EP0864804A2 - Système de réglage commandable à distance pour la cache d'un projecteur de véhicule - Google Patents

Système de réglage commandable à distance pour la cache d'un projecteur de véhicule Download PDF

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EP0864804A2
EP0864804A2 EP98103261A EP98103261A EP0864804A2 EP 0864804 A2 EP0864804 A2 EP 0864804A2 EP 98103261 A EP98103261 A EP 98103261A EP 98103261 A EP98103261 A EP 98103261A EP 0864804 A2 EP0864804 A2 EP 0864804A2
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Erwin Freudenreich
Frank Dr. Merkelbach
Detlef Korff
Ewald Topp
Roland Lachmayer
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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
    • F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
    • F21S41/60—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution
    • F21S41/68—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution by acting on screens
    • F21S41/683—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution by acting on screens by moving screens
    • F21S41/686—Blades, i.e. screens moving in a vertical plane

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  • the invention relates to a remotely operable adjustment system for an aperture Vehicle headlights with an electrical adjustment device through which the aperture arranged between a reflector and a lens Low beam is adjustable into a high beam position, with a Actuating device, which for inactive electrical adjustment device automatic adjustment of the aperture in the low beam position, and with a Holding device that serves to hold the aperture in the low beam position.
  • Such a remote-controlled setting system for an aperture of a Vehicle headlights have become known from DE 38 06 658 A1.
  • the optical system consists of one ellipsoidal reflector, a lens and an adjustable aperture.
  • a light source is arranged in the inner focal point of the ellipsoidal reflector, while the outer focal point of the ellipsoidal reflector and the adjustable aperture between the reflector and the lens.
  • the lens and the adjustable cover are attached to a frame-like support element, which is attached to the front edge of the reflector.
  • the aperture is arranged below the optical axis of the reflector and on the Carrier element around a horizontal and transverse to the optical axis Swivel axis.
  • One at the back of the ellipsoidal Reflector arranged electrical adjustment device is from one electromagnetic actuator formed.
  • the electromagnetic actuator has one Solenoids on, through which the panel can be pivoted about the axis.
  • the electrical adjustment device is via a rod-shaped lifting element, which runs underneath the reflector, articulated with a swivel arm connected.
  • the aperture is opposed by the electrical adjustment device By virtue of an automatic control device into a high beam position swiveling.
  • the adjusting device is below the frame-like Carrier element arranged and by a helical tension spring formed with an end portion at the front edge portion of the Carrier element and with the other end portion at the hinge point is attached, which is between the lifting element and the swivel arm.
  • the adjustable cover is plate-shaped and stands in hers Low beam position vertically, while the aperture in its high beam position Lens is pivoted out and from the light rays reflected by the reflector the light source is pivoted out.
  • inactive or defective electrical Adjustment device ensures that the aperture by the force of the tension spring automatically swivels from its high beam to the low beam position and is automatically held in the low beam position.
  • the aperture is in operation from its low beam position only held vibration-free when the Tension spring correspondingly strong due to a sufficiently large tensile force is dimensioned.
  • the higher the tractive force the greater the electromagnetic actuator of the electrical adjustment device be dimensioned.
  • To securely hold the cover in the low or high beam position to get the electromagnetic actuator with an additional Permanent magnets can be equipped.
  • the electromagnetic actuator at Swiveling the aperture counteract the force of the permanent magnet and must therefore be appropriately large.
  • the assembly of the optical system is cumbersome and time-consuming because of the frame-like support element of the lens and the adjustable aperture adjusting device formed by a tension spring are to be attached and since the electrical adjustment device, which the exact swivel position of the aperture in the low beam position determined below the reflector with the optical System to be connected.
  • the electrical Adjustment device To find an exact position of the aperture in the To get the low beam to the reflector, the electrical Adjustment device to be adjustable relative to the optical system. Furthermore, when installing the cover, the adjusting device and the electrical Adjustment device damaged the lens or the reflective surface of the reflector will.
  • the object of the invention is that described in the preamble of claim 1 remote-controlled adjustment system for a cover of a vehicle headlight to design such that the adjustable diaphragm, the holding device and the automatic adjustment device can be easily and quickly connected to the reflector are and after connecting the panel to the reflector is sure that the Aperture held in the low beam position in an exact position to the reflector is.
  • This object is achieved according to the invention in that one with the The reflector-connected unit, the adjustable cover, the adjusting device and has the holding device, wherein the adjustable diaphragm in the Low beam position by the holding device against a stop of the Unit is supported.
  • the unit After installing the panel and aligning the Aperture to the reflector is the exact position of the aperture to the reflector exactly determined because the stop is part of the unit.
  • the unit can different optical systems are used, and the function of the The unit is safe because it can be preassembled and is therefore subject to the tolerances of the Parts of the optical system is independent.
  • the unit is simply constructed if it is a carrier element for the has adjustable aperture which is pivotable about an axis which in Light exit direction at a distance from the vertical center plane of the reflector runs and passes through the upper edge region of the carrier element, the electrical adjustment device and the holding and Adjusting device are attached.
  • the carrier element is plate-shaped and its upper edge is the diaphragm edge for high beam is.
  • a holding spring in the low beam position of the aperture a holding surface rests automatically against a contact surface of the diaphragm. After adjusting the aperture from the high beam to the low beam position the retaining spring automatically holds the cover against the stop of the assembly. Due to the holding force of the retaining spring, the cover is secure against vertical Vibrations held, which occur when driving the vehicle, held.
  • the swiveling diaphragm which starting from its axis, towards the optical axis a long arm and into the other direction has a short arm at the free end portion of the long arm can be held by the holding device on the carrier element, wherein the holding spring with the holding surface on a to the horizontal central plane of the reflector sloping and downward contact surface of the Aperture can be applied resiliently and one to the horizontal central plane of the reflector has inclined and upward sliding surface on which the Aperture when moving from the high beam to the low beam position with the free end portion of her long arm slides along until the retaining spring with the Holding surface rests resiliently on the contact surface of the panel.
  • the low beam position is adjustable and is nevertheless safe in the low beam position held.
  • the size of the force is due to the position of the contact surface of the panel determinable which is necessary to the aperture from the low beam position swing away. It is also the location of the sliding surface of the retaining spring depending on the force to swing the aperture from the high beam to the Low beam position is necessary.
  • the unit is very simple if the adjustable cover in the Low beam position abuts a stop of the support element.
  • the bezel with the free end portion of its long arm abuts the stop of the support element. This allows the tolerances, which determine the position of the stop should be chosen as large as possible.
  • the adjustable cover is not only precisely fixed vertically by the stop, but also in the direction of light emission if the adjustable aperture between the Holding device and the carrier element is guided adjustable. Such Solution is simple and inexpensive to manufacture.
  • the adjustable diaphragm faces each other in the vertical direction Vibration excitations that occur while the vehicle is in operation, behaves largely passively, the aperture, which, starting from its axis, a long arm towards the optical axis and one in the other direction has a short arm, take up a leveling compound on the short arm. Due to the balancing mass, the moments of inertia with respect to the axis of the Aperture balanced. A cylinder, which is in an oasis of the short arm of the bezel is inserted clamping.
  • pivoting diaphragm has thinner walls than that Carrier element is executed.
  • Carrier element attached an electrical control unit through which a Pulse current for the electrical adjustment device can be generated around the aperture from the low beam position against a holding force of the holding device in the Panning the high beam position.
  • the greater the holding force of the holding device the greater the pulse current of the control unit must be in order to be adjustable To move the aperture out of its low beam position.
  • the control unit have a voltage regulator.
  • the electrical control unit is attached to the carrier element and is arranged below the reflector, the electrical control unit with a protruding beyond the outer lower edge of the reflector lower portion of the support element is connected. This makes the electrical Control unit arranged in a cool environmental location of the optical system and can therefore not be heated up by the heat of the optical system will.
  • the electrical Adjusting device is formed by an electromagnetic actuator, which has an adjusting bolt
  • the adjusting device is an adjusting spring
  • the actuating device formed by the actuating spring is a is the helical spring surrounding the adjusting bolt and the longitudinal axis of the Adjusting bolt of the electromagnetic actuator tangent to a circular arc, whose center lies approximately on an axis through which the aperture in its high beam and low beam position is pivotable, with a coupling point between the adjustment bolt and the panel adjacent to the arc.
  • the headlight for vehicles shown in Figure 1 has a cup-shaped Headlight housing (26), on the front edge of which a bowl-shaped, translucent cover plate (27) is placed.
  • a bowl-shaped, translucent cover plate (27) is placed in the one of that Headlight housing (26) and the lens (27) formed inside the An optical system.
  • An optical system is adjustable, which consists of an ellipsoidal reflector (1), a light source (2), an adjustable one Aperture (4) and a lens (3).
  • a light source (2) In an inner burning place of the A light source (2) is arranged in the ellipsoidal reflector (1).
  • Light source (2) can be a filament of an incandescent lamp or an arc Serve gas discharge lamp.
  • the lamp is in a reflector opening (28) Peak area of the reflector (1) used.
  • the adjustable cover (4) is included their aperture edge near an outer focal point of the ellipsoidal Reflector (1) arranged.
  • a reflection surface of the ellipsoidal reflector (1) can be a freely designed surface, that is, at least areas of the The reflective surface is not determined by a mathematical function.
  • the adjustable cover (4) and a remote-controlled setting device (6) are attached to a plate-shaped carrier element (5).
  • the plate-shaped Carrier element (5) is semicircular and below the horizontal Center plane of the reflector (1) on the front edge (29) of the reflector (1) appropriate. Therefore, the plate-shaped carrier element (5) runs in one Surface through which the optical axis of the reflector (1) passes perpendicularly.
  • the plate-shaped carrier element (5) points on both sides of the vertical Middle plane of the reflector (1) on fastening means (30) through which the Carrier element (5) on the front edge (29) of the reflector (1) can be fastened.
  • the panel (4) is a one-armed lever, which on the support element (5) an axis can be pivoted into a low and high beam position.
  • the diaphragm (4) extends in its longitudinal extent adjacent to the upper one Edge area (9) of the carrier element (5). In the low beam position of the aperture (5) their aperture edge (11) runs above the carrier element (5) and generates with the diaphragm edge sections running at different levels (12, 13) an asymmetrical low beam. When swiveling the panel (4) from the low beam position in the high beam position runs at least the largest part the diaphragm edge (11) of the diaphragm (4) below a diaphragm edge (14) of the Carrier element (5).
  • the diaphragm edge (14) of the carrier element (5) has two Sections (15), which towards the vertical center plane of the reflector (1) run sloping and thus result in a symmetrical high beam.
  • the axis (10), around which the diaphragm (4) is pivotable, is close to an outer one Edge section of the carrier element (5) and the reflector (1) and below the diaphragm edge section (13) of the diaphragm (4) running at a lower level arranged.
  • the swivel angle (a) of the diaphragm (4) can be smaller than if the axis (10) is below that at a higher level Diaphragm edge section (12) of the diaphragm (4) runs.
  • the aperture (4) and the Adjustment device (6) are on the side facing away from the reflector Carrier element (5) attached, the adjusting device (6) below the Elongated screen (4) on an area (7) of the carrier element (5) is attached, which serves to shield light rays from the light source (2).
  • the adjusting device (6) can, seen in the light exit direction, with its total extent within the area (7) or if there is sufficient space in the headlight housing, from area (7) stick out.
  • the adjusting device (6) has an electrical adjusting device (16) and a holding device (18 or 22).
  • the carrier element (5) and the parts held by it form a structural unit (37) which can be preassembled.
  • a lifting magnet serves as the electrical adjusting device (16), whose adjusting bolt (20) is a lifting element.
  • the adjustment bolt (20) swivels the diaphragm (4) when the electrical adjusting device (16) is activated against the Power of an adjusting device (17) from the low beam to the high beam position.
  • Actuating device (17) serves a helical compression spring, through which the protruding from the housing of the electrical adjustment device (16) End portion of the adjusting bolt (20) passes and which between the free end portion of the adjusting bolt (20) and the housing of the electrical Adjustment device (16) is inserted under prestress.
  • the stroke direction of the electrical adjustment device (16) runs approximately in the direction of Longitudinal expansion of the diaphragm (4), and the electrical adjustment device (16) directly below the diaphragm edge section running at a lower level (13) arranged.
  • the adjusting bolt (20) has a ball head at the free end (31), which in a guide part (32) attached to the panel (4) intervenes.
  • the guide part (32) is one that points downward from the diaphragm (4) Approach.
  • the ball head (31) of the adjusting bolt (20) slides when the Aperture (4) in the approximately vertical guide part (32). At a Switching the cover (4) from the high beam to the low beam position is the to switch electrical adjustment device (16) current-free.
  • an adjusting device (17) formed the adjusting bolt (20) from the Housing of the adjusting device (16) out, and the ball head (31) of the Adjusting bolt (20) pushes the cover into the low beam position.
  • the headlight dipped beam is switched on, it is one Electromagnet formed holding device (18) activated, and its force holds in addition to the force of the adjusting device (17), the diaphragm (4) in the Low beam position. Swiveling the cover (4) from the high beam to the Low beam position can also be achieved by the joint force of the adjusting device (17) and holding device (18).
  • a section of the carrier element (5) serves as a stop (19) for the aperture in the low beam position.
  • the electrical Adjustment device (16) and the holding device (18) are via spacer elements (8) attached to the carrier element (5).
  • the holding device (22), which the aperture (4) is automatic swivels from the high beam to the low beam position and the cover (4) automatically in the low beam position, by a permanent magnet educated The permanent magnet is in the housing (24) of an electromagnetic Integrated actuator (23), which is a lifting magnet and with the lifting element is articulated to the panel (4).
  • the aperture (4) is in the Low beam position held by the force of the permanent magnet, which the Lifting element (25) against a stop in the housing of the electromagnet (23) holds.
  • the longitudinal axis of the lifting element (25) runs approximately in the direction of Longitudinal expansion of the panel (4).
  • Figures 6 and 7 show an adjusting device (6), in which the electrical adjustment device (16) and the holding device (18) one common unit (21).
  • the electrical adjustment device (16) and the Holding device (18) are arranged one behind the other and have one common adjusting bolt (20), whose from the structural unit (21) protruding end section passes through an adjusting device (17), which is formed by a conical compression spring.
  • the longitudinal axis of the Adjustment bolt (20) tangent to a circular arc, the center of which is the axis (10) the aperture (4).
  • One between the free end of the adjusting bolt (20) and the aperture (4) existing joint (34) is arranged near the arc.
  • the adjusting bolt (20) which is a lifting element, is in the Low beam position of the diaphragm (4) against a stop (19) and in the Main beam position of the cover (4) held against a stop (46).
  • the Stops (19 and 46) face each other and from the inside of the Unit (21) formed.
  • the assembly (21) is tab-like Spacers (8) attached to the carrier element (5).
  • the aperture (4) is in the Low beam position with a full line and in the high beam position with a dash-dotted line shown.
  • the from the electrical adjustment device (16) and the holding device (18) existing unit (21) can also be the support element (5) that the adjusting bolt (20) with its Longitudinal axis approximately in the direction of the longitudinal extent of the diaphragm (4) or the diaphragm edge (11) of the diaphragm (4) runs.
  • the lifting element (20) engage with a ball head in a vertical guide part of the cover (4).
  • the electrical adjustment device (16) is in an indentation (47) of a plate-shaped that is open towards the lens Carrier element (5) arranged.
  • the recess (47) is in the deep-drawing process produced.
  • the electrical adjustment device (16) is not a Rivet connection shown attached to the bottom of the recess (47).
  • a Adjustment bolt (20) which is a lifting element, lies together with the adjustable aperture (4) and a bearing forming the axis (10) approximately in a surface which is adjacent to the main surface of the plate-shaped Carrier element (5) runs.
  • the plate-shaped carrier element (5) engages its recess (47) into a recess in the outer edge area of the Reflector (1).
  • the electrical control unit (44) is connected to the electrical via soldering pins (48) Adjustment device (16) connected.
  • the electrical control unit (44) is used for Voltage regulation and for generating a pulse current for the electrical Adjustment device (16).
  • a unit (37) is shown, which is the plate-shaped Carrier element (5) which is adjustable on the plate-shaped carrier element (5) arranged aperture (4), the electrical adjustment device (16), the Holding device (18), the adjusting device (17) (not shown) and the electrical control unit (44) and the stop (19) for the panel (4).
  • the plate-shaped carrier element (5) is semicircular and covers approximately the lower half of the reflector (1).
  • On the lens (3) facing side of the carrier element (5) borders the adjustable diaphragm (4) on.
  • the electrical adjustment device is below the adjustable cover (4) (16) attached to the support member (5) while the electrical control unit (44) is arranged on the lower edge section of the carrier element (5) and extends to the rear of the optical system.
  • the aperture (4) is around Axle (10) swivels and has a short and long arm.
  • the aperture (4) is in its low beam position with the short arm on a stop (19) of the carrier element (5).
  • the free end portion of the long arm of the bezel (4) has a contact surface (40) for a holding surface (39) of a holding device (36).
  • the holding device (36) is formed by an arm-shaped spring, which is attached to the support element and with its free end extends up to the horizontal central plane (41) of the reflector.
  • the free The end of the arm-shaped holding device (36) is V-shaped.
  • the free one The V-shape has the holding surface (39) and the other of the V-shape on a sliding surface (42).
  • the contact surface (40) runs obliquely to horizontal center plane (41) of the reflector and is down and from the Axis (10) directed away.
  • the holding device (36) holds the panel (4) securely in the low beam position. As a result, the aperture (4) remains even with larger ones vertical vibrations held securely in place.
  • the electrical Control unit (44) a pulse current.
  • the pulse current must be so large that the electrical adjustment device (16), which is an electromagnetic actuator, the Aperture (4) moved out of the low beam position, d. H. the spring force of the Holding device (36) is overcome.
  • the electric is in the high beam position Adjustment device in a permanently energized state.
  • the pulse current is reduced after a time constant.
  • an adjusting device (17) (not shown) integrated, which is a helical spring.
  • the electrical one Adjustment device (16) is de-energized, and that formed by a spring Adjusting device (17) automatically adjusts the cover (4) in the Low beam position.
  • the cover (4) slides with the free end section her long arm along the sliding surface (42) of the holding device (36).
  • the energy storage device of the holding device is used over a longer distance (36) loaded so that the holding force of the holding device (36) in the Low beam position is relatively large.

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