IP Library Granted Patent US 9,671,080
Granted Patent B2
US 9,671,080 · App. 14/772,820 · Granted Jun 6, 2017

Lighting device for a vehicle headlight

Inventors: Christian Seyrlehner (Ybbsitz, AT); Christoph Zeller (Purgstall, AT)
Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBH
F21S48/1747F21S48/115F21S48/1109F21S48/1159F21S48/1305F21S48/137F21S48/1352F21S48/328
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Patent No.
US 9,671,080
App. No.
14/772,820
Granted
Jun 6, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a lighting device ( 1 ) for a motor vehicle headlight, wherein the lighting device ( 1 ) has at least one reflector ( 10, 11, 12, 13 ), and assigned to the at least one reflector ( 10, 11, 12, 13 ) is at least one light source ( 20, 21, 22, 23 ), and light from the at least one light source ( 20, 21, 22, 23 ) is radiated into a region in front of the lighting device ( 1 ) by means of the reflector ( 10, 11, 12, 13 ) in order to form a light distribution or a part of a light distribution. The lighting device ( 1 ) has at least one, preferably exactly one reflector support ( 30 ), and the at least one reflector ( 10, 11, 12, 13 ) is fixedly attached to the at least one reflector support ( 30 ), and the at least one light source ( 20, 21, 22, 23 ) is arranged on at least one light source support ( 40, 41, 42, 43 ), and the at least one light source support ( 40, 41, 42, 43 ) is movably mounted on the reflector support ( 30 ) and can be fixed in a defined position relative to the reflector support ( 30 ).

Claims (21)

1. A lighting device for a motor vehicle headlight, the lighting device comprising:

at least one reflector;

at least one light source assigned to the at least one reflector, wherein light from the at least one light source is radiated into a region in front of the lighting device by means of the at least one reflector in order to form a light distribution or a part of a light distribution;

exactly one reflector support, and wherein the at least one light source is arranged on at least one light source support, and wherein the at least one light source support is movably mounted on the reflector support and can be fixed in a defined position relative to the reflector support,

wherein two or more reflectors are provided, wherein assigned to each reflector is exactly one light source support, each of which has at least one light source, and wherein the two or more reflectors are fixedly fastened on the reflector support

wherein all the light source supportscan be moved and fixed relative to the reflector support, wherein the at least one reflector support for the at least one light source support comprises at least one guide groove/at least one guide peg, at which the light source support is movably guided and the at least one light source support comprises at least one corresponding guide peg/at least one corresponding guide groove, wherein the at least one guide groove and the at least one guide peg is interrupted by a fastening opening for fastening the light source support on the reflector support, wherein the fastening opening in the at least one light source support is designed as a slot.

2. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one reflector support is designed as a main cooling body.

3. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one light source support is designed as a light source cooling body.

4. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one light source support, when the lighting device is in an installed position, can be moved vertically relative to the at least one reflector support.

5. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one guide groove is formed on the reflector support and the at least one corresponding guide peg is arranged on the at least one light source support.

6. The lighting device of claim 5 , wherein the at least one guide groove is elongated and extends in a straight line.

7. The lighting device of claim 6 , wherein the at least one guide groove, when the lighting device is in an installed position, is arranged so as to extend vertically.

8. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one guide peg is elongated and straight, and extends in the direction of the corresponding guide groove.

9. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein exactly one guide groove and exactly one corresponding guide peg are provided for each light source support.

10. The lighting device of claim 1 , which comprises exactly four reflectors and exactly four assigned light source supports.

11. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein the light sources are LED light sources, wherein each LED light source comprises at least one light-emitting diode.

12. The lighting device of claim 11 , wherein each LED light source or at least the LED light sources of different reflectors can be separately activated and at least one of switched on or off and dimmed.

13. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the reflectors is a high-beam reflector for generating a high-beam light distribution or a part of a high-beam light distribution.

14. The lighting device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the reflectors is a low-beam reflector for generating a low-beam light distribution or a part of a low-beam light distribution.

15. A vehicle headlight comprising at least one lighting device of claim 1 .

16. The lighting device of claim 12 , wherein each light-emitting diode of the LED light source can be separately activated and at least one of switched on or off and dimmed.

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 Oct 28, 2015
From: SEYRLEHNER, CHRISTIAN; ZELLER, CHRISTOPH
To: ZIZALA LICHTSYSTEME GMBH
Reel/Frame 036905/0498 →
Priority Claims (1)
AT 50158/2013 · Mar 7, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160010823A1 · Jan 14, 2016