Behr-Wenning, Gregor

The invention relates to a lighting system (100), in particular for the interior or exterior illumination of a vehicle, comprising LED light sources (1) on an at least partially flexible electrical unit (2), a plurality of reflector elements (3), which are flexibly interconnected, and which are each associated to at least one LED light source (1), and a housing (4), wherein the electrical unit (2) and the reflector elements (3) are accommodated in the housing (4).

The present invention relates to an illumination device (109) of or for a vehicle (50), comprising a light source (12, 12L, 12R) for providing light rays (Ir), an optical element (14) for guiding or directing the light rays (Ir) through the Illumination device (109), the optical element (14) comprising at least two light guides (16) arranged adjacent to each other, a cover layer (22), a switchable layer (28) switchable between a first state in which the switchable layer (28) is transparent for incident light rays (Ir) and a second state in which the switchable layer (28) reflects the incident light rays (Ir), or a polychrome switchable layer (28) switchable between a first state in which the switchable layer (28) is of a first color, and a second state in which the switchable layer (28) reflects the incident light rays (Ir) and is of a second color, the optical element (14) arranged between the cover layer (22) and the switchable layer (28), a power supply (30) for applying a voltage on the switchable layer (28), and a switching element (32) for turning on and off the power supply (30).

The present invention provides a charging assembly (100) for an electric vehicle, the assembly (100). The charging assembly (100) includes a charger (110) and a protection module (130). The charger (110) for charging a battery of an electric vehicle. The protection module (130) is arranged within a housing (150) of the charger (110) and positioned over a primary PCB (120). The protection module (130) includes one or more protection elements configured to interrupt the input in the event of a fault condition, thereby preventing damage to the charger (110) and the electric vehicle's battery. The protection module (130) is detachably installed and replaceable independently of the charger (110).

The invention relates to a light module (10) for a motor vehicle lighting device (100), at least comprising a thick-wall light guide body (1) and an associated light source unit (2) comprising at least one light source (21), wherein the light from the light source unit (2) is coupled into the light guide body (1) via an incoupling surface (11), and wherein the light guide body (1) features subsurface laser engravings (12) acting as scattering centres for light outcoupling.

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Anordnung mit einer Leiterplatte und einer Schaltung zum Feststellen einer Karbonisierung der Leiterplatte, wobei auf der Leiterplatte eine Steuerschaltung (S) zum Steuern einer Leistungsschaltung (L) vorgesehen und die Steuerschaltung (S) einen Eingang für eine Versorgung der Steuerschaltung (S) mit einer Betriebsspannung hat und die Steuerschaltung (S) einen Ausgang hat, an dem die Leistungsschaltung (L) angeschlossen ist oder anschließbar ist, wobei die Schaltung (1, 2, 3, 4) zum Feststellen der Karbonisierung einen Stromsensor (1) aufweist, der mit dem Eingang der Steuerschaltung (S) für die Versorgung der Steuerschaltung (S) mit einer Betriebsspannung verbunden ist, wobei der Stromsensor (1) einen Ausgang hat, an dem ein Signal anliegt, das die Stromstärke des durch den Eingang für die Versorgung der Steuerschaltung (S) fließenden Stroms anzeigt, und einen Auswerteschaltkreis (4) aufweist, der einen Eingang hat, der mit dem Ausgang des Stromsensors (1) verbunden ist.

A robotic manipulator with a camera (5) and a corresponding method of adjusting the camera (5). The robotic manipulator comprises an arm (1), a wrist (2) for carrying an effector (3), a stereoscopic camera (5) for imaging the effector (3), and a carrier (6) for the camera (5). The wrist (2) is rotationally connected to the arm (1) around a wrist axis (4). The carrier (6) with the camera (5) is rotationally attached to the arm (1) and/or the wrist (2) around the wrist axis (4). The camera assembly further comprises a locking assembly comprising a first lock (7) for locking the carrier (6) to the arm (1) and a second lock (8) for locking the carrier (6) to the wrist (2).

A male coupling element (11) for inserting into a female coupling element (21), a corresponding female coupling element (21), and an assembly comprising both coupling elements (11, 21) for connecting a vehicle lamp assembly with a stepper motor shaft (31). The male coupling element (11) has snap fingers (17) and guiding elements (18) protruding from a support base (16) in a direction of a joint axis X. The snap fingers (17) and the guiding elements (18) are arranged on the support base (16) along an imaginary circular or polygonal line. Each snap finger (17) has a latching portion (172), and an elongated flexible portion (171) for allowing the latching portion (172) to flex inwardly and outwardly with respect to the joint axis X. The female coupling element (21) comprises a receiving passage (28) for the snap fingers (17) and the guiding elements (18).

The invention refers to a lens unit (10) for a vehicle lighting device (50) comprising a light shaping element (11) having a planar or substantially planar base portion (12), wherein in said base portion (12), at least one lens portion (13) for shaping a light distribution is formed, said lens portion (13) having a length extension along a longitudinal axis (X) between first outer edges (14) and a height extension (H) along a height axis (Y) oriented perpendicular to said longitudinal axis (X) between second outer edges (15), wherein from the first outer edges (14), the height extension of the lens portion (13) at least partially tapers inwards along the longitudinal axis (X) towards a minimum height extension (H<min>).

The present invention relates to a headlamp thickwall element (1) for homogenising and focusing an incoming light beam to be emitted from a vehicle headlamp. The headlamp thickwall element (1) is of polygonal shape defined by at least three circumferential sidewalls (2), and within the sidewalls (2), the headlamp thickwall element (1) comprises: a circumferential rib (3); a first circumferential planar array of first optical elements (4) for refracting, and optionally also reflecting, an incoming light beam at a specific angle; a second circumferential planar array of second optical elements (5) for dispersing an incoming light beam into a plurality of directions; and a central planar array of decorative optical elements (6) surrounded by the first and second circumferential planar arrays. The circumferential rib (3) is arranged along an inner circumference of all sidewalls (2). The first circumferential array is arranged on the circumferential rib (3) along one of the sidewalls (2). The second circumferential array is arranged on the circumferential rib (3) along the remaining sidewalls (2).

The invention relates to a method for calibrating an angular position sensor (S), e. g. a contactless inductive position sensor (CIPOS) or a Hall sensor, arranged at an output shaft (12) of an actuator (100), wherein the actuator (100) is preferably provided for a vehicle application, e. g. for engine control, steering control, cooling control etc., wherein angular positions (V12) of the output shaft (12) obtained by the angular position sensor (S) and real angular positions (V12*) of the output shaft (12) calculated using angular positions (V11) of a motor shaft (11) will be compared.