of 1 or more; M fans configured to cool the N semiconductor light sources, wherein M is an integer of 1 or more; N current supply units configured to supply first current to the N semiconductor light sources, respectively; and a control unit configured to receive electric power supplied from an electric power source and supply second current to the N current supply units. The control unit includes: N switch elements that correspond to the N semiconductor light sources; M switch elements that correspond to the M fans; and a control circuit configured to control fan drive current supplied to the fans through the switch elements and the second current. The fans are coupled to the control unit. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090303742 | VEHICLE LAMP - There is provided a vehicle lamp. The vehicle lamp includes a lamp body including a hole portion therein; an outer lens, attached to the lamp body to form a lamp chamber; a lamp unit provided in the lamp chamber and including a light emitting element serving as a light source; a heat sink; and a fan. The heat sink includes a base portion fitted into the hole portion of the lamp body; outer fins disposed on a surface of the base portion and extending outside of the lamp body; and inner fins disposed on another surface of the base portion and extending into the lamp chamber. The fan moves air in the lamp chamber toward the inner fins, which are configured such that the air passing between the respective inner fins is guided toward the outer lens. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090196063 | VEHICLE LAMP ASSEMBLY - A vehicle lamp assembly includes a light source unit (e.g., one or more LEDs) mounted to an associated vehicle for providing illumination and a heat sink thermally coupled to the light source unit for dissipating generated heat therefrom. The heat sink has a main body portion, spaced apart fins extending from the main body portion, and an angled surface section on the main body portion disposed between adjacent ones of the spaced apart fins for urging environmental elements to run off the heat sink. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090262550 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp is provided. The vehicle lamp includes semiconductor light emitting device, a heatsink configured to dissipate a heat generated by the semiconductor light emitting device, a fan which moves air, a guide portion configured to diffuse the air from the fan and to guide the air toward the heatsink, and a housing in which the semiconductor light emitting device, the heatsink, the fan and the guide portion are accommodated. The heatsink includes a base and a plurality of heat dissipating members arranged to protrude from the base. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090161382 | HEADLAMP FOR VEHICLES - A headlamp for vehicles has at least one illumination device with one or more light-emitting diodes and with an optical system that is disposed in the light exit area and focuses the light of the light-emitting diodes for a forward lighting of the vehicle. At least one cooling body is provided for dissipating the heat output by the light-emitting diode, and the cooling body contains a number of cooling ribs. To configure the light cone, the cooling body is disposed in the optical axis of the light exit area of the light-emitting diodes between the light-emitting diodes and the optical system, at least the tip of a cooling rib of the cooling body is located at the focal point between the light-emitting diode and the optical system. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090262549 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp includes a semiconductor light emitting device, a thermally conductive portion which is in contact with the semiconductor light emitting device, a heatsink which dissipates heat generated by the semiconductor light emitting device, and a housing in which the semiconductor light emitting device, the thermally conductive portion and the heatsink are accommodated. The heatsink includes a base and plate fins arranged at intervals to protrude from the base. Each of the plate fins includes a plate surface facing the plate surface of an adjacent one of the plate fins and upwardly extending in a direction along the base. A plane parallel to at least one of the plate surfaces of the plate fins may be oblique with respect to a vertical direction. An inner surface of the housing may be oblique with respect to the vertical direction in a region above the plate fins. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100103691 | AUTOMOTIVE LAMP WHOSE LIGHT SOURCE IS A SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - An automotive lamp includes a semiconductor light emitting device used as a light source and bracket used as a support member supporting the semiconductor light emitting device. The bracket includes a first heat-transfer member having an isotropic thermal conductivity in at least part of region in contact with the semiconductor light emitting device, and a second heat-transfer member having an anisotropic thermal conductivity in a region in contact with the first heat-transfer member. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20080232129 | Lightbar with enhanced thermal transfer - A lightbar assembly including a housing including a base of plastic material and warning light modules mounded in the housing. The warning light modules include LEDs attached to PC boards. Thermally conductive pads of a heat conductive plastic material are mounted in the base. A metallic heat conductive element is provided between the PC boards and the thermally conductive pads. A structural member is secured to the outside of the base and is in contact with the thermally conductive pads. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080212336 | Light emitting diode light source - Provided is an LED light source including a frame having a V-shaped groove formed in the upper portion thereof and a heat sink formed to extend from the lower portion thereof, the V-shaped groove having a planar bottom surface on which a circuit pattern is formed; a plurality of LEDs disposed on the bottom surface of the V-shaped groove; a diffuser plate coupled to the upper end of the frame so as to diffuse light emitted from the plurality of LEDs; a pair of plugs coupled to both side ends of the frame and receiving alternating-current (AC) power from outside; and a power converter fixed and coupled to the lower portion of the frame and electrically connected to the plugs and the plurality of LEDs, the power converter converting the AC power applied from the plugs into direct-current (DC) power and supplying the DC power to the LEDs. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090129111 | VEHICULAR LAMP - A vehicular lamp is arranged to save power by not driving a cooling fan when an LED is unlit. The vehicular lamp is capable of reducing cost and stopping a supply of current to the LED even in the case of open wiring in a supply of current to the cooling fan. The vehicular lamp includes LEDs connected in series, a cooling fan connected in series with the LEDs and arranged to cool the LEDs. A current supply circuit receives power supplied from a power source and supplies current to the LEDs and the cooling fan. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090080211 | VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE - A vehicle lighting device is provided with: a lamp chamber defined by a lamp body and a cover; a light source unit including a semiconductor light emitting element as a light source and provided within the lamp chamber; a metallic heat transfer member attached to the lamp body and penetrating between an outside and an inside of the lamp chamber; and an air blower disposed between the light source unit and the heat transfer member so that an air blowing direction of the air blower directs toward the heat transfer member. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090316425 | AUTOMOTIVE LAMP - An automotive lamp includes an LED as a light source, a heatsink for radiating heat produced by the LED, the heatsink including a plurality of plate fins installed upright on base parts and a plurality of ventilation passages formed between the plate fins, a centrifugal fan for performing the forced air cooling of the plate fins by sending air through the ventilation passages of the heatsink, the centrifugal fan having air inlets in an axial direction for drawing air in, a left-side air outlet and a right-side air outlet for discharging air in left-right directions perpendicular to the axial direction, and a lamp housing for housing the LED, heatsink and centrifugal fan. The plate fins of the heatsink are formed such that the entrance of at least one of a plurality of ventilation passages faces the left-side air outlet and the right-side outlet of the centrifugal fan. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20110058387 | VEHICULAR LAMP - A vehicular lamp has a semiconductor light emitting element as a light source. The vehicular lamp includes a heat dissipation member that dissipates heat generated by the semiconductor light emitting element; a power supply member that supplies power to the semiconductor light emitting element; a light emitting element holding portion that holds the semiconductor light emitting element in a state of contact with the heat dissipation member; and a housing portion that is secured to a lamp body. The light emitting element holding portion electrically connects the semiconductor light emitting element and the power supply member, the housing accommodates the power supply member and the heat dissipation member, and the light emitting element holding portion is detachably secured to the heat dissipation member. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110128754 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT AND VEHICULAR LAMP - A vehicular lamp includes a light source unit that is attached to one of a lamp body and a reflector. The light source unit includes a semiconductor light emitting element that is a light source; a plurality of conductive members formed into a predetermined three-dimensional shape by press working a conductive metal material; and a housing that is formed of an insulating material. The plurality of conductive members each include: an element mounting portion to which the semiconductor light emitting element is mounted, a heat dissipating portion that dissipates heat generated when the semiconductor light emitting element emits light, and a connecting portion to which a connector that supplies power to the semiconductor light emitting element is connected. The housing holds the plurality of conductive members in a spaced apart state. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20080225546 | VEHICLE HEADLAMP - A vehicle headlamp is provided. The vehicle headlamp includes a lampshade, a lamp base provided at the lampshade, a light source module provided at the lamp base, a light source adjusting mechanism connected between the lampshade and the lamp base and a heat dissipation module. Wherein, lampshade has an opening, and the light source adjusting mechanism can adjust the relative position between the lampshade and the lamp base. In addition, the heat dissipation module provided between the light source module and the lamp base can extend to the external side of the lampshade via the opening. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20100315830 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE OF VEHICLE LAMP AND INTERPOSING ELEMENT THEREOF - A heat dissipation device of a vehicle lamp and an interposing element thereof are provided. The heat dissipation device is installed in a lamp room which is divided by the interposing element into a front partition and a rear partition. A heat sink is installed in the interposing elements. An air feeding fan is disposed in an air feeding channel of the interposing element, for drawing air in the front partition to the rear partition through the air feeding channel. Further, a back flow fan is disposed in the rear partition, for drawing air in the rear partition to the front partition through a back flow channel. Whereby, the air in the front partition is cooled down through an external air flow passing through the lamp cover. Then, the heat sink dissipates heat of the air flow with the relatively low temperature in the front partition to the rear partition. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100232174 | Front Grill - A vehicle front grill includes a grill main body and lamp housings that are integrally formed. A surface of the grill main body and surfaces of the lamp housings are coated with a single plating film, and light originating from the lamps accommodated in the lamp housings is reflected by the plating films of the lamp housings. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100039831 | Heat dissipation system for a heat generating electronic device - A heat dissipation system includes a thermal transfer member fixedly secured to a heat generating electronic device and defining with the heat generating electronic device a convection chamber and having a first air hole for guiding hot air out of the convection chamber and a second air hole for guiding outside cold air into the convection chamber, and a heat dissipation device bonded to the bottom wall of the thermal transfer member for quick dissipation of waste heat. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20090213613 | Vehicle Headlight - A motor vehicle headlight comprising an illuminating device ( | 08-27-2009 |
| 20110051452 | Vehicle head light device - A vehicle head light device includes an inner housing attached to front of an outer housing and having an upper casing and a lower casing located within the outer housing, and the casings each include a reflective member, two circuit boards are attached to the casings and each include one or more light members directed toward the reflective members for generating lights toward the reflective members which reflect the lights to form a high beam and a low beam respectively, a control device is disposed in the outer housing and electrically coupled to the circuit boards for controlling the light member to generate the lights toward the reflective members of the casings respectively. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20080285298 | Heat Exchange Enhancement - A heat exchange device that includes a structural section and a thin layer of material attached to a surface of the structural section. The thin layer of material has a thickness less than 100 microns. The combination of the structural section and the thin layer of material has a higher thermal transfer coefficient than the structural section alone, the thermal transfer coefficient representing an ability to exchange thermal energy with an ambient gas. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20100321950 | WATER-COOLING MODULE FOR LED HEADLAMP - A replaceable water-cooling module for LED headlamp includes a water-cooling head located outside an open hole of a housing and an LED light module with its substrate mounted over the open hole against the inner wall of the housing, using a set of detachable mounting elements through a plurality of mounting holes around the open hole. The water-cooling head is mounted against the substrate of the LED light module, using another set of detachable mounting elements. The bottom surface of the LED substrate directly contacts with the base surface of the water-cooling head through the open hole. The heat generated by the LED lights, through the LED substrate, effectively transmits to the water cooling head. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110261578 | Ventilating Unit With Moisture Absorber, Especially For A Motor Vehicle Headlight - A ventilating unit with moisture absorber consists of an essentially vertically oriented bushing ( | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110051453 | Vehicle light - A vehicle light is disclosed that can facilitate the replacement operation of an axial fan motor and the optical axis adjustment of an LED light source unit as well as can simultaneously promote dissipation of heat generated by the LED light source unit when powered. The vehicle light can include at least one LED light source unit disposed within a light chamber defined by a lens cover and a housing. The vehicle light can further include, within the light chamber: a heat sink including a heat sink main body to which the LED light source unit is secured and a plurality of heat dissipation fins; a back plate separated away from the heat sink main body at a certain distance, the back plate constituting a part of a duct together with the heat sink, the duct containing the plurality of heat dissipation fins between the heat sink main body and the back plate; an optical axis adjusting mechanism configured to adjust the optical axis of the LED light source unit by moving the duct; a heat conduction member configured to conduct heat generated by the LED light source unit, when turned on, to the heat sink; an axial fan motor configured to generate an air flow passing through the duct to circulate the air flow within the light chamber; and a cover member, the housing having an opening used for replacing the axial fan motor with another one, the cover member being detatchably attached to the housing so as to cover the opening of the housing. The axial fan motor is disposed near the opening at a position where the axial fan motor does not interfere with the duct moved by the optical adjusting mechanism. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20100067251 | VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE - A vehicle lighting device includes: a heat sink member; a semiconductor-type light source directly placed on a top face of the heat sink member; a power-feeding holder which is set on the semiconductor-type light source and the heat sink member, for holding the semiconductor-type light source at the side of the heat sink member and feeding a power current to the semiconductor-type light source; and a fixing member which is covered on the power-feeding holder and fixed to the heat sink member, for fixing the power-feeding holder to the heat sink member and sandwiching and fixing the semiconductor-type light source between the power-feeding holder and the heat sink member. As a result, this vehicle light device improves workability of assembling components. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100020563 | AUTOMOTIVE LAMP HAVING FAN - An automotive lamp is provided with: a lamp chamber formed so as to include a lamp body having a front end opening portion and a translucent cover provided on the lamp body so as to cover the front end opening portion; a lamp unit that is housed inside the lamp chamber and includes a semiconductor light emitting device as a light source; a bracket that includes a light source mounting portion having a mounting surface for the semiconductor light emitting device and a plurality of radiating fins, thermally in contact with the light source mounting portion and arranged such that ventilation passages extend from the lamp body side toward the translucent cover, are formed, and that supports the lamp unit; and a fan that blows air such that air flows through the ventilation passages from the lamp body side toward the translucent cover. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20110075439 | LIGHTING AND/OR SIGNALLING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING A VENTILATION DUCT - A lighting and/or signalling device for a motor vehicle, comprising an enclosure which is formed by a housing and glass, an opening being provided in the enclosure, wherein it comprises a ventilation duct which extends from the opening, the ventilation duct being closed by a filtering means which is impermeable to fluids and dust, and permeable to gases. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110157910 | LED Headlight Cooling System and LED Headlight Thermal Conducting Device - An LED headlight cooling system includes a vehicle air conditioner, a thermal conducting device and an LED headlight. The vehicle air conditioner has a cooling device. The thermal conducting device is thermally connected to the cooling device of the vehicle air conditioner. The LED headlight is thermally connected to the thermal conducting device. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20120057365 | Vehicle headlight - The vehicle head light is provided with a heat radiating member including a pillar member provided to extend from a bottom wall of a housing, on which a light source is mounted, a heat radiating fins fixed radially to the outer periphery of the pillar member, and a guide wall provided surrounding sides of the heat radiating fins. The guide wall is sloped with respect to bottom wall of the housing so that spaces each formed by adjacent two of the heat radiating fins and the guide wall become narrower with increasing distance from the lower end of the guide wall. The guide wall is formed with slits to make air communication between the light chamber and each of the spaces, the slits being shaped to be narrower with increasing distance from the lower end of the guide wall. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20080253144 | Semiconductor light engine using polymer light pipes and lighting systems constructed with the light engine - A light engine for use in systems such as automotive lighting systems employs two or more semiconductor light sources, such as LEDs. Light emitted from the light sources is captured by light pipes which are mounted such that the light capturing surface of the light pipes are properly positioned, with respect to the semiconductor light sources, substantially independent of changes in the dimensions of the light pipes which may result from thermal expansion or contraction of the light pipes. The light pipes transfer substantially all of the light captured from the semiconductor light sources to light emitting surfaces of the light pipes which can be appropriately located adjacent the output optics of the lighting system. The light engine can be easily assembled as the light pipes are retained in slots on a positioning member which is mounted at a known position with respect to the semiconductor light sources. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20100277941 | LED HEADLIGHT - An LED headlight may include at least one heat-conducting element that extends from at least one heat source located in a headlight housing to at least one cooling element in such a way as to make thermal contact and which is arranged at least partially outside on the headlight housing, the heat-conducting element being movable. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20120075880 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT OF SEMICONDUCTOR-TYPE LIGHT SOURCE OF VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE AND VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICE - The conventional light source unit has problems of an increasing size and radiation. According to the present invention, a direction āDā for mounting the connector | 03-29-2012 |
| 20100271836 | LED LAMP - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to an LED lamp having a heat dissipating means as well as a headlamp (to be mounted e.g. to the front of a vehicle such as e.g. a car or a truck) comprising said LED lamp. Embodiments of the present invention also generally relate to a method for dissipating heat from an LED lamp. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100296308 | VEHICLE HEADLAMP - A vehicle headlamp includes a light source section | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110280035 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A HEADLAMP LIGHT SOURCE - A lighting device for a headlamp light source includes an connector to be connected to cables for supplying power to the light source, and attached to the bottom of a headlamp case that houses a light source, wherein the output connector is formed such that when the lighting device is attached to the headlamp case, the bottom of a connection opening to which cables of the output connector are connected is disposed at a higher position than a bottom face inside the headlamp case. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120092885 | HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - A head lamp assembly including a housing; a plurality of head lamp cases installed in the housing, wherein each head lamp case comprises a light emitting diode (LED) light source, and a heat sink for dissipating heat generated from the LED light source; and a plurality of ventilating fans for circulating air in the plurality of head lamp cases and installed in the plurality of head lamp cases, respectively. Accordingly, the ventilating fans installed in the head lamp cases have opposite ventilating directions, and thus air is circulated in the head lamp cases by the ventilating fans to thus improve heat dissipation effects. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20110310631 | LED HEADLAMP COOLING SYSTEM - The present invention provides improved LED headlamp cooling systems. The present invention allows for heat removal and recirculation of the excess heat into a forward lamp chamber of a head lamp before being exhausted out of the head lamp assembly. | 12-22-2011 |
| 362548000 | Including specific light bulb mounting | 12 |
| 20100157618 | ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE ROOM LAMP - The present invention provides an assembly structure of a vehicle room lamp which can be manufactured at low cost and high productivity, and has a low weight. The assembly structure includes an inner housing including a body which has a first surface and a second surface, a bracket portion formed in an outer periphery of the body, and a guide rod extending from the second surface; an outer housing attached to the inner housing on the first surface; a ceiling part including an opening through which the outer housing attached to the inner housing, and an edge of the opening which is supported by the bracket portion; and a reinforcement including a guide hole into which the guide rod is inserted. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100103692 | LAMP BASE, VEHICLE LAMP COMPRISING SUCH A BASE, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A VEHICLE LAMP - A lamp base for a vehicle lamp includes a base part from which contact tabs protrude for the purpose of electrical contacting and which carries a reference ring welded to an adjustment ring, a lamp bulb being placed onto the adjustment ring directly or via a fastening ring, wherein a weld metal zone of the welding between reference ring and adjustment ring is formed on rear surface sections facing away from the lamp bulb. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20080225547 | LED vehicle lamp - Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with retrofitting existing vehicle lamps are described herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus for retrofitting an existing vehicle lamp comprises a circuit board, a light emitting diode, a plug, and a lens. The light emitting diode is positioned on the circuit board. The plug is in electrical communication with the light emitting diode. The plug is arranged to be placed in electrical communication with a vehicle electrical system when the plug is inserted into a socket of the existing vehicle lamp. The lens is arranged to be securable to a base of the existing vehicle lamp. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080316764 | Lighting Device and Method for Directing Light - An LED module is described with a base | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080259629 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp can be designed to prevent troubles ascribable to handling during manufacturing, and to be capable of light distribution over a wide range while suppressing uneven light distribution in each individual lamp and suppressing light distribution variations between separate individual lamps, even at low cost. LED mounting substrates having a plurality of LEDs mounted thereon can be attached to an inner lens bracket made of a light-transmitting resin material so that the light sources can be accommodated in respective bracket portions of the inner lens bracket, having openings. The inner lens bracket to which the LED mounting substrates are attached can further be attached to the inner panel so that the bracket portions accommodating the LEDs protrude from the bracket portion insertion holes of the inner panel. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20110116281 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp includes a housing, a transparent outer cover attached to the housing to form a lamp chamber together with the housing, a lamp unit disposed inside the lamp chamber to send light toward an outside of the lamp chamber through the outer cover, a sealing member arranged to seal a space between the housing and the outer cover, and an adhesive member disposed inside the lamp chamber in an at least partially exposed manner. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20090073714 | AUTOMOTIVE LAMP PROVIDED WITH A BULB LOCKED TO THE CAP OF THE LAMP - An automotive lamp, comprising a translucent bulb ( | 03-19-2009 |
| 20080253145 | EQUIPPED FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC SUPPORT, SUPPORTING AT LEAST ONE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE, AND THE ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD - A motor vehicle light comprising an equipped flexible electronic support that comprises: a flat flexible insulating support equipped on a first face with a plurality of flat conductive tracks; at least one light source of the light emitting diode type disposed on the first face of the flexible insulating support; wherein a second face of the flexible insulating support is covered with a layer of thermally conductive material for dissipating the heat produced by the light emitting diodes, the layer comprising an area of contact with the diode and an extended area extending out of this contact area, the dissipation of the heat taking place essentially at this extended area. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20110026268 | VEHICLE LAMP - A vehicle lamp includes a lamp body having an opening, a resin cover attached to the opening to form a lamp chamber together with the lamp body; and a light source disposed inside the lamp chamber to irradiate light through the resin cover. The resin cover includes a design surface portion, and a peripheral edge portion surrounding the design surface portion. The peripheral edge portion includes a gate mark, and a thick-walled portion having a greater wall thickness than the other part of the peripheral edge portion and extending from the gate mark toward the design surface portion. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110063869 | Load safety marker light mounting device - A portable attachable and removable light mounting device comprising: a body, a light housing space, an access opening and cover, fasteners for securing the access cover, mounting points for mounting the device on a carrier, and a light enclosed within the body. A construction of commonplace materials used in the shipment of over-dimensional freight via commercial trucking to achieve compliance with safety lighting standards. The device comprises a main body having an interior space large enough to accommodate an emergency light, and a plurality of attachment points inset from each corner and midway along the long sides through which fasteners may be attached. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20090080212 | Socket for a Lamp - A socket for a lamp is disclosed, in particular for a vehicle lamp, comprising a socket housing and at least two contact elements fixed in the socket housing for housing and electrical contacting of the lamp. According to the invention, the contact elements of the socket housing are fixed by means of a positive or non-positive fit with a socket pin which may be fixed therein. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100208484 | TRIBAR LIGHTING - Apparatus and methods of tribar headlights with removable/replaceable tribar elements are presented. In accordance with an embodiment, a tribar element assembly comprising a dot element and a retaining plug is removably coupled in a tribar hub allowing replacement and change out of the dot element through the bulb aperture of the lamp envelope. | 08-19-2010 |
