Patent · US Expired

Signal lamp for vehicles

US6107916A · kind A · utility

26Cited by

3References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. · DE

Inventors

Christian Beck · Oebisfelde, DE
Andre Blanke · Lippstadt, DE
Herbert Cramer · Rüthen, DE
Elmar Duenschede · Brilon, DE
Karsten Eichhorn · Ennigerloh, DE
Guenther Fischer · Lippstadt, DE
Klaus Henneboehle · Cologne, DE
Franz Jost · Stuttgart, DE
Christian Plattfaut · Lippstadt, DE
Bernhard Scholl · Lippstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 8, 1998
Grant date	Aug 22, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 8, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF21S43/40
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A signal lamp for vehicles, specifically motor vehicles, has a housing in which at least one light source is positioned, and a light guide from which light is directed in a predetermined light exit direction, whereby the light guide is structured as a long stretched-out light-release element that extends at least in areas along an edge of a housing and/or of a reflector.

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