for narrow headlamps with full performance
Excellence in design
Humans are shaped to recognize and interpret faces. Accordingly, the design of car fronts is also becoming increasingly important. The headlights in a car - like the eyes in a person - express the character. The small size of the stripeZ light modules opens up previously unimagined possibilities. In addition: stripeZ is Winner in the category Excellent Product Design - Automotive Parts and Accessories
Advantages
stripeZ light modules for headlights have significantly smaller dimensions compared to conventional technologies with the same light performance. This opens up a multitude of new possibilities in the design and function of headlights.
In addition to the optical advantages of the small module size, the stripeZ product family also creates additional free space in the spotlight housing thanks to the reduced space requirement. This additional space allows visually appealing solutions for the integration of sensors in the housing with the same headlight cubature. This aspect will become increasingly important in the future, especially with regard to autonomous driving.
The stripeZ product family offers a consistent design language for all main lighting functions, regardless of the technology used. In order to enhance the appearance of headlights, light modules have usually been covered with visually unobtrusive covers. stripeZ offers the option of freely selecting the color and structure of the module’s cover and dispensing with panels altogether. On the one hand, this additionally supports the slim design and makes every spotlight a visual highlight.
stripeZ light modules create order and structure in the spotlight and also allow the different lighting functions to be split into several modules (2, 3, 4 or even more eyes). Depending on the desired appearance, you can also specify whether all modules should always light up at the same time or not. This creates an even wider range of design options for each spotlight.
Despite its small size, stripeZ clearly keeps up with the “big” light modules in terms of performance. The height of the visible lens is only 22 to 30 mm, which means a considerable difference in design freedom compared to the regular lens height of usually around 50 mm.
- the light output is comparable to that of larger modules
- Scalable in terms of performance
- performs well in IIHS and NCAP ratings1
- and is of course ECE, CCC and SAE approvable2
1 Ratings in which safety is tested using crash tests (European New Car Assessment Program and Insurance Institute for Road Safety
2 ECE, CCC and SAE are approval marks in Europe, China and the USA
stripeZ product family
stripeZ was developed with several aspects in mind. In addition to the design, which sets stripeZ apart from other products, the undiminished lighting performance and design freedom due to the small installation space required also played an essential role. In addition, stripeZ enables the installation space that will be important for the future of light in the age of autonomous driving, even with the same cubic volume. There are three different categories in the stripeZ product family, which are subdivided into individual module types. These each have different functions, although the fact that they provide full light output despite their greatly reduced size applies equally to all products in the entire family. Due to their small size and reduced weight, the stripeZ modules are clearly predestined for use in flat headlights.
stripeZ | Basic Modules
High-quality apron, dipped beam and main beam in uni or bi-modules
stripeZ | Matrix Modules
Uni and bi-modules for glare-free high beam and other simple ADB functions
stripeZ | Pixel Module
Developed for adaptable light and glare-free high beam with extended ADB functions in increased resolution
stripeZ | Basic Modules
The stripeZ | base modules project high-quality apron, low beam and/or high beam light. The basic modules of the stripeZ family are characterized by a particularly high level of efficiency despite their very flat lens. The so-called Uni module is the entry-level model in the field of projection modules: It is used in the apron lighting as well as in the low beam and/or high beam. Bi-modules, however, combine the low beam and high beam functions in just one module: this variant also saves space and weight in the main headlamp.
stripeZ | Uni Apron Modules
stripeZ | Uni Low Beam
stripeZ | Uni High Beam
stripeZ | Bi-Module
stripeZ | Uni Asymmetry
stripeZ | Pixel Module
The stripeZ | Pixel modules have been specially developed for adaptable light and glare-free high beam. Using a total of 48 LEDs, the stripeZ | Pixel module achieves a higher resolution of around 1°, enables situation-based low beam that adapts to different conditions, such as driving speed or weather, and precise high beam masking scenarios. The stripeZ | Pixel module also requires an additional module to cover the full low beam function in the headlamp. The number of modules used in the headlamp depends on the specific lighting requirements of the vehicle.
stripeZ | Pixel
stripeZ | Matrix Modules
The stripeZ | Matrix and Matrix Bi modules open the door to glare-free high beam. While the Matrix module pair requires an additional low beam module, the Bi-Matrix module pair offers space-saving low beam and glare-free high beam: this variant saves additional space and weight in the main headlamp.
stripeZ | Matrix
stripeZ | Matrix Bi-Modules
Wise Combinations
The table on the left shows all the module functions of the stripeZ product family and their possible combinations. The number in the grid represents the number of modules required per function to meet the legal requirements for the main lighting functions in the headlamp.
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Low Beam
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High Beam wide
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High Beam spot
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High Beam |
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Bi-Modules | Foreground & High Beam wide
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Bi-Module | Asymmetry & High Beam spot |
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Bi-Modules | Low Beam & High Beam wide |
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Bi-Modules | Low Beam & High Beam spot |
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Bi-Modules | Foreground & High Beam spot |
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ADB High Beam Matrix |
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Bi-Modules | Low Beam & ADB High Beam Matrix
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ADB High Beam Pixel
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Lensholder design inspirations
To further emphasize the sleek design of the product family, the stripeZ lens holder offers the option of freely defining the color and structure of its surface and dispensing with bezels altogether.
A good idea finally always has a simple and easy-to-understand appearance even when hard work is behind it.
High Gloss | Deep Black,
nature
Arrow | Dark Silver,
coated
Textile | Rose Gold,
coated
Hexa | Dark Bronze,
coated
Brush | Silver,
coated
Metal | Pure Gold,
coated
Light Tattoo | Deep Black,
nature
"Up to 60% weight and 20% parts reduction demonstrates the excellent engineering performance of ZKW."
"stripeZ, small in appearance, big in performance."
"The stripeZ product family uniquely fulfills future customer requirements thanks to its wide range of applications."
"Slim design and high efficiency are what our customers like. Both in one module is key to bring ZKW on board for future programs."
"The challenge was to maintain the light performance while miniaturizing all components."
"Walking on old ways won't open new doors into a bright future."
Contact us
Matthias Pichler
Group Products - Light Modules | Platform Owner
ZKW Group GmbH
Rottenhauser Street 8
A-3250 Wieselburg
Matthias.Pichler@zkw-group.com
+43 7416 505 2591
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