Projection apparatus consisting of a plurality of micro-optical systems, and lighting module for a motor vehicle headlamp

    公开(公告)号:US11293614B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-05

    申请号:US17264975

    申请日:2019-08-05

    申请人: ZKW Group GmbH

    摘要: Disclosed is a projection apparatus (2) for a lighting module (1) of a motor vehicle headlamp, the projection apparatus (2) being formed by a plurality of micro-optical systems (3) that are arranged like a matrix; each micro-optical system (3) includes a micro-input optical element (30), a micro-output optical element (31) associated with the micro-input optical element (30), and a micro-diaphragm (32), all micro-input optical elements (31) forming an input optical unit (4), all micro-output optical elements (31) forming an output optical unit (5), and the micro-diaphragms (32) forming a diaphragm device (6); the diaphragm device (6) is disposed in a plane extending substantially perpendicularly to the main direction of emission (Z) of the projection apparatus (2), while the input optical unit (4), the output optical unit (5) and the diaphragm device (6) are disposed in planes extending substantially parallel to one another; all of the micro-optical systems (3) are subdivided into at least two micro-optical system groups (G1, G2, G3), and the micro-diaphragms (32) of the micro-optical systems (3) of each micro-optical system group (G1, G2, G3) can be projected in focus by means of light having at least one optical wavelength (λG, λG2, λG3) lying within a predefined optical wavelength range, the predefined optical wavelength ranges being different in different micro-optical system groups (G1, G2, G3).

    Light unit for a motor vehicle headlamp

    公开(公告)号:US11293612B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-05

    申请号:US17286592

    申请日:2019-09-26

    申请人: ZKW Group GmbH

    摘要: The invention relates to a lamp unit (100) for a motor-vehicle lighting device, comprising: a dipped-beam module (101), a main-beam module (102), an imaging optical element (103, 503) connected downstream of the dipped-beam module (101) and the main-beam module (102), having an optical axis (104, 204, 404, 504) and a focal surface (116) orientated normal to the optical axis (104, 204, 404, 504), and a diaphragm (105, 405), which has a diaphragm edge (106, 206, 306) and extends essentially up to the focal surface (116) of the imaging optical element (103, 503) for generating the horizontal cut-off line in a light image generated by the lamp unit (100), wherein the diaphragm (105, 405) has an opaque diaphragm region (107, 407) and has a transparent diaphragm region (108, 408) with a geometric structure (109, 409) made from a transparent material at the diaphragm edge (106, 206, 306) in the region of the focal surface (116), the geometric structure (109, 409) has at least one prism body (110, 210, 310, 410, 510) with a triangular cross-sectional area, which is elongated and the longitudinal extent runs substantially transversely to the optical axis (104, 204, 404), the at least one prism body (110, 210, 310, 410, 510) has a first, a second and a third prism surface, the second prism surface (112, 212, 312, 512) encloses an internal angle α1≥θ with the first prism surface (111, 211, 311), and the third prism surface (113, 213, 313, 513) encloses an internal angle α2≥θ with the first prism surface (111, 211, 311), wherein θ is the critical angle of total internal reflection of the transparent material, the internal angles α1 and α2 are the same or different, and with the proviso that the internal angle α1 or the internal angle α2 is not 45°.

    Projection apparatus, lighting module and motor vehicle headlamp consisting of micro-optical systems

    公开(公告)号:US11280463B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-22

    申请号:US17265582

    申请日:2019-08-05

    申请人: ZKW Group GmbH

    摘要: Disclosed is a projection apparatus (2) for a lighting module (1) of a motor vehicle headlamp, the projection apparatus (2) being formed by a plurality of micro-optical systems (3) that are arranged like a matrix; each micro-optical system (3) includes a micro-input optical element (30), a micro-output optical element (31) associated with the micro-input optical element (30), and a micro-diaphragm (32), all micro-input optical elements (31) forming an input optical unit (4), all micro-output optical elements (31) forming an output optical unit (5), and all micro-diaphragms (32) forming a diaphragm device (6); the diaphragm device (6) is disposed in a plane extending substantially perpendicularly to the main direction of emission (Z) of the projection apparatus (2), while the input optical unit (4), the output optical unit (5) and the diaphragm device (6) are disposed in planes extending substantially parallel to one another; the micro-diaphragm (32) of each micro-optical system (3) has an optically effective edge (320, 320a, 320b, 320c, 320d, 320e), all of the micro-optical systems (3) are subdivided into at least two micro-optical system groups (G1, G2, G3), and the optically effective edges (320, 320a, 320b, 320c, 320d, 320e) in the micro-optical systems (3) from different micro-optical system groups (G1, G2, G3) are positioned differently relative to the associated micro-output optical elements (31) within the intermediate image plane.

    Circuit assembly, lighting device, and vehicle headlight

    公开(公告)号:US11262045B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-01

    申请号:US16967569

    申请日:2019-01-11

    申请人: ZKW Group GmbH

    摘要: The invention relates to a circuit assembly (1) comprising a printed circuit board (2), at least one micromirror component (3) which is connected to the printed circuit board (2) for modulating a light beam oriented towards the micromirror component (3), a cooling body which is thermally connected to the at least one micromirror component (3), and a current regulating unit (5). The micromirror component (3) has a heating element (3a) which can be controlled by the current regulating unit (5), and the current regulating unit (5) is electrically connected to the heating element (3a) in order to actuate same. The current regulating unit (5) is additionally connected to the micromirror component (3) via a thermal connection to the cooling body (4) in order to transfer heat losses occurring on the current regulating unit (5).

    Optical device for a motor vehicle headlight comprising optical waveguides

    公开(公告)号:US11248765B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-15

    申请号:US17264425

    申请日:2019-07-12

    申请人: ZKW Group GmbH

    摘要: The invention relates to an optical device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight, said device comprising the following: a primary optical element (100) having a main body (101) and a plurality of optical waveguide bodies (110) having a light-receiving surface (120) and a light-emitting surface (130); a holder (200) on which the primary optical element (100) is arranged, wherein the optical waveguide bodies (110) penetrate the holder (200) via an opening region (201) of the holder; and a covering element (300) which is arranged on the holder (200) and comprises openings (310) which receive the optical waveguide bodies (110), wherein the covering element (300) can be connected to the holder by means of a projection (420) comprising an engaging section (421) and an end section (422) and a guide recess (410) having a first region (411) and a second region (412), said second region extending in a slip-on direction (X), wherein the projection (420) can be inserted in the first region (411) such that the second region (412) can be slipped onto the engaging section (421) by means of the movement of the covering element (300) in the slip-on direction (X).

    Motor Vehicle Headlamp Having an Ellipsoid Reflector and a Collimator

    公开(公告)号:US20210317965A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-14

    申请号:US17265112

    申请日:2019-08-01

    申请人: ZKW Group GmbH

    摘要: The invention relates to a motor vehicle headlamp (100) containing an ellipsoid reflector (130), which allows light coupled in from a light source (100) to exit through a reflector light exit opening (132), a collimator (140) and a projection optical unit (160). The collimator (140) is designed to collimate the incident light beam coming from the ellipsoid reflector (130) and to direct the same toward a first image plane (170). The projection optical unit (160) projects a light image produced by the light beam in the emission direction of the motor vehicle headlamp (100) in accordance with a second image plane (180) of the projection optical unit (160). The first image plane (170) and the second image plane (180) intersect or overlap with one another. In the beam path of the light beam, an optical element (150) having at least one optically active edge (151) is arranged between the collimator (140) and the projection optical unit (160) in such a way that the first and/or second image plane (170, 180) runs through the optical element (150), in order to mask a part of the light beam and to guide another part to the projection optical unit (160).

    Vehicle vision system with adaptive reversing light

    公开(公告)号:US11104279B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-31

    申请号:US16693523

    申请日:2019-11-25

    IPC分类号: B60R1/06 B60R11/04 H04N7/18

    摘要: A vehicular vision system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view rearward of the vehicle, a light source disposed at the vehicle and operable to emit light, and a control including an image processor. The control, responsive to detection of the object present in the field of view of the camera, determines a region of the field of view of the camera at which a detected object is located. The control determines an illumination level at the detected object and, responsive to the determined illumination level at the detected object being greater than an upper threshold level or less than a lower threshold level, controls the respective individually controllable light segment of the light source for that region of the field of view of the camera at which the detected object is located to adjust intensity of light emitted by that light segment.

    Heat sink and vehicle headlight
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11085606B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US16630914

    申请日:2018-07-16

    申请人: ZKW GROUP GMBH

    IPC分类号: F21S45/47 F21V29/78

    摘要: A heat sink (140) for cooling an electronic component of a vehicle headlamp, which has a cooling structure with an outer contour, which, as viewed along an imagined sectional plane, follows a contour curve, which can be described in at least one section by means of a contour function, wherein a fundamental course is formed from a first superposition of a base function and a fundamental function, and the contour function is formed from a second superposition of the fundamental course and a superposition function, wherein the first superposition takes place in that the functional course of the base function forms an axis of a curved coordinate system of the fundamental function, and the second superposition takes place in that the functional course of the fundamental function forms an axis of a curved coordinate system of the superposition function, wherein the base function has a straight, circular or arc-like course, and the fundamental function has a straight or wave-like course, and the superposition function has a wave-like course.

    Illumination Device for a Motor Vehicle Headlight

    公开(公告)号:US20210231283A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-29

    申请号:US15734528

    申请日:2019-05-14

    申请人: ZKW Group GmbH

    摘要: The invention relates to an illumination device for a motor vehicle headlight, said illumination device comprising the following: —multiple light sources (10) which are designed to emit light beams in a main emission direction, —a primary optical system (100) having multiple light-guiding elements (110), said light-guiding elements (110) being arranged in the main emission direction of the light sources (10) and each having a light entry face (120) into which the light beams of the light sources can be fed, and a light exit face (130), the light-guiding elements (110) opening into a common light exit face (130), and —a holder (200) which is designed to hold the light entry faces (120) of the light-guiding elements (110) in position in relation to the light sources (10), the holder (200) having at least one latching element (210) formed with a latching tab (220) to fasten the primary optical system (100), the latching tab (220) being designed to engage in an undercut (140) associated with the latching tab (220) and provided on the primary optical system (100).

    Lighting Device for a Motor Vehicle Headlight

    公开(公告)号:US20210162910A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:US16755798

    申请日:2018-09-13

    申请人: ZKW Group GmbH

    摘要: The invention relates to a lighting device for a motor vehicle headlamp, comprising a primary optical element (100) which is arranged in the main beam direction of a first light fixture (50) and which has a light coupling-in surface (110) for coupling in light into the primary optical element (100), a light coupling-out surface (120) as well as a lateral surface which extends between the light coupling-in surface (110) and the light coupling-out surface (120) and on which the light coupled in can be relayed by total reflection in the direction of the light coupling-out surface (120) of the primary optical element (100), a secondary optical element (200) which is arranged after the light coupling-out surface (120) of the primary optical element (100) and which has a light coupling-in surface (210) and a light coupling-out surface (220), and an arranged reflector (400, 410, 420), the secondary optical element (200, 250, 500) being designed as part of a quadric, the secondary optical element (200, 250, 500) being configured to guide the light beams on the reflector (400, 410, 420) by means of refraction or let the light beams pass without a change of direction during coupling, which light beams are emitted by the first light fixture (50) and reach the light coupling-out surface (220, 270, 520) of the secondary optical element (200, 250, 500).