Light device for a motor vehicle
US11098873B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21Y2115/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The light device comprises a housing (1) covered with a transparent or semi-transparent cover (2) that delimit an inner chamber (3) inside the housing (1), a light unit (5) situated in the chamber (3) and equipped with at least one light source, a cooler (4) associated with the light unit (5), and a tubular cooling conduit (7) that passes through an opening (10) in the housing (1) into the chamber (3) to supply cooling medium (8) from the cooling medium (8) source installed outside the housing (1) to the cooler (4) and comprises a drive means (74) for forced flow of the cooling medium (8) in the tubular cooling conduit (7). The tubular cooling conduit (7) is connected to the cooler (4) in such a way that the cooling medium (8) does not escape from the tubular cooling conduit (7) and cooler (4) to the surrounding space in the chamber (3). Inside the tubular cooling conduit (7), one or more adjacent supply channels (72) are provided to supply the cooling medium (8) to the cooler (4) in one direction, and next to the supply channel (72) or channels (72), one or more exhaust channels (73) are provided to simultaneously discharge the cooling medium from the cooler (4) in the opposite di…
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