Motor vehicle headlight with mirror equipped with at least one lateral fender skirt
US6543919B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21S41/173
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A motor vehicle headlight comprises a light source co-operating with a mirror and a glass, the mirror having a back and at least one side cheek exposed to radiation from the source. According to the invention, at least one of the cheeks is suitable in at least one zone for reflecting light so as to extend laterally and with continuity the beam generated by the back of the mirror, substantially without reinforcing said beam on the road axis; the glass is smooth or deflects to a very small extent only. Application to homogeneous light beams of great width.
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