31results about "UV light devices" patented technology

The present invention provides an ultraviolet (UV) lamp device for a vehicle, the UV lamp comprising a housing, a cover covering the surface of the housing, a lamp disposed inside the housing and configured to emit ultraviolet light, and a pair of electrodes configured to support the lamp, the pair of electrodes being spaced apart from each other and configured to apply voltage to the lamp. The electrodes are formed with a groove for receiving the lamp and supporting a bottom and side portion of the lamp.

A sanitization apparatus of a vehicle includes (i) surfaces defining a chamber configured to accept an object to be sterilized with ultraviolet light and (ii) a first light emitting diode (LED) including a die that is configured to emit ultraviolet light. The die has a primary surface that defines a plane that extends through the chamber. The sanitization apparatus further includes a first reflective surface that is reflective of ultraviolet light disposed adjacent to the first LED. At least a portion of the ultraviolet light that the die emits reflects off of the first reflective surface and into the chamber. The first reflective surface defines a plane that intersects with the plane that the primary surface of the die defines.

A disinfection system for a vehicle includes a a first light source for an interior of the vehicle for generating radiation in the UV-B and / or UV-C range and a second light source for generating radiation in the UV-C range. Whether the first or second light source is used to disinfect the interior of the vehicle depends on whether or not there is an occupant in the vehicle.

A vehicle roof is provided, comprising at least one region serving as a glass roof, wherein the glass roof is designed as a single-layer or multi-layered, and wherein the glass roof is provided with lighting which is formed as a pattern layer of phosphorescent and / or fluorescent materials which are arranged as a pattern distributed over the surface of the glass roof, wherein the pattern layer is formed as a separate layer or as part of a layer of the glass roof or as a pattern applied to one of the layers of the glass roof.

The present invention provides an invisible light emitting method and system for a vehicle, the system comprising: one or more invisible light sources disposed inside the vehicle within the range of sight of a driver, the one or more invisible light sources being controllable to emit invisible light; and a controller capable of controlling one or more of the one or more invisible light sources to emit invisible light at a certain intensity within a period of time to irradiate the eyes of the driver. In addition, the invention further provides a vehicle comprising the invisible light emitting system.

A shaped part includes a decorative layer with a front side designed as a visible side and a back side opposite the front side, and a carrier arranged on the back side of the decorative layer, wherein a transparent or translucent top layer is arranged on the front side of the decorative layer. The invention is characterized in that a UV-activatable phosphorescent additive is applied to the front side of the top layer and / or is at least partially incorporated into the top layer in a designated phosphorescent region, wherein the phosphorescent additive can be excited or is excitable by a UV illumination source to emit light in the visible range, and wherein the phosphorescent additive is applied to the front side of the top layer or is incorporated into the decorative layer in such a way that the phosphorescent additive forms a luminous phosphorescent symbol in the excited state.

A self-sterilizing garnish structure has an ultraviolet sterilization function. The self-sterilizing garnish structure includes a light-transmitting cover (10), a circuit board (20), a light source (30), and a heat-dissipating layer (40). The circuit board (20) is located below the light-transmitting cover (10). The light source (30) includes a plurality of light-emitting modules (31) on the circuit board (20). The plurality of light-emitting modules (31) is arranged between the circuit board (20) and the light-transmitting cover (10). The heat-dissipating layer (40) is located below the circuit board (20). A light-outgoing surface (30a) of the light source (30) faces the light-transmitting cover (10), and is configured to emit ultraviolet toward the light-transmitting cover (10) for irradiation and sterilization. A self-sterilizing vehicle is also provided to irradiate and sterilize a ride space (220) and / or an interior of a vehicle body (210) with ultraviolet by using the self-sterilizing garnish structure.

This application relates to an autonomous seat disinfection system for vehicles. An autonomous seat disinfection system for vehicles includes a vehicle seat disinfection system control module configured to detect a person approaching the vehicle. In response to a person approaching the vehicle, the distance between the person and the vehicle is determined. The distance between the person and the vehicle is compared to a predetermined threshold distance. If the distance between the person and the vehicle is less than the predetermined threshold distance, the control module determines whether at least one seat in the vehicle's passenger compartment is unoccupied. If at least one seat is unoccupied, the module controls the vehicle's operation to direct disinfecting ultraviolet (UV) light onto the unoccupied seat until the vehicle door is opened from the outside of the vehicle, or until the distance between the person and the vehicle is no longer less than the predetermined threshold distance.

Antibacterial interior component (20, 100, 150, 200) in a vehicle (350), comprising: at least one contact surface (52, 130, 164, 240) in a confined space with a shaded area (36, 116, 220), a light source (40, 120, 170, 230) with a light-emitting diode (LED) that produces light with a wavelength of greater than or equal to approximately 375 nm to less than or equal to approximately 425 nm, directed onto at least one contact surface (52, 130, 164, 240) to kill bacteria, and a thermally conductive component (140, 144, 180) that is in a heat transfer connection with the light source (40, 120, 170, 230) to transfer heat to a heat sink (114) either in or adjacent to the antibacterial interior component (20, 100, 150, 200), wherein the light source (40, 120, 170, 230) is designed to have a first operating mode for killing bacteria on the at least one contact surface (52, 130, 164, 240) with an optical output power of greater than or equal to approximately 0.5 W and a second operating mode for illumination with an optical output power of less than or equal to approximately 0.5 W.

A vehicle includes a driver seat zone and a passenger seat zone including a passenger seat lighting system and a passenger seat occupant sensor. A lighting control module is configured to operate in a first lighting mode and a second lighting mode. In the first lighting mode, the lighting control module is configured to supply power to the passenger seat lighting system during operation of the vehicle. In the second lighting mode, the lighting control module is configured to supply power to the passenger seat lighting system in response to the passenger seat occupant sensor sensing a passenger in the passenger seat zone during operation of the vehicle and not supply power to the passenger seat lighting system in response to the passenger seat occupant sensor not sensing the passenger in the passenger seat zone during operation of the vehicle.

A vehicle contains a driver's seat zone and a front passenger seat zone, which includes a front passenger seat lighting system and a front passenger seat occupancy sensor. A lighting control module is configured to operate in two lighting modes. In the first lighting mode, the lighting control module is configured to supply power to the front passenger seat lighting system while the vehicle is running. In the second lighting mode, the lighting control module is configured to supply power to the front passenger seat lighting system when the front passenger seat occupancy sensor detects a passenger in the front passenger seat zone, and to not supply power to the front passenger seat lighting system when the front passenger seat occupancy sensor does not detect a passenger in the front passenger seat zone.

The present disclosure provides an ultraviolet (UV) sterilization apparatus that has improved heat dissipation performance and is capable of being changed in position. The UV sterilization apparatus includes a sterilization unit configured to be movable to a predetermined position and including a UV emitter, a driving unit configured to move the sterilization unit, and a cover having a structure accommodating the sterilization unit and allowing the inside of the cover to communicate with the outside. A heat sink is provided in the cover in order to dissipate heat from the sterilization unit.

A sanitization apparatus of a vehicle includes (i) surfaces defining a chamber configured to accept an object to be sterilized with ultraviolet light and (ii) a first light emitting diode (LED) including a die that is configured to emit ultraviolet light. The die has a primary surface that defines a plane that extends through the chamber. The sanitization apparatus further includes a first reflective surface that is reflective of ultraviolet light disposed adjacent to the first LED. At least a portion of the ultraviolet light that the die emits reflects off of the first reflective surface and into the chamber. The first reflective surface defines a plane that intersects with the plane that the primary surface of the die defines.

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.

The present disclosure provides an ultraviolet (UV) sterilization device having improved heat dissipation performance and capable of changing position. The UV sterilization device includes a sterilization unit configured to be movable to a predetermined position and including a UV emitter, a driving unit configured to move the sterilization unit, and a cover having a structure to accommodate the sterilization unit and allowing an inner side of the cover to communicate with an outer side. A heat sink is provided in the cover so as to dissipate heat from the sterilization unit.

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 transparent roof assembly for a vehicle roof (1) comprises a panel (2) with a transparent area (25), a light source (21, 22) arranged to provide light into the panel (2) and an out-coupling pattern (20) arranged on the surface of the transparent area of the panel (2). The out-coupling pattern (20) comprises dots (23) of a light-redirecting material for out-coupling of light introduced into the panel (2) and propagating in the panel (2), wherein the dots (23) each have a representative diameter of 150 microns or less, preferably 80 microns or less and wherein a total dot surface area of the dots of the out-coupling pattern is smaller than 10% of a total surface area of the transparent area (25). Thus, the transparent area appears transparent during daytime looking from an interior of the vehicle to an exterior of the vehicle, while sufficient light is provided into the interior when the light source is switched on.

The present application relates to the field of vehicle control technology, and more specifically, to a vehicle sunroof control method, a vehicle sunroof assembly, and a vehicle. The method is applied to a vehicle having a sunroof and a sunshade device for shielding the sunroof. The method includes: responding to a command to place the sunroof in starry sky mode; controlling the light-emitting area of ​​the sunroof and the area of ​​the shielding area of ​​the sunshade device according to the command, wherein the difference between the light-emitting area of ​​the sunroof and the area of ​​the non-shielding area of ​​the sunshade device is less than a preset value.

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.

The invention relates to a disinfection system (2) for a vehicle (1). The disinfection system (2) has here a first light source (3) for the interior (5) of the vehicle (1) for generating radiation in the UV-B range and / or in the UV-C range. According to the invention, the disinfection system (2) has a second light source (4) for generating radiation in the UV-C range. The invention also relates to a method (9) for controlling the disinfection system (2). The invention also relates to a vehicle (1) having a disinfection system (2).

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 disinfection device includes at least two disinfection units movable into an unfolded position for operation thereof, the at least two disinfection units including a first disinfection unit and a second disinfection unit, and each of the disinfection units including a light source for disinfection, and a base configured to provide a moving force to the disinfection units.

An ultraviolet (UV) lamp device for a vehicle comprises a housing, a cover that covers one surface of the housing, a lamp that is positioned within the housing and configured to emit UV light, and a pair of electrodes configured to support the lamp, spaced apart from each other and configured to apply a voltage to the lamp. The electrodes define a groove that receives the lamp and supports portions of a bottom surface and a side surface of the lamp.

System (100) for monitoring the interior of a vehicle (10), comprising: at least one first optical sensor unit (112) and at least one second optical sensor unit (122); at least one first illumination unit (114) which is assigned to the at least one first optical sensor unit (112); at least one second illumination unit (124) associated with at least one second optical sensor unit (122); wherein the at least one first illumination unit (114) and the at least one first optical sensor unit (112) form a first subsystem and the at least one second illumination unit (124) and the at least one second optical sensor unit (122) form a second subsystem; and at least one control unit (116, 126) configured to control the at least one first illumination unit (114) and the at least one second illumination unit (124) such that illumination for data acquisition by the at least one first optical sensor unit (112) and the at least one second optical sensor unit (122) is asynchronous, wherein the at least one control unit (116, 126) is configured to perform a reinitialization of the asynchronous illumination under certain circumstances if disturbances caused by the illumination unit (114, 124) of one subsystem are detected in the data of the optical sensor unit (122, 124) acquired by the at least one first optical sensor unit (112) and / or the at least one second optical sensor unit (122).112) of the other subsystem as an indication of an undesired overlap of lighting times of the first lighting unit (114) and the second lighting unit (124) that exceed a threshold, wherein the at least one control unit (116, 126) is further configured to control the at least one first lighting unit (114) and the at least one second lighting unit (124) with a predetermined time offset (Δ) for the lighting and / or based on a timestamp that is used in the vehicle (10) for sensor synchronization, wherein the at least one control unit (116, 126) is further configured to perform the reinitialization of the asynchronous lighting as a restart with respect to the timestamp and / or the predetermined time offset (Δ), wherein the restart with respect to the timestamp and / or the predetermined time offset eliminates this overlap.

Autonomous seat disinfection system for a vehicle, wherein the autonomous seat disinfection system comprises one or more processors and a memory that is communicatively coupled to the one or more processors and stores a vehicle seat disinfection system control module comprising computer-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: to detect a person approaching a vehicle; appealing to the detection of the person approaching the vehicle, to determine the initial distance of the person to a handle of a front seat door; to determine a second distance of the person to a handle of a rear seat door; to compare the first distance with the second distance; If the first distance is less than the second distance, to determine whether at least one front seat in a passenger compartment of the vehicle is unoccupied; if at least one front seat is unoccupied, to control the operation of the vehicle in such a way that a disinfecting ultraviolet light is directed at the at least one unoccupied front seat; If the second distance is less than the first distance, to determine whether at least one rear seat in the vehicle's passenger compartment is unoccupied; and if at least one rear seat is unoccupied, to control the operation of the vehicle in such a way that a disinfecting ultraviolet light is directed at the at least one unoccupied rear seat, whereby the disinfecting ultraviolet light is directed at at least one unoccupied front seat or at least one unoccupied rear seat until a vehicle door is opened from the outside of the vehicle, or until the distance of the person from the vehicle is no longer less than a predetermined threshold distance.

A light assembly may comprise: a light array comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), each light emitting diode (LED) configured to emit an electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength, the wavelength of each LED being different, a first LED in the light array configured to emit a first wavelength between 414 nm and 474 nm; and a non-linear optical layer disposed adjacent to the first LED, the nonlinear optical layer configured to output the first wavelength and a second wavelength, the second wavelength being between 207 nm and 237 nm.

The invention relates to a control system for a user experience enhancement device for a vehicle based on occupancy. A vehicle includes: a driver seat area; and a passenger seat area including a passenger seat lighting system and a passenger seat occupant sensor. The lighting control module is configured to operate in a first lighting mode and a second lighting mode. In the first lighting mode, the lighting control module is configured to supply power to the passenger seat lighting system during operation of the vehicle. And a second lighting mode, the lighting control module is configured to supply power to the passenger seat lighting system in response to the passenger seat occupant sensor sensing a passenger in the passenger seat area during operation of the vehicle, and not supplying power to the passenger seat lighting system during operation of the vehicle in response to the passenger seat occupant sensor not sensing the passenger in the passenger seat area.

An ultraviolet (UV) lamp device for a vehicle includes a housing, a cover that covers a surface of the housing, a lamp disposed in the housing and configured to emit UV light, and a pair of electrodes configured to support the lamp, spaced apart from each other, and configured to apply a voltage to the lamp. The electrodes define a groove that seats the lamp and supports portions of a bottom surface and a side surface of the lamp.

This application relates to the field of vehicle control technologies, and specifically, to a vehicle and a sunroof control method, and a sunroof assembly. The method is applied to a vehicle. A sunroof and a sunshade apparatus configured to obstruct the sunroof are disposed on the top of the vehicle. The method includes: receiving an instruction for enabling the sunroof to be in a starry sky mode; and controlling, according to the instruction, a luminous area of the sunroof and an area of an obstructed region of the sunroof that is obstructed by the sunshade apparatus, where a difference between the luminous area of the sunroof and an area of an unobstructed region of the sunroof that is not obstructed by the sunshade apparatus is less than a preset value.