Vehicle signal light
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1. A signal light for a motor vehicle having an axial direction of travel comprising:
- a support element having a front face and a rear face;
a plurality of electroluminescent elements carried on said front face of the support element, each of said electroluminescent elements including supply terminals and a semiconductor type light source;
an optical collimating element associated with the support element and said electroluminescent elements for collimating light emitted by said light sources; and
an electrical circuit carried by said support element for supplying and interconnecting said terminals, wherein the support element is non-planar and includes a plurality of mounting means for receiving the electroluminescent elements and directing the collimated light emitted by said light sources along parallel paths, said plurality of mounting means oriented in a common inclined direction and carrying the electroluminescent elements, said common inclined direction being inclined with respect to said axial direction of travel.
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A vehicle signal light comprises a support element carrying electroluminescent elements on its front face, together with an optical collimating element. Each electroluminescent element has supply terminals and a semiconductor light source, the electrical supply circuit interconnecting the terminals being arranged on the rear face of the support element, and the latter being non-planar and so shaped to allow mounting of all of the electroluminescent elements in such a way that they are all oriented in the same inclined direction.
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1. A signal light for a motor vehicle having an axial direction of travel comprising:
- a support element having a front face and a rear face;
a plurality of electroluminescent elements carried on said front face of the support element, each of said electroluminescent elements including supply terminals and a semiconductor type light source;
an optical collimating element associated with the support element and said electroluminescent elements for collimating light emitted by said light sources; and
an electrical circuit carried by said support element for supplying and interconnecting said terminals, wherein the support element is non-planar and includes a plurality of mounting means for receiving the electroluminescent elements and directing the collimated light emitted by said light sources along parallel paths, said plurality of mounting means oriented in a common inclined direction and carrying the electroluminescent elements, said common inclined direction being inclined with respect to said axial direction of travel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- a support element having a front face and a rear face;
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