US2340515A - Reflector for headlights - Google Patents

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US2340515A
US2340515A US384868A US38486841A US2340515A US 2340515 A US2340515 A US 2340515A US 384868 A US384868 A US 384868A US 38486841 A US38486841 A US 38486841A US 2340515 A US2340515 A US 2340515A
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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
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  • the present invention relates to headlights and more particularly to headlights with reflectors having an ellipsoidal vertex part combined with a paraboloidal rim part.
  • One object of the present invention is to provide a headlight of the type mentioned which is capable of producing a substantially parallel beam of light without requiring any parallelizing lens for the light rays reflected from the ellipsoidal vertex part of the reflector.
  • Another object of the invention is to design a headlight capable of producing a dimmed light of substantially uniform density over the whole area illuminated, said dimmed light having a sharply defined outline and being free of dazzling effects.
  • Fig. l is a longitudinal section of a headlight according to the invention showing the paths of the light rays emanating from a main source of 1ight,,and
  • Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of a modified headlight showing a screened auxiliary source of light and the path of the light rays emanating from the latter.
  • the headlight includes a reflector comprising an ellipsoidal vertex part I having a focus 3 and a paraboloidal rim part 2 having a focus 4 disposed between the focus 3 and the vertex of the reflector.
  • the plane 5, containing the front edge of the ellipsoidal vertex part I of the reflector, lies, in the example illustrated, in front of both feel 3 and 4.
  • That filament of the bulb 6, which forms the The rays emanating from this filament are thus reflected approximately parallel by both parts I and 2 of the reflector, as shown in Fig. 1 so that no parallelizing lens need be provided.
  • a slight diffusion of the light reflected by the part I will occur at a considerable distance in front of the reflector.
  • the aperture of the reflector may be covered by a simple glass pane I.
  • the bulb 6 comprises in addition to the main filament 8 disposed in the focus 4, an auxiliary downwardly screened filament 9 for dimmed light, disposed substantially in the focus 3 of the ellipsoidal vertex part I.
  • a suitable screen 9 is used for screening the filament 9.
  • the auxiliary filament 9 is thus defocussed forwardly in the usual manner relative to the paraboloidal rim part 2, which latter thus produces the downwardly directed rays l0, whereas the rays emanating from the auxiliary filament 9 which strike the ellipsoidal reflector part I, are reflected as a pencil of rays l2 converging at the point H and leaving in front of the point II a dark zone l3, which is illuminated by the downwardly inclined rays reflected from the paraboloidal rim part 2.
  • a uniform light distribution is obtained in this manner with the outline of the illuminated area being sharply defined and dazzling elfects practically eliminated.
  • a headlight comprising a reflector having an ellipsoidal vertex part and a paraboloidal rim part; said parts joining in a plane in front of and close to the rear focal plane of the ellipsoidal part; the focus of the paraboloidal part being disposed between the rear focus of said ellipsoidal part and the vertex of the reflector; a light source at the focus of the paraboloidal part, whereby when said light source is energized a parallel beam of light fromboth reflector parts is produced; a second light source at the rear focus of said ellipsoidal part, and a screen below said second light source, whereby a downward beam of light is produced from both reflector parts when said second light source is energized.

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1944- F. R. DIETRICH I 2 ,340,515
BEFLECTOR FOR HEADLIGHTS Filed March 24, 1941 Patented Feb. 1, 1944 REFLECTOR FOR HEADLIGHTS Friedrich Richard Dietrich, Munich, Germany; vested in the Alien Property Custodian Application March 24, 1941, Serial No. 384,868 In Germany June 3, 1940 1 Claim.
The present invention relates to headlights and more particularly to headlights with reflectors having an ellipsoidal vertex part combined with a paraboloidal rim part.
One object of the present invention is to provide a headlight of the type mentioned which is capable of producing a substantially parallel beam of light without requiring any parallelizing lens for the light rays reflected from the ellipsoidal vertex part of the reflector.
Another object of the invention is to design a headlight capable of producing a dimmed light of substantially uniform density over the whole area illuminated, said dimmed light having a sharply defined outline and being free of dazzling effects.
These objects are accomplished by the arrangement and combination of parts set forth in the following detailed specification, defined in the appended claim and illustratively exemplified in the accompanying drawing, in which:
Fig. l is a longitudinal section of a headlight according to the invention showing the paths of the light rays emanating from a main source of 1ight,,and
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of a modified headlight showing a screened auxiliary source of light and the path of the light rays emanating from the latter.
Referring now to the drawing and first to Fig. 1, the headlight includes a reflector comprising an ellipsoidal vertex part I having a focus 3 and a paraboloidal rim part 2 having a focus 4 disposed between the focus 3 and the vertex of the reflector. The plane 5, containing the front edge of the ellipsoidal vertex part I of the reflector, lies, in the example illustrated, in front of both feel 3 and 4.
That filament of the bulb 6, which forms the The rays emanating from this filament are thus reflected approximately parallel by both parts I and 2 of the reflector, as shown in Fig. 1 so that no parallelizing lens need be provided. A slight diffusion of the light reflected by the part I will occur at a considerable distance in front of the reflector. The aperture of the reflector may be covered by a simple glass pane I.
According to Fig. 2, the bulb 6 comprises in addition to the main filament 8 disposed in the focus 4, an auxiliary downwardly screened filament 9 for dimmed light, disposed substantially in the focus 3 of the ellipsoidal vertex part I. A suitable screen 9 is used for screening the filament 9. The auxiliary filament 9 is thus defocussed forwardly in the usual manner relative to the paraboloidal rim part 2, which latter thus produces the downwardly directed rays l0, whereas the rays emanating from the auxiliary filament 9 which strike the ellipsoidal reflector part I, are reflected as a pencil of rays l2 converging at the point H and leaving in front of the point II a dark zone l3, which is illuminated by the downwardly inclined rays reflected from the paraboloidal rim part 2. A uniform light distribution is obtained in this manner with the outline of the illuminated area being sharply defined and dazzling elfects practically eliminated.
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A headlight comprising a reflector having an ellipsoidal vertex part and a paraboloidal rim part; said parts joining in a plane in front of and close to the rear focal plane of the ellipsoidal part; the focus of the paraboloidal part being disposed between the rear focus of said ellipsoidal part and the vertex of the reflector; a light source at the focus of the paraboloidal part, whereby when said light source is energized a parallel beam of light fromboth reflector parts is produced; a second light source at the rear focus of said ellipsoidal part, and a screen below said second light source, whereby a downward beam of light is produced from both reflector parts when said second light source is energized. I
FRIEDRICH RICHARD DIETRICI-I.
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Cited By (9)

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US3331960A (en) * 1964-11-27 1967-07-18 Sylvania Electric Prod Portable photogrpahic light
DE1622402B1 (en) * 1964-06-20 1969-09-11 Bosch Gmbh Robert Vehicle headlights
US4447865A (en) * 1982-05-13 1984-05-08 General Electric Company Reflector lamp
US4453203A (en) * 1982-07-19 1984-06-05 Harvey Hubbell Incorporated Lighting fixture reflector
WO1987005680A1 (en) * 1986-03-14 1987-09-24 Solar Armaturproduktion A/S Luminaire
US4897771A (en) * 1987-11-24 1990-01-30 Lumitex, Inc. Reflector and light system
US20090207605A1 (en) * 2008-02-15 2009-08-20 Optotechnology, Inc. Staggered led based high-intensity light
US20100091507A1 (en) * 2008-10-03 2010-04-15 Opto Technology, Inc. Directed LED Light With Reflector
US20110235322A1 (en) * 2010-03-26 2011-09-29 Excelitas Technologies LED Solutions, Inc. Led based high-intensity light with secondary diffuser

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1622402B1 (en) * 1964-06-20 1969-09-11 Bosch Gmbh Robert Vehicle headlights
US3331960A (en) * 1964-11-27 1967-07-18 Sylvania Electric Prod Portable photogrpahic light
US4447865A (en) * 1982-05-13 1984-05-08 General Electric Company Reflector lamp
US4453203A (en) * 1982-07-19 1984-06-05 Harvey Hubbell Incorporated Lighting fixture reflector
WO1987005680A1 (en) * 1986-03-14 1987-09-24 Solar Armaturproduktion A/S Luminaire
US4897771A (en) * 1987-11-24 1990-01-30 Lumitex, Inc. Reflector and light system
US20090207605A1 (en) * 2008-02-15 2009-08-20 Optotechnology, Inc. Staggered led based high-intensity light
US8033683B2 (en) 2008-02-15 2011-10-11 PerkinElmer LED Solutions, Inc. Staggered LED based high-intensity light
US20100091507A1 (en) * 2008-10-03 2010-04-15 Opto Technology, Inc. Directed LED Light With Reflector
US20110235322A1 (en) * 2010-03-26 2011-09-29 Excelitas Technologies LED Solutions, Inc. Led based high-intensity light with secondary diffuser
US8651695B2 (en) 2010-03-26 2014-02-18 Excelitas Technologies Corp. LED based high-intensity light with secondary diffuser

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