IP Library Granted Patent US 7,982,403
Granted Patent B2
US 7,982,403 · App. 12/083,495 · Granted Jul 19, 2011

Multifunctional motor vehicle headlight module, in particular for the front region of a motor vehicle

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Patent No.
US 7,982,403
App. No.
12/083,495
Granted
Jul 19, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor vehicle headlight module having at least two lighting units ( 1 ) is specified. Here, each lighting unit ( 1 ) comprises at least one light-emitting diode chip ( 2 ). Different lighting units ( 1 ) are provided here for different lighting functions. Furthermore, the motor vehicle headlight module has a common heat sink ( 6 ) for the lighting units, to which heat sink the lighting units are thermally connected, and a common current-stabilizing electronic system ( 8 ) for supplying voltage to the lighting units.

Claims (19)

1. A motor vehicle headlight module, with at least two luminous units ( 1 ), each luminous unit ( 1 ) comprising at least one light-emitting diode chip ( 2 ) and the at least two different luminous units ( 1 ) having light functions which are different from one another, a common cooling body ( 6 ) for the at least two luminous units ( 1 ), to which the at least two luminous units ( 1 ) are thermally connected, and a common current-stabilizing electronics system ( 8 ) for supplying voltage to the at least two luminous units ( 1 ).

2. The motor vehicle headlight module as claimed in claim 1 , in which each luminous unit ( 1 ) comprises a primary optical unit ( 3 ).

3. The motor vehicle headlight module as claimed in claim 2 , in which the primary optical unit ( 3 ), at least in places, is in the form of one of the following optical basic elements: CPC optical unit, CEC optical unit, CHC optical unit, truncated pyramid optical unit, truncated cone optical unit.

4. The motor vehicle headlight module as claimed in claim 3 , in which the primary optical unit ( 3 ) has a microstructured surface.

5. The motor vehicle headlight module as claimed in claim 3 , in which a common secondary optical unit ( 5 ) is arranged downstream of all of the at least two luminous units ( 1 ) of the motor vehicle headlight module.

6. The motor vehicle headlight module as claimed in claim 2 , in which the primary optical unit ( 3 ) has a microstructured surface.

7. The motor vehicle headlight module as claimed in claim 2 , in which a common secondary optical unit ( 5 ) is arranged downstream of all of the at least two luminous units ( 1 ) of the motor vehicle headlight module.

8. The motor vehicle headlight module as claimed in claim 2 , in which the light-emitting diode chips ( 2 ) of the at least two luminous units ( 1 ) are arranged on a common printed circuit board ( 4 ).

9. The motor vehicle headlight module as claimed in claim 2 , in which the at least two luminous units ( 1 ) are connected in series with one another, and each luminous unit ( 1 ) is connected in parallel with in each case one switching unit ( 11 ) in such a way that, when the switching unit ( 11 ) is closed, the luminous unit ( 1 ) is not energized.

10. The motor vehicle headlight module as claimed in claim 2 , in which at least one of the at least two luminous units ( 1 ) is provided for one of the following light functions: lower beam, upper beam, cornering beam, position light.

11. The motor vehicle headlight module as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the light-emitting diode chip ( 2 ) which is suitable for producing electromagnetic radiation with an emission maximum in an infrared spectral range.

12. The motor vehicle headlight module as claimed in claim 1 , in which a common secondary optical unit ( 5 ) is arranged downstream of all of the at least two luminous units ( 1 ) of the motor vehicle headlight module.

13. The motor vehicle headlight module as claimed in claim 12 , in which the secondary optical unit ( 5 ) comprises a reflective optical element.

14. The motor vehicle headlight module as claimed in claim 12 , in which the secondary optical unit ( 5 ) comprises a projection optical unit.

15. The motor vehicle headlight module as claimed in claim 1 , in which the light-emitting diode chips ( 2 ) of the at least two luminous units ( 1 ) are arranged on a common printed circuit board ( 4 ).

16. The motor vehicle headlight module as claimed in claim 1 , in which the at least two luminous units ( 1 ) are connected in series with one another, and each luminous unit ( 1 ) is connected in parallel with in each case one switching unit ( 11 ) in such a way that, when the switching unit ( 11 ) is closed, the luminous unit ( 1 ) is not energized.

17. The motor vehicle headlight module as claimed in claim 16 , in which the switching unit ( 11 ) comprises a switching transistor.

18. The motor vehicle headlight module as claimed in claim 1 , in which at least one of the at least two luminous units ( 1 ) is provided for one of the following light functions: lower beam, upper beam, cornering beam, position light.

19. The motor vehicle headlight module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting diode chip ( 2 ) is suitable for producing electromagnetic radiation with an emission maximum in an infrared spectral range.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2019
From: OSRAM GMBH
To: OSRAM BETEILIGUNGSVERWALTUNG GMBH
Reel/Frame 051381/0677 →
MERGER Recorded Dec 2, 2008
From: PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUER ELEKTRISCHE GLUEHLAMPEN MBH
To: OSRAM GMBH
Reel/Frame 021914/0084 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2008
From: HOHL-ABICHEDID, ANGELA; REINERS, THOMAS; VOLLMER, RALF
To: PATENT-TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT FUR ELEKTRISCHE GLUHLAMPEN MBH
Reel/Frame 020846/0882 →