Automotive Lighting Unit

An automotive lighting unit (1) comprising:

• a substantially basin-shaped, rear body (2);
• a front half-shell (3) placed in front of the mouth of the rear body (2);
• and at least one lighting assembly (4, 5) that emits light on command, and is located inside the rear body (2) so as to be able to backlight a corresponding transparent or semi-transparent portion of the front half-shell (3);
• the automotive lighting unit (1) being characterised in that the lighting assembly (4, 5) comprises:
• at least one light-guide body (6, 15, 20) made of photoconductive material, which is placed inside the rear body (2) and is structured to channel, by total internal reflection and towards said transparent or semi-transparent portion of the front half-shell (3), the light that enters in the same light-guide body (6, 15, 20) through a light-incoupling end or sidewall (8, 17, 21) of the same light-guide body (6, 15, 20);
• an active light deflector device (9, 16) which is placed inside the rear body (2), facing the light-incoupling end or sidewall (8, 17, 21) of said light-guide body (6, 15, 20);
• and an electrically-powered light source (10, 18) which is placed inside the rear body (2) and emits, on command, a collimated light beam (r, l) towards the active light deflector device (9, 16);
• the active light deflector device (9, 16) being adapted to reflect/divert said collimated light beam (r, l) towards the light-incoupling end or sidewall (8, 17, 21) of said light-guide body (6, 15, 20), so that the collimated light beam (r, l) can enter into the light-guide body (6, 15, 20) and then travel inside the light-guide body (6, 15, 20) by total internal reflection.