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Vehicle lamp

  • US 20040136198A1
  • Filed: 12/05/2003
  • Published: 07/15/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A vehicle lamp including a housing having a light exit opening (3) an elongate light cover (6;

  • 32) closing the light exit opening, at least one light emitting diode in the housing laterally of the light cover (6;

    32), the light emitting diode having a main emission direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the light cover (6;

    32), a light guide device (8, 8

    ;

    38, 38

    ) positioned for light emitted by the at least one light emitting diode (15;

    34, 34

    ) in the main emission direction to be coupled into the light guide device and at least partially coupled out transversely with respect to said main emission direction towards the light cover (6;

    32), and a reflector arrangement (20;

    42) which extends at least on the side of the light guide device (8, 8

    ;

    38, 38

    ) in opposite relationship to the light cover (6;

    32) and reflects towards the light cover (6;

    32) light which is coupled out therefrom in other directions than towards the light cover (6;

    32), the reflector arrangement (20;

    42) including a good heat-conducting material and being in good heat-conducting relationship with the at least one light emitting diode (15;

    34, 34

    ) to act for same as a cooling means.

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