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Vehicle headlight

US10619816B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 2017
Grant dateApr 14, 2020
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF21S41/255
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle headlamp (501), comprising a light source unit (502), a controllable reflector (590), an optically transparent cover (504), an optical absorber device (505), an optical shielding element (506), and a projection optics (507). The light source unit (502) is designed to emit light and to illuminate in a first direction of propagation (510), in the optical path of which the controllable reflector (590) is arranged, and the controllable reflector (590, 690, 70) at least partially reflects the light in a second direction of propagation (520), in the optical path of which the projection optics (507) is arranged and is oriented in a direction in front of the vehicle, in order to form a light pattern in front of the vehicle. The optically transparent cover (504), is arranged in a second plane (551) between the light source unit (502) and the controllable reflector (590) in such a way that light passes through the optically transparent cover (504) in the first direction of propagation (510) and in the second direction of propagation (520). The light emitted by the light source unit (502) is incident on the optically transparent cover (504) in the first dire…

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