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AssigneeAutomotive Lighting Reutlingen GmbH
InventorsMichael Ritter, Kurt Schuster, Pablo Sanchez Bodega
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The present invention relates to a lighting device in a motor vehicle. The lighting device includes a light source for emitting light and at least one plate-shaped light conductor, which is made in form of a block optics. The block optics includes two boundary surfaces which run opposite towards each other at a certain distance, a totally reflective side surface between the boundary surfaces, and a light coupling-out area arranged between the boundary surfaces. A coupling-in section is arranged on at least one of the boundary surfaces. The lighting device further includes at least one substantially rod-shaped light conductor with a light output area which extends along the longitudinal extension of the light conductor in addition to the at least one block optics.
A lighting device for a motor vehicle, the lighting device comprising at least one light source for emitting light and at least one plate-shaped light conductor-made in form of a block optics, the light conductor including two boundary surfaces which run opposite towards each other, a totally reflective side surface, which extends over part of the intermediate area, and which consists of a light coupling-out area, which extends over one other part of the intermediate area between the boundary surfaces, whereby a coupling-in section is formed on at least one of the boundary surfaces, wherein light from the at least one light source is coupled into the block optics and is deflected into the layer of the block optics, and where the coupled-in light is emitted via the light coupling-out area, wherein the lighting device includes at least one substantially rod-shaped light conductor with a light output area which extends along the longitudinal extension of the light conductor in addition to the at least one block optics, wherein said rod-shaped light conductor is constructed as one integral element along with the block optics and wherein said light coupling-out area of the block optics and said light output area of the rod-shaped light conductor together form a common output area of the overall lighting device, and wherein at least one additional light source is assigned to the at least one rod-shaped light conductor, for emitting light which is directly coupled into the at least one rod-shaped light conductor.
A light conductor arrangement for a lighting device of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one plate-shaped light conductor made in form of a block optics and including two boundary surfaces which run opposite towards each other at a predetermined distance, a totally reflective side surface which extends over part of the intermediate area between the boundary surfaces and which includes a light output area, which extends over one other part of the intermediate area, whereby a coupling-in section is formed on at least one of the boundary surfaces, whereby light from the at least one light source is coupled into the block optics and is deflected into the layer of the block optics, and where the coupled-in light is emitted via the light coupling-out area wherein the light conductor arrangement includes at least one substantially rod-shaped light conductor with a light output area which extends along the longitudinal extension of the light conductor in addition to the at least one block optics, wherein said rod-shaped light conductor is constructed as one integral element along with the block optics and wherein said light coupling-out area of the block optics and said light output area of the rod-shaped light conductor together form a common output area of the overall light conductor arrangement, and wherein at least one additional light source is assigned to the at least on rod-shaped light conductor, for emitting light which is directly coupled into the at least one rod-shaped light conductor.
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