Abstract: An illumination device for vehicles is provided, and includes a headlamp with an imaging unit for generating a multitude of light pixels that can be actuated individually. The headlamp also includes a lens unit containing a lens arrangement with a number of lenses arranged in a fixed manner to each other. The light pixels of the imaging unit can be mapped to focused light spots at a specified distance. The headlamp also includes an actuator unit for actuating the imaging unit. A first lens unit of a first headlamp is different from a second lens unit of a second headlamp such that the light pixels of the imaging unit of the first headlamp and the second headlamp are mapped to be focused at different distances.

Abstract: A lighting arrangement with a control unit and two LED lighting modules, each comprising an LED matrix. Control information, including an image signal for generating a light image, can be generated with the control unit for each lighting module, and the light image can be generated with the LED matrix of each lighting module, which the control unit has generated for this lighting module. The control unit is connected to the lighting modules for the transmission of the image signals. The first lighting module has a processing unit and a first interface via which the information for the lighting modules can be extracted from the signal generated by the control unit. The processing unit provides the information intended for the second lighting module at the first interface of the first lighting module, and wherein the second lighting module is connected to the first interface of the first lighting module.

Abstract: An illumination arrangement includes with a control unit, an illumination module connected to the control unit via a bidirectional first channel that features an LED matrix for generating light, and a peripheral module connected to the illumination module via a second channel. The control unit can be used to generate data for controlling the illumination module and for controlling the peripheral module. The data for controlling the illumination module and data for controlling the peripheral module can be transferred to the illumination module via the first channel. The data for controlling the peripheral module can be transferred from the illumination module to the peripheral module via the second channel. The second channel is a bidirectional channel via which data can be transferred from the peripheral module to the illumination module that, after being received by the illumination module, can be transferred to the control unit via the first channel.

Abstract: An illumination arrangement is provided with a control unit, an illumination module including an LED matrix for the generation of light, and a peripheral module connected to the illumination module. The control unit generates data for controlling the illumination module and for controlling the peripheral module. The data for controlling the illumination module and for controlling the peripheral module is transferred to the illumination module. The data for controlling the peripheral module is transferred to the peripheral module. An RGB signal is generated by the control unit for generating a light pattern by the illumination module, and is transferred to the illumination module. The image data of the RGB signal is the data for controlling the illumination module or at least forms a part of the data for controlling the illumination module, and the RGB signal has a range not used for image data.

Abstract: An illuminating device for a motor vehicle, in particular, a high-resolution headlamp for a motor vehicle, comprising an LED light source having a plurality of LED elements, whose light outlet surfaces are used for the targeted generation of pixels of a light distribution generated in the outer region of the motor vehicle during the operation of the illuminating device, the light outlet surfaces being arranged in a matrix-like manner in a first direction and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the first direction corresponding to the horizontal direction in the light distribution generated in the outer region of the motor vehicle, and the second direction corresponding to the vertical direction in the light distribution generated in the outer region of the motor vehicle, and the light outlet surfaces at least of a plurality of LED elements each being larger in the first direction than in the second direction.

Abstract: An illumination device having a light-emitting diode field and an adjustable current source for each LED. The current source delivers a pulse width modulated current having a pulse height. An open-loop/closed-loop controller is provided for the open-loop/closed-loop control of the brightness of the LEDs. A setpoint value for the pulse height can be produced for the current source. A brightness value can be specified for each LED in accordance with the setpoint value, encoded in a video signal, and provided at a video signal output.

Abstract: An illuminating device for a motor vehicle, in particular, a high-resolution headlamp for a motor vehicle, comprising an LED light source having a plurality of LED elements, whose light outlet surfaces are used for the targeted generation of pixels of a light distribution generated in the outer region of the motor vehicle during the operation of the illuminating device, the light outlet surfaces being arranged in a matrix-like manner in a first direction and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the first direction corresponding to the horizontal direction in the light distribution generated in the outer region of the motor vehicle, and the second direction corresponding to the vertical direction in the light distribution generated in the outer region of the motor vehicle, and the light outlet surfaces at least of a plurality of LED elements each being larger in the first direction than in the second direction.

Abstract: An illumination device having a first and second light module each having a light source and an optical unit for generating a first illumination region and a second illumination region, respectively. A control unit controls the first light module and the second light module, so that a larger number of light pixels are imaged in the first illumination region than in the second illumination region with respect to a surface of equal size, wherein the light pixels of the first light module have a greater illumination intensity than the light pixels of the second light module. The control unit acts upon the light sources of the first light module or the second light module such that the light sources of the first and second light module are each operated with a thermal output within a tolerance band and below a maximum thermal output of the at least one light source.

Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle, in particular a headlamp device for a motor vehicle, comprising a first headlamp, which includes a first light module for generating a first light distribution as well as a second light module for generating a second light distribution, the first light distribution of the first headlamp having a higher resolution than the second light distribution of the first headlamp, as well as comprising a second headlamp, which includes a first light module for generating a first light distribution as well as a second light module for generating a second light distribution, the first light distribution of the first headlamp having a higher resolution than the first light distribution of the second headlamp and than the second light distribution of the second headlamp.

Abstract: An illumination device having a first and second light module each having a light source and an optical unit for generating a first illumination region and a second illumination region, respectively. A control unit controls the first light module and the second light module, so that a larger number of light pixels are imaged in the first illumination region than in the second illumination region with respect to a surface of equal size, wherein the light pixels of the first light module have a greater illumination intensity than the light pixels of the second light module. The control unit acts upon the light sources of the first light module or the second light module such that the light sources of the first and second light module are each operated with a thermal output within a tolerance band and below a maximum thermal output of the at least one light source.

Abstract: A light source, specifically an LED or laser diode with a light-emitting surface from which light can be emitted during operation of the light source. An optical element made of transparent material is provided, into which the light emitted by the surface can be beamed. The optical element is molded onto at least one surface formed on the light source using a molding method. A gap is formed between the light-emitting surface and optical element.

Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle, in particular headlights for a vehicle, having a plurality of light sources, from which light is emitted during operation of the lighting device, projection optics for projecting the light, and a generator for generating a light distribution in the exterior of the vehicle, which has a soft transition in the vertical direction from a central region to the near field and/or the far field of the light distribution. The generator has a plurality of converters which change the wavelength spectrum of the light emitted from the light sources. The lighting device being designed in such a way that during operation of the lighting device, at least one first region of at least one of the converters is subjected to a greater luminous flux density of the light emitted from the light sources as a second region of the at least one converter.

Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle, in particular headlights for a vehicle, having a plurality of light sources, from which light is emitted during operation of the lighting device, projection optics for projecting the light, and a generator for generating a light distribution in the exterior of the vehicle, which has a soft transition in the vertical direction from a central region to the near field and/or the far field of the light distribution. The generator has a plurality of converters which change the wavelength spectrum of the light emitted from the light sources. The lighting device being designed in such a way that during operation of the lighting device, at least one first region of at least one of the converters is subjected to a greater luminous flux density of the light emitted from the light sources as a second region of the at least one converter.

Abstract: A light source, specifically an LED or laser diode with a light-emitting surface from which light can be emitted during operation of the light source. An optical element made of transparent material is provided, into which the light emitted by the surface can be beamed. The optical element is molded onto at least one surface formed on the light source using a molding method. A gap is formed between the light-emitting surface and optical element.

Abstract: A headlamp for vehicles with a semiconductor-based light source arrangement including a number of chips with a matrix-type arrangement of the light sources for the forming of a light source group. Neighboring light sources have an equidistant distance relative to one another. The headlamp also includes an optics unit for the projection of the light sources to form a given light distribution. At least two light source groups are arranged on a common carrier, and a group distance between neighboring light source groups is larger than the distance between the neighboring light sources of the respective light source groups. The light source groups are assigned a common optics unit, and the optics unit being configured so that border light sources of neighboring light sources groups arranged on edges of the respective neighboring light source groups and facing one another are projected to form overlapping light spots.