Zkw Group Gmbh

Zizala Lichtsysteme Gmbh

Johann Altmann

Andreas Moser

Friedrich Bauer

Bettina Reisinger

Erich Kaufmann

Christian Jackl

Jürgen Zorn

Peter Schadenhofer

Martin Brandstetter

Dietmar Kieslinger

Josef Gürtl

Alexander Hacker

Thomas Edletzberger

Martin Schragl

Christian Bemmer

Martin Stein

Peter Hartmann

Matthäus Artmann

Michael Brunner

Julian Baker

Jürgen Ganzberger

Rüdiger Reitinger

Stefan Weissensteiner

Martin Sporn

Harald Bechmann

Ingeborg Bednar

Markus GRÜNER

Christian BÜSEL

Ulrich Ansorge

A light module for motor vehicles, having a first laser arrangement (L), which contains at least one laser light source (L, L, L, L) which can be modulated, the laser beam(s) (b, b, b, b) of which is/are directed to a pivotable micromirror () controlled by a mirror control () and from there to a light-converting means (), and having a lighting optics () for projecting the illumination pattern generated by the light-converting means () into the traffic space/roadway, as a lighting system, and having a second laser arrangement (V), which contains at least one laser light source (H, H, H), the laser beam/laser beams (c, c, c) of which is/are sent to the pivotable micromirror () controlled by the mirror control () and from there into the traffic space/roadway via a LIDAR exit optics (), as well as having a LIDAR entry optics (), which sends light of the second laser arrangement reflected in the exterior space to a detector (), as a LIDAR system.

Light module for motor vehicles

The invention relates to a system () for monitoring the surroundings of a motor vehicle (), in particular an autonomous or semi-autonomous motor vehicle, wherein the system () includes at least one optical image capturing device () as well as further a lighting device (), wherein the optical image capturing device () is arranged for capturing an area of coverage (E) of the surroundings, and wherein the area of coverage (E) can be illuminated at least partially, preferably completely, by the lighting device (), and wherein the lighting device () is arranged for generating a motor vehicle light distribution or part of a motor vehicle light distribution. The system () includes at least one optical additional image capturing device (), which is arranged to capture a so-called additional area of coverage (E), and wherein the system () further includes an additional lighting device (), which is arranged to illuminate at least partially, preferably completely, the additional area of coverage (E), also called the second area of coverage.

System for monitoring the surroundings of a motor vehicle

A light module for a motor vehicle headlight for emitting light to form a light pattern in an area in front of the light module, the light module including two or more primary light sources (PLQ1, PLQ2) that produce light to form a main light pattern (HLV), and at least one secondary light source (SLQ1) that produces light to form an additional light pattern (ZLV), which overlaps the main light pattern to form an entire light pattern. The primary light sources are associated with at least one primary reflector (PR1, PR2) and are configured to bundle the light emitted the from the primary light sources and to direct it in the form of the main light pattern into an area in front of the light module. The at least one secondary light source is associated with an optical imaging system (AS) and is configured to project the light emitted from the at least one secondary light source in the form of the additional light pattern into an area in front of the light module, wherein the main light pattern is in the form of a short-range light pattern and the additional light pattern is in the form of a long-range light pattern and the entire light pattern (LFL) is in the form of a long-range light pattern.

Motor vehicle headlight for emitting a long-range light pattern

The invention relates to a light module for a motor vehicle headlight for emitting light to form a light pattern in an area in front of the light module, the light module comprising two or more primary light sources (PLQ, PLQ) that produce light to form a main light pattern (HLV), and at least one secondary light source (SLQ) that produces light to form an additional light pattern (ZLV), the additional light pattern overlapping the main light pattern to form an entire light pattern, the primary light sources (PLQ, PLQ) being associated with at least one primary reflector (PR, PR) and being set up to bundle the light emitted the from the primary light sources (PLQ, PLQ) and to direct it in the form of the main light pattern (HLV) into an area in front of the light module, the at least one secondary light source (SLQ) being associated with an optical imaging system (AS) and being set up to project the light emitted from the at least one secondary light source (SLQ) in the form of the additional light pattern (ZLV) into an area in front of the light module, wherein the main light pattern (HLV) is in the form of a short-range light pattern and the additional light pattern (ZLV) is in the form of a long-range light pattern and the entire light pattern (LFL) is in the form of a long-range light pattern.

Motor vehicle headlight for emitting a long-range light distribution

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

The invention relates to a light guiding element () for a laser vehicle headlight (), wherein the laser vehicle headlight () comprises at least one laser light source () and at least one luminous element () which can be irradiated by the laser light source () and can thus be excited to emit visible light, and the light guiding element () can substantially be arranged between the laser light source () and the luminous element (), wherein the light guiding element () has a light entrance surface () and a light exit surface (), wherein the entrance cross-sectional area of the light entrance surface () is greater than the exit cross-sectional area of the light exit surface (), and the light radiated in through the light entrance surface () can be concentrated in the direction of the light exit surface () via the inner surface () connecting the light entrance surface () and the light exit surface (). The invention additionally relates to a vehicle headlight () comprising at least one light guiding element () of this type.

Light guiding element for a laser vehicle headlight

The invention relates to an optical element () for a laser vehicle headlight (), wherein the laser vehicle headlight () comprises at least one laser light source () and at least one luminous element () which can be irradiated by the laser light source () and can thus be excited to emit visible light, wherein the optical element () has at least one receptacle for the luminous element () and at least one reflection layer () which reflects light in the direction of the laser light source () is assigned to the optical element () at least on a side of the luminous element () which faces away from the laser light source () in the mounted state. The invention additionally relates to a light source module () comprising at least one optical element () of this type, and a vehicle headlight () comprising at least one optical element () of this type or comprising at least one light source module () as mentioned initially.

Optical element for a laser vehicle headlight

The invention relates to a light source module () for a vehicle headlight (), wherein the light source module () has at least one laser light source () and at least one luminous element () which can be excited by illumination with laser light to emit visible light and which can be irradiated by the laser light source (), wherein the laser light source () and the luminous element () are arranged spaced apart from one another on a carrier element () and light source module () has means () which are arranged on the carrier element () in order to be detachably mounted in the vehicle headlight. The invention also relates to a vehicle headlight () with at least one such light source module ().

Vehicle headlight with laser light source

The invention relates to a vehicle headlight () comprising at least one laser light source (), at least one luminous element () that may be stimulated to emit visible light which can be irradiated by means of the laser light source (), and at least one imaging optical element, for example a reflector () and/or a lens, wherein the laser light source () is disposed in front of the luminous element () as viewed in the main beam direction () of the vehicle headlight () such that the light from the laser light source () radiates in the opposite direction to the main beam direction () of the vehicle headlight ().

The invention relates to a lighting device () for a motor vehicle, comprising a lens () and at least one light source (), wherein light from the at least one light source () is projected by the lens () into a region lying in front of the lighting device (), wherein at least one reflective surface () is assigned to the lens () at the rear side () thereof, and/or wherein the lens () has at the rear side () thereof at least one total reflection region (), wherein at least one light source () radiates light into the lens () via an incidence region (), and wherein the light radiated into the lens () via the incidence region () is reflected by the at least one reflective surface () and/or the at least one total reflection region () and emerges from the lens () via the light exit surface () thereof and is projected into a region in front of the lighting device ().

Lighting device for a motor vehicle

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Johann Altmann