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US 10,913,387 · App. 16/034,957 · Granted Feb 9, 2021

Lighting device projecting two vertically offset matrices of light pixels

Inventors: Marie Pellarin (Bobigny, FR); Vanesa Sanchez (Bobigny, FR); Sebastien Roels (Bobigny, FR)
Assignee: Valeo Vision
B60Q1/1423B60Q1/0041B60Q1/085F21S41/143F21S41/153F21S41/65F21S41/663
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Patent No.
US 10,913,387
App. No.
16/034,957
Granted
Feb 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lighting device for a motor vehicle including a first lighting module projecting at least one first matrix of first independently activatable juxtaposed pixels, the first pixels being arranged in several vertical columns and in at least one transverse row of determined height (Dh), characterized in that it includes a second lighting module projecting a second matrix of second independently activatable juxtaposed pixels, the second pixels being arranged in at least one transverse row, the second matrix being superposed with the first matrix with a vertical offset by a vertical offset distance (P) less than the determined height (Dh) relative to the first pixels of the first matrix.

Claims (16)

1. Lighting device for a motor vehicle producing a determined lighting function, the device comprising a first lighting module projecting at least one first matrix of first independently activatable juxtaposed light pixels, the first light pixels being arranged in several vertical columns and in at least one transverse row of determined height (Dh),

wherein the lighting device comprises a second lighting module projecting a second matrix of second independently activatable juxtaposed light pixels, the second light pixels being arranged in at least one transverse row, the second matrix being superposed with the first matrix with a vertical offset by a vertical offset distance (P) less than said determined height (Dh) relative to the first light pixels of the first matrix, wherein the second matrix comprises one row more than the first matrix.

2. Lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein each second light pixel of the second matrix has the same width (Dl) as a coinciding first light pixel of the first matrix.

3. Lighting device according to claim 2 , wherein the second matrix comprises at least as many rows of light pixels as the first matrix.

4. Lighting device according to claim 2 , wherein each light pixel of the first matrix and of the second matrix has an angular height of less than 2° relative to an optical axis of emission of the light device.

5. Lighting device according to claim 2 , wherein the vertical offset distance (P) of the second matrix relative to the first matrix is substantially equal to half the determined height (Dh).

6. Lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein each light pixel of the first matrix and of the second matrix has an angular height of less than 2° relative to an optical axis of emission of the light device.

7. Lighting device according to claim 6 , wherein each light pixel of the first matrix and of the second matrix has an angular height of less than 2° relative to an optical axis of emission of the light device.

8. Lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the vertical offset distance (P) of the second matrix relative to the first matrix is substantially equal to half the determined height (Dh).

9. Lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the matrices comprise more columns than rows.

10. Lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the columns of the second matrix are arranged to coincide with the columns of the first matrix .

11. Lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light beam with light pixels is emitted along an axis (A) of emission, the first matrix is centred vertically relative to said axis (A).

12. Lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein each light pixel of the first matrix and of the second matrix has a width less than 2°.

13. Lighting device for a motor vehicle producing a determined lighting function, the device comprising a first lighting module projecting at least one first matrix of first independently activatable juxtaposed light pixels, the first light pixels being arranged in several vertical columns and in at least one transverse row of determined height (Dh),

wherein the lighting device comprises a second lighting module projecting a second matrix of second independently activatable juxtaposed light pixels, the second light pixels being arranged in at least one transverse row, the second matrix being superposed with the first matrix with a vertical offset by a vertical offset distance (P) less than said determined height (Dh) relative to the first light pixels of the first matrix, wherein the second matrix comprises one row more than the first matrix, the second light pixels of the top end row and of the bottom end row of the second matrix extending vertically outwards beyond the first matrix.

14. Lighting device according to claim 13 , wherein each light pixel of the first matrix and of the second matrix has an angular height of less than 2° relative to an optical axis of emission of the light device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2018
From: PELLARIN, MARIE; SANCHEZ, VANESA; ROELS, SEBASTIEN
To: VALEO VISION
Reel/Frame 046345/0713 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 17 56659 · Jul 13, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190016251A1 · Jan 17, 2019
Cited By (2)
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