Light module for a vehicle with a heat sink with void housing a driving device arranged on an electronic support
The invention relates to a light module ( 1 ) for a motor vehicle comprising: a light source ( 10 ); an electronic support ( 11 ); a driver device ( 13 ) driving the electrical power supply of said one light source ( 10 ) arranged on said electronic support ( 11 ); a heatsink ( 12 ) comprising an obviously ( 121 ) in which said driver device ( 13 ) is housed, characterized in that said light source ( 10 ) is fixed onto said heatsink ( 12 ).
1. A light module for a motor vehicle comprising:
a light source;
an electronic support;
a driver device driving an electrical power supply of the light source arranged on the electronic support; and
a heatsink comprising a void in which the driver device is housed, wherein the light source is fixed onto the heatsink, and the void is adapted to accommodate the driver device, covering and containing the driver device, such that the driver device is totally surrounded by the void.
2. The light module according to claim 1 , wherein the void is provided on a face of the heatsink onto which the light source is fixed.
3. The light module according to claim 2 , wherein the void is provided by punching.
4. The light module according to claim 2 , wherein the electronic support is a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) or a flexible printed circuit.
5. The light module according to claim 2 , wherein the light source is connected to the electronic support via aluminium connecting wires.
6. The light module according to claim 2 , wherein the heatsink is made of sheet aluminium.
7. The light module according to claim 2 , wherein the light source is a semiconductor light source.
8. A light device for a motor vehicle comprising:
a light module according to claim 2 ;
an optical module adapted to cooperate with light rays emitted by the light source of the light module.
9. The light module according to claim 1 wherein the void is provided by punching.
10. The light module according to claim 9 , wherein the electronic support is a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) or a flexible printed circuit.
11. The light module according to claim 9 , wherein the light source is connected to the electronic support via aluminium connecting wires.
12. The light module according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic support is a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) or a flexible printed circuit.
13. The light module according to claim 1 , wherein the light source is connected to the electronic support via aluminium connecting wires.
14. The light module according to claim 1 , wherein the heatsink is made of sheet aluminium.
15. The light module according to claim 1 , wherein the light source is a semiconductor light source.
16. The light module according to claim 15 , wherein the semiconductor light source forms part of a light-emitting diode.
17. A light device for a motor vehicle comprising:
a light module according to claim 1 ; and
an optical module adapted to cooperate with light rays emitted by the light source of the light module.
18. The light device according to claim 17 , wherein the light device is a headlight and/or an indicator light and/or a rear light or interior lighting.
19. The light device according to claim 18 , wherein the optical module is a reflector and/or a lens and/or a light guide.
20. The light device according to claim 17 , wherein the optical module is a reflector and/or a lens and/or a light guide.