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Lamp assembly

US8454216B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV · NL

Inventors

Josef Andreas Schug · Würselen, DE
Harald Willwohl · Aachen, DE
Ralph Hubert Peters · Aachen, DE
Wouter Petrus Kaandorp · Eindhoven, NL

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 31, 2009
Grant date	Jun 4, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 19, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF21S41/19
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

It is provided a lamp assembly (10) for an automotive headlamp, comprising an LED (12) for emitting light rays, a housing (16), to which the LED (12) is detachably connectable, wherein the housing (16) comprises an entrance window (20) assigned to the LED (12), and a guiding element (22) for guiding the light rays passing through the entrance window (20), wherein the guiding element (22) is connected to the housing (16). Since the LED (12) is detachable connected to the housing (16) a defect LED (12) can by exchanged by only exchanging the LED (12) itself without exchanging the whole lamp assembly (10) including the housing (16) and the guiding element (22). Since the correct position of the bright/dark-cutoff may be provided by the entrance window (20) and/or the guiding element (22) only, a misalignment of a newly inserted LED (12) does not affect the correct position of the bright/dark-cutoff. The exchange of a LED (12) is facilitated and without affecting the correct position of the bright/dark-cutoff.

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