EP1362740B1 - Vehicle lamp - Google Patents

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EP1362740B1
EP1362740B1 EP03101294A EP03101294A EP1362740B1 EP 1362740 B1 EP1362740 B1 EP 1362740B1 EP 03101294 A EP03101294 A EP 03101294A EP 03101294 A EP03101294 A EP 03101294A EP 1362740 B1 EP1362740 B1 EP 1362740B1
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F21SNON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/30Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by reflectors
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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    • F21SNON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/10Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by the light source
    • F21S43/13Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by the light source characterised by the type of light source
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  • the invention relates to a vehicle lamp according to the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • Vehicle lights especially for motor vehicles, are increasingly housed in packaged systems that are clear or partially clear, i. have optically inactive cover, or light exit surfaces. This raises the demand to produce a desired depending on the application and the legal requirements sufficient light distribution and this with a modern lighting design that z. B. can recognize the technical structures of the lamp through the cover or light exit glass to connect.
  • the use of a multiplicity of miniaturized light sources in conjunction with a reflector ensemble, in particular for rear lights or brake lights, has been proposed in recent developments.
  • the light sources are arranged in a line, wherein they each stand in the focal point of an associated paraboloid reflector section.
  • a vehicle lamp in which at least one light source is arranged to a reflector so that a central light source axis of the light source is not parallel to a main emission of the reflector.
  • a light-emitting diode can be arranged laterally by a partially parabolic reflector so that the central axis of the light beam emitted by it is directed obliquely opposite the main emission direction of the reflector.
  • the reflectors By the inclined arrangement of the light sources to the reflectors, however, the majority of the light emitted by a light source strikes the associated reflector and is emitted by this as a homogeneous, in case the light source in the focus of a parabolic reflector, approximately parallel light beam.
  • the reflectors may be designed so that the solid angle ranges in which the individual reflectors reflect the light of the associated light source at least partially overlap each other. As a result, the homogeneity of the radiation in the edge regions can be improved by superposition of the emitted light bundles.
  • the disadvantage of the known luminaire is that the emitted light bundles overlap sufficiently by the overlapping solid angle ranges only at some distance from the reflectors, so that the scattering effect, in particular in the near range, is not optimized. Furthermore, the utilization of the available reflector surfaces and thus the lighting efficiency of the lamp is not optimized.
  • a vehicle lamp having a plurality of light sources and a plurality of reflectors is known.
  • the light sources are arranged as light-emitting diodes on a common carrier plate.
  • the reflectors are arranged inclined to the plane of extension of the light sources, so that the light incident on the reflectors is reflected at a deflection angle in the direction of a main emission direction.
  • the use of the reflection surface of several adjacent reflectors to reflect the light of a single light source is not provided.
  • a vehicle lamp with a plurality of light sources and a plurality of reflectors wherein the light emitted by the light sources is reflected at a deflection angle in the direction of a main emission direction from the respective reflectors.
  • the reflectors are formed partially parabolic, each light source is associated with a reflector. The use of the reflection surface of several adjacent reflectors to reflect the light of a single light source is not provided.
  • Object of the present invention is therefore to propose a modern design requirements vehicle lamp with a plurality of light sources and reflectors, in which a selectable, the legal requirements corresponding light distribution is realized with improved lighting efficiency.
  • the invention has the features of claim 1.
  • each light source in addition to their respective associated main reflectors is still associated with the adjacent secondary reflectors, these immediately adjacent reflectors (except at the edge of the reflector ensemble each light source has a right and a left side associated immediate neighbor reflector) used to the required light distribution to create.
  • the reflector ensemble is geometrically designed or arranged such that the neighboring or secondary reflectors are also illuminated.
  • Each light source uses the neighboring reflectors as external areas of the legal light distribution. This leads to a much larger spread of each individual light source compared to the illumination of only one reflector.
  • the scattering in the overlapping areas is superimposed, so that the scattering behavior adds up there.
  • the scattering is over the entire emission range, i. taken together in the near field and in the far field more effective.
  • the resulting lighting efficiency is overall significantly greater compared to the sum of the efficiency of individual reflectors, each with a light source.
  • the light sources are designed as light-emitting diodes.
  • Light-emitting diodes are particularly suitable for use in the vehicle lamp. They are small, inexpensive and economical in energy consumption. In addition, they are available in selectable emission colors, eg in red for use as brake light. to disposal. They therefore fulfill particularly the requirements with regard to a compact design in connection with a modern lighting design and a favorable energy consumption.
  • the reflectors are integrally connected to one another and the light sources are arranged on a common carrier plate.
  • the reflectors are at least partially paraboloidal.
  • the reflectors are paraboloid-shaped, can be achieved in a simple manner bundled in the direction of a light exit surface radiation.
  • the light sources are respectively positioned in the focal point of the associated main reflector.
  • the emitted light beam is almost perfectly parallelized. Thereby the light bundling can be further improved.
  • a parallel beam is also advantageous in order to achieve targeted radiation effects in interaction with any downstream optically active elements. As a result, the possible uses of this Anlagenngattung be extended.
  • the deflection angle of the radiation between the optical axes of the light sources and the main emission directions of the reflectors is 90 °.
  • the 90 ° orientation results in a particularly simple construction of the lamp. This alignment can also be advantageously integrated into a particularly compact design.
  • the reflectors have optically active elements by means of which a predetermined light distribution of the reflected radiation is generated by the light sources located at the focus of the associated main reflectors, on the main reflectors and on the secondary reflectors incident radiation.
  • the optically active elements may be formed as a faceted surface structure. They can also be designed as a prism-like surface structure.
  • the optically active elements provide directly on the reflector surface for the required, or desired light distribution. As a result, no additional lenses or the like to be arranged between the reflector and a light exit surface are necessary.
  • the optically active elements in the edge regions of the reflectors may differ from the optically active elements in the core regions located between the edge regions be designed to illuminate the overlapping illumination by the light sources, which are positioned on the one hand in the focal point of their associated lamp, on the other hand, but also illuminate their neighboring reflectors, which are not in focus, so that a broadly directed, uniform radiation over the individual Reflector limitations is also generated.
  • the main emission directions of the reflectors are approximately parallel to one another.
  • the parallelism of the main emission directions results in a particularly uniform and uniform radiation pattern of the luminaire ensemble.
  • the light sources are followed by optical means for generating a predetermined emission characteristic.
  • a vehicle lamp 1 essentially consists of a plurality of light sources 2 and a plurality of reflectors 3 assigned to the light sources 2.
  • the light sources 2 are advantageously designed as light-emitting diodes.
  • the light emitting diodes 2 each sit on a diode base 4, in which the electrical connections are integrated.
  • the light-emitting diodes 2 are advantageously mounted on a (not shown) common carrier plate in a manner known in principle.
  • the light sources 2 are arranged with their optical axes 11 in a directed as a right angle deflection angle 5 to a main emission direction 6 of the reflectors 3.
  • the reflectors 3 have a partially paraboloid-shaped reflector surface 7.
  • the light sources 2 are respectively positioned in the focal points 8 of their main reflectors 3 assigned to them, so that approximately all the light beams 9 striking the main reflector 3 are directed from the main reflector surface 7 as parallel aligned light beams 9 'in the main emission direction 6 are neglected (neglecting aberrations such as spherical aberration). In a simplistic way, in Fig. 2 such a generated light beam 10 is shown.
  • the reflector surface 7 is configured with optically active elements (not shown), for example a prism structure, so that the light beam 10 actually has a reflection characteristic scattered around the main emission direction 6 in accordance with the light distribution to be achieved.
  • Fig. 1 is a line-shaped arrangement of the light sources 2 and 2 'and the reflectors 3, and 3' shown.
  • the view shows the light sources 2, 2 'from their rear bottom side of their base 4.
  • Each lying in the interior of the line-shaped light source 2 are assigned in addition to its associated main reflector 3, two auxiliary reflectors 3 '.
  • the respective light source 2 illuminates, in addition to its associated main reflector 3, the secondary reflectors 3 ', so that, apart from a reflection distributed around the main emission direction 6, a reflection about corresponding secondary emission directions 6' is also produced.
  • a main emission direction 6 and two secondary emission directions 6 ' are illustrated. Accordingly, the adjacent light sources 2 'function as secondary light sources for the main reflector 3, etc.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Fahrzeugleuchte nach dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruchs 1.The invention relates to a vehicle lamp according to the preamble of patent claim 1.

Fahrzeugleuchten, insbesondere für Kraftfahrzeuge, werden zunehmend in gehäusten Systemen untergebracht, die glasklare oder in Teilen klare, d.h. optisch inaktive Abdeckscheiben, bzw. Lichtaustrittsflächen aufweisen. Dabei stellt sich die Forderung eine je nach Anwendung gewünschte und den gesetzlichen Bestimmungen genügende Lichtverteilung zu erzeugen und diese mit einem modernen Leuchtendesign, dass z. B. die technischen Strukturen der Leuchte durch die Abdeckscheibe oder Lichtaustrittsscheibe erkennen lässt, zu verbinden.Vehicle lights, especially for motor vehicles, are increasingly housed in packaged systems that are clear or partially clear, i. have optically inactive cover, or light exit surfaces. This raises the demand to produce a desired depending on the application and the legal requirements sufficient light distribution and this with a modern lighting design that z. B. can recognize the technical structures of the lamp through the cover or light exit glass to connect.

Weiterhin wird in den neuesten Entwicklungen die Verwendung einer Vielzahl von miniaturisierten Lichtquellen in Verbindung mit einem Reflektorensemble, insbesondere für Heck- oder Bremsleuchten vorgeschlagen. Beispielsweise sind die Lichtquellen zeilenförmig angeordnet, wobei sie jeweils im Brennpunkt eines ihnen zugehörigen paraboloidförmigen Reflektorabschnitts stehen. Dadurch erzeugen sie jeweils ein näherungsweise parallel abgestrahltes Lichtbündel im Kernbereich des jeweiligen Reflektors. Wichtig ist dabei eine möglichst homogene, d.h. für den entgegen der Abstrahlungsrichtung schauenden Beobachter strukturlose Abstrahlung. Dazu ist es notwendig, eine möglichst effektive Streuung der Abstrahlung des gesamten Ensembles in Verbindung mit der gewünschten und je nach Verwendung erforderlichen Lichtverteilung zu erreichen.Furthermore, the use of a multiplicity of miniaturized light sources in conjunction with a reflector ensemble, in particular for rear lights or brake lights, has been proposed in recent developments. For example, the light sources are arranged in a line, wherein they each stand in the focal point of an associated paraboloid reflector section. As a result, they each produce an approximately parallel emitted light beam in the core region of the respective reflector. It is important that the most homogeneous, i. for the contrary to the direction of radiation looking observer structureless radiation. For this purpose, it is necessary to achieve the most effective possible scattering of the radiation of the entire ensemble in connection with the desired and depending on the light distribution required.

Weiterhin wird meist eine kompakte Bauform der Fahrzeugleuchten verlangt, die sich an konstruktive und designbedingte Vorgaben anpassen muss. Häufig ist es aufgrund einer vorgegeben Geometrie der Anordnung der Reflektoren in der Leuchte jedoch nicht ohne Weiteres möglich, die gewünschte Lichtverteilung zu erzeugen. Dies führt zu Einschränkungen bei der lichttechnischen Effizienz, d.h. bzgl. des Wirkungsgrades der verwendeten optischen Bauteile und / oder der Homogenität der Abstrahlung. Insbesondere werden die zur Verfügung stehenden Reflektorflächen bzw. Reflektorabschnitte der den Lichtquellen zugehörigen Reflektoren, vor allem in den Reflektorrandbereichen, bisher nicht optimal ausgenutzt. Ein hohe lichttechnische Effizienz ist aber für einen zukünftigen, aus technischer und wirtschaftlicher Sicht sinnvollen Einsatz derartiger Leuchten ausschlaggebend..Furthermore, usually a compact design of the vehicle lights is required, which must adapt to design and design requirements. Often, however, it is not readily possible due to a given geometry of the arrangement of the reflectors in the lamp, the desired light distribution to create. This leads to limitations in the lighting efficiency, ie with respect to the efficiency of the optical components used and / or the homogeneity of the radiation. In particular, the available reflector surfaces or reflector sections of the reflectors associated with the light sources, especially in the reflector edge areas, have so far not been optimally utilized. However, a high level of lighting efficiency is decisive for a future, meaningful use of such luminaires from a technical and economic point of view.

Aus der DE 200 04 188 U1 ist eine Fahrzeugleuchte bekannt, bei der wenigstens eine Lichtquelle zu einem Reflektor so angeordnet ist, dass eine Lichtquellenzentralachse der Lichtquelle zu einer Hauptabstrahlrichtung des Reflektors nicht parallel verläuft. Insbesondere kann eine Leuchtdiode seitlich von einem teilparabolischen Reflektor so angeordnet sein, dass die zentrale Achse des von ihr emittierten Lichtbündels der Hauptabstrahlrichtung des Reflektors schräg entgegengerichtet ist. Dadurch werden die Nachteile unzureichender Parallelität der Abstrahlung und bzgl. der Ausnutzung der Reflektorfläche vermindert, im Vergleich zu einer Anordnung, bei der die zentralen Achsen von Lichtquelle und Reflektor zusammenfallen, wodurch ein Teil des Lichtes direkt aus diesem austritt und dadurch nicht parallelisiert wird und nicht in Wechselwirkung mit der Reflektoroberfläche tritt. Durch die geneigte Anordnung der Lichtquellen zu den Reflektoren trifft hingegen der größte Teil des von einer Lichtquelle abgestrahlten Licht auf den ihr zugehörigen Reflektor und wird von diesem als homogenes, im Falle dass die Lichtquelle im Brennpunkt eines parabolischen Reflektors stehen, näherungsweise paralleles Lichtbündel abgegeben. Insbesondere können die Reflektoren so ausgelegt sein, dass die Raumwinkelbereiche, in welche die einzelnen Reflektoren das Licht der zugehörigen Lichtquelle reflektieren einander zumindest teilweise überlappen. Dadurch kann durch Überlagerung der abgestrahlten Lichtbündel die Homogenität der Abstrahlung in den Randbereichen verbessert werden.From the DE 200 04 188 U1 a vehicle lamp is known in which at least one light source is arranged to a reflector so that a central light source axis of the light source is not parallel to a main emission of the reflector. In particular, a light-emitting diode can be arranged laterally by a partially parabolic reflector so that the central axis of the light beam emitted by it is directed obliquely opposite the main emission direction of the reflector. This reduces the disadvantages of insufficient parallelism of the radiation and of the utilization of the reflector surface, compared to an arrangement in which the central axes of light source and reflector coincide, whereby a part of the light exits directly from this and is thus not parallelized and not interacts with the reflector surface. By the inclined arrangement of the light sources to the reflectors, however, the majority of the light emitted by a light source strikes the associated reflector and is emitted by this as a homogeneous, in case the light source in the focus of a parabolic reflector, approximately parallel light beam. In particular, the reflectors may be designed so that the solid angle ranges in which the individual reflectors reflect the light of the associated light source at least partially overlap each other. As a result, the homogeneity of the radiation in the edge regions can be improved by superposition of the emitted light bundles.

Nachteilig wirkt sich bei der bekannten Leuchte aus, dass sich die abgestrahlten Lichtbündel durch die sich überlappenden Raumwinkelbereiche erst in einigem Abstand von den Reflektoren genügend überlappen, so dass die Streuwirkung, insbesondere im Nahbereich nicht optimiert ist. Weiterhin ist die Ausnutzung der zur Verfügung stehenden Reflektorflächen und damit die lichttechnische Effizienz der Leuchte nicht optimiert.The disadvantage of the known luminaire is that the emitted light bundles overlap sufficiently by the overlapping solid angle ranges only at some distance from the reflectors, so that the scattering effect, in particular in the near range, is not optimized. Furthermore, the utilization of the available reflector surfaces and thus the lighting efficiency of the lamp is not optimized.

Aus der EP 1 148 291 A2 ist eine Fahrzeugleuchte mit einer Mehrzahl von Lichtquellen und einer Mehrzahl von Reflektoren bekannt. Die Lichtquellen sind als Leuchtdioden auf einer gemeinsamen Trägerplatte angeordnet. Die Reflektoren sind geneigt zu der Erstreckungsebene der Lichtquellen angeordnet, so dass das auf die Reflektoren einfallende Licht unter einem Umlenkwinkel in Richtung einer Hauptabstrahlrichtung reflektiert wird. Die Nutzung der Reflexionsfläche von mehreren benachbarten Reflektoren zur Reflexion des Lichtes einer einzigen Lichtquelle ist nicht vorgesehen.From the EP 1 148 291 A2 For example, a vehicle lamp having a plurality of light sources and a plurality of reflectors is known. The light sources are arranged as light-emitting diodes on a common carrier plate. The reflectors are arranged inclined to the plane of extension of the light sources, so that the light incident on the reflectors is reflected at a deflection angle in the direction of a main emission direction. The use of the reflection surface of several adjacent reflectors to reflect the light of a single light source is not provided.

Aus der DE 201 02 587 U1 ist eine Fahrzeugleuchte mit einer Mehrzahl von Lichtquellen und einer Mehrzahl von Reflektoren bekannt, wobei das von den Lichtquellen abgestrahlte Licht unter einem Umlenkwinkel in Richtung einer Hauptabstrahlrichtung von den jeweiligen Reflektoren reflektiert wird. Die Reflektoren sind teilparabolisch ausgebildet, wobei jeder Lichtquelle ein Reflektor zugeordnet ist. Die Nutzung der Reflexionsfläche von mehreren benachbarten Reflektoren zur Reflexion des Lichtes einer einzigen Lichtquelle ist nicht vorgesehen.From the DE 201 02 587 U1 For example, a vehicle lamp with a plurality of light sources and a plurality of reflectors is known, wherein the light emitted by the light sources is reflected at a deflection angle in the direction of a main emission direction from the respective reflectors. The reflectors are formed partially parabolic, each light source is associated with a reflector. The use of the reflection surface of several adjacent reflectors to reflect the light of a single light source is not provided.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es daher, eine den modernen Designanforderungen genügende Fahrzeugleuchte mit einer Mehrzahl von Lichtquellen und Reflektoren vorzuschlagen, bei der eine wählbare, den gesetzlichen Anforderungen entsprechende Lichtverteilung mit einer verbesserten lichttechnischen Effizienz realisiert wird.Object of the present invention is therefore to propose a modern design requirements vehicle lamp with a plurality of light sources and reflectors, in which a selectable, the legal requirements corresponding light distribution is realized with improved lighting efficiency.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe weist die Erfindung die Merkmale des Anspruches 1 auf.To solve this problem, the invention has the features of claim 1.

Dadurch, dass den Lichtquellen zusätzlich zu den ihnen jeweils zugeordneten Hauptreflektoren noch die benachbarten Nebenreflektoren zugeordnet sind, werden diese jeweils unmittelbar benachbarten Reflektoren (außer am Rand des Reflektorensembles hat jede Lichtquelle einen rechtsseitig und einen linksseitig zugeordneten unmittelbaren Nachbarreflektor) mit benutzt, um die erforderliche Lichtverteilung zu erzeugen. Dazu ist das Reflektorensemble geometrisch so gestaltet, bzw. angeordnet, dass die Nachbar- bzw. Nebenreflektoren mitbeleuchtet werden. Jede Lichtquelle benutzt damit die Nachbarreflektoren als Außenbereiche der gesetzlichen Lichtverteilung. Dies führt zu einer weitaus größeren Streubreite jeder einzelnen Lichtquelle im Vergleich zu der Beleuchtung jeweils nur eines Reflektors. Die Streuung in den überlappenden Bereichen überlagert sich, so dass sich dort das Streuverhalten addiert. Die Streuung ist über den gesamten Abstrahlungsbereich, d.h. zusammengenommen im Nahfeld und im Fernfeld effektiver. Die daraus sich ergebende lichttechnische Effizienz ist insgesamt erheblich größer im Vergleich zur Summe der Effizienz von Einzelreflektoren mit jeweils einer Lichtquelle.The fact that the light sources in addition to their respective associated main reflectors are still associated with the adjacent secondary reflectors, these immediately adjacent reflectors (except at the edge of the reflector ensemble each light source has a right and a left side associated immediate neighbor reflector) used to the required light distribution to create. For this purpose, the reflector ensemble is geometrically designed or arranged such that the neighboring or secondary reflectors are also illuminated. Each light source uses the neighboring reflectors as external areas of the legal light distribution. This leads to a much larger spread of each individual light source compared to the illumination of only one reflector. The scattering in the overlapping areas is superimposed, so that the scattering behavior adds up there. The scattering is over the entire emission range, i. taken together in the near field and in the far field more effective. The resulting lighting efficiency is overall significantly greater compared to the sum of the efficiency of individual reflectors, each with a light source.

Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung sind die Lichtquellen als Leuchtdioden ausgebildet sind.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the light sources are designed as light-emitting diodes.

Leuchtdioden eignen sich besonders für den Einsatz in der Fahrzeugleuchte. Sie sind klein, kostengünstig und sparsam im Energieverbrauch. Zudem stehen sie in wählbaren Abstrahlungsfarben, z.B. in Rot zur Verwendung als Bremslicht, zur Verfügung. Sie erfüllen daher besonders die Anforderungen, bzgl. einer kompakten Bauform in Verbindung mit einem modernen Leuchtendesign und einem günstigen Energieverbrauch.Light-emitting diodes are particularly suitable for use in the vehicle lamp. They are small, inexpensive and economical in energy consumption. In addition, they are available in selectable emission colors, eg in red for use as brake light. to disposal. They therefore fulfill particularly the requirements with regard to a compact design in connection with a modern lighting design and a favorable energy consumption.

Nach einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung sind die Reflektoren einstückig miteinander verbunden und die Lichtquellen auf einer gemeinsamen Trägerplatte angeordnet.According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the reflectors are integrally connected to one another and the light sources are arranged on a common carrier plate.

Dadurch, dass die Reflektoren einstückig miteinander verbunden sind und die Lichtquellen auf einer gemeinsamen Trägerplatte angeordnet sind, lässt sich eine besonders kompakte Bauform auf konstruktiv einfache und kostengünstige Weise verwirklichen.The fact that the reflectors are integrally connected to each other and the light sources are arranged on a common support plate, a particularly compact design can be realized in a structurally simple and cost-effective manner.

Gemäß einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung sind die Reflektoren zumindest in Teilen paraboloidförmig ausgebildet.According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the reflectors are at least partially paraboloidal.

Dadurch, dass die Reflektoren paraboloidförmig ausgebildet sind, lässt sich auf einfache Weise eine in Richtung einer Lichtaustrittsfläche gebündelte Abstrahlung erreichen.The fact that the reflectors are paraboloid-shaped, can be achieved in a simple manner bundled in the direction of a light exit surface radiation.

Nach einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung sind die Lichtquellen jeweils im Brennpunkt des zugehörigen Hauptreflektors positioniert.According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the light sources are respectively positioned in the focal point of the associated main reflector.

Durch die Anordnung der Lichtquellen im Brennpunkt ihres jeweils zugehörigen Hauptreflektors wird, in Verbindung mit der paraboloidförmigen Reflektorausführung, das abgestrahlte Lichtbündel nahezu perfekt parallelisiert. Dadurch lässt sich die Lichtbündelung weiter verbessern. Ein paralleles Strahlenbündel ist zudem vorteilhaft, um gezielte Abstrahlungseffekte im Zusammenspiel mit ggf. nachgeordneten optisch wirksamen Elementen zu erzielen. Dadurch werden die Einsatzmöglichkeiten dieser Fahrzeugleuchtengattung erweitert.The arrangement of the light sources in the focal point of their respective main reflector, in conjunction with the paraboloid reflector design, the emitted light beam is almost perfectly parallelized. Thereby the light bundling can be further improved. A parallel beam is also advantageous in order to achieve targeted radiation effects in interaction with any downstream optically active elements. As a result, the possible uses of this Fahrzeugleuchtengattung be extended.

Gemäß einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung beträgt der Umlenkwinkel der Strahlung zwischen den optischen Achsen der Lichtquellen und den Hauptabstrahlungsrichtungen der Reflektoren 90°.According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the deflection angle of the radiation between the optical axes of the light sources and the main emission directions of the reflectors is 90 °.

Durch die 90° Ausrichtung ergibt sich ein besonders einfacher Aufbau der Leuchte. Diese Ausrichtung lässt sich zudem vorteilhaft in eine besonders kompakte Bauform integrieren.The 90 ° orientation results in a particularly simple construction of the lamp. This alignment can also be advantageously integrated into a particularly compact design.

Nach einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung weisen die Reflektoren optisch wirksame Elemente auf, mit Hilfe derer eine vorgegebene Lichtverteilung der reflektierten Strahlung der, von den im Brennpunkt der zugehörigen Hauptreflektoren befindlichen Lichtquellen, auf die Hauptreflektoren sowie auf die Nebenreflektoren auftreffenden Strahlung erzeugt wird. Die optisch wirksamen Elemente können als eine facettenartige Oberflächenstruktur ausgebildet sein. Sie können auch als eine prismenartige Oberflächenstruktur ausgebildet sein.According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the reflectors have optically active elements by means of which a predetermined light distribution of the reflected radiation is generated by the light sources located at the focus of the associated main reflectors, on the main reflectors and on the secondary reflectors incident radiation. The optically active elements may be formed as a faceted surface structure. They can also be designed as a prism-like surface structure.

Die optisch wirksamen Elemente sorgen direkt auf der Reflektoroberfläche für die erforderliche, bzw. gewünschte Lichtverteilung. Dadurch sind keine zwischen Reflektor und einer Lichtaustrittfläche anzuordnenden, zusätzlichen Streuscheiben oder dergleichen notwendig. Die optisch wirksamen Elemente in den Randbereichen der Reflektoren können unterschiedlich von den optisch wirksamen Elementen in den zwischen den Randbereichen liegenden Kernbereichen ausgestaltet sein, um die überlappende Ausleuchtung durch die Lichtquellen, die einerseits im Brennpunkt ihrer zugehörigen Leuchte positioniert sind, andererseits aber auch ihre Nachbarreflektoren beleuchten, gegenüber denen sie nicht im Brennpunkt stehen, so zu berücksichtigen, dass eine weitgehend gerichtete, gleichmäßige Abstrahlung über die einzelnen Reflektorenbegrenzungen hinaus erzeugt wird.The optically active elements provide directly on the reflector surface for the required, or desired light distribution. As a result, no additional lenses or the like to be arranged between the reflector and a light exit surface are necessary. The optically active elements in the edge regions of the reflectors may differ from the optically active elements in the core regions located between the edge regions be designed to illuminate the overlapping illumination by the light sources, which are positioned on the one hand in the focal point of their associated lamp, on the other hand, but also illuminate their neighboring reflectors, which are not in focus, so that a broadly directed, uniform radiation over the individual Reflector limitations is also generated.

Gemäß einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung verlaufen die Hauptabstrahlrichtungen der Reflektoren etwa parallel zueinander.According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the main emission directions of the reflectors are approximately parallel to one another.

Durch die Parallelität der Hauptabstrahlrichtungen ergibt sich eine besonders gleichmäßiges und einheitliches Abstrahlungsbild des Leuchtenensembles.The parallelism of the main emission directions results in a particularly uniform and uniform radiation pattern of the luminaire ensemble.

Nach einer weiteren bevorzugten Ausführungsform der Erfindung sind den Lichtquellen optische Mittel zur Erzeugung einer vorgegebenen Abstrahlcharakteristik nachgelagert.According to a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the light sources are followed by optical means for generating a predetermined emission characteristic.

Durch zusätzliche optische Mittel, beispielsweise optische Linsen, können bestimmte Abstrahlungscharakteristiken der Leuchten, wie eine hohe Divergenz eingestellt werden. Dadurch erhält man einen erweiterten Spielraum bei der Anordnung und Gestaltung des Reflektorenensembles, insbesondere, um bei einem weitestgehend vorgegebenen Leuchtendesign in kompakter Bauform die jeweilige Beleuchtung von Hauptreflektoren unter Mitbenutzung der Nebenreflektoren zu realisieren oder auch die Anzahl und Größe von Lichtquellen und Reflektoren zu variieren.By additional optical means, such as optical lenses, certain radiation characteristics of the lamps, such as a high divergence, can be set. This gives an expanded scope in the arrangement and design of the Reflektorenensembles, in particular, to realize a largely predetermined luminaire design in a compact design, the respective illumination of main reflectors using the Nebenreflektoren or to vary the number and size of light sources and reflectors.

Weitere Einzelheiten der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden ausführlichen Beschreibung und den beigefügten Zeichnungen, in denen bevorzugte Ausführungsformen der Erfindung beispielsweise veranschaulicht sind.Further details of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are illustrated, for example.

In den Zeichnungen zeigen:

Figur 1:
Eine schematische perspektivische Draufsicht eines Reflektor - Lichtquellen - Ensembles und
Figur 2:
eine Seitenansicht im Schnitt eines teilparaboloidförmigen Reflektors mit einer Lichtquelle.
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FIG. 1:
A schematic perspective top view of a reflector light source ensemble and
FIG. 2:
a side view in section of a partially paraboloid reflector with a light source.

Eine Fahrzeugleuchte 1 besteht im Wesentlichen aus einer Mehrzahl von Lichtquellen 2 und einer Mehrzahl von den Lichtquellen 2 zugeordneten Reflektoren 3.A vehicle lamp 1 essentially consists of a plurality of light sources 2 and a plurality of reflectors 3 assigned to the light sources 2.

Die Lichtquellen 2 sind vorteilhaft als Leuchtdioden ausgebildet. Die Leuchtdioden 2 sitzen jeweils auf einem Diodensockel 4, in den die elektrischen Anschlüsse integriert sind. Die Leuchtdioden 2 sind vorteilhaft auf einer (nicht dargestellten) gemeinsamen Trägerplatte auf im Prinzip bekannte Weise montiert. Die Lichtquellen 2 sind mit ihren optischen Achsen 11 in einem als ein rechter Winkel ausgerichteten Umlenkwinkel 5 zu einer Hauptabstrahlrichtung 6 der Reflektoren 3 angeordnet. Die Reflektoren 3 weisen eine teilparaboloidförmige Reflektorfläche 7 auf. Die Lichtquellen 2 sind jeweils in den Brennpunkten 8 ihrer ihnen zugeordneten Hauptreflektoren 3 positioniert, so dass näherungsweise alle den Hauptreflektor 3 treffenden Lichtstrahlen 9, von der Hauptreflektoroberfläche 7 als parallel ausgerichtete Lichtstrahlen 9' in die Hauptabstrahlrichtung 6 reflektiert werden (bei Vernachlässigung von Abbildungsfehlern wie sphärischer Aberration). In vereinfachender Weise ist in Fig. 2 ein derart erzeugtes Lichtbündel 10 dargestellt. Vorteilhaft ist die Reflektoroberfläche 7 mit (nicht dargestellten) optisch wirksamen Elementen, beispielsweise einer Prismenstruktur ausgestaltet, so dass das Lichtbündel 10 tatsächlich eine um die Hauptabstrahlrichtung 6 entsprechend der zu erzielenden Lichtverteilung gestreute Reflektionscharakteristik aufweist.The light sources 2 are advantageously designed as light-emitting diodes. The light emitting diodes 2 each sit on a diode base 4, in which the electrical connections are integrated. The light-emitting diodes 2 are advantageously mounted on a (not shown) common carrier plate in a manner known in principle. The light sources 2 are arranged with their optical axes 11 in a directed as a right angle deflection angle 5 to a main emission direction 6 of the reflectors 3. The reflectors 3 have a partially paraboloid-shaped reflector surface 7. The light sources 2 are respectively positioned in the focal points 8 of their main reflectors 3 assigned to them, so that approximately all the light beams 9 striking the main reflector 3 are directed from the main reflector surface 7 as parallel aligned light beams 9 'in the main emission direction 6 are neglected (neglecting aberrations such as spherical aberration). In a simplistic way, in Fig. 2 such a generated light beam 10 is shown. Advantageously, the reflector surface 7 is configured with optically active elements (not shown), for example a prism structure, so that the light beam 10 actually has a reflection characteristic scattered around the main emission direction 6 in accordance with the light distribution to be achieved.

In Fig. 1 ist eine zeilenförmige Anordnung der Lichtquellen 2 bzw. 2' und der Reflektoren 3, bzw. 3' dargestellt. Die Ansicht zeigt die Lichtquellen 2, 2' von ihrer rückwärtigen Bodenseite ihrer Sockel 4 aus. Jeder im Inneren der zeilenförmigen Anordnung liegenden Lichtquelle 2 sind außer dem ihr zugehörigen Hauptreflektor 3 zwei Nebenreflektoren 3' zugeordnet. Die jeweilige Lichtquelle 2 beleuchtet außer den ihren zugehörigen Hauptreflektor 3 noch die Nebenreflektoren 3', so dass außer einer um die Hauptabstrahlrichtung 6 verteilte Reflektion auch eine Reflektion um entsprechende Nebenabstrahlrichtungen 6' entsteht. In Fig. 1 sind beispielhaft eine Hauptabstrahlrichtung 6 sowie zwei Nebenabstrahlrichtungen 6' dargestellt. Entsprechend fungieren die benachbarten Lichtquellen 2' als Nebenlichtquellen für den Hauptreflektor 3 u.s.w.. Im Zusammenwirken mit den optisch wirksamen Elementen der Reflektoroberflächen 7, bzw. Nebenreflektoroberflächen 7' entsteht eine besonders große Streubreite jeder einzelnen Lichtquelle 2, 2' und in der Summe aller Lichtquellen 2, 2' und Reflektoren 3, 3' eine im Vergleich zur der Summe der Streuung von Lichtquelle - Reflektor - Einzelsystemen, bei denen einer Lichtquelle nur jeweils ein Reflektor zugeordnet ist, eine signifikant gesteigerte lichttechnische Effizienz der Fahrzeugleuchte 1.In Fig. 1 is a line-shaped arrangement of the light sources 2 and 2 'and the reflectors 3, and 3' shown. The view shows the light sources 2, 2 'from their rear bottom side of their base 4. Each lying in the interior of the line-shaped light source 2 are assigned in addition to its associated main reflector 3, two auxiliary reflectors 3 '. The respective light source 2 illuminates, in addition to its associated main reflector 3, the secondary reflectors 3 ', so that, apart from a reflection distributed around the main emission direction 6, a reflection about corresponding secondary emission directions 6' is also produced. In Fig. 1 By way of example, a main emission direction 6 and two secondary emission directions 6 'are illustrated. Accordingly, the adjacent light sources 2 'function as secondary light sources for the main reflector 3, etc. In cooperation with the optically active elements of the reflector surfaces 7, or secondary reflector surfaces 7' creates a particularly large spread of each light source 2, 2 'and in the sum of all light sources. 2 , 2 'and reflectors 3, 3' in comparison to the sum of the scattering of light source - reflector - individual systems, in which only one reflector is assigned to a light source, a significantly increased lighting efficiency of the vehicle lamp. 1

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Fahrzeugleuchtevehicle light
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Lichtquelle (Hauptlichtquelle)Light source (main light source)
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Lichtquelle (Nebenlichtquelle)Light source (secondary light source)
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Hauptreflektormain reflector
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Nebenreflektorsubreflector
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LeuchtdiodensockelLEDs base
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Umlenkwinkeldeflection
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Hauptabstrahlrichtungmain radiation
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NebenabstrahlrichtungNebenabstrahlrichtung
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HauptreflektoroberflächeMain reflector surface
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Brennpunktfocus
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eingestrahlter Lichtstrahlirradiated light beam
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reflektierter Lichtstrahlreflected light beam
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abgestrahltes Lichtbündelemitted light beam
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optische Achseoptical axis

Claims (12)

  1. Vehicle lamp substantially comprising a plurality of light sources (2) and a plurality of reflectors (3) wherein said light sources (2) are featured by a radiation characteristic distributed about an optical axis wherein each of said sources illuminates at least one associated reflector (3) such that the light incident to the reflectors (3) is in each case reflected under a given deflection angle (5) in a main beam direction (6), characterized by the fact that the light sources (2) and the reflectors (3) are designed and arranged in such a way that dependent on its radiation characteristic it has at least one directly adjacent reflector (3') associated with it as secondary reflector in addition to a reflector (3) that goes with it as main reflector such that each of the light sources (2) illuminates the main reflector (3) allocated to it to provide a reflection distributed about the main beam direction (6) and in overlap with the beam from at least one immediately adjacent light source (2') illuminates at least a marginal area of the secondary reflector (3') to provide a reflection that is distributed about the secondary beam direction (6) wherein the secondary reflector (3') is the main reflector (3) allocated to the adjacent light source (2') for generating the reflection distributed about main beam direction (6).
  2. Vehicle lamp according to Claim 1, characterized by the fact that the light sources (2 2') are light emitting diodes.
  3. Vehicle lamp according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized by the fact that the reflectors (3, 3') are interconnected to form one common unit and that the light sources (2, 2') are mounted on one common support plate.
  4. Vehicle lamp according to any of the preceding Claims 1 to 3, characterized by the fact that the reflectors (3, 3') are of paraboloid shape.
  5. Vehicle lamp according to any of the preceding Claims 1 to 4, characterized by the fact that the light sources (2) are each positioned in the focal point (8) of their associated main reflectors (3).
  6. Vehicle lamp according to any of the preceding Claims 1 to 5, characterized by the fact that the beam deflection angle (5) between the optical axes (11) of the light sources (2) and the main beam directions (6) of the reflectors (3) is 90°.
  7. Vehicle lamp according to any of the preceding Claims 1 to 6, characterized by the fact that the reflectors (3, 3') comprise optically effective elements by means of which a predetermined distribution of the light and/or the reflected radiation that impinges the main reflectors (3) and the secondary reflectors (3') from the light sources (2) disposed in the focal point (8) of the associated main reflectors (3) is ensured..
  8. Vehicle lamp according to Claim 7, characterized by the fact that the optically effective elements are in the form of facet type surface areas in part at least.
  9. Vehicle lamp according to Claim 7 or 8, characterized by the fact that the optically effective elements are in the form of prism type surface areas in part at least.
  10. Vehicle lamp according to any of the preceding Claims 7 to 9, characterized by the fact that the optically effective elements in the marginal areas of the reflectors are different from those in the core regions between said marginal areas.
  11. Vehicle lamp according to any of the preceding Claims 1 to 10, characterized by the fact that the main beam directions (6) of the main reflectors (3) extend substantially parallel to one another.
  12. Vehicle lamp according to any of the preceding Claims 1 to 11, characterized by the fact that optical means are disposed on the downstream side of the light sources (2, 2') to establish a predetermined radiation characteristic.
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