Lighting device for a motor vehicle
US12018811B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21S43/2605
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lighting device (1) for a motor vehicle, including a light source (2), a light conductor (3) having a first region (3a) and a curved region (3b), a first optical element (4) having a light entry surface, which comprises a first portion (4a) and a second portion (4b), wherein the first optical element (4) is arranged relative to the light conductor (3) in such a manner that light, which is decoupled from the first region (3a) of the light conductor (3), impinges on the first portion (4a) of the light entry surface of the first optical element (4), and light, which is decoupled from the curved region (3b) of the light conductor (3), impinges on a part region of the second portion (4b) of the light entry surface of the first optical element (4), wherein the lighting device (1) comprises a second optical element (5), which is arranged between the curved region (3b) of the light conductor (3) and the second portion (4b) of the light entry surface of the first optical element (4) in such a manner and equipped in order to redirect light, which is decoupled from the curved region (3b) of the light conductor (3) in such a manner that the light, having passed through the second optical ele…
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