Cover plate for vehicle lights
AssigneeDaimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft
InventorGuntram Huber
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Abstract
A cover plate for vehicle lights, especially taillights of automotive vehicles, which includes an outwardly oriented surface of the cover plate which, as viewed in a vertical section, is fashioned of a meander shape. At least a part of the horizontal lying areas of the cover plate are made to be at least extensively opaque by, for example, a dark surface coating or dark inserts which are integrally cast or injection molded into the horizontal areas of the cover plate.
Claims7
A cover plate for vehicle lights, the cover plate including an outwardly facing surface provided with a plurality of translucent horizontal surface portions interconnected by a plurality of translucent vertical surface portions such that, in a vertical section, the cover plate has a meander shape, characterized in that means are provided at the translucent horizontal surface portions for rendering at least a portion of the translucent horizontal surface portions extensively opaque.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.