46results about "Dashboard lighting devices" patented technology

Display system and trim element for a vehicle comprising such a display system. The display system (2) comprises a protective lens (4) forming a display surface (5) having a display area (6) and at least one peripheral area (8), an electronic control unit (12), a display device (10) disposed opposite the display area (6), comprising a front face, facing the protective lens (4), configured to display a light signal on the display area (6), forming a first-definition display, and further comprises: - at least one thin film (16) extending between the protective lens (4) and the front face of the display device (10), configured to guide light from a light source (18) and form light patterns, on command from said electronic control unit (12), the light patterns forming a second-definition display, lower than the first definition.on at least one peripheral area of ​​the display surface. Figure for the abbreviation Figure 1,

A display system with an embedded user monitoring system is disclosed herein. The display system is suitable for use with a vehicle. The display comprises a backlighting tile with one or more aperture

Task: To provide a display device that improves the degree of freedom in the arrangement positions of design sections and the designability. Solution: A display device 1 comprises a printed circuit board 20, a housing 10 and a light-shielding plate 105. In a space enclosed by the printed circuit board 20, the light-shielding plate 105, and a circumferential wall section 13 of the housing 10, a partition is formed that divides the space into a first region S1 and a second region S2. Viewed from the front, the first region S1 does not include a position that forms the center of the display device 1, while the second region S2 includes the position that forms the center. If a first electronic component 31 is arranged in the first region S1, a second electronic component 32 is arranged in the second region at a location on the printed circuit board 20 that avoids the position that forms the center. On the light-shielding plate 105, a first design section 106a and a second design section 106b, which are translucent, are formed to correspond to the arrangement positions of the first electronic component 31 and the second electronic component 32.

An instrument panel for a vehicle cabin includes a gauge cluster configured to display data. A vehicle instrument panel also includes a lighting arc, from the perspective of an operator of the vehicle. The lighting arc extends at least partially around the gauge cluster and generates a visual strip via one or more light emitting diode (LED) elements. The lighting arc is configured to represent a vehicle system operating parameter. A motor vehicle having an engine configured to generate torque, a vehicle cabin, and the vehicle instrument panel is also provided.

An illumination device to be provided in a steering wheel, includes: a substrate provided with a light emitting element on a surface of the substrate; a lens member that is light-transmissive so that visible light output from the light emitting element is emitted to an outside of the steering wheel; a light guiding member configured to guide the visible light output from the light emitting element to the lens member; and a separate member different from the substrate, the lens member and the light guiding member, and the substrate is held by being sandwiched between the light guiding member and the lens member or the separate member.

The application discloses an all-terrain vehicle which comprises a frame, a walking system, a power assembly, a vehicle body cover, a lighting system and a door, the walking system is located at the lower side of the frame at least partially, the power assembly is supported by the frame and is drivingly connected to the walking system, the vehicle body cover is connected to the frame at least partially, the lighting system is connected to the vehicle body cover at least partially, the door is connected to the frame at least partially, the door comprises a door inner plate and a door outer plate, the door inner plate is connected to the door outer plate, and a containing space is formed between the door inner plate and the door outer plate, the lighting system comprises a door atmosphere lamp, the door atmosphere lamp is located in the containing space substantially and is connected to the door inner plate, and a light-transmitting hole is formed in the door inner plate, and the door atmosphere lamp is clamped in the light-transmitting hole at least partially. Through the arrangement, the convenience of a driver in controlling an operating part can be improved.

The invention relates to a lighting device for a door entrance of a vehicle with a light module. The light module includes a flat cover element having a light-permeable surface region and / or a light-impermeable surface region for forming a graphic pattern, and a flat light element which is configured to emit light from a front side of the light element facing the cover element in the direction of the flat cover element. The light module is designed in the shape of a strip, so that it is integrated in a door sill of the vehicle or on a lower edge of a door of the vehicle. The light module forms a visible surface of the door sill and / or of the lower edge of the door.

A light emitting device is located inside a vehicle and emits light toward an occupant compartment where an occupant is seated. The light emitting device comprises a light emitting unit and a control unit. The light emitting unit has a plurality of light emission regions. The plurality of light emission regions are arranged along one direction. The control unit controls the light emission region using at least one of first information related to an operation of the vehicle in which the light emitting device is mounted and second information related to an operation of an output unit that performs output toward the occupant compartment of the vehicle.

A steering device mounted on a vehicle includes:a boss portion coupled to a steering shaft of the vehicle;a pad that covers the boss portion from rear, the pad including a first lighting unit, a second lighting unit disposed at a position different from a position of the first lighting unit, and a protrusion disposed between the first lighting unit and the second lighting unit when viewed from a front-rear direction, the protrusion protruding forward from a front face of the pad;a first light source that is disposed in front of the pad and emits light for lighting the first lighting unit;a second light source that is disposed at a position, in front of the pad, different from a position of the first light source and emits light for lighting the second lighting unit;a circuit board on which the first light source and the second light source are mounted; anda holding member that is coupled to the protrusion and holds the circuit board.

A vehicle interior component is disclosed. The component may comprise a panel comprising a substrate and cover with exterior surface that may be configured to present a user interface. The panel / user interface may be illuminated by light from a light source. A light guide may be configured to transmit light from a light source to the cover; the cover may be at least partially light-transmissive. The cover may comprise a profile such as a three-dimensional form / shape. The panel may produce an effect such as a surface effect, illumination effect when illuminated by light, visual effect, etc. The illumination effect may comprise a dynamic lighting effect. The panel may comprise an integrated heating element; the heating element may be formed with the profile. The light source may comprise an LED arrangement. The component may comprise a door panel, instrument panel, console, etc. The component may comprise multiple panels / user interfaces.

The invention relates to a system comprising an illumination device and a component having a surface coating made of a material which is at least partially transparent and has structures incorporated in its inner volume following production of the material, said structures changing the volume with respect to its optical properties in relation to the non-structured volume. The system according to the invention is characterized in that the structure comprises modification bubbles which are formed in a uniform periodic or random arrangement in at least one plane in the volume, wherein the illumination device is arranged relative to the component such that it illuminates a visible side of the surface coating of the component. The invention also relates to a method for controlling the illumination in such a system and to a vehicle having such a system.

Light guide arrangement (10, 10') for an interior trim panel (11) of a motor vehicle (K), with which at least a part of the interior trim panel (11) can be illuminated or is illuminated, wherein light from at least one light source (20) can be coupled or is coupled into a first light guide (L1) at its end face and at least a second light guide (L2) is connected to a movable component (15), wherein a slit-like light transfer point (S) is formed between an end face (25) of the first light guide (L1) and an end face (26) of the second light guide (L2), at which the light can pass from the first light guide (L1) into the second light guide (L2), characterized in that, viewed from an interior space (I) onto the interior trim panel (11), the first light guide (L1) runs behind and along a decorative strip (14), and the second light guide (L2) runs behind and along the movable component (15).wherein the second light guide (L2) forms a line- or strip-like extension of the first light guide (L1) and the coupled light can be coupled out of the light guides (L1, L2) perpendicular to a light coupling direction (LE) in order to enter an interior (I) of the motor vehicle (K), wherein at least the first light guide (L1) is attached to the decorative strip (14) by means of an elongated, opaque retaining element (21), wherein the retaining element (21) is attached to the decorative strip (14) in cross-section with a first leg (210) and overlaps the light guide (L1) on the side of the recess (12) with a second leg (211).

It reduces installation costs while displaying a natural flow of light. [Solution] The LED module 2 has N LEDs 22 arranged in the X direction on an LED substrate 21. The incident part 31 of the light guide plate 3 is positioned opposite the LEDs 22 in the Y direction, and the light L emitted by the LEDs 22 is incident on it. The output part 32 emits the light L that has been incident on the incident part 31. The control device 5 lights up the N LEDs 22 in the X direction in sequence, thereby displaying the light L flowing in the X direction at the output part 32. The spacing D2 between the LEDs 22 in the central part CP in the X direction is wider than the spacing D1 between the LEDs 22 at both ends. The control device 5 lights up the LEDs 22 in the central part CP and the LEDs 22 at both ends EP1 and EP2 at lighting timings corresponding to their respective spacings D2 and D2.

This invention provides a lighting device that can be easily miniaturized as a whole, and that can efficiently utilize light by focusing the light from the light source in one direction to increase light intensity. [Solution] The lighting device 10 installed along the ceiling 3 of a passenger compartment 2 of a railway vehicle 1 comprises: a light source 20 that emits light toward the ceiling 3 from one longitudinal side; a lens 30 that distributes the light emitted from one side of the light source 20 by spreading it out to both sides of the side from an optical axis perpendicular to the side; and a reflecting part 40 that receives and reflects the light distributed to the other side in a direction that overlaps with the light distributed to one side of the side of the light source 20 by the lens 30.

The application discloses an all-terrain vehicle which comprises a vehicle frame, a walking system, a power assembly, a vehicle body cover and a vehicle door, the walking system is located at least partially on the lower side of the vehicle frame, the power assembly is supported by the vehicle frame and is drivingly connected to the walking system, the vehicle body cover is connected with the vehicle frame and is formed with a driver cabin, the vehicle door is connected at least partially on the vehicle frame, the all-terrain vehicle comprises an instrument seat and an instrument panel, the instrument seat is connected with the vehicle frame, the instrument panel is located on the upper side of the instrument seat and is connected with the instrument seat, and an instrument space exists between the instrument seat and the instrument panel; the all-terrain vehicle comprises an instrument ambient light, the instrument ambient light is located substantially in the instrument space and is connected with the instrument seat; an instrument gap exists between the instrument seat and the instrument panel, the driver cabin and the instrument space are communicated through the instrument gap, and the instrument ambient light is located at least partially in the instrument gap. Through the above arrangement, the convenience of a driver in controlling operating elements can be improved.

This invention relates to a luminescent fabric comprising: a textile material (100) in which optical fibers (120-126) are arranged, wherein a plurality of optical fibers (120-126) are bundled into a group (130) and each is arranged at one end in a sleeve (140); a light source (150); and variable scattering elements (160, 160A, 160B) arranged between the sleeve (140) and the light source (150) such that light emitted from the light source (150) is coupled into the ends of the optical fibers of the group (130) through the scattering elements (160, 160A, 160B); and a control device (170) configured to manipulate the variable scattering elements (160, 160A, 160B) thereby changing the light transmission through the variable scattering elements. Furthermore, an interior trim component having the luminescent fabric and a motor vehicle are also provided.

The present invention provides a display panel structure that can suppress unwanted light leakage. [Solution] This display panel structure is a display panel structure 1 that forms part of the interior of a vehicle 1000, and comprises a substrate 10 on which a light source L is provided on one side surface 10u, and a panel material 20 provided on one side surface 10u of the substrate 10 so as to cover the substrate 10, and having a hole h through which light from the light source L passes, the panel material 20 has a rib 22 that extends from the peripheral edge of the hole h on one side surface 21d on the substrate 10 side to the peripheral edge of the light source L on the substrate 10.

A display device is provided that improves the freedom and design flexibility of the placement of the exterior parts. The display device (1) includes a circuit board (20), a housing (10), and a light shield (105). A partition wall is formed in the space surrounded by the peripheral wall (13) of the circuit board (20), the light shield (105), and the housing (10), dividing the space into a first partition (S1) that does not include the center position when viewed from the front of the display device (1) and a second partition (S2) that includes the center position. When the first electronic component (31) is provided in the first partition (S1), in the second partition, the second electronic component (32) is provided in a location that avoids the circuit board (20) that is the center position. In addition, the first exterior part (106a) and the second exterior part (106b) that are light-transmitting are formed on the light shield (105) in a manner corresponding to the placement positions of the first electronic component (31) and the second electronic component (32).

Title: Plastronic Panel and its Assembly Method The invention relates to a plastronic panel (1) comprising a decorative sheet (10) having an inner face (11), the decorative sheet (10) comprising at least one first open region (131), a technical sheet (20) having an inner face (21) and comprising at least one first light source (221), the plastronic panel being characterized in that, on at least a first portion (1a) of the panel, the inner face of the decorative sheet is in contact with and assembled to the inner face of the technical sheet, and in that, on at least a second portion (1b) of the panel, the plastronic panel has at least one cavity (30), the at least one cavity extending between the first light source and the first open region of the decorative sheet. Figure for the abstract: Fig. 1

An indicator light assembly for a vehicle includes a housing. The housing includes a casing and a cover. The cover is connected to the casing. A first light channel is formed in the housing. A second light channel is formed in the housing. A first indicator and a second indicator are formed on the cover. A first light source is disposed in the housing and configured to emit light through the first light channel to illuminate the first indicator. A second light source is disposed in the housing and configured to emit light through the second light channel to illuminate the second indicator.

Surface light decorative element (1) comprising: - an optically activatable symbolic body (2) which consists at least partially of a transparent, optically activatable first material (9) and is configured to emit visible light in response to the optically activatable symbolic body (2) being excited by electromagnetic radiation in a specified first frequency range (21), - a luminous element (3) which consists of a transparent material, wherein the optically activatable symbolic body (2) is arranged in the luminous element (3), - a touch-sensitive surface (4) arranged in a first area (5) of a surface of the luminous element (3) above the optically activatable symbol body (2) to detect a touch by a user in the first area (5), and - a lighting unit (6) which is configured to emit visible light in a specified visible frequency range (22) into the luminaire (3) and to emit electromagnetic radiation in the specified first frequency range (21) into the luminaire (3) together with the visible light, - characterized in that the specified first frequency range (21) lies in the non-visible range.

We provide a vehicle display device that can display a variety of information with a unified design. [Solution] The vehicle display device 100 comprises a display unit 10 that emits a first light L1 representing a display image, a panel member 20 that is tilted relative to the display unit 10 and has a reflecting part 21a that reflects the first light L1, and a light-emitting part 30 that is provided behind the panel member 20 and emits a second light L2 toward the panel member 20. The panel member 20 has a transmissive part 23 that transmits the second light L2 emitted from the light-emitting part 30. The vehicle display device 100 makes the display image visible by the first light L1 reflected by the reflecting part 21a and illuminates the panel member 20 by the second light L2 that has passed through the transmissive part 23.

Decorative component (10) for the interior of a motor vehicle, comprising an at least translucent first layer (12), wherein the first layer (12) has more than one first refractive edge (18), and at least one at least translucent further layer (14; 16) laid flat on a previous layer (12; 14), wherein the further layer (14; 16) has more than one further refractive edge (22, 26), characterized in that at least a part of the refractive edges (18, 22, 26) of successive layers (12, 14;14, 16) are positioned laterally offset from each other to create an optical three-dimensional depth effect, wherein the multiple light refraction edges (18, 22, 26) of the respective layer (12, 14, 16) form a pattern (20, 24, 28) with a linearly closed contour and the patterns (20, 24, 28) of the different layers (12, 14, 16) are positioned flush on one side in the direction of the surface normals of the layers (12, 14, 16).

Provided is a lighting device capable of improving the workability of assembly. A lighting device (1) has: a light source portion (4) that outputs light (43); an elongated light guide (3) that has a first end surface (30) through which light is incident, a second end surface (31) opposite the first end surface, an exit surface (32) that is one of the lengthwise side surfaces intersecting the first end surface and the second end surface and through which light is emitted, and at least one holding portion (36) provided at at least one of the lengthwise side surfaces other than the exit surface, guides light from the first end surface toward the second end surface; and a housing (2) that has a mounting portion (20) for mounting the light source portion, a housing recess (222) that has an end portion (220) on the mounting portion side open and houses the light guide, and an exposure opening (223) through which the exit surface is exposed, and a holding portion (24) that holds the light guide in the housing recess across the at least one holding portion.