EP3339720B1 - Ensemble d'optique primaire destiné à être utilisé dans un dispositif d'éclairage du véhicule automobile et dispositif d'éclairage du véhicule automobile doté d'un tel ensemble d'optique primaire - Google Patents

Ensemble d'optique primaire destiné à être utilisé dans un dispositif d'éclairage du véhicule automobile et dispositif d'éclairage du véhicule automobile doté d'un tel ensemble d'optique primaire Download PDF

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EP3339720B1
EP3339720B1 EP17202043.0A EP17202043A EP3339720B1 EP 3339720 B1 EP3339720 B1 EP 3339720B1 EP 17202043 A EP17202043 A EP 17202043A EP 3339720 B1 EP3339720 B1 EP 3339720B1
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Ralph CHOR
Anton Jost
Waldemar Klein
Lothar Pfitzner
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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
    • F21S41/10—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by the light source
    • F21S41/14—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by the light source characterised by the type of light source
    • F21S41/141—Light emitting diodes [LED]
    • F21S41/143—Light emitting diodes [LED] the main emission direction of the LED being parallel to the optical axis of the illuminating device
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
    • F21S41/20—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S41/24—Light guides
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
    • F21S41/20—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S41/29—Attachment thereof
    • 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
    • F21S41/65—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution by acting on light sources
    • F21S41/663—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution by acting on light sources by switching light sources
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING 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
    • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]

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  • the present invention relates to a primary optics assembly for use in a lighting device of a motor vehicle according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention also relates to a lighting device of a motor vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle headlight according to the preamble of claim 13.
  • Such primary optics assemblies are from DE 10 2012 213 843 B3 known.
  • the DE 10 2011 085 315 A1 describes a primary optics assembly comprising an array of a multiplicity of primary optics elements arranged next to and above one another in a matrix-like manner.
  • Each of the Primary optics element is assigned to at least one semiconductor light source (eg LED) and bundles the light emitted by it.
  • the primary optical elements of the optical array are usually made from transparent thermoplastics or silicone.
  • the individual primary optic elements are positioned and attached to the light source (e.g. the LEDs) or a light source carrier (e.g. a common PCB of the LEDs) by means of a mechanical interface.
  • the light source e.g. the LEDs
  • a light source carrier e.g. a common PCB of the LEDs
  • a primary optics assembly of the type mentioned at the beginning is, for example, also from US 2008/0 253 144 A1 known.
  • the known assembly has a large number of individual primary optical elements made of silicone, each of which is held individually on a holder by means of separate retaining clips.
  • Each individual primary optics element has a fastening section on which the retaining clip acts, as well as an optically effective area which is separate therefrom. This is to ensure that the retaining brackets, which exert a locally limited force on the elastically deformable primary optical elements, do not impair the optical properties of the optically effective areas of the primary optical elements.
  • the problem is the complicated structure, the complex assembly and the large space requirement of such a primary optics assembly.
  • a primary optics assembly in which the individual primary optics elements are formed in one piece from silicone and are arranged next to and / or one above the other like a matrix.
  • the primary optics elements are arranged in a holder with a plurality of holding elements likewise arranged in a matrix-like manner and held therein.
  • On the light exit side The primary optic element is a lens made of a thermoplastic directly injected onto it, which is rigid and firm after curing. The lens serves to stabilize and hold the primary optical elements in the holder.
  • the holding elements of the holder each have positioning openings at their proximal ends, which are shaped exactly the same as the corresponding outer circumferential surfaces of the primary optics elements.
  • the corresponding outer circumferential surfaces of the respectively introduced primary optic elements are in linear contact with the inner circumferential surfaces of the holding elements.
  • an approximately circular line of contact between the outer circumferential surface of the proximal end of the primary optic element and the corresponding holding element results in the region of the positioning opening.
  • the object of the present invention is to position the primary optics elements of the primary optics assembly of the type mentioned at the beginning in a simple manner as precisely as possible in relation to the lighting means.
  • the positioning and fastening should preferably be inexpensive and can be implemented automatically by means of an assembly robot.
  • proximal and distal are used in the context of the present description from the point of view of the illuminant. Areas or sections of components of the primary optics arrangement that are arranged close to the lighting means (eg the LEDs) of the lighting device are referred to as proximal areas or sections. Areas or sections of components of the primary optics arrangement which are arranged remote from the lighting means (eg the LEDs) of the lighting device are also referred to as distal areas or sections.
  • the individual primary optic elements form light guides which bundle light that was emitted by the lighting means and coupled into the light guide via the light entry surfaces on the way through the light guide to the light exit surface.
  • the primary optics are made of a dimensionally stable but elastically deformable transparent material, for example an elastomer, in particular silicone.
  • the primary optics with the many elastic light guides can be positioned and fixed with the aid of the holder in front of the illuminant, in particular in front of a large number of LEDs arranged like a matrix.
  • the primary optic elements are formed in one piece with directly adjacent primary optic elements in the region of their distal ends. This means that the individual light guides are connected to one another in the area of their light exit surfaces. In this way, a single, easily manageable primary optic is obtained from the dimensionally stable, but elastically deformable material (eg silicone). In the area of the distal ends, the primary optics elements therefore have a certain stability, since they can be supported on one another in the area of their exit surfaces due to the one-piece design. Of course, the primary optical elements must also be positioned and fixed in the area of their distal ends; however, it is not absolutely necessary for each individual primary optics element to be positioned and fixed separately at its distal end.
  • the outer primary optic elements of several primary optic elements arranged next to and above one another in a matrix-like manner are positioned and fixed on the holding element in the region of their distal ends.
  • the remaining primary optics elements are then likewise positioned and fixed by the fixed distal ends on the outer edge of the primary optics array.
  • the holder comprises a tension spring element which fixes the primary optical elements relative to the holder when the primary optical elements are fully inserted into the holder.
  • the tension spring element is preferably made of spring steel.
  • a radially outwardly protruding edge of the primary optics array is clamped between a support surface of the holder and the tension spring element. It is sufficient if the tension spring element clamps the outer edge on two opposite sides of the primary optics array.
  • a contact spring element of the tension spring element can establish an electrical connection between the primary optics elements and the illuminant carrier for connection to ground.
  • the proximal ends of the elongated light guides require high-precision positioning and fixing with respect to the lighting means.
  • the holder is provided in the primary optics assembly according to the invention.
  • the holder is designed to position and fasten the proximal ends of the primary optics elements with an accuracy in the range of about 0.06 mm with regard to the offset and spacing of the light entry surfaces of the primary optics elements with respect to a light exit surface of a lamp of the lighting device.
  • a lighting device according to the invention of a motor vehicle is designated in its entirety with the reference number 1.
  • the lighting device 1 is designed as a headlight; but it could also be designed as a motor vehicle light for arrangement at the front, rear or side of the motor vehicle.
  • the Headlight 1 has a housing 2, which is preferably made of plastic.
  • the headlight housing 2 has a light exit opening 4, which is closed by means of a transparent cover plate 5.
  • the cover 5 is made of glass or plastic.
  • optically effective profiles for example prisms or cylinder lenses
  • the cover plate 5 is designed without such optically effective elements (so-called clear plate).
  • a light module 6 is arranged in the interior of the headlight housing 2.
  • the light module 6 can be used to generate any headlight function or a part thereof.
  • the light module 6 can serve to generate a low beam distribution, a high beam distribution, a fog light distribution or any adaptive light distribution.
  • a further light module 7 can be arranged in the housing 2. This is used, for example, to generate a further headlight function.
  • the light modules 6, 7 together generate a specific headlight function.
  • the light module 7 could generate a low beam basic light distribution with a relatively wide spread and a horizontal light-dark border.
  • the light module 6 could then generate a low beam spot light distribution which, compared to the low beam basic light distribution of the light module 7, is relatively highly concentrated and has an asymmetrical light-dark boundary on the top. A superposition of the basic light distribution and the spot light distribution results in a conventional low beam distribution.
  • further light modules are arranged in the headlight housing 2.
  • only one light module for example the light module 6 without the light module 7, can be arranged in the headlight housing 2.
  • the light module 8 is used to generate any light function, for example a flashing light, a position light, a daytime running light, etc.
  • the light modules 6, 7 and the light module 8 each have a light source 100 (cf. Figure 3 ) to emit light.
  • the lighting means 100 can, for example, have a plurality of semiconductor light sources (LEDs) 102 which are arranged next to and / or one above the other like a matrix (so-called LED array). However, it would also be conceivable for the lighting means 100 to have at least one semiconductor light source (LED) which has a plurality of LED chips arranged next to and / or one above the other.
  • the LEDs 102 can be arranged on a common illuminant carrier 104, which is designed, for example, as a printed circuit board (so-called PCB), which both mechanically and electrically contact the LEDs 102.
  • the illuminant carrier 104 can be mounted on a heat sink 106 in order to give off the heat generated during operation of the LEDs 102 to the surroundings (for example into the interior of the housing 2 of the lighting device 1).
  • the light modules 6, 7 or the lamp module 8 can have a primary optics assembly 10 according to the invention, as shown by way of example in FIGS Figures 2 and 3 is shown and described below to at least part of the to bundle the light emitted by the illuminant 100 and to shape it in the desired manner.
  • the bundle of light bundled and shaped by the primary optics assembly 10 can be used directly to generate a desired light distribution for the lighting device 1.
  • the light beam would only pass through the cover plate 5 and - if present - would be scattered by the optically effective profiles arranged thereon.
  • the bundled and shaped light bundle by the primary optics assembly initially passes through secondary optics, which are designed, for example, as a collecting lens or as a reflector, in order to generate a desired light distribution of the lighting device 1 on the road in front of the Project motor vehicle.
  • the primary optics assembly 10 is in Figure 3 in their entirety and in Figure 4 shown in detail. It comprises several primary optics elements 12 arranged next to one another and / or one above the other, each having a light entry surface 14 at a proximal end 13 of a primary optic element 12 and a light exit area 16 at a distal end 15 of the primary optic element 12 and a cross section increasing from the proximal end to the distal end exhibit.
  • the primary optics elements 12 have a longitudinal extent (distance between the entry surface 14 and the exit surface 16) which is significantly larger than any cross section of the primary optics elements 12 along the longitudinal extent.
  • the primary optical elements 12 are made of a dimensionally stable but elastically deformable transparent material, for example an elastomer, in particular silicone, and are positioned and fastened to the illuminant 100 or the illuminant carrier 104 of the lighting device 1 by means of a holder 20.
  • the bracket 20 has Holding elements 22 for the highly precise positioning of the primary optics elements 12 in the region of their proximal ends 13.
  • the primary optic elements 12 are preferably formed in one piece with directly adjacent primary optic elements 12 in the region of their distal ends 15, so that the light exit surfaces 16 of the individual primary optic elements directly adjoin one another and merge into one another.
  • the individual exit surfaces 16 are thus delimited from one another by kinks.
  • the exit surfaces 16 of the individual primary optics elements 12 are simply functional surface elements of a single common light exit surface of all primary optics elements 12 that cannot be distinguished with the naked eye and are not delimited by kinks.
  • the holding elements 22 are designed to receive and position the proximal ends 13 of the individual primary optics elements 12. They each have a receiving and guiding area for one of the primary optics elements 12.
  • the receiving and guiding area has a longitudinal extent which runs essentially parallel to the longitudinal extent of the primary optics elements 12.
  • the receiving and guiding areas of the holding elements 22 have lateral guide surfaces 24 which extend from a proximal section 23 of the holding elements 22 to a distal section 25 of the holding elements 22. A distance between opposing guide surfaces 24 of a holding element 22 increases from the proximal section 23 to the distal section 25.
  • the distance between opposing guide surfaces 24 in the distal sections 25 of the holding elements 22 corresponds to a cross section of an insertion opening 26 of the holding elements 22 for the primary optics elements 12.
  • the distance between opposing guide surfaces 24 in the proximal sections 23 of the holding elements 22 corresponds to a cross section of a positioning opening 28 of the holding elements 22 for the primary optics elements 12.
  • the guide surfaces 24 of the holding elements 22 of the holder 20 are designed such that when the primary optics elements 12 are inserted into the holder 20 via the distal sections 25 of the holding elements 22, the proximal ends 13 of the primary optics elements 12 slide along the guide surfaces 24 and the guide surfaces 24 slide the proximal ends 13 of the primary optics elements 12 into the proximal sections 23 of the holding elements 22 lead.
  • the holding elements 22 and the primary optics elements 12 viewed at least in a common cross section in the region of a proximal section 23 of the holding elements 22 and the proximal end 13 of the primary optics elements 12, in particular viewed differently in a cross section in the region of the positioning openings 28 shaped cross-sections.
  • the positioning openings 28 have a circular or oval cross-section without any kinks or edges.
  • the primary optical elements 12 in the cross section shown have the shape of a polygon with several corners 31, in this case an octagon with eight corners.
  • the polygon can also be designed as any other polygon.
  • the polygon is preferably not overturned, does not have to be equilateral, equiangular and / or regular. It is important that the outer circumferential surface of the primary optical elements 12 has a plurality of corners in cross section, which are distributed over the outer circumference in such a way that the primary optics element 12 rests point-wise on the guide surfaces 24 and is held in the holding element 22. In the region of the proximal ends 13 of the primary optics elements 12, the outer surface thereof only rests with the corners 31 on the inner circumferential or guide surfaces 24 of the holding elements 22, so that a point-like support results in cross section.
  • the holder 20 has a tension spring element 30 which fixes the primary optics elements 12 relative to the holder 20 when the primary optics elements 12 are completely inserted into the holder 20. If the primary optics elements 12 are formed in one piece with directly adjacent primary optics elements 12 in the area of their distal ends 15, the outer primary optics elements 12 can have edge sections 17 protruding radially outward in the area of their distal ends 15.
  • the holder 20 has a support surface 21, which runs around the outside of the holding elements 22, for the edge sections 17 of the primary optical elements 12 inserted completely into the holder 20. The edge sections 17 are clamped between the tension spring element 30 and the support surface 21.
  • Two bow-shaped clamping elements 32 protrude on opposite sides of the holder 20 and are locked behind clamping elements 27 which are wedge-shaped in cross section and are formed on the outside on two opposite sides of the holder 20.
  • the tension spring element 30 is made of an electrically conductive material, in particular steel, and is used to connect the entire primary optics assembly 10 to ground a lamp holder 104.
  • the contact spring elements 33 establish the ground connection preferably via the side of the illuminant carrier 104 on which the light sources 102 are mounted. Furthermore, a single contact spring element 33 is sufficient.
  • the illuminant carrier 104 is designed, for example, as a printed circuit board on which the semiconductor light sources 102 are attached and electrically contacted.
  • the contact spring element 33 is preferably formed in one piece with the tension spring element 30.
  • the tension spring element 30 can, however, also have separate brackets or tongues which establish electrical contact with the illuminant carrier 104 or the one in electrical connection with it manufacture standing component.
  • the holder 20 In the area of the interface to the primary optics elements 12 or the edge area 17, the holder 20 has a defined protrusion (recess 21a with a larger extension than the edge area 17 to be accommodated) in order to be able to compensate for the temperature expansion effects occurring during operation.
  • the holder 20 has pin-shaped elements 29 which are formed on the outside of the holder 20, preferably on the outside of two opposite sides of the holder 20.
  • the elements 29 are preferably pins that are used to attach the entire Primary optics assembly 10 is used on the remaining light module 6, 7, for example via the illuminant carrier 104, by means of gluing.
  • the pin-shaped elements 29 can also represent spacer elements which hold the entire primary optics assembly 10 at a defined distance from the illuminant 100 during assembly on the illuminant carrier 104 of the illuminating device 1. Special receiving geometries and positioning bores 29a on the holder 20 make it possible to receive the entire assembly 10 with the aid of an assembly robot and to position it fully automatically.
  • the holder 20 is preferably made of a metal, in particular aluminum. It is produced in a thixomolding process (so-called semi-solid metal casting (SSM)). This is a forming process in metal processing that combines the advantages of casting and forging.
  • SSM semi-solid metal casting
  • the metal to be processed is heated up to the transition temperature between solid and liquid. At this threshold the thixotropic state is reached. In the thixotropic state, the viscosity of the material is reduced.
  • the putty-like metal can be pressed very precisely into shapes with low pressure.
  • the lighting means 100 is preferably designed as an LED matrix.
  • the LED matrix 100 has a plurality of LED chips 102 arranged next to and above one another in the manner of a matrix.
  • the primary optic has a plurality of primary optic elements 12 arranged next to and one above the other in the manner of a matrix.
  • each LED chip 102 is assigned its own primary optics element 12. The light emitted by the LEDs 102 is for the most part entered into the primary optic elements 12 via the light entry surface 14 coupled.
  • Headlights 1 with such lamps 100 in the form of an LED matrix and with the primary optics elements 12 arranged in a matrix-like manner are also referred to as matrix headlights, since they generate a resulting light distribution with several pixel or strip-shaped partial light distributions arranged next to and / or one above the other.
  • the individual partial light distributions that are generated by the light of an LED 102 and the associated primary optical element 12 are also referred to as pixels.
  • the resulting light distribution will have a large number of pixels arranged next to and one above the other.
  • the pixels are arranged in three rows and in a large number of columns.
  • Each pixel of the light distribution is generated by an LED chip 102 in cooperation with the assigned primary optics element 12 and - if present - after projection by secondary optics.
  • Targeted control of the individual LED chips 102 of the LED matrix 100 makes it possible to vary the resulting light distribution almost as desired. For example, it is conceivable to temporarily switch off those LED chips 102 in whose pixel area of the light distribution other road users have been detected, for example by means of a camera in the motor vehicle that detects the field of vision of the driver in front of the motor vehicle, and a suitable computing device for Evaluation of the camera images for the purpose of detecting other road users in front of the vehicle. In this way it is possible to drive continuously with the high beam, whereby other road users are prevented from being dazzled by the pixels that are locally removed from the light distribution (so-called partial high beam).

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  1. Ensemble d'optique primaire (10) destiné à être utilisé dans un dispositif d'éclairage (1) d'un véhicule automobile, l'ensemble d'optique primaire (10) comprenant plusieurs éléments d'optique primaire (12) disposés, à la façon d'une matrice, les uns à côté et/ou au-dessus des autres qui comprennent chacun une surface d'entrée de lumière (14) à une extrémité proximale (13), vue d'un moyen lumineux, d'un élément d'optique primaire (12) et une surface de sortie de lumière (16) à une extrémité distale (15), vue du moyen lumineux, de l'élément d'optique primaire (12), et présentent une section transversale croissante de l'extrémité proximale (13), vue du moyen lumineux, à l'extrémité distale (15), vue du moyen lumineux, la section transversale étant, le long d'une étendue longitudinale des éléments d'optique primaire (12), inférieure à une distance entre la surface d'entrée (14) et la surface de sortie (16), les éléments d'optique primaire (12) étant réalisés en un matériau rigide mais élastiquement déformable et transparent et positionnés et fixés, à l'aide d'un support (20), sur un moyen lumineux (100) ou un support de moyen lumineux (104) du dispositif d'éclairage (1), le support (20) comprenant des moyens de maintien (22) pour le positionnement des éléments d'optique primaire (12) dans la zone de leurs extrémités proximales (13), les éléments d'optique primaire (12) étant conçus, dans la zone de leurs extrémités distales (15), en une seule pièce avec les éléments d'optique primaire (12) directement adjacents, les éléments d'optique primaire extérieurs de plusieurs éléments d'optique primaire disposés, à la façon d'une matrice, les uns à côté et/ou au-dessus des autres comprenant, dans la zone de leurs extrémités distales, des parties de bord (17) s'étendant radialement vers l'extérieur, et le support (20) comprenant une surface d'appui circonférentielle (21) pour les parties de bord (17) des éléments d'optique primaire (12) entièrement insérés dans le support (20), caractérisé en ce que le support (20) comprend un élément ressort de tension (30) qui immobilise les éléments d'optique primaire (12), lorsque les éléments d'optique primaire (12) sont entièrement insérés dans le support (20), par rapport au support (20) et que les parties de bord (17) sont fixées entre l'élément ressort de tension (30) et la surface d'appui (21).
  2. Ensemble d'optique primaire (10) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les éléments d'optique primaire (12) sont réalisés en silicone.
  3. Ensemble d'optique primaire (10) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le support (20) comprend plusieurs éléments de maintien (22) qui sont configurés chacun pour recevoir et positionner les extrémités proximales (13) d'un élément d'optique primaire (12) individuel.
  4. Ensemble d'optique primaire (10) selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les éléments de maintien (22) et les éléments d'optique primaire (12) présentent, vu au moins dans une section transversale commune dans une zone proximale (23) des éléments de maintien (22), vue d'un moyen lumineux, et de l'extrémité proximale (13) des éléments d'optique primaire (12), des sections transversales de formes individuellement différentes.
  5. Ensemble d'optique primaire (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que des zones de réception et de guidage des éléments de maintien (22) comprennent des surfaces latérales de guidage (24) qui s'étendent d'une zone proximale (23), vue d'un moyen lumineux, des éléments de maintien (22) jusqu'à une zone distale (25), vue d'un moyen lumineux, des éléments de maintien (22), une distance entre des surfaces de guidage (24) situées les unes en face des autres d'un élément de maintien (22) allant en accroissant de la zone proximale (23), vue du moyen lumineux, à la zone distale (25), vue du moyen lumineux, une distance entre des surfaces de guidage (24) situées les unes en face des autres correspondant dans la zone proximale (23), vue du moyen lumineux, des éléments de maintien (22) à une section transversale d'une ouverture de positionnement (28) des éléments de maintien (22) pour les éléments d'optique primaire (12), et les éléments de maintien (22) et les éléments d'optique primaire (12) présentant, vu au moins dans une section transversale commune dans la zone des ouvertures de positionnement (28), des sections transversales de formes individuellement différentes.
  6. Ensemble d'optique primaire (10) selon la revendication 4 ou 5, caractérisé en ce que, vu dans une section transversale commune dans la zone d'une partie proximale (23) des éléments de maintien (22) et de l'extrémité proximale des éléments d'optique primaire (12), les éléments d'optique primaire (12) présentent la forme d'un polygone à plusieurs coins.
  7. Ensemble d'optique primaire (10) selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que, vu dans une section transversale commune dans la zone des ouvertures de positionnement (28) des éléments de maintien (22), lorsque les éléments d'optique primaire (12) sont entièrement insérés dans le support (20), les extrémités proximales (13) des éléments d'optique primaire (12) touchent les surfaces de guidage (24) uniquement avec leurs coins.
  8. Ensemble d'optique primaire (10) selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que, vu dans plusieurs sections transversales communes différentes dans la zone d'une partie proximale (23) des éléments de maintien (22) et de l'extrémité proximale (13) des éléments d'optique primaire (12), lorsque les éléments d'optique primaire (12) sont entièrement insérés dans le support (20), les extrémités proximales (13) des éléments d'optique primaire (12) touchent les surfaces de guidage (24) uniquement avec leurs coins, si bien que, entre les éléments d'optique primaire (12) et les surfaces de guidage (24) des éléments de maintien (22), il en résultent des lignes de contact qui s'étendent sensiblement le long de l'étendue longitudinale des éléments d'optique primaire (12).
  9. Ensemble d'optique primaire (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que l'élément ressort de tension (30) est réalisé en un matériau électriquement conducteur, notamment en acier, et sert au raccordement à la masse de l'ensemble d'optique primaire (10) entier.
  10. Ensemble d'optique primaire (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que le support (20) comprend des éléments (29) en forme de tige disposés latéralement qui servent à la fixation de l'ensemble d'optique primaire (10) entier au moyen lumineux (100) ou au support (104) pour moyen lumineux du dispositif d'éclairage (1).
  11. Ensemble d'optique primaire (10) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce que le support (20) est réalisé en un métal, notamment en aluminium.
  12. Ensemble d'optique primaire (10) selon la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que le support (20) est réalisé selon un procédé de moulage thixo.
  13. Dispositif d'éclairage (1) d'un véhicule automobile, notamment phare de véhicule automobile, comprenant un boîtier (2) avec une ouverture de sortie de lumière (4) fermée par une vitre de couverture (5) transparente et avec un module lumineux (6, 7, 8) qui comprend un moyen lumineux (100) destiné à émettre de la lumière et un ensemble d'optique primaire (10) avec plusieurs éléments d'optique primaire (12) disposés les uns à côté et/ou au-dessus des autres en forme de matrice pour focaliser au moins une partie de la lumière émise, caractérisé en ce que l'ensemble d'optique primaire (10) est configuré selon l'une des revendications 1 à 12.
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