Motor vehicle headlight lighting module with wavelength converter and separate air ducts for cooling

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10309636-B2
Application number	US-201615359846-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 23, 2016
Priority date	Nov 27, 2015
Publication date	Jun 4, 2019
Grant date	Jun 4, 2019

Abstract

A motor vehicle headlight lighting module comprising at least one first light source, a device for converting the wavelength of the light emitted by the first light source; and a fan able to generate a flow of air.
The lighting module includes at least one first air duct and one second air duct that are separate, the fan being placed at the inlet of each of the first and second air ducts so as to distribute the flow of air between the ducts, the first light source and the wavelength converter device being disposed at the outlet of the first and second air ducts, respectively.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A motor vehicle headlight lighting module comprising:
at least one first light source;
a wave converter device for converting the wavelength of the light emitted by said at least one first light source; and
a fan able to generate a flow of air;
a support to which said fan, said wavelength converter device and said at least one first light source is fixed, said support comprising one or more internal walls defining a first air duct and a second air duet separated from the first air duct by said one or more internal walls,
wherein said fan is provided at an inlet of both of said first air duct and said second air duct so as to distribute a flow of air between said first air duct and said second air duct, and
wherein said at least one first light source and said wavelength converter device are respectively disposed at an outlet of said first air duct and said second air duct.

2. The motor vehicle headlight lighting module according to claim 1 , including at least one second light source, said wavelength converter device being able to receive the light emitted by said second light source, further comprising a third air duct separated from said first air duct and said second air duct by said one or more internal walls, said fan being provided at an inlet of said third air duct so as to distribute the flow of air between said first air duct, said second air duct and said third air duct, said second light source being disposed at an outlet of said third air duct.

3. The motor vehicle headlight lighting module according to claim 2 , wherein said first air duct, said second air duct and said third air duct are configured so as to direct onto said wavelength converter device a fraction between 10% and 40% inclusive of the flow of air generated by said fan.

4. A motor vehicle headlight including at least one motor vehicle headlight lighting module according to claim 3 .

5. The motor vehicle headlight lighting module according to claim 2 , wherein said at least one first light source is in contact with a heatsink able to exchange heat with a flow of air, said heatsink being disposed in said air duct corresponding to said light source.

6. The motor vehicle headlight lighting module according to claim 2 , wherein said at least one first light source is a semiconductor light source emitting radiation the wavelength of between 400 nm and 500 nm inclusive.

7. The motor vehicle headlight lighting module according to claim 2 , wherein said wavelength converter device includes a plate able to reflect laser radiation and a layer of luminophore covering said plate.

8. The motor vehicle headlight lighting module according to claim 2 , further comprising at least one reflector device able to deflect the light emitted by said at least one first light source and to redirect said light onto said wavelength converter device.

9. The motor vehicle headlight lighting module according to claim 2 , further comprising an imaging optical system able to project the light re-emitted by said wavelength converter device.

10. A motor vehicle headlight including at least one motor vehicle headlight lighting module according to claim 2 .

11. The motor vehicle headlight lighting module according to claim 2 , wherein said first air duct, said second air duct and said third air duct are configured so as to direct onto said wavelength converter device a fraction between 15% and 25% inclusive of the flow of air generated by said fan.

12. The motor vehicle headlight lighting module according to claim 2 , wherein said at least one first light source is a laser diode.

13. The motor vehicle headlight lighting module according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one first light source is a semiconductor light source emitting radiation the wavelength of between 400 nm and 500 nm inclusive.

14. The motor vehicle headlight lighting module according to claim 1 , wherein said wavelength converter device includes a plate able to reflect laser radiation and a layer of luminophore covering said plate.

15. The motor vehicle headlight lighting module according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one reflector device able to deflect the light emitted by said at least one first light source and to redirect said light onto said wavelength converter device.

16. The motor vehicle headlight lighting module according to claim 1 , further comprising an imaging optical system able to project the light re-emitted by said wavelength converter device.

17. A motor vehicle headlight including at least one motor vehicle headlight lighting module according to claim 1 .

18. The motor vehicle headlight lighting module according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one first light source is a laser diode.

Assignees

• Valeo Vision

Inventors

• Sommerschuh Stephan

Classifications

• F21S41/176

  Light sources where the light is generated by photoluminescent material spaced from a primary light generating element · CPC title

• F21S45/49

  Attachment of the cooling means · CPC title

• F21S41/25

  Projection lenses · CPC title

• F21V29/673

  the fans being used for intake · CPC title

• F21V29/83

  the elements having apertures, ducts or channels, e.g. heat radiation holes · CPC title