Light module with light beam scanning, notably for motor vehicles, provided with a focusing system having small dimensions, and motor vehicle light device comprising such a light module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10955103-B2
Application number	US-201816227372-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2018
Priority date	Dec 22, 2017
Publication date	Mar 23, 2021
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021

Abstract

A light module having light beam scanning, notably for motor vehicles, including a light source configured for generating a light beam which has a slow axis and a fast axis, a wavelength conversion element having a conversion surface, and scanning means arranged for scanning the conversion surface with the light beam, the light module including moreover a focussing system arranged for focussing the light beam onto the conversion element and for adapting the width of the light beam to the dimensions of the scanning means, the focussing system including a lens convergent along the fast and slow axes, the lens being provided with an input dioptre and an output dioptre of the light beam, the input dioptre being substantially cylindrical in such a way as to make the light beam converge only along the fast axis until inducing a point of inversion of the image of the light source inside the lens before the light beam reaches the output dioptre.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A light module having light beam scanning, notably for motor vehicles, comprising:
a light source configured for generating a light beam which has a slow axis and a fast axis,
a wavelength conversion element having a conversion surface, and
scanning device arranged for scanning the conversion surface with the light beam, and
a focussing system arranged for focussing the light beam onto the conversion element and for adapting the width of the light beam to the dimensions of the scanning device, the focussing system comprising a lens convergent along the fast and slow axes, the lens being provided with an input dioptre and an output dioptre of the light beam, the input dioptre being substantially cylindrical in such a way as to make the light beam converge only along the fast axis until inducing a point of inversion of the image of the light source inside the lens before the beam reaches the output dioptre.

2. Light module according to claim 1 , wherein the output dioptre is convergent along the slow and fast axes.

3. Light module according to claim 1 , wherein input dioptre has a convex curvature along the fast axis, having a substantially cylindrical portion whose axis is substantially parallel with the slow axis.

4. Light module according to claim 1 , wherein the lens is disposed in the optical path of the light beam between the light source and the scanning device.

5. Light module according to claim 1 , wherein the lens is a thick lens.

6. Light module according to claim 1 , wherein the scanning device are provided with one or two mobile micromirrors configured for scanning the conversion surface with the light beam in a first direction and/or in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.

7. Light module according to claim 1 , wherein the light source comprises at least one laser diode, the light beam generated being a laser beam.

8. Light module according to a claim 1 , wherein the conversion element comprises a phosphorescent material.

9. Motor vehicle light device comprising a light module having light beam scanning according to claim 1 .

10. Motor vehicle light device according to claim 9 , further comprising a projection system.

11. Light module according to claim 2 , wherein input dioptre has a convex curvature along the fast axis, having a substantially cylindrical portion whose axis is substantially parallel with the slow axis.

12. Light module according to claim 2 , wherein the input dioptre is substantially flat along the slow axis in order to avoid modifying the light beam in that direction.

13. Light module according to claim 2 , wherein the lens is disposed in the optical path of the light beam between the light source and the scanning device.

14. Light module according to claim 2 , wherein the lens is a thick lens.

15. Light module according to claim 2 , wherein the scanning device is provided with one or two mobile micromirrors configured for scanning the conversion surface with the light beam in a first direction and/or in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.

16. Light module according to claim 2 , wherein the light source comprises at least one laser diode, the light beam generated being a laser beam.

17. Light module according to a claim 2 , wherein the conversion element comprises a phosphorescent material.

18. Motor vehicle light device comprising a light module having light beam scanning according to claim 2 .

19. Light module having light beam scanning, for motor vehicles, comprising:
a light source configured for generating a light beam which has a slow axis and a fast axis,
a wavelength conversion element having a conversion surface, and
scanning device arranged for scanning the conversion surface with the light beam, and
a focussing system arranged for focussing the light beam onto the conversion element and for adapting the width of the light beam to the dimensions of the scanning device, the focussing system comprising a lens convergent along the fast and slow axes, the lens being provided with an input dioptre and an output dioptre of the light beam, the input dioptre being substantially cylindrical in such a way as to make the light beam converge only along the fast axis until inducing a point of inversion of the image of the light source inside the lens before the beam reaches the output diopter, wherein:
the output dioptre is convergent along the slow and fast axes, and
the output dioptre has a biconical curve surface.

20. Light module having light beam scanning, for motor vehicles, comprising:
a light source configured for generating a light beam which has a slow axis and a fast axis,
a wavelength conversion element having a conversion surface, and
scanning device arranged for scanning the conversion surface with the light beam, and
a focussing system arranged for focussing the light beam onto the conversion element and for adapting the width of the light beam to the dimensions of the scanning device, the focussing system comprising a lens convergent along the fast and slow axes, the lens being provided with an input dioptre and an output dioptre of the light beam, the input dioptre being substantially cylindrical in such a way as to make the light beam converge only along the fast axis until inducing a point of inversion of the image of the light source inside the lens before the beam reaches the output diopter, wherein the input dioptre is substantially flat along the slow axis in order to avoid modifying the light beam in that direction.

Assignees

• Valeo Vision

Inventors

• Albou Pierre

Classifications

• F21S41/27 Primary

  Thick lenses · CPC title

• H01S5/0087

  for illuminating phosphorescent or fluorescent materials, e.g. using optical arrangements specifically adapted for guiding or shaping laser beams illuminating these materials · CPC title

• F21S41/141 Primary

  Light emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21W2102/00

  Exterior vehicle lighting devices for illuminating purposes · CPC title

• F21S43/26

  Refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters not provided in groups F21S43/235 - F21S43/255 · CPC title