Patents by Inventor Erik Pirringer

Erik Pirringer 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).

  • Patent number: 11268670
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle headlamp (1) comprising a light source (2) and an add-on optical unit (3), wherein the light source (2) is fastened on a carrier (10), in which bores (12, 3) are provided in order to each receive a connection means (20, 21). A spacer element (30, 31) is arranged on the carrier (10). A holding bracket (40) is arranged on the spacer element (30, 31). The connection means (20, 21) is intended to connect the holding bracket (40) to the carrier (10) and is for this purpose inserted into a corresponding opening (41, 42) and into the corresponding bore (12, 13). In a first position of the holding bracket (40), in which the connection means (20, 21) is inserted into the opening (41, 42), but is not fixed, the holding bracket (40) can be moved relative to the connection means (20, 21) within the opening (41, 42) in a plane normal to an axis (22, 23) in order to allow the add-on optical unit (3) to be oriented relative to the light source (2) in the plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventor: Erik Pirringer
  • Patent number: 9746150
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lamp unit (1) for a headlight, in particular a motor vehicle headlight, the lamp unit (1) comprising multiple light sources (2), a light guide unit (3), and a downstream projector lens (4), the light guide unit (3) having multiple light guides (30), each light guide (30) having one light decoupling surface (30a) and one light coupling surface (30b), and each light source (2) coupling light exactly into a light guide (30) assigned to it through a light coupling surface (30b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Friedrich Bauer, Erik Pirringer, Udo Maier
  • Publication number: 20150362144
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lamp unit (1) for a headlight, in particular a motor vehicle headlight, the lamp unit (1) comprising multiple light sources (2), a light guide unit (3), and a downstream projector lens (4), the light guide unit (3) having multiple light guides (30), each light guide (30) having one light decoupling surface (30a) and one light coupling surface (30b), and each light source (2) coupling light exactly into a light guide (30) assigned to it through a light coupling surface (30b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Friedrich Bauer, Erik Pirringer, Udo Maier