JP5410658B2 - 光導波路を有する自動車用照明・信号装置 - Google Patents
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この構成によると、全反射を実現する角度条件であるので、入射光線の大部分はまだ残っており、光の漏洩は最小限に低減されるか、あるいは完全に排除される。
この要件は、たとえば、視覚的・技術的理由のために、あるいはヘッドライトまたは前照灯の全体寸法のために必要である。
ca1,ca2 チャンネル
C 隅部
E1,E2 終端部
FE 光入力面
FR 光反射面
FS 出力面
G 光導波路
S 光源
S1,S2 切子面
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- 光線を発する少なくとも1つの光源(S)と、光ビームが中を伝播する少なくとも1つの光導波路(G)とを備える自動車用照明・信号装置であって、
前記光導波路は、少なくとも一つの終端部に、前記光源から前記光導波路(G)へ光ビームを伝える入力面(FE)を有し、光ビーム用の出力面(FS)を形成する第1の面を有し、出力面から離隔して光反射面(FR)を形成する第2の面を有し、
前記光導波路は少なくとも1つの湾曲部を有しており、かつ、
湾曲部の外側に向かって突き出ており、前記光導波路に入射光線を返送するための2つの切子面(S1,S2)を有することにより斜角が形成されている少なくとも1つの隅部(C)を、前記光導波路は、前記湾曲部に有し、
射光線の全反射の条件下で、2つの反射が、前記切子面(S1,S2)の一方へ、次いで他方の切り子面へ、連続して行われるように、前記隅部(C)が設計されていることを特徴とする自動車用照明・信号装置。 - 湾曲部は、1つ又は少なくとも1つの光導波路の入力面(FE)に近接して配置されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の自動車用照明・信号装置。
- 光導波路は、互いに近接して配置される2つの入力面(FE)を有する概ね閉鎖形状を有していることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の自動車用照明・信号装置。
- 光導波路は、入力面(FE)を1つだけ有する完全な閉鎖形状を有していることを特徴とする請求項1又は2のいずれかに記載の自動車用照明・信号装置。
- 終端部内へ延びる光線が、異なる方向で導波路内に発する2つの流れで、光導波路を終端部に接続するための領域内の一部区域に分配されるよう、入力面(FE)は、光伝達終端部(E)にあることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の自動車用照明・信号装置。
- 2つの湾曲部が、光導波路を終端部に接続するための領域内の一部区域にあり、湾曲部は互いに接合され、湾曲部の隅部は、交叉する部分を有することを特徴とする請求項5に記載の自動車用照明・信号装置。
- 1つの入力面(FE)又は複数の入力面(FE)のそれぞれが、光伝達終端部(E)にあることを特徴とする請求項1〜6のいずれかに記載の自動車用照明・信号装置。
- 1つ又は複数の終端部分(E)は、光導波路と一体に形成されていることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の自動車用照明・信号装置。
- 突起する隅部(C)を具備する湾曲部は、光導波路を終端部(E)に接続するための領域に配置されていることを特徴とする請求項7又は8に記載の自動車用照明・信号装置。
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