US 11,933,470 B2
Process for controlling a headlamp of a motor vehicle
Florian Herold, Bielefeld (DE); Christian Hüster, Salzkotten (DE); Boris Kubitza, Möhnesee-Körbecke (DE); Martin Plümpe, Bad Wünnenberg (DE); Udo Venker, Güterlsoh (DE); and Carsten Wilks, Lippstadt (DE)
Assigned to Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA, Lippstadt (DE)
Filed by Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA, Lippstadt (DE)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/451,545.
Application 17/451,545 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2020/061118, filed on Apr. 22, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 110 967.1 (DE), filed on Apr. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0034471 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. F21S 41/663 (2018.01); F21S 41/151 (2018.01); F21W 102/14 (2018.01)
CPC F21S 41/663 (2018.01) [F21S 41/151 (2018.01); F21W 2102/14 (2018.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A light distribution arrangement for a headlamp of a motor vehicle, the light distribution arrangement comprising:
a first light distribution;
a second light distribution including a used part and an unused part, wherein light is emitted in the used part, and wherein light is not emitted in the unused part;
an overlapping area where the first light distribution overlaps the used part of the second light distribution;
a vertical edge area defined by an upper edge of the first light distribution;
wherein in a first configuration, the used part of the second light distribution abuts the vertical edge area; and
wherein in a second configuration, the used part of the second light distribution is shifted away from the vertical edge area such that the used part of the second light distribution does not abut the vertical edge area.