EP2510277A1 - Signal light device for a motor vehicle - Google Patents

Signal light device for a motor vehicle

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EP2510277A1
EP2510277A1 EP10788341A EP10788341A EP2510277A1 EP 2510277 A1 EP2510277 A1 EP 2510277A1 EP 10788341 A EP10788341 A EP 10788341A EP 10788341 A EP10788341 A EP 10788341A EP 2510277 A1 EP2510277 A1 EP 2510277A1
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plate
light
motor vehicle
bulges
light guide
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Alain Buisson
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Marelli Automotive Lighting France SAS
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Automotive Lighting Rear Lamps France SAS
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • 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
    • F21S43/14Light emitting diodes [LED]
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • 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
    • F21S43/20Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S43/235Light guides
    • F21S43/236Light guides characterised by the shape of the light guide
    • F21S43/239Light guides characterised by the shape of the light guide plate-shaped
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • 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
    • F21S43/20Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S43/235Light guides
    • F21S43/242Light guides characterised by the emission area
    • F21S43/245Light guides characterised by the emission area emitting light from one or more of its major surfaces
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • 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
    • F21S43/20Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S43/235Light guides
    • F21S43/249Light guides with two or more light sources being coupled into the light guide
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21VFUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V2200/00Use of light guides, e.g. fibre optic devices, in lighting devices or systems
    • F21V2200/10Use of light guides, e.g. fibre optic devices, in lighting devices or systems of light guides of the optical fibres type
    • F21V2200/13Use of light guides, e.g. fibre optic devices, in lighting devices or systems of light guides of the optical fibres type the light being emitted at the end of the guide
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21WINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2103/00Exterior vehicle lighting devices for signalling purposes
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21WINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2103/00Exterior vehicle lighting devices for signalling purposes
    • F21W2103/35Brake lights
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21WINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2103/00Exterior vehicle lighting devices for signalling purposes
    • F21W2103/40Rear fog lights
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21WINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2103/00Exterior vehicle lighting devices for signalling purposes
    • F21W2103/45Reversing lights
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21YINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2101/00Point-like light sources
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21LIGHTING
    • F21YINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2115/00Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to the field of lighting and signaling of vehicles, especially motor vehicles. It relates more particularly to a device for traffic signaling vehicles, comprising a curtain of transparent material in which is diffused a light emitted by at least one LED combined with at least one preferred area of said transparent material.
  • flashing lights including front turn signals for motor vehicles, in which an auxiliary light source for position light illuminates an element arranged transversely in the space between the main light and the frontal ice, and provides through it an illumination in the same direction as that of the main light.
  • an optical component or style for lighting or signaling of motor vehicles is made of transparent material inside which foci of light scattering are located only in predetermined locations to diffuse the light emitted by a source associated with the lighting or signaling device concerned.
  • This component can be the mirror of a motor vehicle headlamp, or an insert placed in such a projector.
  • German Patent Application DE 103 11 317 discloses a vehicle lighting device comprising a light guide comprising diffusion structures located essentially at the focus of reflecting surfaces which thus allow to spread a homogeneous illumination.
  • the present invention aims to provide an original means for lighting and / or signaling of motor vehicles. It thus aims to overcome the various respective disadvantages of the various signaling light systems of the prior art by providing a device or element for a motor vehicle signaling light, especially a lantern light, having a faster ignition, a smaller footprint and a lower contribution to C0 2 emissions than conventional signaling devices.
  • the device according to the invention also makes it possible to add stylistic effects to the traffic signals of the vehicles.
  • a novel device for a motor vehicle fire comprising a transparent optical material and at least one LED light source arranged to emit light rays propagating inside the thickness of said transparent optical material, comprises:
  • Said plate comprising at least one bilateral elongated bulge of substantially circular overall cross-section having its mean longitudinal axis in the mean plane of said plate and capable of forming a light guide, and
  • At least one LED placed at at least one end of said light guide, with its main axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of said light guide.
  • the present invention therefore relates to a device for lighting and / or signaling of a motor vehicle as defined above and in the description which follows.
  • the device according to the invention is mainly intended to act as a lantern or position light, both at the rear and the front of the vehicles.
  • the element formed of the optically transparent material is in practice a plate, flat or curved, and the aforementioned bulged part is an integral part of said plate.
  • the term “element” a plate carrying at least one bulge or bead forming light guide, and “device” all: element + light emitting diodes, and their connections to a power source and their accessories potential.
  • “Cylindrical zones” or “substantially cylindrical zones” are referred to as the above-mentioned bulges.
  • the transparent optical material element is thus a plate, flat or curvilinear (and in this case the angle of curvature may be variable from one end to the other of the plate), and the or the swollen areas pass therethrough, along a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the mean plane of the plate. In case of plurality of such substantially cylindrical zones, these are preferably substantially parallel to each other.
  • the light guides formed by these bulges may be linear, curved in two dimensions or even bent one or more times in three dimensions.
  • the aforesaid device comprises an element having at least one substantially cylindrical zone whose cross section has a diameter substantially greater than the average thickness of the plate on the adjacent zone or zones.
  • This results in an optimized diffusion of light, substantially uniformly by total reflection in all or substantially all the element.
  • This may be glass or preferably plastic, in particular polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or polycarbonate (PC). It may include conventional inclusions or irregularities intentionally arranged within the element, while the light guide preferably includes prisms of defined structure and angle, to meet the requirements of the relevant regulations. known to those skilled in the art.
  • Such an element can be obtained by injection, according to a conventional technique, in a standard thickness for this type of product, preferably in a thickness of about 3 to 4 mm for the plate and a diameter of about 7 to 10 mm for the cylindrical bulges acting as a light guide.
  • the connecting line of the bulge with the plate preferably comprises a groove, for example about 1.5 mm wide and 2.2 mm thick , without this being limiting.
  • the skilled person is able to select a positioning of the LED or on or near the said cylindrical areas of transparent optical material.
  • the LEDs are placed on or near a peripheral edge of the element, to the right of a substantially cylindrical zone aforesaid.
  • the device may also include additional LEDs, one or more LEDs directed on one of the free edges of the plate or at least one plate section defined by the light guides. Such additional LEDs provide additional light effects, if desired.
  • the cylindrical zones act in the material of the element according to the invention as privileged light guides, which diffuse practically all of the light emitted by the source concerned over the entire length of the cylindrical bulge, and thence on substantially the entire surface of the element bordering or surrounding the substantially cylindrical areas aforesaid.
  • the element according to the invention may, suitably, be provided with inclusions and / or conventional cavities providing foci of light diffusion and allowing it to be diffused either directly to the outside or indirectly by reflection on a reflecting surface of an element disposed on the inside of the device, in an optical assembly for a vehicle.
  • the light guide of the element according to the invention is optionally provided with conventional inclusions arranged to allow the radiation light from the light source to be deflected into flat or curved wings or plate portions, which extend in the vicinity of the guide of light concerned or in the parts of the element situated between two such light guides.
  • Decorative stitches can be optionally included in the plate. They are preferably arranged in staggered rows for reasons of homogeneity.
  • Decorative lines of any shape for example representing a logo or an acronym, may also be provided in the plate.
  • said light guides may also comprise reflector elements and / or decorative elements which, by projection onto the vicinal portions of the device according to the invention, virtually form on the flat or curved surfaces thereof an appropriate shape. .
  • Prisms or other elements of local discontinuity may advantageously be included on the plate, so as to enable it to fulfill the function enacted by the regulations for a lantern of a motor vehicle.
  • the device is equipped with a white light source.
  • the outer periphery of the device according to the invention comprises a shoulder, providing an underlining of the outline of the fire.
  • the light guide At the end of the light guide opposite to that which is equipped with at least one LED, it is possible to provide either a cover for masking the light escaping from the plate on its periphery, or a deflection element.
  • metal preference that is to say chamfers and / or prisms.
  • Another object of the invention is a lighting or signaling assembly for a motor vehicle, which comprises at least one device according to the present invention, integrated in a projector comprising all the other necessary functional elements.
  • the lighting or signaling assembly thus formed can fulfill the conventional functions of direction indication, stop, backward and fog lighting.
  • the projector glass may be constituted by the element according to the invention itself.
  • FIG 1 shows an embodiment of an element according to the invention for partial face view (FIG 1A), in partial schematic sectional view along AA (FIG 1B), and in partial schematic sectional view according to BB (Fig. 1C).
  • FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of an element according to the invention for partial face (FIG 2A), in partial schematic sectional view along AA (FIG 2B), and in partial sectional view according to BB (Fig. 2C).
  • FIG. 3 shows an alternative form of embodiment of an element according to the invention in partial-face view (FIG 3 A), in left view (FIG 3B), in partial schematic sectional view along AA, in a set for traffic light (Fig. 3C), and in partial sectional view along BB (Fig. 3D).
  • discontinuities 6 providing foci of light scattering produced by the LED 5 in operation. These discontinuities can be achieved by conventional means known to those skilled in the art. They are arranged in predetermined places, chosen on purpose. This provides a uniform and bright illumination, providing the desired result in a lighting or signaling device for a motor vehicle.
  • Discontinuities 6 may be designed and arranged, for example, as described in French Patent Publication No. 2,898,660.
  • FIG. 1 schematically represents such an element 2 comprising a median cylindrical zone.
  • FIG. 2 schematically represents an element 2 comprising two lateral cylindrical zones.
  • FIG. 3 schematically represents an element 2 comprising three parallel cylindrical zones.
  • FIGS. 1B, 1C, 2B, 2C, 3C and 3S show examples of light rays coming from the LEDs 5.
  • An ice 7 can close the plate, but it can be replaced in whole or in part by the device according to the invention, suitably fixed on the front face of the signaling optical unit 8.
  • the arrangement of the diffuser elements on the plate of optically transparent material it can be arbitrary.
  • the light rays from the LEDs 5 propagate in the cylindrical areas and from there into the plate portions 3 by successive reflections, and are then diffused outwardly from said plate portions when they are incident. on a broadcast focus.
  • the scattered rays thus emitted may emerge from the device.
  • the color of the light emitted by each of the LEDs, including the additional optional LEDs, and that of the plate forming the element can be chosen suitably.
  • the term “orthogonal” refers to the light emitted by the LEDs, which are positioned to diffuse the light emitted over the entire length of the cylindrical bulge forming a guide, as illustrated by the drawings and indications above, on page 4.
  • acid green also called fluo acid, or fluo green
  • a light blue color eg crystal with 3-4% blue, called blue font
  • a light blue color suitable for signaling an electric powered vehicle, in daytime condition, while at night the regulatory colors associated with the lantern function are preserved.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a signal light device for a motor vehicle, including: a plate (3) made of a transparent optical material forming a screen, said plate comprising at least one bilateral elongate bulge (4) having a substantially circular overall cross-section, the mid longitudinal axis of same being in the mid-plane of said plate and capable of forming a light guide, and at least one LED (5) positioned at at least one of the ends of said light guide, the main orthogonal axis thereof being at the longitudinal axis of said light guide. The invention is of use for running lights which illuminate more quickly, have reduced overall dimensions and a lower CO2 emissions output, and which are capable of obtaining stylistic effects.

Description

DISPOSITIF POUR FEU DE SIGNALISATION DE VÉHICULE  DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SIGNALING LIGHT
AUTOMOBILE La présente invention concerne le domaine de l'éclairage et de la signalisation des véhicules, notamment des véhicules automobiles. Elle concerne plus particulièrement un dispositif pour feu de signalisation de véhicules, comprenant un rideau en matériau transparent dans lequel est diffusée une lumière émise par au moins une LED combinée avec au moins une zone privilégiée dudit matériau transparent.  The present invention relates to the field of lighting and signaling of vehicles, especially motor vehicles. It relates more particularly to a device for traffic signaling vehicles, comprising a curtain of transparent material in which is diffused a light emitted by at least one LED combined with at least one preferred area of said transparent material.
La réglementation en vigueur impose, selon les types de véhicules, différents feux d'éclairage ou de signalisation. La tendance est alors de regrouper ces feux autant que possible dans des ensembles dont le volume est un paramètre important. En outre, les performances et l'uniformité d'éclairement des feux individuels ainsi regroupés sont des préoccupations majeures.  The regulations in force require, depending on the type of vehicle, different lighting or signaling lights. The tendency is then to group these fires as much as possible in sets whose volume is an important parameter. In addition, the performance and uniformity of illumination of the individual lights thus grouped are major concerns.
On connaît déjà dans l'art antérieur des écrans auxiliaires transparents dans lesquels peut se propager la lumière émise par une source de lumière auxiliaire, ces écrans étant destinés à équiper un feu, notamment arrière, d'un véhicule automobile. Des discontinuités locales prévues dans le matériau de l'écran constituent des foyers de diffusion de la lumière hors de ces écrans (voir publication de brevet français No. 2868 506).  Already known in the prior art transparent auxiliary screens in which can propagate the light emitted by an auxiliary light source, these screens being intended to equip a fire, including rear, a motor vehicle. Local discontinuities provided in the screen material are foci of light scattering out of these screens (see French Patent Publication No. 2868 506).
Dans la demande de brevet allemand DE 101 01 795 sont décrits des feux clignotants, notamment des clignotants avant pour véhicules automobiles, dans lesquels une source de lumière auxiliaire pour feu de position illumine un élément disposé transversalement dans l'espace entre le feu principal et la glace frontale, et procure à travers celle-ci un éclairement de même direction que celui du feu principal.  In the German patent application DE 101 01 795 are described flashing lights, including front turn signals for motor vehicles, in which an auxiliary light source for position light illuminates an element arranged transversely in the space between the main light and the frontal ice, and provides through it an illumination in the same direction as that of the main light.
Dans la demande de brevet français 01 00048, publiée sous le numéro 2 819 040, est décrit un composant d'optique ou de style pour l'éclairage ou la signalisation de véhicules automobiles. Ce composant est en matériau transparent à l'intérieur duquel des foyers de diffusion de la lumière sont situés uniquement en des endroits prédéterminés pour diffuser la lumière émise par une source associée au dispositif d'éclairage ou de signalisation concerné. Ce composant peut constituer la glace d'un projecteur de véhicule automobile, ou un insert placé dans un tel projecteur. In the French patent application 01 00048, published under the number 2 819 040, is described an optical component or style for lighting or signaling of motor vehicles. This component is made of transparent material inside which foci of light scattering are located only in predetermined locations to diffuse the light emitted by a source associated with the lighting or signaling device concerned. This component can be the mirror of a motor vehicle headlamp, or an insert placed in such a projector.
Dans la demande de brevet allemand DE 103 11 317 est décrit un dispositif d'éclairage pour véhicule comportant un guide de lumière comprenant des structures de diffusion situées essentiellement au foyer de surfaces réfléchissantes qui laissent ainsi diffuser un éclairement homogène.  German Patent Application DE 103 11 317 discloses a vehicle lighting device comprising a light guide comprising diffusion structures located essentially at the focus of reflecting surfaces which thus allow to spread a homogeneous illumination.
La présente invention vise à procurer un moyen original pour l'éclairage et/ ou la signalisation des véhicules automobiles. Elle vise ainsi à surmonter les divers inconvénients respectifs des différents systèmes de feux de signalisation de l'art antérieur en proposant un dispositif ou élément pour feu de signalisation de véhicule automobile, notamment un feu de lanterne, ayant un allumage plus rapide, un encombrement réduit et une moindre contribution aux émissions de C02 que les dispositifs de signalisation classiques. Le dispositif selon l'invention permet également d'ajouter des effets de style aux feux de signalisation des véhicules. The present invention aims to provide an original means for lighting and / or signaling of motor vehicles. It thus aims to overcome the various respective disadvantages of the various signaling light systems of the prior art by providing a device or element for a motor vehicle signaling light, especially a lantern light, having a faster ignition, a smaller footprint and a lower contribution to C0 2 emissions than conventional signaling devices. The device according to the invention also makes it possible to add stylistic effects to the traffic signals of the vehicles.
Suivant l'invention, un nouveau dispositif pour feu de véhicule automobile, comportant un matériau optique transparent et au moins une source de lumière de type LED agencée pour émettre des rayons lumineux se propageant à l'intérieur de l'épaisseur dudit matériau optique transparent, comprend:  According to the invention, a novel device for a motor vehicle fire, comprising a transparent optical material and at least one LED light source arranged to emit light rays propagating inside the thickness of said transparent optical material, comprises:
• une plaque d'un matériau optique transparent formant rideau, A plate of a transparent optical material forming a curtain,
• ladite plaque comportant au moins un renflement allongé bilatéral, de section droite globale substantiellement circulaire, ayant son axe longitudinal moyen dans le plan moyen de ladite plaque et apte à former un guide de lumière, et Said plate comprising at least one bilateral elongated bulge of substantially circular overall cross-section having its mean longitudinal axis in the mean plane of said plate and capable of forming a light guide, and
• au moins une LED placée à au moins l'une des extrémités dudit guide de lumière, avec son axe principal orthogonal à l'axe longitudinal dudit guide de lumière.  At least one LED placed at at least one end of said light guide, with its main axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of said light guide.
La présente invention a donc pour objet un dispositif pour feu d'éclairage et/ou de signalisation de véhicule automobile tel que défini ci- dessus et dans la description qui suit.  The present invention therefore relates to a device for lighting and / or signaling of a motor vehicle as defined above and in the description which follows.
Le dispositif selon l'invention est principalement destiné à faire office de lanterne ou feu de position, aussi bien à l'arrière qu'à l'avant des véhicules. Hormis ce ou ces renflement(s) allongé(s) bilatéral(aux), de section droite globale substantiellement circulaire, l'élément formé du matériau optiquement transparent constitue en pratique une plaque, plane ou incurvée, et la partie renflée susdite fait partie intégrante de ladite plaque. The device according to the invention is mainly intended to act as a lantern or position light, both at the rear and the front of the vehicles. Apart from this or these bilateral elongate bulge (s), of substantially circular cross-section, the element formed of the optically transparent material is in practice a plate, flat or curved, and the aforementioned bulged part is an integral part of said plate.
Dans la présente description, on dénomme "élément" une plaque portant au moins un renflement ou bourrelet formant guide de lumière, et "dispositif" l'ensemble: élément + diodes électroluminescentes, ainsi que leurs connexions à une source d'énergie et leurs accessoires éventuels. On dénomme "zones cylindriques" ou "zones sensiblement cylindriques" les renflements susdits.  In the present description, the term "element" a plate carrying at least one bulge or bead forming light guide, and "device" all: element + light emitting diodes, and their connections to a power source and their accessories potential. "Cylindrical zones" or "substantially cylindrical zones" are referred to as the above-mentioned bulges.
Dans une forme de réalisation préférée, l'élément en matériau optique transparent est ainsi une plaque, plane ou curviligne (et dans ce cas l'angle de courbure peut être variable d'une extrémité à l'autre de la plaque), et la ou les zones renflées traversent celle-ci de part en part, selon un axe longitudinal substantiellement parallèle au plan moyen de la plaque. En cas de pluralité de telles zones sensiblement cylindriques, celles-ci sont de préférence pratiquement parallèles entre elles. Les guides de lumière formés par ces renflements peuvent être linéaires, courbes en deux dimensions ou même courbés une ou plusieurs fois dans les trois dimensions.  In a preferred embodiment, the transparent optical material element is thus a plate, flat or curvilinear (and in this case the angle of curvature may be variable from one end to the other of the plate), and the or the swollen areas pass therethrough, along a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the mean plane of the plate. In case of plurality of such substantially cylindrical zones, these are preferably substantially parallel to each other. The light guides formed by these bulges may be linear, curved in two dimensions or even bent one or more times in three dimensions.
Suivant un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, le dispositif susdit comporte un élément ayant au moins une zone sensiblement cylindrique dont la section transversale a un diamètre substantiellement supérieur à l'épaisseur moyenne de la plaque sur la ou les zones limitrophes. On obtient ainsi une diffusion optimisée de la lumière, sensiblement uniformément par réflexion totale dans tout ou substantiellement tout l'élément. Celui-ci peut être en verre ou de préférence en matière plastique, notamment en polyméthacrylate de méthyle (PMMA) ou en polycarbonate (PC). Il peut comporter des inclusions ou des irrégularités classiques disposées à dessein à l'intérieur de l'élément, tandis que le guide de lumière comporte de préférence des prismes de structure et d'angle prédéfinis, pour satisfaire aux exigences de la réglementation en la matière, connues de l'homme du métier.  According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the aforesaid device comprises an element having at least one substantially cylindrical zone whose cross section has a diameter substantially greater than the average thickness of the plate on the adjacent zone or zones. This results in an optimized diffusion of light, substantially uniformly by total reflection in all or substantially all the element. This may be glass or preferably plastic, in particular polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or polycarbonate (PC). It may include conventional inclusions or irregularities intentionally arranged within the element, while the light guide preferably includes prisms of defined structure and angle, to meet the requirements of the relevant regulations. known to those skilled in the art.
Un tel élément peut être obtenu par injection, selon une technique classique, dans une épaisseur standard pour ce type de produit, préférentiellement dans une épaisseur d'environ 3 à 4 mm pour la plaque et un diamètre d'environ 7 à 10 mm pour les renflements cylindriques ayant fonction de guide de lumière. Pour des raisons pratiques tenant aux contraintes du moulage-démoulage sans contre-dépouille, la ligne de raccordement du renflement avec la plaque comporte de préférence une saignée, par exemple d'environ 1,5 mm de largeur et 2,2 mm d'épaisseur, sans que cela soit limitatif. Such an element can be obtained by injection, according to a conventional technique, in a standard thickness for this type of product, preferably in a thickness of about 3 to 4 mm for the plate and a diameter of about 7 to 10 mm for the cylindrical bulges acting as a light guide. For practical reasons relating to the mold-demoulding stresses without undercut, the connecting line of the bulge with the plate preferably comprises a groove, for example about 1.5 mm wide and 2.2 mm thick , without this being limiting.
Sur la base de la technique antérieure et de ses connaissances propres, l'homme du métier est apte à sélectionner un positionnement de la ou des LED sur ou à proximité des dites zones cylindriques de matériau optique transparent. En pratique, les LED sont placées sur ou à proximité d'un bord périphérique de l'élément, au droit d'une zone sensiblement cylindrique susdite.  On the basis of the prior art and its own knowledge, the skilled person is able to select a positioning of the LED or on or near the said cylindrical areas of transparent optical material. In practice, the LEDs are placed on or near a peripheral edge of the element, to the right of a substantially cylindrical zone aforesaid.
En variante, le dispositif peut également comporter des LED supplémentaires, à raison d'une ou plusieurs LED dirigées sur l'un des bords libres de la plaque ou d'au moins une section de plaque définie par les guides de lumière. De telles LED supplémentaires permettent de procurer des effets lumineux additionnels, si on le souhaite.  Alternatively, the device may also include additional LEDs, one or more LEDs directed on one of the free edges of the plate or at least one plate section defined by the light guides. Such additional LEDs provide additional light effects, if desired.
Sans vouloir être lié par une quelconque théorie, on pense que les zones cylindriques agissent dans le matériau de l'élément selon l'invention comme des guides de lumière privilégiés, qui diffusent pratiquement la totalité de la lumière émise par la source concernée sur toute la longueur du renflement cylindrique, et de là sur sensiblement toute la surface de l'élément bordant ou entourant les zones sensiblement cylindriques susdites.  Without wishing to be bound by any theory, it is believed that the cylindrical zones act in the material of the element according to the invention as privileged light guides, which diffuse practically all of the light emitted by the source concerned over the entire length of the cylindrical bulge, and thence on substantially the entire surface of the element bordering or surrounding the substantially cylindrical areas aforesaid.
L'élément selon l'invention peut, à convenance, être muni d'inclusions et/ ou de cavités classiques procurant des foyers de diffusion de la lumière et permettant à celle-ci d'être diffusée soit directement vers l'extérieur, soit indirectement par réflexion sur une face réfléchissante d'un élément disposé du côté intérieur du dispositif, dans un ensemble optique pour véhicule.  The element according to the invention may, suitably, be provided with inclusions and / or conventional cavities providing foci of light diffusion and allowing it to be diffused either directly to the outside or indirectly by reflection on a reflecting surface of an element disposed on the inside of the device, in an optical assembly for a vehicle.
Ainsi, comme cela est représenté sous forme schématique sur les figures auxquelles il convient de se référer comme à des exemples non limitatifs, le guide de lumière de l'élément selon l'invention est en option muni d'inclusions classiques agencées pour permettre au rayonnement lumineux provenant de la source de lumière d'être dévié dans les ailes ou parties de plaque, planes ou incurvées, qui s'étendent au voisinage du guide de lumière concerné ou dans les parties de l'élément situées entre deux tels guides de lumière. Thus, as shown schematically in the figures to which reference should be made to non-limiting examples, the light guide of the element according to the invention is optionally provided with conventional inclusions arranged to allow the radiation light from the light source to be deflected into flat or curved wings or plate portions, which extend in the vicinity of the guide of light concerned or in the parts of the element situated between two such light guides.
Des points de décor peuvent être inclus en option dans la plaque. Ils sont de préférence disposés en quinconce pour des raisons d'homogénéité.  Decorative stitches can be optionally included in the plate. They are preferably arranged in staggered rows for reasons of homogeneity.
Des lignes de décor de forme quelconque, par exemple représentant un logo ou un sigle, peuvent également être prévues dans la plaque.  Decorative lines of any shape, for example representing a logo or an acronym, may also be provided in the plate.
En pratique, en remplaçant ou complétant ainsi les points inclus dans la plaque par des lignes continues, pointillées ou autres, on peut réaliser des décors variés, que l'éclairement du dispositif conformément à l'invention révèle avec un effet de relief particulièrement remarquable.  In practice, by replacing or completing the points included in the plate by continuous lines, dotted or otherwise, one can achieve varied sets, that the illumination of the device according to the invention reveals with a particularly remarkable relief effect.
Les cônes classiques introduits dans les guides par des moyens connus sont de préférence toujours normaux à la surface et sans contre-dépouille.  Conventional cones introduced into the guides by known means are preferably always normal to the surface and without undercut.
En option, lesdits guides de lumière peuvent également comporter des éléments réflecteurs et/ ou des éléments de décor qui, par projection sur les portions vicinales du dispositif suivant l'invention, dessinent virtuellement sur les surfaces planes ou incurvées de celui-ci une forme appropriée.  Optionally, said light guides may also comprise reflector elements and / or decorative elements which, by projection onto the vicinal portions of the device according to the invention, virtually form on the flat or curved surfaces thereof an appropriate shape. .
Des prismes ou autres éléments de discontinuité locale (tels que ceux décrits dans la publication de brevet français No. 2 868 506) peuvent être avantageusement inclus sur la plaque, de manière à permettre à celle-ci de remplir la fonction édictée par la réglementation pour une lanterne de véhicule automobile. Dans le cas d'une lanterne avant, le dispositif est équipé d'une source de lumière blanche.  Prisms or other elements of local discontinuity (such as those described in the French patent publication No. 2,868,506) may advantageously be included on the plate, so as to enable it to fulfill the function enacted by the regulations for a lantern of a motor vehicle. In the case of a lantern before, the device is equipped with a white light source.
Dans une forme de réalisation préférée, le pourtour extérieur du dispositif suivant l'invention comporte un épaulement, procurant un soulignement du contour du feu.  In a preferred embodiment, the outer periphery of the device according to the invention comprises a shoulder, providing an underlining of the outline of the fire.
A l'extrémité du guide de lumière opposée à celle qui est équipée d'au moins une LED, on peut prévoir soit un cache pour masquer à la vue la lumière s'échappant de la plaque sur son pourtour, soit un élément de renvoi de préférence métallique, soit encore des chanfreins et/ ou des prismes.  At the end of the light guide opposite to that which is equipped with at least one LED, it is possible to provide either a cover for masking the light escaping from the plate on its periphery, or a deflection element. metal preference, that is to say chamfers and / or prisms.
Un autre objet de l'invention est un ensemble d'éclairage ou de signalisation pour véhicule automobile, qui comporte au moins un dispositif conforme à la présente invention, intégré dans un projecteur comportant tous les autres éléments fonctionnels nécessaires. L'ensemble d'éclairage ou de signalisation ainsi constitué peut remplir les fonctions classiques d'indication de direction, de stop, de recul et d'éclairage anti-brouillard. Another object of the invention is a lighting or signaling assembly for a motor vehicle, which comprises at least one device according to the present invention, integrated in a projector comprising all the other necessary functional elements. The lighting or signaling assembly thus formed can fulfill the conventional functions of direction indication, stop, backward and fog lighting.
En variante, la glace du projecteur peut être constituée par l'élément selon l'invention lui-même.  Alternatively, the projector glass may be constituted by the element according to the invention itself.
L'invention sera mieux comprise, et d'autres objectifs, avantages et caractéristiques de celle-ci apparaîtront plus clairement, à la lumière de la description détaillée ci-après de modes de réalisation de l'élément suivant l'invention et de ses utilisations.  The invention will be better understood, and other objects, advantages and characteristics thereof will appear more clearly, in the light of the detailed description below of embodiments of the element according to the invention and its uses. .
Ces modes de réalisation sont fournis à titre purement illustra tif et nullement limitatif, tandis que sont annexées à ladite description des planches de dessins dans lesquelles:  These embodiments are provided purely for illustrative purposes and in no way limitative, while appended to said description are plates of drawings in which:
La figure 1 représente une forme de réalisation d'un élément suivant l'invention en vue de face partielle (Fig. 1A), en vue en coupe schématique partielle selon A-A (Fig. 1B), et en vue en coupe schématique partielle selon B-B (Fig. 1C).  FIG 1 shows an embodiment of an element according to the invention for partial face view (FIG 1A), in partial schematic sectional view along AA (FIG 1B), and in partial schematic sectional view according to BB (Fig. 1C).
La figure 2 représente une autre forme de réalisation d'un élément suivant l'invention en vue de face partielle (Fig. 2A), en vue en coupe schématique partielle selon A-A (Fig. 2B), et en vue en coupe partielle selon B-B (Fig. 2C).  FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of an element according to the invention for partial face (FIG 2A), in partial schematic sectional view along AA (FIG 2B), and in partial sectional view according to BB (Fig. 2C).
La figure 3 représente une forme alternative de réalisation d'un élément suivant l'invention en vue de face partielle (Fig. 3 A), en vue de gauche (Fig. 3B), en vue en coupe schématique partielle selon A-A, dans un ensemble pour feu de signalisation (Fig. 3C), et en vue en coupe schématique partielle selon B-B (Fig. 3D).  FIG. 3 shows an alternative form of embodiment of an element according to the invention in partial-face view (FIG 3 A), in left view (FIG 3B), in partial schematic sectional view along AA, in a set for traffic light (Fig. 3C), and in partial sectional view along BB (Fig. 3D).
En référence aux dessins ainsi succinctement décrits, qui l'illustrent mais ne le limitent en aucune manière, le dispositif 1 selon l'invention comporte un élément 2 constitué d'une plaque optiquement transparente 3 munie d'au moins une zone sensiblement cylindrique 4 et comprend, à l'une au moins des extrémités de la zone 4, une LED 5 convenablement alimentée et dirigée pour émettre dans la direction longitudinale de la zone cylindrique 4.  With reference to the drawings thus briefly described, which illustrate but do not limit it in any way, the device 1 according to the invention comprises an element 2 consisting of an optically transparent plate 3 provided with at least one substantially cylindrical zone 4 and comprises, at least at one end of the zone 4, an LED 5 suitably powered and directed to emit in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical zone 4.
Sur la paroi externe du cylindre 4 et/ ou sur au moins l'une des faces de la plaque 3 ou de portions choisies de celle-ci sont prévues des discontinuités locales 6 procurant des foyers de diffusion de la lumière produite par la LED 5 en fonctionnement. Ces discontinuités peuvent être réalisées par des moyens classiques, connus de l'homme du métier. Elles sont disposées en des endroits prédéterminés, choisis à dessein. On obtient ainsi un éclairement uniforme et vif, procurant le résultat souhaité dans un dispositif d'éclairage ou de signalisation pour véhicule automobile. On the outer wall of the cylinder 4 and / or on at least one of the faces of the plate 3 or selected portions thereof are provided local discontinuities 6 providing foci of light scattering produced by the LED 5 in operation. These discontinuities can be achieved by conventional means known to those skilled in the art. They are arranged in predetermined places, chosen on purpose. This provides a uniform and bright illumination, providing the desired result in a lighting or signaling device for a motor vehicle.
Les discontinuités 6 peuvent être conçues et agencées, par exemple, comme décrit dans la publication de brevet français No. 2 898 660.  Discontinuities 6 may be designed and arranged, for example, as described in French Patent Publication No. 2,898,660.
La figure 1 représente de manière schématique un tel élément 2 comportant une zone cylindrique médiane. La figure 2 représente de manière schématique un élément 2 comportant deux zones cylindriques latérales. La figure 3 représente de manière schématique un élément 2 comportant trois zones cylindriques parallèles.  FIG. 1 schematically represents such an element 2 comprising a median cylindrical zone. FIG. 2 schematically represents an element 2 comprising two lateral cylindrical zones. FIG. 3 schematically represents an element 2 comprising three parallel cylindrical zones.
Dans les figures 1B, 1C, 2B, 2C, 3C et 3S sont représentés des exemples de cheminement de rayons lumineux provenant des LED 5.  FIGS. 1B, 1C, 2B, 2C, 3C and 3S show examples of light rays coming from the LEDs 5.
Une glace 7 peut fermer la platine, mais elle peut être remplacée en tout ou partie par le dispositif suivant l'invention, convenablement fixé en face frontale de l'ensemble d'optique de signalisation 8.  An ice 7 can close the plate, but it can be replaced in whole or in part by the device according to the invention, suitably fixed on the front face of the signaling optical unit 8.
En pratique, on préfère une disposition verticale ou horizontale des éléments cylindriques.  In practice, a vertical or horizontal arrangement of the cylindrical elements is preferred.
Quant à la disposition des éléments diffuseurs sur la plaque de matériau optiquement transparent, elle peut être quelconque.  As for the arrangement of the diffuser elements on the plate of optically transparent material, it can be arbitrary.
Dans tous les modes de réalisation, les rayons lumineux provenant des LED 5 se propagent dans les zones cylindriques et de là dans les parties de plaque 3 par réflexions successives, puis sont diffusés vers l'extérieur des dites parties de plaque lorsqu'ils sont incidents sur un foyer de diffusion. Les rayons diffusés ainsi émis peuvent émerger du dispositif. Par un choix convenable de la disposition et de la densité de foyers de diffusion sur les parties de plaque respectives concernées, ainsi que de l'intensité et de la couleur du rayonnement lumineux émis par chacune des LED 5, on peut obtenir en sortie du feu de signalisation un flux lumineux suffisant pour qu'il donne à lui seul l'une ou l'autre ou plusieurs des fonctions de signalisation recherchées.  In all embodiments, the light rays from the LEDs 5 propagate in the cylindrical areas and from there into the plate portions 3 by successive reflections, and are then diffused outwardly from said plate portions when they are incident. on a broadcast focus. The scattered rays thus emitted may emerge from the device. By a suitable choice of the arrangement and the density of diffusion foci on the respective plate portions concerned, as well as the intensity and the color of the light radiation emitted by each of the LEDs 5, it is possible to obtain at the output of the fire signaling a light flux sufficient for it alone gives one or more of the desired signaling functions.
Dans le dispositif suivant l'invention, la couleur de la lumière émise par chacune des LED, y compris les LED supplémentaires optionnelles, et celle de la plaque formant l'élément peuvent être choisies à convenance. Dans le présent contexte, le terme « orthogonal » vise la lumière émise par les LED, celles-ci étant positionnées de manière à diffuser la lumière émise sur toute la longueur du renflement cylindrique formant guide, comme l'illustrent les dessins et les indications figurant plus haut, en page 4. In the device according to the invention, the color of the light emitted by each of the LEDs, including the additional optional LEDs, and that of the plate forming the element can be chosen suitably. In the present context, the term "orthogonal" refers to the light emitted by the LEDs, which are positioned to diffuse the light emitted over the entire length of the cylindrical bulge forming a guide, as illustrated by the drawings and indications above, on page 4.
En intégrant le dispositif suivant l'invention par exemple dans un ensemble de feux arrière de véhicule automobile, on peut même procurer ainsi, dans un tel ensemble, au choix :  By integrating the device according to the invention for example into a set of rear lights of a motor vehicle, it is even possible to provide, in such a set, the choice:
• une couleur dite acid green (encore dénommés acid fluo, ou vert fluo) appropriée pour distinguer un véhicule écologique d'un véhicule traditionnel, ou  • a color called acid green (also called fluo acid, or fluo green) suitable for distinguishing an ecological vehicle from a traditional vehicle, or
• une couleur bleu léger (par exemple cristal avec 3-4 % de bleu dit bleu police) appropriée pour signaler un véhicule à propulsion électrique, en état de jour, tandis que de nuit on préserve les couleurs réglementaires, associées à la fonction lanterne.  • a light blue color (eg crystal with 3-4% blue, called blue font) suitable for signaling an electric powered vehicle, in daytime condition, while at night the regulatory colors associated with the lantern function are preserved.

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Dispositif pour feu de véhicule automobile, comportant un matériau optique transparent et au moins une source de lumière de type LED agencée pour émettre des rayons lumineux se propageant à l'intérieur de l'épaisseur dudit matériau optique transparent, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend: Device for a motor vehicle fire, comprising a transparent optical material and at least one LED-type light source arranged to emit light rays propagating inside the thickness of said transparent optical material, characterized in that it comprises :
une plaque (3) d'un matériau optique transparent formant rideau, ladite plaque comportant au moins un renflement allongé bilatéral (4), de section droite globale substantiellement circulaire, ayant son axe longitudinal moyen dans le plan moyen de ladite plaque et apte à former un guide de lumière, et a plate (3) of a transparent optical material forming a curtain, said plate comprising at least one bilateral elongate bulge (4), of substantially circular overall cross-section, having its mean longitudinal axis in the mean plane of said plate and able to form a light guide, and
au moins une LED (5) placée à au moins l'une des extrémités dudit guide de lumière, avec son axe principal orthogonal à l'axe longitudinal dudit guide de lumière. at least one LED (5) placed at at least one end of said light guide, with its main axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of said light guide.
Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il constitue une lanterne ou feu de position, aussi bien à l'arrière qu'à l'avant d'un véhicule automobile.  Device according to claim 1, characterized in that it constitutes a lantern or position light, both at the rear and the front of a motor vehicle.
Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la plaque (3) est plane ou incurvée, et les renflements (4) font partie intégrante de ladite plaque.  Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the plate (3) is flat or curved, and the bulges (4) are an integral part of said plate.
Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les guides de lumière formés par les renflements (4) sont linéaires, courbes en deux dimensions, ou courbés une ou plusieurs fois dans les trois dimensions.  Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the light guides formed by the bulges (4) are linear, curved in two dimensions, or curved one or more times in three dimensions.
Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le matériau de la plaque (3) comporte des inclusions ou des irrégularités classiques, tandis que les renflements (4) comportent en option des prismes de structure et d'angle prédéfinis.  Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the material of the plate (3) comprises conventional inclusions or irregularities, while the bulges (4) optionally include predefined prisms of structure and angle.
Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la plaque (3) a une épaisseur d'environ 3 à 4 mm, tandis que les renflements (4) ont un diamètre d'environ 7 à 10 mm.  Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the plate (3) has a thickness of about 3 to 4 mm, while the bulges (4) have a diameter of about 7 to 10 mm.
Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte une ou plusieurs LED supplémentaires, dirigées sur l'un des bords libres de la plaque (3) ou d'au moins une section de plaque (3) définie par les guides de lumière formés par les renflements (4). Device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises one or more additional LEDs, directed on one of the edges free of the plate (3) or at least one plate section (3) defined by the light guides formed by the bulges (4).
8. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la plaque (3) comporte en outre des points et/ ou des lignes de décor. 8. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the plate (3) further comprises points and / or decorative lines.
9. Ensemble d'éclairage ou de signalisation pour véhicule automobile, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte, intégré dans un projecteur comportant tous les autres éléments fonctionnels nécessaires, au moins un dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8. 9. lighting or signaling assembly for a motor vehicle, characterized in that it comprises, integrated in a projector comprising all the other necessary functional elements, at least one device according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
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