Embodiment of the present invention relates to automotive lighting systems and more particularly to a front lamp assembly position for a vehicle.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Lighting systems are one of the most important aspects in automobiles, be it two-wheelers, four wheelers etc. They are responsible for ensuring proper illumination of the way ahead is provided for the vehicle’s driver to see. Headlamps and other lamps are provided to achieve the desired illumination for the driver and at the same time, it is made sure that other drivers of the oncoming vehicles are not affected. Also, off-late the automotive lights such as headlamps, indicators and other auxiliary lights are not just meant for achieving the desired illumination but also contribute to the aesthetics of the vehicle. Headlamps and front lamps add to the looks of the vehicle and make them appealing to the observers. Given the present scenario, looks and aesthetics often become one of the deciding factors for people to buy a vehicle.
So, engineers and designers all over the world keep trying to innovate and develop new designs for headlamps and other lamps to fulfil the lighting requirements as well as add to the beauty of the vehicle. But in some of the presently available solutions, it is evident that headlamps are responsible to fulfil most of the desired illumination needs. So, headlamps are mostly operated on high beams which are often blamed for blinding the oncoming drivers. Further, in some cases, operating the headlamps on low beam are not able to provide sufficient illumination. Additionally, all the auxiliary front lamps are more so used for aesthetics purpose as the illumination area/zone is very limited on front lamps. Auxiliary front lamps are most commonly used as indicators and only for providing good looks to 5 the vehicle. So, there are no such lamps in the prior that make for the lack of illumination and complement the headlamp as well as add to the beautiful aesthetics of the vehicle.
Therefore, there is a need in the art for a front lamp assembly for a vehicle that does not suffer from above-mentioned deficiencies and provide an effective and viable solution.
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
The object of the proposed invention is to provide a front lamp assembly for a vehicle.
Another object of the invention is to ensure proper lighting as well as aesthetics requirements of the vehicle are met.
Yet another object of the present invention is to introduce new optics in front lamps for the vehicle that increase the illumination area of the front lamp.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention aim to provide a front lamp assembly for a vehicle.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a front lamp assembly for a vehicle is provided. The assembly may comprise a housing configured to house a back panel having a light section, an illumination panel below the light section, a printed circuit board (PCB) connected with the illumination panel, at least one Light-emitting diode (LED) connected with the PCB, and a glass cover over the back panel and the illumination panel. Further, the light section may comprise a reflector zone. Furthermore, the reflector zone may be configured to receive a light source that is connected with the PCB.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the back panel may have a receptacle for receiving the illumination panel.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the illumination panel may comprise a flat plate having a plurality of grooves. Further, the plurality of grooves having a profile of straight or curved continuous lines.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the illumination panel may have a light guide channel provided at one edge of the flat plate and connected with each groove of the plurality of grooves. There is a light guide with a curtain attached to it. In an aspect, the light guide is not hollow & the light is travelling inside with total internal reflection.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the light guide channel may be a hollow tube having a reflective internal surface and optical design in the light guide channel. In addition, the optical design including a plurality of cuts and bends designed at predetermined angles.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the predetermined angles in the range of, may be, but not limited to, 35°-45°.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the PCB may be connected with the illumination panel proximal to the light section and the light guide channel.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the LED may be provided at one end of the light guide channel configured to illuminate the light guide channel when actuated by the PCB.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the light source may be selected from a group comprising, but not limited to, incandescent light bulb and LEDs.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, light travels from the light guide channel to the plurality of grooves thereby illuminating the flat plate.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
So that the manner in which the above recited features of the present invention can be understood in detail, a more particular to the description of the invention, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to embodiments, some of which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments.
These and other features, benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent by reference to the following text figure, with like reference numbers referring to like structures across the views, wherein:
Fig. 1 illustrates a front lamp assembly for a vehicle, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 illustrates an illumination panel of the assembly, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3a illustrates a light guide channel of the assembly, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3b illustrates another embodiment of the light guide channel of the assembly, in accordance with an embodiment of the present; and
Fig. 4 illustrates working of the light guide channel, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present invention is described hereinafter by various embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein reference numerals used in the accompanying drawing correspond to the like elements throughout the description. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiment set forth herein. Rather, the embodiment is provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. In the following description, numeric values and ranges are provided for various aspects of the implementations described. These values and ranges are to be treated as examples only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention In addition, a number of materials are identified as suitable for various facets of the implementations. These materials are to be treated as exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory of the invention and are not intended to be restrictive thereof.
The terms "comprises", "comprising", or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, Appearances of the phrase "in an embodiment", "in another embodiment" and similar language throughout this specification may, but not necessarily do, all refer to the same embodiment. As used throughout this description, the word "may" is used in a permissive sense (i.e. meaning having the potential to), rather than the mandatory sense, (i.e. meaning must). Further, the words "a" or "an" mean "at least one” and the word “plurality” means “one or more” unless otherwise mentioned. Furthermore, the terminology and phraseology used herein is solely used for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as limiting in scope.
The systems, methods, and examples provided herein are only illustrative and not intended to be limiting. The present invention can be understood by way of following embodiments below:
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a front lamp assembly (100) for a vehicle. Figure 1 illustrates the front lamp assembly (100) for the vehicle. The front lamp assembly (100) may comprise a housing (102), an illumination panel (106), a PCB (120) connected with the illumination panel (106), an LED (108) connected with the PCB (120) and a glass cover over the back panel and the illumination panel (106).
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the housing (102) configured to house a back panel. The back panel has a light section (104) that comprises a reflector zone (110). The reflector zone (110) is configured to receive a light source (112). The light source (112) may be, but not limited to, incandescent light bulb or LEDs and may be used for purpose of head lamps or indicators. Additionally, the back panel may have a receptacle for receiving the illumination panel (106).
Figure 2 illustrates the illumination panel (106) of the assembly (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present. The illumination panel (106) may be connected with the back panel using connection means such as screws, bolts, rivets etc. Further, as shown in figure 2, the illumination panel (106) comprises a flat plate (114) that has a plurality of grooves (116). The plurality of grooves (116) may be, but not limited to, straight or curved continuous lines, that may or may not be parallel to each other. Also included in the illumination panel (106) is a light guide channel (118). The light guide channel (118) may be provided at one edge of the flat plate (114). The light guide channel (118) is connected with each of the plurality of grooves (116).
Figure 3a illustrates the light guide channel (118) of the assembly (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present. As shown in figure 3, the light guide channel (118) is a hollow tube having a reflective internal surface and special optics designed in the light guide channel (118). The optics include a plurality of cuts and bends (122) designed at predetermined angles. The predetermined angles may be in the range of 35°-45° to make the light travelling inside the light guide channel (118) move in a desired direction to illuminate maximum area. However, in a preferred embodiment, the predetermined angle may be 39°.
Further, figure 3b illustrates another embodiment of the light guide channel (118) of the assembly (100), in accordance with an embodiment of the present. As shown in figure 3b, the light guide channel (118) may be an optical cable (1181). The optical cable (1181) may be used to bend the incident light using total internal reflection and to easily divert the light towards the cuts and bends (122) in order to move the light into the plurality of grooves (116).
The invention works in following manner:
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the PCB (120) is connected with the illumination panel (106) proximal to the light section (104) and the light guide channel (118). Additionally, the LED (108) is provided at one end of the light guide channel (118) configured to illuminate the light guide channel (118) when actuated by the PCB (120). The PCB (120) may in turn be connected and actuated with the controls/switches provided to the driver. In one embodiment, the PCB (120) is also connected to the light source (112) of the light section (104) in the back panel.
So, the PCB (120) may also be used to illuminate the light source (112) (such as headlamp, indicator etc.) as and when required by the user using the controls/switches. In one embodiment, the user may have two different controls/switches to actuate the light source (112) of the light section (104) and the LED (108) proximal to the illumination panel (106) of the front lamp assembly (100). In another embodiment of the present invention, the user may have a common control/switch to actuate the light source (112) of the light section (104) and the LED (108) proximal to the illumination panel (106) of the front lamp assembly (100).
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, when a user actuates the front lamp assembly (100) using the controls/switches, the PCB (120) turns on the LED (108) provided at the end of the light guide channel (118) of the illumination panel (106). Figure 4 illustrates working of the light guide channel (118), in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in figure 4, the light from the LED (108) starts travelling inside the light guide channel (118) going through a total internal reflection within. Then, with the help of cuts and bends (122) designed in the light guide channel (118), the light is directed towards the flat plate (114). The reflected light leaks through the cuts and bends at a preferred angle of 39° into the plurality of grooves (116) and then onto the flat plate (114) to illuminate the whole illumination panel (106). Additionally, the light travelling along the plurality of grooves (116) and through side optics of flat plate (114), providing a light curtain effect.
The present invention provides a number of advantages. Firstly, the front lamp assembly (100) of the present invention solves the problem of the prior art by increasing the illumination area (thereby the increase in illumination) as well as beautiful aesthetics similar to a light curtain effect which hasn’t been seen in automobiles. The present invention may be used in combination with headlamps or also in combination with indicator lights or other auxiliary lights (in pairs) on two-wheelers, four-wheelers etc. So, the present invention provides a cost-effective solution to the problems of prior art.
Various modifications to these embodiments are apparent to those skilled in the art from the description and the accompanying drawings. The principles associated with the various embodiments described herein may be applied to other embodiments. Therefore, the description is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown along with the accompanying drawings but is to be provided broadest scope consistent with the principles and the novel and inventive features disclosed or suggested herein. Accordingly, the invention is anticipated to hold on to all other such alternatives, modifications, and variations that fall within the scope of the present invention and the appended claims.

claims:
1. A front lamp assembly (100) for a vehicle, the assembly (100) comprising:
a housing (102) configured to house a back panel having a light section (104);
an illumination panel (106) below the light section (104);
a printed circuit board (PCB (120)) connected with the illumination panel (106);
at least one Light-emitting diode (LED) (108) connected with the PCB (120); and
a glass cover over the back panel and the illumination panel (106);
wherein the light section (104) comprising a reflector zone (110);
wherein the reflector zone (110) is configured to receive a light source (112) that is connected with the PCB (120).
2. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the back panel is having a receptacle for receiving the illumination panel (106).
3. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the illumination panel (106) comprising a flat plate (114) having a plurality of grooves (116);
wherein the plurality of grooves (116) having a profile of straight or curved continuous lines.
4. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the illumination panel (106) having a light guide channel (118) provided at one edge of the flat plate (114) and connected with each groove of the plurality of grooves (116).
5. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light guide channel (118) is a hollow tube having a reflective internal surface and optical design in the light guide channel (118);
wherein the optical design including a plurality of cuts and bends (122) designed at predetermined angles.
6. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 5, wherein the predetermined angles in the range of 35°- 45°.
7. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the PCB (120) is connected with the illumination panel proximal to the light section (104) and the light guide channel (118).
8. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the LED (108) is provided at one end of the light guide channel (118) configured to illuminate the light guide channel (118) when actuated by the PCB (120).
9. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light source (112) is selected from a group comprising incandescent light bulb and LEDs.
10. The assembly (100) as claimed in claim 8, wherein light travels from the light guide channel (118) to the plurality of grooves thereby illuminating the flat plate (114) as light curtains.