Vehicle lamp module

US8931940B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8931940-B2
Application numberUS-201314014391-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 30, 2013
Priority dateDec 26, 2012
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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Abstract

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An exemplary vehicle lamp module includes a lighting module and a controlling system for controlling the lighting module. The lighting module includes a light source, a reflecting mirror arranged on the light path of the light source and a reflecting cup. Light emitted from the light source is reflected to the reflecting cup by the reflecting mirror. The reflecting mirror is moveable relative to the reflecting cup, by which, a direction of the light reflected to the reflecting cup is capable of being changed by moving the reflecting mirror relative to the reflecting cup correspondingly, such that light reflected to the reflecting cup by the reflecting mirror is capable of being reflected by the reflecting cup to the far front side, near front side and lateral sides of the vehicle by moving the reflecting mirror correspondingly.

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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle lamp module comprising: a lighting module; and a controlling system for controlling the lighting module, the lighting module comprising a light source, a reflecting mirror arranged on the light path of the light source and a reflecting cup, light emitted from the light source being reflected to the reflecting cup by the reflecting mirror, the reflecting mirror being moveable relative to the reflecting cup, by which, a direction of the light ref…

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What does patent US8931940B2 cover?
An exemplary vehicle lamp module includes a lighting module and a controlling system for controlling the lighting module. The lighting module includes a light source, a reflecting mirror arranged on the light path of the light source and a reflecting cup. Light emitted from the light source is reflected to the reflecting cup by the reflecting mirror. The reflecting mirror is moveable relative t…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F21S41/16. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).