US 12,385,614 B2
Lamp module for vehicle and lamp for vehicle including the same
Hyun Soo Lee, Yongin-Si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/919,580.
Application 18/919,580 is a continuation of application No. 18/345,281, filed on Jun. 30, 2023, granted, now 12,181,116.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0084485 (KR), filed on Jul. 8, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2025/0035279 A1, Jan. 30, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F21S 41/24 (2018.01); F21S 41/29 (2018.01); F21S 41/32 (2018.01)
CPC F21S 41/24 (2018.01) [F21S 41/29 (2018.01); F21S 41/322 (2018.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lamp module for a vehicle, comprising:
a first light source configured to output light; and
a light guide part disposed in front of the first light source and including:
a lower surface;
a first recessed area recessed upwardly from the lower surface, wherein the light output from the first light source is transmitted to the first recessed area;
a rear light guide section defining a rear area of the light guide part; and
a front light guide section disposed in front of the rear light guide section and defining a front area of the light guide part,
wherein the rear light guide section has an upper surface including a total reflection surface configured to reflect a substantially entire portion of the light output from the first light source toward the front light guide section, and
wherein the light reflected by the total reflection surface toward the front light guide section is externally output to form a light distribution pattern,
wherein the rear light guide section has a rear surface facing the first light source and having a first input surface, and a first optical axis of the first light source and a second optical axis of the first input surface intersect each other to form an angle,
wherein the front light guide section has a front surface having a third optical axis, and
wherein the third optical axis of the front surface of the front light guide section extends above the first optical axis of the first input surface of the rear light guide section.