EP4180710B1 - Beleuchtungsvorrichtung für kraftfahrzeugscheinwerfer - Google Patents

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EP4180710B1
EP4180710B1 EP21207916.4A EP21207916A EP4180710B1 EP 4180710 B1 EP4180710 B1 EP 4180710B1 EP 21207916 A EP21207916 A EP 21207916A EP 4180710 B1 EP4180710 B1 EP 4180710B1
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Bernhard Mandl
Benedikt Krist
Jakob Pühringer
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  • the invention relates to an illumination device for a motor vehicle headlamp for generating a low beam light distribution, wherein a vertical extension of the low beam light distribution extends along a V-V-line from at least 0° down to at least -10° on the V-V-line, said illumination device comprises:
  • the invention relates to a motor vehicle headlamp comprising at least one illumination device according to the invention.
  • the construction of the corresponding illumination device demands certain requirements that results sometimes in not fulfilling legal requirements on a low beam light distribution (see for example in Official Journal of the EU L 250/92 - 22.08.2014 ).
  • an enhanced illumination device is required.
  • CN 210 141 552 U , DE 20 2017 005367 U1 , DE 10 2020 107075 A1 and EP 3 115 682 A1 show illumination devices of prior art.
  • the at least one light collecting element having a curved light input surface for coupling light-rays from the assigned light source into the optic body, wherein the curved light input surface comprises a central section having a convex form, wherein the curved light input surface of the at least one light collecting element comprises a first deflection section corresponding to the second deflection surface, wherein the first deflection section is configured to deflect light-rays incident on the first deflection section to the second deflection surface, and wherein the first deflection section has a curvature opposite to the curvature of the central section of the light input surface, and is a concave curvature.
  • the illumination device comprises at least two light sources, wherein the common light input section comprises at least two light collecting elements each assigned to one light source.
  • the light sources are arranged in at least one row along a straight horizontal line, wherein the corresponding light collecting elements are arranged in rows along a straight horizontal line, wherein the straight horizontal lines are substantially orthogonal to the main direction.
  • the at least one light source is built as a LED.
  • the at least one light collecting element is built as TIR-lens.
  • the light exit surface and the shell surface intersect in a common surface section line, said common surface section line builds an asymmetric cut-off boundary for the low beam light distribution.
  • the projection lens system comprises an optical axis and the light exit surface having a surface vector, which surface vector is inclined to the optical axis of the projection lens system.
  • the projection lens system comprises a curved focal surface, preferably a Petzval-surface, wherein the light exit surface is inclined to the curved focal surface, so that only the common surface section line is arranged in the curved focal surface.
  • the surface vector of the light exit surface is - seen in a correctly installed state of the illumination device in a vehicle - inclined upward.
  • the at least one light collecting element comprises a second deflection section corresponding to the first deflection surface, wherein the second deflection section is configured to deflect light-rays incident on second the deflection section to the first deflection surface, wherein light rays following a fourth light ray path, when incident on the second deflection section, and wherein the fourth light ray path contributes to the low beam light distribution.
  • the at least one light source emits light-rays in a light emitting direction, wherein the at least one light source is arranged in a way, that the light emit direction is not parallel to the main direction of the illumination device.
  • light emitting direction is to be understood as a direction, in which the at least one light source emits the most or the strongest light as a result of its directionality - or in other words, where the highest light flux is present.
  • the object of the invention is also solved by a motor vehicle headlamp comprising at least one illumination device according to the invention.
  • the object can also be achieved by a motor vehicle headlamp comprising at least one illumination device according to the invention.
  • Fig. 1 shows an example of an illumination device 10 for a motor vehicle headlamp for generating a low beam light distribution LB, wherein a vertical extension of the low beam light distribution extends along a V-V-line from at least 0° down to at least -10° on the V-V-line, which can be seen in more detail in Fig. 4 .
  • the illumination device 10 comprises light sources 50 configured to emit light-rays, an optic body 100 comprising a common light input section 110 for coupling light-rays from the light sources 50 into the optic body 100, wherein the light sources are built as LEDs.
  • the common light input section 110 having light collecting elements 120, each of which is assigned to a respective light source 50 and is configured to couple light-rays from the assigned light source 50 into the optic body 100.
  • the optic body 100 comprises a light output section 130 for decoupling light-rays that are coupled into the optic body 100 via the common light input section 110, out of the optic body 100 in a main direction X of the illumination device 10.
  • the light sources 50 are arranged only in a row along a straight horizontal line, wherein the corresponding light collecting elements 120 are arranged only in a row along a straight horizontal line, wherein the straight horizontal lines are substantially orthogonal to the main direction X, which can be seen for example in Fig. 6 , which shows a back view of the optic body 100.
  • the optic body 100 also comprises a shell surface 140 limiting the optic body 100 by extending between the common light input section 110 and the light output section 130, said shell surface 140 is configured to deflect light-rays coupled into the optic body 100, preferably by total inner reflection.
  • the illumination device 10 comprises further a projection lens system 200, comprising at least one lens (in the shown example exactly one lens), arranged downstream of the optic body 100 along the main direction X in order to receive light-rays emitted from the light output section 130 of the optic body 100, wherein the projection lens system 200 is configured to project the light-rays in front of the illumination device 10, wherein the projection lens system 200 in combination with the light sources 50 and the optic body 100 are configured to generate the low beam light distribution LB illuminated by the projections lens system 200.
  • a projection lens system 200 comprising at least one lens (in the shown example exactly one lens), arranged downstream of the optic body 100 along the main direction X in order to receive light-rays emitted from the light output section 130 of the optic body 100, wherein the projection lens system 200 is configured to project the light-rays in front of the illumination device 10, wherein the projection lens system 200 in combination with the light sources 50 and the optic body 100 are configured to generate the low beam light distribution LB illuminated by the projections lens system 200.
  • the light collecting elements 120 in combination with the optic body 100 allow four sets of light-ray paths LR1, LR2, LR3, LR4, wherein the optic body 100 comprises a first set of optically operative surfaces for guiding at least part of the light-rays coupled into the optic body 100 via the common light input section 110 along a first light-ray path LR1 from the common light input section 110 to the light output section 130.
  • the first set of optically operative surfaces comprises a first deflection surface 310 and a light exit surface 300, wherein the first deflection surface 310 is part of the shell surface 140 and the light exit surface 300 is part of the light output section 130.
  • Light-rays following the first light-ray path LR1 are incident on the first deflection surface 310 and are deflected to the light exit surface 300 for coupling out of the optic body 100, wherein light-rays following a second light-ray path LR2 are incident on the light exit surface 300 directly from the common light input section 110, wherein light-rays following the first, second and fourth light-ray path LR1, LR2, LR4 contribute to generate a first part of the low beam light distribution, which first part of the low beam light distribution LB1 can be seen in Fig. 4 .
  • the optic body 100 comprises a second set of optically operative surfaces for guiding at least part of the light-rays coupled into the optic body 100 via the common light input section 110 along a third light-ray path LR3 from the common light input section 110 to the light output section 130.
  • the second set of optically operative surfaces comprises a second deflection surface 320 and the light exit surface 300, wherein the second deflection surface 320 is part of the shell surface 140 and separate from the first deflection surface 310, and wherein the second deflection surface 320 is - in a correct installed state of the illumination device 10 in a vehicle - a top surface of the optic body 100 and is formed as a concave surface.
  • Light-rays following the third light-ray path LR3 are incident on the second deflection surface 320 and are deflected to the light exit surface 300 for coupling out of the optic body 100, and wherein light-rays following the third light-ray path LR3 contribute to generate a second part of the low beam light distribution LB2, which can also be seen in Fig. 4 .
  • the first part of the low beam light distribution contributed by light-rays following the first and second light ray paths LR1, LR2 and the second part of the low beam light distribution contributed by light-rays following the third light-ray path LR3 form the low beam light distribution, wherein the vertical extension of the low beam light distribution extends along the V-V-line from at least 0° down to at least -10° on the V-V-line, which can be seen in Fig. 4 .
  • the light collecting elements 120 having a curved light input surface for coupling light-rays from the assigned light source 50 into the optic body 100, wherein the curved light input surface comprises a central section 122 having a convex form, which can be seen in Fig. 3A , as well as in Fig. 3B , wherein both figures show different embodiments of the illumination device 10 or the optic body 100.
  • the curved light input surface of the light collecting elements 120 shown in Fig. 3B comprises a first deflection section 121 corresponding to the second deflection surface 320 of the optic body 100, wherein the deflection section 121 is configured to deflect light-rays incident on the first deflection section 121 to the second deflection surface 320, wherein the light rays following a third light ray path LR3, when incident on the deflection section 121, and wherein the third light ray path LR3 contributes to the low beam light distribution.
  • first deflection section 121 has a curvature opposite to the curvature of the central section 122 of the light input surface, preferably a concave curvature.
  • the light collecting elements 120 in Fig. 3B and also in the shown embodiment in Fig. 2 comprises a second deflection section 123 corresponding to the first deflection surface 310 of the optic body 100, wherein the second deflection section 123 is configured to deflect light-rays incident on second the deflection section 123 to the first deflection surface 310, wherein light rays following a fourth light ray path LR4, when incident on the second deflection section 123, and wherein the fourth light ray path LR4 contributes to the first part of the low beam light distribution LB1.
  • the light sources 50 emits light-rays in a light emitting direction X1, wherein the at least one light source 50 shown in the embodiment in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3A , is arranged in a way, that the light emitting direction X1 is not parallel to the main direction X of the illumination device 10.
  • the light emitting direction X1 is parallel to the main direction X, wherein the light collecting element 120 shown in Fig. 3A is built as TIR-lens, wherein the light collecting element 120 shown in Fig. 3B can be seen as modified TIR-lens.
  • the common surface section line 150 builds an asymmetric cut-off boundary for the low beam light distribution.
  • the common surface section line 150 can be seen in Fig. 5 , which shows the optic body 100 in a front view. As can be clearly seen, the common surface section line 150 is configured to generate an asymmetric cut-off boundary in the low beam light distribution.
  • the projection lens system 200 comprises an optical axis A and the light exit surface 300 having a virtual surface vector V, which surface vector V is inclined to the optical axis A of the projection lens system 200, wherein the surface vector V of the light exit surface 300 is - seen in a correctly installed state of the illumination device 10 in a vehicle and shown in Fig. 2 - inclined upward, so that the light exit surface 300 is facing in an upward direction.
  • the projection lens system 200 comprises a curved focal surface F, preferably a Petzval-surface, wherein the light exit surface 300 is inclined to the curved focal surface F, so that only the common surface section line 150 is arranged in the curved focal surface F.

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  1. Beleuchtungsvorrichtung (10) für einen Kraftfahrzeugscheinwerfer zum Erzeugen einer Abblendlichtverteilung (LB), wobei sich eine vertikale Ausdehnung der Abblendlichtverteilung (LB) entlang einer V-V-Linie von mindestens 0° nach unten bis zu mindestens -10° auf der V-V-Linie erstreckt, wobei die Beleuchtungsvorrichtung (10) umfasst:
    - mindestens eine Lichtquelle (50), die so konfiguriert ist, dass sie Lichtstrahlen emittiert,
    - einen optischen Körper (100), der Folgendes umfasst:
    - einen gemeinsamen Lichteingangsabschnitt (110) zum Einkoppeln von Lichtstrahlen von der mindestens einen Lichtquelle (50) in den Optikkörper (100), wobei der gemeinsame Lichteingangsabschnitt (110) mindestens ein Lichtsammelelement (120) aufweist, das einer jeweiligen Lichtquelle (50) zugeordnet ist und dazu ausgebildet ist, Lichtstrahlen von der zugeordneten Lichtquelle (50) in den Optikkörper (100) einzukoppeln,
    - einen Lichtaustrittsabschnitt (130) zum Auskoppeln von Lichtstrahlen, die über den gemeinsamen Lichteintrittsabschnitt (110) in den Optikkörper (100) eingekoppelt werden, aus dem Optikkörper (100) in eine Hauptrichtung (X) der Beleuchtungseinrichtung (10),
    - eine Mantelfläche (140), die den optischen Körper (100) begrenzt, indem sie sich zwischen dem gemeinsamen Lichteingangsabschnitt (110) und dem Lichtausgangsabschnitt (130) erstreckt, wobei die Mantelfläche (140) so gestaltet ist, dass sie in den optischen Körper (100) eingekoppelte Lichtstrahlen ablenkt,
    - ein Projektionslinsensystem (200), das mindestens eine Linse umfasst, die stromabwärts des optischen Körpers (100) entlang der Hauptrichtung (X) angeordnet ist, um Lichtstrahlen zu empfangen, die von dem Lichtausgangsabschnitt (130) des optischen Körpers (100) emittiert werden, wobei das Projektionslinsensystem (200) so konfiguriert ist, dass es die Lichtstrahlen vor die Beleuchtungsvorrichtung (10) projiziert,
    wobei das Projektionslinsensystem (200) in Kombination mit der mindestens einen Lichtquelle (50) und dem optischen Körper (100) konfiguriert ist, um die durch das Projektionslinsensystem (200) beleuchtete Abblendlichtverteilung (LB) zu erzeugen, wobei
    das mindestens eine Lichtsammelelement (120) in Kombination mit dem optischen Körper (100) mindestens drei Sätze von Lichtstrahlengängen (LR1, LR2, LR3) ermöglicht,
    wobei der optische Körper (100) einen ersten Satz optisch wirksamer Oberflächen umfasst, um zumindest einen Teil der Lichtstrahlen, die über den gemeinsamen Lichteingangsabschnitt (110) in den optischen Körper (100) eingekoppelt werden, entlang eines ersten Lichtstrahlenwegs (LR1) von dem gemeinsamen Lichteingangsabschnitt (110) zu dem Lichtausgangsabschnitt (130) zu leiten,
    wobei der erste Satz optisch wirksamer Flächen eine erste Ablenkfläche (310) und eine Lichtaustrittsfläche (300) umfasst, wobei die erste Ablenkfläche (310) Teil der Mantelfläche (140) ist und die Lichtaustrittsfläche (300) Teil des Lichtaustrittsabschnitts (130) ist,
    wobei Lichtstrahlen, die dem ersten Lichtstrahlengang (LR1) folgen, auf die erste Ablenkfläche (310) auftreffen und zur Lichtaustrittsfläche (300) abgelenkt werden, um aus dem Optikkörper (100) auszukoppeln,
    und wobei Lichtstrahlen, die einem zweiten Lichtstrahlengang (LR2) folgen, auf die Lichtaustrittsfläche (300) direkt von dem gemeinsamen Lichteingangsabschnitt (110) einfallen,
    wobei Lichtstrahlen, die dem ersten und zweiten Lichtstrahlengang (LR1, LR2) folgen, dazu beitragen, einen ersten Teil der Abblendlichtverteilung (LB1) zu erzeugen,
    und wobei der Optikkörper (100) einen zweiten Satz optisch wirksamer Oberflächen umfasst, um zumindest einen Teil der Lichtstrahlen, die über den gemeinsamen Lichteingangsabschnitt (110) in den Optikkörper (100) eingekoppelt werden, entlang eines dritten Lichtstrahlenwegs (LR3) von dem gemeinsamen Lichteingangsabschnitt (110) zu dem Lichtausgangsabschnitt (130) zu leiten,
    wobei der zweite Satz optisch wirksamer Flächen eine zweite Ablenkfläche (320) und die Lichtaustrittsfläche (300) umfasst, wobei die zweite Ablenkfläche (320) Teil der Mantelfläche (140) und von der ersten Ablenkfläche (310) getrennt ist, und wobei die zweite Ablenkfläche (320) in einem ordnungsgemäß eingebauten Zustand der Beleuchtungseinrichtung (10) in einem Fahrzeug eine obere Fläche des Optikkörpers (100) ist und als konkave Fläche ausgebildet ist,
    wobei Lichtstrahlen, die dem dritten Lichtstrahlengang (LR3) folgen, auf die zweite Ablenkfläche (320) auftreffen und zur Lichtaustrittsfläche (300) abgelenkt werden, um aus dem optischen Körper (100) auszukoppeln,
    und wobei Lichtstrahlen, die dem dritten Lichtstrahlengang (LR3) folgen, dazu beitragen, einen zweiten Teil der Abblendlichtverteilung (LB2) zu erzeugen,
    wobei der erste Teil der Abblendlichtverteilung (LB1), der durch Lichtstrahlen, die dem ersten und zweiten Lichtstrahlpfad (LR1, LR2) folgen, beigetragen wird, und der zweite Teil der Abblendlichtverteilung (LB2), der durch Lichtstrahlen, die dem dritten Lichtstrahlpfad (LR3) folgen, beigetragen wird, die Abblendlichtverteilung bilden, wobei sich die vertikale Ausdehnung der Abblendlichtverteilung (LB) entlang der V-V-Linie von mindestens 0° abwärts bis mindestens -10° auf der V-V-Linie erstreckt
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    das mindestens eine Lichtsammelelement (120) eine gekrümmte Lichteintrittsfläche zum Einkoppeln von Lichtstrahlen der zugeordneten Lichtquelle (50) in den Optikkörper (100) aufweist, wobei die gekrümmte Lichteintrittsfläche einen zentralen Abschnitt (122) mit einer konvexen Form aufweist, wobei
    die gekrümmte Lichteintrittsfläche des mindestens einen Lichtsammelelements (120) einen der zweiten Ablenkfläche (320) entsprechenden ersten Ablenkabschnitt (121) aufweist, wobei der erste Ablenkabschnitt (121) so ausgebildet ist, dass er auf den ersten Ablenkabschnitt (121) auftreffende Lichtstrahlen zur zweiten Ablenkfläche (320) ablenkt, und wobei
    der erste Ablenkabschnitt (121) eine Krümmung aufweist, die der Krümmung des mittleren Abschnitts (122) der Lichteintrittsfläche entgegengesetzt ist und eine konkave Krümmung ist.
  2. Beleuchtungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Beleuchtungsvorrichtung (10) mindestens zwei Lichtquellen (50) umfasst, wobei der gemeinsame Lichteintrittsabschnitt (110) mindestens zwei Lichtsammelelemente (120) umfasst, die jeweils einer Lichtquelle (50) zugeordnet sind.
  3. Beleuchtungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, wobei die Lichtquellen (50) nur in einer Reihe entlang einer geraden horizontalen Linie angeordnet sind, wobei die entsprechenden Lichtsammelelemente (120) nur in einer Reihe entlang einer geraden horizontalen Linie angeordnet sind, wobei die geraden horizontalen Linien im Wesentlichen orthogonal zur Hauptrichtung (X) sind.
  4. Beleuchtungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei die mindestens eine Lichtquelle (50) als LED ausgebildet ist.
  5. Beleuchtungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei das mindestens eine Lichtsammelelement (120) als TIR-Linse ausgebildet ist.
  6. Beleuchtungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, bei der sich die Lichtaustrittsfläche und die Mantelfläche (140) in einer gemeinsamen Flächenschnittlinie (150) schneiden, wobei die gemeinsame Flächenschnittlinie (150) eine asymmetrische Hell-Dunkel-Grenze für die Abblendlichtverteilung (LB) bildet.
  7. Beleuchtungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei das Projektionslinsensystem (200) eine optische Achse (A) aufweist und die Lichtaustrittsfläche (300) einen Flächenvektor (V) hat, der zur optischen Achse (A) des Projektionslinsensystems (200) geneigt ist.
  8. Beleuchtungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 6 bis 7, wobei das Projektionslinsensystem (200) eine gekrümmte Brennfläche (F), vorzugsweise eine Petzval-Fläche, aufweist, wobei die Lichtaustrittsfläche (300) zur gekrümmten Brennfläche (F) geneigt ist, so dass nur die gemeinsame Flächenschnittlinie (150) in der gekrümmten Brennfläche (F) angeordnet ist.
  9. Beleuchtungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 8, wobei der Flächenvektor (V) der Lichtaustrittsfläche (300) - in einem korrekt eingebauten Zustand der Beleuchtungseinrichtung (10) in einem Fahrzeug gesehen - nach oben geneigt ist.
  10. Beleuchtungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, wobei das mindestens eine Lichtsammelelement (120) einen zweiten Ablenkungsabschnitt (123) aufweist, der der ersten Ablenkungsfläche (310) entspricht, wobei der zweite Ablenkungsabschnitt (123) so konfiguriert ist, dass er Lichtstrahlen, die auf den zweiten Ablenkungsabschnitt (123) einfallen, zu der ersten Ablenkungsfläche (310) ablenkt, wobei Lichtstrahlen, die einem vierten Lichtstrahlenweg (LR4) folgen, wenn sie auf den zweiten Ablenkungsabschnitt (123) einfallen, und wobei der vierte Lichtstrahlenweg (LR4) zu der tiefstrahlenden Lichtverteilung (LB) beiträgt.
  11. Beleuchtungsvorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, wobei die mindestens eine Lichtquelle (50) Lichtstrahlen in einer Lichtabstrahlrichtung (X1) abstrahlt, wobei die mindestens eine Lichtquelle (50) so angeordnet ist, dass die Lichtabstrahlrichtung (X1) nicht parallel zur Hauptrichtung (X) der Beleuchtungsvorrichtung (10) ist.
  12. Kraftfahrzeugscheinwerfer mit mindestens einer Beleuchtungseinrichtung (10) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11.
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