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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2024
Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa, Lippstadt, DE;
Alexander Klarius, Lippstadt, DE;
Wolf Alexander Quitsch, Beckum, DE;
Peter Rausch, Münster, DE;
Piet Risthaus, Dortmund, DE;
Alexander Schwan, Kamen, DE;
Sebastian Völker, Delbrück, DE;
HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAA, Lippstadt, DE;
Abstract
A lighting device for a headlight is provided. The lighting device includes a plurality of light sources and a collimating optic with a plurality of collimating lenses arranged next to one another in a row extending in a first direction. The collimating lenses have an entry surface and an exit surface through which light emitted by the light sources passes during operation of the lighting device. The lighting device also includes a secondary optic with an array of structures. During operation of the lighting device, light emitted by the collimating optic passes through the array of structures. The light sources have a light exit surface with at least two separately controllable portions, such that light emitted from a first portion of the light sources generates a first light function and light emitted from a second portion of the light sources generates a second light function.