Luminous device for a vehicle
US12320484B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2024 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21Y2115/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A luminous device that includes: an illuminated element having an illuminated zone and an opaque zone adjacent the illuminated zone; and a lighting device arranged to illuminate the illuminated zone extending on the side of the inner surface of the illuminated element. The outer surface of the illuminated zone has a rounded shape forming a convex protuberance on the outer surface of the illuminated element, the lighting device emitting light toward the illuminated element, the light traveling through the illuminated zone of the inner surface to the convex protuberance of the illuminated zone.
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