Patent ID: 9689545
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B29D,C03B,F21S,F21W,F21Y,G02B

Claim:
1. An optical element for a vehicle headlight, the optical element including: a monolithically pressed first primary optic array of transparent glass material; and at least one monolithically pressed second primary optic array of a transparent material, wherein the first primary optic array comprises: a first primary optic having a light entry face and a light exit face; at least one second primary optic having a light entry face and a light exit face; and a web connecting the first primary optic mechanically to the second primary optic; wherein the second primary optic array comprises: a third primary optic having a light entry face and a light exit face; wherein the first primary optic array and the second primary optic array are positioned and fixed with respect to each other such that they engage each other to form an array, in which the third primary optic is arranged between the first primary optic and the second primary optic; and wherein the distance between the first primary optic and the third primary optic is no more than 0.5 mm and the distance between the second primary optic and the third primary optic is no more than 0.5 mm.