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EP 1362740 B1 20090225 - Vehicle lamp

Title (en)

Vehicle lamp

Title (de)

Fahrzeugleuchte

Title (fr)

Feu de véhicule

Publication

EP 1362740 B1 20090225 (DE)

Application

EP 03101294 A 20030509

Priority

DE 10221683 A 20020516

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1362740A2] Luminous diodes (2,2') each fit on diode bases (4) for integrating electrical connections and have their optical axes set at a deflecting angle aligned as a right angle to a main beam direction (6) for main reflectors (3) with a partially paraboloid surface. Adjacent reflectors allocated to each luminous diode act as subsidiary reflectors (SR) (3') to allow the diodes to light up SR edges.

IPC 8 full level

B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); F21S 8/10 (2006.01); F21V 7/00 (2006.01); F21V 7/06 (2006.01); F21Y 101/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F21S 43/14 (2017.12); F21S 43/30 (2017.12)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1362740 A2 20031119; EP 1362740 A3 20061227; EP 1362740 B1 20090225; DE 10221683 A1 20031204; DE 50311205 D1 20090409

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03101294 A 20030509; DE 10221683 A 20020516; DE 50311205 T 20030509