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US 10,337,684 · App. 15/720,072 · Granted Jul 2, 2019

Lighting device for a motor vehicle comprising a light guide

Inventors: Alexandre Joerg (Bobigny, FR); Marine Courcier (Unterfoehring, DE)
Assignee: VALEO VISION
F21S41/24B60Q1/06B60Q1/16F21S41/141F21S41/153F21S41/26F21S41/265F21S41/27F21S41/663G02B6/0001
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Patent No.
US 10,337,684
App. No.
15/720,072
Granted
Jul 2, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical lighting module for a motor vehicle including a primary optical element having a first rear portion with a plurality of light guides of longitudinal main axis arranged along at least one transverse row, each comprising an output front end face for a secondary light beam. Also included is a front portion which has a common output front face for the secondary light beams, wherein the front face of the front portion is conformed to spread the secondary light beams at least in a vertical direction.

Claims (19)

1. An optical lighting module for a motor vehicle, the optical lighting module comprising:

at least two parallel transverse rows of light guides;

a first rear portion including the light guides arranged along one of the at least two parallel transverse rows, each light guide comprising an output front end face for a light beam; and

a front portion which has a front face for the light beam, wherein the front face of the front portion is conformed to spread the light beam at least in a vertical direction, an output face of the front portion having transverse vertical end strips, each incurved about a transverse axis to spread the light beam vertically emitted by one of the two parallel transverse rows of light guides.

2. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein the output face of the front portion comprises a central strip which extends vertically between two transverse vertical end strips and which has, in a longitudinal vertical cross section, a vertical rectilinear form.

3. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein at least one transverse end section of the output face of the front portion has a curvature about a vertical axis to spread the light beam emitted by a corresponding one of the two parallel transverse rows of light guides in a transverse direction.

4. The optical module according to claim 3 , wherein two transverse end sections of the output face of the front portion each have a curvature about a vertical axis to spread the light beam emitted by the corresponding one of the two parallel transverse rows of light guides in a transverse direction.

5. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein a central section of the output face of the front portion extending between two transverse end sections has a hemicylindrical form.

6. The optical module according claim 5 wherein the central section extends opposite the two parallel transverse rows of light guides except for the two transverse end sections.

7. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein each light guide is associated a light-emitting diode.

8. The optical module according to claim 1 , wherein a light beam producing an adaptive lighting function is emitted.

9. A motor vehicle lighting device comprising the optical module according to claim 1 .

10. A lighting device according to claim 9 , wherein the lighting device further comprises a low beam module.

11. The lighting device according to claim 10 , wherein the output face of the front portion comprises a central strip which extends vertically between two vertical end strips and which has, in a longitudinal vertical cross section, a vertical rectilinear form.

12. The lighting device according to claim 10 , wherein at least one transverse end section of the output face of the front portion has a curvature about a vertical axis to spread the light beam emitted by a corresponding one of the two parallel transverse rows of light guides in a transverse direction.

13. The lighting device according to claim 10 , wherein a central section of the output face of the front portion extending between two transverse end sections has a hemicylindrical form.

14. The lighting device according to claim 10 , wherein each light guide is associated with a light-emitting diode.

15. The lighting device according to claim 10 , wherein a light beam producing an adaptive lighting function is emitted.

16. A motor vehicle lighting device comprising the optical module according to claim 10 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2019
From: JOERG, ALEXANDRE; COURCIER, MARINE
To: VALEO VISION
Reel/Frame 049065/0729 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 16 59376 · Sep 29, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180087735A1 · Mar 29, 2018
Cited By (2)
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