Patents Assigned to ZKW GROUP GMBH
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Patent number: 11808427Abstract: An optical system for a motor vehicle headlight, wherein the system includes at least two optical elements, including a light coupling area, a light decoupling area, a lateral surface which delimits the optical element and has an optically effective aperture edge for forming a bright/dark boundary in a far-field light distribution producible with the optical system. The system includes at least two anterior optics, wherein an anterior optic is associated with each optical element. The first anterior optic and first optical element are configured to produce a first far-field light distribution, wherein the second anterior optic and second optical element are configured to produce a second far-field light distribution, which lies below the bright/dark boundary of the first far-field light distribution.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Alexander Schager, Thomas Edletzberger, Thomas Kern, Manuel Fahrngruber, Daniel Mader, Jürgen Wachsenegger, Patrick Wippel
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Patent number: 11796148Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising: a light module (2), wherein the light module (2) comprises a light source (2a) and a collimator (3), which is set up in such a manner that the light generated by the light source (2a) is emitted via a light-emitting surface (3a) in a light propagation direction (4), an optical element (5) having a light-coupling surface (5a) and a light-decoupling surface (5b), wherein the light of the collimator is guided through the optical element (5), wherein the light-decoupling surface (5b) of the optical element (5) has multiple optical elements (6) through which the light is emitted as a divergent light beam, wherein the light-emitting surface (3a) of the collimator (3) is formed from multiple lenses (7), wherein each lens (7) is set up for emitting the light of the light source (2a) to the light-coupling surface (5a) of the optical element (5) in a divergent manner, wherein all lenses (7) have essentially the same focal lengType: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Matthias Kemetmüller, Alexander Strohmüller
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Patent number: 11788704Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle headlamp (8) comprising a vehicle headlamp housing (9), an at least sectionally transparent cover pane (10) that closes the vehicle headlamp housing (9), a light source (11) that is accommodated in the vehicle headlamp housing (9) and serves for radiating light through the cover pane (10), and at least one motor vehicle design element (3) that is accommodated in the vehicle headlamp housing (9), wherein the at least one motor vehicle design element (3) comprises a dimensionally stable substrate (1) with at least one coated side.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Jochen Sattler, Thomas Haas, Lukas Dienstbier
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Patent number: 11788703Abstract: Lighting device of a motor vehicle headlamp, comprising a lens (1, 10) and at least one light source (2), wherein a lighting pattern (LI) can be generated by the at least one light source (2), wherein the lighting pattern (LI) generated by the light source (2) can be projected in front of the lighting device in the form of a light distribution by means of the lens (1, 10), wherein the lens (1, 10) has at least one projection optics (3, 30, 31) and one projection optics holder (4, 40), wherein at least one receiving means (5, 50, 51) is designed in the projection optics holder (4, 40), wherein the at least one receiving means (5, 50, 51) corresponds to the at least one projection optics (3, 30, 31), the at least one projection optics (3, 30, 31) is accommodated in the at least one receiving means (5, 50, 51), wherein a reference point system (6, 60, 61) is defined in the at least one receiving means (5, 50, 51) for determining a position of the projection optics (3, 30, 31) accommodated in this receiving meansType: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Stefan Mitterlehner, Günter Karlinger
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Patent number: 11780363Abstract: A motor vehicle (10), which can be operated in a self-driving mode, wherein the motor vehicle includes an illumination system (50) for generating light signal messages to individual road users, which includes a lighting device (100) and a control device, wherein the lighting device (100) includes at least one light source (110), includes an optical diffuser (120), which is equipped to diffuse by diffraction the light that can be emitted from the light source (110) in order to make possible a diffuse light impression of the optical diffuser (120), a carrier element (130), on which the light source (110) is arranged, wherein the carrier element (130) includes a cable conduit (140) for conducting an electrical line and a first fastening means (150) for fastening the carrier element (130) to the motor vehicle, includes a cover (160), which by means of a second fastening means (170) can be fastened to the carrier element (130), wherein the cover (160) combined with the carrier element (130) is equipped to hold thType: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Florian Wagner, Stefan Mitterlehner, Michael Brunner, Michael Salzer
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Patent number: 11774058Abstract: An illumination device (10) for a motor vehicle headlight, wherein the illumination device (10) comprises: a light source (50) for irradiating a light beam in a first direction of radiation (X1), a first deflection device (100) configured to deflect the light beam in a second direction of radiation (X2), and a second deflection device (200) for deflecting the light beam deflected by the first deflection device (100) in a third direction of radiation (X3) and for producing a light distribution in front of the illumination device (10), wherein the illumination device comprises at least one expanding optic (300) with a focus (F1), wherein said expanding optic (300) is associated with the at least one light source (50) and is configured to expand the light beam emitted by the light source (50) in the direction of the first direction of radiation (X1), wherein the at least one light source (50) is arranged in the direction of the first direction of radiation (X1) between the at least one expanding optic (300)Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Bettina Reisinger, Markus Danner, Josef Plank, Christian Knobloch, Jakob Pühringer, Josef Pürstinger
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Patent number: 11761605Abstract: A vehicle headlamp module, including an electrical circuit arrangement for controlling at least one function of a vehicle headlamp, and a housing for at least partially accommodating the electrical circuit arrangement, wherein the housing at least in certain sections has a metallic electrically conductive shielding surface facing the circuit arrangement for electromagnetically shielding the circuit arrangement. The electrical circuit arrangement has at least one contact-sensitive surface section that is constructed in a substantially planar manner, is free from electrical components arranged thereon, and faces a planar section of the shielding surface of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Carl Csaky-Pallavicini, Dominic Seibert
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Patent number: 11761604Abstract: A motor vehicle headlamp system with a first and a second motor vehicle headlamp, wherein each motor vehicle headlamp comprises a first and a second light module, which first light module comprises light pixels, and is arranged to generate a first light distribution (100), and wherein the second light module comprises light pixels, and is arranged to generate a second light distribution (200), wherein each light distribution (100, 200) is formed from several pixel light segments (101, 201), wherein a pixel light segment (101, 201) corresponds to a light pixel and is able to be produced through this, wherein each light distribution (100, 200) is arranged to generate a first pixel light segment group (110, 210) with a first column width (110a, 210a), to generate a second pixel light segment group (120, 220) with a second column width (120a, 220a), which corresponds to ½ of the first column width (110a, 210a), to generate a third pixel light segment group (130, 230) with a third column width (130a, 230a), whType: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Reza Larimian, Stefan Miedler, Thomas Reiter, Alexander Hacker, Christian Jackl, Bettina Reisinger, Christian Bemmer
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Patent number: 11746980Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination device (10) for a motor vehicle headlight, which illumination device (10) has at least one projection device (100), which projection device (100) is arranged on a support frame (50) of the illumination device (10), wherein the at least one projection device (100) comprises the following: at least one micro-optics array (200), which has a plurality of micro-optics (210) arranged in a matrix-like manner in a plane orthogonal to a main emission direction (X) of the projection device (100), at least one substrate layer (300), on which the at least one micro-optics array (200) is arranged, wherein the at least one micro-optics array (200) is arranged on an optically active section (310) of the substrate layer (300), which optically active section (310) is at least partially light-permeable, at least one light source (400), which is designed to emit light beams, wherein the light beams are coupled into the optically active section (310) of the substrate layer (300) and coType: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Josef Gürtl, Alexander Hacker
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Patent number: 11745640Abstract: A self-absorbent vehicle headlamp system including (i) a vehicle frame element that can be firmly connected to a vehicle; (ii) a vehicle headlamp housing displaceably held on the vehicle frame element, having at least one pin that is firmly connected to the vehicle headlamp housing, wherein the vehicle frame element includes at least one guide for receiving and linearly guiding the pin, wherein the pin is in engagement with the guide, so that the vehicle headlamp housing is guided by the pin being displaced along the guide and is thereby displaceable with respect to the vehicle frame element; (iii) at least one triggering element that can be mechanically connected to a bumper of a vehicle, and (iv) at least one triggering mechanism that is firmly connected to the vehicle frame element and is configured to receive the triggering element and the pin and to change at least as a function of the position of the triggering element, between a state (S1) blocking the pin and a state (S2) releasing the pin, wherein inType: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Markus Zeuner, Florian Wagner, Markus Bemmerl
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Patent number: 11738819Abstract: An illumination device for a motorcycle headlamp, which device is configured to create a segmented light pattern and includes: (i) a plurality of light sources, at least some of which are configured to be activated independently from each other, (ii) a segmented light guide unit, including a plurality of light guide elements and a light homogenization body, and (iii) a projection lens, which is configured to receive the light emitted from the collective light exit surface of the light homogenization body and to project the segmented light pattern, wherein at least some of the light guide elements are part of a first group of light guide elements, said first group having a defined geometric shape of the light entry surface, which is limited by four corners connected by four side edges (left, right, lower, and upper) wherein three of the side edges are straight, and the fourth edge has a rounded protrusion, which increases the light entrance surface, and is either the left or the right edge of the respective liType: GrantFiled: November 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Matej Marti{hacek over (s)}ka, Anton Koko{hacek over (s)}ka
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Patent number: 11738680Abstract: An illumination device for a motor vehicle headlight, which illumination device (10) comprises: a light module (100) comprising: at least one light source (110), a primary optics (200), a heat sink (300), and a holding body (400) set up to hold the primary optics (200) in their position, the holding body (400) and the heat sink (300) being connected to one another by means of a fastening means (500), and a support frame (700) on which the light module (100) is fastened via an adjustment screw (800) which comprises a screw head (810) and a screw section along a longitudinal axis (A), which screw head (810) is mounted in an articulated manner on the light module (100), the light module (100) comprising a bearing device (900), which bearing device (900) comprises a first and a second bearing shell (910, 920) which together form a joint socket, the first bearing shell (910) being arranged on the holding body (400) and the second bearing shell (920) being arranged on the heat sink (300), and the bearing deviType: GrantFiled: August 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventor: Johann Steinkellner
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Patent number: 11732857Abstract: Lighting device of a motor vehicle headlamp comprising a projection optics system (1) and a light source unit (2), wherein the light source unit comprises a surface (20), wherein the light source unit (2) can generate a lighting pattern on the surface (20), wherein the lighting pattern which can be generated on the surface (20) can be projected in front of the lighting device in the form of a light distribution by means of the projection optics system (1), wherein the light source unit (2) comprises a support structure (3), wherein the support structure (3) has an opening (30), wherein the opening (30) is arranged and designed to match the surface (20) and the lighting pattern can be generated at least on one side (201) of the surface (20) facing the projection optics system (1), wherein the projection optics system (1) has guiding elements (10) and the support structure (3) has elongated guides (31) corresponding to the guiding elements (10), wherein the guiding elements (10) are arranged in such a way thatType: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Stefan Mitterlehner, Günter Karlinger
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Patent number: 11719403Abstract: A primary optics for a motorcycle headlamp, wherein the primary optics is a non-imaging primary optics configured to irradiate a segmented light distribution in front of the primary optics, wherein the primary optics includes a plurality of light guiding elements for forming a predetermined segmented light distribution from light of light sources in a main direction. Each light guiding element has a light input surface and a common light output surface, wherein the light guiding elements are arranged in groups, wherein each group includes at least two light guiding elements arranged in juxtaposition along a straight arrangement line orthogonal to the main direction. The light segments generated by the light guiding elements of a group are irradiated in juxtaposition along a straight irradiation line corresponding to and parallel to respective straight arrangement line of the respective group.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Matej Marti{hacek over (s)}ka, Anton Koko{hacek over (s)}ka, Jaroslav Kyselica
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Patent number: 11719874Abstract: A light guide, including a light input surface, a longitudinal path, a lateral surface, wherein at least a portion of the lateral surface is configured as a light exit surface, wherein a first and a second light guide section includes a plurality of light redirection elements, which are configured to redirect light towards the light exit surface, wherein the light exit surface is a curved surface with a primary focal line, wherein each light redirection element has a certain incision-depth, which increases along the longitudinal path, wherein the light exit surface of the second light guide section has a protrusion, which has a secondary focal line, which is closer to the light exit surface than the primary focal line, wherein the light redirection elements of the first light guide section intersect the primary focal line, wherein the light redirection elements of the second light guide section intersect the primary focal line and the secondary focal line.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Christian Maier, Mahel Petr
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Patent number: 11698175Abstract: A lighting device (10) for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising: a first light module (100) for generating a low beam distribution, a second light module (200) for generating a high beam distribution having a light-guiding body (220), in which light-guiding body (220) light can be irradiated via a coupling surface (221) and can be decoupled via a decoupling surface (222), the light-guiding body (220) having a first reflective surface (223a) on a roof side (223), and a projection lens (500) that is configured to image the light that can be generated by the first and second light modules (100, 200) in front of the lighting device (10), the light-guiding body (220) being designed in such a way that an aperture for part of the light that can be generated by the first light module (100) is arranged between the first light module (100) and the projection lens (500), the lighting device (10) comprising a third light module (300) for generating an additional light distribution, and the light-guiding body (220)Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Philipp Vogelauer, Jakob Pühringer
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Patent number: 11680694Abstract: Floor projection device for a motor vehicle for producing at least one floor projection, wherein the floor projection device has an illuminant and a projection means, wherein the illuminant is configured to generate and at least partially emit light onto the projection means, wherein the projection means is configured to project the light which is emitted by the illuminant onto the projection means, in a state of the floor projection device integrated into the motor vehicle, onto a carriageway as a floor projection to the side of the motor vehicle, wherein the floor projection comprises at least two light segments separated from one another, wherein the illuminant has for this purpose at least two individually controllable light sources, wherein each light segment is assigned at least one light source, wherein the projection means has a focal point or a focal line, wherein at least one of the at least two light sources is arranged offset relative to the focal point or focal line of the projection means, whereType: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Markus Danner, Christian Maier
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Patent number: 11629834Abstract: A projection module (10) for a motor vehicle headlamp, comprising a first light source (110) and a second light source (120), a beam stop (200), which is horizontally arranged, and which comprises an optically relevant stop edge (210) for creating an asymmetric light-dark boundary, wherein the first light source (110) is arranged on a top side of the beam stop (200) and, in combination with the stop edge (210), contributes to the creation of a low beam distribution, and wherein the second light source (120) is arranged on a bottom side of the beam stop (200) and contributes to the creation of a high beam distribution, and a projection lens (300), wherein the projection module (10) comprises an auxiliary stop (400), which is vertically arranged below the beam stop (200), and which has a vertically extending first optically relevant stop edge (410), which is configured to partially shade light from the second light source (120), so that a partial high beam distribution can be created, and wherein the auxiliaryType: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Bernhard Mandl, Tobias Karas
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Patent number: 11629837Abstract: Lighting arrangement (10) for vehicles, said light arrangement comprises: —at least one light guide (100), which extends from a common end region (110) into a at least one light guide portion (210) at a transition section (200) of the light guide (100), wherein the common end region (110) has a light main propagation direction (X) and the at least one light guide portion (210) extends along a second direction, wherein the at least one light guide (100) comprises a light receiving surface (101) configured to receive light from a light source and direct the light into the light guide (100), wherein the at least one light guide portion (210) has one or more decoupling-elements (230) for emitting light out of the light guide portion (210), wherein the at least one light guide portion (210) is configured to emit a first light distribution, and —a supplementary component (300) for using stray light exiting from the at least one light guide (100) at the transition section (200), said supplementary component (300) exType: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Viktor Lenický, Jozef Manduch, Milos Siska
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Patent number: 11614213Abstract: Projection device (10) for a motor vehicle headlight, which projection device (10) comprises the following: projection optics (50), a shield element (100), a base body (200), wherein the shield element (100) can be pushed onto the base body (200) along a push-on direction (X) by means of guide elements (110) onto the base body (200), wherein the guide elements (110) engage in counter-guide elements (210), and wherein the guide elements (110) have an end stop (111) and the counter-guide elements (210) have a stop (211), which stops (211) are designed in combination with the end stops (111) to limit the movement of the shield element (100) in the direction of the push-on direction (X) towards an end position, wherein the projection device (10) comprises at least one clamping device, which comprises a first and a second clamping element (120a, 220a), wherein the first clamping element (120a) is designed to engage the second clamping element (220a), and wherein the at least one clamping device is designed toType: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Lukas Sieber, Clemens Hauer