# US 9,039,259 B2 · Lighting module generating an interlacing of light strips > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,039,259 B2 - Document ID: US9039259B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/714,735 - Filed: 2012-12-14 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Granted: 2015-05-26 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-19 - Assignees: Valeo Vision - Applicants: Valeo Vision - Inventors: Pierre Albou; Benoit Reiss; Vanesa Sanchez - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9039259B2 ## CPC - B60Q 1/0041: {of several lamps in relation to each other} - B60Q 1/04: the devices being headlights - F21S 41/148: the main emission direction of the LED being perpendicular to the optical axis - F21S 41/151: arranged in one or more lines - F21S 41/155: Surface emitters, e.g. organic light emitting diodes [OLED] - F21S 41/321: {the reflector being a surface of revolution or a planar surface, e.g. truncated} - F21S 41/36: Combinations of two or more separate reflectors - F21S 41/663: by switching light sources (by switching incandescent light sources F21S41/162) - F21V 7/00: Reflectors for light sources (characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/505) - B60Q 2300/056: Special anti-blinding beams, e.g. a standard beam is chopped or moved in order not to blind - B60Q: ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL - F21S: NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A lighting module comprising at least one first lighting device and one second lighting device; the first lighting device comprises a support common to at least one first light emitter generating a first light strip and at least one second light emitter generating a second light strip. The first light emitter is arranged relative to second light emitter so as to generate a zone that is unlit by the first lighting device between the first light strip and the second light strip. The at least one second lighting device generates at least one third light strip that extends in the zone that is unlit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lighting module comprising: at least one first lighting device; and at least one second lighting device; said at least one first lighting device comprising a support common to at least one first light emitter generating a first light strip and to at least one second light emitter generating a second light strip, said at least one first light emitter being arranged relative to said at least one second light emitter so as to generate a zone that is unlit by said at least one first lighting device between said first light strip and said second light strip: wherein said at least one second lighting device generates at least one third light strip which extends in said zone that is unlit, said at least one first lighting device further comprising a single reflector which reflects a first light beam generating said first light strip and a second light beam generating said second light strip. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lighting module according to claim 1, in which said at least one third light strip generated by said at least one second lighting device comprises a width, said first light emitter is spaced from said second light emitter by a distance determined by said width of said third light strip. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The lighting module according to claim 2, in which said at least one first lighting device has a first optical axis, said at least one second lighting device has a second optical axis, said first optical axis and said second optical axis crossing or overlapping to form an angle between them, said angle being a non-zero angle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The lighting module according to claim 2, in which at least one second lighting device generates a whole number of light strips, a width of said zone that is unlit being equal to said whole number of light strips generated by said at least one second lighting device, said at least one first light emitter and said at least one second light emitter being spaced by a value corresponding to a multiple or summation of said whole number of light strips generated by said at least one second lighting device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) A front headlight for a motor vehicle comprising at least one lighting module according to claim 2. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The lighting module according to claim 2, in which said at least one second lighting device comprises a third light emitter and said at least one first lighting device comprises said first light emitter installed between said second light emitter and a fourth light emitter, said first light emitter, said second light emitter and said fourth light emitter being aligned on said support; said at least one second lighting device comprises said third light emitter being installed between a fifth light emitter and a sixth light emitter, said third light emitter, said fifth light emitter and said sixth light emitter being aligned on a frame, a light intensity emitted by both of said first light emitter and by said third light emitter being greater than a light intensity emitted by any one of the other light emitters. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The lighting module according to claim 6, in which said at least one second lighting device comprises a single reflector which reflects a light beam emitted by at least one of said third light emitter, said fifth light emitter and said sixth light emitter. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The lighting module according to claim 1, in which said at least one first lighting device has a first optical axis, said at least one second lighting device has a second optical axis, said first optical axis and said second optical axis crossing or overlapping to form an angle between them, said angle being a non-zero angle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The lighting module according to claim 8, in which said non-zero angle is between 0.5° and 4°. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The lighting module according to claim 9, in which at least one second lighting device generates a whole number of light strips, a width of said zone that is unlit being equal to said whole number of light strips generated by said at least one second lighting device, said at least one first light emitter and said at least one second light emitter being spaced by a value corresponding to a multiple or summation of said whole number of light strips generated by said at least one second lighting device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The lighting module according to claim 9, in which said at least one second lighting device comprises a third light emitter and said at least one first lighting device comprises said first light emitter installed between said second light emitter and a fourth light emitter, said first light emitter, said second light emitter and said fourth light emitter being aligned on said support; said at least one second lighting device comprises said third light emitter being installed between a fifth light emitter and a sixth light emitter, said third light emitter, said fifth light emitter and said sixth light emitter being aligned on a frame, a light intensity emitted by at least one of said first light emitter or by said third light emitter being greater than a light intensity emitted by any one of the other light emitters. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The lighting module according to claim 8, in which at least one second lighting device generates a whole number of light strips, a width of said zone that is unlit being equal to said whole number of light strips generated by said at least one second lighting device, said at least one first light emitter and said at least one second light emitter being spaced by a value corresponding to a multiple or summation of said whole number of light strips generated by said at least one second lighting device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The lighting module according to claim 8, in which said at least one second lighting device comprises a third light emitter and said at least one first lighting device comprises said first light emitter installed between said second light emitter and a fourth light emitter, said first light emitter, said second light emitter and said fourth light emitter being aligned on said support; said at least one second lighting device comprises said third light emitter being installed between a fifth light emitter and a sixth light emitter, said third light emitter, said fifth light emitter and said sixth light emitter being aligned on a frame, a light intensity emitted by at least one of said first light emitter or by said third light emitter being greater than a light intensity emitted by any one of the other light emitters. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) A front headlight for a motor vehicle comprising at least one lighting module according to claim 8. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The lighting module according to claim 1, in which said at least one first lighting device comprises a single focusing device which focuses said first light beam and said second light beam. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The lighting module according to claim 15, in which said at least one second lighting device comprises a third light emitter and said at least one first lighting device comprises said first light emitter installed between said second light emitter and a fourth light emitter, said first light emitter, said second light emitter and said fourth light emitter being aligned on said support; said at least one second lighting device comprises said third light emitter being installed between a fifth light emitter and a sixth light emitter, said third light emitter, said fifth light emitter and said sixth light emitter being aligned on a frame, a light intensity emitted by at least one of said first light emitter and by said third light emitter being greater than a light intensity emitted by any one of the other light emitters. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The lighting module according to claim 1, in which at least one second lighting device generates a whole number of light strips, a width of said zone that is unlit being equal to said whole number of light strips generated by said at least one second lighting device, said at least one first light emitter and said at least one second light emitter being spaced by a value corresponding to a multiple or summation of said whole number of light strips generated by said at least one second lighting device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The lighting module according to claim 17, in which said at least one third light strip generated by said at least one second lighting device comprises a width, said width of said zone is equal to said width of said third light strip. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The lighting module according to claim 1, in which said at least one second lighting device comprises a third light emitter and said at least one first lighting device comprises said first light emitter installed between said second light emitter and a fourth light emitter, said first light emitter, said second light emitter and said fourth light emitter being aligned on said support; said at least one second lighting device comprises said third light emitter being installed between a fifth light emitter and a sixth light emitter, said third light emitter, said fifth light emitter and said sixth light emitter being aligned on a frame, a light intensity emitted by at least one of said first light emitter or by said third light emitter being greater than a light intensity emitted by any one of the other light emitters. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The lighting module according to claim 19, in which said at least one second lighting device comprises a single reflector which reflects a light beam emitted by at least one of said third light emitter, said fifth light emitter or said sixth light emitter. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The lighting module according to claim 19, in which said at least one second lighting device comprises a single focusing device which focuses a light beam emitted by at least one of said third light emitter, said fifth light emitter or said sixth light emitter. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) A front headlight for a motor vehicle comprising at least one lighting module according to claim 1. ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) A lighting assembly of a motor vehicle comprising two headlights capable of being installed one at the front right of the vehicle and the other at the front left of the vehicle, comprising at least one lighting module according to claim 1, in which said at least one first lighting device is installed in one of the headlights while said at least the second lighting device is installed in the other headlight.