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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Vikrant R. Bhakta, Dallas, TX (US);
Jeff Farris, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Stephen A. Shaw, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 1/00 (2006.01); F21S 41/36 (2018.01); B60Q 1/08 (2006.01); F21S 41/33 (2018.01); F21S 41/675 (2018.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/14 (2006.01); F21S 41/141 (2018.01); F21S 41/32 (2018.01); F21S 41/663 (2018.01); F21S 45/10 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 41/36 (2018.01); B60Q 1/0023 (2013.01); B60Q 1/085 (2013.01); B60Q 1/143 (2013.01); F21S 41/141 (2018.01); F21S 41/321 (2018.01); F21S 41/336 (2018.01); F21S 41/337 (2018.01); F21S 41/663 (2018.01); F21S 41/675 (2018.01); F21S 45/10 (2018.01); B60Q 2300/146 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/31 (2013.01); B60Q 2300/314 (2013.01);
Abstract
A headlamp includes a digital micromirror device (DMD) reflector, a light source, and projection optics. The DMD reflector includes a DMD and a static reflector disposed on a plurality of sides of the DMD. The light source is disposed to illuminate the DMD reflector. The projection optics are configured to project light reflected by the DMD and light reflected by the static reflector via a same lens system.