High-Design Exterior Light Lens Having Both Excellent Transparency and Homogenous Luminance 2015-01-0417
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.
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. Download Citation
Author(s):
Akira Yamada, Shunsuke Iwao
Affiliated:
Honda R&D Co., Ltd
Pages: 6
Event:
SAE 2015 World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
1946-3979
e-ISSN:
1946-3987
Also in:
SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing-V124-5EJ, SAE International Journal of Materials and Manufacturing-V124-5
Related Topics:
CAD, CAM, and CAE
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