Illumination device
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10414326B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-17

    申请号:US15374323

    申请日:2016-12-09

    申请人: AUDI AG

    发明人: Carsten Gut

    摘要: An illumination device is provided having a light source, a light exit aperture, and a reflector unit that is arranged between the light source and the light exit aperture and can be controlled in terms of its reflection position by means of a control signal, wherein the reflector unit is designed to assume (via an operating control signal) an operating position in which light emitted by the light source can be deflected to the light exit aperture, and wherein the illumination device has an absorber element which is designed to absorb received light, wherein the reflector unit is designed to assume (via an absorber signal) an absorber position in which the light emitted by the light source and/or light entering into the illumination device from the outside through the light exit aperture can be deflected to the absorber element.

    Projection of a pre-definable light pattern

    公开(公告)号:US10293745B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-21

    申请号:US15762375

    申请日:2016-09-23

    申请人: Audi AG

    摘要: The invention is directed to methods and devices to improve light patterns used to inform or assist an observer or a driver. The invention is related to an illuminating device and to a method for projecting a pre-definable light pattern using the illuminating device of the vehicle into an area surrounding the vehicle. According to the invention, a projection surface is determined in the area surrounding the vehicle, a position of a predefined observer has been determined or provided, and a light unit of the illuminating device is controlled pixel-wise according to the determined projection surface and the determined position of the predefined observer in order to produce the pre-definable light pattern.

    Headlight for a motor vehicle
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10247377B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-02

    申请号:US15526703

    申请日:2015-10-29

    申请人: AUDI AG

    摘要: The invention relates to a headlamp (1) for a motor vehicle, with a first semiconductor light source (2) for generating a first radiation, with a second semiconductor light source (3) for generating a second radiation, and with an optical coupling device (4) to couple the generated radiations, which coupling device comprises a first and a second coupling surface (5, 6), wherein a converter element (8) for converting a primary radiation emitted by the first semiconductor light source (2) into the generated first radiation is arranged in an optical path between the first semiconductor light source (2) and the first coupling surface (5) in order to improve the light quality of the headlamp.

    Method for checking the functionality of a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US10151628B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-11

    申请号:US15521555

    申请日:2015-09-25

    申请人: AUDI AG

    发明人: Carsten Gut

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for testing the operability of a motor vehicle (10) with a headlamp (12) which comprises a laser (14) for generating by means of which a converter (16) for emitting converted light is excited, which is emitted by the headlamp (12) for generating a predeterminable light distribution (18) on a surface area (20) in a surrounding area of the motor vehicle (10), wherein the predeterminable light distribution (18) is set by a control device (22) of the headlamp (12). The object of the invention is to check the condition of the converter (16). A test pattern (26, 30) is set by the control device (22) as light distribution (18). The test pattern (26, 30) is detected on the surface area (20) by means of an optical detection device (24) of the motor vehicle (10). The detected test pattern (26, 30) is compared with at a predetermined reference pattern by an evaluation device (28) of the motor vehicle (10). The invention also relates to a motor vehicle (10), which is designed to carry out such a method.