(19)
(11) EP 0 860 652 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.02.1999 Bulletin 1999/08

(43) Date of publication A2:
26.08.1998 Bulletin 1998/35

(21) Application number: 98300941.6

(22) Date of filing: 10.02.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: F21Q 1/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 22.02.1997 GB 9703712

(71) Applicant: Britax Vega Limited
Warwick CV34 6DE (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Thompson, Francis
    Worcester WR6 6ND (GB)
  • Tysoe, Nicholas William
    St. John's, Worcester (GB)

(74) Representative: Hollinghurst, Antony 
Britax International plc, Patent Department, Factory 1, Castle Trading Estate
Portchester, Hampshire PO16 9SU
Portchester, Hampshire PO16 9SU (GB)

   


(54) Vehicle signal lamp


(57) A vehicle signal lamp has a reflector (32) arranged to direct light from a bulb (30) through a hole (36) in an opaque mask (34). The mask (34) has a concave reflective surface (40) covered by a transparent coloured layer (42) and arranged to reflect light incident thereon from outside the lamp. The colour of the lamp when not illuminated is determined by the colour of the coloured layer (42). Light from the bulb (30) does not pass through the layer (42) and therefore is not affected by its colour.






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