IP Library Granted Patent US 9,958,125
Granted Patent B2
US 9,958,125 · App. 14/384,722 · Granted May 1, 2018

Light guiding element for a laser vehicle headlight

Inventors: Friedrich Bauer (Bergland, AT); Andreas Moser (Haag, AT); Johann Altmann (Gmünd, AT); Erich Kaufmann (Linz, AT)
Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBH
F21S48/1241F21S48/1145F21S48/1154F21S48/1159F21S48/14F21S48/325F21S48/34
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Patent No.
US 9,958,125
App. No.
14/384,722
Granted
May 1, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a light guiding element ( 1 ) for a laser vehicle headlight ( 2 ), wherein the laser vehicle headlight ( 2 ) comprises at least one laser light source ( 3 ) and at least one luminous element ( 4 ) which can be irradiated by the laser light source ( 3 ) and can thus be excited to emit visible light, and the light guiding element ( 1 ) can substantially be arranged between the laser light source ( 3 ) and the luminous element ( 4 ), wherein the light guiding element ( 1 ) has a light entrance surface ( 5 ) and a light exit surface ( 6 ), wherein the entrance cross-sectional area of the light entrance surface ( 5 ) is greater than the exit cross-sectional area of the light exit surface ( 6 ), and the light radiated in through the light entrance surface ( 5 ) can be concentrated in the direction of the light exit surface ( 6 ) via the inner surface ( 7 ) connecting the light entrance surface ( 5 ) and the light exit surface ( 6 ). The invention additionally relates to a vehicle headlight ( 2 ) comprising at least one light guiding element ( 1 ) of this type.

Claims (14)

1. A laser vehicle headlight comprising a light guiding element ( 1 ) for a laser vehicle headlight ( 2 ), wherein the laser vehicle headlight ( 2 ) comprises at least one laser light source ( 3 ) and at least one luminous element ( 4 ) which is configured to be irradiated by the laser light source ( 3 ) and thus excited to emit visible light, and the luminous element ( 4 ) is arranged in the light guiding element ( 1 ),

wherein the light guiding element ( 1 ) has a light entrance surface ( 5 ) and a light exit surface ( 6 ), wherein an entrance cross-sectional area of the light entrance surface ( 5 ) is greater than an exit cross-sectional area of the light exit surface ( 6 ), and light radiated in through the light entrance surface ( 5 ) is concentrated in the direction of the light exit surface ( 6 ) via an inner surface ( 7 ) connecting the light entrance surface ( 5 ) and the light exit surface ( 6 ),

wherein the light exit surface ( 6 ) is covered at least in part by a light-impermeable delimitation element ( 15 ), which is attached to the light guiding element ( 1 ) at the light exit surface ( 6 ) after the luminous element ( 4 ) relative to a laser light radiation direction of the laser light source ( 3 ),

wherein the laser light source ( 3 ) is arranged in front of the luminous element ( 4 ) relative to a main radiation direction ( 200 ) of the laser vehicle headlight ( 2 ), such that the laser light radiation direction of the laser light source ( 3 ) is emitted to the luminous element ( 4 ) against the main radiation direction ( 200 ) of the laser vehicle headlight ( 2 ).

2. The laser vehicle headlight according to claim 1 , wherein the light guiding element ( 1 ) has an angle of acceptance ( 300 ) which is between 0° and 45° with respect to an optical axis ( 100 ) of the light guiding element ( 1 ).

3. The laser vehicle headlight according to claim 1 , wherein the inner surface ( 7 ) of the light guiding element ( 1 ) is formed substantially as a paraboloid.

4. The laser vehicle headlight according to claim 1 , wherein an outer face of the light guiding element ( 1 ), in a region between the light entrance surface ( 5 ) and the light exit surface ( 6 ), is provided at least in regions with a light-impermeable and/or reflective coating ( 8 ).

5. The laser vehicle headlight according to claim 4 , wherein the region between the light entrance surface and the light exit surface is completely provided with the light-impermeable and/or reflective coating.

6. The laser vehicle headlight according to claim 1 , wherein at least one receptacle for the luminous element ( 4 ) is provided in the region of the light exit surface ( 6 ).

7. The laser vehicle headlight according to claim 6 , wherein the receptacle is formed as a blind bore ( 9 ) or as a cavity ( 10 ) completely surrounded by the light guiding element ( 1 ).

8. The laser vehicle headlight according to claim 1 , wherein at least one reflector element ( 11 ), which runs around the light guiding element ( 1 ), is provided between the light entrance surface ( 5 ) and the light exit surface ( 6 ) in order to deflect the light emitted from the luminous element ( 4 ) in a direction facing away from the light entrance surface ( 5 ).

9. The laser vehicle headlight according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one reflector element ( 11 ) is provided in a region of the light exit surface ( 6 ).

10. The laser vehicle headlight ( 2 ) according to claim 1 , wherein at least one screen element ( 21 ) is provided, by means of which light reflected by the light entrance surface ( 5 ) of the light guiding element ( 1 ) or from an interior of the light guiding element ( 1 ) in a main radiation direction ( 200 ) of the vehicle headlight ( 2 ) is shielded.

11. The laser vehicle headlight ( 2 ) according to claim 1 , wherein a screen element ( 21 ) is formed as a connection piece running between the laser light source ( 3 ) and the light guiding element ( 1 ).

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 27, 2018
From: ZIZALA LICHTSYSTEME GMBH
To: ZKW GROUP GMBH
Reel/Frame 045171/0146 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2014
From: BAUER, FRIEDRICH; MOSER, ANDREAS; ALTMANN, JOHANN; KAUFMANN, ERICH
To: ZIZALA LICHTSYSTEME GMBH
Reel/Frame 033728/0789 →
Priority Claims (1)
AT A 50074/2012 · Mar 12, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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