IP Library Granted Patent US 9,249,942
Granted Patent B2
US 9,249,942 · App. 14/382,431 · Granted Feb 2, 2016

Lighting device for a motor vehicle

Inventors: Rüdiger Reitinger (Mautern an der Donau, AT); Johann Altmann (Gmünd, AT)
Assignee: ZIZALA LICHTSYSTEME GMBH
F21S48/125B60Q1/0047F21S48/1159F21S48/1258F21S48/1283F21S48/1329F21S48/1394F21S48/1747F21S48/24B60Q2400/30
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Patent No.
US 9,249,942
App. No.
14/382,431
Granted
Feb 2, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a lighting device ( 100 ) for a motor vehicle, comprising a lens ( 1 ) and at least one light source ( 4, 5, 61 ), wherein light from the at least one light source ( 4, 61 ) is projected by the lens ( 1 ) into a region lying in front of the lighting device ( 100 ), wherein at least one reflective surface ( 3 a ) is assigned to the lens ( 1 ) at the rear side ( 3 ) thereof, and/or wherein the lens ( 1 ) has at the rear side ( 3 ) thereof at least one total reflection region ( 3 a′ ), wherein at least one light source ( 4 ) radiates light into the lens ( 1 ) via an incidence region ( 40 ), and wherein the light radiated into the lens ( 1 ) via the incidence region ( 40 ) is reflected by the at least one reflective surface ( 3 a ) and/or the at least one total reflection region ( 3 a′ ) and emerges from the lens ( 1 ) via the light exit surface ( 2 ) thereof and is projected into a region in front of the lighting device ( 100 ).

Claims (17)

1. A lighting device ( 100 ) for a motor vehicle, comprising:

a lens ( 1 ) and

at least one light source ( 4 , 61 ), wherein light from the at least one light source ( 4 , 61 ) is projected by the lens ( 1 ) into a region lying in front of the lighting device ( 100 ),

wherein:

exactly one continuous reflective surface ( 3 a ) is assigned to the lens ( 1 ) at the rear side ( 3 ) thereof, and/or the lens ( 1 ) has at the rear side ( 3 ) thereof exactly one continuous total reflection region ( 3 a ′),

a light source ( 4 ) is arranged beneath the lens ( 1 ) and is opposite the exactly one continuous reflective surface ( 3 a ), as viewed in the primary light exit direction of the light source ( 4 ), and/or the exactly one continuous total reflection region ( 3 a ′) of the light source ( 4 ) is arranged outside the primary light exit direction of the assigned light source ( 4 ),

the light source ( 4 ) radiates light into the lens ( 1 ) via an incidence region ( 40 ) in such a way that the light radiated into the lens ( 1 ) via the incidence region ( 40 ) is reflected by the exactly one reflective surface ( 3 a ) and/or the exactly one total reflection region ( 3 a′ ) and emerges from the lens ( 1 ) via the light exit surface ( 2 ) thereof and is projected into a region in front of the lighting device ( 100 ), and

a lower part of the lens ( 1 ) is formed as a projection lens, and a lamp device ( 60 ) is provided, from which light is radiation from outside onto the rear side ( 3 ) onto the lower region of the lens ( 1 ) and is projected by the lens ( 1 ) into a region in front of the lighting device in order to generate a light distribution with a light/dark boundary.

2. The lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one incidence region ( 40 ) is arranged outside the rear side ( 3 ) of the lens ( 1 ).

3. The lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one incidence region ( 40 ) is formed as a coupling-in point, into which the assigned light source ( 4 ) couples light.

4. The lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one light source ( 40 ) radiating light into the lens via an incidence region ( 40 ) comprises one or more light-emitting diodes.

5. The lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the one reflective surface ( 3 a ) is arranged directly on the rear side ( 3 ) of the lens ( 1 ).

6. The lighting device according to claim 5 , wherein the one reflective surface ( 3 a ) is formed as a reflective coating of the rear side ( 3 ) of the lens ( 1 ).

7. The lighting device according to claim 1 , one or more of the reflective surfaces is/are formed as (a) partially reflective surface(s).

8. A vehicle headlight comprising at least one lighting device according to claim 1 .

9. The lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light distribution is a dipped beam distribution.

10. The lighting device according to claim 3 , wherein the assigned light source ( 4 ) couples light via an attachment optical element ( 41 ).

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 30, 2016
From: ZIZALA LICHTSYSTEME GMBH
To: ZKW GROUP GMBH
Reel/Frame 039901/0962 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2014
From: REITINGER, RUDIGER; ALTMANN, JOHANN
To: ZIZALA LICHTSYSTEME GMBH
Reel/Frame 033655/0577 →
Priority Claims (1)
AT A 50062/2012 · Mar 7, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150103548A1 · Apr 16, 2015