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Headlight, vehicle with headlight and method for monitoring a headlight

US10451259B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA · DE

Inventors

Bernd Fischer · Bräunlingen, DE
Susanne Köhler · Lippstadt, DE
Philip Stroop · Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock, DE
Benjamin Willeke · Paderborn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 13, 2016
Grant date	Oct 22, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 13, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF21V23/0457
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A headlight featuring a laser light source and a converter for converting a short-wave laser beam generated by the laser light source into white light. The headlight also includes a light-forming element for creating a beam path using the white light of the laser light source, as well as an IR sensor for measuring the IR radiation generated by the converter.

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