Illuminating device for automotive front grille
US4816968A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 1987 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21S43/255
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An illuminating device for a grille portion between the headlamps of an automobile which is illuminated both day and night to blend the grille with the headlamps. The device includes a clear front panel having a display portion and a step pattern having a lens-like cross section formed in the rear surface of the panel. An inner lens is provided behind the front panel having upwardly slanting sawtooth-like step reflecting structures formed on the front surface of the inner lens and a light-converging structure formed on the rear surface. A light directing plate having a reflecting surface is disposed behind the inner lens. A light source is mounted in a central thick portion of the light directing plate.
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