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High-Design Exterior Light Lens Having Both Excellent Transparency and Homogenous Luminance

Journal Article
2015-01-0417
ISSN: 1946-3979, e-ISSN: 1946-3987
Published April 14, 2015 by SAE International in United States
High-Design Exterior Light Lens Having Both Excellent Transparency and Homogenous Luminance
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Citation: Yamada, A. and Iwao, S., "High-Design Exterior Light Lens Having Both Excellent Transparency and Homogenous Luminance," SAE Int. J. Mater. Manf. 8(2):251-256, 2015, https://doi.org/10.4271/2015-01-0417.
Language: English

Abstract:

An exterior light lens with a unique and finely textured shape was devised, which provides homogenous luminance, and luminance control technology of exterior light by arranging finely textured shape was developed.
Because a die mold with a fine, three-dimensional lens shape is required when mass-producing the lens, we also developed a CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) that enables finely textured machining on a free-form surface and automatically produces a smooth machining path on a curved surface.
This new technology allowed us to successfully develop a lens that simultaneously achieves transparency and homogenous luminance, properties not achievable through conventional technology.