Lighting module with chromatism correction

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10415784-B2
Application number	US-201815927382-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 21, 2018
Priority date	Mar 21, 2017
Publication date	Sep 17, 2019
Grant date	Sep 17, 2019

Abstract

A lighting module for motor vehicles is provided. The lighting module comprises at least one lighting engine configured for forming a light beam with a cut-off line running along one or more axes, and at least one lens designed to project the light beam with a cut-off line. The lens comprises diffractive elements which correct all or part of the chromatism of the lens, and it comprises a central region which is lacking any diffractive elements.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lighting module for a motor vehicle, the lighting module comprising:
at least one lighting engine configured to form a light beam with a cut-off line, the cut-off line running along one or more axes; and
at least one lens designed to project the light beam with the cut-off line, the at least one lens comprising diffractive elements to correct all or part of chromatism of the at least one lens, and comprising a central region which is lacking the diffractive elements, wherein
the diffractive elements are substantially parallel to the cut-off line.

2. The lighting module according to claim 1 , wherein the central region extends on either side of and along a projection of the cut-off line on the at least one lens.

3. The lighting module according to claim 2 , wherein the diffractive elements are positioned on at least one edge surrounding the central region of the at least one lens.

4. The lighting module according to claim 2 , wherein the diffractive elements are substantially parallel to the cut-off line.

5. The lighting module according to claim 1 , wherein the diffractive elements are positioned on at least one edge surrounding the central region of the at least one lens.

6. The lighting module according to claim 2 , wherein the central region extends such that chromatic dispersion angle of light emitted by the lighting engine at an exit of the central region is less than or equal to half of an angle of a transition of the cut-off line.

7. The lighting module according to claim 5 , wherein the central region extends such that chromatic dispersion angle of light emitted by the lighting engine at an exit of the central region is less than or equal to half of an angle of a transition of the cut-off line.

8. The lighting module according to claim 6 , wherein the angle of the transition of the cut-off line is in a range between 0.1° and 3° including boundaries.

9. The lighting module according to claim 6 , wherein the angle of the transition of the cut-off line is in a range between 0.25° and 0.3° including boundaries.

10. The lighting module according to claim 1 , wherein the diffractive elements are positioned on an entry optical interface or an exit optical interface of the at least one lens.

11. The lighting module according to claim 1 , wherein a film comprises the diffractive elements and is placed onto the at least one lens.

12. The lighting module according to claim 11 , wherein the film is obtained by a lamination process.

13. The lighting module according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more light sources are electroluminescent sources.

14. A lighting device comprising at least one lighting module according to claim 1 .

15. The lighting device according to claim 14 , executing a function chosen from amongst:
a low-beam function;
a high-beam function;
a fog beam function.

16. A lighting module for a motor vehicle, the lighting module comprising:
at least one lighting engine configured to form a light beam with a cut-off line, the cut-off line running along one or more axes; and
at least one lens designed to project the light beam with the cut-off line, the at least one lens comprising diffractive elements to correct all or part of chromatism of the at least one lens, and comprising a central region which is lacking the diffractive elements, wherein
the diffractive elements are arranged so as to form lines of diffractive elements, the lines of diffractive elements being substantially rectilinear and parallel to one another.

17. The lighting module according to claim 16 , wherein distances separating two successive lines of diffractive elements are identical.

18. Lighting The lighting module according to claim 17 , wherein a distance between two successive lines of diffractive elements is calculated as a function of a material and of a shape of the at least one lens.

19. The lighting module according to claim 16 , wherein a distance between two successive lines of diffractive elements depends on a position of the two successive lines of diffractive elements with respect to the central region.

20. A lighting module for a motor vehicle, the lighting module comprising:
at least one lighting engine configured to form a light beam with a cut-off line, the cut-off line running along one or more axes; and
at least one lens designed to project the light beam with the cut-off line, the at least one lens comprising diffractive elements to correct all or part of chromatism of the at least one lens, and comprising a central region which is lacking the diffractive elements, wherein
the central region has a cylindrical optical power.

Assignees

• Valeo Vision

Inventors

• Lefaudeux Nicolas
• Thin Guillaume
• De Lamberterie Antoine
• Mbata Samira
• Amiel Francois-Xavier
• Dubois Vincent
• Hoang Van-Thai
• Canonne Thomas

Classifications

• F21S41/26

  Elongated lenses · CPC title

• F21S41/255

  Lenses with a front view of circular or truncated circular outline · CPC title

• F21S41/25 Primary

  Projection lenses · CPC title

• F21S41/275 Primary

  Lens surfaces, e.g. coatings or surface structures · CPC title

• F21S41/147

  the main emission direction of the LED being angled to the optical axis of the illuminating device · CPC title