Head lamps for vehicles
AssigneeRivian IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsPriyank Kumar, Simon Baker, Shammika Ashan Wickramasinghe, Carlos Montes Relanzon, Timothy Beaven, Siobhan Marie Casey
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Abstract
A head lamp includes projector modules held by a carrier that is designed to move. The carrier may include a bezel with openings for the projector modules. The openings may receive a lens that covers a projector module. The head lamp may include an additional projector module that surrounds, or at least partially surrounds, the bezel and the aforementioned projector modules. The movement of the carrier and the bezel cause the lenses to move, and the movement of the lenses causes articulation of the respective beams of the projector modules.
Claims18
An apparatus, comprising:
- a carrier configured to hold a first projector module, a second projector module, and a third projector module for a vehicle, the carrier comprising a bezel configured to surround the first projector module, the second projector module, and the third projector module, wherein the carrier is at least partially surrounded by a fourth projector module, and the carrier is configured to move in response to a change in ride height of the vehicle;
- a first lens configured to cover the first projector module;
- a second lens configured to cover the second projector module;
- and
- a third lens configured to cover the third projector module, wherein:
- the carrier is movable with respect to the fourth projector module, and
- based on movement of the carrier, the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens are movable relative to the fourth projector module.
A head lamp, comprising:
- a housing configured to receive:
- a unitary carrier configured to hold a first projector module and a second projector module, and
- a third projector module that surrounds the first projector module and the second projector module;
- and
- a transparent cover coupled with the housing, wherein:
- the transparent cover overlays the unitary carrier and the third projector module,
- the unitary carrier is movable with respect to the third projector module, thereby causing movement of the first projector module and the second projector module, and
- based on the movement of the unitary carrier, the first projector module defines an adaptive driving projector module.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a head lamp, comprising:
- a unitary carrier configured to hold a first projector module, a second projector module, and a third projector module, and
- a fourth projector module that surrounds the first projector module, the second projector module, and the third projector module;
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- a transparent cover that overlays the unitary carrier and the fourth projector module, wherein the unitary carrier is configured to move in response to a change in movement of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.