Vehicle lamp

Abstract

The utility model relates to a vehicle lamp, in particular to a vehicle lamp capable of forming an optimal light beam pattern while reducing the overall size. According to the vehicle lamp provided by the embodiment of the utility model, a light beam pattern is formed by at least one lamp module, and the at least one lamp module can comprise a light source part comprising a plurality of light sources; an optical path adjustment unit which is located in front of the light source unit and adjusts the path of the light generated from the light source unit; and a lens section positioned in front of the light path adjustment section and transmitting the light emitted from the light path adjustment section, in which the plurality of light sources are arranged in a plurality of rows in the left-right direction and the plurality of rows are arranged side by side in the up-down direction.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a vehicle lamp, and more particularly to a vehicle lamp capable of forming an optimal light beam pattern while reducing the overall size. Background Art

[0002] Generally, a vehicle has a vehicle lamp that has a lighting function for conveniently recognizing objects around the vehicle when driving at night and a signal function for notifying other vehicles or road users of the vehicle's driving status.

[0003] For example, headlights and fog lights are mainly intended for lighting, while turn signals, taillights and brake lights are mainly intended for signaling. The setting criteria and specifications of these vehicle lamps have been stipulated through relevant laws and regulations in order to give full play to their respective functions.

[0004] Among them, the headlight ensures the driver's field of vision by irradiating light from at least one lamp module along the driving direction of the vehicle, and therefore plays a very important role in safe driving.

[0005] The headlamp forms a low beam pattern that irradiates light downward with a predetermined cutoff line as a reference to prevent glare to a driver of a preceding vehicle, or a high beam pattern that ensures a long field of view distance relative to a long distance ahead of the vehicle.

[0006] Furthermore, the beam pattern formed by the headlamp is composed of multiple pattern areas so that a shadow band can be formed according to the position of the front vehicle, and the light source for generating light to form at least one pattern area corresponding to the position of the front vehicle among the multiple pattern areas is extinguished, thereby forming a shadow band.

[0007] At this time, since the number of pattern areas that can be formed by one lamp module of the headlamp is limited, as the number of pattern areas required in the beam pattern increases, the number of lamp modules required increases, resulting in an increase in the number of components and an increase in the overall size.

[0008] Therefore, there is a need for a solution that reduces the number of parts and reduces the overall size by increasing the number of pattern areas that can be formed by one lamp module.

[0009] [Prior art literature]

[0010] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Publication No. 2003-331612 (published on November 21, 2003) Utility Model Content

[0011] Technical issues

[0012] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a vehicle lamp which can reduce the number of components and the overall size by increasing the number of pattern areas that can be formed by one lamp module.

[0013] The technical problems of the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and those skilled in the art can clearly understand other technical problems not mentioned from the following description.

[0014] Technical Solution

[0015] In order to achieve the above technical problems, a vehicle lamp according to an embodiment of the utility model is a vehicle lamp that forms a beam pattern by means of at least one lamp module, and the at least one lamp module may include: a light source unit, including multiple light sources; an optical path adjustment unit, located in front of the light source unit, and adjusting the path of the light generated from the light source unit; and a lens unit, located in front of the optical path adjustment unit, allowing the light emitted from the optical path adjustment unit to be transmitted, wherein the multiple light sources are arranged into multiple columns along the left-right direction and the multiple columns are arranged side by side along the up-down direction.

[0016] The multiple columns may include: a first column; and a second column located at the lower side of the first column, wherein the first column may be located at the upper side based on the central axis of the optical path adjustment portion, and the second column may be located at the lower side based on the central axis of the optical path adjustment portion.

[0017] The number of light sources forming the first column may be greater than the number of light sources forming the second column.

[0018] The optical path adjustment portion may include a first optical lens located in front of the light source portion and a second optical lens located in front of the first optical lens, so that the light generated from the light sources belonging to the first column can be emitted downwardly and tilted forward with respect to the central axis as a reference and enter the lens portion, and the light generated from the light sources belonging to the second column can be emitted upwardly and tilted forward with respect to the central axis as a reference and enter the lens portion.

[0019] The lens portion may include a light-transmitting component, a plurality of incident lenses formed on an incident surface of the light-transmitting component, and a plurality of exit lenses formed on an exit surface of the light-transmitting component, so that light generated from at least one of the light sources belonging to the first column and the second column can be emitted side by side with the central axis.

[0020] The light sources belonging to the first column may be arranged alternately with the light sources belonging to the second column in the left-right direction.

[0021] At least one light source belonging to the first column may be arranged in a row with at least one light source belonging to the second column in the up-and-down direction.

[0022] A plurality of pattern areas formed by the lights respectively generated from the plurality of light sources may be arranged in a left-right direction.

[0023] The plurality of light sources may include: the plurality of light sources may include: two or more light sources arranged in a row along an up-and-down direction, wherein pattern areas formed by light generated from the two or more light sources overlap with each other.

[0024] The optical path adjustment unit may include: the optical path adjustment unit includes: a plurality of optical lenses arranged along a front-to-back direction, wherein the plurality of optical lenses are made of materials different from each other.

[0025] One of the plurality of optical lenses may be made of glass, and another one may be made of resin.

[0026] The light source part may further include an additional light source located at a lower side of the plurality of columns.

[0027] Other specific matters of the present invention are included in the detailed description and drawings.

[0028] Beneficial Effects

[0029] The vehicle lamp according to the present invention as described above has one or more of the following effects.

[0030] As multiple light sources are arranged into multiple columns in the left-right direction and the multiple columns are arranged side by side in the up-down direction, since the number of pattern areas that can be formed from one lamp module increases, the number of lamp modules required to form the required number of pattern areas in the light beam pattern can be reduced, thereby reducing the number of parts and reducing the overall size.

[0031] The technical effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned technical effects, and those skilled in the art can clearly understand other technical effects not mentioned from the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] Figure 1 2 is a perspective view showing a vehicle lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0033] Figure 2 and Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a lamp module according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0034] Figure 4 is a side view showing a lamp module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0035] Figure 5 1 is a front view showing a light source unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0036] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram showing the light path of the light path adjusting portion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0037] Figure 7 Schematic diagram showing a light path through a lens portion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0038] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram showing a pattern area formed by a lamp module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0039] Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a pattern area formed by a lamp module according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0040] Fig.10 FIG. 1 is a front view showing a light source unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0041] Description of Reference Numerals

[0042] 1000: lamp module 1100: light source unit

[0043] 1110: Substrate 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125: Light source

[0044] 1130: Additional light source 1200: Light path adjustment unit

[0045] 1210: first optical lens 1220: second optical lens

[0046] 1300: Lens unit 1310: Incident lens

[0047] 1320: Emission lens DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0048] The advantages and features of the present invention and the methods for achieving these can be clearly understood by referring to the embodiments described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention can be implemented in various forms that are different from each other and is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below. The present embodiments are provided only to complete the disclosure of the present invention and to fully inform the scope of the present invention to those skilled in the art of the present invention. The present invention is defined only by the scope of the claims. Throughout the specification, the same reference numerals refer to the same components.

[0049] Therefore, in some embodiments, in order to avoid vague interpretation of the present invention, well-known process steps, well-known structures and well-known technologies are not described in detail.

[0050] The terms used in this specification are used to illustrate the embodiments and are not intended to limit the utility model. In this specification, unless otherwise specified, the singular also includes the plural in the sentence. The terms "comprises" and / or "comprising" used in the specification mean that the existence or addition of one or more other constituent elements, steps, operations and / or elements other than the mentioned constituent elements, steps, operations and / or elements are not excluded. In addition, "and / or" includes each of the mentioned items and one or more combinations thereof.

[0051] Furthermore, the embodiments described in this specification will be described with reference to the cross-sectional views and / or schematic diagrams which are idealized examples of the present invention. Therefore, the morphology of the example diagrams may be deformed according to the manufacturing technology and / or allowable errors. Therefore, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the specific morphology shown in the diagrams, and changes in morphology generated according to the manufacturing process are also included. Moreover, in each of the drawings shown in the present invention, each component may be enlarged or reduced to some extent for the convenience of description. Throughout the specification, the same figure numbers refer to the same components.

[0052] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings for describing the vehicle lamp.

[0053] Figure 1 2 is a perspective view showing a vehicle lamp according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0054] Reference Figure 1 According to an embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle lamp 1 may include a plurality of lamp modules 1000 arranged in the left-right direction.

[0055] In the embodiment of the utility model, the vehicle lamp 1 is described by taking the following situation as an example: when the vehicle is driving at night or in a dark place such as a tunnel, the headlamp is used to irradiate light in the driving direction of the vehicle to ensure the front view of the vehicle. However, it is not limited to this. The vehicle lamp 1 according to the utility model can be used not only as a headlamp, but also as various lamps such as taillights, brake lights, turn signal lights, daytime running lights, backup lights and fog lights installed in the vehicle.

[0056] When the vehicle lamp 1 of the utility model is used as a headlamp, a low beam pattern or a high beam pattern can be formed. The low beam pattern irradiates light downward based on a predetermined cutoff line to ensure a wide field of view at a short distance in front of the vehicle in order to prevent glare to the driver of the vehicle in front, such as the leading vehicle or the oncoming vehicle, and the high beam pattern ensures a long field of view at a long distance in front of the vehicle.

[0057] When a high beam pattern is formed by the vehicle lamp 1 of the utility model, the vehicle lamp 1 can be set together with a lamp that forms a low beam pattern, and when the high beam pattern is formed, a low beam pattern is formed together, thereby ensuring a wide field of view and a long field of view distance in front of the vehicle.

[0058] Furthermore, when the vehicle lamp 1 of the present invention forms a high beam pattern, light is prevented from irradiating the area corresponding to the position of the vehicle in front or the amount of light irradiated to the area corresponding to the position of the vehicle in front is reduced, thereby forming a shadow area to prevent glare to the driver of the vehicle in front.

[0059] In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, a case in which a vehicle lamp 1 includes a plurality of lamp modules 1000 arranged along the left-right direction will be described as an example, but this is merely an example to help understand the present invention and is not limited to this. According to the light distribution characteristics of the light beam pattern formed by the vehicle lamp 1 of the present invention (i.e., the size, position, shape, brightness, etc. of the area illuminated by the light), the number and arrangement direction of the lamp modules 1000 included in the vehicle lamp 1 of the present invention can be subjected to various changes.

[0060] Hereinafter, in an embodiment of the present invention, one of the multiple lamp modules 1000 will be used as an example for explanation, and the remaining lamp modules may be similarly applied although there are some differences in the setting positions. The X-axis direction is the left-right direction, indicating the vehicle width direction, the Y-axis direction is the front-back direction, indicating the driving direction, and the Z-axis direction is the up-down direction, indicating the vehicle height direction.

[0061] Figure 2 and Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a lamp module according to an embodiment of the present utility model, Figure 4 is a side view showing a lamp module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0062] Reference Figures 2 to 4 According to the embodiment of the present invention, the lamp module 1000 may include a light source part 1100 , an optical path adjustment part 1200 and a lens part 1300 .

[0063] The light source part 1100 may generate light having a light quantity or a color suitable for the purpose of the lamp module 1000 of the present invention.

[0064] Figure 5 1 is a front view showing a light source unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0065] Reference Figure 5According to an embodiment of the present invention, the light source unit 1100 may include a plurality of light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125 disposed on a substrate 1110, and the plurality of light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125 may be arranged in columns R1 and R2 formed along the left-right direction and arranged side by side along the up-down direction.

[0066] In an embodiment of the utility model, a case where a semiconductor light emitting element such as a light emitting diode (LED) is used as a plurality of light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125 will be described as an example, but it is not limited to this. The plurality of light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125 can use not only LEDs but also various types of light sources such as laser diodes (LD: Laser Diode) or light bulbs, and can be additionally equipped with optical elements such as reflectors, mirrors, prisms, phosphors, etc. according to the type of light source.

[0067] Multiple light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, and 1125 can be arranged to form a first column R1 located on the upper side and a second column R2 located on the lower side based on the reference line S that passes horizontally through the central axis C of the optical path adjustment portion 1200. This is to enable relatively more light sources to be arranged on a substrate 1110 of limited size, while allowing pattern areas formed by the multiple light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, and 1125 to be arranged in the left-right direction. This will be described in detail later.

[0068] The optical path adjustment unit 1200 may be located in front of the light source unit 1100 to adjust the path of light so that the light generated from the light source unit 1100 travels along a set path.

[0069] The optical path adjustment unit 1200 may include at least one optical lens 1210 , 1220 .

[0070] In an embodiment of the present invention, a case where at least one optical lens 1210, 1220 includes a first optical lens 1210 located in front of the light source unit 1100 and a second optical lens 1220 located in front of the first optical lens 1210 will be used as an example for explanation. This is for easier control of the light path compared to the case of using a single optical lens. When the light path required in the lamp module 1000 of the present invention can also be controlled by a single optical lens, the light path adjustment unit 1200 may also include a single optical lens.

[0071] The first optical lens 1210 and the second optical lens 1220 can be made of different materials. In this case, the first optical lens 1210 located closer to the light source unit 1100 can be made of a material with excellent heat resistance, such as glass, and the second optical lens 1220 can be made of a resin material such as polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA: poly methylmethacrylate). However, it is not limited to this, and while ensuring sufficient heat resistance, the first optical lens 1210 and the second optical lens 1220 can be made of the same material.

[0072] The optical path adjustment unit 1200 may adjust the path of light generated from each of the plurality of light sources 1121 , 1122 , 1123 , 1124 , 1125 according to the position of each of the plurality of light sources 1121 , 1122 , 1123 , 1124 , 1125 .

[0073] That is, the plurality of light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125 can be divided into light sources 1121, 1123, 1125 forming a first column R1 and light sources 1122, 1124 forming a second column R2, and the first column R1 can be located on the upper side with the center axis C of the optical path adjustment part 1200 as a reference, and the second column R2 can be located on the lower side with the center axis C of the optical path adjustment part 1200 as a reference.

[0074] In an embodiment of the present invention, the case where the number of light sources forming the first column R1 is greater than the number of light sources forming the second column R2 is used as an example for explanation. This is to make the pattern area formed by the light generated from the light sources 1122 and 1124 forming the second column R2 be located between the pattern areas formed by the light generated from the light sources 1121, 1123, and 1125 forming the first column R1. The opposite situation is also possible.

[0075] At this time, if Figure 6 As shown, the optical path adjustment unit 1200 can make the light L1 generated by the light sources 1121, 1123, and 1125 forming the first column R1 be emitted downwardly and tilted forward with reference to the center axis C. Conversely, it can make the light L2 generated by the light sources 1122 and 1124 forming the second column R2 be emitted upwardly and tilted forward with reference to the center axis C.

[0076] As described above, the optical path adjustment unit 1200 causes the light incident from the light sources 1121, 1123, and 1125 located on the upper side with respect to the central axis C to be emitted downwardly and obliquely toward the front, and causes the light incident from the light sources 1122 and 1124 located on the lower side with respect to the central axis C to be emitted upwardly and obliquely toward the front. This is to increase the number of light sources that can be set on the substrate 1110, and at the same time, to arrange the pattern areas formed by each of the multiple light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, and 1125 roughly in a row in the left-right direction.

[0077] The lens portion 1300 can be located in front of the optical path adjustment portion 1200, and can include a light-transmitting component 1330, a plurality of incident lenses 1310 and a plurality of exit lenses 1320 respectively formed on the incident surface and the exit surface of the light-transmitting component 1330, and light incident from each of the plurality of incident lenses 1310 is emitted through a corresponding exit lens in the plurality of exit lenses 1320, thereby forming a pattern area suitable for the purpose of the lamp module 1000 of the present invention.

[0078] At this time, light incident on one of the multiple incident lenses 1310 may be emitted through a corresponding one of the multiple emission lenses 1320 , or may be emitted through corresponding two or more of the multiple emission lenses 1320 .

[0079] like Figure 7 As shown, the lens unit 1300 can adjust the curvature in the up-down direction of at least one of the multiple incident lenses 1310 and the multiple emission lenses 1320 so that the light L1 that is incident downwardly obliquely toward the front with the center axis C of the optical path adjustment unit 1200 as a reference and the light L2 that is incident upwardly obliquely are emitted approximately side by side with the center axis C of the optical path adjustment unit 1200.

[0080] As light incident downwardly or upwardly tilted through the lens portion 1300 is emitted roughly parallel to the central axis C, the light source can be set on the upper and lower sides with the central axis C of the optical path adjustment portion 1200 as a reference, thereby increasing the number of light sources that can be set on the substrate 1110, and pattern areas formed by multiple light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, and 1125 can be roughly arranged in a row along the left-right direction.

[0081] In other words, typically, when more than two light sources are arranged in the left-right direction, the light sources can be arranged on a line that horizontally passes through the center axis C of the optical path adjustment portion 1200, so that the pattern areas formed by the more than two light sources are arranged in the left-right direction, or in this case, the number of light sources that can be set on the substrate 1110 of a limited size is relatively small. On the contrary, in an embodiment of the utility model, since a part of the multiple light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, and 1125 are located on the upper side with reference to the center axis C of the optical path adjustment portion 1200, and another part is located on the lower side with reference to the center axis C of the optical path adjustment portion 1200, the number of light sources that can be set on the substrate 1110 of the same size is increased, thereby forming more pattern areas.

[0082] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram showing a pattern area formed by a lamp module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0083] Reference Figure 8 Among the multiple light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, when the light sources 1121, 1123, 1125 located on the upper side and the light sources 1122, 1124 located on the lower side are alternately arranged in the left-right direction with reference to the central axis C of the optical path adjustment unit 1200, a plurality of pattern areas P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 formed by the lights generated from the multiple light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125 respectively can also be formed in a manner of being arranged along the left-right direction.

[0084] In the embodiment of the present invention, the following situation is taken as an example for explanation: three light sources 1121, 1123, and 1125 are arranged on the upper side with the central axis C of the optical path adjustment part 1200 as a reference, and two light sources 1122 and 1124 are arranged on the lower side with the central axis C of the optical path adjustment part 1200 as a reference, thereby forming five pattern areas P1, P2, P2, P3, P4, and P5, but it is not limited to this. The number of pattern areas formed by the lamp module 1000 of the present invention can vary according to the number of light sources arranged on the upper and lower sides respectively with the central axis C of the optical path adjustment part 1200 as a reference.

[0085] At this time, when at least one of the multiple light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, and 1125 is extinguished, no pattern area corresponding to the extinguished light source is formed in the multiple pattern areas P1, P2, P3, P4, and P5, so that a shadow band can be formed according to the position of the vehicle in front.

[0086] In the above embodiment, the light sources 1121, 1123, 1125 forming the first row R1 and the light sources 1122, 1124 forming the second row R2 are alternately arranged in the left-right direction among the plurality of light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125 as an example for explanation, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Fig. 9 As shown, at least one of the light sources 1121, 1123, 1125 forming the first column R1 and at least one of the light sources 1122, 1124 forming the second column R2 can also be arranged side by side in the up-down direction, and this is to achieve relatively high brightness by making the pattern areas formed by the light sources arranged side by side in the up-down direction overlap with each other.

[0087] For example, in the pattern areas P1, P2, P3, P4, and P5 respectively formed by multiple light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, and 1125, in order to ensure that the pattern areas P2 and P3 located in the center of the HV line which plays the most important role in the field of vision in front of the vehicle overlap with each other, the light sources 1122 and 1123 forming the pattern areas P2 and P3 located in the center of the HV line are arranged in an up-and-down direction, thereby improving the field of vision in front of the vehicle.

[0088] Fig.10 FIG. 1 is a front view showing a light source unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0089] Reference Fig.10 According to another embodiment of the present invention, the light source part 1100 may include not only a plurality of light sources 1121 , 1122 , 1123 , 1124 , and 1125 forming the first column R1 and the second column R2 , but may also include an additional light source 1130 located at the lower side of the second column R2 .

[0090] Even when the multiple light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, and 1125 are all extinguished, in order to form a low-beam beam pattern, the additional light source 1130 can also form a lighting image through the lamp module 1000 of the present invention, thereby preventing the formation of an incomplete lighting image.

[0091] In other words, when a high-beam pattern is formed by means of the lamp module 1000 of the present invention, it can be set together with a lamp that forms a low-beam pattern, and when the low-beam pattern is formed, since the multiple light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, and 1125 are extinguished, an overall incomplete lighting image may be formed. However, in another embodiment of the present invention, even when a low-beam pattern is formed by means of the additional light source 1130, a lighting image can be formed by means of the lamp module 1000 of the present invention, so that an overall complete lighting image can be formed.

[0092] At this time, the additional light source 1130 is arranged at the lower side of the second row R2 in order to allow the light generated from the additional light source 1130 to be emitted obliquely to the upper side through the lens part 1300 .

[0093] In other words, since the light generated by the light sources 1122 and 1124 belonging to the second column R2 is emitted through the lens portion 1300 roughly side by side with the central axis C of the optical path adjustment portion 1200, when the light generated by the additional light source 1130 located on the lower side of the second column R2 is emitted through the lens portion 1300, it can be emitted upwardly inclined with reference to the central axis C of the optical path adjustment portion 1200.

[0094] When the light generated from the additional light source 1130 is emitted through the lens portion 1300, it is emitted obliquely upward with reference to the central axis C of the optical path adjustment portion 1200. This is because when the lamp module 1000 of the present invention is viewed from outside the vehicle, since the external viewing angle is located on the upper side of the lamp module 1000 of the present invention, the light generated from the additional light source 1130 is emitted obliquely upward from the lens portion 1300, thereby improving visibility.

[0095] As described above, in the lamp module 1000 of the present invention, the columns R1 and R2 formed by the plurality of light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125 arranged in the left-right direction are arranged side by side in the up-down direction, and the plurality of light sources 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125 are located on the upper and lower sides with respect to the central axis C of the optical path adjustment portion 1200, so that relatively more pattern areas P1 to P5 can be formed, thereby relatively reducing the number of lamp modules 1000 required to form a light beam pattern.

[0096] For example, in a case where the beam pattern formed by the vehicle lamp 1 according to the utility model requires five pattern areas, when the light sources are arranged along a line horizontally passing through the central axis C of the optical path adjustment part 1200, more than two lamp modules 1000 are required. However, in an embodiment of the utility model, since the light sources are arranged on the upper and lower sides respectively with respect to the central axis C of the optical path adjustment part 1200, the required number of pattern areas can be formed even with one lamp module 1000, thereby reducing the number of components and reducing the overall size.

[0097] Those with basic knowledge in the technical field to which the utility model belongs must understand that the utility model can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical ideas or essential features. Therefore, the embodiments described above are exemplary in all aspects and should be understood as non-limiting embodiments. The scope of the utility model is not limited by the aforementioned detailed description, but by the claims, and all changes or deformations that can be derived from the meaning, scope and equivalent concepts of the claims should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A vehicle lamp, as the vehicle lamp forming a beam pattern by at least one lamp module, characterized in that: The at least one lamp module comprises: A light source unit, comprising a plurality of light sources; an optical path adjustment portion, located in front of the light source portion and adjusting a path of light generated from the light source portion; and a lens portion, located in front of the optical path adjusting portion, for transmitting light emitted from the optical path adjusting portion; The plurality of light sources are arranged into a plurality of columns along a left-right direction and the plurality of columns are arranged side by side along a top-bottom direction.

2. The vehicle lamp according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of columns include: The first column; and The second column is located below the first column. The first column is located on the upper side with respect to the central axis of the optical path adjustment unit. The second row is located at a lower side with respect to the central axis of the optical path adjustment portion.

3. The vehicle lamp according to claim 2, characterized in that: The number of light sources forming the first column is greater than the number of light sources forming the second column.

4. The vehicle lamp according to claim 2, characterized in that: The optical path adjustment portion includes a first optical lens located in front of the light source portion and a second optical lens located in front of the first optical lens, so that the light generated from the light sources belonging to the first column is emitted downwardly and obliquely toward the front with reference to the center axis and enters the lens portion, and the light generated from the light sources belonging to the second column is emitted upwardly and obliquely toward the front with reference to the center axis and enters the lens portion.

5. The vehicle lamp according to claim 4, characterized in that: The lens portion includes a light-transmitting member, a plurality of incident lenses formed on an incident surface of the light-transmitting member, and a plurality of exit lenses formed on an exit surface of the light-transmitting member, so that light generated from at least one of the light sources belonging to the first column and the second column is emitted in parallel with the central axis.

6. The vehicle lamp according to claim 2, characterized in that: The light sources belonging to the first column and the light sources belonging to the second column are arranged alternately in the left-right direction.

7. The vehicle lamp according to claim 2, characterized in that: At least one light source belonging to the first column and at least one light source belonging to the second column are arranged in a row along a vertical direction.

8. The vehicle lamp according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of pattern areas formed by the lights respectively generated from the plurality of light sources are arranged in a left-right direction.

9. The vehicle lamp according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of light sources include: Two or more light sources are arranged in a row in the vertical direction. The pattern areas formed by the lights generated from the two or more light sources overlap with each other.

10. The vehicle lamp according to claim 1, characterized in that: The optical path adjustment unit comprises: Multiple optical lenses are arranged in the front-to-back direction. Wherein, the multiple optical lenses are made of different materials.

11. The vehicle lamp according to claim 10, characterized in that: One of the plurality of optical lenses is made of glass, and another one is made of resin.

12. The vehicle lamp according to claim 1, characterized in that: The light source unit further includes: An additional light source is located at a lower side of the plurality of columns.

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