Lighting device for a motor vehicle
AssigneeValeo Vision
InventorsBenoit DELANDE, Gunnar VIKBERG, Pierre-Louis TASSY
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Abstract
The invention relates to a lighting device with a grid bounding a plurality of light cells arranged in a two-dimensional array. Each light cell being associated with a light source that can be selectively controlled so as to be turned on or turned off, in order to be able to generate a light-based pictogram on the two-dimensional array. The grid bears against a support for the light sources and is held in place by mechanical clamping by means of a closing lens secured to the support. During assembly, the grid is slightly compressed in order to be held in place. For this, the grid is formed of a material that has a Shore hardness of less than 90, so as to be flexible and allow such compression and/or deformation.
Claims11
A luminous module for a motor vehicle, the luminous module comprising:
- a support;
- a plurality of light sources configured to generate light rays, the light sources being secured to the support;
- a grid forming a plurality of light cells facing the light sources, each light cell being separated from a directly adjacent light cell, the grid forming a perforated mask perforated at a distal end distal from the light sources;
- an enclosing outer lens located facing the light cells and the perforated mask;
- wherein the grid is flexible so as to be able to be deformed when the perforated mask is mounted between the support and the enclosing outer lens.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.