Zkw Group Gmbh

Zizala Lichtsysteme Gmbh

Dietmar Kieslinger

Erik Edlinger

Andreas Moser

Josef Pürstinger

Friedrich Bauer

Markus Danner

Johann Altmann

Jürgen Zorn

Emanuel Weber

Thomas Schlinger

Dominic Seibert

Christoph Haiden

Peter Wurm

Markus Lahner

Martin Biesenberger

Günther Jernej

Marion Schubert

Bernhard Androsch

Arianit Idrizaj

Jiri Šonský

Wolfgang Manhart

Marcel Rauch

Holger Rottmann

Sebastian Schwarz

Josef PÜRSTINGER

The invention relates to a vehicle module (), including a manipulation-detecting electronic control unit (), wherein the electronic control unit () is equipped in order to control at least one electrically controllable vehicle function, for example a light function, such as a low-beam light function or a high-beam light function.

Vehicle module having a manipulation-detecting electronic control unit

The invention relates to a car module () comprising a tamper detecting electronic control unit (), wherein the electronic control unit () is configured to control at least one electrically controllable function of a vehicle, for instance a light function such as low beam or high beam of a vehicle headlight, said electronic control unit () comprising—at least one carrier (), in particular a printed circuit board, comprising an electric circuit () for performing the controlling by the electronic control unit (), —a housing () enclosing the at least one carrier (), wherein the housing () comprises at least two parts (), wherein a first part () of the housing () is holding the carrier (), and wherein a second part () of the housing () is attached to the first part () in order to close the housing () and as such enclose the carrier () within the housing (), and—a system () for detecting opening of the housing ().

Car module comprising tamper detection electronic control unit

The invention relates to an electronic module () comprising at least one printed circuit board of a first type (referred to as 'printed circuit board A'), which is equipped in an overlapping manner with at least one printed circuit board of a second type (referred to as 'printed circuit hoard B'), printed circuit board B being equipped with at least one electronic component with specific requirements (), and the interconnected printed circuit boards A and B forming a stepped composite printed circuit board (). The composite printed circuit board () is delimited at least in some regions by end regions () which are formed by sections of the at least one printed circuit board A, and the composite printed circuit board () is placed on a heat sink (). A fastening side () of the at least one printed circuit board B rests flat on a contact face () of the heat sink (), the contact face () of the heat sink () being dimensioned and positioned such that at least part of it extends laterally beyond the fastening side () of the at least one printed circuit board B in each case towards the end regions () formed. Supporting elements () are formed on the contact face () of the heat sink for the mechanical support of the end regions (). The invention also relates to a method for producing such an electronic module.

Electronic printed circuit board assembly for high-power components

A component cooling device () comprising: a circuit board (), the circuit board () having an upper side () and a lower side () facing away from the upper side (); and at least one electronic component () and at least one hollow circuit board opening () for a gaseous cooling medium for cooling the component, wherein on the lower side () of the circuit board () is provided a guide () which forms a flow channel () that has at least one inlet () and at least one outlet, which is formed by the at least one circuit board opening (), for at least one convection flow () of the cooling medium.

Component cooling device

A method for positioning at least one electronic component () on a circuit board () provided for installation in a vehicle headlamp, wherein the circuit board () comprises at least one position mark and the at least one electronic component () is positioned relative to the at least one position mark on the circuit board (), wherein the at least one position mark is detected optically and is used for positioning, wherein the at least one position mark used is at least one alignment mark (&#x2033;) of the circuit board () which, in the vehicle headlamp, when the circuit board () is installed, interacts mechanically with a positioning means () of the vehicle headlamp that is complementary to the alignment mark (').

Method for positioning at least one electronic component on a circuit board

The invention relates to an optical structure () for a lighting device () of a motor vehicle headlight, which lighting device () is designed to radiate light, the light radiated from the lighting device () forming a predefined light distribution (LV), wherein the optical structure () is associated with the lighting device () in such a way or is part of the lighting device () in such a way that substantially the entire flow of light from the lighting device () passes through the optical structure (), and wherein the unmodified light distribution (LV) produced by the lighting device () is modified by the optical structure () into a predefinable, modified light distribution (LV), wherein the modified light distribution (LV) is formed by convolution of the unmodified light distribution (LV) with a scattering function (PSF), and wherein the optical structure () is designed in such a way that the unmodified light distribution (LV) is modified according to the scattering function.

Optical structure for a lighting device for a motor vehicle headlight

A printed circuit board () comprising an insulating layer () and a conducting layer () arranged on the insulating layer () and structured into a contact surface () for an electronic component () which is to be populated on the printed circuit board () has, in the area of the contact surface (), at least one channel () that passes through the contact surface () and the insulating layer () and that is filled with a thermally conductive material. The process is characterized by the steps of preparing an insulating layer () and a conducting layer () connected with the insulating layer (); producing at least one channel () passing through the conducting layer () and the insulating layer (); lining the channel () with thermally conductive material; structuring the conducting layer () into a contact surface () for an electronic component () to be populated on the printed circuit board; preparing a solder deposit () at least minimally overlapping with the contact surface (); setting down the electronic component (); melting the solder, and cooling.

Printed circuit board and method for producing a printed circuit board

The invention relates to an optical structure () for a motor vehicle headlight lighting device () that is set up to emit light forming a specified light pattern (LP), wherein the optical structure () of the lighting device () is associated with the lighting device (), or is part of it in such a way, that the optical structure () is transilluminated by essentially the entire luminous flux of the lighting device (), and wherein the optical structure () consists of a number of optical structural elements () that have a light-scattering effect and that are designed in such a way that the unmodified light pattern (LP) produced by the lighting device () is modified by the optical structure () into a specifiable modified light pattern (LP), and wherein the optical structural elements () have a quadrilateral base area (), i.e., the area () between the vertices () of a quadrilateral grid () is completely covered by the base area of exactly one optical structural element ().

Optical structure having a microstructure with a quadratic diffusion function

A lighting unit for a headlight, in particular a motor vehicle headlight, having at least two light sources (), at least one reflector (), which delimits two light chambers (), a bezel (), and a projection lens () having an optical axis (A), wherein a light chamber () is arranged on an upper side and a light chamber () is arranged on an underside of the bezel (), wherein at least one light source () is arranged within each of the light chambers () and the bezel () extends substantially as far as a focal plane (E) of the projection lens () in order to produce a sharp light/dark boundary in a light exposure produced by the lighting unit, wherein the bezel () has at least one light window (), wherein at least one light path () extends outwardly from a light chamber (), through the at least one light window () and through the projection lens ().

Lamp unit comprising a shield having at least one light window

A method for accurate population of a circuit carrier () with at least one electronic component () which comprises at least two separately controllable light-emitting surfaces (), having the following steps: a) optically detecting current positions of the at least two light-emitting surfaces () of the electronic component (); b) calculating at least one current variable (S) characterizing the geometric location of the light-emitting surfaces () according to the current positions of the at least two light-emitting surfaces () of the electronic component (); c) comparing the at least one current variable (S) to at least one target variable (S) for calculating at least one correction variable (k); d) populating the circuit carrier () with the at least one electronic component () according to the at least one correction variable (k).

Method for accurate population of a circuit carrier

An optical structure for a lighting device of a motor vehicle headlight is disclosed. The optical structure is paired with or is a part of the lighting device such that it modifies a light distribution produced by the lighting device. The optical structure () includes two, three or more optical structural elements. Each structural element has a light-scattering effect. A first proportion of the structural elements is formed in such a way that beams generated by the lighting device and impinging on this first proportion of the structural elements pass through the proportion of the structural elements. Each beam is refracted by the relevant structural element to form a first exit beam, to form a second exit beam, and to form at least one further exit beam.

Optical structure for signal light

The invention relates to a light module () for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one light source (), at least one reflector (), and at least one lens (), wherein the light emitted by the light source () is formed into a light distribution by a reflecting surface () of the at least one reflector () and&#x2014;when the light module () is fitted in a vehicle&#x2014;is projected via the at least one lens () into an area in front of the vehicle. According to the invention, the reflecting surface () of the at least one reflector () is formed in such a way that a first focal point (F) of the reflector () is located between the reflecting surface () and the at least one lens (), and a second focal point (F) is located on the side of the reflector () facing away from the lens (), wherein the reflecting surface () of the reflector () is designed in such a way that the light pattern generated comprises at least one light-dark line.

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Theresienfeld, Austria

Dietmar Kieslinger