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US2065059A
US2065059A US123A US12335A US2065059A US 2065059 A US2065059 A US 2065059A US 123 A US123 A US 123A US 12335 A US12335 A US 12335A US 2065059 A US2065059 A US 2065059A
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    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4298—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements coupling with non-coherent light sources and/or radiation detectors, e.g. lamps, incandescent bulbs, scintillation chambers
    • 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
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    • 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
    • F21S41/30—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by reflectors
    • F21S41/32—Optical layout thereof
    • F21S41/36—Combinations of two or more separate reflectors
    • F21S41/365—Combinations of two or more separate reflectors successively reflecting the light
    • 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
    • F21S41/50—Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by aesthetic components not otherwise provided for, e.g. decorative trim, partition walls or covers
    • F21S41/55—Attachment thereof
    • 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
    • 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
    • F21S43/251—Light guides the light guides being used to transmit light from remote light sources
    • 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
    • G02B6/0005—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 of the fibre type
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F21V7/0008—Reflectors for light sources providing for indirect lighting

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  • This invention relates to new and useful improvements in lighting apparatus and an object of the invention is to illuminate one or two refiectors which are temporarily without a light source, having in mind particularly automobile headlights.
  • a further and more speciilc object of the invention is to provide means in a pair of lights, each including a reflector, whereby on the failure of the light source of one light the reector of that one will be illuminated from the light source of the other.
  • Fig. 1 is a view showing in top plan a part of the forward portion of an automobile, the headlights being constructed according to the present invention and one being in horizontal section while the other is partly broken away;
  • Fig. 2 is a View similar to Fig. 1 but showing a modified construction
  • Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a further modiiication.
  • a part of the forward portion of an automobile including a radiator 6, a hood 1, and fenders 8 and 9 at opposite sides of the radiator and hood.
  • Headlights and I2 are mounted on the fenders and each includes an outer shell
  • The'headlights are arranged laterally with respect to one another and in their opposed side walls are provided with openings I9 and 2
  • lenses 23 and 24 Arranged in the openings I9 and 20 are lenses 23 and 24 respectively. With this construction should the bulb I8 become extinguished while the bulb
  • Light rays from the illuminated bulb and the lens 24 are reflected forwardly by the reflector I6 and illuminate the lamp I2 sufficiently to be easily visible by the driver of an approaching car and also to assist in illuminating the road and surrounding objects. Should the light source I1 fail then light from the source I8 will be transmitted to the bulb and the reflector I5 as will be understood to give a similar effect.
  • the headlights 26 and 2l are arranged with the radiator 6 projecting further forwardly between them than in the construction of Fig. l.
  • the headlights 26 and 2l each include an outer casing 28 the forward end of which is closed as by a lens 29 and within the headlight 26 is a reflector 3
  • are arranged at or near the focal points of the respective reflectors.
  • the casings 28 are provided with openings 36 and in alignment with such openings the reflectors 30 and 3
  • a transparent bar or rod 39 of glass or other suitable material is mounted by the headlights 26 and 21 and has its ends extending into the reilectors through the tubular extensions 3l and 38 thereof. Light falling on the exposed surfaces of the bar 39 directly from either the light source 32 or 33 will be transmitted from one headlight to the other. That is, should the light source 32 fail then direct light from the source 33 will be transmitted to the reiiector 30 by the bar 39 and should the light source 33 fail light from the source 32 will be similarly transmitted to the re- Hector 3
  • the4 bar 39 Since the4 bar 39 is curved as shown it may be carried about a radiator projecting a substantial'distance between the headlights. As the end walls 39a of the glass rod are convex they act as lenses to bend the light rays in a similar manner to the lenses 23 and 24 in the arrangement of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 shows a further slight modification and in this gure the headlights 40 and 4
  • the headlights include the casings 28 closed by the lenses 29. In their opposed side walls the casings are provided with openings 43 in line with which the respective reflectors 44 and 45 are provided with tubular extensions 46 and the respective ends of the bar 42 of transparent material project into such tubular extensions 46. In this construction direct light rays from the bulbs 32 and 33 fall on the respective convex ends 42a of the bar 42 forming lenses.
  • the bar 42 will transmit light fromv the bulb which is not extinguished to the reector of the bulb which is extinguished as will be understood.
  • This form is the same as that of Fig. 2 and operates the same, except the bar 42 is straight instead of curved as is bar 39.
  • the bulb of one headlight become extinguished the reector of that headlight will receive light from the bulb of the other headlight so that both headlights of an automobile will be' illuminated and the driver of an approaching automobile will be definitely advised o1' the position of the car which he must pass and so allow proper clearance.
  • the lenses 23 and 24 and the bars 39 and 42 vin addition to serving in the transmission of light from one headlight to the other also close the openings in the sides of the headlights to exclude dust and moisture. Further, the bars 39 and 42 are ornamental. n
  • a headlight construction including two (laterally spaced headlights having reflectors with openings in their opposed side walls, a lens in each of said openings arranged so that each light source is in the principal focus of the adjacent lens so as to project substantially parallel light beams of substantially the area of each lens, and each of said lens having a common axis whereby if either light source is extinguished its reiector is illuminated by the light beam projected from the other light source.

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O. A. DE LIMA AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGHT Filed Jan. 2, 1935 l L; 4? INVENTO Dera 22, 1936.
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Patented Dec. 22, 1936 UNITED STATES .PATENT OFFICE 1Claim.
This invention relates to new and useful improvements in lighting apparatus and an object of the invention is to illuminate one or two refiectors which are temporarily without a light source, having in mind particularly automobile headlights.
A further and more speciilc object of the invention is to provide means in a pair of lights, each including a reflector, whereby on the failure of the light source of one light the reector of that one will be illuminated from the light source of the other.
Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein satisfactory embodiments of the invention are shown. However, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the details disclosed but includes all such variations and modifications as fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim.
In the drawing:
Fig. 1 is a view showing in top plan a part of the forward portion of an automobile, the headlights being constructed according to the present invention and one being in horizontal section while the other is partly broken away;
Fig. 2 is a View similar to Fig. 1 but showing a modified construction; and
Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a further modiiication.
Referring in detail to the drawing and at first particularly to Fig. 1, at 5 is generally indicated a part of the forward portion of an automobile including a radiator 6, a hood 1, and fenders 8 and 9 at opposite sides of the radiator and hood.
' Headlights and I2 are mounted on the fenders and each includes an outer shell |3, the forward side of which is closed by a lens I4. Within the shells of the respective headlights and I2 are reiiectors |5 and I6, and arranged at about the focal point of the respective reflectors are suitable sources of light as for example the lightA bulbs lI'I and I8. The'headlights are arranged laterally with respect to one another and in their opposed side walls are provided with openings I9 and 2|) respectively which openings extend into the reflectors.
Arranged in the openings I9 and 20 are lenses 23 and 24 respectively. With this construction should the bulb I8 become extinguished while the bulb |1 remains illuminated, light from the bulb I1 will fall directly on the lens 23. 'I'he lens 23 is constructed to transmit in substantially parallel beams to the lens 24 the light falling on it as above described and as suggested by the broken lines 25. Lens 24 bends the light so received toward the focal point of the reflector IIS` and illuminates the light bulb therein, and such light passing through the focal point ls reflected by the walls of the reflector I6 in the same degree as would rays of light actually originating at or near the said focal point. Light rays from the illuminated bulb and the lens 24 are reflected forwardly by the reflector I6 and illuminate the lamp I2 sufficiently to be easily visible by the driver of an approaching car and also to assist in illuminating the road and surrounding objects. Should the light source I1 fail then light from the source I8 will be transmitted to the bulb and the reflector I5 as will be understood to give a similar effect.
From this it will be seen that with headlights constructed as described should the light source of one fail a certain amount of light from the other will be directed onto the reflector of the headlight of which the source of light has failed -Referring now to Fig. 2 it will be noted that the headlights 26 and 2l are arranged with the radiator 6 projecting further forwardly between them than in the construction of Fig. l. The headlights 26 and 2l each include an outer casing 28 the forward end of which is closed as by a lens 29 and within the headlight 26 is a reflector 3|) while within the headlight 21 is a substantially similar reflector 3|. The bulbs or other light sources v32 and 33 of the reflectors 3ll`and 3| are arranged at or near the focal points of the respective reflectors. In their opposed side walls the casings 28 are provided with openings 36 and in alignment with such openings the reflectors 30 and 3| are provided with open ended short tubular extensions 3l and 38.
A transparent bar or rod 39 of glass or other suitable material is mounted by the headlights 26 and 21 and has its ends extending into the reilectors through the tubular extensions 3l and 38 thereof. Light falling on the exposed surfaces of the bar 39 directly from either the light source 32 or 33 will be transmitted from one headlight to the other. That is, should the light source 32 fail then direct light from the source 33 will be transmitted to the reiiector 30 by the bar 39 and should the light source 33 fail light from the source 32 will be similarly transmitted to the re- Hector 3|. Therefore, should one light source fail the reflector associated therewith will have light transmitted to it for reection by it so that both headlights will be illuminated. Since the4 bar 39 is curved as shown it may be carried about a radiator projecting a substantial'distance between the headlights. As the end walls 39a of the glass rod are convex they act as lenses to bend the light rays in a similar manner to the lenses 23 and 24 in the arrangement of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 shows a further slight modification and in this gure the headlights 40 and 4| are so arranged with respect to the radiator 6 that a straight bar or rod of glass or other suitable transparent material may be used to connect the headlights for the purpose of transmitting light from one to the other thereof. In this figure the headlights include the casings 28 closed by the lenses 29. In their opposed side walls the casings are provided with openings 43 in line with which the respective reflectors 44 and 45 are provided with tubular extensions 46 and the respective ends of the bar 42 of transparent material project into such tubular extensions 46. In this construction direct light rays from the bulbs 32 and 33 fall on the respective convex ends 42a of the bar 42 forming lenses. On either the bulb 32 or the bulb 33 being extinguished the bar 42 will transmit light fromv the bulb which is not extinguished to the reector of the bulb which is extinguished as will be understood. This form is the same as that of Fig. 2 and operates the same, except the bar 42 is straight instead of curved as is bar 39.
It should now be understood that with either of the constructions disclosed should the bulb of one headlight become extinguished the reector of that headlight will receive light from the bulb of the other headlight so that both headlights of an automobile will be' illuminated and the driver of an approaching automobile will be definitely advised o1' the position of the car which he must pass and so allow proper clearance. The lenses 23 and 24 and the bars 39 and 42 vin addition to serving in the transmission of light from one headlight to the other also close the openings in the sides of the headlights to exclude dust and moisture. Further, the bars 39 and 42 are ornamental. n
Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, what I claim is:
In a headlight construction including two (laterally spaced headlights having reflectors with openings in their opposed side walls, a lens in each of said openings arranged so that each light source is in the principal focus of the adjacent lens so as to project substantially parallel light beams of substantially the area of each lens, and each of said lens having a common axis whereby if either light source is extinguished its reiector is illuminated by the light beam projected from the other light source.
. OSCAR A. DE LIMA.
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US3020391A (en) * 1954-10-07 1962-02-06 Stiglin Vincent Vehicle illumination
US3736416A (en) * 1970-11-14 1973-05-29 A Goodwin Lighting systems for road vehicles
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US2496724A (en) * 1947-06-04 1950-02-07 American Optical Corp Slide carrier
US3020391A (en) * 1954-10-07 1962-02-06 Stiglin Vincent Vehicle illumination
US3736416A (en) * 1970-11-14 1973-05-29 A Goodwin Lighting systems for road vehicles
EP0302737A2 (en) * 1987-08-06 1989-02-08 Ireneusz J. Kotecki Multi-bulb light source
EP0302737A3 (en) * 1987-08-06 1990-02-07 Ireneusz J. Kotecki Multi-bulb light source
FR2768490A1 (en) * 1997-09-13 1999-03-19 Bosch Gmbh Robert PROJECTOR UNIT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
FR2813654A1 (en) * 2000-09-04 2002-03-08 Automotive Lighting Gmbh PROJECTOR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE ASSOCIATED WITH PARKING LAMPS
DE10115868B4 (en) * 2001-03-30 2010-01-07 Automotive Lighting Reutlingen Gmbh Headlamp unit of a motor vehicle
DE10200359B4 (en) * 2002-01-08 2009-11-19 Automotive Lighting Reutlingen Gmbh Luminaire arrangement, in particular for motor vehicles
FR2858682A1 (en) * 2003-08-07 2005-02-11 Schefenacker Vision Systems Lighting unit e.g. headlight, for motor vehicle, has light conductor which is mounted in series with light source and includes light conducting surface which is turned towards parabolic reflector
EP1876386A3 (en) * 2005-07-04 2010-01-06 Ansorg GmbH Lighting device
FR2897672A1 (en) * 2006-02-22 2007-08-24 Peugeot Citroen Automobiles Sa Optical unit for e.g. passenger car, has screen placed between lens and one light source of turn signal/reversing lamp, and guiding part of light emitted by source towards reflector linked with another source of turn signal/reversing lamp
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