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US 5,707,130 AGranted
Taillight for vehicles, especially for motor vehicles
AssigneeReitter & Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsHubert Zwick, Otto Muller, Stephan Berlitz
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Abstract
A vehicle taillight has a housing and a light-transmissive cover for closing off the housing. At least one light source is located within the housing for emitting light through the light-transmissive cover. At least one light-guiding member is positioned within the housing between the light source and the light-transmissive cover. The light-guiding member consists of light guide material and reflects light emitted by the light source onto the light-transmissive cover.
Claims18
A vehicle taillight comprising:
- a housing;
- a light-transmissive cover for closing said housing;
- at least one light source located within said housing for emitting light through said light-transmissive cover;
- at least one light-guiding member including a plate having at least one projection extending perpendicular to said plate and having a planar end surface adjacent said at least one light source and being positioned within said housing between said light source and said light-transmissive cover;
- said light-guiding member comprised of light guide material;
- said light-guiding member reflecting light emitted by said light source onto said light-transmissive cover.
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