IP Library Granted Patent US 7,303,319
Granted Patent B2
US 7,303,319 · App. 11/074,984 · Granted Dec 4, 2007

Headlight lens for a motor vehicle headlight

Assignee: Doctor Optics GmbH
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Patent No.
US 7,303,319
App. No.
11/074,984
Granted
Dec 4, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a headlight lens for a vehicle headlight having a light source, in particular for a motor vehicle headlight, as well as a vehicle headlight, in particular a motor vehicle headlight, having a light source and a headlight lens. The headlight lens including a lens body is made of a transparent material, which includes a surface to face the light source and a surface to face away from the light source. The headlight lens having an emblem, on the surface to face the light source, having a basal surface, which, with respect to the surface to face the light source or with respect to an optical axis of the headlight lens, is sloped in such a way that light entering into the lens body through the surface to face away from the light source parallel to the optical axis of the headlight lens is subject to a total reflection at the basal surface.

Claims (45)

1. A headlight lens for a vehicle headlight having a light source, the headlight lens including:

a lens body made of a transparent material, which includes a surface to face the light source and a surface to face away from the light source; and

an emblem, situated on the surface to face the light source, having a basal surface, which, with respect to the surface to face the light source or with respect to an optical axis of the headlight lens, is sloped in such a way that light entering into the lens body through the surface to face away from the light source parallel to the optical axis of the headlight lens is subject to a total reflection at the basal surface.

2. The headlight lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the basal surface is offset by between 0.2 mm and 6 mm with respect to the surface to face the light source.

3. The headlight lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the emblem extends in a relief-like manner beyond a part of the surface to face the light source or of the surface to face away from the light source or is situated in a recess in the lens body.

4. The headlight lens as recited in claim 3 , wherein the emblem extends in a relief-like manner beyond a bottom surface of the recess.

5. The headlight lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein a projection of the basal surface onto the surface to face the light source covers less than 30% of the surface to face the light source or a projection of the basal surface onto the surface to face away from the light source covers less than 30% of the surface to face away from the light source.

6. The headlight lens as recited in claim 1 , wherein the surface to face the light source or the surface to face away from the light source includes:

a region having a roughness of at least 0.05 μm.

7. A headlight lens for a vehicle headlight having a light source, the headlight lens including:

a lens body made of a transparent material, which includes a surface to face the light source and a surface to face away from the light source; and

an emblem, situated on the surface to face the light source, having a basal surface, which, with respect to the surface to face the light source, is sloped at an angle between 20° and 80° or, with respect to an optical axis of the headlight lens, is sloped at an angle between 30° and 55°.

8. The headlight lens as recited in claim 7 , wherein the basal surface is offset by between 0.2 mm and 6 mm with respect to the surface to face the light source.

9. The headlight lens as recited in claim 7 , wherein the emblem extends in a relief-like manner beyond a part of the surface to face the light source or of the surface to face away from the light source or is situated in a recess in the lens body.

10. The headlight lens as recited in claim 9 , wherein the emblem extends in a relief-like manner beyond a bottom surface of the recess.

11. The headlight lens as recited in claim 7 , wherein a projection of the basal surface onto the surface to face the light source covers less than 30% of the surface to face the light source or a projection of the basal surface onto the surface to face away from the light source covers less than 30% of the surface to face away from the light source.

12. The headlight lens as recited in claim 7 , wherein the surface to face the light source or the surface to face away from the light source includes:

a region having a roughness of at least 0.05 μm.

13. A headlight lens for a vehicle headlight having a light source, the headlight lens including

a lens body made of a transparent material, which includes an essentially flat surface and an essentially convex surface; and

an emblem, situated on the essentially flat surface, having a basal surface, which, with respect to the essentially flat surface or with respect to an optical axis of the headlight lens, is sloped in such a way that light entering into the lens body through the essentially convex surface parallel to the optical axis of the headlight lens is subject to a total reflection at the basal surface, or

which, with respect to the essentially flat surface, is sloped at an angle between 25° and 50° or, with respect to an optical axis of the headlight lens, is sloped at an angle between 30° and 55°.

14. The headlight lens as recited in claim 13 , wherein the basal surface is offset by between 0.2 mm and 6 mm with respect to the essentially flat surface.

15. The headlight lens as recited in claim 13 , wherein the emblem extends in a relief-like manner beyond a part of the essentially flat surface or of the essentially convex surface or is situated in a recess in the lens body.

16. The headlight lens as recited in claim 15 , wherein the emblem extends in a relief-like manner beyond a bottom surface of the recess.

17. The headlight lens as recited in claim 13 , wherein a projection of the basal surface onto the essentially flat surface covers less than 30% of the essentially flat surface or a projection of the basal surface onto the essentially convex surface covers less than 30% of the essentially convex surface.

18. The headlight lens as recited in claim 13 , wherein the essentially flat surface or the essentially convex surface includes:

a region having a roughness of at least 0.05 μm.

19. A vehicle headlight, the vehicle headlight including:

a light source;

a lens made of a transparent material, which includes a surface facing the light source and a surface facing away from the light source; and

an emblem, situated on the surface facing the light source, having a basal surface,

which, with respect to an optical axis of the headlight lens, is sloped in such a way that light entering into the lens body through the surface facing away from the light source parallel to the optical axis of the headlight lens is subject to a total reflection at the basal surface, or

which, with respect to the surface facing the light source, is sloped at an angle between 25° and 80° or, with respect to an optical axis of the headlight lens, is sloped at an angle between 30° and 55°.

20. The vehicle headlight as recited in claim 19 , wherein the basal surface is offset by between 0.2 mm and 6 mm with respect to the surface facing the light source.

21. The vehicle headlight as recited in claim 19 , wherein the emblem extends in a relief-like manner beyond a part of the surface facing the light source or of the surface facing away from the light source or being situated in a recess in the lens body.

22. The vehicle headlight as recited in claim 21 , wherein the emblem extends in a relief-like manner beyond a bottom surface of the recess.

23. The vehicle headlight as recited in claim 19 , wherein a projection of the basal surface onto the surface facing the light source covers less than 30% of the surface facing the light source or a projection of the basal surface onto the surface facing away from the light source covers less than 30% of the surface facing away from the light source.

24. A motor vehicle, the motor vehicle including;

a vehicle headlight as recited in claim 19 .

25. A headlight lens for a vehicle headlight having a light source, the headlight lens including:

a lens body made of a transparent material, which includes a surface to face the light source and a convex surface to face away from the light source; and

an emblem, situated on a surface out of the group comprising:

the surface to face the light source, the emblem having a basal surface, which is offset by between 0.2 mm and 6 mm with respect to the surface to face the light source; and

the surface to face away from the light source, the emblem having a basal surface, which is offset by between 0.2 mm and 6 mm with respect to the surface to face away from the light source.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 14, 2014
From: DOCTER OPTICS GMBH
To: DOCTER OPTICS SE
Reel/Frame 031961/0444 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2005
From: HOLTZ, STEFFEN; WILLKE, ALOIS
To: DOCTER OPTICS GMBH
Reel/Frame 016305/0975 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2004 011 104 · Mar 7, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
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