DE69800971D1 - Optik zur trennung von hoch- und scwachintensivem licht - Google Patents

Optik zur trennung von hoch- und scwachintensivem licht

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DE69800971D1
DE69800971D1 DE69800971T DE69800971T DE69800971D1 DE 69800971 D1 DE69800971 D1 DE 69800971D1 DE 69800971 T DE69800971 T DE 69800971T DE 69800971 T DE69800971 T DE 69800971T DE 69800971 D1 DE69800971 D1 DE 69800971D1
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light
intermediate areas
optics
body portion
illumination surface
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DE69800971T2 (de
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J Passera
Gerhard F Hirmer
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Decoma International Inc
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Decoma International Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/0035—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
    • G02B6/0045—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it by shaping at least a portion of the light guide
    • G02B6/0046—Tapered light guide, e.g. wedge-shaped light guide
    • G02B6/0048—Tapered light guide, e.g. wedge-shaped light guide with stepwise taper
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S41/00—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
    • F21S41/20—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S41/24—Light guides
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/20—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S43/235—Light guides
    • F21S43/236—Light guides characterised by the shape of the light guide
    • F21S43/239—Light guides characterised by the shape of the light guide plate-shaped
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/20—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S43/235—Light guides
    • F21S43/242—Light guides characterised by the emission area
    • F21S43/245—Light guides characterised by the emission area emitting light from one or more of its major surfaces
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
    • F21S43/20—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
    • F21S43/235—Light guides
    • F21S43/249—Light guides with two or more light sources being coupled into the light guide
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0013—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide
    • G02B6/0023—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide provided by one optical element, or plurality thereof, placed between the light guide and the light source, or around the light source
    • G02B6/003—Lens or lenticular sheet or layer

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
  • Separation Using Semi-Permeable Membranes (AREA)
  • Lenses (AREA)
  • Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)
  • Crystals, And After-Treatments Of Crystals (AREA)
DE69800971T 1997-09-19 1998-09-18 Optik zur trennung von hoch- und scwachintensivem licht Expired - Fee Related DE69800971T2 (de)

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US6071797P 1997-09-19 1997-09-19
PCT/CA1998/000899 WO1999015827A1 (en) 1997-09-19 1998-09-18 Optics for separation of high and low intensity light

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DE69800971D1 true DE69800971D1 (de) 2001-07-26
DE69800971T2 DE69800971T2 (de) 2002-04-04

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US (1) US6164799A (de)
EP (1) EP1015811B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE202410T1 (de)
AU (1) AU9248098A (de)
BR (1) BR9812329A (de)
CA (1) CA2304688C (de)
DE (1) DE69800971T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2160419T3 (de)
PT (1) PT1015811E (de)
WO (1) WO1999015827A1 (de)

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EP1015811B1 (de) 2001-06-20
DE69800971T2 (de) 2002-04-04
ES2160419T3 (es) 2001-11-01
CA2304688A1 (en) 1999-04-01
EP1015811A1 (de) 2000-07-05
BR9812329A (pt) 2000-09-05
CA2304688C (en) 2006-06-06
AU9248098A (en) 1999-04-12
WO1999015827A1 (en) 1999-04-01
ATE202410T1 (de) 2001-07-15
PT1015811E (pt) 2001-11-30
US6164799A (en) 2000-12-26

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