Motor vehicle light comprising a plastic cover disk

• US 7,641,371 B2
• Filed: 01/24/2007
• Issued: 01/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Original Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Inventors: Geltinger, Florian, Effner, Torben
• Primary Examiner(s): Husar; Stephen F
• Application Number:
  US11/657,050
• Publication Number:
  US 20080043483A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,077 Days
• Field of Search: 362/84, 362/485, 362/487, 362493-496, 362500-503, 362/505, 362/506, 362/545, 362/800, 313/512, 296/901.01
• US Class Current: 362/487
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/0458 the front cover being directly mounted onto the vehicle body
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2696 Mounting of devices using LEDs

Abstract

A motor vehicle light including a plastic cover disc and a light unit that is mounted behind the surface of the cover disc is provided. The light unit is at least partially encased by the plastic of the cover disc and is fixed in position against the cover disc by the casing.

Claims

1. A motor vehicle light having a cover disk manufactured from plastic and a light unit attached behind a surface of the cover disk, wherein the light unit includes a circuit board and at least one lamp attached to the circuit board and is entirely encased in a formfitting way by the plastic of the cover disk and is attached to the cover disk and fixed in place by the cover disk, wherein the cover disk is incorporated into the outer skin of a motor vehicle, which is manufactured from plastic, by a multicomponent injection molding method,

wherein the cover disk includes a plurality of flanges, each of which is attached to an inner side of the outer skin by at least one of an injection molding, a weld bond and an adhesive bond.

2. A motor vehicle light having a cover disk manufactured from plastic and a light unit attached behind a surface of the cover disk, wherein the light unit includes a circuit board and at least one lamp attached to the circuit board and is entirely encased in a formfitting way by the plastic of the cover disk and is attached to the cover disk and fixed in place by the cover disk,

wherein the cover disk is inserted into an opening of the outer skin of a motor vehicle, which is manufactured from plastic, suitable for receiving the cover disk, and

wherein the cover disk is attached to the outer skin by being injected on or extrusion coated,

wherein the cover disk includes a plurality of flanges, each of which is attached to an inner side of the outer skin by at least one of an injection molding, a weld bond and an adhesive bond.

3. A motor vehicle light, comprising:

a plastic cover disk; and

a light unit attached behind a surface of the cover disk, the light unit including a circuit board and at least one lamp attached to the circuit board and being entirely and formfittingly encased by the cover disk, attached to the cover disk and fixed in place by the cover disk,

wherein the cover disk is incorporated into the outer skin of a motor vehicle, which is manufactured from plastic, by a multicomponent injection molding method,

wherein the cover disk includes a plurality of flanges, each of which is attached to an inner side of the outer skin by at least one of an injection molding, a weld bond and an adhesive bond.