US1445306A - Nonglare headlamp reflector - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
- F21S41/10—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by the light source
- F21S41/14—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by the light source characterised by the type of light source
- F21S41/162—Incandescent light sources, e.g. filament or halogen lamps
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
- F21S41/30—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by reflectors
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- F21S41/321—Optical layout thereof the reflector being a surface of revolution or a planar surface, e.g. truncated
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
- F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
- F21S41/30—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by reflectors
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- The'object of the invention is -to furnishv a headlamp reflector for vehicles which will4 illuminate the area in front of the vehicle in a satisfactory manner and yet will b'e free from the offensive, glare of the head blamps now in common use.
- Fig. 1 is a lcentral vertical longitudinal section through my improvedhead lamp.
- Fig. 2 isa perspective of the 'same from the rear.
- Fig. 3 is a front elevation.
- Fig. lL is a view similar to F ig.l 1 of] a modification.
- Fig; 5 is a rear perspective of the saine.v
- the head lamp reflector shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 comprises four main parts vas fol-- lows: a lower front semi-ellipsoidal or paraboloidal reflecting surface of revolution 1,' with a focus at f; a hemispherical reflecting surface 2 in rear 'of the reflecting surface 1, and the vcenterof which is confocal with that of thesaid surface lat f; a plane re-v flectingsurface 3' extending upwardly and forwardly from the upperforward edge ofy the'reflecting surface 2 over ⁇ the reflecting surface 1 and connected at its rear lower edge tothe upper forward edge of the surface 2 by vertically disposed plane surface 6,
- the visor 4, 5 is, '90
- a '.vehiclehead lamp comprising a cuplike reflector -open at its top with its-rear. ,half in the form of a semisphcie and its llv project the light yet neither the sourceolj light'nor any of the reflecting siii"faeesw illbe visible, as
- thecupl being4 semispherical and the other substantiallysemiparaboloidah a plane ,reflecting surface inclined upwardly and forwardly from ythe rear member of reflecting surface lto a point whichconceals 'all olf the reflecting surfaces from the front; said visor or hood .having side flanges extending back to the rear edge of the inclined front half substantiallyv selniparaboloid'ail, ⁇ a
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M. E. EPSTE'IN v NONGLARE HEADLAMP REFLCTOR Feb. 13, 1923.
Filed May l2,
Parenteel ret. ia, i923.
Laica;
NoNeLann H-EADLAM REFLEGTOR. A
Application iejd may '.12,
To all whom t may concern.'
Be it `lrnowiithat LMoNnoE E. EPS'TE1N, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, in the. County of- Saint Louis yCity and State of Missouri, have-invented certain new and useful Improvements in N onglare Headlamp Reflectcrs, of which the following is a specification. j -My invention relates to headlights for automobilesor other vehicles. y
The'object of the invention -is -to furnishv a headlamp reflector for vehicles which will4 illuminate the area in front of the vehicle in a satisfactory manner and yet will b'e free from the offensive, glare of the head blamps now in common use.
-This objectl accomplish by the construction shown in the which: A
Fig. 1 is a lcentral vertical longitudinal section through my improvedhead lamp.
. Fig. 2 isa perspective of the 'same from the rear.
Fig. 3 is a front elevation.
Fig. lLis a view similar to F ig.l 1 of] a modification. y
Fig; 5 is a rear perspective of the saine.v
The head lamp reflector shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 comprises four main parts vas fol-- lows: a lower front semi-ellipsoidal or paraboloidal reflecting surface of revolution 1,' with a focus at f; a hemispherical reflecting surface 2 in rear 'of the reflecting surface 1, and the vcenterof which is confocal with that of thesaid surface lat f; a plane re-v flectingsurface 3' extending upwardly and forwardly from the upperforward edge ofy the'reflecting surface 2 over `the reflecting surface 1 and connected at its rear lower edge tothe upper forward edge of the surface 2 by vertically disposed plane surface 6,
' which may or may not be a reflecting sur-l face, as `it merely formsa connectingwall between reflecting surfaces 2 and 3; a plane reflecting visor or hood 4 which extends-for# wardly v and downwardly from' the upper forward edge of the reflecting member 3 and. is providedlwith depending side reflectors 5,'5 which extend back to the rear end' of the reflector 3.] In viewing, therefore, the lamp from the "front, only thetop of 4 and lower partof the part 1 will be visible,as
-shown in Fig. 3. Thereflecting surface and source ofli lit are, in otherwords, all com pletely hid en in looking towards the front ofthe lampr The -source of light, shown as Fig'. 1, striking accompanying drawing, in"
1922. serial' No. 560,314."
shown, in the bottom of the reflector within the parts 1 and 2, where, it is wholly, colt.. cealed. I.
The principle or theory of operationA is as follows: Rays of light lfrom the bulb 10,-
the ellipsoidal or paraboloidal' surface 1, as indicated by thearrow a,
will be reflected upward'in a pathapproXi 66.
mately parallel to the aXis of 'rvolution and to the plane surface 3, and thence 4out along a'path approximately at 90 to the y axis-of revolution, as indicated .by the path of arrow a.- Rays such as indicated by arrows b which strike the spherical surface 2 are `ref lectedfbaclz through the focus f,'onto the surface 1, axially upward to plane sur face 3 and thence in a path approximately f axis 'of revolution' as indicated 75 90 from the by arrows b.
In Fig. 4' the"general/construction and ari rangementare substantially-similar to that in Figs. 1,- 2' and 3, with these' differences,
viz: lnstead V of the paraboloid or Aellipsoid forming the frontihalf and the semispheri-v cal reflecting member forming the rear half, their positionsare reversed and "the semi- 4spherical reflecting surface 2 with its Wall 6 is at the front of the light-inclosing portion, while the paraboloidal or ellipsoidal portion 1 forms -the rear half.` The plane 'reflector 3' intersects the reflecting surface 1,
making a suitable angle with the aXis of revolution, as in Fig. 1.A The visor 4, 5 is, '90
as before described, an extension of the plane reflecting surface 3 .at such an angle that it conceals all reflecting surfaces, while thefreflecting surfaces 1 and 2 inclose the source of light. The arrows clearly indicate 95 the paths of the light rays.V
With regard to asemi-ellipsoidal reflectingsurface in lieirof 'a paraboloidal surface, would state that they are of the-same kind. "The parabola .and ellipse are both Mtl conics; the ellipse having an eccentricity less than one, and the parabola being a spe-4 cial form of ellipse with .an eccentricity gustequalto'one. There 1s such a.sl1ght difference between the two that, `in fact, they cannot be distinguished by sight. The' ellipse ha'sthe .property l-of reflecting allzra s v emanating from one focus tothe other. i the focal length is increased to an infinite length, the reflector is then parabolic as the 1.10
rays .will then'be reflected to a point at in` nity or will be parallel. ln my reector,
mately-90'froni the axis'ofrevolution.
however, the difference hetweer l n merely that the ellipical sur will have a slightly greater cu' @ture than the parabolic so that in 'fact it will be Sub- Stantially.parabolic. ln practice l have used both parabolic and ellipsoidal surfaces.
yangle approximately 90 from front half of' the parabcloidal revolution.
focus and-onto the rear half of the paraboloid la, axially `upward tothe planesurface 3, andthenceout at an angle of apprc'u'nl It' will be seen that in the several-forms of thelamp the source 'oflight is concealed -within a hollow .reflecting chamber. opening upwardly,A an4 overlying` plane'rcflector 1nclined` upwardly and forwardly'. from the provided vwith side flangesl and extending forwardly and downwardly from the forwardedge of the said inclined plane reflector until 'it completely conceals the said; plane reflector so that the `-beams axsuitable distance for driving and n source of `light and all reflector surfaces are concealed. to those approaching the vehicle onwlrichA the lanip is mounted; rlfhe above lamp; will-be provided with a suitable protecting casing, not shown.
In use my'reilector w1 plane reflecting surface. l
2. A '.vehiclehead lamp comprising a cuplike reflector -open at its top with its-rear. ,half in the form of a semisphcie and its llv project the light yet neither the sourceolj light'nor any of the reflecting siii"faeesw illbe visible, as
was shown by'aiiv actual test and-Aso there is none of'the glareso. 'objectionable in the usual lamp; 1 g l l/Vhat l claim is:
.1. A. vehicle head lampli'reflector' coin-"- prising a hollow cup-.like reflector open at its top and concealing a source Aof* light; one. A
part of. thecupl being4 semispherical and the other substantiallysemiparaboloidah a plane ,reflecting surface inclined upwardly and forwardly from ythe rear member of reflecting surface lto a point whichconceals 'all olf the reflecting surfaces from the front; said visor or hood .having side flanges extending back to the rear edge of the inclined front half substantiallyv selniparaboloid'ail,` a
source of, light concealed within said cup rear edge of the hollow chamber and a flat Y reflecting visor or hood the said lcup-like reflectorfand a'refle'ctingY visor 'or hood having depending sideflanges extending' back to therear edge offthe said plane reflector; the visor or hood being inclined forwardly and downwardly 'from theforward edge of' the plane' .reflector to a point, which conceals all .of the`v reflecting .surfaces 4from'the front.
In testimony 'whereof v'affix signature. lMONROE E. EPSTEINT
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US2561885A (en) * | 1945-05-31 | 1951-07-24 | Gen Electric | Illuminated dial |
US2579140A (en) * | 1946-03-13 | 1951-12-18 | Crawford Walter Freeman | Wave projector |
US4580197A (en) * | 1985-02-22 | 1986-04-01 | Motorola, Inc. | Light collimizing device |
US4783725A (en) * | 1987-08-24 | 1988-11-08 | Rayovac | Flashlight with space efficient reflector |
US6454442B1 (en) | 1999-07-09 | 2002-09-24 | David G. Changaris | Device for soft irradiation |
US20080285295A1 (en) * | 2005-12-12 | 2008-11-20 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V. | Led Collimator Element for a Vehicle Headlight with a Low-Beam Function |
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US2561885A (en) * | 1945-05-31 | 1951-07-24 | Gen Electric | Illuminated dial |
US2579140A (en) * | 1946-03-13 | 1951-12-18 | Crawford Walter Freeman | Wave projector |
US4580197A (en) * | 1985-02-22 | 1986-04-01 | Motorola, Inc. | Light collimizing device |
US4783725A (en) * | 1987-08-24 | 1988-11-08 | Rayovac | Flashlight with space efficient reflector |
US6454442B1 (en) | 1999-07-09 | 2002-09-24 | David G. Changaris | Device for soft irradiation |
US20080285295A1 (en) * | 2005-12-12 | 2008-11-20 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V. | Led Collimator Element for a Vehicle Headlight with a Low-Beam Function |
US8523413B2 (en) * | 2005-12-12 | 2013-09-03 | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | LED collimator element for a vehicle headlight with a low-beam function |
CN103961236A (en) * | 2013-01-30 | 2014-08-06 | 通用电气公司 | Baby warmth keeping device and method for assembling baby warmth keeping device |
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