EP1818602A3 - Motor vehicle headlight - Google Patents

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EP1818602A3
EP1818602A3 EP07290136A EP07290136A EP1818602A3 EP 1818602 A3 EP1818602 A3 EP 1818602A3 EP 07290136 A EP07290136 A EP 07290136A EP 07290136 A EP07290136 A EP 07290136A EP 1818602 A3 EP1818602 A3 EP 1818602A3
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motor vehicle
vehicle headlight
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cache mechanism
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Nicolas Louvet
Alexandre Mensales
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Valeo Vision SAS
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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
    • F21S41/698—Shaft-shaped screens rotating along its longitudinal axis

Abstract

Le projecteur selon l'invention concerne un projecteur pour véhicule automobile comprenant un mécanisme de cache de lumière (13, 131) ayant au moins des premier et second caches de lumière rotatifs (130D, 130G) pour produire respectivement au moins des premier et second faisceaux de lumière différents, caractérisé en ce que ledit mécanisme de cache comporte également
- au moins un moyen d'indexage mécanique de la position de repos du mécanisme de cache,
- un actionneur (131) apte à faire tourner lesdits premier et second caches de lumière (130D, 130G) selon deux sens de rotation.

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The projector according to the invention relates to a motor vehicle headlight comprising a light-shielding mechanism (13, 131) having at least first and second rotary light caps (130D, 130G) for producing at least first and second beams, respectively different light, characterized in that said cache mechanism also comprises
at least one means for mechanical indexing of the rest position of the cache mechanism,
an actuator (131) capable of rotating said first and second light shields (130D, 130G) in two directions of rotation.
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EP07290136.6A 2006-02-14 2007-02-01 Motor vehicle headlight Not-in-force EP1818602B1 (en)

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FR0601296A FR2897415B1 (en) 2006-02-14 2006-02-14 LIGHTING PROJECTOR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

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EP1818602A2 EP1818602A2 (en) 2007-08-15
EP1818602A3 true EP1818602A3 (en) 2009-06-03
EP1818602B1 EP1818602B1 (en) 2015-03-25

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GB2273555A (en) * 1992-12-19 1994-06-22 Bosch Gmbh Robert Headlight for vehicles
EP0690261A1 (en) * 1994-06-28 1996-01-03 Valeo Vision Headlamp comprising an ellipsoidal light reflector and a pivotable shade
FR2769071A1 (en) * 1997-09-26 1999-04-02 Valeo Vision VARIABLE BEAM ELLIPTICAL TYPE HEADLIGHT, IN PARTICULAR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
EP1477732A1 (en) * 2003-05-16 2004-11-17 Valeo Vision Projector with a pivoting plate, in particular for motor vehicles
DE10334553A1 (en) * 2003-07-30 2005-06-16 Hella Kgaa Hueck & Co. Vehicle headlamp, especially for motor vehicles, has arrangement for operating and locking stop in two opposing operating positions with operating element fixed to shaft with two stops in operating positions of stop, latching element(s)
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JP2007220676A (en) 2007-08-30
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US7568825B2 (en) 2009-08-04

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