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Lighting device for a motor vehicle, and method for producing same

US11060683B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA · DE

Inventors

Matthias Hahn · Kaiserslautern, DE
Ulrich Temme · Lippstadt, DE
Christian Wieck · Lippstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 14, 2020
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 14, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B6/3644
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for the production of a lighting device for a motor vehicle, including a transparent tube which surrounds an optical fiber connectable to a light source is positioned on a holder in such a way that the tube comes in contact with the holder in at least one area, wherein the contact area between the tube and the holder is subjected to laser radiation so that the tube is welded to the holder by means of a welding process.

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