ZKW Group GmbH

Vehicle light ( 1 ), in particular motor vehicle headlight ( 6 ), comprising a number of light sources ( 2 ), a circuit carrier ( 3 ) having a front side ( 3 a ) and a rear side ( 3 b ), wherein the light sources ( 2 ) are arranged on the front side ( 3 a ) of the circuit carrier ( 3 ), a heat sink ( 4 ), wherein the heat sink ( 4 ) is attached flatly to the rear side ( 3 b ) of the circuit carrier ( 3 ), and a fan ( 5 ) fastened to the heat sink ( 4 ), wherein the heat sink ( 4 ) has a base body ( 4 a ) for flat contact with the rear side ( 3 b ) of the circuit carrier ( 3 ), a flange ( 4 b ) for receiving the fan ( 5 ), and an air duct ( 4 c ), wherein the flange ( 4 b ) encloses an air inlet opening ( 4 d ) opening into the air duct ( 4 c ), which is designed to receive an air flow (L) generated by the fan ( 5 ), wherein the air duct ( 4 c ) extends up to an air outlet opening ( 4 e ), wherein the heat sink ( 4 ) is formed in one piece from 3D-printed material.

A primary optics ( 10 ) for a vehicle headlamp, the primary optics ( 10 ) configured to contribute in irradiate a homogenous segmented light distribution (LD), wherein the segmented light distribution (LD) is formed from at least two light segments (LS 1, LS 2, LS 3 ) arranged next to each other along a straight line (SL), wherein the primary optics ( 10 ) comprises: at least two light forming devices ( 200 ) on a light entry side ( 110 ) of a base body ( 100 ) for forming the light segments (LS 1, LS 2, LS 3 ) of the segmented light distribution (LD), wherein each light forming device ( 200 ) has a light input section ( 210 ), into which light of at least one light source ( 50 ) can be coupled into the light forming device ( 200 ), wherein each light forming device ( 200 ) corresponds to a respective light segment of the segmented light distribution (LD), wherein the light segments (LS 1, LS 2, LS 3 ) in the segmented light distribution (LD) are arranged next to each other in such a way that directly adjacent light segments (LS 1, LS 2, LS 3 ) adjoin each other in a non-overlapping manner in a boundary area, wherein at least one light forming device ( 200 ) comprises at least one homogenization section ( 220 ) configured to direct part of the light coupled into the respective light forming device ( 200 ) to the boundary area of the light segments (LS 1, LS 2, LS 3 ) of the segmented light distribution (LD) in form of a homogenization segment (HS 1, HS 2 ), in order to generate a homogenous segmented light distribution (LD).

A lamp for a vehicle includes a light source portion including a plurality of light source elements and an inner lens portion including a plurality of lenses through which light from the plurality of light source elements passes. The plurality of lenses include a lens array having a plurality of light-collecting lenses. The plurality of light-collecting lenses includes at least one asymmetrical sub-lens having an asymmetrical shape.

The invention relates to an automotive power supply system ( 1 ) for transforming battery voltages ranging between 6 V and 16 V DC into DC voltages ranging between 3 V and 12 V, in particular between 3,3 V and 12 V, said automotive power supply system ( 1 ) comprising an input ( 2 ) for receiving voltage of a battery ( 3 ), said voltage of the battery ( 3 ) being referred to as first voltage (U 1 ), a first buck converter ( 4 ) for receiving the first voltage (U 1 ) via the input ( 2 ) and, if said first voltage (U 1 ) is at least 12 V, for converting it down to a second voltage (U 2 ), a boost converter ( 7 ) that is connected with the input ( 2 ) and configured to convert the first voltage (U 1 ) into a third voltage (U 3 ) that is higher than the first voltage (U 1, and a multi-phase-dc-dc converter ( 5 ) having at least two channels ( 5 a, 5 b ), said multi-phase-dc-dc converter ( 5 ) being configured to activate and deactivate its channels independently of another.

The invention relates to a vehicle exterior system ( 1 ) comprising: a bumper ( 2 ), a lamp ( 7 ) and a rigid bracket ( 14 ). The bracket ( 14 ) is designed to form an enclosure ( 20 ), which is enclosed by the bumper ( 2 ), the bracket ( 14 ) and a seal ( 18 ) between the bracket ( 14 ) and the bumper ( 2 ). At least one illumination element ( 22 ) is arranged in the enclosure and configured to emit light ( 23 ), which is transmittable through transparent sections ( 6 ) in the bumper ( 2 ).

A vehicle exterior system separates an outer area from an inner area, the vehicle exterior system comprising a panel and a bumper. The panel covers lighting elements and comprises inner and outer panel sides. The bumper comprises inner and outer bumper sides. A hook-and-loop fastener, positioned between the panel and bumper, mechanically fastens them together. A seal member between the panel and bumper seals a path between an outer gap and the fastener. The panel is detachable from the bumper by unfastening the fastener.

A component system including at least two components, between which a cavity to be filled is formed, wherein the cavity has a feed section, and a filling device for the filling of the cavity via a feed element, which can be introduced, before the filling procedure into the feed section. The feed element has a closure and sealing element, which is configured to close and seal the feed section in a closure position during the filling procedure. The closure and sealing element is configured as an elastically expandable body, which can change between the closure position and a release position. During an introduction of the feed element into the feed section, the closure and sealing element is in the release position, and can then be transferred into the closure position.

The invention relates to lighting device ( 1 ) for a vehicle with at least one high-beam lighting module ( 10 ), wherein a high-beam lighting module ( 10 ) comprises at least one high beam light source ( 101 ), a primary optical system ( 102 ), and a secondary optical system ( 103 ), which is arranged downstream of the primary optical system ( 102 ) in the direction of light propagation. The secondary optical system ( 103 ) comprises an inner boundary surface ( 103 a ) facing the primary optical system ( 102 ) and an outer boundary surface ( 103 b ) facing away from the primary optical system ( 102 ). Light emitted by the at least one light source ( 101 ) is coupled into the primary optical system ( 101 ), which is configured to emit the in-coupled light onto inner boundary surface ( 103 a ) of the secondary optical system ( 103 ), which secondary optical system ( 103 ) projects said light as a light distribution (HLV) into a region in front of the lighting device ( 1 ). The primary optical system ( 102 ) and the secondary optical system ( 103 ) are configured such that the light distribution (HLV) forms a part of a high-beam (HB) or adaptive driving beam, ADB, light distribution. The high-beam module ( 10 ) comprises at least one additional light source ( 111 ), and an optical transparent light guide body ( 112 ), wherein the at least one additional light source ( 111 ) can be controlled independently of the at least one light source ( 101 ), and wherein the at least one additional light source ( 111 ) is configured to couple light into the optical transparent light guide body ( 112 ), which optical transparent light guide body ( 112 ) is arranged in front of the secondary optical system ( 103 ) in the direction of light propagation, wherein the optical transparent light guide body ( 112 ) is configured to emit at least part of the light coupled into the optical transparent light guide body ( 112 ) onto the inner boundary surface ( 103 a ) of the secondary optical system ( 103 ), so that the secondary optical system ( 103 ) illuminates when viewed from an outside of the lighting device ( 1 ) when the at least one high beam light source ( 101 ) is switched off.

The invention relates to a cover lens cleaning system comprising a cover lens ( 101 ) for closing an opening of a housing ( 102 ) as well as a cleaning device ( 103 ), wherein the cover lens ( 101 ) is transparent, wherein the cleaning device ( 103 ) can apply an air flow for cleaning to an outer surface of the cover lens ( 101 ) via an air outlet ( 108 ). The cleaning device has one or more drainage openings ( 109 ) leading into an outer space on a lower side ( 103 a ), via which any moisture or liquid such as water present in the cleaning device ( 103 ) can escape. A membrane element ( 106 ) is arranged above the at least one drainage opening ( 109 ) and is reversibly deformable and designed in such a way that in a first so-called ON state, in which the cleaning device ( 103 ) is pressurized with air, the membrane element ( 106 ) is deformed in such a way that the one or more drainage openings ( 109 ) are closed, and in a second so-called OFF state, in which the cleaning device ( 103 ) is not pressurized with air, the at least one membrane element ( 106 ) is deformed in such a way that the one or more drainage openings ( 109 ) are at least partially not closed.

A lamp ( 1 ) for a vehicle, which lamp ( 1 ) has an image generator ( 2 ), a projection system ( 3 ) and an adaptive aperture device ( 4 ), wherein the aperture device ( 4 ) has a first opening ( 5 ) in a first plane ( 6 ) and a second opening ( 7 ) in a second plane ( 8 ) along the beam path, wherein, during operation of the lamp ( 1 ), a beam ( 20 ) is reduced through the first opening ( 5 ) to a first portion of the beam and this first portion is reduced through the second opening ( 7 ) to a residual portion of the beam ( 20 ), wherein the first opening ( 5 ) in the first plane ( 6 ) and the second opening ( 7 ) in the second plane ( 8 ) are displaceable relative to one another.