EP4551865A1 - Lampe pour véhicules à moteur - Google Patents

Lampe pour véhicules à moteur

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EP4551865A1
EP4551865A1 EP23748149.4A EP23748149A EP4551865A1 EP 4551865 A1 EP4551865 A1 EP 4551865A1 EP 23748149 A EP23748149 A EP 23748149A EP 4551865 A1 EP4551865 A1 EP 4551865A1
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light
cavities
reflective
road
signaling
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Junxin Wang
Jiangliang Wang
Dongdong WEI
Chen CAI
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Lumileds LLC
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Lumileds LLC
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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]
    • F21S41/147—Light emitting diodes [LED] the main emission direction of the LED being angled to the optical axis of the illuminating device
    • F21S41/148—Light emitting diodes [LED] the main emission direction of the LED being angled to the optical axis of the illuminating device the main emission direction of the LED being perpendicular to the optical axis
    • 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]
    • F21S41/151—Light emitting diodes [LED] arranged in one or more lines
    • 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
    • F21S41/30—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by reflectors
    • F21S41/32—Optical layout thereof
    • F21S41/33—Multi-surface reflectors, e.g. reflectors with facets or reflectors with portions of different curvature
    • F21S41/334—Multi-surface reflectors, e.g. reflectors with facets or reflectors with portions of different curvature the reflector consisting of patch like sectors
    • F21S41/336—Multi-surface reflectors, e.g. reflectors with facets or reflectors with portions of different curvature the reflector consisting of patch like sectors with discontinuity at the junction between adjacent areas
    • 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
    • F21S41/30—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by reflectors
    • F21S41/32—Optical layout thereof
    • F21S41/36—Combinations of two or more separate reflectors
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/10—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by the light source
    • F21S43/13—Signalling 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
    • F21S43/14—Light emitting diodes [LED]
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/10—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by the light source
    • F21S43/13—Signalling 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
    • F21S43/15—Strips of light sources
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/30—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by reflectors
    • F21S43/31—Optical layout thereof

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  • auxiliary lights work in conjunction with stock lights to deliver added visibility in certain complex conditions.
  • Auxiliary lights include fog lights, driving lights, off-road lights and the like.
  • Auxiliary lighting is tailored for optimal visibility in poor weather conditions such as rain, fog, or mist, or anywhere additional lighting may be needed for safe driving.
  • unlike regular lights which reflect light from water droplets in the air back into a driver's eyes, fog lights minimize the amount of return glare. This is accomplished by creating a wider, lower light beam that projects downward onto the road.
  • road illumination lights are designed to provide visibility of objects at greater distances in front of a vehicle.
  • driving lights allow a driver to see further down the road.
  • regulatory agencies may specify configurations for such lights in terms of, e.g., height at which the lights should be mounted with respect to the ground, beam angle and other parameters. It would be desirable to have a hybrid lighting assembly that could provide all of the above functions and that could also be configured to meet applicable local regulations.
  • a hybrid function LED auxiliary lamp comprises a housing and a lighting assembly disposed within the housing.
  • the lighting assembly includes a plurality of LED light sources mounted on a printed circuit board.
  • An optical manifold defining a plurality of reflective cavities is mounted on the printed circuit board. Each reflective cavity is formed to define a respective corresponding focal point.
  • the LED light sources are aligned with respect to the optical manifold such that a center of each respective LED light source corresponds to a respective focal point of a reflective cavity.
  • FIG. 1A is an exploded view of a hybrid function auxiliary lamp assembly according to the disclosure
  • FIG. 1 B is an enlarged view of a portion of the example optical manifold illustrated in FIG. 1A;
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an optical manifold according to an example of the disclosure
  • FIG. 3A is a graph illustrating a Lambertian radiation pattern
  • FIG. 3B is a graph illustrating the parabolic principle
  • FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of an example of the optical manifold illustrated in FIGS 2A and 2B;
  • FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of the optical manifold illustrated in FIG. 4;
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an optical assembly according to an example of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 7 is a graph illustrating a legally stipulated driving beam
  • FIG 8 is a graph illustrating a light signaling standard light distribution.
  • Automobile headlights perform two basic functions. One function is to illuminate the road and objects in the direction of the vehicle's movement. Vehicle lights that perform this function include driving beam headlamps, passing beam headlamps, front fog lamps, cornering fog lamps and the like. The second function is a signaling function, i.e., to provide visible signals that convey information useful to other road users. For example, information on the presence, identification and/or the change of movement of the vehicle. Vehicle lights that perform a signaling function include position lamps, parking lamps, daytime running lamps and the like.
  • Automotive lamps generally comprise three different types of systems. These are electrical systems, optical systems and mechanical systems.
  • An electrical system typically includes LED modules and electronically controlled gears to control the light sources.
  • An optical system comprises a reflector with reflective properties and/or a lens with refractive properties.
  • the mechanical system comprises lamp body parts and outer lens parts for heat dissipation and protection. These systems can be combined to form an automotive auxiliary lamp which can be powered by a vehicle's DC power supply.
  • Automotive lamps that perform road illumination functions usually comprise one or more groups of corresponding independent optical parts and LED modules. They may also use printed circuit board assemblies independent and separate from the PCBAs used by automotive signaling lamps. These assemblies may themselves be divided into multiple groups of light elements, with different groups performing different functions.
  • PCBAs printed circuit board assemblies
  • These assemblies may themselves be divided into multiple groups of light elements, with different groups performing different functions.
  • R&D Research and Development
  • increases in complexity of the luminaire present a challenge to luminaire reliability.
  • CN 215411718 U discloses a multifunctional light distribution structure of a lamp, which includes a casing, a light-transmitting cover, an illumination light source module and an indication light source module.
  • the indication light source module includes a lens and a plurality of indicator LEDs. This has the advantages of universal applicability and a capability to emit different functional light shapes.
  • CN 216010708 U discloses a lens lamp, which includes a bottom case, a lamp board, several lamp LEDs with different functions, and a PC lens with nondirect total reflection This has advantages of good versatility of choice of product materials and convenient assembly. These approaches reduce the number of optical parts that realize a given light-signaling function and affords more versatility in selection of parts. However, the light-signaling function still relies on independent optical parts for its implementation. There is more to be achieved when it comes to reducing the number of parts and the cost of vehicle lighting assemblies as well as addressing the performance reliability challenges.
  • FIG. 1A is an exploded view of a hybrid function light emitting diode (LED) auxiliary lamp 100 for a motor vehicle.
  • Auxiliary lamp 100 performs a road illumination function as well as a light-signaling function.
  • Auxiliary lamp 100 comprises a housing 110, an integrated lighting assembly
  • Integrated lighting subassembly 200 includes an optical manifold 230, a plurality of road illumination LED modules 215 and a plurality of light signaling LED modules 220 mounted on a single printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) 210.
  • Subassembly 200 integrates LED light sources and optical components that perform road lighting functions with LED light sources and optical components that perform light signaling functions.
  • optical manifold 230 of lighting assembly 200 integrates optical reflector components configured to implement light signaling functions and optical reflector components configured to implement road illumination functions.
  • LED road illumination lighting elements 215 are disposed on PCB 210 along with LED signaling lighting elements 220.
  • FIG. 1 B is an enlarged view of a portion of optical manifold 230 illustrated in FIG. 1A.
  • Optical manifold 230 comprises a manifold body structure 220 comprising a plurality of curved portions 236, (two shown) each respective curved portion 236 including a corresponding respective reflective inner surface 246.
  • Each curved portion 236 defines a free-form surface reflective cavity, 232.
  • Surface reflective cavities 232 are configured as described herein to implement multiple diverse lighting functions.
  • Optical manifold 230 further includes one or more sets of reflectors 240 which are small in size relative to the size of surface reflective cavities 232 Reflectors 240 are disposed in a light signaling reflective cavity 250 and are configured to support light signaling functions. Relatively larger surface reflective cavities 232 are configured to implement road illumination functions.
  • the hybrid function LED automotive auxiliary lamp 100 provided by the disclosure integrates an optical system supporting light-signaling functions into an optical system supporting road illumination functions.
  • the same optical manifold 230 is used for both types of auxiliary lighting functions.
  • lamp 100 Compared to conventional LED automotive auxiliary lamps, lamp 100 has fewer components, fewer light-signaling parts, and fewer corresponding fastening assembly parts, etc.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an example 430 of the optical manifold 230 illustrated in FIGS 1A and 1 B.
  • Optical manifold 430 includes 5 sets of light signaling reflectors 240, each set 240 disposed in a corresponding one of five light signaling reflection cavities 250.
  • Each light signaling reflection cavity 250 is formed at a junction 260 of two road illumination reflection cavities 246.
  • light reflected from reflectors 240 has negligible impact on the light reflected by road illumination reflective cavities 246 to illuminate the road.
  • one light set of reflectors 240 disposed in one light signaling reflective cavity 250 is provided for every two light illumination reflective cavities 246 comprising optical manifold 430.
  • Signaling reflective cavity 250 can be formed at every junction 260 of two light illumination reflective cavities 246.
  • LED signaling modules 220 are configured so as to exhibit near-Lambertian radiation, as shown in Figure 3A.
  • a radiation pattern describes the relative light strength in any direction from the light source. The apparent brightness of a Lambertian surface to an observer is the same regardless of the observer's angle of view.
  • LED signaling modules 220 are configured to exhibit a near-Lambertian radiation pattern, the light reflected from reflectors 240 will have almost no effect on the central light intensity output by the LED road illumination modules 215 using road illumination reflective cavities 246. Thus, the light signaling functions do not interfere with the road illumination functions provided by auxiliary lamp 100.
  • manifold 730 includes reflectors 240 at positions 1, 2 and 3. Reflectors 240 can support light vehicle position light functions. To meet the example regulation above, manifold 730 can be configured so that the separation between reflectors 240, e.g,, between reflectors at position 1 and reflectors 240 at position 2 is the specified 75mm.
  • FIG. 5 is a front elevation view an example optical manifold 530 according to the disclosure.
  • the example of FIG. 5 illustrates an application in which manifold 530 is configured to conform to a regulation.
  • the sum of the apparent surface areas of all reflective cavities 250 in the direction of the reference axis of the optical signal function must meet the area range required by regulations.
  • reflectors 240 support a daytime running lamp function.
  • the area of the apparent surface in the direction of the axis of reference (z) of the daytime running lamp shall be not less than 25 cm 2 and not more than 200 cm. 2 As shown in FIG.
  • S1 , S2, S3 The surface area S1 of the first cavity 250 plus the surface area S2 of the second cavity 250 plus the surface area S3 of the third cavity 250 must not be less than 25cm 2 and not more than 200cm 2 .
  • S S1 + S2 + S3 and 25cm 2 ⁇ S ⁇ 200cm 2 .
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a lighting assembly 200 for a vehicle auxiliary lamp according to embodiments disclosed herein.
  • each reflective cavity 246 is formed to define a corresponding focal point.
  • a center of each road illuminating LED light source 215 is positioned on PCB 210 in alignment with a focal point of a corresponding road-illuminating reflective cavity 246 in accordance with the optical principle of parabola (illustrated in FIG. 3B).
  • each light signaling LED light source 220 is positioned on PCB 210 in alignment with a focal point of a corresponding light signaling reflective cavity 250. This arrangement maximizes the light performance efficiency of LED light sources and the optical manifold when providing the road illumination and light-signaling functions.
  • each reflective cavity 246 defines a paraboloid comprising a plurality of paraboloid surface areas (three indicated at 247, 248 and 249).
  • Each paraboloid surface area is defined by a curvature radius. For a given regulatory requirement the curvature radius of each paraboloid surface area is adjusted so that the structure of the reflective cavity directs light from the corresponding LED module in a manner that meets the given regulation.
  • FIGS 7 is a graph of driving beam distribution requirement specified by ECE R149.
  • FIG. 8 is a graph of light signaling distribution requirements specified by ECE R148.
  • the paraboloid surface areas such as shown at 247, 248 and 249 of road illuminating reflective cavities 246 of manifold 230 can be adjusted so that the driving beam distribution requirements of ECE R149 are met.
  • the light signaling reflective cavities 250 can be adjusted so that the light-signaling light distribution requirements specified by ECE R418 are met.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une lampe auxiliaire à DEL fonction hybride. La lampe auxiliaire comporte un boîtier et un ensemble d'éclairage disposé à l'intérieur du boîtier. L'ensemble d'éclairage comprend une pluralité de sources lumineuses à DEL montées sur une carte à circuit imprimé. Un collecteur optique comportant une pluralité de cavités réfléchissantes est monté sur la carte à circuit imprimé. Chaque cavité réfléchissante définit un point focal correspondant respectif. Les sources lumineuses à DEL sont alignées par rapport au collecteur optique de telle façon qu'un centre de chaque respective source lumineuse à DEL corresponde à un point focal respectif d'une cavité réfléchissante.
EP23748149.4A 2022-07-04 2023-06-30 Lampe pour véhicules à moteur Pending EP4551865A1 (fr)

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PCT/US2023/026709 WO2024010744A1 (fr) 2022-07-04 2023-06-30 Lampe pour véhicules à moteur

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