TW202233988A - Vehicle lighting device capable of improving the light-collecting efficiency while effectively reducing glare - Google Patents

Abstract

A vehicle lighting device includes a base, a lens, a composite reflection unit, a light-emitting unit and a shielding board. The edge of the lens includes a light input surface, a light output surface and a focal point corresponding to the light input surface. The composite reflection unit has a first focal point to which the light-emitting unit is disposed, and a second focal point superimposed with the focal point of the lens. The shielding board includes a groove disposed on the right side of the second focal point, and the top surface of the shielding board corresponds to the second focal point. Part of the light emitted by the light-emitting unit is reflected by a first reflection surface and, after being reflected by the second reflection surface, part of the light passes through the second focal point and then enters the lens from the light input surface. The shielding board is used to shield part of the light, and the groove is used to reduce part of the light, while the rest of the light entering the lens projects from the light output surface to form a near-light shape, so as to effectively reduce glare.

Description

Vehicle lighting device

The present invention relates to a lighting device, in particular to a vehicle lighting device.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a conventional vehicle lamp device disclosed in Taiwan Patent No. I709710 includes a compound lens unit 92 , a reflector 93 , a shutter 94 , and a light-emitting unit 95 . The compound lens unit 92 includes a first lens 921 disposed along an optical axis A, and a second lens 922 located below the first lens 921 . The first lens 921 has a first light incident surface 923 and a first light exit surface 924 oppositely disposed along the optical axis A, and a back focus 925 corresponding to the first light incident surface 923. The second lens 922 It has a second light incident surface 926 and a second light exit surface 927 arranged oppositely, and a lower focus 928 corresponding to the second light incident surface 926 . The reflector 93 is located on the side of the compound lens unit 92 corresponding to the first light incident surface 923 along the optical axis A, and includes an arc-shaped reflecting surface 931 that can reflect light toward the first light incident surface 923 , The reflecting surface 931 includes a first focus 932 and a second focus 933 located between the first incident surface 923 and the first focus 932 , the second focus 933 and the back focus 925 of the first lens 921 coincide. The shutter 94 corresponds to the second focus 933 of the reflector 93 and extends downward. The light-emitting unit 95 includes a first light-emitting source 951 with a light-emitting surface facing upward and disposed at the first focus 932, and a second light-emitting source 952 with a light-emitting surface facing the second light incident surface 926 and disposed at the lower focus 928 . When the first light source 951 is turned on, after the light emitted by the first light source 951 is reflected by the reflector 93, part of the light is shielded by the shutter 94, and the rest of the light enters the first light incident surface 923 from the first light incident surface 923. A lens 921 projects a low-light shape from the first light-emitting surface 923 . When the second light-emitting source 952 is also turned on, the light emitted by the second light-emitting source 952 enters through the second light-incident surface 926 , the second lens 922 condenses the incoming light, projects a light shape from the second light emitting surface 927 and forms a high beam shape together with the light of the first light source 951 .

Although the existing vehicle lamp device can realize the conversion of the low light and the far lamp in one device, the existing vehicle lamp device needs two sets of light-emitting sources, which not only has a complicated structure, but also has high manufacturing and assembly costs. When using the low beam, the light distribution point 50L of the European standard ECE R112 is likely to be too bright, and the light is likely to be directly projected to the opposite driving to cause glare, or indirectly affect the line of sight through the reflection of the wet road, thereby affecting the driving. Safety.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a vehicle lighting device which can improve the light collection efficiency and at the same time can effectively reduce the glare of the low beam.

Therefore, the vehicle lighting device of the present invention includes a base, a lens, a composite reflection unit, a light-emitting unit, and a shutter. The lens is spaced from the base along an optical axis, and includes a light incident surface adjacent to the base, a light exit surface opposite to the light incident surface, and a focal point corresponding to the light incident surface. The composite reflecting unit includes a first reflecting member disposed on the base, and a second reflecting member disposed between the first reflecting member and the base. The first reflecting member has a surface capable of facing the light incident surface. an arc-shaped first reflective surface that reflects light; the second reflector has a second arc-shaped reflective surface that is arranged at a drop from the first reflective surface and can reflect light toward the light-incident surface; the first reflective surface The surface and the second reflecting surface have a first focus adjacent to the first reflecting surface, and a second focus located between the first focus and the light incident surface and passing through the optical axis, the second focus and The focal points of the lenses coincide. The light-emitting unit is disposed on the base and corresponds to the first focus of the composite reflection unit. The shutter includes a first surface close to the base, a second surface opposite to the first surface along the extending direction of the optical axis, a top surface and a bottom surface respectively connecting the first surface and the second surface , and a groove disposed on the first surface adjacent to the top surface and located on the right side of the second focal point and concave to the second surface, the top surface of the shutter corresponds to the second focal point, the light-emitting unit is After part of the emitted light is reflected by the first reflective surface, it passes through the second focal point and enters the lens from the light incident surface. The light surface enters the lens, the shield is used to shield part of the light passing through the second focus, the groove is used to reduce part of the light reflected by the composite reflection unit, and the rest of the light entering the lens is projected from the light exit surface A near light shape.

The effects of the present invention are: the light-gathering efficiency and brightness are improved by the composite reflection unit, and the light reflected by the composite reflection unit is reduced by the groove, so that the light distribution point 50L of the European standard ECE R112 can be prevented from being too bright , that is, it can effectively reduce the glare affecting oncoming vehicles when using low beams.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are designated by the same reference numerals.

2, 3, and 4, a first embodiment of the vehicle lighting device of the present invention includes a base 2, a lens holder 3, a lens 4, a composite reflection unit 5, a light-emitting unit 6, and a shield plate 7.

Define a front-rear direction X, a left-right direction Y perpendicular to the front-rear direction X, and an up-down direction Z perpendicular to the front-rear direction X and the left-right direction Y.

An optical axis A parallel to the front-rear direction X and passing through the lens 4 is defined.

The base 2 includes a base body 21 for the composite reflection unit 4 and the light-emitting unit 5 to be installed, and two protruding sections 22 that are spaced along the left-right direction Y and protrude forward from the base body 21 respectively. . The base body 21 has a top surface 211 and an accommodating hole 212 recessed on the top surface 211 and used for the light-emitting unit 6 to be disposed. In this embodiment, the base 2 is a heat sink, but not limited to this.

The lens holder 3 is arranged on the front side of the base 2 along the front-rear direction X, and includes a holder body 31 for arranging the lens 4 , and two opposite sides of the holder body 31 along the left-right direction Y respectively. Connect segment 32 . One end of each connecting segment 32 is connected to the bracket body 31 , and the other end is connected to the corresponding protruding segment 22 .

4 , 5 and 7 , the lens 4 is fixed on the bracket body 31 and is spaced apart from the base 2 along the front-rear direction X, and includes a light incident surface 41 adjacent to the base 2 , a light incident surface 41 opposite to the base 2 . The light exit surface 42 of the light incident surface 41 and a focal point 43 corresponding to the light incident surface 41 .

The composite reflecting unit 5 includes a first reflecting member 51 disposed on the base 2 , and a second reflecting member 52 disposed between the first reflecting member 51 and the base body 21 . The first reflecting member 51 has an arc-shaped first reflecting surface 511 capable of reflecting light toward the light incident surface 41 . The second reflecting member 52 has an arc-shaped second reflecting surface 521 disposed toward the light incident surface 41 at a drop from the first reflecting surface 511 and reflecting light toward the light incident surface 41 . The first reflecting surface 511 and the second reflecting surface 521 have a first focal point 53 adjacent to the first reflecting surface 511 , and a first focal point 53 located between the first focal point 53 and the light incident surface 41 and passing through the optical axis The second focal point 54 of A coincides with the focal point 43 of the lens 4 .

The light-emitting unit 6 is disposed in the accommodating hole 212 of the base 2 and corresponds to the first focus 53 of the composite reflection unit 5 . In this embodiment, the light emitting unit 6 is a light emitting diode having at least one semiconductor chip, but not limited thereto.

The shutter 7 is pivotably clamped on the inside of the protruding sections 22 of the base 2, between the lens 4 and the composite reflection unit 5, and includes a downward direction corresponding to the second focal point 53 The extending shutter body 71 , and two sandwiching sections 72 disposed on the shutter body 71 at intervals along the left-right direction Y and protruding rearward along the front-rear direction X and connecting the protruding sections 22 respectively. The shutter body 71 has a first surface 711 , a second surface 712 opposite to the first surface 711 along the front-rear direction X, a top surface 713 connecting the first surface 711 and the second surface 712 respectively with A bottom surface 714 and a groove 715 disposed on the first surface 711 adjacent to the top surface 713 and located on the right side of the second focal point 54 and recessed toward the second surface 712 .

Referring to Figures 6, 7 and 8, the shutter 7 can be controlled to rotate relative to the lens 4 between a light blocking position and a remote position.

5 , 7 and 9 , in the shading position, the top surface 713 of the shutter body 71 corresponds to the second focus 54 and extends downward, and part of the light emitted by the light emitting unit 6 passes through the first reflecting surface After being reflected by 511 , it passes through the second focus 54 and enters the lens 4 from the light incident surface 41 . The lens 4 and the shutter 7 are used for shielding part of the light passing through the second focal point 54 and forming a cut-off line, and the rest of the light entering the lens 4 is projected by the light emitting surface 42 into a low beam shape. The groove 715 is used to reduce part of the light reflected by the composite reflection unit 5 and reflected by the top surface 713 of the shutter body 71 and projected to the light incident surface 41, so as to prevent the light distribution point 50L of the European standard ECE R112 from being too bright , which can reduce the light directly projected to the oncoming driver or indirectly reflected by the wet road, which can effectively reduce the glare affecting the oncoming vehicle.

Referring to FIGS. 5 , 8 and 10 , in the remote position, the top edge of the shutter body 71 rotates backward without passing through the second focus 54 , and part of the light emitted by the light emitting unit 6 is reflected by the first reflecting surface 511 After passing through the second focal point 54 and entering the lens 4 from the light incident surface 41, part of the light after being reflected by the second reflecting surface 521 passes through the second focal point 54 and enters the lens 4 from the light incident surface 41. The aforementioned The light beams together project a high beam shape from the light emitting surface 42 . It is worth noting that in this embodiment, a braking unit (not shown) drives the shutter 7 to rotate relative to the base 2 , but the control method of the shutter 7 is not the focus of the present invention, so it is not so much. Do repeat.

It is further explained that the light reflected by the first reflecting surface 511 is more deviated from the optical axis A, forming a light-expanding area C, and the light reflected by the second reflecting surface 521 is more concentrated near the optical axis A, forming a condensing area C. In the light area D , the design of the drop between the first reflecting surface 511 and the second reflecting surface 521 can effectively improve the light-gathering efficiency of the second reflecting surface 521, so that the present invention does not require a second group of light sources , you can achieve the brightness requirements of the high beam.

In this embodiment, the drop between the first reflective surface 511 and the second reflective surface 512 is not less than 0.1 mm, and the amount of light reflected can be controlled by adjusting the position, coverage and curvature of the reflective surface. direction to increase the flexibility of the application.

In this embodiment, the light-emitting unit 6 is disposed between 0.5 mm and 10 mm below the optical axis A, and can be adjusted according to the required horizontal width and vertical depth of the light projection area to increase flexibility in application.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the shutter 7 can be rotated relative to the lens 4 between the shading position and the remote position, thereby enabling the present invention to switch between the low beam and the high beam, but In other embodiments, the shutter 7 can also be fixed only at the shading position, so that the present invention only has the function of low beam.

It should be noted that, referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 , on the plane jointly defined by the optical axis A and the vertical direction Z, a tangent B passing through the top surface of the second reflecting surface 521 and the optical axis A is defined, the The angle between the optical axis A and the tangent B is between 30 degrees and 60 degrees, so that the proportion of the light reflected by the first reflecting surface 511 and the second reflecting surface 521 can be properly adjusted, thereby adjusting the focus The ratio of light and light expansion to correspond to the light distribution requirements of different regulations. Furthermore, the second reflecting surface 521 has an independent curvature, which can greatly improve the effect of focusing light compared with the traditional single reflecting surface structure.

The composite reflective unit 5 can improve the light-gathering efficiency and increase the brightness, and through the design of the drop between the first reflective surface 511 and the second reflective surface 521, the present invention only uses one set of light sources, without the need for a second set of light sources. Group light source, the brightness switching requirements of low beam and high beam can be realized. And by the groove 715 reducing part of the light reflected by the top surface 713 of the shutter body 71 and projected to the light incident surface 41, the light distribution point 50L of the European standard ECE R112 can be prevented from being too bright. Effectively reduce the glare affecting oncoming vehicles when the light is on.

Referring to FIG. 11 , a second embodiment of the vehicle lighting device of the present invention is similar to the first embodiment, and the differences are:

The first reflection member 51 and the second reflection member 52 of the composite reflection unit 5 are integrally formed, and include a connection surface 55 connecting the first reflection surface 511 and the second reflection surface 521 . The integrated design of the composite reflection unit 5 can reduce the manufacturing cost and manufacturing process, and also reduce the positioning adjustment time and the unavoidable positioning error when the first reflector 51 and the second reflector 52 are assembled separately.

Therefore, the second embodiment of the present invention can also achieve the same purpose and effect as the first embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 12, a third embodiment of the vehicle lighting device of the present invention is similar to the first embodiment, and the differences are:

The light emitting surface 42 of the lens 4 is composed of a plurality of curved portions having a drop.

The light emitting surface 42 has a first curved portion 421 , and two opposite sides of the first curved portion 421 along the left-right direction Y and disposed at a drop from the first curved portion 421 in the direction of the light incident surface 41 . The second curved portion 422 . The first curved portion 421 has an upper region 423 and a lower region 424 located below the upper region 423 and disposed toward the light incident surface 41 at a drop from the upper region 423 . Each of the second curved portions 422 respectively has a lower region 424 . The upper area 425, and a lower area 426 located below the upper area 425 and disposed in the direction of the light incident surface 41 with a drop from the upper area 425.

The drop between each upper area 423, 425 and the corresponding lower area 424, 426 is not less than 0.1 mm. The drop between the upper regions 423 of the first curved portions 421 and the upper regions 425 of the second curved portions 422 is not less than 0.1 mm. The drop between the lower regions 424 of the first curved portions 421 and the lower regions 426 of the second curved portions 422 is not less than 0.1 mm.

In this embodiment, the curvature of each of the upper regions 423 and 425 and the lower regions of each of the lower regions 424 and 426 can be adjusted respectively, so as to adjust the projection direction of the light and further improve the light-focusing effect.

Therefore, the third embodiment of the present invention can also achieve the same purpose and effect as the first embodiment.

Referring to FIGS. 13 and 14 , a fourth embodiment of the vehicle lighting device of the present invention is similar to the first embodiment, except that:

The vehicle lighting device of the present invention further includes two grating units 8 respectively disposed on the light incident surface 41 and the light exit surface 42 . The grating elements 8 are selected from the group consisting of coatings, microstructures, coatings and microstructures. The area of the grating units 8 is not greater than one third of the total surface area of the light incident surface 41 and the light exit surface 42 .

It is worth noting that the grating unit 8 can only be disposed on one of the light incident surface 41 and the light exit surface 42 , and the area of the grating unit 8 is not larger than the corresponding area of the light incident surface 41 and the light exit surface 42 . One-third of the surface area of one of them.

It should be noted that the coating film can be formed by means of vapor deposition, sputtering, and film sticking. The microstructure can be produced by sandblasting process, grinding process, laser process, etching process, etc., and the aforementioned process can be directly applied to the lens 4, or applied to the injection mold core for injection molding .

The grating unit 8 is used to block or reflect part of the light reflected by the composite reflection unit 5 (please refer to FIG. 7 ), which can make the light near the cut-off line more concentrated and reduce stray light and dispersion near the cut-off line effect.

Therefore, the fourth embodiment of the present invention can also achieve the same purpose and effect as the first embodiment.

To sum up, the vehicular lighting device of the present invention reduces the light reflected by the top surface 713 of the shutter body 71 and projects to the light incident surface 41 by means of the groove 715 , which can avoid the problem of the European regulation ECE R112. The 50L light distribution point is too bright, which effectively reduces the glare affecting oncoming vehicles when using low beams. The composite reflective unit 5 can improve the light-gathering efficiency and increase the brightness, and can effectively improve the efficiency of the second reflective surface 521 through the design of the X drop between the first reflective surface 511 and the second reflective surface 521 along the front-rear direction. The light-focusing effect enables the present invention to only utilize one group of light-emitting sources without setting up a second group of light-emitting sources, so that the brightness switching requirements of the low beam and the high beam can be achieved. Furthermore, the second reflecting surface 521 of the present invention has an independent curvature, and the ratio of condensing and diffusing light in the light pattern can be adjusted by adjusting the curvature, which can correspond to the light distribution requirements of different laws and regulations, and can be greatly improved according to the demand. Spotlight effect.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and should not limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. Any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the contents of the patent specification are still included in the scope of the present invention. within the scope of the invention patent.

2: Base 21: base body 211: top surface 212: accommodating hole 22: protruding section 3: Lens holder 31: Bracket body 32: Connection segment 4: Lens 41: light incident surface 42: light-emitting surface 421: Part 1 422: Part II 423: Upper Zone 424: Lower Zone 425: Upper Zone 426: Lower District 43: Focus 5: Composite reflection unit 51: The first reflector 511: The first reflecting surface 52: Second reflector 521: Second reflective surface 53: First Focus 54: Second focus 55: Connection surface 6: Lighting unit 7: Shutter 71: Shutter body 711: The first side 712: The second side 713: Top surface 714: Underside 715: Groove 72: Clamping segment 8: Grating unit A: Optical axis B: Tangent C: Expansion area D: spotlight area 50L: light distribution point X: Front and rear direction Y: left and right direction Z: up and down direction

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, wherein: 1 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of an optical path of a conventional vehicle lamp device; 2 is a perspective combined view of a first embodiment of the vehicle lighting device of the present invention; Fig. 3 is a perspective combined view of the first embodiment viewed from another perspective; 4 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment; FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a shutter from a perspective similar to FIG. 2 of the first embodiment; Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI of Fig. 3; 7 is a schematic diagram of a light path similar to FIG. 6, illustrating that a shutter is located at a light-shielding position; FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a light path similar to FIG. 6, illustrating that the shutter is in a remote position; 9 is a schematic diagram of a light shape of a low beam of the first embodiment; 10 is a schematic diagram of a light shape of a high beam of the first embodiment; 11 is a perspective view of a composite reflection unit of a second embodiment of the vehicle lighting device of the present invention; 12 is a perspective view of a lens of a third embodiment of the vehicle lighting device of the present invention; 13 is a perspective view of a lens of a fourth embodiment of the vehicle lighting device of the present invention; and FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the lens of the fourth embodiment from another perspective.

2: Base

21: base body

211: top surface

212: accommodating hole

22: protruding section

3: Lens holder

31: Bracket body

32: Connection segment

4: Lens

41: light incident surface

42: light-emitting surface

5: Composite reflection unit

51: The first reflector

511: The first reflecting surface

52: Second reflector

521: Second reflective surface

6: Lighting unit

7: Shutter

71: Shutter body

72: Clamping segment

X: Front and rear direction

Y: left and right direction

Z: up and down direction

Claims (10)

A vehicle lighting device, comprising: a base; a lens, which is spaced from the base along an optical axis, and includes a light incident surface adjacent to the base, a light exit surface opposite to the light incident surface, and a focal point corresponding to the light incident surface; A composite reflecting unit, comprising a first reflecting member disposed on the base, and a second reflecting member disposed between the first reflecting member and the base, the first reflecting member has The first reflective surface that reflects light and is arc-shaped, the second reflecting member has a second reflective surface that is arranged at a drop from the first reflective surface and can reflect light toward the light incident surface and has an arc-shaped second reflective surface. The reflective surface and the second reflective surface share a first focal point adjacent to the first reflective surface, and a second focal point located between the first focal point and the light incident surface and passing through the optical axis, the second focal point coincides with the focal point of the lens; a light-emitting unit, disposed on the base and corresponding to the first focus of the composite reflection unit; and A shutter includes a first surface close to the base, a second surface opposite to the first surface along the extending direction of the optical axis, a top surface and a top surface respectively connecting the first surface and the second surface a bottom surface, and a groove disposed on the first surface adjacent to the top surface and located on the right side of the second focal point and concave to the second surface, the top surface of the shutter corresponds to the second focal point, the light-emitting unit After part of the emitted light is reflected by the first reflective surface, it passes through the second focal point and enters the lens from the light incident surface. The light incident surface enters the lens, the shield is used to shield part of the light passing through the second focus, the groove is used to reduce part of the light reflected by the composite reflection unit, and the rest of the light entering the lens is projected from the light exit surface A near-light shape appears. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the shutter is rotatably disposed between the lens and the composite reflection unit, and can move relative to the lens between a light-shielding position and a remote position, In the light-shielding position, the top surface of the shield corresponds to the second focal point, and part of the light emitted by the light-emitting unit is reflected by the first reflective surface, passes through the second focal point and enters the lens from the light-incident surface , after part of the light is reflected by the second reflective surface, it passes through the second focal point and enters the lens from the light incident surface. The shield is used to shield part of the light passing through the second focus, and the groove is used to reduce part The light reflected by the composite reflection unit, and the rest of the light entering the lens is projected by the light emitting surface into a low light shape. In the far away position, the shutter does not pass the second focus, and the light emitted by the light emitting unit is partially After being reflected by the first reflective surface, it passes through the second focal point and enters the lens from the light incident surface, and part of the light passes through the second focal point and enters the lens from the light incident surface after being reflected by the second reflective surface. Together, a high beam shape is projected from the light-emitting surface. The vehicular lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the first reflecting member and the second reflecting member of the composite reflecting unit are integrally formed, and include a connection connecting the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface connection surface. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the drop between the first reflecting surface and the second reflecting surface is not less than 0.1 mm. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting unit is arranged between 0.5 mm and 10 mm below the optical axis. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 1, further comprising a grating unit disposed on at least one of the light-incident surface and the light-emitting surface, and the grating unit is in a form selected from the group consisting of coating, microstructure and coating and at least one of the group consisting of microstructures. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 6, wherein the area of the grating unit disposed on one of the light incident surface and the light emitting surface is not greater than the surface area of the corresponding one of the light incident surface and the light emitting surface one-third. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting surface of the lens is composed of a plurality of curved portions having a level difference. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 8, wherein the light-emitting surface has a first curved portion for the optical axis to pass through, and two curved portions disposed along a horizontal direction perpendicular to the optical axis on the first curved portion a second curved part on two opposite sides and facing the direction of the light-incident surface to be offset from the first curved part, the first curved part and the second curved part both have an upper area, and a The lower zone set by the drop from the upper zone. The vehicle lighting device according to claim 9, wherein the drop between each upper area and the corresponding lower area is not less than 0.1 mm, and the upper area of the first curved portion and the upper area of the second curved portions are not less than 0.1 mm. The drop between the regions is not less than 0.1 mm, and the drop between the lower region of the first curved portion and the lower regions of the second curved portions is not less than 0.1 mm.

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