This application claims the benefit of priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2022-0125665, filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Sep. 30, 2022, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present disclosure relates to a lamp for a vehicle and a vehicle including the same, and more particularly to a lamp for a vehicle that may be applied to headlamps and a vehicle including the same.
An example of, among lamps for a vehicle, a bi-function lamps that may form various kinds of light distribution patterns may include a headlamp for a vehicle that may implement both of a low-beam light distribution pattern and a high-beam light distribution pattern. The above-described headlamp may implement a unified lighting image because both of lights that forms a low-beam light distribution pattern and a high-beam light distribution pattern are output through one inner lens.
However, according to a conventional technology, because an optical system for forming a low-beam light distribution pattern and an optical system for forming a high-beam light distribution pattern, except for an inner lens of a headlamp, are individually provided, a volume of a bi-function lamp increases and a structure thereof is complex. This is an element that hinders slimness of the lamp for a vehicle.
The present disclosure has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art while advantages achieved by the prior art are maintained intact.
An aspect of the present disclosure provides a new type of a lamp for a vehicle that has a simple structure while being able to form various kinds of light distribution patterns
The technical problems to be solved by the present disclosure are not limited to the aforementioned problems, and any other technical problems not mentioned herein will be clearly understood from the following description by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a lamp for a vehicle includes a light source part including a plurality of light sources that irradiate lights, and a first lens part, to which the lights irradiated from the light source part are input, the light source part includes one or more first light sources arranged in a horizontal direction “W”, and one or more second light sources spaced apart from the first light sources downwards and arranged in the horizontal direction “W”, wherein the first lens part includes one or more first guide areas that faces the first light sources and to which lights output from the first light sources are input, and one or more second guide areas that faces the second light sources and to which lights output from the second light sources are input, and the first guide areas and the second guide areas at least partially overlap each other in an upward/downward direction “H” when the first lens part is viewed from one side in the horizontal direction “W”.
The first guide areas and the second guide areas may share some areas.
Shapes of cross-sections of the first guide areas in the upward/downward direction “H” may be different from shapes of cross-sections of the second guide areas in the upward/downward direction “H”.
Each of upper borders of cross-sections of the first guide areas in the upward/downward direction “H” may include a shape that is convex upwards.
Each of upper borders of cross-sections of the first guide areas in the upward/downward direction “H” may include a shape of a parabola that is convex upwards.
Each of lower borders of cross-sections of the second guide areas in the upward/downward direction “H” may include a shape that is convex downwards.
Each of lower borders of cross-sections of the second guide areas in the upward/downward direction “H” may include a shape of an ellipse that is convex downwards.
Each of upper borders of cross-sections of the second guide areas in the upward/downward direction “H” may include a shape that is concave downwards.
Each of upper borders of cross-sections of the second guide areas in the upward/downward direction “H” may include a shape of a hyperbola that is concave downwards.
A plurality of second guide areas may be provided, and the one first guide areas may overlap two or more second guide areas when the first lens part is viewed from an upper side or a lower side.
The lamp may further include a second lens part provided on a front side of the first lens part and to which the light output from the first lens part is input, and the first guide areas and the second guide areas may meet each other in areas, in which imaginary lines L1 connecting the first light sources and a focus “F” of the second lens part and upper borders of the second guide areas meet each other, when the first lens part is viewed from a lateral side of the horizontal direction “W”.
The lamp may further include a second lens part provided on a front side of the first lens part and to which the light output from the first lens part is input, the first lens part may further include a light mixing area connected to front ends of the first guide areas and the second guide areas and in which lights introduced from the first guide area and the second guide area are mixed, and a focus “F” of the second lens part may be formed in an area, in which the first guide areas and the light mixing area are connected to each other, or an area, in which the second guide areas and the light mixing area are connected to each other.
The light source part may further include one or more third light sources spaced apart from the second light sources downwards and arranged in the horizontal direction “W”, and the first lens part may further include one or more third guide areas that faces the third light sources and to which lights output from the third light sources are input.
According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a vehicle includes a lamp provided on a front side thereof, the lamp includes a light source part including a plurality of light sources that irradiate lights, and a first lens part, to which the lights irradiated from the light source part is input, the light source part includes one or more first light sources arranged in a horizontal direction “W”, one or more second light sources spaced apart from the first light sources downwards and arranged in the horizontal direction “W”, and one or more third light sources spaced apart from the second light sources downwards and arranged in the horizontal direction “W”, the first lens part includes one or more first guide areas that faces the first light sources and to which lights output from the first light sources are input, one or more second guide areas that faces the second light sources and to which lights output from the second light sources are input, and one or more third guide areas that faces the third light sources and to which lights output from the third light sources are input, and the first guide areas and the second guide areas at least partially overlap each other in an upward/downward direction “H” when the first lens part is viewed from one side in the horizontal direction “W”.
The lights that are output to an outside via the first light sources and the first guide areas and the lights that are output to the outside via the second light sources and the second guide areas may form a low-beam light distribution pattern, and the lights that are output to the outside via the third light sources and the third guide areas may form a high-beam light distribution pattern.
A plurality of first light sources may be provided, and the plurality of first light sources may be controlled to be turned on and off integrally.
A plurality of second light sources may be provided, some of the plurality of second light sources may be controlled to be turned on and off individually, and the others of the plurality of second light sources may be controlled to be turned on and off integrally.
A plurality of third light sources may be provided, and the plurality of third light sources may be controlled to be turned on and off individually.
The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:
Hereinafter, a lamp for a vehicle and a vehicle according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.
Lamp for Vehicle
A lamp for a vehicle according to the present disclosure may be a configuration for forming a plurality of light distribution patterns having different functions. As an example, the lamp for a vehicle according to the present disclosure may be a configuration that may implement a high-beam light distribution pattern and a low-beam light distribution pattern together. More preferably, the lamp for a vehicle according to the present disclosure may implement bending light that help recognize a ground surface and an object in a steering direction by forming an additional light distribution area in the steering direction in a low-beam light distribution pattern according to the steering direction of the vehicle, and also may implement an intelligent front lighting system (IFS) that prevents dazzling of a driver of a front vehicle or a pedestrian by temporarily removing a portion of a high-beam light distribution pattern according to present of the front vehicle or the pedestrian. Hereinafter, a means for implementing both of the bending light and the IFS, which have been described above, will be described.
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In more detail, the light source part 100 may include one or more first light sources 110 that are arranged in a horizontal direction “W” of the lamp 10, and one or more second light sources 120 that are spaced apart from the first light sources 110 downwards and are arranged in the horizontal direction “W”, and the first lens part 200 may include one or more first guide areas 210 that are configured to face the first light sources 110 and to which the lights output from the first light sources 110 are input, and one or more second guide areas 220 that are configured to face the second light sources 120 and to which the lights output from the second light sources 120 are input. According to the present disclosure, the lights that are output from the first light sources 110 and are output to an outside after being input to the first guide areas 210 and the lights that are output from the second light sources 120 and are output to an outside after being input to the second guide areas 220 may form a low-beam light distribution pattern. In more detail, the lights that are output from the first light sources 110 and are output to an outside after being input to the first guide areas 210 may form a lower area and a peripheral light distribution area (reference symbol B1 of
Furthermore, the light source part 100 may further include one or more third light sources 130 that are spaced apart from the second light sources 120 downwards and are arranged in the horizontal direction “W”, and the first lens part 200 may further include one or more third guide areas 230 that are configured to face the third light sources 130 and to which the lights output from the third light sources 130 are input. According to the present disclosure, the lights that are output from the third light sources 130 and are output to an outside after being input to the third guide areas 230 may form a high-beam light distribution pattern (see reference symbol B3 of
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Then, as described above, to partially overlap the light distribution pattern formed by the lights output from the first light sources 110 and the light distribution pattern formed by the lights output from the second light sources 120 in the upward/downward direction, the first guide areas 210 and the second guide areas 220 may be configured to at least partially overlap each other in a upward/downward direction “H” when the first lens part 200 is viewed from one side in the horizontal direction “W” as illustrated in
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Meanwhile, each of the upper borders of the cross-sections of the second guide areas 220 in the upward/downward direction “H” may include or have a shape that is concave downwards. This may be for causing, among the lights output from the second light sources 120, the light that reaches to a vicinity of the light distribution area B1 formed by the lights output from the light output from the first light sources 110 to be spread in the upward/downward direction wherein a rapid change in the intensities of lights for the areas of the low-beam light distribution pattern may be prevented by gradually changing the intensities of the lights as they go to the light distribution area B2 formed by the second light sources 120 from the light distribution area B1 formed by the first light sources 110. More preferably, each of the upper borders of the cross-sections of the second guide areas 220 in the upward/downward direction “H” may include or have a shape of a hyperbola that is concave downwards, and the second light sources 120 may be located at a focus of the above-described hyperbola.
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Meanwhile, as described above, according to the present disclosure, the first guide areas and the second guide areas may be configured to share some areas. Then, as illustrated in
Meanwhile the first lens part 200 may further include a light mixing area 250 that are connected to front ends of the first guide areas 210, the second guide areas 220, and the third guide areas 230 and in which the lights introduced from the first guide areas 210, the second guide areas 220, and the third guide areas 230 are at least partially mixed. For example, the light mixing area 250 may have a plate shape.
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Vehicle
Hereinafter, a vehicle according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings and the above-described contents.
The vehicle according to the present disclosure may include the lamp 10 for a vehicle. In more detail, the lamp 10 may be provided on a front side of the vehicle.
Then, the lamp 10 may include the light source part 100 including the plurality of light sources that irradiate lights, and the first lens part 200, to which the lights irradiated from the light source part 100 are input. In more detail, the light source part 100 may include the one or more first light sources 110 that are arranged in the horizontal direction “W”, the one or more second light sources 120 that are spaced apart from the first light sources 110 downwards and are arranged in the horizontal direction “W”, and the one or more third light sources 130 that are spaced apart from the second light sources 120 downwards and are arranged in the horizontal direction “W”. Furthermore, the first lens part 200 may include the one or more first guide areas 210 that are configured to face the first light sources 110 and to which the lights output from the first light sources 110 are input, the one or more second guide areas 220 that are configured to face the second light sources 120 and to which the lights output from the second light sources 120 are input, and the one or more third guide areas 230 that are configured to face the third light sources 130 and to which the lights output from the third light sources 130 are input.
Then, according to the present disclosure, when the first lens part 200 is viewed from a lateral side in the horizontal direction “W”, the first guide areas 210 and the second guide areas 220 may at least partially overlap each other in the upward/downward direction “H”.
Furthermore, according to the present disclosure, the lights output to an outside via the first light sources 110 and the first guide areas 210 and the lights output to an outside via the second light sources 120 and the second guide areas 220 may form a low-beam light distribution pattern, and the lights output to an outside via the third light sources 130 and the third guide areas 230 may form a high-beam light distribution pattern.
In a more preferable embodiment, the plurality of first light sources 110 are provided, and the plurality of first light sources 110 may be controlled to be turned on and off integrally. That is, all of the plurality of first light sources 110 that form the lower area of the low-beam light distribution pattern and the peripheral light distribution area B1 may be turned on or turned off.
Meanwhile, the plurality of second light sources 120 may be provided, and some of the plurality of second light sources 120 may be controlled to be turned on and off individually whereas the others of the plurality of second light sources 120 may be controlled to be turn on and off integrally. In more detail, among the plurality of second light sources 120, the second light sources 120 that are controlled to be turned on and off integrally may be for forming the low-beam light distribution pattern formed when the vehicle travels straight forwards, and, among the second light sources 120, the second light sources 120 that are controlled to be turned on and off individually may be for forming an additional low-beam light distribution pattern (that is, the bending light) in the steering direction when the vehicle is steered to the left side or the right side.
Furthermore, the plurality of third light sources 130 may be provided, and the plurality of third light sources 130 may be controlled to be turned on and off individually. As described above, the lights output from the third light sources 130 may form a high-beam light distribution pattern. Accordingly, when the plurality of third light sources 130 are controlled to be turned on and off individually, the third light sources 130 that irradiate the lights to an area, in which a front vehicle or a pedestrian is present, whereby the IFS that is an adaptive light distribution pattern may be implemented.
Meanwhile, the above-described contents of the lamp for a vehicle according to the present disclosure may be applied to the lamp provided in the vehicle of the present disclosure in the same way, and the above-described contents of the vehicle of the present disclosure also may be applied to the lamp for a vehicle according to the present disclosure in the same way.
According to the present disclosure, a new type of a lamp for a vehicle that has a simple structure while being able to form various kinds of light distribution patterns may be provided.
Although the present disclosure has been described above with reference to the limited embodiments and drawings, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and it is apparent that various embodiments may be made within the technical spirits of the present disclosure and an equivalent range of the claims, which will be described below.
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