Patents by Inventor Christian Jackl
Christian Jackl has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 12377771Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning device (20) for a lens glass (10) in particular of a vehicle, with an optically transparent lens glass (10), with a hydrophobic and dirt-repelling, optically transparent coating (25), which is applied on an outer side (11) of the lens glass (10), with at least one vibration element (21), which is coupled with the lens glass (10), wherein the at least one vibration element (21) can be activated by a control device (40), and with an optically transparent anti-fog device (30), which is arranged at an inner side (12) of the lens glass (10). Furthermore, a vehicle with at least one cleaning device (20) is specified within the scope of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Thomas Reiter, Georg Pitterle, Christian Jackl
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Patent number: 12356086Abstract: The invention relates to a system (1) for monitoring the surroundings of a motor vehicle (100), in particular an autonomous or semi-autonomous motor vehicle, wherein the system (1) includes at least one optical image capturing device (2) as well as further a lighting device (3, 4), wherein the optical image capturing device (2) is arranged for capturing an area of coverage (E1) of the surroundings, and wherein the area of coverage (E1) can be illuminated at least partially, preferably completely, by the lighting device (3, 4), and wherein the lighting device (3, 4) is arranged for generating a motor vehicle light distribution or part of a motor vehicle light distribution.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Martin Brandstetter, Johann Altmann, Martin Sporn, Harald Bechmann, Ingeborg Bednar, Christian Jackl
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Patent number: 12326229Abstract: Illumination device (10) for a motor vehicle headlight, wherein the illumination device (10) comprises the following: a heat sink (50) with several light sources (20) and projection optics (60), a holding body (70) for holding the projection bodies (60) and the heat sink (50), wherein the heat sink (50) is attached to the holding body (70) by means of an attachment device, wherein the attachment device comprises at least three attachment pairs (100a), which are arranged in a cross-section orthogonal to the main emission direction (X) at the same distance to the optical axis (A) of the projection optics (60) about the optical axis (A), wherein an attachment pair (100a) comprises a rib (100) projecting from the holding body (70), which rib extends along an extension plane (E) away from the holding body (70) against the main emission direction (X), and comprises a fixing recess (200) corresponding to the projecting rib (100), which is arranged on the heat sink (50) and passes through it along an axis (X1) parType: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Riegler Hans-Jörg, Christian Jackl, Alexander Hacker
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Publication number: 20250115214Abstract: The invention relates to a cover lens cleaning system comprising a cover lens (101) for closing an opening of a housing (102) as well as a cleaning device (103), wherein the cover lens (101) is transparent, wherein the cleaning device (103) can apply an air flow for cleaning to an outer surface of the cover lens (101) via an air outlet (108). The cleaning device has one or more drainage openings (109) leading into an outer space on a lower side (103a), via which any moisture or liquid such as water present in the cleaning device (103) can escape.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Christian JACKL, Georg PITTERLE
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Publication number: 20250116839Abstract: Lens system (1) for a vehicle headlamp, wherein the lens system (1) comprises a light source (2), an array (3) of consecutively arranged lenses (3a, 3b, 3c), and a lens holding member (4), which is configured to encase the array (3) of lenses, wherein an entrance lens (3a), a first distance means (5a), at least one intermediate lens (3b), a last distance means (5b) and an exit lens (3c) are arranged consecutively within the lens holding member, wherein the last distance means (5b) enables a sprung connection between the exit lens (3c) and the at least one intermediate lens (3b) in such a way that a force, caused by a displacement of the entrance (3a) and/or the intermediate lens (3b) along a longitudinal axis (x) due to thermal expansion, which acts towards the exit lens (3c) is absorbed by a compression of the last distance means (5b).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2022Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Hans-Jörg RIEGLER, Christian JACKL, Alexander HACKER
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Publication number: 20240271771Abstract: Illumination device (10) for a motor vehicle headlight, wherein the illumination device (10) comprises the following: a heat sink (50) with several light sources (20) and projection optics (60), a holding body (70) for holding the projection bodies (60) and the heat sink (50), wherein the heat sink (50) is attached to the holding body (70) by means of an attachment device, wherein the attachment device comprises at least three attachment pairs (100a), which are arranged in a cross-section orthogonal to the main emission direction (X) at the same distance to the optical axis (A) of the projection optics (60) about the optical axis (A), wherein an attachment pair (100a) comprises a rib (100) projecting from the holding body (70), which rib extends along an extension plane (E) away from the holding body (70) against the main emission direction (X), and comprises a fixing recess (200) corresponding to the projecting rib (100), which is arranged on the heat sink (50) and passes through it along an axis (X1) parType: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2022Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Riegler HANS-JÖRG, Christian JACKL, Alexander HACKER
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Patent number: 12007087Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle headlight (1) with adjustable dipped beam, comprising at least two dipped beam modules (2) for the shared radiation of a dipped beam distribution, wherein each dipped beam module (2) are respectively set up to radiate a portion of the dipped beam distribution with a predeterminable light intensity, at least one light source carrier (3) with light sources (4), wherein at least one light source (4) is associated with each dipped beam module (2), wherein each dipped beam module (2) comprises a reflector (2a) with at least one focal point (P) or a focal line, and at least one light source (4) is arranged in the focal point (P) or a focal line of the reflector (2a), and each dipped beam module reflector (2a) is configured so that the light distribution radiated from each dipped beam module (2) and also the light-dark boundary of the respective dipped beam distribution is finally established in connection with the mounting position of the dipped beam module reflector (2a), wType: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Stefan Tomasetig, Christian Jackl, Bernd Eichinger
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Publication number: 20240181998Abstract: Motor vehicle headlight (1), comprising a lens ( ) a screen (3), a windscreen wiper (4) with a wiper blade (4a), which is arranged between the screen (3) and the lens (4a), a drive device (5), which is designed to move the wiper blade (4a) back and forth between a starting position and an end position, wherein an area (2b) of the lens (2) to be cleaned can be cleaned by moving the wiper blade (4a) from the starting position to the end position or from the end position to the starting position and by the contact of the wiper blade (4a) with the outside of the lens (2), wherein the wiper blade (4a) is located completely below an upper edge (3a) of the screen (3) in the starting position, and extends partially or completely over the upper edge (3a) of the screen (3) in the end position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2022Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Rudolf LEONHARTSBERGER, Georg PITTERLE, Christian JACKL, Christoph BIERWIPFL, Roman POPP, Andreas KREUZER, Robert STAMMINGER
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Publication number: 20230391292Abstract: A cleaning device for cleaning a cover lens of a vehicle headlamp is configured to generate an airstream and direct it towards the cover lens. The cleaning device includes at least one air stream device (ASD) configured to generate at least one airstream in an airflow direction. Each ASD includes an air chamber having a spreading section for spreading the received air, a homogenization section for homogenizing the spread air, and a nozzle for outputting the received air in the airflow direction and forming the respective airstream. The spreading section includes a guide channel configured to spread the received air transversely to the airflow direction and to guide the received air to the homogenization section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Christian JACKL, Georg PITTERLE, Thomas REITER
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Publication number: 20230313959Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle headlight (1) with adjustable dipped beam, comprising at least two dipped beam modules (2) for the shared radiation of a dipped beam distribution, wherein each dipped beam module (2) are respectively set up to radiate a portion of the dipped beam distribution with a predeterminable light intensity, at least one light source carrier (3) with light sources (4), wherein at least one light source (4) is associated with each dipped beam module (2), wherein each dipped beam module (2) comprises a reflector (2a) with at least one focal point (P) or a focal line, and at least one light source (4) is arranged in the focal point (P) or a focal line of the reflector (2a), and each dipped beam module reflector (2a) is configured so that the light distribution radiated from each dipped beam module (2) and also the light-dark boundary of the respective dipped beam distribution is finally established in connection with the mounting position of the dipped beam module reflector (2a), wType: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Stefan TOMASETIG, Christian JACKL, Bernd EICHINGER
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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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Publication number: 20230204181Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Reza LARIMIAN, Stefan MIEDLER, Thomas REITER, Alexander HACKER, Christian JACKL, Bettina REISINGER, Christian BEMMER
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Publication number: 20230124469Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning device (10) for cleaning at least one cover glass (2) of a headlamp, in particular a vehicle headlamp (1), wherein the cover glass (2) comprises on its outer side (3) a hydrophobic and dirt-repelling coating (20) and at least one vibration element (11) is fastened to the at least one cover glass (2), wherein the at least one vibration element (11) can be activated by a control device (30). The scope of the invention further includes a headlamp, in particular a vehicle headlamp (1), with a cleaning device (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Christian Jackl, Georg Pitterle, Thomas Reiter
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Publication number: 20230123728Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning device (20) for a lens glass (10) in particular of a vehicle, with an optically transparent lens glass (10), with a hydrophobic and dirt-repelling, optically transparent coating (25), which is applied on an outer side (11) of the lens glass (10), with at least one vibration element (21), which is coupled with the lens glass (10), wherein the at least one vibration element (21) can be activated by a control device (40), and with an optically transparent anti-fog device (30), which is arranged at an inner side (12) of the lens glass (10). Furthermore, a vehicle with at least one cleaning device (20) is specified within the scope of the invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Thomas Reiter, Georg Pitterle, Christian Jackl
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Patent number: 11555593Abstract: Motor vehicle light module (1) comprising at least one microprojector (2) and at least one at least partially translucent projection screen element (3), the at least one microprojector (2) being configured to create a light distribution (4), the light distribution being projectable in the form of a predefinable luminous pattern (5) onto the at least one at least partially translucent projection screen element (3), wherein, when the motor vehicle light module (1) is in a switched-on state, the predefinable luminous pattern (5) is visible on a side (30) of the projection screen element (3) facing away from the microprojector (2) and contains optically displayed information.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Peter Schadenhofer, Alexander Hacker, Josef Gürtl, Bernhard Mandl, Christian Jackl, Anke Müller, Siegmar Hackl
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Publication number: 20220417448Abstract: The invention relates to a system (1) for monitoring the surroundings of a motor vehicle (100), in particular an autonomous or semi-autonomous motor vehicle, wherein the system (1) includes at least one optical image capturing device (2) as well as further a lighting device (3, 4), wherein the optical image capturing device (2) is arranged for capturing an area of coverage (E1) of the surroundings, and wherein the area of coverage (E1) can be illuminated at least partially, preferably completely, by the lighting device (3, 4), and wherein the lighting device (3, 4) is arranged for generating a motor vehicle light distribution or part of a motor vehicle light distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Martin Brandstetter, Johann Altmann, Martin Sporn, Harald Bechmann, Ingeborg Bednar, Christian Jackl
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Publication number: 20210388964Abstract: Motor vehicle light module (1) comprising at least one microprojector (2) and at least one at least partially translucent projection screen element (3), the at least one microprojector (2) being configured to create a light distribution (4), the light distribution being projectable in the form of a predefinable luminous pattern (5) onto the at least one at least partially translucent projection screen element (3), wherein, when the motor vehicle light module (1) is in a switched-on state, the predefinable luminous pattern (5) is visible on a side (30) of the projection screen element (3) facing away from the microprojector (2) and contains optically displayed information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Peter SCHADENHOFER, Alexander HACKER, Josef GÜRTL, Bernhard MANDL, Christian JACKL, Anke MÜLLER, Siegmar HACKL
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Patent number: 11104266Abstract: To set light modules or other optical components in a headlight, in particular a motor vehicle headlight, a setting device (3) is configured for jointly adjusting the support frames (11, 21), in which the light modules or optical components are held, by pivoting in each case about at least one axis (a1, a2) relative to the housing of the headlight. The setting device (3) comprises a gearing, which is actuated by an actuator (31) and is connected to the support frames (11, 21) by respective articulated couplings. In a multishell-concentric ball-and-socket joint (30), a connection element (34) of the actuator (31) and connection elements (14, 24) of the support frame (11, 21) are concentrically coupled. The connection element (14) of the first support frame (11) is rigidly connected to the first support frame (11), while for the other support frame(s) (21) the associated connection element (24) is connected directly or by way of the gearing to the articulated coupling (29) of the support frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBHInventors: Christian Jackl, Martin Hungendorfer, Matthias Mayer
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Publication number: 20210221278Abstract: To set light modules or other optical components in a headlight, in particular a motor vehicle headlight, a setting device (3) is configured for jointly adjusting the support frames (11, 21), in which the light modules or optical components are held, by pivoting in each case about at least one axis (a1, a2) relative to the housing of the headlight. The setting device (3) comprises a gearing, which is actuated by an actuator (31) and is connected to the support frames (11, 21) by respective articulated couplings. In a multishell-concentric ball-and-socket joint (30), a connection element (34) of the actuator (31) and connection elements (14, 24) of the support frame (11, 21) are concentrically coupled. The connection element (14) of the first support frame (11) is rigidly connected to the first support frame (11), while for the other support frame(s) (21) the associated connection element (24) is connected directly or by way of the gearing to the articulated coupling (29) of the support frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2018Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Christian JACKL, Martin HUNGENDORFER, Matthias MAYER
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Patent number: 10612741Abstract: The invention relates to a microprojection light module (1) for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising at least one light source (2) and at least one projection device (3), which images the light exiting the at least one light source (2) into a region in front of the motor vehicle in the form of at least one light distribution, wherein the projection device (3) comprises an entrance lens system (30) including one, two or more micro entrance lenses (31), which are preferably arranged in an array, and an exit lens system (40) including one, two or more micro exit lenses (41), which are preferably arranged in an array, wherein each micro entrance lens (31) is associated with exactly one micro exit lens (41), wherein the micro entrance lenses (31) are designed in such a way and/or the micro entrance lenses (31) and the micro exit lenses (41) are arranged with respect to one another in such a way that substantially all the light exiting the micro entrance lens (31) enters exactly only the associated micro exit lensType: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Andreas Moser, Bernhard Mandl, Christian Jackl