Headlight lens for a vehicle headlight
US9677732B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF21W2102/30
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A headlight lens for a vehicle headlight, the headlight lens having a body of transparent material. The monolithic body includes a light passage section having at least one optically operative light exit face and a light tunnel having at least one optically operative light entry face. The light tunnel transits into the light passage section via a bend being curved in its longitudinal extension, wherein the light passage section is configured for imaging the bend as a bright-dark-boundary.
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