62results about "Rear-view mirrors" patented technology

A rearview mirror assembly that includes a housing and a printed circuit board (PCB) located in the housing. The rearview mirror assembly further includes a monitoring system that includes an image capturing module, an illumination source connected to the PCB, and an optical element aligned with the illumination source. The optical element is configured to redirect an illumination from the illumination source toward an occupant position in an automobile.

The present disclosure relates to a rear view device (10) for a vehicle (100), the rear view device (10) comprising at least one indication unit (20) configured to provide an indication of a state of one or more systems (50, 60, 70, 80, 90) of the vehicle (100) depending on a stationary state of the vehicle (100).

A cabin illumination device is provided on a wall surface of a cabin of a vehicle and illuminates the cabin and includes: a light source disposed to emit light away from the wall surface; and a reflective member disposed to intersect a light axis of light emitted by the light source. The reflective member includes a first protruded surface disposed to intersect the light axis of the light source, and a portion of the reflective member is sloped downward in a direction away from an intersection of the light axis and the first protruded surface.

To provide an optical assembly capable of emitting surface light and having improved luminous intensity and improved light uniformity.SOLUTION: An optical assembly disclosed as an embodiment of the invention includes: a lighting module having a resin layer, a light emitting element inside the resin layer, and an emission surface having one side also emitting surface light; a reflection part having a recess on a lower portion of the emission side of the lighting module, and having an aspherical curved surface on the bottom of the recess; and a transparent cover on the recess. The optical assembly can reflect the surface light to a set region.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The present disclosure relates to a system (10, 10') comprising a light assembly for an illumination of a vehicle design element, comprising: one or more light pipes (1, 1', 1a, 1b), wherein each light pipe (1, 1', 1a, 1b) comprises a core (11'); one or more light sources (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2'), disposed at least partially within an interior of the system, wherein each light source (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2') is configured to emit light (20') based on at least receiving electrical power from an electrical power source, and each light source (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2') is arranged adjacent to and directed towards at least one of the one or more light pipes (1, 1', 1a, 1b) such that the emitted light (20') results in reflected light (21') propagating within the core (11') and diffuse light (22') exiting the one or more light pipes (1, 1', 1a, 1b) along the same; and a lens (5') substantially enclosing the interior, the one or more light pipes (1, 1', 1a, 1b) and the one or more light sources (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2'), wherein the lens (5'), having an inner surface and an outer surface disposed opposite the inner surface, is provided with a continuous transparent and / or translucent coating on the outer surface, with the one or more light sources (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2') receiving electrical power from the electrical power source, the continuous transparent and / or translucent coating is at least partially permeable to at least some of the diffuse light (22') which is passed through the lens (5'), and the continuous transparent and / or translucent coating comprises a metal, an alloy or a conductive metalloid. The one or more light pipes (1, 1', 1a, 1b) comprise two or more light pipes (1, 1', 1a, 1b), wherein the two or more light pipes (1, 1',1a, 1b) at least partially overlap, providing at least one region of overlap to substantially close a loop, to provide a homogenous illumination of at least one 360° illumination window (41') when the one or more light sources (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2') receive electrical power from the electrical power source.

Rearview arrangement for a vehicle, the rearview arrangement encompassing: a reflective element designed to provide a driver of the vehicle with a rearward view in relation to the vehicle, wherein the reflective element is substantially transparent in an infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; an infrared lighting source arranged behind the reflective element and configured to emit infrared light through the reflective element to illuminate a field of view with infrared light, wherein the field of view comprises at least part of a vehicle interior; and an optical element arranged behind the reflective element and designed to direct infrared light from the infrared illumination source onto the field of view, comprising the optical element: a shaped section consisting of a visibly opaque material that is substantially transparent to infrared light, wherein the shaped section has a front surface and a rear surface; and a reflector arranged on the rear surface of the shaped section and designed to substantially reflect infrared light emitted by the illumination source that passes through the shaped section in the direction of the field of view.

A vehicle interior illumination device (1) for illuminating a vehicle interior, the vehicle interior illumination device (1) being attached to a wall surface (3) of the vehicle interior, the vehicle interior illumination device (1) being provided with: a light source (21) disposed so as to emit light in the direction opposite the wall surface (3) side; and a reflective member (40) disposed so as to intersect the optical axis of the light emitted from the light source (21), in which the reflective member (40) has a first convex surface (141) disposed so as to intersect the optical axis of the light source (21), and in which the reflective member (40) is inclined downward in a direction away from the point of intersection of the optical axis and the first convex surface (141).

A rearview mirror with a light is provided, which includes a lens, a housing, and a fixing mechanism. The lens is assembled on a front of the housing, the fixing mechanism is provide on the housing, and the lens is assembled with an original vehicle rearview mirror; a light groove is provided in the housing, and a light source is provided in the light groove; the light source is connected to a circuit board, and the circuit board is connected to a battery. The battery and circuit board are provided together in the housing, and the light source, circuit board, and battery are covered in the housing by the lens. After installing the entire rearview mirror on the original rearview mirror, only turning on the light source can illuminate the back of the lens, enabling a user to look in the mirror, apply makeup, etc. in dim conditions.

The utility model discloses a double-color injection molding type automobile rearview mirror blind spot warning lamp which comprises a lampshade, a PCBA board, an LED lamp and a lamp body, the LED lamp is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the PCBA board, and the lampshade is arranged at the upper end of the lamp body. In the utility model, when the device is fixed, the LED lamp and the PCAB plate are arranged in the lampshade of the lamp body in a glue filling manner, so that the problems of gaps formed by a single-color blind spot warning lamp, non-uniform light distribution and the like are fundamentally solved, the practicability and the sealing property of the floor lighting lamp are improved, the product development cost can be reduced, and the practicability of the floor lighting lamp is improved. And the traditional mounting structure is optimized, so that the blind spot warning lamp cannot fall off.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a system is disclosed. The system may comprise a light assembly, an imager, and / or a controller. The light assembly may be configured to emit an array of illumination elements onto a scene. The imager may be configured to capture one or more images of the illumination elements projected onto the scene. The controller may be configured to selectively activate the light assembly between a first state and a second state. In the first and second sates, respectively, first and second groups of the illumination elements are selectively activated to emit first and second patterns of illumination elements.

A safety system (20) comprises a rearview mirror (30) and a control device (40), wherein the rearview mirror (30) has a mirror area (32), a rearview mirror input interface (36) and an output device (31, 35), wherein the control device (40) has a control device input interface (41) and a control device output interface (42), wherein the control device (40) is configured to receive a first signal (S41) via the control device input interface (41), which first signal (S41) carries first information about a remote object (15), wherein the control device (40) is configured to locate the remote object (15) and determine a relative velocity (16) depending on the first information, wherein the control device (40) is configured tounder a given first condition, a second signal (S42) is generated and sent via the control device output interface (42) to the rearview mirror input interface (36), which second signal (S42) carries second information about an output, and wherein the rearview mirror (30) is configured to perform an optical output depending on the second information via the output device (31, 35).

To provide a vehicle interior lighting device capable of achieving suppression of increase in size and suppression of increase in manufacturing cost.SOLUTION: A vehicle interior lighting device 1 is a vehicle interior lighting device 1 which is mounted on a wall surface 3 of a vehicle interior to illuminate the vehicle interior, and includes a light source 21 disposed to emit light toward a direction opposite to the wall surface 3 side, and a reflection member 40 disposed to intersect with an optical axis of the light emitted by the light source 21, where the reflection member 40 has a first convex surface 141 disposed to intersect with an optical axis of the light source 21, and the reflection member 40 is inclined downward in a direction away from an intersection point between the optical axis and the first convex surface 141.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

An imaging apparatus comprises a first light source configured to project a first illumination onto a vehicle occupant and a second light source configured to project a second illumination onto the vehicle occupant. The system further comprises an imager comprising a pixel array. A lens apparatus comprises a first lens comprising a first field of view and a second lens comprising a second field of view. At least one shutter is selectively controlled to transmit the first illumination from the first lens to the pixel array. The at least one shutter is further controlled to selectively transmit the second illumination from the second lens to the pixel array. The imager is configured to process the first illumination in the first field of view and the second illumination in the second field of view.

The utility model discloses an additional rearview mirror with a lamp, which comprises a lens, a shell and a fixing mechanism, the lens is assembled on the front side of the shell, the fixing mechanism is arranged on the shell, and the rearview mirror is assembled with an original rearview mirror through the fixing mechanism; a lamp groove is formed in the shell, and a light source is arranged in the lamp groove; the light source is connected with a circuit board, the circuit board is connected with a battery, the battery and the circuit board are installed in the shell together, and the light source, the circuit board and the battery are covered in the shell through the lens. According to the additional rearview mirror, the light source and the circuit board are arranged in the shell of the additional rearview mirror, after the whole additional rearview mirror is installed on an original automobile rearview mirror, light of the light source can irradiate the back face of the mirror piece only by turning on the light source, the illumination effect is achieved, and a user can look into the mirror, make up and the like without turning on the light in an automobile under the dark condition. The whole automobile rearview mirror is simple in structure, convenient and practical, and the effects of enlarging the reflecting area and providing the lighting function can be achieved without changing an original automobile rearview mirror.

A rearview mirror assembly includes a primary housing that has an upper edge and a lower edge. A chin housing extends from the lower edge. A glass element is coupled to the primary housing and defines a viewing surface. A first printed circuit board (PC B) is located in the primary housing. A monitoring system includes an image capturing module and an illuminator that is connected to the first PCB proximate the lower edge of the primary housing. A reflective optic is at least partially located in the chin housing, the reflective optic is aligned with the illuminator and configured to redirect and spread a light from the illuminator within an interior cabin of an automobile.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a system is disclosed. The system may comprise a light assembly, an imager, and / or a controller. The light assembly may be configured to emit an array of illumination elements onto a scene. The imager may be configured to capture one or more images of the illumination elements projected onto the scene. The controller may be configured to selectively activate the light assembly between a first state and a second state. In the first and second sates, respectively, first and second groups of the illumination elements are selectively activated to emit first and second patterns of illumination elements.

A rearview mirror assembly includes a housing and a major display coupled to the housing that defines an opening. The major display includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an electro-optic material located between the first and second substrates, and a backlight. A camera is located in the housing and aligned with the opening, and a minor display overlaps the opening. The minor display has an LED construction.

A rearview mirror assembly that includes a housing and a printed circuit board (PCB) located in the housing. The rearview mirror assembly further includes a monitoring system that includes an image capturing module, an illumination source connected to the PCB, and an optical element aligned with the illumination source. The optical element is configured to redirect an illumination from the illumination source toward an occupant position in an automobile.

A cabin illumination device is provided on a wall surface of a cabin of a vehicle and illuminates the cabin and includes: a light source disposed to emit light away from the wall surface; and a reflective member disposed to intersect a light axis of light emitted by the light source. The reflective member includes a first protruded surface disposed to intersect the light axis of the light source, and a portion of the reflective member is sloped downward in a direction away from an intersection of the light axis and the first protruded surface.

A surveillance system utilizing different light spectra is provided. A surveillance system includes an imaging device. The imaging device includes a first exposure profile and a second exposure profile. An illumination source is configured to emit at least one of infrared (IR) or near-infrared (NIR) illumination. A control system is configured to alternate between the first exposure profile and the second exposure profile according to a first pattern. The first exposure profile corresponds to illumination emitted from the illumination source, and the second exposure profile corresponds to ambient illumination.

The optical assembly disclosed in the embodiment of the invention includes: a lighting module having a resin layer and a light emitting device inside the resin layer, and having an exit surface for emitting surface light to one side; a reflective portion having a recess in a lower portion of the exit side of the lighting module and an aspherical curved surface at the bottom of the recess; and a transparent cover on the recess to reflect the surface light to a set region.

A rearview mirror assembly that includes a housing and a printed circuit board (PCB) located in the housing. The rearview mirror assembly further includes a monitoring system that includes an image capturing module, an illumination source connected to the PCB, and an optical element aligned with the illumination source. The optical element is configured to redirect an illumination from the illumination source toward an occupant position in an automobile.

A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a housing having a bottom surface extending between a back surface and a front surface, and the front surface defines an opening. A transmission window is at least partially defined by the bottom surface. A glass element is at least partially aligned with the opening and defines a viewing surface. At least one printed circuit board is located between the glass element and the back surface of the housing. A monitoring system includes an image capturing module and a light module connected to the at least one PCB and positioned to generate an illumination towards the back surface or the bottom surface of the housing. An optical element is located between a transmission path of the illumination and the transmission window. The optical element is configured to redirect the illumination from the light module through the transmission window.

A vehicular accessory system includes an overhead console configured to mount at an interior portion of a vehicle, and an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror head mounted via mounting structure at the overhead console. The overhead console includes a base portion configured to attach at the interior portion of the vehicle to mount the overhead console at the interior portion and an extending portion that, with the overhead console mounted at the interior portion of the vehicle, extends from the base portion along and spaced from a headliner of the vehicle. The overhead console includes a light source that, with the overhead console mounted at the interior portion of the vehicle, and when electrically operated to emit light, light emitted by the light source illuminates a surface at the interior portion of the vehicle above the overhead console.

The present disclosure relates to a system (10, 10') comprising a light assembly for an illumination of a vehicle design element, comprising: one or more light pipes (1, 1', 1a, 1b), wherein each light pipe (1, 1', 1a, 1b) comprises a core (11'); one or more light sources (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2'), disposed at least partially within an interior of the system, wherein each light source (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2') is configured to emit light (20') based on at least receiving electrical power from an electrical power source, and each light source (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2') is arranged adjacent to and directed towards at least one of the one or more light pipes (1, 1', 1a, 1b) such that the emitted light (20') results in reflected light (21') propagating within the core (11') and diffuse light (22') exiting the one or more light pipes (1, 1', 1a, 1b) along the same; and a lens (5') substantially enclosing the interior, the one or more light pipes (1, 1', 1a, 1b) and the one or more light sources (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2'), wherein the lens (5'), having an inner surface and an outer surface disposed opposite the inner surface, is provided with a continuous transparent and / or translucent coating on the outer surface, with the one or more light sources (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2') receiving electrical power from the electrical power source, the continuous transparent and / or translucent coating is at least partially permeable to at least some of the diffuse light (22') which is passed through the lens (5'), and the continuous transparent and / or translucent coating comprises a metal, an alloy or a conductive metalloid. The one or more light pipes (1, 1', 1a, 1b) comprise two or more light pipes (1, 1', 1a, 1b), wherein the two or more light pipes (1, 1',1a, 1b) at least partially overlap, providing at least one region of overlap to substantially close a loop, to provide a homogenous illumination of at least one 360° illumination window (41') when the one or more light sources (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2') receive electrical power from the electrical power source.