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Lighting apparatus for vehicles

US9829167B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. · DE

Inventors

Hans-Gerd Berthold · Eckental, DE
Marc Kaup · Paderborn, DE
Franziska Kley · Geseke, DE
Dirk Kliebisch · Paderborn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 29, 2015
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 1, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF21S41/663
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A lighting apparatus for vehicles with a plurality of light sources and with a defined light distribution. The optical unit has an upstream optical unit with upstream optical elements allocated to the respective light sources, which are immediately adjacent to the light sources in the primary emission direction upstream of same. The majority of upstream optical elements have a segmented embodiment and is connected by joining.

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