Illumination unit for vehicle headlights, and vehicle headlight
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1. A luminaire comprising:
- an illumination unit, the illumination unit comprising;
at least one light emitting diode chip; and
a housing that at least partially surrounds the at least one light emitting diode chip and is provided with fastening means for mounting the illumination unit on a luminaire part;
wherein the fastening means comprise a projection or a depression that is arranged at a circumference on the housing and cooperates with a counterpart, coordinated in an accurately fitting manner therewith, on the luminaire part of the luminaire such that the projection or the depression and the counterpart interlock in an accurately fitting manner;
wherein said projection or depression includes a first bore, and the accurately fitting counterpart includes a second bore, said first and second bores being coaxially aligned for mounting the illumination unit on the luminaire part, and at least one of said first and second bores being constricted in a stepped manner; and
wherein said first and said second bores are formed as a component of a screw connection between the illumination unit and the luminaire part.
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Abstract
An illumination unit having at least one light emitting diode chip and a housing (100) that at least partially surrounds the at least one light emitting diode chip (3), the housing (100) having fastening means for mounting the illumination unit in a luminaire, wherein the fastening means comprise at least one projection or one depression (122; 102) that is arranged on the housing (100) and, in order to mount the illumination unit in the luminaire, cooperates with a counterpart (210; 203′), coordinated in an accurately fitting fashion therewith, on a luminaire part (200; 200′, 200″) of the luminaire in such a way that the at least one projection or the at least one depression (122; 102) and the counterpart (210; 203′) interlock in an accurately fitting fashion.
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1. A luminaire comprising:
an illumination unit, the illumination unit comprising; at least one light emitting diode chip; and a housing that at least partially surrounds the at least one light emitting diode chip and is provided with fastening means for mounting the illumination unit on a luminaire part; wherein the fastening means comprise a projection or a depression that is arranged at a circumference on the housing and cooperates with a counterpart, coordinated in an accurately fitting manner therewith, on the luminaire part of the luminaire such that the projection or the depression and the counterpart interlock in an accurately fitting manner; wherein said projection or depression includes a first bore, and the accurately fitting counterpart includes a second bore, said first and second bores being coaxially aligned for mounting the illumination unit on the luminaire part, and at least one of said first and second bores being constricted in a stepped manner; and wherein said first and said second bores are formed as a component of a screw connection between the illumination unit and the luminaire part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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Current AssigneeOsram Beteiligungsverwaltung GmbH (Ams-Osram AG)
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Original AssigneeOSRAM GmbH (Ams-Osram AG)
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InventorsFrey, Peter, Vollmer, Ralf
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Primary Examiner(s)SEMBER, THOMAS M
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Application NumberUS12/516,706Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,812 DaysField of Search362/548, 362/549, 362/647, 362/652, 362/655, 362/656, 362/368, 362/457US Class Current362/548CPC Class CodesF21S 41/143 the main emission direction...F21S 41/19 Attachment of light sources...F21S 45/47 Passive cooling, e.g. using...F21V 19/0035 the fastening means being c...F21V 29/74 with fins or bladesF21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
