Vehicle Lighting Optics for Multi-Position Road Pattern Projection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lighting devices for vehicles require multiple components and increased installation space to form road surface patterns at different locations, limiting their configurational simplicity and leading to potential interference with the vehicle body.
Innovation Solution
A lighting device with a light irradiation unit, optical path adjustment unit, and driving unit that allows for adjustable light paths to form road surface patterns at various locations around a vehicle, using a combination of light sources, lenses, and reflective surfaces to concentrate and direct light effectively, reducing the need for separate lamps and minimizing installation space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate lamps are provided for different locations to form road patterns, then the illumination coverage is improved, but the number of components and installation space increase
Solution Approach 1:
A single lighting device is designed to perform multiple functions by illuminating different road pattern locations through optical path adjustment. The device can form patterns at various locations around the vehicle by adjusting the optical path unit, eliminating the need for separate lamps for each location while maintaining comprehensive illumination coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting device incorporates an adjustable optical path unit that can dynamically change the light radiation direction. By rotating or tilting the optical path adjustment unit, the same lighting device can target different locations on the road surface, providing adaptability without requiring multiple fixed lamps.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate lamps are provided for different locations to form road patterns, then the illumination coverage is improved, but the installation space increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device serves as a universal unit that can illuminate multiple road pattern locations through optical adjustment, replacing multiple separate lamps. This consolidation significantly reduces the installation space required while maintaining the capability to form patterns at various locations around the vehicle.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple lighting functions that would traditionally require separate lamps are merged into a single integrated lighting device. By combining the light source, optical path adjustment mechanism, and control system into one unit, the installation space is minimized while preserving comprehensive illumination coverage.
3Device complexity
If the optical path is adjusted to radiate light to different locations, then the configurational simplicity is improved, but interference by the vehicle body may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The optical path adjustment unit can dynamically change the light radiation direction to avoid vehicle body interference. By rotating or tilting the optical path unit, the system selects optimal trajectories that bypass obstructions such as the vehicle body while maintaining configurational simplicity through a single adjustable device rather than multiple fixed ones.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adjusts the radiation angle and optical path parameters to avoid interference from the vehicle body. By changing these parameters, the lighting device can direct light around obstructions while maintaining a simple configuration, ensuring that road patterns are formed without being blocked by vehicle structures.
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
Enables the formation of road surface patterns at different locations with reduced installation space and interference prevention, enhancing configurational simplicity and visibility while maintaining light quality and pattern definition.
Implementation Method 1
The light transmission unit may include a plurality of lenses that adjusts concentration of the light generated by the light source unit
Implementation Method 2
The light transmission unit may further include a mirror unit that reflects the light that passes through one of the plurality of lenses to another of the plurality of lenses
Implementation Method 3
an optical path adjustment unit that adjusts a path of the light radiated from the light irradiation unit to allow a road surface pattern to be formed at a predetermined location on a road surface around a vehicle
Data Source
AI summary
A lighting device irradiating light to different locations includes a light irradiation unit that generates light; an optical path adjustment unit that adjusts a path of the light radiated from the light irradiation unit to allow a road surface pattern to be formed at a predetermined location on a road surface around a vehicle; and a driving unit that adjusts the optical path adjustment unit to allow the road surface pattern to be formed at different locations on the road surface around the vehicle.