Light for vehicles, preferably for motor vehicles

• US 20060120097A1
• Filed: 11/04/2005
• Published: 06/08/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ODELO GmbH (Bayraktarlar Holding AS), Visiocorp Patents S.a.r.l.
• Original Assignee: Schefenacker Vision Systems Germany GmbH
• Inventors: Schmierer, Arne
• Granted Patent: US 7,500,771 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/545
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2665 on rear-view mirrors lighting devices for vehicle interior on or for rear-view mirrors B60Q3/258
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 43/14 Light emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 43/19 Attachment of light sources or lamp holders

Abstract

Light for vehicles, preferably for motor vehicles. The light has a housing having at least a housing front part and a housing rear wall, said housing being provided with at least one lighting source whose rays pass to the outside. In order to design the light such that it can be manufactured easily and economically in any desired conformation, the lighting source is attached to a lighting source carrier whose conformation corresponds at least in part to the inside contour of the light housing. The light is advantageously used for motor vehicles.

Claims

1. Light for vehicles, said light comprising:

a housing that includes at least a housing front part and a housing rear wall and that is provided with at least one lighting source, which is fastened to a lighting source carrier and whose rays pass to the outside, wherein the conformation of the lighting source carrier corresponds at least in part to the inside contour of the housing.

2. Light according to claim 1, wherein the inside contour of the housing represents a U-shape in cross-section.

3. Light according to claim 1, wherein the inside contour of the housing is L-shaped in cross-section.

4. Light according to claim 1, wherein the inside contour of the housing is curved in design, at least in sections.

5. Light according to claim 1, wherein the lighting source carrier is in contact with the inside of the housing rear wall, at least in sections.

6. Light according to claim 1, wherein the lighting source carrier is, at least in sections, immovably clamped between the housing front part and the housing rear wall.

7. Light according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the housing front part constitutes the lens of the light.

8. Light according to claim 1, wherein the housing front part has, in cross-section, the shape of a U with arms of equal or unequal length.

9. Light according to claim 1, wherein the housing of the light unit is closed.

10. Light according to claim 1, wherein the lighting source is an LED.

11. Light according to claim 1, wherein the lighting source is an incandescent lamp.

12. Light according to claim 1, wherein the lighting source is an electroluminescent film and has the same profile as the lighting source carrier.

13. Light according to claim 1, wherein recesses are provided in the housing for the lighting source.

14. Light according to claim 13, wherein the recesses are indentations in the inner side of the housing front part.

15. Light according to claim 13, wherein the recesses are provided in the inner side of at least one arm of the housing front part.

16. Light according to claim 13, wherein the recesses are distributed over the length of the housing.

17. Light according to claim 13, wherein the lighting source is positioned to be immovable in the recess.

18. Light according to claim 1, wherein the lighting source carrier is secured in place in its mounting position in the housing by at least one retention element.

19. Light according to claim 18, wherein the retention element is provided on the housing front part, preferably designed as a single piece therewith.

20. Light according to claim 18, wherein the retention element has a projection protruding into the installation space for the lighting source carrier.

21. Light according to claim 20, wherein the projection engages over the lighting source carrier.

22. Light according to claims 1, wherein the lighting source carrier is a flexible conductive film.

23. Light according to claim 22, wherein a plurality of lighting sources are arranged on one side of the conductive film.

24. Light according to claim 22, wherein a plurality of lighting sources are arranged on both sides of the conductive film.