EP0307657A3 - Motor vehicle headlight - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0307657A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: motor vehicle; vehicle headlight; headlight; motor; vehicle
Prior art date: 1987-09-17
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP88113557A

Other languages

German (de)

Other versions

EP0307657A2 (en

EP0307657B1 (en

Inventor

Gerhard Dipl.-Ing. Lindae

Rainer Dr. Dipl.-Phys. Neumann

Peter Perthus

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Robert Bosch GmbH

Original Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1987-09-17

Filing date

1988-08-20

Publication date

1990-03-14

1988-08-20 Application filed by Robert Bosch GmbH filed Critical Robert Bosch GmbH

1989-03-22 Publication of EP0307657A2 publication Critical patent/EP0307657A2/en

1990-03-14 Publication of EP0307657A3 publication Critical patent/EP0307657A3/en

1994-11-23 Application granted granted Critical

1994-11-23 Publication of EP0307657B1 publication Critical patent/EP0307657B1/en

2008-08-20 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
- F21S41/30—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by reflectors
- F21S41/32—Optical layout thereof
- F21S41/33—Multi-surface reflectors, e.g. reflectors with facets or reflectors with portions of different curvature
- F21S41/334—Multi-surface reflectors, e.g. reflectors with facets or reflectors with portions of different curvature the reflector consisting of patch like sectors
- F21S41/335—Multi-surface reflectors, e.g. reflectors with facets or reflectors with portions of different curvature the reflector consisting of patch like sectors with continuity at the junction between adjacent areas
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
- F21S41/10—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by the light source
- F21S41/14—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by the light source characterised by the type of light source
- F21S41/162—Incandescent light sources, e.g. filament or halogen lamps
- F21S41/164—Incandescent light sources, e.g. filament or halogen lamps having two or more filaments

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)

EP88113557A 1987-09-17 1988-08-20 Motor vehicle headlight Expired - Lifetime EP0307657B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE3731232		1987-09-17
DE19873731232 DE3731232A1 (en)	1987-09-17	1987-09-17	HEADLIGHTS FOR VEHICLES, IN PARTICULAR HEADLIGHTS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0307657A2 EP0307657A2 (en)	1989-03-22
EP0307657A3 true EP0307657A3 (en)	1990-03-14
EP0307657B1 EP0307657B1 (en)	1994-11-23

Family

ID=6336224

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP88113557A Expired - Lifetime EP0307657B1 (en)	1987-09-17	1988-08-20	Motor vehicle headlight

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
US (1)	US4924359A (en)
EP (1)	EP0307657B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP2654116B2 (en)
DE (2)	DE3731232A1 (en)

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JPH0658761B2 (en) *	1988-11-08	1994-08-03	株式会社小糸製作所	Headlight reflector
DE3919334A1 (en) *	1989-06-13	1990-12-20	Tetsuhiro Kano	REFLECTOR FOR A LAMP
JPH0368305U (en) *	1989-11-02	1991-07-04
DE4002576C5 (en) *	1990-01-30	2005-06-02	Automotive Lighting Reutlingen Gmbh	Headlamp with dipped and main beam for motor vehicles
JP2610546B2 (en) *	1991-01-25	1997-05-14	株式会社小糸製作所	Vehicle headlight reflector
JP2604646B2 (en) *	1991-01-28	1997-04-30	株式会社小糸製作所	Vehicle headlight reflector
EP0519112B1 (en) *	1991-06-21	1996-03-13	Tetsuhiro Kano	Reflector and method of generating a reflector shape
DE4131483A1 (en) *	1991-09-21	1993-03-25	Bosch Gmbh Robert	HEADLIGHTS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
DE4206881A1 (en) *	1992-03-05	1993-09-09	Bosch Gmbh Robert	LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
JP2750647B2 (en) *	1992-08-14	1998-05-13	株式会社小糸製作所	Vehicle headlight reflector
US5394317A (en) *	1992-11-03	1995-02-28	Grenga; John J.	Lamp reflector
DE4327690A1 (en) *	1992-11-06	1994-05-11	Bosch Gmbh Robert	Beam=setting regime for motor-vehicle headlamps to reduce glare - aligns offside beam away from oncoming traffic and has flat nearside beam set wholly below horizontal reference plane.
DE4238274C2 (en) *	1992-11-13	1999-04-01	Bosch Gmbh Robert	Multi-range reflector as part of a motor vehicle headlight
JP2764369B2 (en) *	1993-07-26	1998-06-11	株式会社小糸製作所	Vehicle headlight reflector
US5506471A (en) *	1994-06-06	1996-04-09	General Electric Company	Low glare infrared light source
GB2294536B (en) *	1994-10-27	1998-06-17	Carello Lighting Plc	Vehicle headlight with a complex-surface reflector
FR2732747B1 (en) *	1995-04-06	1997-06-20	Valeo Vision	MOTOR VEHICLE PROJECTOR CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING A BEAM DELIMITED BY A CUT TO TWO HALF PLANS OFFSET IN HEIGHT
CZ287690B6 (en) *	1996-01-29	2001-01-17	Autopal S. R. O.	Headlight with complex reflector
FR2792999B1 (en) *	1999-04-29	2001-09-14	Valeo Vision	SINGLE SOURCE, FIXED OPTICAL BI-FUNCTION PROJECTOR FOR MOTOR VEHICLE
CN1671990A (en) *	2002-07-26	2005-09-21	皇家飞利浦电子股份有限公司	Illumination system
US7829899B2 (en)	2006-05-03	2010-11-09	Cree, Inc.	Multi-element LED lamp package

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3492474A (en) *	1966-12-02	1970-01-27	Koito Mfg Co Ltd	Reflector with compound curvature reflecting surface
US4481563A (en) *	1982-05-10	1984-11-06	Corning Glass Works	Automotive headlight having optics in the reflector
US4530042A (en) *	1982-11-19	1985-07-16	Cibie Projecteurs	Dipped headlamp for automobiles
DE3527391A1 (en) *	1985-07-31	1987-02-05	Bosch Gmbh Robert	FOG LIGHTS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
DE3531223A1 (en) *	1985-08-31	1987-03-05	Bosch Gmbh Robert	HEADLIGHTS, IN PARTICULAR RECTANGULAR HEADLIGHTS, FOR LOW BEAM LIGHTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES

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FR2545152B1 (en) *	1983-04-27	1985-08-16	Cibie Projecteurs
FR2599121B1 (en) *	1986-05-26	1988-09-16	Cibie Projecteurs	OFFSET MIXED CROSSING PROJECTOR
FR2599120B1 (en) *	1986-05-26	1988-09-16	Cibie Projecteurs	OFFSET MIXED CROSSING PROJECTORS

1987
- 1987-09-17 DE DE19873731232 patent/DE3731232A1/en not_active Ceased
1988
- 1988-08-20 EP EP88113557A patent/EP0307657B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1988-08-20 DE DE3852159T patent/DE3852159D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1988-08-29 US US07/237,195 patent/US4924359A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1988-09-13 JP JP63227662A patent/JP2654116B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3492474A (en) *	1966-12-02	1970-01-27	Koito Mfg Co Ltd	Reflector with compound curvature reflecting surface
US4481563A (en) *	1982-05-10	1984-11-06	Corning Glass Works	Automotive headlight having optics in the reflector
US4530042A (en) *	1982-11-19	1985-07-16	Cibie Projecteurs	Dipped headlamp for automobiles
DE3527391A1 (en) *	1985-07-31	1987-02-05	Bosch Gmbh Robert	FOG LIGHTS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
DE3531223A1 (en) *	1985-08-31	1987-03-05	Bosch Gmbh Robert	HEADLIGHTS, IN PARTICULAR RECTANGULAR HEADLIGHTS, FOR LOW BEAM LIGHTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
US4924359A (en)	1990-05-08
DE3852159D1 (en)	1995-01-05
JP2654116B2 (en)	1997-09-17
DE3731232A1 (en)	1989-03-30
EP0307657A2 (en)	1989-03-22
JPH0197301A (en)	1989-04-14
EP0307657B1 (en)	1994-11-23

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1989-02-04	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1989-03-22	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): DE FR GB IT
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1990-09-19	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19900726
1992-02-26	RAP3	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
1993-03-17	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 19930201
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1995-02-10	ITF	It: translation for a ep patent filed	Owner name: STUDIO JAUMANN
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1995-09-23	PLBE	No opposition filed within time limit	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261
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