Abstract: The invention relates to a short-circuit fault detection illumination device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising a voltage input (SE) and a terminal (ME) for connection to earth potential, a power branch (LS) supplied via the voltage input (SE), which comprises a number of light sources (2) to be monitored, wherein this number is at least two, wherein the light sources (2) are designed to emit the light of the illumination device (1) and the light sources (2) are connected to one another in series within the power branch (LS), wherein the illumination device (1) further has an auxiliary branch (HS) with transistors (3) arranged therein and connected to one another in series, wherein each light source (2) of the power branch (LS) is associated with one of the transistors (3), and thus a monitoring pair (P1, P2, P3, P4), consisting of a light source (2) to be monitored and a transistor (3) assigned for monitoring, is formed, wherein each transistor (3) is coupled to the cathode and anode of the l

Abstract: The present invention relates to an mRNA sequence, comprising a coding region, encoding at least one antigenic peptide or protein of RSV infections Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof. Additionally the present invention relates to a composition comprising a plurality of mRNA sequences comprising a coding region, encoding at least one antigenic peptide or protein of RSV infections Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) or a fragment, variant or derivative thereof. Furthermore it also discloses the use of the mRNA sequence or the composition comprising a plurality of mRNA sequences for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, especially a vaccine, e.g. for use in the prophylaxis or treatment of RSV infections Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections. The present invention further describes a method of treatment or prophylaxis of RSV infections using the mRNA sequence.

Abstract: The invention relates to a motor-vehicle headlamp (1), comprising at least one LED (4; 4a, 4d), which is attached by soldering, as an SMD, to metal surfaces (3-1, 3-2) of a printed circuit board (3) at connection points of said LED, and comprising an optical unit (2; 8), which emits the light emitted by the at least one LED into the traffic space, wherein, in order to set the emission direction of the at least one LED in a specific manner, said LED is attached by soldering with different solder thicknesses (d1, d2) between the connection points (4-1, 4-2) of said LED and the metal surfaces of the printed circuit board.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for positioning a light-shaping member, for example a reflector (1), relative to at least one light source (2), comprising the following steps: a) fitting the at least one light source (2) on a carrier plate (3); b) measuring the position of the at least one light source (2) on the carrier plate (3); c) fitting one or preferably more reference positions (4) on the carrier plate (3), wherein the position of the at least one reference position (4) is dependent on the position of the at least one light source (2); d) referencing, i.e. aligning, the light-shaping member to/with the reference position(s) (4) on the carrier plate (3); and e) securing the light-shaping member on the carrier plate (3) or in relation to the carrier plate (3).

Abstract: A light-emitting diode chain comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LED1 . . . LED4) connected in series and fed by a current source, in which each light-emitting diode is assigned a control circuit (5), which has a series connection, connected in parallel with the light-emitting diode, between a reference voltage sink (D1) of the voltage (Uref) and a controlled switch (Q) and is designed to compare the control voltage (Ust) at a control line (4) common to all control circuits, measured against is base point of the LED series circuit, with the voltage at the connection between the switch and the subsequent LED in the chain or the base point, and to close or to open the switch if the control voltage (Ust) falls below a predefined value or rises above a predefined value respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for positioning a light-shaping member, for example a reflector (1), relative to at least one light source (2), comprising the following steps: a) fitting the at least one light source (2) on a carrier plate (3); b) measuring the position of the at least one light source (2) on the carrier plate (3); c) fitting one or preferably more reference positions (4) on the carrier plate (3), wherein the position of the at least one reference position (4) is dependent on the position of the at least one light source (2); d) referencing, i.e.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode chain comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LED1 . . . LED4) connected in series and fed by a current source, in which each light-emitting diode is assigned a control circuit (5), which has a series connection, connected in parallel with the light-emitting diode, between a reference voltage sink (D1) of the voltage (Uref) and a controlled switch (Q) and is designed to compare the control voltage (Ust) at a control line (4) common to all control circuits, measured against is base point of the LED series circuit, with the voltage at the connection between the switch and the subsequent LED in the chain or the base point, and to dose or to open the switch if the control voltage (Ust) falls below a predefined value or rises above a predefined value respectively.