Light for vehicles with stepped lateral reflector region
US5975723A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21S43/30
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A light for a vehicle has a reflector, a light source, a light-permeable disk covering a light outlet opening, the reflector having a central region which surrounds the light source and a lateral region, the central region of the reflector having a lateral opening through which a light emitted by the light source can reach the lateral reflector region, the lateral reflector region having at least in one zone a plurality of stepped reflection profiles, the lateral reflector region having an upper edge and a lower edge, at least one reflection segment arranged near one of the edges so that a light emitted from the light source impinges on the reflection segment through the opening of the central reflection region, the reflection segment having a greater extension than the reflection profile at least in a horizontal direction.
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