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EP0485818B1
EP0485818B1 EP91118675A EP91118675A EP0485818B1 EP 0485818 B1 EP0485818 B1 EP 0485818B1 EP 91118675 A EP91118675 A EP 91118675A EP 91118675 A EP91118675 A EP 91118675A EP 0485818 B1 EP0485818 B1 EP 0485818B1
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Edwin Schwaller
Diego Bally
Walter Zürcher
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Bisy Bike-Systems Industrielle Fertigung Von Fahrr
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/20—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S43/26—Refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters not provided in groups F21S43/235 - F21S43/255
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
    • F21S41/20—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S41/28—Cover glass

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  • the invention relates to a headlamp with a light source arranged in the headlamp axis, with a reflector and with a diffuser arranged in front of the light source, and in particular with a headlamp for relatively weak light sources, such as are present in bicycle lighting systems.
  • the invention also relates to the use of such a headlight as a bicycle lamp.
  • the light generated can be used in an optimal manner. As small a part of it as possible should be lost as stray light.
  • the light of the first origin can be deflected relatively well in the desired direction by the diffusing lens optics in order to generate a corresponding light cone. With the light coming directly from the light source onto the lens, the problem arises that the beam path has to be deflected relatively strongly, for which purpose a collecting lens must be provided on the lens.
  • the converging lens is intended to capture the largest possible solid angle of the directly emitted light, without, however, taking up too large an area of the lens.
  • it has already been proposed to cement a relatively thick converging lens on the inside of the lens, which bundles the direct light from the light source. This solution is, however, complex in terms of production technology.
  • US-A-1 571 139 shows the possibility of placing a converging lens as close as possible in front of the lamp and thus to improve the light output.
  • the light cone emerging from the lamp has a very large aperture, since the diffuser is largely designed as a diffuser. Therefore a large part of the light intensity is lost.
  • Fresnel lenses are used in the lamps according to DE-A-3 317 519, DE-A-1 472 525 and GB-A-120 581. This improves the light output.
  • lamps of this type there is a light spot on the street, the intensity of which rapidly decreases with increasing distance from the lamp.
  • the converging lens structure which is preferably designed as a Fresnel lens, does not require a significant local thickening of the lens, which could not be controlled during manufacture.
  • the diffusing screen thus formed can therefore be efficiently produced in a conventional manner as a one-piece molded part made of plastic or glass.
  • the stray light which is still reduced, is advantageously used to produce a laterally visible, illuminated zone on the headlamp, for which purpose a transparent ring is formed on the periphery of the lens through which false light radially emerges.
  • the headlight has a light source 1, which is preferably is designed as a halogen lamp.
  • the light source is shown in point form in FIG. 1, but is actually designed as a spiral.
  • the light source is arranged in the focal point of a parabolically or elliptically shaped reflector 2.
  • the light rays striking the reflector 2 from the light source are therefore reflected approximately parallel to the headlight axis 3 and thus strike a diffusing screen 4.
  • the diffusing screen 4 is formed from a translucent material, for example a transparent plastic such as PMMA. Their shape essentially determines the beam path of the headlamp.
  • the lens 4 is divided into different zones.
  • a central zone 5 is provided for deflecting the light coming directly from the light source 1.
  • the outer peripheral zones 6, 7, 8 are divided into an upper zone 6, a central zone 7 and a lower zone 8 (cf. FIG. 2) and serve to deflect the light reflected in parallel by the reflector 2.
  • the lens 4 is curved toward the light source 1. This means that the central zone 5 is close to the light source 1 and thus detects a relatively large solid angle of the directly emitted light from the light source.
  • the light incident on the lens at this solid angle is collected by means of a converging lens structure to form a light bundle 10 which is emitted essentially in the direction of the headlight axis 3.
  • the converging lens structure in the central zone 5 is designed as a Fresnel lens 9 arranged concentrically to the axis 3, so that the thickness of the lens 4 remains relatively uniform. This is an important prerequisite for their manufacture as plastic molded articles.
  • the lens in the central zone 5 forms a fourth-order curve in vertical section, which has the effect that the rays passing through this central zone 5 are deflected somewhat more strongly, ie towards the axis 3, than the rays penetrating deeper into the Axis direction 3 run (see FIG. 1).
  • the brightness in the light spot which is generated by the obliquely incident light cone, does not decrease with increasing distance from the headlight.
  • a corresponding configuration of the diffusing screen is present in the edge zones 6, 7, 8 already mentioned, of which only the upper zone 6 and the lower zone 8 are visible in FIG. 1.
  • the diffuser in vertical section forms, in addition to the circle, a fourth-order curve with a correspondingly greater deflection of the higher rays.
  • the light beams 11 and 12 from these zones 6, 8 also lead to a light spot with a regular light distribution on a base in the case of oblique incidence.
  • These zones are viewed in a horizontal section (cf. FIGS. 2 and 3), they have a scattering lens structure 14 of a type known per se, which leads to a lateral divergence of the light cone according to FIG.
  • the edge zone 7 has the same configuration.
  • the headlight designed in this way is used as a bicycle lamp, it produces a substantially trapezoidal spot of uniform brightness on the street at a distance of 4 m to 10 m from the lamp position. Since the direct light of the solid angle detected by the central zone 5 contributes to this, the luminous efficacy can be significantly improved.
  • the transparent ring 15 preferably has a signal color, so that it appears in a side view as a streak glowing in the signal color occurs (see FIG. 4).
  • the scattered light from the headlight contributes to the lateral marking of, for example, a cyclist at night, which is otherwise often only possible with passive reflectors.
  • the transparent ring 15 can also be designed as a mounting element for connecting the reflector 2 and the diffuser 4.
  • Figure 4 shows a possible embodiment of the headlamp described as a bicycle lamp.
  • the headlight with signal ring 15 and reflector 2 is arranged on a housing 16.
  • FIG. 5 shows a somewhat modified embodiment of the diffusing screen 4. As can be seen, this differs from the embodiment according to FIG. 1 only in that the central zone 5 itself once again forms an arch towards the light source 1. It can be achieved that the detected solid angle of the direct light is further increased.
  • the described headlight can also be provided with a reflector ring 16 directed forward. Should the light source 1 or its supply fail, this serves to make the bike recognizable for oncoming traffic at night.
  • the reflector ring 16 made of transparent plexiglass has a back 17 with a reflector structure. It is welded to a ring made of transparent red plexiglass designed as a signal ring 15, through which stray light can escape laterally in the manner described. The whole can be designed as a snap ring for mounting the lens 4 on the reflector 2.
  • the headlamp according to the invention is an integrated, active and passive effective, visual identification in traffic.
  • the described headlamp allows light sources with relatively low power, such as those used in bicycle lighting systems, to be used optimally for light generation by the false light losses are reduced and the light is emitted in an optimal direction, so that an extensive light spot with even light distribution is generated in front of the bicycle on the street.
  • the components, in particular the diffusing screen, can be produced as molded parts in efficient processes.

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ATE107755T1 (de) 1994-07-15
DK0485818T3 (da) 1994-09-26
CH681478A5 (ko) 1993-03-31
TW203584B (ko) 1993-04-11

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