阅读说明：本技术 用于汽车的灯以及包括该灯的汽车 (Lamp for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle comprising such a lamp ) 是由 李贤寿 于 2020-11-13 设计创作，主要内容包括：公开了用于汽车的灯以及包括该灯的汽车。用于汽车的灯包括微透镜阵列(MLA)模块,该模块设置在光源的前面并且光入射到该模块中。MLA模块包括光入射透镜阵列和光发射透镜阵列。设置在光入射透镜阵列的第一部分中的多个光入射透镜的光轴的至少一部分,与设置在光发射透镜阵列的A部分中的多个光发射透镜的光轴至少一部分对准。设置在光入射透镜阵列的第二部分中的多个光入射透镜的光轴的至少一部分,与设置在光发射透镜阵列的B部分中的多个光发射透镜的所有光轴失准。(A lamp for a vehicle and a vehicle comprising the lamp are disclosed. A lamp for an automobile includes a Micro Lens Array (MLA) module disposed in front of a light source and light is incident into the module. The MLA module includes a light incident lens array and a light emitting lens array. At least a part of optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the first portion of the light incident lens array is aligned with at least a part of optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the a portion of the light emitting lens array. At least a part of optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the second section of the light incident lens array are misaligned with all of optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the B section of the light emitting lens array.)

1. A lamp for an automobile, the lamp comprising:

a light source configured to generate light and emit light; and

a microlens array module disposed in front of the light source and to which the light is incident,

wherein the microlens array module includes:

a light incident lens array to which the light is incident, and which includes a plurality of light incident lenses; and

a light emitting lens array disposed in front of the light incident lens array, receiving the light incident to the light incident lens array to emit the light to the outside, and including a plurality of light emitting lenses,

wherein the light incident lens array includes a first portion and a second portion, an

The light emitting lens array includes a portion a and a portion B,

wherein the light incident to the first portion is emitted from the first portion and incident to the A portion, an

The light incident to the second portion is emitted from the second portion and incident to the B portion,

wherein at least a part of optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the first section are aligned with at least a part of optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the A section, an

At least a part of optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the second section are misaligned with all optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the B section.

2. The lamp of claim 1, wherein all optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the first section are aligned with the optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the a section, respectively, and

all optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the second section are misaligned with all optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the B section, respectively.

3. The lamp of claim 2, wherein the first portion is disposed in a central region of the light incident lens array in a horizontal direction, and

the second portion is disposed at each of a left area and a right area of the first portion.

4. The lamp of claim 2, wherein the a portion is disposed at a central region of the light emitting lens array in a horizontal direction, and

the B part is disposed at each of a left area and a right area of the A part.

5. The lamp of claim 1, wherein in each of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the light incident lens array, a radius of curvature in a horizontal direction is different from a radius of curvature in a vertical direction.

6. The lamp of claim 2, wherein all optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the second section are respectively horizontally misaligned with all optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the B section.

7. The lamp of claim 2, wherein all optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the light incident lens array are disposed at the same height in a vertical direction as optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the light emitting lens array, respectively.

8. The lamp of claim 1, wherein a width of each of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the B section in a horizontal direction is smaller than a width of each of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the a section in the horizontal direction.

9. The lamp of claim 1, wherein widths of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the light incident lens array in a vertical direction are the same as each other.

10. The lamp of claim 1, wherein widths of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the light emitting lens array in a vertical direction are the same as each other.

11. The lamp of claim 1, wherein in each of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the array of light emitting lenses, a radius of curvature in a horizontal direction is the same as a radius of curvature in a vertical direction.

12. The lamp of claim 1, wherein the micro lens array module further comprises a light blocking member disposed between the light incident lens array and the light emitting lens array, and

the light shielding member is disposed at a position corresponding to focal points of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the light emitting lens array.

13. The lamp of claim 8, wherein a radius of curvature of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the portion a is the same as a radius of curvature of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the portion B.

14. The lamp of claim 1, wherein a width in a horizontal direction of each of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the first portion is the same as a width in a horizontal direction of each of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the second portion.

15. The lamp of claim 14, wherein a radius of curvature in a horizontal direction of each of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the first portion is different from a radius of curvature in a horizontal direction of each of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the second portion.

16. An automobile comprising a lamp for an automobile, wherein the lamp comprises:

a light source configured to generate light and emit light; and

a microlens array module disposed in front of the light source and into which the light is incident,

wherein the microlens array module includes:

a light incident lens array into which the light is incident, and which includes a plurality of light incident lenses; and

a light emitting lens array disposed in front of the light incident lens array, receiving the light incident into the light incident lens array to emit the light to the outside, and including a plurality of light emitting lenses,

wherein the light incident lens array includes a first portion and a second portion, an

The light emitting lens array includes a portion a and a portion B,

wherein the light incident to the first portion is emitted from the first portion and incident to the A portion, an

The light incident to the second portion is emitted from the second portion and incident to the B portion,

wherein at least a part of optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the first section are aligned with at least a part of optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the A section, an

At least a part of optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the second section are misaligned with all optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the B section.

Technical Field

Exemplary embodiments relate to a lamp for an automobile and an automobile including the same, and more particularly, to a lamp for an automobile and using a microlens array and an automobile including the same.

Background

A micro lens array (micro lens array) including a plurality of micro lenses is widely used in micro optical fields such as optical communication, direct optical imaging, and the like. In particular, recent microlens arrays have a feature capable of drawing a specific pattern on a road surface through an optical system having a size of about 10mm, and thus have been used as components for performing a greeting lamp function in an automobile.

However, in the microlens array according to the related art, the diffusion angle of light is as small as about 15 degrees, and therefore, other lighting functions (for example, a low beam function) than the guest light function may not be performed on the automobile. Therefore, there is a limitation in using the microlens array in an automobile.

Disclosure of Invention

An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is to enlarge a divergence angle (divergent angle) of light emitted from a microlens array to replace a related art lamp for an automobile with the microlens array.

A first exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a lamp for an automobile, the lamp including: a light source configured to generate light and emit light; and a Micro Lens Array (MLA) module disposed in front of the light source and into which light is incident, wherein the MLA module includes: a light incident lens array into which light is incident, and which includes a plurality of light incident lenses; and a light emitting lens array disposed in front of the light incident lens array, receiving light incident into the light incident lens array to emit the light to the outside, and including a plurality of light emitting lenses, wherein the light incident lens array includes a first portion and a second portion, and the light emitting lens array includes an A portion and a B portion, wherein light incident to the first portion is emitted from the first portion and incident to the A portion, and light incident to the second portion is emitted from the second portion and incident to the B portion, wherein at least a part of optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the first section are aligned with at least a part of optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the a section, and at least a part of optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the second section are misaligned with all optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the B section.

All optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the first section may be aligned with the optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the a section, respectively, and all optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the second section may be misaligned with all optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the B section, respectively.

The first portion may be disposed on a central region of the light incident lens array in a horizontal direction, and the second portion may be disposed on each of left and right regions of the first portion.

The a portion may be disposed on a central region of the light emitting lens array in a horizontal direction, and the B portion may be disposed on each of left and right regions of the a portion.

In each of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the light incident lens array, a radius of curvature in the horizontal direction may be different from a radius of curvature in the vertical direction.

All optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the second section may be misaligned in the horizontal direction with all optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the B section, respectively.

All optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the light incident lens array may be vertically disposed at the same height as the optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the light emitting lens array, respectively.

A width of each of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the B section in the horizontal direction may be smaller than a width of each of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the a section in the horizontal direction.

Widths of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the light incident lens array in the vertical direction may be the same as each other.

Widths of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the light emitting lens array in the vertical direction may be the same as each other.

In each of the plurality of light emitting lenses provided in the light emitting lens array, a radius of curvature in the horizontal direction may be the same as a radius of curvature in the vertical direction.

The MLA module may further include a light-shielding member disposed between the light incident lens array and the light emitting lens array, and the light-shielding member may be disposed at a position corresponding to a focal point of a plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the light emitting lens array.

A radius of curvature of each of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the portion a may be the same as a radius of curvature of each of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the portion B.

The width of each of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the first portion in the horizontal direction may be the same as the width of each of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the second portion in the horizontal direction.

A horizontal direction radius of curvature of each of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the first portion may be different from a horizontal direction radius of curvature of each of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the second portion.

A second exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides an automobile including a lamp for an automobile, wherein the lamp includes: a light source configured to generate light and emit light; and a Micro Lens Array (MLA) module disposed in front of the light source and into which light is incident, wherein the MLA module includes: a light incident lens array into which light is incident, and which includes a plurality of light incident lenses; and a light emitting lens array disposed in front of the light incident lens array, receiving light incident into the light incident lens array to emit the light to the outside, and including a plurality of light emitting lenses, wherein the light incident lens array includes a first portion and a second portion, and the light emitting lens array includes an A portion and a B portion, wherein light incident to the first portion is emitted from the first portion and incident to the A portion, and light incident to the second portion is emitted from the second portion and incident to the B portion, wherein at least a part of optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the first section are aligned with one of optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the a section, and at least a part of optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses disposed in the second section are misaligned with all optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses disposed in the B section.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a lamp for an automobile according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a side sectional view showing the structure of a lamp for an automobile when the MLA module is detached.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged front view illustrating a structure of a light incident lens array of a lamp for an automobile according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged front view illustrating a structure of a light emitting lens array of a lamp for an automobile according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 5 is a front view illustrating a state in which a light incident lens array of a lamp for an automobile according to the present disclosure is divided into a plurality of parts.

Fig. 6 is a front view illustrating a state in which a light emitting lens array of a lamp for an automobile according to the present disclosure is divided into a plurality of parts.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing a horizontal section of an MLA module for a lamp of an automobile according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view showing a vertical section of an MLA module for a lamp of an automobile according to the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, a lamp for an automobile and an automobile according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Lamp for a motor vehicle

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a lamp for an automobile according to the present disclosure, and fig. 2 is a side sectional view showing the structure of a lamp for an automobile when an MLA module is disassembled. Further, fig. 3 is an enlarged front view showing a structure of a light incident lens array of a lamp for an automobile according to the present disclosure, and fig. 4 is an enlarged front view showing a structure of a light emitting lens array of a lamp for an automobile according to the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a lamp 10 for an automobile (hereinafter, referred to as "lamp") according to the present disclosure includes: a light source 100 that generates light and emits light; and a Micro Lens Array (MLA) module 200 disposed in front of the light source 100 and into which light from the light source 100 is incident, the MLA module 200 including a plurality of micro lenses. The light source 100 may be a Light Emitting Diode (LED), but is not limited thereto.

In addition, the lamp 10 may further include a collimator 300 disposed between the light source 100 and the MLA module 200. The collimator 300 may be configured to make light incident from the light source 100 into parallel light and then emit the parallel light to the MLA module 200.

With continued reference to fig. 2-4, the MLA module 200 may include a light incident lens array 210 disposed to face the collimator 300 and to which light from the light source 100 is incident. As shown in fig. 3, the light incident lens array 210 may include a plurality of light incident lenses 212. Here, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the plurality of light incident lenses 212 may be convex lenses protruding toward the light source 100.

More specifically, in each of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 provided in the light incident lens array 210, the radius of curvature in the horizontal direction H may be different from the radius of curvature in the vertical direction V. For example, in each of the plurality of light incident lenses, the radius of curvature in the horizontal direction H may be smaller than the radius of curvature in the vertical direction V (i.e., the curvature in the horizontal direction may be larger than the curvature in the vertical direction). In this case, the light, which has been emitted from the light source 100 and is incident into the light incident lens array 210, may be diffused in the horizontal direction while passing through the plurality of light incident lenses 212, and thus, the diffusion of the light (particularly, the diffusion of the light in the horizontal direction) may significantly occur as compared to the related art microlens array.

In addition, the MLA module 200 may include a light emitting lens array 220 disposed in front of the light incident lens array 210, receiving light incident into the light incident lens array 210, and emitting the light to the outside. As shown in fig. 4, the light emitting lens array 220 may include a plurality of light emitting lenses 222. Here, as shown in fig. 2 and 4, the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 may be convex lenses protruding in an outward direction opposite to the light source 100. Unlike the plurality of light incident lenses 212 provided in the light incident lens array 210, in each of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 provided in the light emitting lens array 220, the radius of curvature in the horizontal direction H may be the same as the radius of curvature in the vertical direction V.

Here, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the MLA module 200 may include a light blocking member 230 disposed between the light incident lens array 210 and the light emitting lens array 220. The light blocking member 230 may have a plurality of slits through which light emitted from the light incident lens array 210 may be incident into the light emitting lens array 220.

Here, in the lamp 10 according to the present disclosure, the light blocking member 230 may be disposed at a position corresponding to a focal point of the light emitting lens 222 disposed in the light emitting lens array 220. In this case, in consideration of the characteristics of the lenses, light reaching the light emitting lens array 220 after passing through the slits of the light blocking member 230 from the light incident lens array 210 may be emitted to the outside in the vertical direction and in the form of light parallel to the ground.

Here, the fact that the light-shielding member 230 is provided at a position corresponding to the focal point of the light-emitting lens 222 can be interpreted as having not only a case where the focal points of the light-shielding member 230 and the light-emitting lens 222 overlap each other, but also a case where the above-described two components are arranged so close to each other. In the latter case, there is no substantial difference in function and effect when compared with the above-described case where two components overlap each other by a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains. However, more preferably, the focal point of the light emitting lens 222 may be disposed inside the main body of the light blocking member 230.

Here, the MLA module 200 may further include: a light incident body part 240 disposed between the light incident lens array 210 and the light blocking member 230 and supporting the light incident lens array 210; and a light emitting body part 250 disposed between the light emitting lens array 220 and the light blocking member 230 and supporting the light emitting lens array 220. However, unlike the above-described structure, the MLA module 200 may not include the light incident main body part 240 or the light emitting main body part 250.

Here, the lamp 10 according to the present disclosure may have a structure for providing a low beam pattern of an automobile.

Fig. 5 is a front view showing a state in which a light incidence lens array of a lamp for an automobile according to the present disclosure is divided into a plurality of parts, and fig. 6 is a front view showing a state in which a light emission lens array of a lamp for an automobile according to the present disclosure is divided into a plurality of parts.

Here, in the lamp according to the present disclosure, the light incident lens array 210 and the light emitting lens array 220 may be divided into a plurality of parts according to the characteristics of the light incident lens and the light emitting lens, respectively.

That is, referring to fig. 5, the light incident lens array 210 may be divided into a first part Z1 and a second part Z2 according to the characteristics of the light incident lenses 212 provided in the light incident lens array 210. In addition, referring to fig. 6, the light emitting lens array 220 may be divided into an a-part ZA and a B-part ZB according to the characteristics of the light emitting lenses 222 provided in the light emitting lens array 220.

Here, the first portion Z1 may be disposed on a central region of the light incident lens array 210 in the horizontal direction H, and the second portion Z2 may be disposed at each of left and right regions of the first portion Z1.

Here, fig. 5 shows a case where the first portion Z1 and the second portion Z2 contact each other, but unlike the above case, the first portion Z1 and the second portion Z2 may be spaced apart from each other. For example, a third portion including a plurality of light incident lenses may be disposed between the first portion Z1 and the second portion Z2.

Further, the a part ZA may be disposed on a central region of the light emitting lens array 220 in the horizontal direction H, and the B part ZB may be disposed at each of left and right regions of the light emitting lens array 220.

Here, fig. 6 shows a case where the a part ZA and the B part ZB contact each other, but unlike the above case, the a part ZA and the B part ZB may be spaced apart from each other. For example, a C section including a plurality of light emitting lenses may be provided between the a section ZA and the B section ZB.

Here, the first section Z1 and the a section ZA may face each other with the light-shielding member 230, the light-incident main body portion 240, and the light-emitting main body portion 250 therebetween, and the second section Z2 and the B section ZB may face each other with the light-shielding member 230, the light-incident main body portion 240, and the light-emitting main body portion 250 therebetween. More preferably, the first section Z1 and the a section ZA may have the same width in the horizontal direction H, and the second section Z2 and the B section ZB may also have the same width in the horizontal direction H.

Therefore, the light that has been emitted from the light source 100 and is incident into the first section Z1 of the light incident lens array 210 may be emitted from the first section Z1 and then incident into the a section ZA of the light emitting lens array 220. Further, the light that has been emitted from the light source 100 and is incident into the second part Z2 of the light incident lens array 210 may be emitted from the second part Z2, and then incident into the B part ZB of the light emitting lens array 220.

More preferably, the light emitted to the outside after passing through the first portion Z1 and the a portion ZA may provide a central region of the beam pattern formed to the outside by the lamp 10 according to the present disclosure, and the light emitted to the outside after passing through the second portion Z2 and the B portion ZB may provide a peripheral region of the beam pattern formed to the outside by the lamp 10 according to the present disclosure.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing a horizontal section of an MLA module for a lamp of an automobile according to the present disclosure, and fig. 8 is a sectional view showing a vertical section of the MLA module for a lamp of an automobile according to the present disclosure.

As described above, the MLA module may include the light incident lens array 210 and the light emitting lens array 220, and the light incident lens array 210 and the light emitting lens array 220 may include a plurality of light incident lenses and a plurality of light emitting lenses, respectively. Further, each of the plurality of light incident lenses and the plurality of light emitting lenses may have an optical axis. In fig. 7 and 8, a part of the optical axis defined in the plurality of light incident lenses 212 and the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 is shown by an arrow pointing downward.

According to the present disclosure, at least a part of the optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 disposed in the first section Z1 of the light incident lens array 210 may be aligned with at least a part of the optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 disposed in the a section ZA of the light emitting lens array 220. On the other hand, according to the present disclosure, at least a part of the optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 disposed in the second section Z2 of the light incident lens array 210 may be misaligned with all the optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 disposed in the B section ZB of the light emitting lens array 220.

More preferably, according to the present disclosure, all optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 disposed in the first section Z1 may be aligned with the optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 disposed in the a section ZA, respectively, and all optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 disposed in the second section Z2 may be misaligned with all optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 disposed in the B section ZB, respectively. For example, as shown in fig. 7, all optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 provided in the second section Z2 may be misaligned with all optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 provided in the B section ZB in the horizontal direction H, respectively.

The beam pattern formed externally by the lamp may be divided into a central region and a peripheral region. In particular, in the case where the lamp is configured to provide a low beam pattern of an automobile, it is required that the central region of the beam pattern has a high luminous intensity, and the peripheral region of the beam pattern has a low luminous intensity but requires horizontal coverage over a wide range.

Therefore, according to the present disclosure, since the optical axes of the first portion and the a portion respectively disposed on the central regions of the light incident lens array and the light emitting lens array are aligned with each other in the horizontal direction H, light can reach the outside without being diffused in the horizontal direction H. Therefore, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to secure a high luminous intensity in the central region of the beam pattern formed by the lamp.

On the other hand, according to the present disclosure, since the optical axes of the second section and the B section, which are respectively provided at each of the left and right regions of the light incident lens array and the light emitting lens array in the horizontal direction, are misaligned with each other in the horizontal direction, light can be diffused in the horizontal direction with being emitted from the second section and being incident on the B section. Therefore, the horizontal peripheral area of the beam pattern formed by the lamp according to the present disclosure has a low luminous intensity, but may cover a wide range of the horizontal direction.

In particular, the related art microlens array may not be used for a head lamp of an automobile (e.g., for a low beam lamp) because the width of the beam pattern in the horizontal direction is small, but on the other hand, the lamp including the MLA module according to the present disclosure may be used as a head lamp of an automobile because the width of the beam pattern formed by the lamp in the horizontal direction is large.

Here, according to the present disclosure, a part of the optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 disposed in the light incident lens array 210 may be disposed at the same height as a part of the optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 disposed in the light emitting lens array 220 in the vertical direction V. More preferably, as shown in fig. 8, all optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 may be respectively disposed at the same height as the optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 in the vertical direction V.

As described above, in the beam pattern formed by the lamp according to the present disclosure, the width in the horizontal direction may be large. On the other hand, the width of the beam pattern in the vertical direction may be relatively small. In particular, the lamp according to the present disclosure may be a lamp for a low beam lamp, and in this case, it may be required that the width of the low beam pattern in the vertical direction is relatively small.

Therefore, as described above, in the case where the optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 and the optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 have the same height in the vertical direction, respectively, diffusion of light emitted to the outside after passing through the light incident lens array and the light emitting lens array in the vertical direction is small, and therefore, the width of the light beam pattern in the vertical direction may also be small.

Here, referring to fig. 4, 6 and 7, the width of each of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 disposed in the B section ZB of the light emitting lens array 220 in the horizontal direction H may be smaller than the width of each of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 disposed in the a section ZA of the light emitting lens array 220 in the horizontal direction H. For example, the width of each of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 disposed in the B section ZB in the horizontal direction H may be about 10% smaller than the width of each of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 disposed in the a section ZA in the horizontal direction H. On the other hand, referring to fig. 3, 5 and 7, the width in the horizontal direction H of each of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 disposed in the first portion Z1 of the light incident lens array 210 may be the same as the width in the horizontal direction H of each of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 disposed in the second portion Z2 of the light incident lens array 210. Further, the width in the horizontal direction H of each of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 provided in the first section Z1 may be the same as the width in the horizontal direction H of each of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 provided in the a section ZA.

As described above, this can ensure that all the optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 provided in the second section Z2 are misaligned with all the optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 provided in the B section ZB, respectively, in the horizontal direction H. That is, according to the present disclosure, the widths of the light incident lens and the light emitting lens in the horizontal direction H, which are respectively provided in the first section Z1 and the a section ZA, are made to be the same as each other, and therefore, the optical axis of the light incident lens and the optical axis of the light emitting lens, which are respectively provided in the first section Z1 and the a section ZA, are aligned with each other. On the other hand, the widths in the horizontal direction H of the light incident lens and the light emitting lens respectively provided in the second section Z2 and the B section ZB are made different from each other, and therefore, the optical axis of the light incident lens and the optical axis of the light emitting lens respectively provided in the second section Z2 and the B section ZB may be misaligned with each other.

With continued reference to the drawings, the widths of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 disposed in the light incident lens array 210 in the vertical direction V may be the same as each other. Further, the widths of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 disposed in the light emitting lens array 220 in the vertical direction V may also be the same as each other. Here, the width of the light incident lens 212 in the vertical direction V may be the same as the width of the light emitting lens 222 in the vertical direction V. As described above, this can ensure that all the optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 are respectively set to the same height as the optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 in the vertical direction V.

Here, according to the present disclosure, the radius of curvature in the horizontal direction H of each of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 disposed in the first portion Z1 may be different from the radius of curvature in the horizontal direction H of each of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 disposed in the second portion Z2. In one example, a radius of curvature in the horizontal direction H of each of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 disposed in the first portion Z1 may be larger than a radius of curvature in the horizontal direction H of each of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 disposed in the second portion Z2. That is, the curvature in the horizontal direction H of each of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 disposed in the second portion Z2 may be larger than the curvature in the horizontal direction H of each of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 disposed in the first portion Z1. This may ensure that the horizontal width of the peripheral area of the beam pattern formed by the lamp according to the present disclosure is large.

On the other hand, according to the present disclosure, the radius of curvature of each of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 disposed in the a-section ZA may be the same as the radius of curvature of each of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 disposed in the B-section ZB.

Automobile

The automobile according to the present invention may include a lamp 10 (hereinafter, referred to as "lamp") for an automobile.

Here, the lamp 10 may include: a light source 100 generating and emitting light; a Micro Lens Array (MLA) module 200 disposed in front of the light source 100 and into which light is incident; and a collimator 300 disposed between the light source 100 and the MLA module 200.

Further, the MLA module 200 may include: a light incident lens array 210 into which light is incident, and which includes a plurality of light incident lenses 212; a light emitting lens array 220 disposed in front of the light incident lens array 210, receiving light incident into the light incident lens array 210 to emit the light to the outside, and including a plurality of light emitting lenses 222; a light shielding member 230 disposed between the light incident lens array 210 and the light emitting lens array 220; a light incident body part 240 disposed between the light incident lens array 210 and the light blocking member 230 and supporting the light incident lens array 210; and a light emitting body part 250 disposed between the light emitting lens array 220 and the light blocking member 230 and supporting the light emitting lens array 220.

Here, the light incident lens array 210 may include a first part Z1 and a second part Z2, and the light emitting lens array 220 may include an a part ZA and a B part ZB. Further, light that has been incident to the first portion Z1 may be emitted from the first portion Z1 and then incident into the a portion ZA, and light that has been incident to the second portion Z2 may be emitted from the second portion Z2 and then incident into the B portion ZB.

Here, according to the present disclosure, at least a part of the optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 disposed in the first section Z1 may be aligned with at least a part of the optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 disposed in the a section ZA. Further, at least a part of the optical axes of the plurality of light incident lenses 212 disposed in the second section Z2 may be misaligned with all the optical axes of the plurality of light emitting lenses 222 disposed in the B section ZB.

According to the present disclosure, the divergence angle of light emitted from the microlens array is enlarged, and thus, the related art lamp for an automobile can be replaced with the microlens array.

Although the present disclosure is described by the specific embodiments and the drawings as described above, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and it is apparent that those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains can make various changes and modifications within the technical spirit of the present disclosure and the equivalent scope of the appended claims.