EP1069374B1 - Projecteur adaptif pour véhicule automobile avec un cache central ajustable - Google Patents

Projecteur adaptif pour véhicule automobile avec un cache central ajustable Download PDF

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EP1069374B1
EP1069374B1 EP99830455A EP99830455A EP1069374B1 EP 1069374 B1 EP1069374 B1 EP 1069374B1 EP 99830455 A EP99830455 A EP 99830455A EP 99830455 A EP99830455 A EP 99830455A EP 1069374 B1 EP1069374 B1 EP 1069374B1
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Piero Perlo
Claudia Bigliati
Sabino Sinesi
Bartolomeo Pairetti
Gianfranco Innocenti
Giorgio Manassero
Reiner Neumann
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Marelli Automotive Lighting Italy SpA
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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
    • F21S41/692—Shields, i.e. screens not creating an image meant to be projected
    • 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 present invention relates to motor-vehicle head-lamps, of the type indicated in the pre-characterizing portion of claim 1.
  • a head-lamp of this type is known from DE-A-196 42 467.
  • the invention relates to an adaptive type head-lamp, i.e. a head-lamp adapted to generate an output light beam whose pattern can be varied as a function of the travel conditions of the motor-vehicle (steering angle, speed, etc.) and the environment and light conditions, as well as the road conditions.
  • an adaptive type head-lamp i.e. a head-lamp adapted to generate an output light beam whose pattern can be varied as a function of the travel conditions of the motor-vehicle (steering angle, speed, etc.) and the environment and light conditions, as well as the road conditions.
  • the object of the present invention is that of providing an adaptive head-lamp which on one hand provides an optimized pattern in any condition of use, and on the other hand has a relatively simple structure, with a very reduced bulk and a relatively low cost.
  • the invention provides a head-lamp having the features of claim 1.
  • the above mentioned central area where the diaphragm is located is slightly offset downwardly, below the horizontal line passing through the centre of the reflector.
  • motor means are provided for driving movement of diaphragm between its fully closed position and its fully opened position and electronic control means for controlling said motor means are also provided, which receive signals from sensor means for sensing the travel and environment conditions and control the motor means as a function of said signals.
  • the above mentioned sensor means may comprise for instance a sensor of the motor-vehicle steering angle, a speed sensor, a light sensor, a GPS receiver, or also a video camera located on board the vehicle having the function of monitoring both the environment conditions and the conditions of the road on which the motor-vehicle travels.
  • the light source is constituted by a discharge lamp, such as of the D2S of D2R type.
  • the transparent element is preferably a totally transparent element, with no lenses or prisms.
  • the diaphragm is constituted by a substantially rectangular element made of a metal sheet which can be wound or bent.
  • numeral 1 generally designates a motor-vehicle head-lamp, comprising a reflector 2 associated with a light source 3, preferably a discharge lamp, such as of the type marketed under the codes D2S or D2R.
  • a transparent element 4 which is totally transparent, i. e. has no lenses or prisms, is located at the front of the reflector 2.
  • the reflector 2 has two planar walls 5, located at the top and at the bottom, having absorbing features.
  • the materials chosen for reflector 2 and transparent element 4 may be those which are used traditionally in the head-lamps of this type.
  • diaphragm 6 which can be adjusted continuously between a fully closed position (shown in figure 2 and the left-hand part of figure 3) and a fully opened position (shown in the right-hand part of figure 3).
  • diaphragm 6 When diaphragm 6 is in the fully closed condition, it occupies an area corresponding to a substantially central area of the reflector 2, as shown in figure 2.
  • the reflector 2 has an annular area 2a surrounding said central area and having a surface which is shaped so as to generate a light beam coming out of the head-lamp having a basic predetermined pattern, of the "low beam" type.
  • Figure 5 shows the pattern which can be obtained with the head-lamp according to the invention in a plane orthogonal to the optical axis of the head-lamp located at a distance of 25 meters therefrom.
  • axes H and V respectively designate the horizontal and vertical directions, whereas the various lines indicate the profiles of the area illuminated by the head-lamp in the different conditions of use.
  • the basic beam generated by the annular area 2a of reflector 2 is that which gives rise to the pattern designated by line B, of the "low beam” or "cross-beam” type, having features defined by the regulations or more specifically by the car manufacturers.
  • the diaphragm 6 is constituted by a curtain - like element having a substantially rectangular shape, which can be wound on one side (figure 3) or bent in various manners (see the variants of figures 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D).
  • the movement of the diaphragm 6 is controlled by an electric motor which is not shown in figure 3, but is designated by 7 in the block diagram of figure 4.
  • the details of construction of the electric motor controlling the diaphragm 6 and the way by which it is mounted within the head-lamp are not shown herein, since they can be provided in any known way, and since the deletion of these details from the drawings renders the latter simpler and easier to understand.
  • the electric motor 7 which controls the diaphragm 6 is controlled by an electronic control unit 8 which receives a plurality of signals 9 from sensor means sensing the travel and environment conditions of the motor-vehicle.
  • an optical element 10 defining a series of lens sectors which are "uncovered” and thus activated, as a function of the opening degree of the diaphragm 6.
  • the lens sectors of the element 10 are progressively activated to give rise to a number of additional light beams which added to the basic pattern give rise to an overall light beam coming out of the head-lamp having the more appropriate features for any condition of use.
  • the basic pattern B is added with two distinct areas C, as shown in the figure.
  • the two areas D are activated, whereas pattern E is generated for driving on a highway.
  • the elevated illumination pattern F can be generated, for example for reading elevated street signals.
  • the area G is activated instead when a glaring beam has to be obtained.
  • Areas L and R are activated for illuminating the road in a curve to the left or the right, respectively, whereas the sum of the two areas L and R is activated when an anti-fog illumination is wished.
  • the head-lamp had a dimension of 130 mm in the vertical direction and 112 mm in the horizontal direction, with a diaphragm which in the fully closed condition occupied an area of 36 mm (horizontally) x 30 mm (vertically).
  • the diaphragm 6 had an elliptical section of 38 mm x 32 mm and in another variant a circular section with a radius of 36 mm.
  • the signals 9 sent to the electronic control unit 8 may come from sensors of various type, such as a sensor of the motor-vehicle steering angle, a speed sensor, a GPS receiver, and sensors of the environment and light conditions. Additionally or alternatively, a video camera may be used, located on board the motor-vehicle and adapted to the detect both the environment conditions and the conditions of the road on which the motor-vehicle travels.

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  1. Phare pour véhicule automobile, comprenant une source de lumière (3), un réflecteur (2) associé à la source (3), et un élément transparent (4) situé devant le réflecteur (2), et dans lequel :
    au moins un diaphragme (6) est placé entre le réflecteur (2) et l'élément transparent (4) ; et
    un élément optique (10) est placé devant ou derrière le diaphragme (6),
    ledit phare étant caractérisé en ce que :
    ledit diaphragme (6) peut être réglé entre une position complètement ouverte et une position complètement fermée,
    ledit diaphragme (6) occupe une zone correspondant à une zone sensiblement centrale du réflecteur (2), dans la position complètement fermée dudit diaphragme (6),
    ledit réflecteur (2) présente une zone annulaire, entourant ladite zone centrale et ayant une surface qui est conformée de manière à produire un faisceau lumineux, qui sort du phare avec une forme prédéterminée de base B du rayonnement, et
    ledit élément optique (10) est constitué par une pluralité de secteurs dé lentille, qui sont découverts de manière variable en fonction du degré d'ouverture du diaphragme (6) et qui sont conformés de façon à pouvoir engendrer une pluralité de faisceaux lumineux supplémentaires, qui peuvent être sélectionnés au moyen du diaphragme (6) afin de produire une forme globale de rayonnement, qui est différente pour chaque condition d'utilisation.
  2. Phare selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il est prévu des moyens formant moteur (7) pour commander le mouvement du diaphragme (6) entre sa position complètement fermée et sa position complètement ouverte, et en ce que des moyens de commande électronique (8) sont prévus pour commander lesdits moyens formant moteur (7), lesdits moyens de commande (8) recevant des signaux (9) provenant de moyens de détection des conditions de déplacement du véhicule automobile et des conditions ambiantes, et commandant lesdits moyens formant moteur (7) en fonction desdits signaux.
  3. Phare selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de détection comprennent un ou plusieurs capteurs, choisis parmi : un capteur d'angle de braquage du véhicule automobile, un capteur de vitesse, un capteur de lumière ambiante, un récepteur GPS.
  4. Phare selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de détection comprennent une caméra vidéo, placée à bord du véhicule automobile et propre à détecter les conditions ambiantes et l'état de la route sur laquelle roule le véhicule automobile.
  5. Phare selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit élément transparent (4) présente une surface totalement transparente, sans prismes ni lentilles.
  6. Phare selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit diaphragme (6) consiste en au moins un élément en feuille, présentant une forme sensiblement rectangulaire, et qui peut être enroulé ou plié.
  7. Phare selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit diaphragme (6) est conformé de manière à mettre sélectivement en fonction une partie quelconque dudit élément optique, dans chacun de ses états partiellement ouverts.
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