Hella Gmbh & Co Kgaa

Hella Kgaa Hueck and Company

Willeke, Franz-georg

Franz-Georg Willeke

Sebastian Scholz

Ralf Seiger

Markus Stuhldreher

Heinz-Uwe Spork

Martin Kappelhoff

Heinz-Michael Dirks

Sonja Seibt

Peter Heitjohann

Rainer Kürpick

Metha Martin Waga

Frank Schoening

Bastian Schwarz

Annhild Gockel

Andreas Suray

Katrin Hunecke

An illuminating apparatus for a vehicle, in particular a headlamp for a vehicle, comprises a housing, at least one light module for generating a light function, a supporting frame, which is pivotably arranged in the housing. The light module is mounted on the supporting frame such that it is pivoted along with the pivoting of the supporting frame. A manually actuatable adjuster pivots the supporting frame around a horizontal axis. The adjuster has a setting spindle, which is rotatable around its longitudinal axis and is used to pivot the supporting frame, a servomotor including an adjusting element, which is linearly displaceable in a displacement direction for the purpose of implementing an automatic headlamp leveling control. The setting spindle and the adjusting element being connected to each other in such a way that a movement of the adjusting element in the displacement direction effectuates a movement of the setting spindle.

Lighting device for a vehicle

A light module for a headlight of a motor vehicle, the light module having: a circuit board having at least one illuminating device for emitting light, wherein the circuit board has a longitudinal extent along a Y-axis, a width extent, extending perpendicular to the longitudinal extent, along an X-axis, and a vertical extent, extending perpendicular to the longitudinal extent and the width extent, along a Z-axis; a reflector; and a heat sink on which the circuit board is fastened. The heat sink is fastened to the reflector via a first fastener in such a manner that the first fastener secures a first referencing structure and/or a second referencing structure of the reflector against the circuit board such that the at least one illuminating device is located in a reference position in the direction of the Y-axis and in the direction of the X-axis relative to the reflector.

Light module, headlight, motor vehicle and method for producing the light module

A headlamp for a motor vehicle is provided with a light module, a carrier frame, and a setting device. The light module is accommodated at the carrier frame so that it can be rotated around a rotary axis (D). The setting device features an adjusting screw that connects a holder section of the light module radially at a distance from the rotary axis (D) to a mounting section of the carrier frame in such a way that the light module is arranged in a target position. The setting device features a pretensioning element held by the adjusting screw that pretensions the light module in the target position. The setting device features a setting element held by the adjusting screw that is arranged on the side of the holder section facing away from the pretensioning element and is designed to undergo heat-induced contraction or shrinkage.

Headlamp for a motor vehicle

A fan system includes a fan mount having a main body with at least two bayonet guides, and a fan having at least two bayonet elements configured to be coupled to the bayonet guides to form a bayonet joint. Each of the bayonet guides include a bayonet arm fastened to and extending spaced apart from the main body. The fan is coupled to the fan mount by moving towards the main body in an axial direction, then rotating it such that the bayonet elements engage the bayonet guides, with each of the bayonet arms securing a corresponding bayonet element against the main body. The fan system is used in a vehicle headlight.

Vehicle headlight fan system with bayonet connectors

An illuminating device for vehicles, including an elongated light guide, which has an end face for coupling light into the light guide and has a lateral surface, at which the coupled-in light may be totally reflected in a coupling direction. An elongated reflector is arranged so that it follows the light guide and at least partially behind the light guide in the main emission direction. The light guide is designed such that the coupled-in light is coupled out on a rear-side lateral surface and/or side lateral surface facing the reflector and on a front lateral surface facing away from the reflector. The light guide and the reflector each have a corner region, in which sections of the light guide and sections of the reflector enclose an acute or right or obtuse angle.

Illumination device for vehicles

An illuminating device for vehicles with at least one light module that has a semiconductor-based light source and a carrier plate holding the semiconductor-based light source that extends along a base area of the light module. The illuminating device also includes a fan for the purpose of generating an airflow (L) that can be guided by means of an air guide along the base area of the light module. An injector is provided for as light guide that is designed in such a way that a main airflow (L) flowing through a housing of the fan and a secondary air flow (L) not flowing through the housing of the fan can be guided to the base area of the light module.

Illuminating device for vehicles

An arrangement of a headlight on a vehicle with protection from damage for the event of a crash, wherein the headlight has a housing with which it is attached to a body of the vehicle by at least one molded attachment feature. A sheet metal element is designed such that it forms a sliding surface for the body in the event of a crash and is arranged on the housing of the headlight.

Arrangement of a headlight in a vehicle having damage protection for the event of a crash

A light guide for a lighting device, wherein the light guide extends along a longitudinal axis and has a coupling-out area which runs over the longitudinal axis and from which light can be emitted along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the light guide has, in its longitudinal extent, an end region which is provided with a cover in order to suppress high-intensity light emission in the end region. The cover is formed by laser-machining the light guide material in the end region of the light guide. The invention further relates to a method for forming a cover in the end region of the light guide.

Light guide with anti-reflective laser machined cover

An arrangement of a heatsink for insertion in a headlamp, and a holder being provided in the headlamp, in which the heatsink is held. At least one semiconductor light source is provided, which can be cooled with the heatsink (). A clamping element is provided, with which the heatsink is arranged in a holding manner on the holder and by means of which one or more semiconductor light sources are directly or indirectly held on the heatsink.

Arrangement of a heatsink in a headlamp

The invention relates to a light module for a vehicle headlamp, having at least one semiconductor light source and having at least one mounting plate. The semiconductor light source is accommodated on a receiving side of the mounting plate. The mounting plate is disposed on the heat sink with a cooling side lying opposite the receiving side, At least one semiconductor light source can be cooled. The heat sink has air guidance grooves on its side bordering the cooling side of the mounting plate, by means of which air guidance channels are formed over the cooling side of the mounting plate.

Light module for a vehicle headlamp

A device for fastening a fan in a housing of a lighting device, wherein the lighting device has a pot-shaped housing in which a number of lighting units are arranged, such that the fan can be fastened on a carrier frame at several fastening points by means of fasteners, wherein the carrier frame can be fastened on the housing by means of additional fasteners, wherein the fan is connected to the carrier frame at each fastening point by a plug-in connection as a fastener.

Device for fastening a fan

The invention relates to an adjustment device for light modules of a vehicle, by which the light module is arranged pivotal about a horizontal or vertical axis in reference to a housing, with an actuator arranged articulate along a direction of adjustment, which is connected via a link to a support frame carrying the light module, with the link comprising on the one hand a spherical link and on the other hand a cup-shaped link part accepting the former, with the cup-shaped link part comprising a laminar support section for the laminar contact at a fastening part of the support frame, with the laminar support section being supported at the fastening part in a manner displaceable perpendicular in reference to the direction of adjustment.

Adjustment device for light modules of a vehicle

A lens bracket for accommodating a lens in a headlamp and a headlamp having a lens bracket of this type, said headlamp being formed substantially by a housing made of a base body and a lens cover, and wherein the lens bracket is designed as a plastic body. It is inventively provided that the plastic body has a metal surface element which is designed in such a manner that the plastic body is protected from radiation incoming into the housing through the lens cover and entering through the lens.

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Anröchte, Germany

Franz-Georg Willeke