Headlight for a motor vehicle, motor vehicle comprising the headlight, method for operating the headlight

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2026054635-A1
Application number	US-202519296979-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 12, 2025
Priority date	Aug 21, 2024
Publication date	Feb 26, 2026
Grant date	—

Abstract

A headlight is provided for a motor vehicle. The headlight includes: a light module, which includes a cornering light or illuminated lettering; an environment sensing element, which includes an optical environment sensor, a radar, or a camera; a housing; and a changing device. The housing has a region into which the light module or the environment sensing element is displaceable, and the changing device is configured to carry out a change between the light module and the environment sensing element in the region.

First claim

1 . A headlight for a motor vehicle, the headlight comprising:
a light module, which comprises a cornering light or illuminated lettering; an environment sensing element, which comprises an optical environment sensor, a radar, or a camera; a housing; and a changing device, wherein the housing comprises a region into which the light module or the environment sensing element is displaceable, and wherein the changing device is configured to carry out a change between the light module and the environment sensing element in the region.

2 . The headlight according to claim 1 ,
wherein the changing device comprises a changing arm, wherein a guide axis is arranged on the housing, wherein the light module and the environment sensing element are arranged on different sides of the guide axis on the changing arm, wherein the changing arm is configured to be moved rotatably about the guide axis from a first position into a second position, wherein the changing arm is arranged on the guide axis so as to be movable translationally, wherein the changing arm is arranged outside the housing, wherein the housing comprises a cut-out, wherein the light module is configured to be moved into the housing or out of the housing through the cut-out in the first position of the changing arm by way of translatory movement of the changing arm, and wherein, in the second position of the changing arm, the environment sensing element is moveable into the housing or out of the housing through the cut-out by way of translatory movement of the changing arm.

3 . The headlight according to claim 2 , wherein the light module and the environment sensing element are arranged on opposite ends of the changing arm.

4 . The headlight according to claim 2 ,
wherein the headlight further comprises a movement piece, wherein the movement piece is supported on the guide axis so as to be movable translationally, and wherein the movement piece is configured so as to move the changing arm translationally in relation to the housing upon a translatory movement of the movement piece.

5 . The headlight according to claim 4 , wherein the headlight comprises a drive for moving the movement piece translationally.

6 . The headlight according to claim 5 ,
wherein the drive provides for translatory movement of the movement piece in that the movement piece is arranged in a rotatably movable manner on the guide axis, wherein the movement piece comprises an external threaded spindle extending along the guide axis, wherein the housing comprises an internal thread, wherein the external threaded spindle engages with the internal thread, wherein a motor comprising a drive pinion is arranged on the changing arm, and wherein the movement piece comprises a pinion that is driveable by the drive pinion to provide the rotational movement of the movement piece on the guide axis.

7 . The headlight according to claim 2 , wherein the headlight comprises a drive that is configured to provide rotational movement of the guide axis in relation to the housing.

8 . The headlight according to claim 7 ,
wherein the drive is configured to provide the rotational movement of the guide axis on the housing, wherein a motor is arranged with a drive pinion, and wherein the guide axis comprises a pinion that is driveable by the drive pinion for the rotational movement of the guide axis.

9 . The headlight according to claim 2 , wherein the guide axis supports the changing arm via a bearing.

10 . The headlight according to claim 2 , wherein the housing receives the guide axis via a guide.

11 . A motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle comprises the headlight according to claim 1 .

12 . A method for operating the headlight configured according to claim 1 , the method comprising changing between the light module and the environment sensing element with the changing device in the region.

13 . A method for operating the headlight configured according to claim 2 , the method comprising: changing between the light module and the environment sensing element with the changing device in the region by:
in the first position of the changing arm, moving the light module through the cut-out out of the housing by way of translatory movement of the changing arm, rotatably moving the changing arm about the guide axis from the first position into the second position, and moving, in the second position of the changing arm, the environment sensing element into the housing through the cut-out by way of translatory movement of the changing arm; or moving, in the second position of the changing arm, the environment sensing element out of the housing through the cut-out by way of translatory movement of the changing arm, rotatably moving the changing arm about the guide axis from the second position into the first position, and moving, in the first position of the changing arm, the light module into the housing through the cut-out by way of translatory movement of the changing arm.

Assignees

• Porsche Ag

Inventors

• Bolay Philipp

Classifications

• B60Q2200/30

  Special arrangements for adjusting headlamps, e.g. means for transmitting the movements for adjusting the lamps · CPC title

• B60Q1/068

  by mechanical means · CPC title

• B60Q1/0023 Primary

  the element being a sensor, e.g. distance sensor, camera · CPC title

• B60Q2800/10

  Autonomous vehicles · CPC title

• B60Q1/05

  retractable · CPC title