Lighting apparatus for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsJung Wook LIM, Seung Hyeok CHANG, Ki Hong LEE, Byoung Suk AHN
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Abstract
A lighting apparatus for a vehicle may include a light source emitting light of a predetermined color; a reflector reflecting the light emitted from the light source to project the light externally, the reflector having a color different from the color of the light emitted from the light source to change the color of the light when the light is reflected; and a light transmittance variable portion positioned between the light source and the reflector such that the light emitted from the light source is incident thereupon prior to the reflector, the light transmittance variable portion being configured to vary in light transmittance.
Claims9
A lighting apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising;
- a light source emitting light of a first predetermined color;
- a reflector reflecting the light emitted from the light source to project the light externally, the reflector configured to change the first predetermined color of the light of the light source when the light of the light source is reflected by the reflector;
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- a light transmittance variable portion disposed between the light source and the reflector such that the light emitted from the light source is incident thereupon prior to the reflector, the light transmittance variable portion being configured to vary in light transmittance,
- wherein, when the light transmittance variable portion is set to have a light transmittance lower than a predetermined light transmittance, the light emitted from the light source is reflected off the light transmittance variable portion and thus is projected in a second predetermined color,
- wherein when the light transmittance variable portion is set to have a light transmittance higher than the predetermined light transmittance, the light emitted from the light source is transmitted through the light transmittance variable portion and reflected by the reflector to be changed in color and thus is projected in a changed color different from the second predetermined color,
- wherein the reflector has a parabolic shape having a curvature,
- wherein the light source is disposed at a parabolic focus of the reflector, and
- wherein the light transmittance variable portion is integrally coupled to the reflector and has a same curvature as the curvature of the reflector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.