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US 6,471,382 B2Granted
Light guiding headlight for a vehicle
AssigneeHella KG Hueck & Co.
InventorKarsten Eichhorn
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Abstract
A lighting device for motor vehicles, having at least one light output element to produce a given light distribution, having at least one light source arranged at a distance from the light output element, having at least one optical fiber for connecting the light source to the light output element, where a plurality of light output elements are provided, and a light function selector is connected upstream for optional selection of the light output elements.
Claims9
A lighting device for a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one light output device for producing a light distribution and having a plurality of light output elements (LA1, LA2, LA3, LA4, . . . LAn);
- an upstream light function selector (1) for optional selection of the light output elements (LA1, LA2, LA3, LA4, . . . LAn), said upstream light function selector (1) operatively connected to said at least one light output element;
- at least one light source (LQ1, LQ2, . . . LQn) arranged at a distance from the light output element;
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- at least one optical guide (5) for connecting the light source (LQ1, LQ2, . . . LQn) to the light output device, wherein said light function selector (1) is disposed between said light source (LQ1, LQ2, . . . LQn) and said optical guide, said light function selector (1) and said light source (LQ1, LQ2, . . . LQn) combined being a light input unit (2) into which said optical guide interfaces to receive light emitted from said light source (LQ1, LQ2, . . . LQn).
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