US 12,078,339 B2
Vehicle lamp with inclined micro-lens array
Dong Hwa Kang, Yongin-si (KR); and Hyun Soo Lee, Yongin-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/146,202.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0055213 (KR), filed on May 4, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0358388 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. F21V 5/04 (2006.01); F21V 5/00 (2018.01)
CPC F21V 5/007 (2013.01) [F21V 5/004 (2013.01); F21V 5/008 (2013.01); F21V 5/046 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lamp for a vehicle comprising:
a light source part configured to generate and output light in a first direction defining a first optical axis; and
a lens array provided on a front side of the light source part, the lens array comprising:
a first lens part comprising a plurality of first micro lenses to which the light is input from the light source part;
a second lens part comprising a plurality of second micro lenses configured to output the light input from the first lens part in a second direction defining a second optical axis, and form a specific beam pattern,
wherein the second optical axis is inclined with respect to the first optical axis such that, when installed in a vehicle, the lens array faces a road surface; and
a shield part located between the first lens part and the second lens part, and configured to shield a portion of the light input from the first lens part toward the second lens part to form a specific beam pattern on the road surface;
wherein the shield part comprises a plurality of unit masks that correspond to the plurality of second micro lenses, and in which masking patterns for forming the beam pattern are formed, and the plurality of unit masks are disposed to become farther from the second micro lenses as they go to a lower side of the lens array.