1. A vehicle lighting device comprising at least two semiconductor light-emitting elements, the vehicle lighting device comprising: at least a first light-emitting element group and a second light-emitting element group, each comprising at least one semiconductor light-emitting element, the light-emitting element groups being selectively drivable and the first light-emitting element group having at least a foglight function, the first light-emitting element group and the second light-emitting element group together creating a daytime running light function,
wherein at least the first light-emitting element group and the second light-emitting element group do not have a common semiconductor light-emitting element.
2. The vehicle lighting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first light-emitting element group is configured to illuminate at a lower luminous intensity during activation of the daytime running light function than during activation of the foglight function.
3. The vehicle lighting device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the second light-emitting element group in the daytime running light function is configured to illuminate at least a region which is in a region of darkness of the foglight function of the first light-emitting element group.
4. The vehicle lighting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first light-emitting element group and the second light-emitting element group have an upper beam function.
5. The vehicle lighting device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: at least one of a third light-emitting element group and a fourth light-emitting element group, each having at least one semiconductor light-emitting element, which have a cornering light function for at least one of a respectively opposite steering movement and a foglight function.
6. The vehicle lighting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first light-emitting element group additionally has a cornering light function at least the first light-emitting element group having a plurality of light-emitting elements, which can be activated independently of the other light-emitting elements in the first light-emitting element group and in a plurality of stages.
7. The vehicle lighting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one semiconductor light-emitting element comprises at least one light-emitting diode chip, and wherein differently configured semiconductor light-emitting elements are used for at least two of the light-emitting groups.
8. The vehicle lighting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light-emitting elements in at least one of the light-emitting element groups are arranged in at least one row, the light-emitting elements in at least two of the light-emitting element groups being arranged in in each case at least one row and the rows of these light-emitting element groups being arranged in parallel with one another in a horizontal arrangement one below the other.
9. The vehicle lighting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein an illumination region of the first light-emitting element group is asymmetrical with respect to a lateral extent.
10. The vehicle lighting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when the vehicle lighting device is switched on, there is a substantially identical load of the semiconductor light-emitting elements in the case of at least two, in particular all, types of illumination.
11. The vehicle lighting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein, when the vehicle lighting device is switched on, an identical number of semiconductor light-emitting elements is activated in the case of at least two types of illumination.
12. The vehicle lighting device as claimed in claim 11, wherein at least two sets of light-emitting elements are connected electrically in parallel and are associated with a respective type of illumination, with the device switching over between the sets in order to switch between the types of illumination.
13. The vehicle lighting device as claimed in claim 12, wherein at least one further set of light-emitting elements is connected electrically in series with at least two of the sets of light-emitting elements which are connected electrically in parallel.
14. The vehicle lighting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light-emitting element groups are connected electrically in series and at least one switch is connected in parallel with each light-emitting element group.
15. The vehicle lighting device as claimed in claim 14, wherein at least one resistor is connected electrically in series with at least one switch.
16. A vehicle headlamp, comprising: at least one vehicle lighting device, comprising: at least a first light-emitting element group and a second light-emitting element group, each comprising at least one semiconductor light-emitting element, the light-emitting element groups being selectively drivable and the first light-emitting element group having at least a foglight function, the first light-emitting element group and the second light-emitting element group together creating a daytime running light function,
wherein at least the first light-emitting element group and the second light-emitting element group do not have a common semiconductor light-emitting element.
17. A vehicle comprising: at least one vehicle headlamp, comprising at least one vehicle lighting device, comprising: at least a first light-emitting element group and a second light-emitting element group, each comprising at least one semiconductor light-emitting element, the light-emitting element groups being selectively drivable and the first light-emitting element group having at least a foglight function, the first light-emitting element group and the second light-emitting element group together creating a daytime running light function, wherein at least the first light-emitting element group and the second light-emitting element group do not have a common semiconductor light-emitting element.
18. The vehicle lighting device as claimed in claim 1, which, in addition to the foglight function and the daytime running light function, additionally has at most at least one of an upper beam function and a cornering light function.
19. The vehicle lighting device as claimed in claim 7, wherein light-emitting diode chips with an emitter surface of different sizes are used for at least two of the light-emitting element groups.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A self contained, toolless quick change tool holder for cutter inserts on machine tools, the quick change tool holder comprising:
a housing having a seat portion which is adapted to receive and conform to the shape of a cutter insert,
a pivoting arm mounted in a pivoting arm slot in the insert housing, the pivoting arm rotating about a pivot in the insert housing, the pivoting arm having a clamp portion extending from the pivot to a position over the seat portion, the clamp portion adapted to engage a cutter insert, the pivoting arm having an arm extending from the pivot opposite the clamp portion, and
a cam, the arm having a distal end engaging the cam, the cam having a clamp position which forces the clamp portion of the pivoting arm to engage a cutter insert, the cam having a release position which forces the clamp portion to disengage from a cutter insert to allow removal and replacement of same, the cam being manually movable between the release position and the clamp position without the use of tools.
2. The self contained, toolless quick change tool holder of claim 1 wherein the cutter insert housing is mounted at one end of a mounting arm.
3. The self contained, toolless quick change tool holder of claim 1 wherein the pivot is an elongated hole through which a pivoting axle extends to allow rotation of the pivoting arm the clamping position to the release position, the elongated hole being pitched at an angle whereby the pivoting arm is pulled slightly to seat a cutter insert when in a clamped position.
4. The self contained, toolless quick change tool holder of claim 1 wherein the clamp portion includes a pin member extending therefrom which is adapted to mate with a corresponding hole in a cutter insert.
5. The self contained, toolless quick change tool holder of claim 4 wherein the pin member has a semicircular profile.
6. The self contained, toolless quick change tool holder of claim 1 wherein the pivoting arm is biased to the release position by a pivoting arm compression spring which is mounted into a channel formed in insert housing and aligned with a corresponding channel in the arm, the corresponding channel being positioned between the pivot and the distal end of the arm.
7. A self contained, toolless quick change tool holder for cutter inserts on machine tools, the quick change tool holder comprising:
a housing having a seat portion which is adapted to receive and conform to the shape of a cutter insert,
a pivoting arm mounted in a pivoting arm slot in the insert housing, the pivoting arm rotating about a pivot in the insert housing, the pivoting arm having a clamp portion extending from the pivot to a position over the seat portion, the clamp portion adapted to engage a cutter insert, the pivoting arm having an arm extending from the pivot opposite the clamp portion, and
a cam, the arm having a distal end engaging the cam, the cam having a clamp position which forces the clamp portion of the pivoting arm to engage a cutter insert, the cam having a release position which forces the clams portion to disengage from a cutter insert to allow removal and replacement of same, the cam movable between the release position and the clamp position, the cam including a button at one end and a cam spring opposite said button, the cam spring biasing the cam to the clamp position.
8. The self contained, toolless quick change tool holder of claim 7 wherein the cam includes, intermediate between the button and the cam spring, a sloped portion which slopes inwardly from a shallow cut proximate to cam spring to a deeper cut in the direction of the button, the cam further including a trough connected to the sloped portion by a drop off having a predetermined angle, the trough extending further into the cam from the deeper cut proximate to and towards the button, the cam spring biasing the cam towards the button whereby the distal end rests upon the sloped portion which rotates the pivoting arm to the clamp position, the predetermined angle controlling the force needed to move from the release position to the clamp position.
9. The self contained, toolless quick change tool holder of claim 8 wherein pushing the button toward the insert housing which pushes the cam inwards against the cam spring whereby the distal end of the pivoting arm moves from the sloped portion to the trough which allows the pivoting arm to rotate to the release position and whereby pressing downwardly on the clamp portion overcomes the bias of the pivoting arm to the release position to allow the distal end to again engage the sloped portion in the clamp position.
10. A self contained, toolless quick change tool holder for cutter inserts on machine tools, the quick change tool holder comprising:
a housing having a seat portion which is adapted to receive and conform to the shape of a cutter insert, the housing being mounted at one end of a mounting arm,
a pivoting arm mounted in a pivoting arm slot in the insert housing, the pivoting arm rotating about a pivot in the insert housing, the pivot being an elongated hole through which a pivoting axle extends to allow rotation of the pivoting arm between a clamp position to a release position, the elongated hole being pitched at an angle whereby the pivoting arm is pulled slightly to seat a cutter insert when in the clamp position, the pivoting arm having a clamp portion extending from the pivot to a position over the seat portion, the clamp portion including a pin member with a semicircular profile extending therefrom which is adapted to mate with a corresponding hole in a cutter insert, the pivoting arm having an arm extending from the pivot opposite the clamp portion, the pivoting arm being biased to the release position by a pivoting arm compression spring which is mounted into a channel formed in insert housing and aligned with a corresponding channel in the arm, the corresponding channel being positioned between the pivot and the distal end of the arm, and
a cam, the cam including a button at one end and a cam spring opposite said button, the cam having positioned intermediate between the button and the cam spring, a sloped portion which slopes inwardly from a shallow cut proximate to the cam spring to a deeper cut in the direction of the button, the cam further including a trough which extends further into the cam from the deeper cut proximate to and towards the button, the trough connected to the deeper cut by a drop off having a predetermined angle, the cam spring biasing the cam towards the button whereby the distal end rests upon the sloped portion which rotates the pivoting arm to the clamp position, the arm having a distal end engaging the cam, wherein moving the button toward the insert housing pushes the cam inwards against the cam spring whereby the distal end of the pivoting arm moves from the sloped portion to the trough which allows the pivoting arm to rotate to the release position and whereby pressing downwardly on the clamp portion overcomes the bias of the pivoting arm to the release position to allow the distal end to again engage the sloped portion in the clamp position, the predetermined angle controlling the force needed to move from the release position to the clamp position.