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US 9,849,823 B2Granted
Indicator unit for a system for indirect vision of a vehicle and system for indirect vision comprising an indicator unit
AssigneeMekra Lang GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsWerner Lang, Elmar Finkenberger, Andreas Redlingshöfer
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Abstract
An indicator unit for a system for indirect vision of a vehicle. A unit has a functional unit housing having at least one electronic carrier accommodated therein. The at least one electronic carrier has at least one first electric or electronic functional component for providing the function of a direction indicator, and a second electric or electronic functional component.
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An indicator unit for a system for indirect vision of a vehicle, comprising;
- an indicator housing mountable to a system housing of the system for indirect vision, having at least one electronic carrier accommodated in the indicator housing, and an optical guide accommodated in the indicator housing, the at least one electronic carrier having at least one first electric or electronic functional component and a second electric or electronic functional component;
- wherein the first functional component has a light source coupled to the optical guide as part of a direction indicator, and the second functional component provides a function other than a lighting function,
- wherein the indicator housing comprises at least one portion made of a material with high thermal conductivity and wherein the portion made of a material with high thermal conductivity is positioned directly adjacent to the electronic carrier and
- wherein a thermally conductive pad is interposed between the electronic carrier and the portion made of a material with high thermal conductivity, and wherein the electronic carrier is in surface contact with the thermally conductive pad and the thermally conductive pad is in surface contact with the portion made of a material with high thermal conductivity.
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An indicator unit for a system for indirect vision of a vehicle, comprising;
- an indicator housing mountable to a system housing of the system for indirect vision, having at least one electronic carrier accommodated in the indicator housing, and an optical guide accommodated in the indicator housing, the at least one electronic carrier having at least one first electric or electronic functional component and a second electric or electronic functional component;
- wherein the first functional component has a light source coupled to the optical guide as part of a direction indicator, and the second functional component provides a function other than a lighting function,
- wherein the indicator housing comprises at least one portion made of a material with high thermal conductivity and wherein the portion made of a material with high thermal conductivity is positioned directly adjacent to the electronic carrier and
- wherein the portion made of a material with high thermal conductivity is provided with a heat dissipation structure on the side corresponding to the housing outer side of indicator housing, and wherein the heat dissipation structure is formed by cooling fins, or by a thermally conductive pad connected to a thermally conductive structure of a system housing of the system for indirect vision.
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