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EP 1900998 B1 20190807 - Reflector with a structure featuring light

Title (en)

Reflector with a structure featuring light

Title (de)

Reflektor mit einer lichtaufweitenden Struktur

Title (fr)

Réflecteur doté d'une structure émettant de la lumière

Publication

EP 1900998 B1 20190807 (DE)

Application

EP 07018209 A 20070917

Priority

DE 102006043405 A 20060915

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1900998A1] The reflector has inner side and sub-area of the inner side of the reflector casing is provided with an expansion structure from line shaped elevations (13). A part lies in a plane defining lines of the elevations, which cuts the reflector casing and the light outlet opening (3) of the reflector and the line-shaped elevations are formed in partly light directed reflecting manner.

IPC 8 full level

F21S 8/00 (2006.01); F21V 7/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F21S 8/08 (2013.01); F21V 7/04 (2013.01); F21W 2131/10 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1900998 A1 20080319; EP 1900998 B1 20190807

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07018209 A 20070917