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Indicating light, in particular a complementary stop light for a motor vehicle, having a number of light sources in line with each other

  • US 5,762,414 A
  • Filed: 09/10/1996
  • Issued: 06/09/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An indicator unit for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing defining a front of the unit, a plurality of light sources within the housing, each light source defining a given emission field in which that light source emits light and a redirecting member in the housing defining a general emission direction towards the front of the unit, the redirecting member redirecting the light emitted by the sources towards the front of the unit, wherein the redirecting member comprises lenses and a cylindrical mirror disposed optically between the light sources and the lenses, wherein each of the lenses is focused in a region of the emission field of each of the respective light sources and wherein the mirror reflects the light emitted by the light sources in at least an edge portion of their emission field.

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