EP1881263B1 - Dispositif d'éclairage ou de signalisation comportant une nappe de guidage galbée - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a lighting or signaling device for a motor vehicle which comprises a light-guiding sheet.
- the document FR 2813 654 describes a headlamp comprising a device according to the preamble of claim 1.
- the shape of the lighting and / or signaling lights plays a leading role in the search for a style and an original aesthetic that will allow the vehicle automobile to be recognized by far.
- a light guide is a cylinder of transparent material that forms a kind of "pipe" in which light rays enter through a first input end. The light rays are then guided along the light guide by successive total reflections on its cylindrical outer face.
- a rear portion of the cylindrical face of the light guide has irregularities, such as diffusion streaks, which make it possible to diffuse part of the light rays towards the front of the light guide. whereby a portion of the scattered light rays exit the light guide through the opposite portion of the cylindrical face to form a light beam.
- the light guide may for example be shaped into a ring that surrounds the front perimeter of a low beam headlamp so as to emit an annular beam of light.
- the input end portion of the light guide is then bent so that the input end of the light rays is arranged outside the ring formed by the light guide.
- the material constituting the lighting or signaling device causes a certain absorption of the light rays which pass through it, which results in losses that are all the greater due to the distance away from the light source.
- the brightness in the vicinity of the light source is greater than at a distance from this source, and therefore a lack of homogeneity.
- FIG. 1 a lighting or signaling device 10 for a motor vehicle.
- the lighting device 10 is capable of emitting a linear light beam "F" along a generally longitudinal optical axis "A".
- the lighting device 10 comprises in particular at least one light guiding ply 12 which is in the form of a spherical cap portion.
- the lighting device 10 shown in FIG. figure 1 comprises a single guide ply 12 forming a portion of an imaginary base sphere 13.
- the guide ply 12 is thus delimited in the direction of the thickness, by a front face 14 and a rear face 16 for guiding the light.
- the two front 14 and rear 16 faces are parallel to each other on at least a portion of the web.
- the guide ply 12 is in particular delimited laterally by a front edge of exit 18 from the light rays and by a rear reflection slice of the light 20.
- the ends of the reflection slice 20 are directly connected to the end of the outlet slice 18 so as to form the outer contour of the guide ply 12.
- the reflection slice 20 may be constituted by a reflective layer, such as an aluminized coating on the outer face of the reflection slice 20. It can also be provided that between the two junctions between the reflection slice 20 and each of the faces 14 and 16 of the guide web 12, the output wafer 18 has a stop extending along this wafer and separating it into two faces forming an angle between it. Thus an incident ray RI will undergo a double reflection, a first on one of the faces and a second on the other face, to be emitted in the plane of propagation reflected "Mr".
- the outline of the light output wafer 18 here forms a plane arc, that is, the edge of the output wafer is defined by the intersection of the base sphere 13 and a plane.
- the outer contour of the guide ply 12 also comprises inactive transition zones 22 which are interposed between the reflection slice 20 and the outlet slice 18.
- the guide ply 12 also comprises an orifice 24 which is delimited by a peripheral edge 26 of the entrance of the light.
- the orifice 24 is here through.
- a light source 28 is arranged in the orifice 24 near or in contact with the input section of the light beams 26.
- the light source 28 is capable of emitting light rays in a generally radial direction around a source axis "S" which is normal to the guide ply 12. More precisely, the light source 28 is capable of emitting a a range of light rays radially at least rearward towards the reflection slice 20.
- the light source 28 is here a light emitting diode or "LED” called “Side-Emitter” which emits light rays in a range for example about 30 ° on either side of the radial direction in a meridian plane to the source axis "S" and which is likely to extend around the source axis "S", for example 360 ° in a plane normal to the source axis "S".
- LED light emitting diode
- the "side emitter” type LED also called lateral emitting LED is arranged is arranged so that its emitting surface is in a through opening arranged in a coupling zone "ZC" with the light source 28. Radiation r emitted radially by the LED are shown and all go into the thickness of the coupling area "ZC".
- the emission cone C of the LED is also schematically represented, it corresponds approximately to the level of the input slice to the thickness of the guide ply.
- the coupling zone "ZC” allows a coupling between the guide layer 12 and the light source 28, so that the radii light emitted by said light source are propagated radially at said coupling area around a source axis "S".
- the orifice is opening only in one of the guide faces of the guide ply 12 but not in the other of the faces.
- the source 28 is here a Lambertian type LED, or LED axial emission.
- it is - a LED devoid of a dome, for example an LED available under the trade name "Golden Dragon” -. It emits in a half space. It is arranged so that its emitting surface is flush with the surface of the coupling zone "ZC" which has been arranged in such a way that the light rays emitted by the light source are then redirected radially at the level of the said zone. coupling around a source axis "S".
- the coupling zone “ZC” locally has an inlet zone in the form of a convex convex surface "B" on the side of which the LED 28 is located, and on the opposite face and opposite this convex face.
- B an area approaching the shape of a shape complementary to a cone "CO”.
- a lambertian-type LED with a protective dome is used.
- a LED is for example known under the trade name "Led Rebel”.
- the LED 28 is disposed in the coupling zone "ZC" so that the dome is inserted into a non-through opening provided in the coupling zone.
- this opening there is a convex curved surface "B” and on the opposite face of the coupling zone a fitted surface of a zone approaching the shape of a shape complementary to a "CO” cone, so that as at the figure 12 the rays that reach it go back into the coupling zone "ZC" by total reflection.
- the cone "CO” may also have a deformed area to return the rays that without this area would directly reach the edge of output.
- This is for example a kind of "truncation” so that the reflection zone "CO” has a flat face.
- the periphery of the cone corresponds to a circle.
- the top of this triangle opposite this base is located on the cone between the two faces of the guide ply, preferably near the top of the cone.
- This flattened face is located next to the exit slice. All the rays emitted above the conical section portion will therefore be distributed around the source axis "S" within an angular interval corresponding to the circular portion of the cone section on the face opposite the LED 28.
- the top of the flat face is located between the top of the cone and the base thereof, the side of the exit edge (eg left on the Figures 12 and 13 ).
- the angular interval is greater than 180 °.
- the reflection slice surrounds this zone conical profile and thus the set of rays reflected around the source axis "S" is reflected a second time by the reflection slice.
- the rays emitted above the plane face will be reflected in the same direction and directly towards the output edge, the base of the triangle constituting the plane face perpendicular to the optical axis.
- the invention makes it possible to use LEDs with very different characteristics, which can emit either radially, axially or in a half-plane. It is then necessary to arrange the coupling zone accordingly, for example by making an opening therethrough or not to insert all or part of the LED, and providing optical means when necessary (especially for the LEDs emitting in half a plane) so that the maximum of the light emitted by the LED propagates well in the thickness of the coupling zone without loss to the rear reflection zone 20.
- the entrance wafer of the light 26 is thus surrounded by the outer contour including the exit wafer 18 and the reflection wafer 20 of the guide wafer 12.
- the input wafer 26 can not not be closed. Indeed, there is a sector of this slice 26 inefficient, located vis-à-vis the reflection slice 20, and for which the rays reflected by the slice 20 return to the input slice 26. These light rays are not used in the lighting or signaling device, they are lost. We can take advantage of this observation to not have material in this region, to facilitate the demolding of the guide web.
- the guide sheet 12 is made of a transparent material whose refractive index is greater than the refractive index of the medium in which the lighting device 10 is intended to be immersed, for example air.
- a light ray introduced into the thickness of the ply 12 by its input slice 26 with an incident angle relative to the normal "N" which is greater than a limit angle of refraction is likely to be reflected totally by the guide faces 14, 16.
- the light ray is thus guided in the thickness of the guide sheet by successive reflections between the two guide faces 14, 16.
- the incident light rays that go backwards are intended to be reflected by the reflection slice 20, then the light rays thus reflected are directed towards the output wafer 18.
- the reflected light rays thus come out of the output wafer 18 tangentially to the guide ply 12 to form the linear "F" light beam in an arc.
- an incident light ray will be defined as a light ray which is emitted by the light source 28 in the direction of the reflection slice 20.
- the light rays emitted by the light source 28 directly towards the slice of light output 18 are therefore not included in this definition of incident rays.
- the light rays that are emitted forward by the source Luminous 28 directly towards the output slot 18 will be called "direct".
- the light source 28 may also consist of an incandescent lamp, for example a halogen lamp, with an axial filament, inserted in the contour delimited by the entrance wafer 26. It will then be advantageous to provide in this case for a zone the guide ply, in the vicinity of the entrance slice 26, is made of glass, while the rest of the ply will be made of plastic material overmoulded on this glass area. Such a design makes it possible to overcome the thermal problems that could generate the use of an incandescent source.
- an incandescent lamp for example a halogen lamp
- the input-oriented slice portion 26 is thus shaped to distribute the direct light rays substantially uniformly along the output wafer 18. As shown in FIG. figure 2 , the front portion 29 of the input wafer 26 is striated so as to disperse the light rays in a fan that covers at least the entire output wafer 18.
- the direct light rays are collimated in the plane tangent to the web, it is also possible to place on the zone of the input slice corresponding to the direct rays, in front of the LED with respect to the optical axis, a zone of the shape of a curved convex surface, facing the LED 28, the surface being curved in the direction of the LED.
- the convex zone can be put in place of the striated zone 29 represented in figure 2 .
- the orifice inside which the LED 28 is placed has a shape such that it presents on the one hand a concave shape, on the back of the LED 28 with respect to the optical axis "A" of the lighting device and whose section is preferably a semicircle, and secondly a convex convex shape at the front of the LED.
- the concave shape and the convex shape are separated by a flat portion, allowing the light source to be positioned closer to the concave shape at the rear than the convex shape at the front. This removes the convex shape of the source and thus reduces the section of the cone of direct rays reaching the convex form.
- the entrance slice 26 is slightly frustoconical, so as to optimize the mean direction of the rays in the ply in the meridian plane relative to the tangent to the ply.
- the light source 28 is arranged near the input wafer 26.
- the light source 28 is associated with a reflection face 30 which is arranged vis-à-vis the input wafer of the light rays.
- the reflection face 30 is shaped so as to reflect the light rays generally radially towards the entrance edge 26 of the guide ply 12.
- the light rays coming from the light source 28 are, for example, ducted to the reflection face. 30 by a guide of 32, by an optical fiber (not shown), or by a reflector (not shown) which focuses the light rays towards the reflection face 30.
- the light source 28 is for example a halogen lamp or a light emitting diode.
- the light rays are guided so as to reach the reflection face 30 generally along the source axis "S".
- the reflection face 30 is shaped into a cone of revolution or a cone of revolution portion of source axis "S" so as to reflect the radially radially around the source axis "S".
- the reflection face 30 is shaped in a rear portion of the cone so as not to produce "direct” light rays but only "incident” light rays.
- the reflection face 30 forms an upper end face of the light guide 32 and the light guide 32 is integrally formed with the guide ply 12.
- the guide ply 12 is designed so that the incident light rays emitted backwards by the light source 28 propagate in the guide ply 12 according to meridian plans "Mi” propagation said "incidents” radiating radially from the source axis "S".
- each light beam is guided so as to follow a radial direction inside the guide sheet 12 to the reflection slice 20.
- the guide ply 12 is also designed so that the rays reflected by the reflection slice 20 propagate forwardly according to so-called "reflected" planar planes which are normal to the guide ply 12 between the reflection slice 20 and the output slice 18.
- the reflection slice 20 is more particularly shaped so that the reflected propagation planes "Mr" are oriented parallel to the optical axis "A".
- the reflected light rays are distributed parallel throughout the output wafer 18 so that each point of the output wafer emits a substantially equal amount of light in the direction of the optical axis A.
- the output wafer is homogeneously viewed for an observer viewing the output contour in the A-axis.
- the reflected propagation planes "Mr" are orthogonal to the output wafer 20 so that all of the reflected light rays that reach the output wafer 20 exit without loss of light intensity.
- the reflection slice 20 is here perpendicular to the guide faces 14, 16 of the guide ply 12.
- This design is made possible firstly by the shape of the base sphere portion 13 of at least one rear portion 12R of the guide sheet which is traversed by the incident light rays between the light source 28 and the reflection slice 20, and on the other hand by the particular shape given to the contour of the reflection slice 20.
- the rear portion 12R forms at least one angular sector extending from the source axis "S" and which envelopes the reflection slice 20.
- the reflected propagation planes "Mr” are intersecting along the same axis which passes through the center “O” of the base sphere and which is confused with the optical axis "A".
- the source axis "S” is intersecting with the optical axis "A” at the center "O” of the base sphere.
- This equation reflects the fact that the image of an incident propagation plane "Mi" by the reflection slice 20 is a "Mr" propagation plane.
- This differential equation can be solved either by analytical means or numerically using a calculator.
- the guide web 12 can be considered flat.
- the reflection slice 20 then has the shape of a parabola and the reflected propagation planes "Mr" are parallel to each other.
- the shape of the reflection slice can not be likened to a parabola.
- the guide plies 12 shown in the figures here are portions of spherical caps.
- the guide ply 12 has a more complex shape. To respect the conditions described above, however, it is essential that a rear portion 12R of the guide ply 12 forms a portion of the base sphere.
- the other front portion 12F of the guide ply 12 which is traversed only by reflected rays can have various forms.
- the guide faces 14, 16 form surfaces of revolution about the optical axis "A" passing through the center "O" of the base sphere 13.
- the radii of curvature of the section of the guide ply 12 according to the reflected propagation plane "Mr" are advantageously large enough to prevent incident light rays do not reach one of the guide faces 14, 16 with an angle greater than the limit angle of refraction and exit the guide ply 12 before reaching the outlet edge 18.
- the guide ply 12 may have a front portion of flared shape.
- the guide ply 12 is completed by known optical systems for focusing or, on the contrary, spreading the light rays forming the light beam "F" in a meridian plane and / or in a plane tangential to the guide web 12.
- the output edge 18 of the guide ply is here shaped as a linear lens.
- the output wafer 18 is for example inclined with respect to a direction normal to the ply 12 as represented in FIG. figure 5 .
- the outgoing light rays are deflected by refraction so as to diverge or otherwise be focused parallel to the optical axis "A".
- the sheet 12 flares near the outlet edge 18, which is itself curved here, so as to focus the light rays in the reflected propagation plane "Mr".
- the outlet wafer 18 may also be provided with radial striations 34 so as to spread the light in a plane tangential to the guide ply 12 so that the light beam "F" is visible to an observer who is situated at an angle to to the optical axis "A".
- the ridges 34 are replaced by holes 36 which are formed in the guide ply 12 near the outlet edge 18.
- the holes 36 are here aligned in parallel with the staggered exit slice 18.
- the contour of the holes is realized in such a way that the reflected rays are deflected divergently diverging into the hole 36 before re-entering the guide web 12 in the direction of the
- the staggered arrangement of the holes 36 makes it possible to avoid any escape through which reflected rays would reach the outlet edge 18 without passing through a hole 36.
- a plurality of guide plies 12 forming portions of a common base sphere 13 may be arranged so as to obtain a set of light beams forming a single closed annular beam or an open circular arc.
- the contour of the output wafer 18 is then defined as the intersection between the base sphere and a plane perpendicular to the optical axis "A".
- the guide plies are arranged in a first spherical inner layer of four guide plies 12 which are portions of a first common base sphere and in a second spherical outer layer of three guide plies 12 which are portions of a second common base sphere. All the guide plies 12 are centered on a common center "O". Thus, two concentric annular beams can be obtained with a lighting or signaling device 10 of reduced size.
- the guide plies 12 of the two layers are staggered so that the light sources 28 are angularly offset relative to each other about the optical axis "A".
- a light beam "F" of non-circular shape through guiding layers are the output edge 18 is not in the form of a circular arc plan.
- the contour of the output slices 18 is obtained by the intersection between a base sphere and any surface.
- the contour of the exit slices 18 is obtained by the intersection between the base sphere 13 and a cylindrical surface of revolution.
- the output slices 18 then have a left contour, that is to say that is not plane.
- the light rays must therefore be redirected, for example by streaks 34, at their output from the guide ply 12 in order to be directed in the overall direction of the optical axis "A".
- the light rays from the light source 24 reach the output wafer 18 without losing their intensity.
- This design therefore makes it possible to obtain a light beam "F" of linear shape, here in the shape of an arc of a circle.
- Such a lighting or signaling device 10 has a good efficiency, that is to say that the intensity of the emitted light beam “F” is only slightly less than the intensity of the light source 24.
- the light beam “F” may have an intensity of 600 Cd for a light source with a luminous flux of 25 Lm.
- the rear portion 12R of the guide ply 12 is advantageously a base sphere portion in order to optimize the intensity of the light beam as much as possible.
- the invention is also applicable to guide plies which have a basic ellipsoid portion shape which differs little from a base sphere so that the light rays deviate slightly from the "Mr" propagation planes and / or or "Mi" without the intensity of the light beam being significantly degraded. This is particularly the case for ellipsoids whose diameters have relatively similar dimensions.
- the invention also relates to flat sheets, such as for example that represented in figure 10 , where the conformation of the reflection slice 20 is determined according to the shape and / or the orientation of the output slice 18, so that any incident ray "RI” emitted by the light source 28, is reflected by the reflection slice 20 into a reflected ray "RR" included in a plane reflection reflection normal to the guide ply and making a given angle with the exit face 18, such that this ray is refracted by the exit face 18 into a light ray "RS" coming out of the ply parallel to the optical axis "AT”.
- the output wafer 18 is substantially rectilinear and not perpendicular to the optical axis "A", thus forming a determined angle with the normal to this optical axis.
- the angle between these outgoing radii and the normal "N" at the output wafer 18 is equal to that between the optical axis "A” and this same normal "NOT".
- the index of refraction of the sheet is known and that of the medium in which the outgoing ray "RS" circulates also.
- a direct relation such as a Descartes relation, thus makes it possible to obtain the angle of the reflected rays "RR" with the normal "N" at the output wafer 18, hereinafter called "parallel refraction angle".
- the reflection slice 20 is formed of three parabolas, with a light source 28 disposed at each of their focus. The reflected rays "RR” are therefore included in reflected propagation planes parallel to the "D" direction of the parabolas.
- the output wafer may have a non-rectilinear shape, for example curved.
- the shape of the reflection slice will have a complex shape, that is to say a distinct form of a parabola, an ellipse or other simple geometric shapes.
- a positioning and orientation of the reflection slice is determined such that the angle of the reflected ray "RR" is refracted to an outgoing radius "RS" parallel to the optical axis "A".
- streaks on the output edge, regardless of the contour of the output curve. These are streaks or holes 36 as previously defined, in order to homogenize the distribution of the light intensity on the output wafer.
- the rays emerging from each streak will be distributed laterally but centered around the optical axis A.
- the output wafer is perpendicular to the optical axis, the reflection wafer forming at least one parabola according to the plane of the guide layer and whose director is parallel to this optical axis.
- the reflected rays are then included in reflected propagation planes parallel to the optical axis.
- the output wafer is preferably provided with ridges or holes 36 as previously defined, in order to homogenize the distribution of the light intensity on the output wafer. The rays issuing from each streak will be distributed laterally but centered around the optical axis A.
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