TWM495973U - Composite lamp - Google Patents

Description

Composite light

The present invention relates to a composite lamp, and more particularly to a composite lamp for mounting on a vehicle and having at least two illumination and/or warning functions.

Composite lights are usually installed on vehicles or boat trailers to provide two or more functions, such as reverse lights, brake lights, flashing warning lights, direction lights, tail lights, small lights and license plate lights. It is required to combine at least two functions of a rear lamp, a brake light, a warning light, a direction light, a tail light, a small light, and a license plate light.

A composite lamp for a conventional vehicle generally includes a lamp holder, at least two light sources installed in the lamp holder, and a reflector. The front end of the socket has an opening, and the opening is provided with a light-transmitting lamp cover. The reflector is generally bowl-shaped and comprises a wide and narrow reflective surface, and the reflective surface is coated with a plating layer for reflecting light that cannot be illuminated on the working surface. The light source generally comprises a light-emitting element such as a light-emitting diode or a light bulb. The light source is mounted on the bottom of the reflector and faces the light-transmitting lamp cover. When the light source emits light, part of the light can be reflected by the reflective surface of the reflector and will be emitted by the light-transmitting lamp cover. In order to improve the lighting. However, a light source that is directed toward the transmissive cover will glare the viewer and create a strong bright spot that produces illumination of the uneven light. Moreover, in order to enable the light of the light source located at the bottom of the reflector to be effectively reflected, the height of the reflector must be increased, resulting in an increase in the cost of the composite lamp and a large volume; that is, if the height of the reflector is not increased, The light from the source will not be effectively reflected by the reflector.

Accordingly, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a composite lamp for mounting on a vehicle and having at least two illumination and/or warning functions, and at the same time, the light emitted by the composite lamp can be effectively reflected and utilized. It produces uniform illumination and, in addition, the composite lamp provides a smaller volume than conventional composite lamps.

The composite lamp constructed according to the present invention comprises a lamp holder, a transmissive cover, a light-emitting device, a reflection seat and a light guide bar. The lamp holder is mounted on a vehicle and has an opening at the front end thereof. The translucent cover is mounted on the front side of the lamp holder and closes the opening of the lamp holder, and a cavity is formed between the translucent cover and the lamp holder. The illuminating device is mounted in the housing and includes a first illuminating unit and a second illuminating unit. The first illuminating unit includes a plurality of first illuminating elements, and the second illuminating unit includes at least one second illuminating element. A light emitting element and the at least one second light emitting element are individually controllable to emit light. The reflector seat is mounted in the chamber and includes an arc-shaped body. The inner surface of the body has a reflective surface facing the transparent cover. The middle of the body has a rear receiving groove facing the lamp holder and a light-facing surface facing the lamp holder. a front receiving groove of the cover, the rear receiving groove is provided for receiving the first and second light-emitting units, the body is provided with a plurality of perforations, and each of the first light-emitting elements is correspondingly located in a perforation and facing the reflective surface of the reflective seat. When the first light-emitting elements emit light, the light emitted by the first light-emitting elements is reflected or refracted by the reflective surface, and then emitted through the transparent cover. The light guiding strip is received in the front receiving groove of the reflecting seat, the light guiding strip comprises two longitudinal ends, and the at least one second light emitting element is adjacent to an end surface of the at least one side end of the light guiding strip. When at least one of the second light-emitting elements emits light, the light emitted by the at least one second light-emitting element is introduced into the light guide strip from the end surface of the light guide strip and is emitted from the light-transmitting cover.

In one embodiment, the first light-emitting elements are light-emitting diodes and are disposed on an upper surface of the upper substrate and a lower surface of the lower substrate, the upper and lower substrates are vertically spaced apart from each other, and the second light-emitting unit includes a second light-emitting element, each of the second light-emitting elements is a light-emitting diode and is mounted on an inner surface of the one-side substrate, and the side substrate is coupled to one side of the upper and lower substrates of the first light-emitting unit, the light guide strip Positioned between the two second light emitting elements.

In an embodiment, the middle of the body of the reflector has two spaced apart partitions, each partition extending along the longitudinal direction, and the rear receiving slot and the front receiving slot are formed between the two partitions. A perforation is provided on the two partitions.

In one embodiment, the reflector further comprises a ring-shaped surrounding wall at the periphery of the body, and adjacent two perforations on the two partitions are separated by a partition, and the partitions are connected around the partition Between the wall and one of the partitions.

Other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments illustrated herein.

10‧‧‧Composite lights
12‧‧‧ lamp holder
14‧‧‧Transparent cover
16‧‧‧Lighting device
18‧‧‧Reflex seat
20‧‧‧Light guide strips
22‧‧‧ openings
24‧‧‧ inside
26‧‧‧Installation Department
28‧‧‧Combination Department
30‧‧‧ binding column
32‧‧‧ surrounding walls
34‧‧‧ Groove
36‧‧ ‧ room
38‧‧‧First lighting unit
40‧‧‧second lighting unit
42‧‧‧First light-emitting element
44‧‧‧Upper substrate
46‧‧‧lower substrate
48‧‧‧Circuit Control Board
50‧‧‧Fixed parts
52‧‧‧Second light-emitting element
54‧‧‧ side substrate
55‧‧‧Ontology
56‧‧‧ surrounding walls
57‧‧‧reflecting surface
58‧‧‧Departure
60‧‧‧Connecting wall
62‧‧‧ rear receiving slot
64‧‧‧ front receiving slot
66‧‧‧Perforation
68‧‧‧Baffle
70‧‧‧Fixed parts
72‧‧‧ first side
74‧‧‧ second side
76‧‧‧Microstructure
78‧‧‧ side
80‧‧‧ end face
81‧‧‧ convex
82‧‧‧ recess
83‧‧‧Light
84‧‧‧Light

1 is a perspective view of a composite lamp constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded view of the composite lamp of Figure 1.

3 is another exploded view of the composite lamp of FIG. 1.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a partial enlarged view of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of the composite lamp of Figure 1.

Figure 7a is an enlarged view of the encircled portion of Figure 7.

There are many different structural embodiments of this creation. A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described by way of example only and not by way of limitation,

Referring to Figures 1 through 7, there is shown a composite lamp 10 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention for mounting to a vehicle such as a vehicle to provide a composite function of illumination and/or warning. The composite lamp 10 includes a lamp holder 12, a transmissive cover 14, a light-emitting device 16, a reflection seat 18 and a light guide bar 20. In the present embodiment, the socket 12 is a housing having a front end forming an opening 22, and the rear side of the socket 12 has an outwardly projecting mounting portion 26 for attachment to the vehicle. The inner side surface 24 of the socket 12 has a plurality of joints 28 and a coupling post 30 for individually providing the light-emitting device 16 in combination with the reflector seat 18. Furthermore, the periphery of the socket 24 has an annular peripheral wall 32 having a recess 34 for providing the light transmissive cover 14 for assembly. The transparent cover 14 is mounted on the front side of the socket 12 and closes the opening 22 of the socket 12 such that a cavity 36 is formed between the socket 12 and the transparent cover 14 to provide the illumination device 16 and the reflection The seat 18 and the light guiding strip 20 are housed.

The light emitting device 16 is mounted on the front side of the socket 12 and is located within the chamber 36. The illuminating device 16 includes a first illuminating unit 38 and a second illuminating unit 40. The first light-emitting unit 38 includes a plurality of first light-emitting elements 42. In the embodiment, the first light-emitting elements 42 are light-emitting diodes and are disposed on an upper surface of the upper substrate 44 and a lower surface of the lower substrate 46. The upper and lower substrates 44, 46 are vertically spaced apart and coupled to a circuit control board 48. A fixing member 50 such as a screw is passed through the circuit control board 48 and locked into the joint portion 28 of the socket 12 so that the light-emitting device 16 can be fixedly coupled with the socket 12. The second illuminating unit 40 includes at least one second illuminating element 52. In this embodiment, the second illuminating unit 40 includes two second illuminating elements 52, each of which is a light emitting diode and has a mounting side. The inner surface of the substrate 54 is bonded to one side of the upper and lower substrates 44, 46 of the first light emitting unit 38. Furthermore, the first light-emitting element 42 and the second light-emitting element 52 are electrically connected to the circuit control board 48, so that the first and second light-emitting elements 42 and 52 can be controlled to emit light individually to form two kinds of illumination. And/or alert features. In this embodiment, the first lighting unit 38 can be used as a taillight, a brake light or a directional light, and the second lighting unit 40 can be used as a small light.

The reflector seat 18 is mounted on the front side of the socket 12 and is located within the chamber 36. The reflector 18 has a C-shaped cross section and includes an arcuate body 55 and a peripheral wall 56 (see FIG. 6) located at a periphery of the body 55. The inner surface of the body 55 has a reflection facing the translucent cover 14. The surface 57 is provided with a plurality of concave reflective structures on the reflecting surface 57 to enhance the reflection effect. The body 55 has two spaced apart partitions 58 in the middle thereof, each of the partitions 58 extending along a longitudinal direction of the reflector 18. In this embodiment, the two partitions 58 are connected by a connecting wall 60 such that a rear receiving groove 62 facing the socket 12 and a light-transmitting cover 14 are formed between the two partitions 58. The front receiving groove 64 (see FIG. 6), wherein the rear receiving groove 62 provides the first and second light emitting units 38, 40. The two partitions 58 are individually provided with a plurality of perforations 66. The adjacent two perforations 66 are separated by a partition 68. Each partition 68 is connected between the peripheral wall 56 and one of the partitions 58. When the first and second light emitting units 38, 40 are received in the rear receiving groove 62, each of the first light emitting elements 42 is correspondingly located in a through hole 66, and each of the second light emitting elements 52 is located in the rear receiving groove 62. One side of it. Moreover, each of the first illuminating elements 42 located in the through hole 66 faces the reflecting surface 57 of the reflecting seat 18, so that the light emitted by the first illuminating element 42 is emitted through the through hole 66 and reflected or refracted by the reflecting surface 57. Thereafter, it is emitted through the translucent cover 14 (see FIG. 6). In the present embodiment, the fixing member 70 such as a screw is passed through the body 55 and locked into the coupling post 30 of the socket 12, so that the reflecting seat 18 can be fixedly coupled with the socket 12.

The light guiding strip 20 extends along the longitudinal direction and accommodates the front receiving groove 64 of the reflecting seat 18. The light guiding strip 20 has a first surface 72 facing the transparent cover 14 and a second surface 74 opposite to the first surface 72. In this embodiment, the first surface 72 of the light guiding strip 20 forms a first surface 72. An arc-shaped light-emitting surface (see Fig. 6) is formed in a planar shape and provided with a microstructure 76 composed of serrated dots to improve the brightness uniformity of the light (see Fig. 5). Furthermore, the light guiding strip 20 is located between the two second light emitting elements 52 and is included at the two side ends 78 of the longitudinal partition, and the end surface 80 of each side end 78 is adjacent to one of the second light emitting elements 52, so that the end surface 80 forms a light surface. That is, the light emitted by the two second light-emitting elements 52 can be individually introduced into the light guide bar 20 from the two end faces 80 of the light guide bar 20 and emitted from the light-transmitting cover 14. In this embodiment, the light guiding strip 20 is provided with a plurality of convex portions 81 (see FIGS. 2, 7 and 7a), and a plurality of concave portions 82 are provided on the groove wall of the front receiving groove 64 for providing the guiding The convex portion 81 of the light bar 20 abuts correspondingly, so that the light guiding strip 20 can be firmly coupled into the reflecting seat 18.

The composite lamp 10 constructed in accordance with the present teachings can have two illumination and/or alert functions in practice. The light emitting surface of the first light emitting element 42 does not directly face the light transmissive cover 14, that is, the light emitting surface of the first light emitting element 42 faces the reflecting surface 57 of the body 55 and the surrounding wall 56 (see FIG. 6). Therefore, all of the light generated by the first light-emitting elements 42 can be reflected by the reflective surface 57 of the surrounding wall 56 (as indicated by reference numeral 83 in FIG. 6), and then emitted through the transparent cover 14 so that The light emitted by the first light-emitting unit 38 can be effectively utilized for reflection, and the illumination effect of the wide-angle light is obtained; therefore, the first light-emitting unit 38 can be used as a tail light, a brake light or a directional light as needed. Moreover, the light emitting surface of the second light emitting elements 52 does not directly face the light transmissive cover 14, that is, the light emitting surface of the second light emitting element 52 faces the end surface 50 of the light guiding strip 20 (see FIG. 5). Therefore, the light generated by the second light-emitting elements 52 can be individually introduced into the light-guiding strip 20 from the end surface 50 of the light-guiding strip 20, and most of the light is reflected by the second surface 74. The first surface 40 of the second surface 40 is emitted (as indicated by reference numeral 84 in FIG. 5), so that the light emitted by the second light emitting unit 40 can be effectively utilized for reflection and can generate uniform illumination; thus, the second light emitting unit 40 can be Used as a small light or position light according to demand.

As described above, the second light-emitting element 52 of the composite lamp 10 is introduced into the light-guiding strip 20 by the end surface 50 of the light-guiding strip 20 to generate light suitable for use as a small light or a position light. The number of second light emitting elements 52 can be effectively reduced. Moreover, the light emitted by the first and second light emitting units 38, 40 is indirect light and does not cause glare to the driver of the incoming vehicle. In addition, since the light emitted by the composite lamp 10 can be effectively utilized for reflection, the height of the surrounding wall 56 of the reflection seat 18 can be reduced to reduce the volume of the composite lamp 10.

The foregoing is a description of a particular embodiment of the present invention, and it will be appreciated that various changes or modifications can be made in accordance with the design features of the present invention. Therefore, obvious substitutions and modifications to those skilled in the art will still be incorporated in the scope of the patent claimed by the present invention.

10‧‧‧Composite lights

12‧‧‧ lamp holder

14‧‧‧Transparent cover

16‧‧‧Lighting device

18‧‧‧Reflex seat

20‧‧‧Light guide strips

22‧‧‧ openings

24‧‧‧ inside

26‧‧‧Installation Department

28‧‧‧Combination Department

30‧‧‧ binding column

32‧‧‧ surrounding walls

34‧‧‧ Groove

38‧‧‧First lighting unit

40‧‧‧second lighting unit

42‧‧‧First light-emitting element

44‧‧‧Upper substrate

46‧‧‧lower substrate

48‧‧‧Circuit Control Board

50‧‧‧Fixed parts

52‧‧‧Second light-emitting element

54‧‧‧ side substrate

56‧‧‧ surrounding walls

58‧‧‧Departure

66‧‧‧Perforation

68‧‧‧Baffle

70‧‧‧Fixed parts

72‧‧‧ first side

74‧‧‧ second side

76‧‧‧Microstructure

78‧‧‧ side

80‧‧‧ end face

81‧‧‧ convex

82‧‧‧ recess

Claims (5)

[Item 1] A composite lamp comprising:
a lamp holder for mounting on a vehicle and having an opening at the front end thereof;
a translucent cover is mounted on the front side of the lamp holder and closes the opening of the lamp holder, and a light chamber is formed between the translucent cover and the lamp holder;
An illuminating device is mounted in the housing and includes a first illuminating unit and a second illuminating unit, the first illuminating unit includes a plurality of first illuminating elements, and the second illuminating unit comprises at least one second illuminating element, The plurality of first illuminating elements and the at least one second illuminating element are individually controllable to emit light;
a reflective seat is mounted in the chamber and includes an arcuate body having an inner surface facing the reflective surface of the transmissive cover, the middle of the body having a rear receiving groove facing the socket and a facing surface a front receiving groove of the transparent cover, the rear receiving groove is provided for receiving the first and second light emitting units, wherein the body is provided with a plurality of perforations, and each of the first light emitting elements is located in one of the through holes and faces the reflecting surface of the reflecting seat When the first light-emitting elements emit light, the light emitted by the first light-emitting elements is reflected or refracted by the reflective surface, and then emitted through the transparent cover; and a light guide bar that accommodates the front of the reflective seat In the accommodating groove, the light guiding strip is disposed at two longitudinal ends of the second light emitting element, and the at least one second light emitting element is adjacent to an end surface of at least one of the light emitting strips. When the at least one second light emitting element emits light, Light emitted by the at least one second light-emitting element is introduced into the light guide strip from the end surface of the light guide strip and is emitted from the light-transmitting cover. [Item 2] The composite lamp of claim 1, wherein the first light-emitting element is a light-emitting diode and is disposed on an upper surface of the upper substrate and a lower surface of the lower substrate, wherein the upper and lower substrates are vertically spaced apart The second light emitting unit includes two second light emitting elements, each of the second light emitting elements is a light emitting diode and is mounted on an inner surface of the one side substrate, and the side substrate is coupled to the upper and lower substrates of the first light emitting unit. On one side, the light guiding strip is located between the two second light emitting elements. [Item 3] The composite lamp of claim 2, wherein the body of the reflector has two spaced apart partitions in the middle thereof, each partition extending along the longitudinal direction, and the rear receiving groove and the front receiving groove are formed therein Between the two partitions, the number of perforations are provided on the two partitions. [Item 4] The composite lamp of claim 3, wherein the reflector further comprises a peripheral wall at a periphery of the body, and adjacent two perforations on the two partitions are separated by a partition, each A partition is connected between the peripheral wall and one of the partitions. [Item 5] The composite lamp of claim 2, wherein the light guiding strip is provided with a plurality of convex portions, and the groove wall of the front receiving groove is provided with a plurality of concave portions for providing the convex portions of the light guiding strips to abut.