Patents by Inventor Markus Danner

Markus Danner 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: 11774058
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Bettina Reisinger, Markus Danner, Josef Plank, Christian Knobloch, Jakob Pühringer, Josef Pürstinger
  • Patent number: 11680694
    Abstract: 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, where
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Danner, Christian Maier
  • Publication number: 20220373150
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Bettina Reisinger, Markus Danner, Josef Plank, Christian Knobloch, Jakob Pühringer, Josef Pürstinger
  • Patent number: 11371669
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight for generating a light pattern with a light-shadow line, wherein the lighting device comprises a light source (10), a light-permeable body (100), a light injection element (101) for injecting light which the at least one light source (10) emits, and a projection device (500). The light-permeable body (100) has an aperture device (103) with an aperture edge region (104). A light beam (S2) spreading in the optical element (110) is displayed by the projection device (500) as a light pattern (LV) with a light-shadow line (HD), with the light-shadow line (HD) being determined by the aperture edge region (104) of the aperture device (103).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Kemetmüller, Bernd Eichinger, Markus Danner, Andreas Moser, Lukas Leonhartsberger
  • Publication number: 20220196222
    Abstract: 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, where
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Markus Danner, Christian Maier
  • Publication number: 20220136670
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight for generating a light pattern with a light-shadow line, wherein the lighting device comprises a light source (10), a light-permeable body (100), a light injection element (101) for injecting light which the at least one light source (10) emits, and a projection device (500). The light-permeable body (100) has an aperture device (103) with an aperture edge region (104). A light beam (S2) spreading in the optical element (110) is displayed by the projection device (500) as a light pattern (LV) with a light-shadow line (HD), with the light-shadow line (HD) being determined by the aperture edge region (104) of the aperture device (103).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Matthias Kemetmüller, Bernd Eichinger, Markus Danner, Andreas Moser, Lukas Leonhartsberger
  • Patent number: 11046248
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light module for a motor vehicle headlamp, comprising at least one optoelectronic component (300), which is arranged in the main emission direction of a first illuminant (110) and which comprises a controllable arrangement of a plurality of micromirrors (310), which can be pivoted into a first and a second position. Micromirrors (310) that are in the first position deflect light beams toward at least one projection optical unit (400), which is designed to produce a light distribution. Micromirrors (310) that are in the second position deflect light beams toward a light-beam-absorbing absorber (500). The light module also comprises at least a control device (200), a sensor element (600) and a second illuminant (120). The control device (200) is designed to control the sensor element (600) and the second illuminant (120). Micromirrors (310) that are in the first position deflect the light beams that can be emitted by the second illuminant (120) toward the sensor element (600).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Plank, Martin Lahmer, Josef Pürstinger, Markus Danner
  • Publication number: 20210086691
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light module for a motor vehicle headlamp, comprising at least one optoelectronic component (300), which is arranged in the main emission direction of a first illuminant (110) and which comprises a controllable arrangement of a plurality of micromirrors (310), which can be pivoted into a first and a second position. Micromirrors (310) that are in the first position deflect light beams toward at least one projection optical unit (400), which is designed to produce a light distribution. Micromirrors (310) that are in the second position deflect light beams toward a light-beam-absorbing absorber (500). The light module also comprises at least a control device (200), a sensor element (600) and a second illuminant (120). The control device (200) is designed to control the sensor element (600) and the second illuminant (120). Micromirrors (310) that are in the first position deflect the light beams that can be emitted by the second illuminant (120) toward the sensor element (600).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Josef PLANK, Martin LAHMER, Josef PÜRSTINGER, Markus DANNER
  • Patent number: 10632901
    Abstract: The invention relates to an additional headlamp (3, 3?, 3?) for a vehicle, which headlamp is designed to produce a light image in front of the vehicle (1) by emitting light from at least one light module (5) and to project said light image in front of the vehicle by means of a downstream imaging optical unit (8), wherein a first light module (6) is designed to produce a first light image having at least one first light distribution having at lease one first, substantially vertically oriented, linear intensity maximum, and a second light module (7) is designed to produce a second light image having a second light distribution having at lease one second, substantially rectangular intensity maximum, and the light images of both light modules (6, 7) are superposed, wherein the first intensity maximum is vertically below the second intensity maximum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Danner, Lukas Taudt
  • Patent number: 10627065
    Abstract: A motor vehicle lighting device (1) comprising at least one light source (2), an optical device (3) which is associated with the at least one light source (2) and into which light of the at least one light source (2) is irradiated, and an optical imaging system (6) associated with the optical device (3), this optical imaging system imaging light exiting from the optical device (3) in front of the motor vehicle lighting device (1), the optical device (3) being set up to concentrate the light of the at least one light source and to direct it in the form of at least two spatially separated light beams to the optical imaging system (6), and in that the optical imaging system (6) is set up to project the light beams in front of the motor vehicle lighting device (1) in the form of two light distributions, namely in the form of a main light distribution and a sign light partial light distribution, the optical device (3) having at least one shield (5) downstream of it that is arranged perpendicular to an optical axis
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Sebastian Godderidge, Markus Danner
  • Patent number: 10619816
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle headlamp (501), comprising a light source unit (502), a controllable reflector (590), an optically transparent cover (504), an optical absorber device (505), an optical shielding element (506), and a projection optics (507). The light source unit (502) is designed to emit light and to illuminate in a first direction of propagation (510), in the optical path of which the controllable reflector (590) is arranged, and the controllable reflector (590, 690, 70) at least partially reflects the light in a second direction of propagation (520), in the optical path of which the projection optics (507) is arranged and is oriented in a direction in front of the vehicle, in order to form a light pattern in front of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Bettina Reisinger, Josef Pürstinger, Markus Danner
  • Publication number: 20200003382
    Abstract: A motor vehicle lighting device (1) comprising at least one light source (2), an optical device (3) which is associated with the at least one light source (2) and into which light of the at least one light source (2) is irradiated, and an optical imaging system (6) associated with the optical device (3), this optical imaging system imaging light exiting from the optical device (3) in front of the motor vehicle lighting device (1), the optical device (3) being set up to concentrate the light of the at least one light source and to direct it in the form of at least two spatially separated light beams to the optical imaging system (6), and in that the optical imaging system (6) is set up to project the light beams in front of the motor vehicle lighting device (1) in the form of two light distributions, namely in the form of a main light distribution and a sign light partial light distribution, the optical device (3) having at least one shield (5) downstream of it that is arranged perpendicular to an optical axis
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Sebastian GODDERIDGE, Markus DANNER
  • Patent number: 10480739
    Abstract: A headlamp (1) for vehicles having at least one laser light module (3l, 3m, 3r) which has a laser light source (11) and a phosphorus element (13) which is arranged downstream of the latter in the beam path and a front-end optical system (16) in which the at least one laser light module is arranged in a housing (2) of the headlamp which has a projection optical system (4) for projecting the light distribution generated in the focal plane of the projection optical system of the at least one laser light module into the carriageway space, and at least one deflection prism (20; 22, 23) is integrated into the at least one front-end optical system (16), which deflection prism (20; 22, 23) lies in the region of the laser beam (15; 15-1, 15-2) which occurs when the phosphorus element (13) is defective or missing and which deflects this laser beam occurring in the event of disruption and keeps it away from the projection optical system and therefore from the carriageway space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Danner, Michael Riesenhuber, Bettina Reisinger, Peter Mayer
  • Publication number: 20190195459
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle headlamp (501), comprising a light source unit (502), a controllable reflector (590), an optically transparent cover (504), an optical absorber device (505), an optical shielding element (506), and a projection optics (507). The light source unit (502) is designed to emit light and to illuminate in a first direction of propagation (510), in the optical path of which the controllable reflector (590) is arranged, and the controllable reflector (590, 690, 70) at least partially reflects the light in a second direction of propagation (520), in the optical path of which the projection optics (507) is arranged and is oriented in a direction in front of the vehicle, in order to form a light pattern in front of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Bettina REISINGER, Josef PÜRSTINGER, Markus DANNER
  • Publication number: 20180370419
    Abstract: The invention relates to an additional headlamp (3,3?,3?) for a vehicle, which headlamp is designed to produce a light image in front of the vehicle (1) by emitting light from at least one light module (5) and to project said light image in front of the vehicle by means of a downstream imaging optical unit (8), wherein a first light module (6) is designed to produce a first light image having at least one first light distribution having at lease one first, substantially vertically oriented, linear intensity maximum, and a second light module (7) is designed to produce a second light image having a second light distribution having at lease one second substantially rectangular intensity maximum, and the light images of both light modules (6,7) are superposed, wherein the first intensity maximum is vertically below the second intensity maximum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Markus DANNER, Lukas TAUDT
  • Publication number: 20180347774
    Abstract: A headlamp (1) for vehicles having at least one laser light module (3l, 3m, 3r) which has a laser light source (11) and a phosphorus element (13) which is arranged downstream of the latter in the beam path and a front-end optical system (16) in which the at least one laser light module is arranged in a housing (2) of the headlamp which has a projection optical system (4) for projecting the light distribution generated in the focal plane of the projection optical system of the at least one laser light module into the carriageway space, and at least one deflection prism (20; 22, 23) is integrated into the at least one front-end optical system (16), which deflection prism (20; 22, 23) lies in the region of the laser beam (15; 15-1, 15-2) which occurs when the phosphorus element (13) is defective or missing and which deflects this laser beam occurring in the event of disruption and keeps it away from the projection optical system and therefore from the carriageway space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Markus DANNER, Michael RIESENHUBER, Bettina REISINGER, Peter MAYER
  • Patent number: 9879837
    Abstract: An optical structure for a lighting device of a motor vehicle headlight is disclosed. The optical structure is paired with or is a part of the lighting device such that it modifies a light distribution produced by the lighting device. The optical structure (1) includes two, three or more optical structural elements. Each structural element has a light-scattering effect. A first proportion of the structural elements is formed in such a way that beams generated by the lighting device and impinging on this first proportion of the structural elements pass through the proportion of the structural elements. Each beam is refracted by the relevant structural element to form a first exit beam, to form a second exit beam, and to form at least one further exit beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Dietmar Kieslinger, Josef Pürstinger, Markus Danner
  • Publication number: 20160327230
    Abstract: An optical structure for a lighting device (2) of a motor vehicle headlight, which lighting device (2) is configured to irradiate light in order to form a first unmodified light distribution (3) in a region in front of the lighting device (2), wherein the optical structure (1) of the lighting device (2) is paired with or is part of the lighting device (2) in such a way that at least part of the entire luminous flux of the lighting device (2) radiates through the optical structure (1), wherein the unmodified light distribution (3) generated by the lighting device (2) is modified by the optical structure (1) to provide a predefinable modified second light distribution (4), wherein the optical structure (1) consists of two, three or more optical structural elements (5, 5?), wherein each structural element (5, 5?) has a light-scattering effect, wherein a first proportion of the structural elements (5) is formed in such a way that beams (6) generated by the lighting device (2) and impinging on this first proportio
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Dietmar KIESLINGER, Josef Pürstinger, Markus DANNER
  • Patent number: 9285091
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle headlamp (1) for producing a main light distribution and an auxiliary light distribution, wherein the vehicle headlamp (1) comprises two or more LED light modules (10), wherein each of the LED light modules (10) comprises one or more primary LED light sources (11), wherein a primary LED light source (11?) comprises at least one light-emitting diode, comprises two or more secondary LED light sources (12, 12a), wherein a secondary LED light source (12, 12a) comprises at least one light-emitting diode (12?), and comprises a lens (13), wherein the light emitted by the at least one primary LED light source (11) is radiated directly onto the lens (13) and projected by the lens into the exterior space, wherein the light emitted by the primary LED light sources (11) of a all LED modules (10) forms the main light distribution, and wherein the light emitted by the secondary LED light sources (12, 12a) of an LED modules (10) is radiated onto the lens (13) of the LED module (10) by mean
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: ZIZALA LIGHTSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Danner, Andreas Moser, Johannes Jungwirth, Gunther Krenn, Martin Stein
  • Patent number: 9243767
    Abstract: The invention relates to an LED light module (1) for a motor vehicle or for a headlamp for a motor vehicle, wherein the light module (1) comprises a lens (2) and at least one primary LED light source (8). A light tunnel (11) for direct passage of at least a portion of the light emitted from the at least one primary LED light sconce (8) is provided between the at least one primary LED light source (8) and the lens (2), viewed in the direction of the light emission. The light of the at least one primary LED light source (8) emerging through the light tunnel (11) is projected via the lens (2) to generate a main beam function or a contribution to a main beam function in the region in front of the motor vehicle. The light tunnel (11) is formed from a material that is transparent at least in some areas, preferably in the whole area thereof, and a holder (3) for holding the light tunnel (11) is provided, wherein the holder (3) is transparent at least in some areas, preferably completely transparent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: ZIZALA LICHTSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Danner, Helmut Erdl