Vehicle Grill Hidden Light Device with Patterned Grid Panels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle lamps face limitations in utility and design due to limited space and inability to effectively exchange information beyond basic lighting functions.
Innovation Solution
A hidden light device integrated into a vehicle's grill, featuring a patterned surface with optical modules that emit light when activated, allowing for controlled lighting patterns and message delivery while maintaining the grill's aesthetic design when not in use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If conventional lamps are mounted on vehicles for lighting functions, then lighting capability is improved, but vehicle space is consumed and design flexibility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the lamp housing with the vehicle grill structure, integrating the lighting function into the existing grill framework. This eliminates the need for separate lamp mounting spaces while maintaining lighting capability, directly resolving the space consumption issue.
Solution Approach 2:
The grill structure serves dual purposes: it acts as both the vehicle's front grille and the lamp housing. This multi-functionality allows the same structure to provide both aesthetic design and lighting functions, eliminating dedicated space requirements for separate lamp assemblies.
2Illumination intensity
If conventional lamps are used for basic lighting, then illumination function is achieved, but information exchange capability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The lamp is divided into multiple independently controllable light emitting units arranged in specific patterns. This segmentation enables different lighting modes and information exchange functions by selectively activating different units, transforming a single-function lamp into a multi-functional communication device.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting system transitions from static basic illumination to dynamic controllable lighting patterns. The ability to selectively activate different light emitting units creates dynamic lighting sequences for information exchange, enhancing versatility while maintaining basic lighting function.
3Illumination intensity
If light emitting structures are added to improve lighting function, then illumination capability is improved, but grill design aesthetics are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The light emitting units are integrated into the grill structure itself, with the grill bars serving as both structural elements and light conduits. This merging ensures that the lighting function is achieved without adding separate light-emitting components that would compromise aesthetic design.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the grill structure are selectively modified to emit light while maintaining the overall design aesthetic. The light emitting features are localized to specific areas where they enhance functionality without disrupting the global aesthetic quality of the grill design.
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 solution enhances the vehicle's lighting functionality while preserving its design, enabling intuitive message delivery and improved aesthetics through controlled light emission from the grill, ensuring sufficient light transmittance and maintaining the grill's pattern integrity.
Implementation Method 1
an optical module provided inside each of the grid panels to allow the grid panels to form the pattern of the grill when turned off and to emit light through the grid panel when turned on
Data Source
AI summary
A hidden light device for a vehicle is configured to emit light from a grill of the vehicle, and when the light is not emitted, aesthetics of the grill may be maintained. The hidden light device includes: the grill having an outer surface forming a pattern composed of a plurality of grids; grid panels provided to some or all of the plurality of grids, respectively; an optical module provided inside each of the grid panels to allow the grid panels to form the pattern of the grill when turned off, and to emit light through the grid panel when turned on so as to make the grid panel serve as lighting of the vehicle; and a controller configured to control the optical modules to be turned on and off independently.