Lamp for vehicle

The lamp for a vehicle includes a light source part including a light source, a first lens part including a plurality of micro incidence lenses on which light generated from the light source part is incident, a second lens part including a plurality of micro emitting lenses each corresponding to the micro incidence lenses, and a shield part disposed between the first lens part and the second lens part. The shield part includes a plurality of shields configured to block some of the light incident from the micro incidence lenses on the micro emitting lenses. In particular, a center line of the second lens part is disposed to be spaced apart from a center line of the first lens part in at least one of a side direction or a downward direction.

BACKGROUND

1. Field of the Disclosure

The present disclosure relates to a lamp for a vehicle, and more specifically, to a lamp for a vehicle configured to reduce loss of light for forming a cutoff line of a beam pattern.

2. Description of the Related Art

Generally, a vehicle includes a lamp with an illumination function of allowing an object disposed near the vehicle to be easily seen when driving during low light conditions (e.g., night), and a signaling function of informing other vehicles or pedestrians of a driving state of the vehicle. For example, a head lamp, a fog lamp, and the like are provided for illumination, and a turn signal lamp, a tail lamp, a brake lamp, a side marker, and the like are provided for signaling.

Among them, the head lamp plays an important role in safe driving by emitting light in the same direction as a driving direction of the vehicle to secure a front view of a driver when the vehicle is driven at night or through a dark place such as a tunnel, or the like. The head lamp forms a beam pattern including a predetermined cutoff line to prevent glare which is generated toward a driver of a front vehicle such as an oncoming vehicle, a preceding vehicle, or the like, and in this case, some of the light emitted to the front of the vehicle is blocked to form the cutoff line.

In this case, the light blocked to form the cutoff line of the beam pattern is a cause of light loss, and accordingly, there are limitations to improving light use efficiency. Accordingly, a method capable of improving light use efficiency by reducing the light blocked to form the cutoff line of the beam pattern is required.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure is directed to providing a lamp for a vehicle configured to reduce loss of light due to blockage to form a cutoff line of a beam pattern. It should be noted that objects of the present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects of the present disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following descriptions.

A lamp for a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may include a light source part including a light source; a first lens part including a plurality of micro incidence lenses on which light generated from the light source part is incident; a second lens part including a plurality of micro emitting lenses each corresponding to each of the plurality of micro incidence lenses; and a shield part disposed between the first lens part and the second lens part, wherein the shield part includes a plurality of shields configured to block some of the light incident from the plurality of micro incidence lenses on the plurality of micro emitting lenses, wherein a center line which connects centers of an incidence surface and an emitting surface of the second lens part is disposed to be spaced apart from a center line which connects centers of an incidence surface and an emitting surface of the first lens part in at least one of a side direction or a downward direction.

A lamp for a vehicle according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may include a light source part including a light source; a first lens part including a plurality of micro incidence lenses on which light generated from the light source part is incident; a second lens part including a plurality of micro emitting lenses each corresponding to each of the plurality of micro incidence lenses; and a shield part disposed between the first lens part and the second lens part, wherein the shield part includes a plurality of shields configured to block some of the light incident from the plurality of micro incidence lenses on the plurality of micro emitting lenses. In particular, a light axis of the light source may be disposed to be spaced apart from a center line which connects centers of an incidence surface and an emitting surface of the first lens part in at least one of a side direction or a downward direction.

Other details of the present disclosure are included in the detailed description and accompanying drawings which will be described below.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Advantages and characteristics of the present disclosure, and a method of achieving the same will be apparent by referring to embodiments which will be described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments which will be described below but may be implemented in various different forms, and the embodiments are provided merely so that the present disclosure is complete and those skilled in the art of the present disclosure can have a complete understanding of the scope of the present disclosure, and the present disclosure is defined only by the scope of the claims. The same reference symbols refer to the same or similar components throughout the description.

Accordingly, in some embodiments, well-known processes, well-known structures, and well-known technologies are not specifically described to avoid ambiguous interpretation of the present disclosure.

Further, terms used herein are only for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Singular forms are intended to also include plural referents unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should be further understood that the terms “comprise” and/or “comprising” do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more elements, steps, or operations other than the elements, steps, or operations specifically described. Further, the term “and/or” includes combinations of any or all of the mentioned items.

Further, embodiments which will be disclosed in the description will be described with reference to cross-sectional views and/or schematic views which are ideal exemplary views of the present disclosure. Accordingly, shapes of the exemplary views may change according to a manufacturing technology, an allowable error, and/or the like. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the particular shapes that are shown but include changes of shapes formed based on a manufacturing process. Further, in each of the views shown in the present disclosure, each of the elements may be expanded or downscaled to be shown for convenience of the description. The same reference symbols refer to the same or similar components throughout the description.

Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings for describing a lamp for a vehicle of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1is a perspective view illustrating a lamp for a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure,FIG. 2is a side view illustrating the lamp for a vehicle according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, andFIG. 3is a plan view illustrating the lamp for a vehicle according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring toFIGS. 1 to 3, a lamp for a vehicle1may include a light source part100, a first lens part200, a shield part300and a second lens part400.

The lamp for a vehicle1may be used as a head lamp provided to secure a front view for a driver when a vehicle is driven at night or through a dark place such as a tunnel or the like, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the lamp for a vehicle1may also be used as any of various lamps installed in a vehicle such as a tail lamp, a brake lamp, a fog lamp, a backup lamp, a turn signal lamp, a daytime driving lamp, and the like in addition to the head lamp. Further, in the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the lamp for a vehicle1may form a low beam pattern including a predetermined cutoff line to prevent glare which is generated toward a driver of a front vehicle such as a preceding vehicle, an oncoming vehicle, or the like.

The light source part100may include a light source110and a light guide part120. In the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a semiconductor light emitting element such as an light emitting diode (LED) or the like may be used as an example of the light source110, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and various kinds of light sources such as a bulb and the like may be used as the light source110in addition to the semiconductor light emitting element. The light guide part120may include a center disposed at a light axis Ax of the light source110and serve to adjust a light path to allow light generated from the light source110to proceed in parallel with the light axis Ax of the light source110to be guided to the first lens part200.

Further, the light guide part120may serve to reduce light loss by guiding the light generated from the light source110to allow the light to proceed toward the first lens part200closely, and may also serve to guide all light to be uniformly incident on the first lens part200by adjusting the light path to make the light incident on the first lens part200to be substantially parallel with the light axis Ax of the light source110.

In the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the light guide part120may include a collimator lens configured to convert light generated from the light source110with respect to the light axis Ax in a predetermined light irradiation range to parallel light parallel with the light axis Ax of the light source110to make the light generated from the light source110in the predetermined light irradiation range to be incident on the first lens part200. In particular, the light which passes through a central portion of the light guide part120may proceed unimpeded to the first lens part200, and light which passes through the outside of the central portion (e.g., a peripheral portion) of the light guide part120may be bent or reflected by the light guide part120to proceed to the first lens part200.

The first lens part200may include a plurality of micro incidence lenses210, and the plurality of micro incidence lenses210may be disposed in an area in which the light generated from the light source part100is incident. In particular, incidence surfaces of the plurality of micro incidence lenses210may form an incidence surface of the first lens part200, and emitting surfaces of the plurality of micro incidence lenses210may form an emitting surface of the first lens part200. In the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a center line C1which connects centers of the incidence surface and the emitting surface in the first lens part200may be disposed coincident with the light axis Ax of the light source110.

The shield part300may be disposed between the first lens part200and the second lens part400and may include a plurality of shields310configured to block some of light which passes through the plurality of micro incidence lenses210to allow the lamp for a vehicle1to form the cutoff line of the beam pattern, and the plurality of shields310may include the same shape or different shapes.

The second lens part400may include a plurality of micro emitting lenses410each corresponding to each of the plurality of micro incidence lenses210, and the plurality of micro emitting lenses410may serve to emit light which passes through the plurality of shields310to allow a beam pattern based on usage of the lamp for a vehicle1of the present disclosure to be formed in front of the vehicle. Like the above-described first lens part100, incidence surfaces of the plurality of micro emitting lenses410may form an incidence surface of the second lens part400, and emitting surfaces of the plurality of micro emitting lenses410may form an emitting surface of the second lens part400in the second lens part400.

As shown inFIGS. 2 and 3, a center line C2which connects centers of the incidence surface and the emitting surface of the second lens part400may be disposed to be spaced apart from the center line C1of the first lens part200in at least one direction among a side direction and a downward direction in the above-described lamp for a vehicle1of the present disclosure.

Since the lamp for a vehicle1may be used as the head lamp, a z-axis may be understood to show a front or forward direction of the vehicle, an x-axis may be understood to show a side direction (a lateral direction) of the vehicle, and a y-axis may be understood to show a vertical direction of the vehicle inFIGS. 2 and 3.

A case in which the center line C2of the second lens part400is disposed to be spaced apart from the center line C1of the first lens part200in at least one direction among the side direction and the downward direction may be understood as a case in which the plurality of micro emitting lenses410each corresponding to each of the plurality of micro incidence lenses210are disposed to be spaced apart from a previous location in at least one direction among a side direction and a downward direction compared with a case in which the center line C2of the second lens part400is coincident with the center line C1of the first lens part200.

Although examples of the plurality of micro incidence lenses210and the plurality of micro emitting lenses410are described to correspond one to one as aspheric lenses in the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, they are not limited thereto, and the plurality of micro incidence lenses210and the plurality of micro emitting lenses410may correspond one to one, one to many, many to one, or many to many based on sizes and shapes thereof.

For example, as shown inFIG. 4, the plurality of micro incidence lenses210may be semi-cylindrical shaped lenses configured to extend in one direction, and in this case, at least two of the plurality of micro emitting lenses410may correspond to one of the plurality of micro incidence lenses210.

Further, as shown inFIG. 5, the plurality of micro emitting lenses410may be semi-cylindrical shaped lenses configured to extend in one direction, and in this case, at least two of the plurality of micro incidence lenses210may correspond to one of the plurality of micro emitting lenses410.

A case in which the plurality of micro incidence lenses210are the semi-cylindrical shaped lenses, and a case in which the plurality of micro emitting lenses410are the semi-cylindrical shaped lenses have been described above separately inFIGS. 3 and 4, but they are not limited thereto, and both the plurality of micro incidence lenses210and the plurality of micro emitting lenses410may be the semi-cylindrical shaped lenses.

Further, examples of each of the plurality of micro incidence lenses210and the plurality of micro emitting lenses410are described as the semi-cylindrical shaped lenses configured to extend in the one direction in the above-describedFIGS. 3 and 4, but they are not limited thereto, and the plurality of micro incidence lenses210and the plurality of micro emitting lenses410may include various sizes and shapes based on the beam pattern formed in the lamp for a vehicle1of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, the plurality of micro incidence lenses210and the plurality of micro emitting lenses410correspond one to one as the aspheric lenses, and an example of each of one micro incidence lens, one shield, and one micro emitting lens that correspond to each other among the plurality of micro incidence lenses210, the plurality of shields310, and the plurality of micro emitting lenses410will be described in the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, and the description may similarly apply to other micro incidence lenses, shields, and micro emitting lenses.

As described above, when the center line C2of the second lens part400is disposed to be spaced apart from the center line C1of the first lens part200in at least one direction among the side direction and the downward direction in the lamp for a vehicle1of the present disclosure, a center axis Ax2of the micro emitting lens410may be disposed to be spaced downward from a previous location thereof by a predetermined interval (e.g., a vertical offset) d with respect to a center axis Ax1of the micro incidence lens210as shown inFIG. 6, and the center axis Ax2of the micro emitting lens410may be disposed to be spaced apart from the previous location thereof in a side direction by a predetermined interval (e.g., a horizontal offset or a lateral offset) w with respect to the center axis Ax1of the micro incidence lens210as shown inFIG. 7.

In this case, the center axis Ax1of the micro incidence lens210may refer to an axis which connects the incidence surface and the emitting surface of the micro incidence lens210, and the center axis Ax2of the micro emitting lens410may refer to an axis which connects the incidence surface and the emitting surface of the micro emitting lens410.

In the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the center axis Ax2of the micro emitting lens410may be disposed to be spaced apart from the previous location thereof to the right to correspond to the case of left-hand driving (LHD), but the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the center axis Ax2of the micro emitting lens410may be disposed to be spaced apart from the previous location thereof to the left to correspond to the case of right-hand driving (RHD).

Meanwhile, when the micro emitting lens410is disposed to be spaced apart from the previous location thereof in the side direction and the downward direction by the predetermined intervals d and w, respectively, based on a location of the micro incidence lens210as shown in the above-describedFIGS. 6 and 7, the shield310may also be disposed to be spaced apart from the previous location thereof in a side direction and/or a downward direction like the micro emitting lens410as shown inFIG. 8.

In other words, since an upper end of the shield310may be required to be disposed at or near the center axis Ax2of the micro emitting lens410to form the cutoff line of the beam pattern, when the micro emitting lens410is spaced apart in the side direction and/or the downward direction, the shield310may also be displaced in the side direction and/or the downward direction like the micro emitting lens410, and thus the upper end of the shield310may be disposed at or near the center axis Ax2of the micro emitting lens410even when the micro emitting lens410is disposed to be spaced apart in the side direction and/or the downward direction.

As described above, the center axis Ax2of the micro emitting lens410may be disposed to be spaced apart in the side direction and/or the downward direction, and the shield310may also be displaced in the side direction and/or the downward direction with respect to the center axis Ax1of the micro incidence lens210. This is to increase brightness of the beam pattern by reducing the amount of light which is blocked for forming the cutoff line of the beam pattern. The brightness may also be increased by allowing the high intensity light near the center axis Ax1of the micro incidence lens210to be emitted through the micro emitting lens410without being blocked by the shield310.

In other words, when the center axis Ax1of the micro incidence lens210and the center axis Ax2of the micro emitting lens410are coincident with each other, as shown inFIG. 9A, since a center S of the beam pattern is disposed at a vanishing point at which a line H-H and a line V-V intersect, an area B11blocked and lost by the shield310to form a cutoff line CL becomes approximately half of the entire beam pattern area. Conversely, in the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, since the center axis Ax2of the micro emitting lens410may be disposed to be spaced apart from the center axis Ax1of the micro incidence lens210in the side direction and the downward direction as shown inFIG. 9B, the center S of the beam pattern may be disposed to be spaced apart from the vanishing point at which the line H-H and the line V-V intersect in the side direction and the downward direction, the light loss may be decreased since the area B12blocked by the shield310to form the cutoff line CL may be reduced compared withFIG. 9A.

Further, since the shield310may be displaced in the side direction and/or the downward direction to be disposed like the micro emitting lens410, the light which passes through the center axis Ax1of the micro incidence lens210and includes a high light amount may be prevented from being blocked, and accordingly, since a high illuminance area formed at the center S of the beam pattern may not be blocked by the shield310and may be used to form the beam pattern, the brightness of the beam pattern may be increased and the visibility may be improved.

Hereinafter, in the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a predetermined interval by which the center axis Ax2of the micro emitting lens410is spaced apart in the downward direction may be referred to as a first interval d, and a predetermined interval by which the center axis Ax2of the micro emitting lens410is spaced apart in the side direction may be referred to as a second interval w.

An example in which the micro emitting lens410is disposed to be spaced apart in the side direction and/or the downward direction has been described in the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, but it is merely an example for aiding understanding of the present disclosure, and the micro emitting lens410may be disposed to be spaced apart in at least one of the side direction or the downward direction along the beam pattern based on the lamp for a vehicle1of the present disclosure without being limited to the above example.

In the above described exemplary embodiment, each of the first lens part200and the second lens part400may be quadrangular overall, but the geometries of the lenses are not limited thereto, and each of the first lens part200and the second lens part400may be hexagonal as shown inFIG. 10, in which case the number of each of the micro incidence lenses and the micro emitting lenses included in each of the first lens part200and the second lens part400may be increased. In this case, since the light which departs from the first lens part200and the second lens part400in a vertical direction and a lateral direction may be used, light use efficiency may be improved. The shape of each of the first lens part200and second lens part400of the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described quadrangular shape or hexagonal shape, and may include various shapes capable of forming an optimal beam pattern and improving light use efficiency.

Meanwhile, as described above, the light generated from the light source110may be incident on the first lens part200in parallel with the light axis Ax of the light source110by the light guide part120, in which case the light incident on each of the plurality of micro incidence lenses210may be incident on each of the plurality of micro emitting lenses410through a focus surface. The focus surface may be a virtual surface that includes a rear focus of each of the plurality of micro emitting lenses410disposed between the micro incidence lenses210and the plurality of micro emitting lenses410.

In this case, the light incident on each of the plurality of micro incidence lenses210may be incident on the plurality of micro emitting lenses410passing through and corresponding to at least one focus included in the focus surface based on a sort of the lens. For example, when the plurality of micro incidence lenses210and the plurality of micro emitting lenses410include the aspheric lenses of the same diameter, the plurality of micro incidence lenses210and the plurality of micro emitting lenses410may correspond to each other one to one, in which case the light incident on each of the plurality of micro incidence lenses210may pass through a rear focus of each of the plurality of micro emitting lenses410.

Further, when the plurality of micro incidence lenses210are the semi-cylindrical shaped lenses configured to extend in the one direction, a plurality of micro emitting lenses arranged in a direction in which the semi-cylindrical shaped lenses extend may each correspond to each of the plurality of micro incidence lenses210. In this case, the light incident on each of the plurality of micro incidence lenses210may pass through a rear focus of each of the plurality of micro emitting lenses which are arranged in the direction in which the semi-cylindrical shaped lenses extend.

Meanwhile, the light incident from the light source part100on the first lens part200may not be incident in parallel with the light axis Ax of the light source110when it is at a remote distance from the light axis Ax.

In particular, the light generated from the light source110may form a predetermined light emitting angle with respect to the light axis Ax. When the light which proceeds with a large angle from the light axis Ax of the light source110among the light generated from the light source110is at a remote distance from the light axis Ax of the light source110, since adjusting the light path by the light guide part120to make the light path to be parallel with the light axis Ax may be more difficult than the light which proceeds with a small angle from the light axis Ax of the light source110, the light which passes through the light guide part120may be incident on the first lens part200not in parallel with the light axis Ax of the light source110but with a predetermined angle from the light axis Ax of the light source110. In this case, the light which proceeds by passing through the micro incidence lens may proceed with a predetermined angle from the light axis Ax of the light source110.

In other words, when the center axes Ax2of the plurality of micro emitting lenses410are disposed to be spaced apart in the side direction and the downward direction at the same interval, although light is incident on the micro emitting lens disposed at a central portion of the second lens part400in parallel with the light axis Ax of the light source110, in micro emitting lenses disposed at lateral ends and vertical ends with respect to the center portion of the second lens part400, light is incident with a predetermined angle with respect to the light axis Ax of the light source110, and thus some of the light which passes through the micro incidence lens may not be incident.

In view of the foregoing, in the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, based on a distance spaced apart from the center portion of the second lens part400, the plurality of micro emitting lenses410may be spaced apart in at least one direction among the above-described side direction and downward direction at various intervals to reduce light loss caused by the light that is not incident on the micro emitting lens.

Hereinafter, in the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown inFIG. 11, a micro incidence lens210adisposed at a center portion of the first lens part200may be referred to as a first micro incidence lens, a micro incidence lens210bdisposed at an upper side end of the first lens part200may be referred to as a second micro incidence lens, a micro incidence lens210cdisposed at a lower side end of the first lens part200may be referred to as a third micro incidence lens, a micro incidence lens210ddisposed at a left side end of the first lens part200may be referred to as a fourth micro incidence lens, and a micro incidence lens210edisposed at a right side end of the first lens part200may be referred to as a fifth micro incidence lens. Similarly, as shown inFIG. 12, micro emitting lenses410a,410b,410c,410d, and410edisposed at the center portion, an upper side end, a lower side end, a left side end, and a right side end of the second lens part400may be referred to as first to fifth micro emitting lenses, respectively.

As shown inFIGS. 13 and 14, light may be incident on the first micro incidence lens210ain parallel with the center axis Ax1, and in this case, light which passes through the first micro incidence lens210amay be incident on the first micro emitting lens410aeven when the first micro emitting lens410ais disposed to be spaced apart in a downward direction by a first interval d and in a side direction by a second interval w.

As shown inFIGS. 15 and 16, since light is incident on the second micro incidence lens210bwith a predetermined angle in an upward direction with respect to the center axis Ax1, light which passes through the second micro incidence lens210bmay proceed further in the upward direction compared with the above-describedFIG. 13, and in this case, the second micro emitting lens410bmay be spaced apart in a downward direction by an interval d11which is smaller than the first interval d and in a side direction by the second interval w to allow the light which passes through the second micro incidence lens210bto be incident on the second micro emitting lens410b.

In particular, since the light which passes through the second micro incidence lens210bmay face in a relatively upward direction, the second micro emitting lens410bmay be spaced apart in the downward direction by an interval which is smaller than the first interval d to allow the light which passes through the second micro incidence lens210bto be incident on the second micro emitting lens410b.

As shown inFIGS. 17 and 18, since light is incident on the third micro incidence lens210cwith a predetermined angle in a downward direction with respect to the center axis Ax1, light which passes through the second micro incidence lens210bmay proceed further in the downward direction compared with the above-describedFIG. 13, and in this case, the third micro emitting lens410cmay be spaced apart in the downward direction at an interval d12which is greater than the first interval d and in a side direction by the second interval w to allow the light which passes through the third micro incidence lens210cto be incident on the third micro emitting lens410c.

In particular, since the light which passes through the third micro incidence lens210cmay face in a relatively downward direction, the third micro emitting lens410cmay be spaced apart in the downward direction by an interval which is greater than the first interval d so that the light which passes through the third micro incidence lens210cmay be incident on the third micro emitting lens410c.

As shown inFIGS. 19 and 20, since light is incident on the fourth micro incidence lens210dwith a predetermined angle in a left direction with respect to the center axis Ax1, light which passes through the fourth micro incidence lens210dmay proceed further in the left direction compared with the above-describedFIG. 14, and in this case, the fourth micro emitting lens410dmay be spaced apart in a downward direction by the first interval d and in a side direction by an interval w11which is smaller than the second interval w to allow the light which passes through the fourth micro incidence lens210dto be incident on the fourth micro emitting lens410d.

In particular, since the light which passes through the fourth micro incidence lens210dmay face in a relatively leftward direction, the fourth micro emitting lens410dmay be spaced apart in the side direction by an interval which is smaller than the second interval w to allow the light which passes through the fourth micro incidence lens210dto be incident on the fourth micro emitting lens410d.

As shown inFIGS. 21 and 22, since light is incident on the fifth micro incidence lens210ewith a predetermined angle in a right direction with respect to the center axis Ax1, light which passes through the fifth micro incidence lens210emay proceed further in the right direction compared with the above-describedFIG. 14, and in this case, the fifth micro emitting lens410emay be spaced apart in a downward direction by the first interval d and in a side direction at an interval w12which is greater than the second interval w to allow the light which passes through the fifth micro incidence lens210eto be incident on the fifth micro emitting lens410e.

In particular, since the light which passes through the fifth micro incidence lens210emay face in a relatively rightward direction, the fifth micro emitting lens410emay be spaced apart in the side direction by an interval which may be greater than the second interval w to allow the light which passes through the fifth micro incidence lens210eto be incident on the fifth micro emitting lens410e.

Although an example in which the micro emitting lenses are disposed at each of the center portion of the second lens part400, and the upper side end, the lower side end, the right side end, and the left side end with respect to the center portion has been described in the above-described exemplary embodiment, the remaining micro emitting lenses may also include at least one of the intervals spaced apart in the downward direction and/or the side direction which may be changed based on a distance or a direction from a center of the second lens part400like the above-describedFIGS. 13 to 22.

In other words, the plurality of micro emitting lenses410of the second lens part400may be spaced apart so that at least one of the intervals spaced apart in the downward direction and the side direction based on the distance or the direction from the center portion of the second lens part400may be a different interval.

Meanwhile, the shield part300may include the plurality of shields310of the same shape in the above-described exemplary embodiment, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the plurality of shields310may form different parts of the beam pattern. For example, as shown inFIG. 23, a part310aof the plurality of shields310may form both a horizontal edge and an inclined edge of the cutoff line, another part310bmay form the horizontal edge of the cutoff line, and still another part310bmay form the inclined edge of the cutoff line.

In the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, since the cutoff line may include the horizontal edge and the inclined edge as shown in the above-describedFIGS. 9A and 9B, although the plurality of shields310may form at least one of the horizontal edge or the inclined edge, the above example is merely an example for aiding understanding of the present disclosure. The plurality of shields310may also form the same edge or different edges based on a shape of the cutoff line.

As described above, the lamp for a vehicle1of the present disclosure may improve light use efficiency by reducing an area blocked by the shield for forming the cutoff line of the beam pattern, and may reduce the light loss by varying at least one of intervals in a side direction or a downward direction based on a direction in which the light proceeds.

Further, in the above-described exemplary embodiment, the center line C2of the second lens part400may be disposed to be spaced apart in at least one direction among the side direction and the downward direction with respect to the center line C1of the first lens part200to improve light use efficiency by reducing the light blocked for forming the cutoff line of the beam pattern. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the light axis Ax of the light source110may be disposed to be spaced apart in at least one direction among the side direction and the downward direction compared with the center line C1of the first lens part200and the center line C2of the second lens part400to reduce the light blocked for forming the cutoff line of the beam pattern.

FIG. 24is a side view illustrating a lamp for a vehicle according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, andFIG. 25is a plan view illustrating the lamp for a vehicle according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring toFIGS. 24 and 25, a lamp for a vehicle1according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may include a light source part100, a first lens part200, a shield part300, and a second lens part400like the above-described exemplary embodiment, the same reference numerals are used for elements configured to perform the same or similar functions as those of the above-described exemplary embodiment, and detailed description of such functions will be omitted.

In another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400may be disposed coincident with each other, and a light axis Ax may be disposed to be spaced apart from the center lines C1and C2in at least one of a side direction or a downward direction in a light source110.

In this case, the light axis Ax of the light source110may be disposed to be spaced apart from the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400in at least one direction among the side direction and the downward direction to dispose a center of a beam pattern formed by the lamp for a vehicle1of the present disclosure to be spaced apart from a vanishing point at which line H-H and line V-V intersect in a side direction and a downward direction as shown inFIG. 9Bto reduce light loss by reducing an area blocked by the shield part300for forming a cutoff line.

FIG. 24is an example of a case in which the light axis Ax of the light source110is disposed to be spaced apart from the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400in the downward direction, andFIG. 25is an example of a case in which the light axis Ax of the light source110is disposed to be spaced apart from the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400in the side direction (a right direction).

An image of light emitted from the first lens part200and the second lens part400when the light axis Ax of the light source110according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is disposed to be spaced apart from the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400in the side direction will be shown with reference toFIG. 26andFIG. 27.

FIG. 26is an example illustrating an image of light emitted from the first lens part200when the light axis Ax of the light source110is disposed to be spaced apart from the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400in a right direction, and the image of the light may be disposed to be spaced apart in a side direction compared with a case in which the light axis Ax of the light source110is coincident with center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400.

FIG. 27is an example illustrating an image of light emitted from the second lens part400when the light axis Ax of the light source part100is disposed to be spaced apart from the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400in a right direction, and the image of the light may be disposed to be spaced apart in a side direction compared with the case in which the light axis Ax of the light source110is coincident with the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400.

In this case, a part B21of the image of the light emitted from second lens part400may be blocked by the shield part300to form a cutoff line of a low beam pattern. A dotted line in the above-describedFIGS. 26 and 27shows a beam pattern in a case in which the light axis Ax of the light source110is coincident with the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400. When the light axis Ax of the light source110is disposed to be spaced apart from the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400in the right direction, since an area B21in the shield part300blocked by the shield part300may be relatively decreased, light loss may be reduced. Further, since a center of the beam pattern may be disposed to be spaced apart from the vanishing point at which line H-H and line V-V intersect in the side direction, brightness of the beam pattern may increase and visibility may be improved.

Meanwhile, when the light axis Ax of the light source110is disposed to be spaced apart from the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400in the right direction, the beam pattern may be known to move in the left direction inFIG. 26and in the right direction inFIG. 27since each of lateral sides of light which passes through the first lens part200and the second lens part400may be shown in a reverse image, and light generated from the light source110may move in the right direction in which the light source110may be spaced by passing through the first lens part200and the second lens part400.

An image of light emitted from the first lens part200and the second lens part400when the light axis Ax of the light source110according to another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is disposed to be spaced apart from the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400in the downward direction will be shown with reference toFIG. 28andFIG. 29.

FIG. 28is an example illustrating an image of light emitted from the first lens part200when the light axis Ax of the light source110is disposed to be spaced apart from the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400in the downward direction, and the image of the light may be disposed to be spaced apart in an upward direction compared with the case in which the light axis Ax of the light source110is coincident with the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400.

FIG. 29is an example illustrating an image of light emitted from the second lens part400when the light axis Ax of the light source110is disposed to be spaced apart from the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400in a downward direction, and the image of the light may be disposed to be spaced apart in a downward direction compared with the case in which the light axis Ax of the light source110is coincident with the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400.

In this case, a part31of the image of the light emitted from second lens part400may be blocked by the shield part300to form a cutoff line of a low beam pattern.

A dotted line in the above-describedFIGS. 28 and 29shows a beam pattern in a case in which the light axis Ax of the light source110is coincident with the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400. When the light axis Ax of the light source110is disposed to be spaced apart from the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400in the downward direction, since an area B31in the shield part300blocked by the shield part300may be relatively decreased, the light loss may be reduced. Further, since a center of the beam pattern may be disposed to be spaced apart from the vanishing point at which line H-H and line V-V intersect in the downward direction, the brightness of the beam pattern may increase and the view may be improved.

Meanwhile, when the light axis Ax of the light source110is disposed to be spaced apart from the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400in the downward direction, the beam pattern may be known to move in the upward direction inFIG. 28and in the downward direction inFIG. 29since each of vertical sides of light which passes through the first lens part200and the second lens part400may be shown in a reverse image, and the light generated from the light source110may move in the downward direction in which the light source110is spaced by passing through the first lens part200and the second lens part400.

In another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, when the light axis Ax of the light source110is disposed to be spaced apart from the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400in the side direction, light which passes through the micro incidence lens210may be incident not only on a corresponding micro emitting lens410but also on other adjacent micro emitting lenses, and thus a light irradiation range in the side direction may be expanded.

In particular, when the light axis Ax of the light source110and the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400are coincident with each other, light incident on the plurality of micro incidence lenses210may be incident on a plurality of corresponding micro emitting lenses410by proceeding in parallel with the light axis Ax of the light source part100. Conversely, when the light axis Ax of the light source110is disposed to be spaced apart from the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400in the side direction, since the light incident on the plurality of micro incidence lenses210is incident on the micro incidence lens210with a predetermined angle in the side direction with respect to the center axis Ax1, as shown inFIG. 30, although some L1of the light incident on the micro incidence lenses210may be incident on the corresponding micro emitting lenses410, the remaining light (L2) may be incident on other micro emitting lenses adjacent to the micro emitting lenses410.

In this case, a light irradiation range emitted from the lamp for a vehicle1of the present disclosure may be further expanded in the side direction by the light incident on other micro emitting lenses adjacent to the corresponding micro emitting lenses410. Accordingly, when the light axis Ax of the light source110and the center lines C1and C2of the first lens part200and the second lens part400are coincident with each other, the light irradiation range may be further expanded in the side direction compared with a path through which light proceeds (a dotted line) and thus the visibility may be improved. Accordingly, as shown inFIG. 31, a spread area of the beam pattern formed by the lamp for a vehicle1of the present disclosure may be expanded to secure a wider view.

As described above, in the lamp for a vehicle1of the present disclosure, one of the light axis Ax of the light source110, the center line C1of the first lens part200, or the center line C2of the second lens part400may be disposed to be spaced apart from others in at least one of the side direction or the downward direction to reduce the light loss by reducing the area blocked to form the cutoff line of the beam pattern, and to increase the brightness of the beam pattern, and thereby improving the visibility by preventing blockage of a center of the beam pattern that includes high brightness.

The above-described lamp for a vehicle of the present disclosure may achieve at least one of the following effects. Since a beam pattern may be formed to move in at least one of a side direction or a downward direction, an area blocked to form a cutoff line of the beam pattern may be reduced, and thus the light loss may be reduced. Further, since the beam pattern may be formed to move in at least one of the side direction or the downward direction, a visibility may be improved since blocking of a center of the beam pattern that includes high brightness may be prevented, and thus brightness of the beam pattern may be increased. It should be noted that effects of the present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects of the present disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from descriptions in the claim.

Those skilled in the art of the present disclosure may understand that the present disclosure may be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential characteristics. Accordingly, the above described exemplary embodiments should be understood to be exemplary and not limiting. The scope of the present disclosure is shown by the claims rather than the detailed description, and all of variations or different forms derived from the means, scope, and equivalents of the claims should be interpreted to be included in the scope of the present disclosure.