Patent ID: 9651213
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B60Q,F21S

Claim:
1. A headlamp for vehicles comprising: a plurality of groups of LED light sources; a plurality of optical units with different projection characteristics, such that a first light spot projected by a first optical unit has a different size than a second light spot projected by a second optical unit, and the second light sport has a different size than a third light spot projected by a third optical unit, wherein a first subsidiary light distribution is formed by the first light spot, a second subsidiary light distribution is formed by the second light spot, and a third subsidiary light distribution is formed by the third optical unit, wherein the groups of LED light sources can be activated such that a predefined overall light distribution is formed by superimposing respective subsidiary light distributions of each respective light spot formed by each respective group of LED light sources, wherein the optical units are designed such that all light spots have the same width and in that the light spots formed by the different optical units have different heights, and wherein the height of the light spots generated by the second optical unit has an upper light/dark border, and the height of the light spots generated by the third optical unit has an upper light/dark border below the upper light/dark border of the light sports generated by the second optical unit.