Method for operating a lighting device of a motor vehicle, lighting device and motor vehicle

US12358418B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

• Werner Thomas · Oberwöhr, DE
• Marc Maier · Springfield, US
• Christoph Häussinger · Eichstätt, DE
• Michael P. Horn · Rheinböllen, DE
• Daniel Ehrlichauf · Hagebök, DE
• Stephan Heider · Wettstetten, DE
• Alexander Becker · Балка Пшехская, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 27, 2021
• Grant date: Jul 15, 2025
• Expiry date: Dec 26, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60Q2400/40
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a lighting device for a motor vehicle, wherein the lighting device has at least an exterior lamp and a control device. The exterior lamp has an illuminating area having at least two independently controllable segments each comprising at least one light source, wherein, in at least one dynamic operating mode of the control device, for at least one dynamic group of the segments comprising at least two segments a pseudo-randomized or randomized, temporally variable lighting operation of the segments of the dynamic group takes place.