42results about "Rear-view mirrors" patented technology

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile accessories, in particular to an intelligent driving lamp control system of an automobile decorating part, which comprises a central control module, and a rearview mirror decorating module, a rear windshield decorating module I and a rear windshield decorating module II which are connected with the central control module, the central control module controls intelligent driving prompt lamps on the rearview mirror decoration module, the first rear windshield decoration module and the second rear windshield decoration module to work and comprises a circuit board and a master control MCU arranged on the circuit board. The circuit board is also provided with a power supply circuit, a wireless transmission circuit, an information communication circuit and an LED control circuit which are connected with the master control MCU. The intelligent driving lamp is simple in structure, reasonable in design and convenient to assemble, the dynamic whole cabin effect can be created by controlling the intelligent driving lamp through artificial intelligence, the intelligent driving lamp effect is good, the vehicle grade feeling is high, and diversified use requirements of users can be met.

This device (10) is configured to be positioned at the top of a vehicle windshield (100) comprising a housing (20) and a rear-vision mirror (40) integrated into the housing (20) configured to reflect visible light to reproduce a road scene. It further comprises an optical module (60) including a source emitting a beam (F2) of infrared light, housed within the housing (20). The mirror (40) forms a dichroic optical component configured to allow the passage of infrared light through the mirror (40) and towards a predefined target area (Z), such as a driver's seat of the motor vehicle. Figure 1

A mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a housing and a partially reflective, partially transmissive element is located in the housing. A bezel assembly includes at least one localized region that is substantially opaque to a visible spectrum of light and substantially transmissive to an infrared spectrum of light. At least one illumination element is located in the housing and oriented to project infrared illumination through the at least one localized region.

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.

To provide a light irradiation system capable of efficiently lighting up over a range from a far location to a near location.SOLUTION: A camera unit 42 is mounted at a main body case 2 of a car room photographing camera 1 of a drive recorder, and an infrared LED 39A with a half value angle ± 10 degrees and an infrared LED 39B with a half value angle ± 60 degrees with lower radiation intensity relatively than that of the infrared LED 39A are arranged near the camera unit 42B as auxiliary lighting. Then, the main body case 2 is installed inside a front wind shield of a vehicle by a hanging bracket 3. In the case that photographing is performed with the camera unit 42, in particular, when the photographing is carried out in dark at night or the like, the infrared LEDs 39A and 39B are applied as the auxiliary lighting to cause the infrared rays to be radiated to perform photographing. With this arrangement as above, a front seat side can be more clearly irradiated over a wide range and at the same time the rear seat can be clearly irradiated in spot.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

An optical assembly disclosed as an embodiment of the present invention comprises: an illumination module having a resin layer, a light-emitting element positioned within the resin layer, and an exit surface that emits surface light toward one side; a reflection portion having a recess on a lower portion of an emission side of the illumination module, and having an aspheric curved surface on a bottom portion of the recess; and a transparent cover on the recess. The optical assembly can reflect surface light to a set area.

The streaming media rearview mirror comprises a shell, a display assembly and a camera shooting assembly, the shell is provided with a first installation cavity and a second installation cavity, the display assembly comprises a display screen and a backlight module, the backlight module is installed in the second installation cavity, and the display screen is attached to the end, away from the second installation cavity, of the backlight module. The second mounting cavity is covered with the sealing cover; the camera assembly is installed in the first installation cavity. According to the streaming media rearview mirror, the camera shooting assembly used for monitoring the state of a driver is integrated in the shell in the streaming media rearview mirror, the camera shooting assembly and the backlight module are installed at different positions of the shell respectively, it is guaranteed that a camera is not exposed, and meanwhile the backlight module can also be used normally.

The utility model discloses a UTV middle rearview mirror which comprises a rearview mirror body connected with a support, the support comprises a fixing plate used for being fixedly connected with a UTV, the fixing plate is provided with a first movable block capable of rotating around the X axis, the first movable block is provided with a second movable block capable of rotating around the Z axis, and the second movable block is provided with a third movable block capable of rotating around the Z axis. The rearview mirror body is connected to the second movable block and can rotate around the Y axis, the bottom end of the rearview mirror body is detachably connected with an illuminating lamp through a clamping piece, and the illuminating lamp can rotate around the X axis. The rearview mirror can respectively rotate around the X axis, the Y axis and the Z axis to adjust the installation angle, so that a driver can obtain a proper visual field; the illuminating lamp can rotate around the X axis to adjust the illumination angle so as to meet different in-vehicle illumination requirements of a driver, the illuminating lamp can be separated from the rearview mirror to be used independently, and use convenience is improved.