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Illumination apparatus for a motor vehicle

US12429188B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA · DE

Inventors

Stefan Groene · Brakel, DE
Carsten Hohmann · Warstein, DE
Martin Muegge · Geseke, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 15, 2024
Grant date	Sep 30, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 15, 2044

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG09F2013/222
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An illumination apparatus for a motor vehicle, the illumination apparatus having a printed circuit board having a plurality of light-emitting diodes arranged thereon. An optical lens plate and a reflector element are provided with the reflector element being arranged between the printed circuit board and the optical lens plate. The reflector element has a plurality of segments into which the reflector element is divided, and each light-emitting diode is associated with a segment so that light emitted from the light-emitting diodes is reflected at the reflector element and passes through the optical lens plate.

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