Transparent material light-emitting module with two reflection faces

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10139646-B2
Application number	US-201615228257-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 4, 2016
Priority date	Aug 6, 2015
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

A light-emitting module, notably for a motor vehicle, including a translucent or transparent material body having an entry face for light rays produced by one or more light sources, a first reflection face with an edge for cutting off the rays coming from the entry face, a second reflection face for reflecting toward the exit face rays coming from the first reflection face, and an exit face for the light rays in an exit beam along an optical axis of the light emitting module. The invention also relates to a headlight including at least one such light-emitting module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A light-emitting module for a motor vehicle, including a translucent or transparent material body having:
an entry face for light rays produced by one or more light sources;
a first reflection face with a cut-off edge for cutting off the light rays coming from said entry face;
an exit face for the light rays in an exit beam along an optical axis of said light-emitting module; and
wherein said light-emitting module further comprises:
a second reflection face for reflecting toward said exit face the light rays coming from said first reflection face,
wherein said cut-off edge is formed by an intersection of said first reflection face with an intermediate face situated between said first reflection face and said second reflection face, said first reflection face and said intermediate face forming a concave profile, and
wherein said intermediate face comprises two adjacent portions forming an edge directed toward said second reflection face, said two adjacent portions forming, transversely to said edge, a convex profile.

2. The light-emitting module according to claim 1 , wherein said first reflection face forms a diopter adapted to reflect by a principle of total internal reflection some of the light rays coming from said entry face.

3. The light-emitting module, according to claim 2 , wherein said first reflection face forms an angle between 5° and 40° inclusive with a mean direction of the light rays propagating from said entry face to said first reflection face.

4. The light-emitting module, according to claim 2 , wherein said first reflection face comprises two adjacent portions forming an edge directed toward said second reflection face and/or said exit face, said two adjacent portions forming, transversely to said edge, a convex profile.

5. The light-emitting module, according to claim 1 , wherein said first reflection face forms an angle between 5° and 40° inclusive with a mean direction of the light rays propagating from said entry face to said first reflection face.

6. The light-emitting module, according to claim 1 , wherein said first reflection face comprises two adjacent portions forming an edge directed toward said second reflection face and/or said exit face, said two adjacent portions forming, transversely to said edge, a convex profile.

7. The light-emitting module, according to claim 1 , wherein said second reflection face extends between said intermediate face and said exit face.

8. The light-emitting module, according to claim 1 , wherein said second reflection face is generally curved and convex.

9. The light-emitting module, according to claim 1 , wherein said second reflection face forms a diopter adapted to reflect, by a principle of total internal reflection, the light rays coming from said first reflection face.

10. The light-emitting module, according to claim 1 , wherein said translucent or transparent material body includes a first portion extending from said entry face to said second reflection face in a principle direction forming an angle between 60° and 120° inclusive with said optical axis.

11. The light-emitting module, according to claim 10 , wherein said translucent or transparent material body includes a second portion extending from said second reflection face to said exit face along said optical axis.

12. The light-emitting module, according to claim 6 , wherein said entry face includes one or more collimators adapted to deflect the light rays from one or more respective light sources to form one or more beams of rays directed toward said second reflection face and passing in front of said cut-off edge.

13. The light-emitting module, according to claim 12 , wherein at least one of said one or more collimators is formed by a protuberance of said translucent or transparent material body with a circular exterior surface having an elliptical profile, said protuberance including a cavity adapted to receive a corresponding light source.

14. The light-emitting module, according to claim 1 , wherein said entry face includes one or more collimators adapted to deflect the light rays from one or more light sources, respectively, toward a convergence point or segment situated on said cut-off edge.

15. The light-emitting module, according to claim 14 , wherein at least one of said one or more collimators is formed by a protuberance of said translucent or transparent material body having a circular exterior surface having an elliptical profile and a cavity adapted to receive a corresponding light source.

16. The light-emitting module, according to claim 1 , wherein an exit beam is a lighting beam with a horizontal or vertical cut-off.

17. A headlight for a motor vehicle including a housing and at least one light-emitting module, wherein said at least one light-emitting module conforms to claim 1 .

18. The headlight according to claim 17 , wherein said exit face of said at least one light-emitting module is a styling surface.

Assignees

• Valeo Vision

Inventors

• Gromfeld Yves

Classifications

• F21S41/322

  the reflector using total internal reflection · CPC title

• G02B6/00

  Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings · CPC title

• F21S41/285

  Refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters not provided in groups F21S41/24 - F21S41/2805 · CPC title

• F21W2102/00

  Exterior vehicle lighting devices for illuminating purposes · CPC title

• F21S41/36 Primary

  Combinations of two or more separate reflectors · CPC title