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Lighting apparatus for a motor vehicle and assembly of the components of the lighting apparatus

US12000554B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Marelli Automotive Lighting Reutlingen (Germany) GmbH · DE

Inventors

Ralf Stopper · Rottenburg am Neckar, DE
Christian Lange · Berlin, DE
Fan-Lin Lu · Longbeilingcun, CN
Lothar Pfitzner · Erlangen, DE
Daniel Wagner · Winterbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 19, 2022
Grant date	Jun 4, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 19, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF21V17/18
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A lighting apparatus for a motor vehicle, wherein a first structural component of the lighting apparatus is connected to a second structural component of the lighting apparatus, and the connection between the first and second structural components is formed by a twist-on connection. The second structural component comprises at least two coupling elements that fit over, in particular at the perimeter of, the first structural component in the fully assembled state, at least in part, and the first structural component ends up in this engaged position, in particular on the perimeter thereof, through a rotation in relation to the second structural component.

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