Headlamp inter alia for motor vehicles
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1. A motor vehicle headlamp, comprising:
- (a) a lens having a plurality of juxtaposed dioptric elements, at least some of said dioptric elements being arranged in a row,(b) a light-transmitting bar extending along the row of dioptric elements adjacent to the interior surface of the lens, said bar carrying a reflecting zone opposite each dioptric element in the row,(c) a light source spaced from the lens, and(d) an optical duct terminating at one end in said transparent bar and at its other end near the light source,(e) whereby light from the light source is transmitted along the light-transmitting bar, the light being reflected by each reflecting zone through its respective dioptric element to create a light beam issuing from the headlamp.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a headlamp inter alia for motor vehicles.
The headlamp comprises a lens (1) formed by a number of juxtaposed dioptric elements (4) each having a focal point (F) and an axis (5); a light source (6-10) is provided for each element (4) vary near the focal point thereof; the axes (5) of the various dioptric elements (4) are so arranged that the elementary light beams issuing from the elements (4) when the corresponding sources (6-10) are illuminated form a single beam having a predetermined light distribution.
Of use for the construction of very shallow headlamps suitable for integration in the bodywork.
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1. A motor vehicle headlamp, comprising:
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(a) a lens having a plurality of juxtaposed dioptric elements, at least some of said dioptric elements being arranged in a row, (b) a light-transmitting bar extending along the row of dioptric elements adjacent to the interior surface of the lens, said bar carrying a reflecting zone opposite each dioptric element in the row, (c) a light source spaced from the lens, and (d) an optical duct terminating at one end in said transparent bar and at its other end near the light source, (e) whereby light from the light source is transmitted along the light-transmitting bar, the light being reflected by each reflecting zone through its respective dioptric element to create a light beam issuing from the headlamp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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