IP Library Granted Patent US 10,344,934
Granted Patent B2
US 10,344,934 · App. 15/951,226 · Granted Jul 9, 2019

Illumination system and headlamp

Inventor: Stephan Schwaiger (Herbrechtingen, DE)
Assignee: OSRAM GMBH
F21S41/24B60Q1/0011B60Q1/0088B60Q1/04F21S41/141F21S41/143F21S41/25F21S41/663G02B6/0001G02B6/0078F21W2102/145F21Y2107/50
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Patent No.
US 10,344,934
App. No.
15/951,226
Granted
Jul 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

In various embodiments, an illumination system is provided. The illumination system may include at least two light guides, which each have an input coupling surface and an output coupling surface, and at least one radiation source having a radiation surface that faces the corresponding input coupling surface provided for a respective light guide. A distance between the input coupling surface of one of the light guides and the radiation surface of the at least one assigned radiation source and the distance between the input coupling surface of a further light guide and the radiation source of the at least one assigned radiation source differ.

Claims (33)

1. An illumination system, comprising:

at least two light guides, wherein each of the at least two light guides comprises an input coupling surface and an output coupling surface, and at least two radiation sources; wherein a first radiation source of the at least two radiation sources comprises a first radiation surface that faces an input coupling surface of a first light guide of the at least two light guides and where a second radiation source of the at least two radiation sources comprises a second radiation surface that faces an input coupling surface of a second light guide of the at least two light guides; wherein a first distance between the input coupling surface of the first light guide of the at least two light guides and the radiation surface of the first radiation source of the at least two radiation sources is different from a second distance between the input coupling surface of the second light guide of the at least two light guides and the second radiation source of the at least two radiation sources.

2. The illumination system of claim 1 ,

wherein the input coupling surfaces of the at least two light guides face in an identical direction.

3. The illumination system of claim 1 ,

wherein the first radiation surface and the second radiation surface face in an identical direction.

4. The illumination system of claim 1 ,

wherein optical main axes of the input coupling surfaces of the at least two light guides are arranged to be parallel with respect to one another.

5. The illumination system of claim 1 ,

wherein main emission axes of the first radiation surface and the second radiation surface are arranged to be parallel with respect to one another.

6. The illumination system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a reference plane;

wherein the input coupling surfaces of the at least two light guides have a different distance from the reference plane.

7. The illumination system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a reference plane;

wherein the radiation surfaces of the at least two radiation sources have a different distance from the reference plane.

8. The illumination system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a holding element;

wherein the at least two radiation sources are arranged on the holding element;

wherein the each radiation source of the at least two radiation sources is arranged at the holding element via at least one step for setting the distance.

9. The illumination system of claim 8 ,

wherein a height of each corresponding step is adapted for setting the distance.

10. The illumination system of claim 8 ,

wherein a first step of the at least one step is arranged at a distance from a second step of the at least one step.

11. The illumination system of claim 8 ,

wherein two or more steps of the at least one step are connected.

12. The illumination system of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least two light guides form part of an optical unit which connects the at least two light guides to one another on the output side by a common connecting section that has an exit surface, facing away from the at least two light guides, for the light exiting the light guides.

13. The illumination system of claim 12 ,

wherein the distance increases from the inside to the outside of the optical unit.

14. A headlamp, comprising:

an illumination system, comprising:

at least two light guides, wherein each of the at least two light guides comprises an input coupling surface and an output coupling surface, and at least two radiation sources; wherein a first radiation source of the at least two radiation sources comprises a first radiation surface that faces an input coupling surface of a first light guide of the at least two light guides and where a second radiation source of the at least two radiation sources comprises a second radiation surface that faces an input coupling surface of a second light guide of the at least two light guides; wherein a first distance between the input coupling surface of the first light guide of the at least two light guides and the radiation surface of the first radiation source of the at least two radiation sources is different from a second distance between the input coupling surface of the second light guide of the at least two light guides and the second radiation source of the at least two radiation sources.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2019
From: OSRAM GMBH
To: OSRAM BETEILIGUNGSVERWALTUNG GMBH
Reel/Frame 051381/0677 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2018
From: SCHWAIGER, STEPHAN
To: OSRAM GMBH
Reel/Frame 045736/0934 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 206 817 · Apr 24, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180306959A1 · Oct 25, 2018
Cited By (1)
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