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Automotive lighting device

US12235355B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 22, 2020
Grant dateFeb 25, 2025
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Expiry dateDec 3, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S2013/93277
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An automotive lighting device including a light source configured to emit light in a light direction, a sensor and a cover. The sensor is configured to acquire information outside the lighting device by emitting a wave in a sensor direction, the wavelength of the wave being comprised between 1 mm and 1 cm. The cover comprises a first portion located in the light direction and a second portion located in the sensor direction, the second portion including a sensor region having a refractive index and a thickness which is between 0.8 and 1.2 times an ideal thickness, the ideal thickness being equal to a natural number multiplied by the wavelength and divided by two times the refractive index.

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