Vehicle light-guiding body and vehicle lighting unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12560293-B2
Application number	US-202218690636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 5, 2022
Priority date	Sep 8, 2021
Publication date	Feb 24, 2026
Grant date	Feb 24, 2026

Abstract

The invention is to irradiate a light distribution pattern with an appropriate illuminance. A vehicle light-guiding body includes an incidence surface, a first reflection surface internally reflecting incident light, a second reflection surface internally reflecting the light reflected by the first reflection surface forward, a light blocking part blocking a portion of the light reflected by the second reflection surface, an adjustment surface extending forward from a front side end of the second reflection surface, a transmission surface provided in a state of extending upward in an up-down direction from the front side end of the adjustment surface and transmitting a portion of light reflected by the second reflection surface to a light-guiding body outer part, a connection surface connecting the transmission surface and the light blocking part, and internally reflecting a portion of the light internally reflected by the second reflection surface, a re-incidence surface, and an emission surface.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A vehicle light-guiding body comprising:
an incidence surface on which light from a light source is incident; a first reflection surface that internally reflects the light incident from the incidence surface and converts the light into substantially parallel light; a second reflection surface that internally reflects the light reflected by the first reflection surface forward; a light blocking part that blocks a first portion of the light reflected by the second reflection surface, the first portion being light that reaches the light blocking part among the light reflected by the second reflection surface; an adjustment surface that extends forward from a front side end of the second reflection surface; a transmission surface that is provided in a state of extending upward in a down-up direction from a front side end of the adjustment surface and transmits a second portion of light reflected by the second reflection surface to a light-guiding body outer part, the second portion being light that reaches the transmission surface among the light reflected by the second reflection surface; a connection surface that connects an upper side end of the transmission surface and the light blocking part, and internally reflects forward a third portion of the light internally reflected by the second reflection surface-forward, the third portion being light that reaches the connection surface among the light reflected by the second reflection surface; a re-incidence surface that is disposed forward with respect to the transmission surface and downward with respect to the light blocking part, and on which the light transmitted from the transmission surface to the guiding body outer part is re-incident; and an emission surface that emits the light internally reflected by the second reflection surface and passing the light blocking part or passing above the light blocking part, and the light incident from the re-incidence surface to form a light distribution pattern in a front of a vehicle, wherein the light distribution pattern includes a main pattern in which a first pattern and a second pattern overlap each other at the front of the vehicle, the first pattern being formed by the light that is internally reflected by the second reflection surface, passes above the connection surface, passes the light blocking part or passes above the light blocking part, and is emitted from the emission surface, and the second pattern being formed by the light that is internally reflected by the second reflection surface, internally reflected by the connection surface, passes the light blocking part or passes above the light blocking part, and is emitted from the emission surface.

2 . The vehicle light-guiding body according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first glare suppression surface that is disposed on the transmission surface and internally reflects upward a fourth portion of light reflected by the second reflection surface, the fourth portion being light that reaches the first glare suppression surface among the light reflected by the second reflection surface.

3 . The vehicle light-guiding body according to claim 2 , wherein the transmission surface is divided by the first glare suppression surface and disposed at a plurality of locations.

4 . The vehicle light-guiding body according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a second glare suppression surface that is disposed on the re-incidence surface and reflects downward a portion of the second portion transmitted from the transmission surface to the light-guiding body outer part.

5 . The vehicle light-guiding body according to claim 1 , wherein the re-incidence surface is divided by a step portion and disposed at a plurality of locations.

6 . The vehicle light-guiding body according to claim 1 , wherein
the first pattern and the second pattern have cut-off lines overlapping each other at upper ends thereof, and and a lower end of the second pattern is closer to the cut-off lines than a lower end of the first pattern is.

7 . A vehicle lighting unit comprising:
a light source; and a plurality of vehicle light-guiding bodies according to claim 1 that guide and emit light from the light source.

Assignees

• Ichikoh Industries Ltd

Inventors

• Onoma Kei

Classifications

• F21S41/322

  the reflector using total internal reflection · CPC title

• F21W2102/155

  having inclined and horizontal cutoff lines · CPC title

• F21W2102/18

  for overhead signs · CPC title

• F21S41/43

  characterised by the shape thereof · CPC title

• F21S41/27

  Thick lenses · CPC title