Vehicle Complex Lighting Curved Reflection Module
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicle lighting systems with curved or bent light emission surfaces face challenges in achieving uniform luminous intensity, leading to dark portions and increased costs due to the need for additional optical elements and high LED package counts.
Innovation Solution
A complex lighting system comprising a first lighting unit with a reflection module having a curvature area and a second lighting unit that controls light emission, eliminating the need for a light guide plate and reducing the number of optical elements, allowing for efficient light transfer and uniform emission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If a light guide plate is used to transfer light efficiently, then optical efficiency is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the light guide plate from the lighting system and replaces it with a reflection module that uses the housing structure itself to guide and reflect light. This extraction of the unnecessary component simplifies the device while maintaining optical efficiency through reflective surfaces integrated into the housing.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing structure is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides structural support, contains the light source, and acts as a light guide through its curved reflective surfaces. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate light guide plates and reduces overall device complexity.
2Illumination intensity
If multiple LED packages are applied to achieve high optical efficiency, then brightness is improved, but cost and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs curved reflective surfaces within the housing that focus and distribute light from a single LED source uniformly across the emission area. The curvature of the reflection module directs light rays to achieve even illumination without requiring multiple LED packages, thereby reducing complexity while maintaining brightness.
3Illumination intensity
If additional optical elements are added to prevent dark portions in curved areas, then uniformity of luminous intensity is improved, but cost and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The curved reflective surfaces of the housing are specifically designed to redirect light into curved or bent emission areas, ensuring uniform luminous intensity distribution. The geometry of the reflection module naturally guides light around curves without requiring additional optical elements, maintaining uniformity while minimizing complexity.
4Device complexity
If the number of optical elements is reduced, then device complexity is reduced, but optical efficiency may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The curved reflective surfaces are precisely engineered to maximize light redirection efficiency. By optimizing the curvature and angle of the reflection module, the system achieves high optical efficiency with minimal optical elements, as the geometry itself performs the light guiding function that would otherwise require complex optical components.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system improves optical efficiency by uniformly illuminating curved surfaces, reducing costs and design complexity, and enabling mounting in narrow spaces with high optical efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
a reflection module including a curvature reflection portion
Data Source
AI summary
An embodiment may include a complex lighting for a vehicle. The complex lighting may include a first lighting unit configured to include a first light source module, and a first reflection module having an inlet portion of an incidence light of the first light source module, a light transfer path through which the incidence light transfers and an outlet portion of the incidence light. The complex lighting may also include a second lighting unit configured to be disposed adjacently to the first lighting unit, and to receive the light of the outlet portion of the first lighting unit and then control the amount of light emission. A bottom inside of the first reflection module may include a curvature area.