Patent · US Active

Optical system with main function for motor vehicle

US8322902B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by
5References
15Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 27, 2009
Grant dateDec 4, 2012
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 4, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/0035
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical system for a motor vehicle, the optical system performing at least one main optical function and including in particular a diffusion screen, at least one light source of the LED type, each LED of the optical system producing a set of rays of light to be propagated in the diffusion screen wherein the screen is in the form of a curved sheet, with an upper lateral flange and a lower lateral flange which meet at a periphery which has in particular a rear face and a front edge and the principal function is performed essentially via an output face constituted by the front edge of the diffusion screen.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.