Zkw Group Gmbh

Docter Optics Se

Zizala Lichtsysteme Gmbh

Lukas Taudt

Josef Plank

Nina Brauner

Udo Maier

Mathias Schragl

Christoph Längauer

Andreas Moser

Bettina Reisinger

Heimo Frank

Stefan Tomasetig

Wolfram Wintzer

Markus Danner

Stefan Miedler

Irmgard Krenn

Alois Willke

Matthäus Artmann

Lars Arnold

Thomas Reiter

Josef Hechenberger

Sandro Plietzsch

Oliver Reitegger

Matthias Kern

Gerald Bohm

Johann Höfler

Rene Kamleithner

Nina Winterer

Dominik Wanitschek

Oliver Reittegger

Gerald Böhm

Marina Fischer

Josef PÜRSTINGER

Zbynek Kremzer

The invention relates to a lighting device () for a motor vehicle headlight for generating a light pattern (LV), particularly an adaptive light pattern, e.g. an adaptive dipped headlight and main beam light pattern, or a part of a light pattern of this kind, wherein the lighting device comprises a number N of preferably identical projection modules (), where N=2, 3, 4 or greater than 4, each of the projection modules () being designed to generate a segment light pattern (LV, LV). The projection modules () are arranged with respect to one another in such a manner than, proceeding from a first projection module (), known as the starting projection module (), which generates what is called the starting segment light pattern (LV), the segment light patterns (LV; LV, LV) of the further projection modules () are displaced laterally in a, particularly in a common, horizontal direction, with the extent of the displacement. VSh, of the nth segment light pattern (LV; LV, LV) of the nth projection module () in said horizontal direction being proportional to (n&#x2212;1)/N times the principal segment width, BR, where n=2, . . . , N, and with at least one of the nth segment light patterns (LV; LV, LV, LV), n=2, . . . , N, being displaced upwards or downwards vertically in respect of the starting segment light pattern (LV).

Lighting device for a motor vehicle headlight, and motor vehicle headlight

The invention relates to an illumination device for a motor vehicle headlight, said illumination device comprising the following: &#x2014;multiple light sources () which are designed to emit light beams in a main emission direction, &#x2014;a primary optical system () having multiple light-guiding elements (), said light-guiding elements () being arranged in the main emission direction of the light sources () and each having a light entry face () into which the light beams of the light sources can be fed, and a light exit face (), the light-guiding elements () opening into a common light exit face (), and&#x2014;a holder () which is designed to hold the light entry faces () of the light-guiding elements () in position in relation to the light sources (), the holder () having at least one latching element () formed with a latching tab () to fasten the primary optical system (), the latching tab () being designed to engage in an undercut () associated with the latching tab () and provided on the primary optical system ().

Illumination device for a motor vehicle headlight

The invention relates to a motor vehicle headlamp having a shielding screen () for shielding incident solar radiation, wherein the shielding screen is arranged between a lighting unit () having at least one light source (), and a projection optics (). Said shielding screen has a light outlet aperture for light radiated by the light unit to the front, wherein the light emitted by the lighting unit is projected into the traffic space as a light image by means of the projection optics, and the shielding screen is located outside the focal plane of the projection optics. On the border () of the light outlet aperture () of the shielding screen (), deflective structures () are formed, a least in some areas, which lead to a deflection of scattered light that is emanating from the lighting unit and is undesirable in the light image.

Motor vehicle headlamp having a shielding screen for shielding incident solar radiation

The invention relates to an optical device () for a motor vehicle headlight, said device comprising the following: a primary optical element () having a main body () and a plurality of optical waveguide bodies () having a light-receiving surface () and a light-emitting surface (); a holder () on which the primary optical element () is arranged, wherein the optical waveguide bodies () penetrate the holder () via an opening region () of the holder; and a covering element () which is arranged on the holder () and comprises openings () which receive the optical waveguide bodies (), wherein the covering element () can be connected to the holder by means of a projection () comprising an engaging section () and an end section () and a guide recess () having a first region () and a second region (), said second region extending in a slip-on direction (X), wherein the projection () can be inserted in the first region () such that the second region () can be slipped onto the engaging section () by means of the movement of the covering element () in the slip-on direction (X).

Optical device for a motor vehicle headlight comprising optical waveguides

The invention relates to a motor vehicle headlight () having a lamp unit (), which has at least one light source () and an optical attachment () having a light emission surface (), and having a projection lens () downstream of the lamp unit, wherein the optical attachment has a plurality of waveguide elements (), each having a light coupling surface () for feeding in light from the at least one light source and having light decoupling surfaces () arranged in the light emission surface of the optical attachment and projects a light pattern forward in the traffic space, the waveguide elements extend between the light coupling surface and the light decoupling surface, wherein the light decoupling surface has a greater area than the light coupling surface, and each waveguide element is laterally delimited by two lateral surfaces (), from above by a roof surface () and below by a floor surface () and tapers between the light decoupling surface and the light coupling surface, wherein the width of the floor surface decreases proceeding from the light emission surface, wherein the floor surface () and/or the roof surface () of at least one waveguide element () has exactly one constriction () in respect of the width thereof between the light decoupling surface () and the light coupling surface (), which has the smallest width (b) of the floor surface and/or of the roof surface.

Motor vehicle headlight having waveguide elements arranged in matrix form

The invention relates to a lighting device () for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising a plurality of light sources, a light guide unit () that is made of a light-conducting solid body and comprises a plurality of light guides (), and a downstream projection lens () including a focal plane (E), each light guide () comprising a light incoupling surface (') for coupling light of a light source () into the light guide (), the light guides () converging toward a shared light outcoupling surface () of the light guide unit (), the light outcoupling surface () being configured to radiate light into the projection lens () and being essentially located in the focal plane (E) of the projection lens (), characterized in that the light guide unit () comprises at least one translucent deflection element (), which extends along the light outcoupling surface () in a rib-shaped manner and protrudes beyond the light outcoupling surface () in the direction of the projection lens (), or is formed as a recess inside the light outcoupling surface () counter to this direction, the deflection element () being designed to at least partially deflect light entering the deflection element () from the light outcoupling surface () in the direction of the projection lens ().

Lighting device for a motor vehicle headlight

A lighting device for a vehicle headlight, the lighting device having a first light module (), a second light module () and a third light module (), wherein, when the modules are installed in a vehicle, the first light module generates a first overall light distribution (A), the second light module generates a first partial light distribution (F), and the third light module generates a second partial light distribution (Z), these distributions being in a region in front of the vehicle. When the first and second light modules are illuminated at the same time, the first overall light distribution at least partially overlaps the first partial light distribution, forming a second overall light distribution (AF). The second partial light distribution lies underneath the hh line and at least partially overlaps the second overall light distribution (AF). When all three light modules are activated simultaneously, a third overall light distribution (AF') is formed.

Lighting device for vehicle headlight

The invention relates to an additional headlamp (&#x2033;) for a vehicle, which headlamp is designed to produce a light image in front of the vehicle () by emitting light from at least one light module () and to project said light image in front of the vehicle by means of a downstream imaging optical unit (), wherein a first light module () is designed to produce a first light image having at least one first light distribution having at lease one first, substantially vertically oriented, linear intensity maximum, and a second light module () is designed to produce a second light image having a second light distribution having at lease one second, substantially rectangular intensity maximum, and the light images of both light modules () are superposed, wherein the first intensity maximum is vertically below the second intensity maximum.

Additional headlamp for vehicles

The invention relates to a lighting device () for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising a first light-guide () unit having a retaining bar () and at least two outcoupling bars () arranged at least at a distance from one another and protruding from the retaining bar (), a second light-guide unit () having a retaining bar () and at least one outcoupling bar () protruding from the retaining bar (), a number of light sources () for coupling light into the outcoupling bars () of the light-guide units (), wherein at least one light source () is associated with each outcoupling bar (), and comprising at least one lens (), preferably a projection lens, arranged after the light-guide units () for generating a light distribution, wherein each outcoupling bar () has a light-outcoupling surface () for emitting light into the at least one lens (), wherein the first and the second light-guide units () are separate components from one another, which are arranged in relation to one another in such a way that a respective outcoupling bar () of the second light-guide unit () is arranged between neighbouring outcoupling bars () of the first light-guide unit (), and wherein an aperture () is arranged between the lens () and the light-outcoupling surfaces () of the outcoupling bars ().

A lighting device for a vehicle headlight, the lighting device having a first light module (), a second light module () and a third light module (), wherein the first light module () generates, when installed in a vehicle, a first specified overall light distribution (A) in a region in front of the motor vehicle, and the second light module () generates, when installed in a vehicle, a first specified partial light distribution (F) in a region in front of the motor vehicle, and the third light module () generates, when installed in a vehicle, a second specified partial light distribution (Z) in a region in front of the motor vehicle, and wherein when the first and second light modules () are illuminated at the same time, the first overall light distribution (A) at least partially overlaps the first partial light distribution (F), with the result that a second overall light distribution (AF) is formed, wherein the second partial light distribution (Z) lies underneath the hh line (hh) and at least partially overlaps the second overall light distribution (AF), and wherein when all three light modules () are activated simultaneously, a third overall light distribution (AF') is formed.

The invention relates to a lighting device () for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising a light module () with at least one light emission source (), a primary lens () and a secondary lens (), wherein said primary lens () comprises at least one light-conducting ancillary lens () which is designed to direct light () captured by the at least one light emission source () through at least one light-emitting surface () of the ancillary lens and on to the secondary lens () arranged downstream in optical longitudinal axial direction (), and wherein the secondary lens () is designed to image a light distribution, which forms on the light-emitting surface () of the ancillary lens, in an area in front of the lighting device (). At least one light-guiding shield () for shading a light color fringe () is arranged between the primary lens () and the secondary lens (), wherein the at least one light-guiding shield () forms an optically active first aperture edge () for a lower light color fringe () and an optically active second aperture edge () for an upper light color fringe (), and the optically active aperture edges () are each arranged in such a manner in the light beam () that blue defining light beams () of the light color fringe () can be selectively shaded.

Lighting device having light-guiding shield

A headlamp () for a vehicle, comprising at least one light source (), a primary optical system () for generating a lighting image, and an optical imaging system (), wherein the lighting image can be projected onto the roadway as a light image by means of the optical imaging system (), and the primary optical system () has a plurality of light guiding elements () and a support layer (), wherein the light guiding elements () are arranged on a rear face () of the support layer (), and the lighting image can be generated on a front face () of the support layer (), the light guiding elements () are arranged adjacently to one another or in an overlapping manner in a row in an axis direction (y) and form at least one line (), wherein each light guiding element () has a light inlet surface () for coupling in light from at least one light source () and a light outlet surface () for coupling out light, wherein the totality of the light guiding elements () of the at least one line () have a common border () which is constantly curved on at least one face oriented substantially along the axis direction (y) and together with the support layer () forms a section curve with a curved curve course ().

Headlight for a vehicle

The invention relates to a mounting device () for an optical body () for a motor vehicle headlight or for a light module for a motor vehicle headlight, which optical body () has a number of adjacently arranged ancillary optical systems (), wherein each ancillary optical system (-) is formed from a light-guiding material and each ancillary optical system (-) has a light coupling-in face (-) and a light decoupling face (-), wherein the ancillary optical systems (-) are mechanically interconnected in the region of the light decoupling faces (-) by at least one connecting web () extending transversely to the ancillary optical systems (-), wherein the at least one connecting web () is optically ineffective at least in regions, wherein the mounting device has a main body () having receptacles () for the optical body (), and a retaining body (), which holds the optical body in the main body by means of camping elements ().

Securing device for an optical body for a motor vehicle headlight

The invention relates to a lighting device () for a headlight, in particular a motor-vehicle headlight, comprising a plurality of light sources (), which are arranged adjacent to each other in rows () and which form a lighting field (), and comprising a light-guiding device () having a plurality of light-guiding elements (), wherein each light-guiding element () is associated with one light source (), wherein each light-guiding element () has a light incoupling surface () for coupling in light emitted by the particular light source and a light outlet surface, wherein the light-guiding elements () are arranged in at least two linear rows () arranged one over the other, and wherein the light-guiding elements () of the lowest row () are designed as high-beam light-guiding elements () and form a high-beam row (), wherein the vertical distance between the light sources () of the high-beam row () and the light sources () of the row () arranged adjacent in the upward direction is smaller in at least one lateral edge region () of the lighting field () than in a central region () of the lighting field ().

Light source arrangement in a pixel-light light module

The invention relates to a lighting device () for a headlamp, in particular a motor-vehicle headlamp, comprising a plurality of light sources (), a light-guiding device () with a plurality of light-guiding elements (), and a downstream imaging optical element (), wherein each light-guiding element () has a light infeed face and a light exit face, wherein the light-guiding elements () are arranged in at least one row, wherein the light-guiding elements of at least one row are configured as main beam light-guiding elements () and form a main beam row, wherein each main beam light-guiding element () comprises a lower light-guiding face (), wherein the lower light-guiding face () has, at least in the region in which the light beams () are reflected, structures () at least in regions.

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Wieselburg, Austria

Lukas Taudt