Modular vehicle light device
AssigneeValeo Vision Belgique
InventorsJean-Francois Delourme, Marianne Gons
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Abstract
A vehicle light device comprising an element made up of a plurality of portions each having a functional surface, at least two consecutive portions being linked together by an articulation. The main feature of a light device according to the invention is that each articulation allows the displacement of the two consecutive portions until their functional surfaces come into continuity with one another.
Claims19
A vehicle light device comprising an element made up of a plurality of portions each having a functional surface, at least two consecutive portions being linked together by an articulation, wherein each articulation allows the displacement of said at least two consecutive portions until their functional surfaces come into continuity with one another;
- wherein said at least two consecutive portions of said element are held in a position for which their functional surfaces are in continuity with one another, via at least one mechanical locking member situated at the articulation;
- wherein each of said at least two consecutive portions of said element are formed by a Fresnel module;
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- wherein said vehicle light device is a centered high mounted stop lamp (CHMSL) which extends horizontally in a transverse axis of a vehicle along a length corresponding to more than half of a width of said vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.