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Lighting appliance for vehicles

US9255678B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. · DE

Inventors

Carsten Hohmann · Warstein, DE
Martin Mügge · Geseke, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 21, 2014
Grant date	Feb 9, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 21, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03H1/2202
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A lighting appliance for vehicles with a light unit includes a light source and a light guide assigned to the light source for the creation of a given light function, wherein the light guide is embodied as a rod-shaped light guide with a punctiform surface for the coupling-out of light or as a flat light guide with a line-shaped or a sheet-like surface for the coupling-out of light, wherein for the creation of the light function, a light surface magnifying unit is provided, which comprises a light source and a mask template unit for the generation of an illumination pattern from a light beam sent from a light source onto a projection screen.

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