Patent Publication Number: US-11047545-B1

Title: Controllable vehicle lamp assembly

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION 
     This application claims the benefit of priority to Taiwan Patent Application No. 109136835, filed on Oct. 23, 2020. The entire content of the above identified application is incorporated herein by reference. 
     Some references, which may include patents, patent applications and various publications, may be cited and discussed in the description of this disclosure. The citation and/or discussion of such references is provided merely to clarify the description of the present disclosure and is not an admission that any such reference is “prior art” to the disclosure described herein. All references cited and discussed in this specification are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties and to the same extent as if each reference was individually incorporated by reference. 
     FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     The present disclosure relates to a vehicle lamp assembly, and more particularly to a controllable vehicle lamp assembly. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     According to different requirements, a driver can control a conventional vehicle lamp to project high beam light or low beam light (such as one functioning as a high/low beam headlamp), but the conventional vehicle lamp still has room for improvement. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     In response to the above-referenced technical inadequacy, the present disclosure provides a controllable vehicle lamp assembly. 
     In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a controllable vehicle lamp assembly including a carrier module, a light-emitting module, an optical module and a controllable module. The light-emitting module includes a first light-emitting structure electrically connected to the carrier module and a second light-emitting structure electrically connected to the carrier module. The first light-emitting structure is disposed on a top side of the carrier module for providing a first light source, and the second light-emitting structure is disposed on a bottom side of the carrier module for providing a second light source. The optical module includes a first reflective cover disposed on the top side of the carrier module, a second reflective cover disposed on the bottom side of the carrier module, a movable shielding assembly movably disposed on the top side of the carrier module, and an optical lens disposed on the top side of the carrier module. The controllable module includes a movable driving component for contacting the movable shielding assembly. A plurality of first light beams generated by the first light source are reflected by the first reflective cover so as to form a plurality of first reflected light beams, a plurality of second light beams generated by the first light source are reflected by the first reflective cover so as to form a plurality of second reflected light beams, a plurality of third light beams generated by the first light source are reflected by the first reflective cover so as to form a plurality of third reflected light beams, and a plurality of light beams generated by the second light source are reflected by the second reflective cover so as to form a plurality of reflected light beams. When the movable shielding assembly is moved from a first position to a second position by controlling of the movable driving component, the first reflected light beams pass through the optical lens so as to be converted into a plurality of first projected light beams, the second reflected light beams pass through the optical lens so as to be converted into a plurality of second projected light beams, and the third reflected light beams are blocked by the movable shielding assembly and do not directly pass through the optical lens. When the movable shielding assembly is moved from the second position to the first position, the first reflected light beams pass through the optical lens so as to be converted into the first projected light beams, the second reflected light beams are blocked by the movable shielding assembly and do not directly pass through the optical lens, and the third reflected light beams are reflected by the movable shielding assembly and pass through the optical lens so as to be converted into a plurality of third projected light beams. 
     In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a controllable vehicle lamp assembly including a carrier module, a light-emitting module, an optical module and a controllable module. The light-emitting module includes a first light-emitting structure disposed on a top side of the carrier module for providing a first light source. The optical module includes a first reflective cover disposed on the top side of the carrier module, a movable shielding assembly movably disposed on the top side of the carrier module, and an optical lens disposed on the top side of the carrier module. The controllable module includes a movable driving component for contacting the movable shielding assembly. A plurality of first light beams generated by the first light source are reflected by the first reflective cover so as to form a plurality of first reflected light beams, a plurality of second light beams generated by the first light source are reflected by the first reflective cover so as to form a plurality of second reflected light beams, and a plurality of third light beams generated by the first light source are reflected by the first reflective cover so as to form a plurality of third reflected light beams. The first reflected light beams pass through the optical lens so as to be converted into a plurality of first projected light beams, the second reflected light beams pass through the optical lens so as to be converted into a plurality of second projected light beams or the second reflected light beams are blocked by the movable shielding assembly and do not directly pass through the optical lens, and the third reflected light beams are blocked by the movable shielding assembly and do not directly pass through the optical lens or the third reflected light beams are reflected by the movable shielding assembly and pass through the optical lens so as to be converted into a plurality of third projected light beams. 
     In yet another aspect, the present disclosure provides a controllable vehicle lamp assembly including a carrier module, a light-emitting module, an optical module and a controllable module. The light-emitting module includes a first light-emitting structure that is electrically connected to the carrier module for providing a first light source. The optical module is disposed on the carrier module, and the optical module includes a first reflective cover, a movable shielding assembly and an optical lens. The controllable module includes a movable driving component for contacting the movable shielding assembly. 
     Therefore, by virtue of “the optical module including a first reflective cover, a movable shielding assembly and an optical lens” and “the controllable module including a movable driving component for contacting the movable shielding assembly”, the movable shielding assembly can be moved from the first position to the second position by controlling of the movable driving component. Therefore, the second reflected light beams can pass through the optical lens so as to be converted into a plurality of second projected light beams or the second reflected light beams can be blocked by the movable shielding assembly and do not directly pass through the optical lens by selectively moving the movable shielding assembly between the first position and the second position, and the third reflected light beams can be blocked by the movable shielding assembly and do not directly pass through the optical lens or the third reflected light beams can be reflected by the movable shielding assembly and pass through the optical lens so as to be converted into a plurality of third projected light beams by selectively moving the movable shielding assembly between the first position and the second position. 
     These and other aspects of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following description of the embodiment taken in conjunction with the following drawings and their captions, although variations and modifications therein may be affected without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel concepts of the disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The present disclosure will become more fully understood from the following detailed description and accompanying drawings. 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective exploded schematic view of a controllable vehicle lamp assembly according to the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective exploded schematic view of a movable shielding assembly of the controllable vehicle lamp assembly according to the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a perspective assembled schematic view of the controllable vehicle lamp assembly according to the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is another perspective exploded schematic view of a controllable vehicle lamp assembly according to the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is another perspective exploded schematic view of a movable shielding assembly of the controllable vehicle lamp assembly according to the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is another perspective assembled schematic view of the controllable vehicle lamp assembly according to the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 7  is a cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII of  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 8  is a cross-sectional schematic view of the movable shielding assembly being moved from a first position to a second position by controlling a movable driving component according to the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 9  is a schematic view of an optical path provided by the controllable vehicle lamp assembly as shown in  FIG. 7  according to the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 10  is a schematic view of an optical path provided by the controllable vehicle lamp assembly as shown in  FIG. 8  according to the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS 
     The present disclosure is more particularly described in the following examples that are intended as illustrative only since numerous modifications and variations therein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Like numbers in the drawings indicate like components throughout the views. As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, the meaning of “a”, “an”, and “the” includes plural reference, and the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on”. Titles or subtitles can be used herein for the convenience of a reader, which shall have no influence on the scope of the present disclosure. 
     The terms used herein generally have their ordinary meanings in the art. In the case of conflict, the present document, including any definitions given herein, will prevail. The same thing can be expressed in more than one way. Alternative language and synonyms can be used for any term(s) discussed herein, and no special significance is to be placed upon whether a term is elaborated or discussed herein. A recital of one or more synonyms does not exclude the use of other synonyms. The use of examples anywhere in this specification including examples of any terms is illustrative only, and in no way limits the scope and meaning of the present disclosure or of any exemplified term. Likewise, the present disclosure is not limited to various embodiments given herein. Numbering terms such as “first”, “second” or “third” can be used to describe various components, signals or the like, which are for distinguishing one component/signal from another one only, and are not intended to, nor should be construed to impose any substantive limitations on the components, signals or the like. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 10 , the present disclosure provides a controllable vehicle lamp assembly Z including a carrier module  1 , a light-emitting module  2 , an optical module  3  and a controllable module  4 . The light-emitting module  2  includes a first light-emitting structure  21 , and the first light-emitting structure  21  is electrically connected to the carrier module  1  for providing a first light source S 1 . The optical module  3  is disposed on the carrier module  1 , and the optical module  3  includes a first reflective cover  31 , a movable shielding assembly  33  and an optical lens  34 . The controllable module  4  includes a movable driving component  40  for contacting the movable shielding assembly  33 , and the movable shielding assembly  33  can be moved from a first position to a second position by controlling of the movable driving component  40 . Therefore, a plurality of second reflected light beams R 2  can selectively “pass through the optical lens  34  so as to be converted into a plurality of second projected light beams P 2 ” or “be blocked by the movable shielding assembly  33  and not directly pass through the optical lens  34  by selectively moving the movable shielding assembly  33  between the first position and the second position, and the third reflected light beams R 3  can selectively “be blocked by the movable shielding assembly  33  and not directly pass through the optical lens  34 ” or “be reflected by the movable shielding assembly  33  and pass through the optical lens  34  so as to be converted into a plurality of third projected light beams P 3  by selectively moving the movable shielding assembly  33  between the first position and the second position. 
     Embodiment 
     Referring to  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 10 , one embodiment of the present disclosure provides a controllable vehicle lamp assembly Z including a carrier module  1 , a light-emitting module  2 , an optical module  3  and a controllable module  4 . 
     More particularly, referring to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 4 ,  FIG. 9 , and  FIG. 10 , the light-emitting module  2  includes a first light-emitting structure  21  electrically connected to the carrier module  1  and a second light-emitting structure  22  electrically connected to the carrier module  1 . The first light-emitting structure  21  is disposed on a top side of the carrier module  1  for providing a first light source S 1 , and the second light-emitting structure  22  is disposed on a bottom side of the carrier module  1  for providing a second light source S 2 . For example, the first light-emitting structure  21  includes at least one or a plurality of LED light sources or any other kind of light-emitting source, and the second light-emitting structure  22  includes at least one or a plurality of LED light sources or any other kind of light-emitting source. However, the aforementioned description is merely an example and is not meant to limit the scope of the present disclosure. 
     Moreover, referring to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 4 ,  FIG. 7 , and  FIG. 8 , the optical module  3  includes a first reflective cover  31  disposed on the top side of the carrier module  1 , a second reflective cover  32  disposed on the bottom side of the carrier module  1 , a movable shielding assembly  33  movably disposed on the top side of the carrier module  1 , and an optical lens  34  disposed on the top side of the carrier module  1 , and the controllable module  4  includes a movable driving component  40  for contacting the movable shielding assembly  33 . For example, the controllable module  4  may be an electromagnetic control module (such as an electronic control module) or a mechanical control module, but the aforementioned description is merely an example and is not meant to limit the scope of the present disclosure. 
     Therefore, referring to  FIG. 9  and  FIG. 10 , a plurality of first light beams L 1  generated by the first light source S 1  can be reflected by the first reflective cover  31  so as to form a plurality of first reflected light beams R 1 , a plurality of second light beams L 2  generated by the first light source S 1  can be reflected by the first reflective cover  31  so as to form a plurality of second reflected light beams R 2 , a plurality of third light beams L 3  generated by the first light source S 1  can be reflected by the first reflective cover  31  so as to form a plurality of third reflected light beams R 3 , and a plurality of light beams L generated by the second light source S 2  can be reflected by the second reflective cover  32  so as to form a plurality of reflected light beams R. Furthermore, referring to  FIG. 8  and  FIG. 10 , when the movable shielding assembly  33  is moved from a first position to a second position by controlling of the movable driving component  40  (such as moving the movable driving component  40  downwardly), the first reflected light beams R 1  can pass through the optical lens  34  so as to be converted into a plurality of first projected light beams P 1 , the second reflected light beams R 2  can pass through the optical lens  34  so as to be converted into a plurality of second projected light beams P 2 , and the third reflected light beams R 3  are blocked by the movable shielding assembly  33  and do not directly pass through the optical lens  34 . For example, the controllable vehicle lamp assembly Z can be used as a “high beam light” by cooperation of the first projected light beams P 1  and the second projected light beams P 2 . In addition, referring to  FIG. 7  and  FIG. 9 , when the movable shielding assembly  33  is moved from the second position to the first position, the first reflected light beams R 1  can pass through the optical lens  34  so as to be converted into the first projected light beams P 1 , the second reflected light beams R 2  can be blocked by the movable shielding assembly  33  and do not directly pass through the optical lens  34 , and the third reflected light beams R 3  can be reflected by the movable shielding assembly  33  and pass through the optical lens  34  so as to be converted into a plurality of third projected light beams P 3  (that is to say, the third reflected light beams R 3  can be reflected by the movable shielding assembly  33  in advance, and can then pass through the optical lens  34  so as to be converted into the third projected light beams P 3 ). For example, the controllable vehicle lamp assembly Z can be used as a “low beam light” by cooperation of the first projected light beams P 1  and the third projected light beams P 3 . 
     For example, referring to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 4 , and  FIG. 5 , the movable shielding assembly  33  includes a pivot element  331  disposed on the carrier module  1 , a movable shielding element  332  pivotably disposed on the pivot element  331 , and an elastic element  333  disposed around (such as sleeved around) the pivot element  331 , and the pivot element  331  includes a first pivot portion  3311  and a second pivot portion  3312  that matches (or cooperates) with the first pivot portion  3311 . Furthermore, the elastic element  333  has an elastic body  3330  disposed around (such as sleeved around) the pivot element  331 , a first abutting portion  3331  connected to a side of the elastic body  3330  for abutting against the carrier module  1 , and a second abutting portion  3332  connected to another side of the elastic body  3330  for abutting against the movable shielding element  332 , and the movable shielding element  332  can be moved from the second position to the first position by an elastic force provided by the elastic element  333  (that is to say, the movable shielding element  332  can be accurately fixed on the first position by the elastic force provided by the elastic element  333  as shown in  FIG. 7 ). Moreover, the movable shielding element  332  has a fixed matching portion  3320 , a stop portion  3323  for blocking the second abutting portion  3332  of the elastic element  333 , and a penetrating portion  3324  corresponding to the fixed matching portion  3320 , and the movable driving component  40  includes a movable matching portion  4000  that matches with the fixed matching portion  3320 . Therefore, the movable shielding element  332  can be downwardly pulled by the movable driving component  40  that is controlled by cooperation of the fixed matching portion  3320  and the movable matching portion  4000 , so that the movable shielding element  332  can be moved from the first position to the second position (as shown in  FIG. 8 ). It should be noted that the optical module  3  includes a light-reflecting component  35  disposed under the optical lens  34 , the light-reflecting component  35  is disposed between the optical lens  34  and the second reflective cover  32 , and the optical lens  34  protrudes further from the optical module  3  than the light-reflecting component  35 . 
     For example, referring to  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 4 ,  FIG. 7  and  FIG. 8 , the movable shielding element  332  has a first reflective surface  3321  and a second reflective surface  3322  obliquely connected to the first reflective surface  3321 , and the first reflective cover  31  includes a first reflective body  311 , a second reflective body  312  connected to the first reflective body  311 , and a shielding portion  313  extending upwardly from the second reflective body  312 . Furthermore, the first reflective body  311  has a first reflective curved surface  3110 , the second reflective body  312  has a second reflective curved surface  3120  connected to the first reflective curved surface  3110 , and the first reflective curved surface  3110  has a curvature (or a radius of curvature) different from that of the second reflective curved surface  3120 . Moreover, referring to  FIG. 9  and  FIG. 10 , the first light beams L 1  of the first light source S 1  can be reflected by the first reflective curved surface  3110  of the first reflective cover  31  so as to form the first reflected light beams R 1 , the second light beams L 2  of the first light source S 1  can be reflected by the first reflective curved surface  3110  of the first reflective cover  31  so as to form the second reflected light beams R 2 , and the third light beams L 3  of the first light source S 1  can be reflected by the second reflective curved surface  3120  of the first reflective cover  31  so as to form the third reflected light beams R 3 . Therefore, referring to  FIG. 8  and  FIG. 10 , when the movable shielding assembly  33  is moved from the first position to the second position by controlling of the movable driving component  40 , the third reflected light beams R 3  can be projected onto the second reflective surface  3322  of the movable shielding assembly  33  and do not directly pass through the optical lens  34 . In addition, referring to  FIG. 7  and  FIG. 9 , when the movable shielding assembly  33  is moved from the second position to the first position by the elastic force provided by the elastic element  333 , the third reflected light beams R 3  can be projected onto the second reflective surface  3322  of the movable shielding assembly  33  and pass through the optical lens  34  so as to be converted into the third projected light beams P 3  (that is so say, the third reflected light beams R 3  can be projected onto the second reflective surface  3322  of the movable shielding assembly  33  in advance, and can then pass through the optical lens  34  so as to be converted into the third projected light beams P 3 ). 
     Beneficial Effects of Embodiment 
     In conclusion, by virtue of “the optical module  3  including a first reflective cover  31 , a movable shielding assembly  33  and an optical lens  34 ” and “the controllable module  4  including a movable driving component  40  for contacting the movable shielding assembly  33 ”, the movable shielding assembly  33  can be moved from the first position to the second position by controlling of the movable driving component  40 . Therefore, the second reflected light beams R 2  can pass through the optical lens  34  so as to be converted into a plurality of second projected light beams P 2  or the second reflected light beams R 2  can be blocked by the movable shielding assembly  33  and do not directly pass through the optical lens  34  by selectively moving the movable shielding assembly  33  between the first position and the second position, and the third reflected light beams R 3  can be blocked by the movable shielding assembly  33  and do not directly pass through the optical lens  34  or the third reflected light beams R 3  can be reflected by the movable shielding assembly  33  and pass through the optical lens  34  so as to be converted into a plurality of third projected light beams P 3  by selectively moving the movable shielding assembly  33  between the first position and the second position. 
     The foregoing description of the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure has been presented only for the purposes of illustration and description and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. 
     The embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain the principles of the disclosure and their practical application so as to enable others skilled in the art to utilize the disclosure and various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. Alternative embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains without departing from its spirit and scope.