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Lightingdevicee.g.forilluminatingmotor Publicationnumber DE10032927A1


vehicleinterior,usesplateshapedorbartype Publicationtype Application
Applicationnumber DE2000132927
lightguide Publicationdate Jan17,2002
DE10032927A1 Filingdate Jul6,2000
Prioritydate Jul6,2000
ABSTRACT Inventors HerbertWambsgans,FrankKoepfer,Klaus
Nachtigall
Alightingdevice(1)inwhichthecrosssectionofthelightguide(4)forforming
Applicant HellaKgHueck&Co
anopticalscreeninatleastonebeampathextendingfromthelightcoupling
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surfacetothelightdecouplingpoint(6),graduallyreducesstartingfromthelight
PatentCitations(7),NonPatentCitations(2),Referencedby(23),
couplingpointtothelightdecouplingpoint(6)atleastoneofthereducingpoints
Classifications(18),LegalEvents(3)
spacedawayfromthelightdecouplingpoint,relativetoalightguidezonelying
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directlyoppositeinfrontofit.Thereducingpoint(8)isarrangedsothatthelight
intensityofthelightenteringattheindividuallightdecouplingpoints(6)is
variouslyattenuated.

DESCRIPTIONtranslatedfromGerman CLAIMS (15)translatedfromGerman

Theinventionrelatestoalightingdevice,inparticularforilluminationofthe 1.Lightingdevice(1),inparticularhicleforilluminatingtheinteriororinterior
interiorspaceoraninteriorportionofamotorvehicle,withatleastonelight portionofamotordrive,withatleastonelightsource(2)andatleastonewithits
sourceandatleastoneofitslightinputinthelightemissionregionofthe lightcoupling(3)inthelightemittingregionofthelightbulb(2)arrangedplateor
illuminantisarrangedplateorrodshapedlightconductorwhichhasseta rodshapedlightguide(4)havingapluralityofthelightincidentsurface(3)
pluralityofspacedapartfromthelightincidentsurfaceLichtauskoppel. spacedLichtauskoppelstellen(6),characterizedinthatthecrosssectionofthe
lightguide(4)forforminganopticalapertureinatleastoneofthelightinputto
FromDE19654358A1isalreadyknownalightingdeviceoftheaforementioned
oneoftheLichtauskoppelstellen(6)extendingthebeampath,decreasesfrom
type,thedirectionmemberforilluminatingaInneneinofamotorvehicleis
thelightincidentsurfacetotheatleastonelightoutputcouplingpoint(6)onat
provided.Hereistheilluminationdeviceilluminatetheinteriorpartatnightor
leastoneoftheatleastoneLichtauskoppelstelle(6)spacedreductionpoint(8)
darknesssothatthisisstilljustvisibletothepassengers,thepassengersbut
againstaimmediatelyprecedinglightguideregionthatthisreductionpoint(8)at
mustnotbedisturbedbythelightoftheilluminationdevice.Theillumination
leastonthelightoutputsideofthelightguide(4)isprovidedwithapermeable
deviceasilluminatingmeanscomprisesalightemittingdiode,whichfaceswith
coverandlichtunduchisthatthereductionofbody(8)isarrangedand/or
itsemissionsidearrangedontheonenarrowsideoftheplateshapedoptical
designedsuchthattheintensityofthelightattheindividual
fiberlightcoupling.Thelightguidehasononeofitsflatsidestoasurface
Lichtauskoppelstellen(6)emerginglightisattenuateddifferently.
structurewheretheguidedinthelightguidelightimpingingonthesurface
structure,isscattered. 2.Lightingdevice(1)accordingtoclaim1,characterizedmarked
thereby,thatfortheformationofthereductionbody(8)inthesurfaceof
Aportionofthisscatteredlightoccursontheoppositesideoftheotherflatlight
thelightguide(4)atleastonerecessisintroducedandthatthisrecess
guidetoaprescribedthereinlightemissionoccursfromsurface.Inorder
preferablyastransverselytothedirectionofthebeampathextending
regardlessofthedistancebetweentheindividuallightemittingpointsofthelight
channel(9)isformed.
exitsurfaceandthelightemittingmeanscompriseaatleasttothehumaneye
overtheentirelightoutputexitsurfacesubstantiallyinitsintensityconstantlight 3.Theilluminationdevice(1)accordingtoclaim1or2,characterizedin
toobtainradiation,increasesthelightscatteringdegreeofprovidedontherear thatthereductioninpositiononaprojection(13)ofthelightguideis
sideofthelightguidesurfacestructurewiththedistancefromthebulbfor.In formedandthattheprojection(13)ispreferablyarrangedtransverselyto
practice,however,hasshownthatespeciallyinopticalfibers,whichhavea theextensiondirectionofthebeampathwithitslongitudinalextent.
differentfromaplanecurvedlightexitsurfacethroughachangeinthelight
4.Theilluminationdevice(1)accordingtothepreambleofclaim1,
scatteringdegreeofservingasalightoutputelementsurfacestructureonly
whereininatleastoneofthelightinputtooneofthe
limitedadaptationofthelightdistributionatagivenlightingtaskispossible,so
Lichtauskoppelstellen(6)extendingtheopticalpaththelightisguided
thatauniformlightoutputcannotbeachievedwithoutadditionalmeasures.
sorelativetothebeampathlaterallydelimitingthelightguidesurface
FromEP0962694A1isalsoknownalreadyBeleuchtungseinadevicefor thatoccursonthelightguidesurfacetotalreflection,characterizedin
backlightingaliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)havingalightemittingdiodeanda thatattheatleastonebeampathlaterallydelimitingthelightguide
lightcouplingsurfaceisarrangedwithitslightemittingdiodeintheemissionof surfaceand/orwithintheatleastonebeampathintheinteriorofthe
theplateshapedlightguide.Adjacenttothelightincidentsurfaceofthelight lightguide(4)atleastonedefect(16)isprovided,onwhichtheincident
conductorhasanapproximatelyVshapedrecess,whichislimitedbytwocurved thereonlightisdiffused,thatthisimpurity(16)atleastonthelight
wallswhichthesearedisposedoppositethelightemissionregionoftheLED.On outputsideofthelightguide(4)withalichtunduchlssigenDecaeffect
thesewalls,thelightcomingfromtheLEDlightisreflectedanddeflectedto isprovidedandinthatsaiddefect(16)isarrangedand/ordesigned
arrangedonthenarrowsidesofthelightguiderecesses,atwhichitisreflected suchthatthelightintensityoftheindividualLichtauskoppelstellen(6)
again.Apartofthelightisprojectedonthethesideturnedawaytobebacklit emerginglightisattenuateddifferently.
liquidcrystaldisplayingrearflatsideofthelightguide.There,asurfacestructure
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theopposite,theliquidcrystaldisplayfacingflatsideofthelightguideexits. 5.Theilluminationdevice(1)accordingtoanyoneofclaims1to4,
Alsointhislightguidetakesthelightscatteringdegreewiththedistancefrom characterizedinthatatthelightoutputsideofthelightguide(4)andon
thelightmeans.Bythismeasure,however,theintensityoftheemergingatthe thesaidoppositerearside(7)ofthelightguide(4)eachhaveatleast
differentlocationsofthelightexitpointlightcanbeadjustedonlytoalimited onerecessand/orprotrusion(13)and/oradefect(16)isarranged.
extenttoadesiredlightintensityprofileinthemanufactureofthelightingdevice.
6.Theilluminationdevice(1)accordingtoanyoneofclaims1to5,
Thereisthereforetheobjecttoprovidealightingdeviceoftheaforementioned characterizedinthattheapertureformingreductionpoint(8)between
type,inwhichduringthemanufactureofthelightguide,thelightdistributionat twoonbothsidesofthelightguide(4)atitslightoutputsideandthe
thelightoutputsurfaceofthelightguideinasimplemanneratapredetermined backsidethereofprovidedchannels(9)and/orbetweenaononeflat
Beleuchtungsaufadministrationisadaptable. sideofthelightguide(4)providedforprojection(13)andoneonthe
otheroppositeflatsideofthelightguide(4)providedinchute(9)is
Thesolutionofthisproblemisthatthecrosssectionoftheopticalfibertoform
formed.
anopticalapertureinatleastonerunningfromthelightinputtothe
Lichtauskoppelstellenbeampath,startingfromthelightinputtotheatleastone 7.Theilluminationdevice(1)accordingtoanyoneofclaims1to6,
LichtauskoppelstelleonatleastoneoftheatleastoneLichtauskoppelstelle characterizedinthatthechannel(9)inthecourseoftheirlongitudinal
spacedReductionstopoppositeanimmediatelyprecedinglightguidearea extentdifferentdepthsand/ortheprojection(13)havedifferentheights
decreases,thatthisreductionbodyisprovidedatleastonthelightoutputsideof and/orthedefect(16)hasadifferentlightscatteringdegreehas.
thelightguidewithalichtunduchlsdenominatedcoverandthatthereduction
8.Theilluminationdevice(1)accordingtooneofclaims1to7,
bodyisarrangedand/ordesignedsuchthatthelightintensityoftheexitingat
characterizedinthatthechannel(9)and/ortheprojection(13)and/or
theindividualLichtauskoppelstellenlightisattenuateddifferently.
thedefect(16)transverselytotheHeextensiondirectionofthelight
Thelightconductingcrosssectionofthelightguideisthusreducedatthe guide(4)isshorterthanthewidthofthelightguide(4).
diaphragmoraperture,wherebythelightinputorthelightlineislimitedtocertain
9.Theilluminationdevice(1)accordingtoanyoneofclaims1to8,
areasofthelightguide,whileotherareasofthelightguideagainstthefromthe
characterizedinthatthecrosssectionoftherecess,startingfromthe
illuminationmeansintothelightguideinputcoupledlightfloworapartofthis
baseoftherecesstothesurfaceplanetowardsthelightguide(4)
luminousfluxquiteorarepartiallyshaded.Dependingonthearrangementand/
extends,and/orthatthecrosssectionoftheprojection(13)starting
orconfigurationoftheaperture(s)thelightintensityisthusattenuateddifferently
fromthefootofthefurthestprojectingpointofthetaperedtowardand
totheindividualLichtauskoppelstellenorareasofthelightdecouplingsurfaceof
thattherecessand/ortheprojection(13)preferablyhavingaVshaped
thelightguidecomparedtoalightguidenothavingthediaphragm(s).Thus,the
orcircularsegmentshapedcrosssection.
atleastoneapertureprovidesacontrolelementisthatitallowsthedeveloperof
thelightguide,atbyappropriatearrangementofthediaphragm(s)and/orbythe 10.Theilluminationdevice(1)accordingtoanyoneofclaims1to9,
choiceofanappropriateshapeand/orsizeofthepassagecrosssectionofthe characterizedinthatthelightcouplingsurface(3)ofthelightguide(4)
aperture(s)thelightdistributionthelightoutputsurfaceofthelightguidefita onanarrowsideofthelightguide(4)isarranged,andinthatbetween
desiredfortheparticularlightingtasklighting.Itisinparticularpossiblethatthe theilluminatingmeans(2)andsaidnarrowsidea
diaphragm(s)arearrangedand/orisformed(tobe),thatauniformlight Lichtbndelumformeinrichtung(5)fortransformingoneofthelighting
emissiontothehumaneyeorLichtintensittsverdistributionisachievedatthe means(2)radiated,forexampleconeshapedlightbeamadapted,in
lightoutputsurfaceofthelightguide.Suchauniformlightoutputisespecially particularoblongcrosssectionisprovidedinalightbeamwiththe
advantageousforlightingdeviceswhicharearrangedordesignedasambient shapeofthelightincidentsurface(3).
lightingtoilluminatetheinteriorofamotorvehicle.Withtheilluminationdevice,
theinteriorcanbedimlylitatnightordarkness,sothattheInneneinfacilityor 11.Theilluminationdevice(1)accordingtoanyoneofclaims1to10,
partofit,suchasawoodfinish,inthedarkisvisible,theuniformityand characterizedinthatthecouplingdirectionofthe
brightnessofthelightoutputischosensothatthevehicleoccupantsarenot Lichtbndelumformeinrichtung(1)coupledfromthelightingmeans(2)
disturbedbythelightoftheilluminationdeviceorevendazzled.Ofcourse,the emittedlightbeamtransverselytothelongitudinalextensionofthelight
aperturecanalsobesoarrangedand/orbeformedtoresultinanon guide(4)approximatelyintheextensionofextensionplaneofthelight
symmetricallightoutputofthelightdecouplingsurface,ifthisisfortheobject guide(4)andinthattheLichtbndelumformeinrichtung(1)hasinthis
illumination,forwhichtheilluminationdeviceisprovided,desired. planeatoneormorelocations(6)deflectionand/ordiffusionelements
fordeflectingtheinjectedlighttowardsthelightincouplingarea(3)of
Intheinitiallymentioned,knownfromDE19654358A1andEP0,962,694A1 thelightconductor(4),
knownlightingdevices,although,theaslightextractionelementservingsurface
structureevensmalldepressions,inwhichthecrosssectionoftheopticalfiber 12.Lightingdevice(1)accordingtoanyoneofclaims1to11,
isslightlyreduced,however,theserecessesdonotformpanelsandarearenot characterizedinthattheatleastonedeflectionand/orscattering
coveredbyanopaquecover.Rather,thesesurfacestructuresareprovidedas elementbyatleastoneofalongitudinalsurfaceareaofthe
lightdecouplingthatallowallsideslightleakageorpassageoflight. Lichtbndelumformeinrichtung(1)providedforthesurfacestructuring
(12)isformed.
Itisadvantageousiftheformationofthereducingstationatthesurfaceofthe
lightguideatleastonerecessisintroducedand,ifthisrecessispreferably 13.Lightingdevice(1)accordingtoanyoneofclaims1to12,
formedastransversetothedirectionofthebeampathErstreckungsextending characterizedinthattheLichtbndelumformeindirection(1)inonepiece
troughformed.Thelightguidecanbedesignedasaplasticinjectionmoldedpart withthelightguide(4)isconnected,andpreferablyasincrosssection
then,forexample,thedepression(s)inthemanufactureofthelightguidecanbe comparedtothethicknessofthelightguide(4)enlargedtransfer
thesameinthesemiteingespritzt(can).Thelightguideisparticularlycost member(10isformed),whichispreferablyformedincrosssection
effectively. roundorrounded.

Inanotherembodimentoftheinvention,theflattenerisplaceonaprojectionof 14.Theilluminationdevice(1)accordingtooneofclaims1to13,
thelightguideisformed,theprojectionhavingitslongitudinalextensionis characterizedinthatthelightguide(4)hasadifferentfromaplane,
preferablyarrangedtransverselytotheextensiondirectionofthebeampath.Also curvedshape.
inthisembodiment,thelightguidemaybeformedasaplasticinjectionmolded
15.Theilluminationdevice(1)accordingtoanyoneofclaims1to14,
part,whereintheprojection(s)inthemanufactureofthelightguidecanbe
characterizedinthatthe(n)formingare(n)reductionpoint(s)(8)is
mitangespritztequaltothat(can).
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Theabovementionedobject,inaBeleuchtungseindirectionofthe continuouslightcouplinginterconnectedLichtauskoppelfilters(6)tothe
aforementionedtype,whereininatleastoneextendingfromthelightinputtoone humaneyehavingasubstantiallyequallightintensity.
oftheLichtauskoppelstellenbeampathofthelightisguidedsorelativetothe
beampathlaterallydelimitingthelightguidesurfacethatoccursonthelight
guidesurfacetotalreflection,evenbeachievedinthatattheatleastonebeam
pathlaterallydelimitingthelightguidesurfaceand/orabeampathintheinteriorofthelightguideanimpurityiswithinthe
atleastatleastprovidedatthethereonincidentlightisdiffused,thatthisimpuritycouplingoutatleastonthelightofthethe
lightguideisprovidedwithacoverandlichtunduchlssigenisthattheimpurityisarrangedand/ordesignedsuchthatthe
lightintensityoftheemerginglightattheindividualLichtauskoppelstellenisattenuateddifferently.

TheLichtleitwiderstandisthusreducedinsomeareasinthelightguidesothattheindividualLichtauskoppelstellen
respectivelycomingfromthelightinputthroughtheopticalfiberstreamsoflightwillvarygreatlyattenuated.Theimpurity
maybedisposedonthesurfaceofthelightguideandwhichdeviatesfromasmoothsurface,regularorirregularroughness,
microprisms,groovesand/orpaintcoatingorthelikecoating,onwhichatotalreflectionofguidedinthelightguidelightis
notoronlytoalimitedDimensionsoccurs.Thedefectcanalsobearrangedinsidethelightguideandexample,beformed
byscatteringbodieslocatedthere,microparticlesorplaceswheretheLichtleitwiderstandisincreasedcomparedtoaregion
adjacentthereto.Thus,theatleastoneimpurityisacontrolthatallowsthedeveloperoftheopticalfiber,byasuitable
arrangementand/orformationofthedefect(s),thelightdistributionatthelightoutputsurfaceofthelightguidetoadesired
fortheparticularlightingtasklightingdistributionadapt.Itisinparticularpossiblethatthedefect(s)arearrangedand/oris
formed(tobe),thatauniformlightemissiontothehumaneyeorlightintensitydistributionisachievedatthelightoutput
surfaceofthelightguide.Ofcourse,theaperturecanalsobearrangedand/orbeformedastogivethelightcouplingan
asymmetricallightoutputwhenthistaskfortheBeleuchtungsaufforwhichthelightingdeviceisprovided,isdesired.

Conveniently,ineachcasearrangedatleastonerecessand/orprotrusionand/oradefectbothonthelightoutputsideof
thelightguideandontheoppositerearsideofthelightguide.Itisevenpossiblethattheformedapertureformingreduction
betweentwoonbothsidesofthelightguideatitslightoutputsideandthebacksidethereofprovidedguttersand/or
betweenoneoftheoneflatsideofthelightguideprojectionprovidedandprovidedontheotheroppositeflatsideofthelight
guidechuteis.Thelightdistributionattheoutputsurfaceortheoutputcouplingofthelightguidecanbebetteradaptedfor
thedevelopmentand/orproductionoftheopticalfibertotherespectivelightingtask.Inparticular,aparticularlyuniform
lightoutputcanbeachievedviathelightemittingsurfacewithalightguidehavingadissentingfromaplanecurvedshapein
theareaofitslightoutputsurface.

Inasuitableembodimentoftheinvention,thechannelhasoveritslongitudinalextentdifferentdepthsand/ortheprojection
ofdifferentheightsand/orimpurityadifferentlightscatteringdegrees.Atdifferenttoeachotherinthelongitudinalextentof
thegroove,theprotrusionand/ortheimpurityoffsetlocationsisthenobtainedadifferentLichtleitwiderstandinthelight
guide,wherebythelightdistributioncanbeadaptedtothelightoutcouplingsurfaceofthelightguideevenbetterata
predeterminedlightingtask.

Thegrooveand/ortheprojectionand/ortheimpuritycanbeshortertransverselytotheextensiondirectionofthelight
guidethanthewidthofthelightguide.Theapertureformedbythegrooveand/ortheprojectionand/ortheimpuritythen
extendsonlyoverpartofthewidthofthelightguide,therebyattenuatedatunderdifferenttoeachotherinthetransverse
directionofthelightguidestaggeredcrosssectionalareasofthelightguideofthelightguidepassesthroughluminousflux
differentandthusstillcanbebettercontrolled.

Itisadvantageousifthecrosssectionoftherecessextends,startingfromthebaseoftherecesstothesurfaceplaneofthe
lightguidetowardsand/orifthecrosssectionoftheprojectionstartingfromthefoottothetapersatthemostprotruding
position,andwhentherecessand/orprotrusionpreferablyaVshapedorcircularsegmentshapedcrosssection.Thewell
(s)and/ortheprojection(s)can(can)inthemanufactureoftheformedasaplasticpartlightguidethesameintheseare
miteingespritzt,itbeingpossibletothefinishedmoldedplasticpartduetothecrosssectionalshapeofthegrooveseasily
removedfromthemold.

Inapreferredembodimentoftheinventionitisprovidedthatthelightcouplingsurfaceofthelightguideisarrangedona
narrowsideofthelightguide,andthatbetweenthelightsourceandthisnarrowsideaLichtbndelumformeinrichtungfor
convertingasignalemittedbythelightingmeans,suchkegelfrmigenelightbeamintoalightbeamhavingtheformisthe
lightcouplingmatched,especiallyelongatedsectionprovided.Thelightemittedbytheilluminantlightcanbemoreuniformly
injectedtothelightincidentsurfaceintothelightguide.

Inanadvantageousembodimentoftheinventionitisprovidedthatthecouplingdirectionofthedeviceinthe
Lichtbndelumforminjected,emittedbythelightingmeanslightbeamistransversetothelongitudinalextensionofthelight
guideapproximatelyinextensionoftheplaneofextensionofthelightguideandinthattheLichtbndelumformeinrichtungin
thisplaneatoneorseveralplacesdeflectionhavingand/ordiffusionelementsfordeflectingtheinjectedlightinthe
directionofthelightincidentsurfaceofthelightguide.Thedeflectionand/orscatteringelementcanthenbeformedasan
elongated,substantiallyinthecouplingdirectionoftheinjectedbythelampintheLichtbndelumformeinrichtungoptical
radiationextendinglightscatteringand/orreflectiveelementand/orapluralityofoffsetcouplingdirectionarranged
mutuallydeflectionand/orbeprovideddiffusingelements,sothat,onthewhole,orthedeflectionand/orscattering
elementsresultsinacertainlightsourcelinienfrmiasimilarlightoutput,whichallowsauniformlightintothelightguide

Inapracticalembodimentoftheinvention,adeflectionand/orscatteringelementisformedbyatleastoneprovidedatone
longitudinalsurfaceareaofthesurfacestructureLichtbndelumformeindirectionatleast.Thediffusionelementisthen
producedinasimplemanner.Thesurfacestructuringcanforexamplehaveadifferentfromasmoothsurfaceregularor
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irregularroughness,microprisms,grooves,acoatorthelike,opticalinterferenceatwhichatotalreflectionofguidedinthe
lightguidelightisnotoronlyoccurstoalimitedextent,andthelightthusfromtheopticalfiberiscoupled.

ItisadvantageousiftheLichtbndelumformeinrichtungisintegrallyconnectedwiththeopticalfiber,andpreferablyasin
crosssectioncomparedtothethicknessofthelightguidemagnifiedtransmissionpartisformed,whichispreferablyformed
incrosssectionroundorrounded.Theilluminationdeviceisparticularlysimpleandinexpensivetoproduce.

Embodimentsoftheinventionwithreferencetothedrawingsareexplainedinmoredetail.Inthedrawings:

Fig.1isaperspectiveviewofadevicewithaBeleuchtungseinarrangedintheemissionofalightemittingdiode
Lichtbndelumformeinrichtungaswellasalightguide,

Fig.2isapartialviewofanopticalfiberinaperspectiveview,

Fig.3showsapartiallongitudinalsectionareshownschematicallybyalightguidehavingaprojection,whereindifferent
opticalpathsbydashedlines,and

Fig.4isapartiallongitudinalsectionthroughanopticalfiber,withdifferentopticalpathsandadashedlinedefectanda
decouplingpointareshownschematicallyrepresents.

Agenerallydenotedby1illuminationdeviceforilluminatingtheinteriorofamotorvehiclehasatleastonelightsource2and
alightincidentsurfacearrangedwithits3inthelightemissionregionofthefluorescentlightguidemeans24.Thelighting
means2ispreferablydesignedasalightemittingdiode,butmayalsobeanincandescentlamporagasdischargelamp.

Thelightguide4isplateshapedandhasadeviatingfromaplane,curvedshapeimpartation.Thelightincidentsurfaceof
thelightguide4isprovidedatarightanglestotheextendingdirectionofthelightguide4extendingnarrowsideofthelight
guide4,whichisarrangedinthelightemissionregionoftheilluminantortwooflamps2.IntheembodimentofFIG.1isa
Lichtbndelumformeinrichtung5disposedbetweenthelamps2andthelightincidentsurface3,isdeflectedbymeansof
whichthelightemittedbythelamps2andlightisdirectedtothelightcoupling3.IntheembodimentaccordingtoFigs.2
and3,thelightcouplingsurface3facingeachoftheemissionsideofthelightingdevice2andfromthereemittedlightis
coupleddirectlyintotheinputsurface3ofthelightguide4.

AsseenparticularlywellinFig.3,thelightcoupledintothelightguide4isreflectedatthenonintendedsurfacetothelight
emissionareasofthelightguide4byutilizingthetotalreflection.Thecoupledintothelightguide4lightbeamsare
controlledsuchinthelightguide4,thattowhichthelightbeamsimpingeatthepointsonanonspecificforthelight
outcouplingsurfaceofthelightguide4,theangletothenormaltothesurfaceofthelightguide4thesepointsincludingthe
lightraysisatleastaslargeasthetotalreflectionangle.

Thelightguide4hasononeofitsflatsidestoacontinuouslightoutputsurfacewithoneormoreoptionallyspaced
Lichtauskoppelstellen6.IntheembodimentsshowninFIGS.1and2,alightoutputelementisatthelightoutputsurfaceat
leastarranged,whichisshownonlyschematically,andforexample,asurfaceprofiling,microprisms,and/ormay
compriseatleastonelacquerlayer.ButtherearealsoothergamesAusfhrungsbeiconceivableinwhichtheorthelight
outputelement(s)arespacedfromthelightoutputsurface,andmaybearrangedforexampleonthesideoppositethelight
decouplingsurfacerearside7ofthelightguide4and/orintheinteriorofthelightguide4.

Thelightguide4hasapluralityofreductionpoints8onwhichsurfacestartingfromtheLichteinkoppeltotheatleastone
Lichtauskoppelstelle6ofthelightconductingcrosssectionofthelightguide4withrespecttoanimmediatelypreceding
lightguideportionorlightguideregiondecreasesintheLichtauskoppelstellen6extendingfromitslightinputthreebeam
paths.Thereductioninpositions8formcoversfortheinjectedlightintothelightguide4streaminwhichapartialareaof
theluminousfluxisattenuatedorinterrupted.Thereductionpoints8aresoarrangedand/ordesignedsuchthatthelight
intensityoftheemerginglightattheindividualLichtauskoppelstellen6isattenuateddifferently.Thereductionpoints8offer
thedesignerofthelightguide4,thepossibilityofcontrollingtheluminousfluxinthelightguide4sothatthelightemerges
attheLichtauskoppelstellen6withadefinedintensityorintensitydistribution.Thismakesitpossibleinparticulartoachieve
auniformacrossthelightexitsurfaceofthelightguide4lightintensitydistribution.Inthelightguide4showninFIG.1,
curvedcanthisexampletotheregionsadjacenttothelightincidentsurface3Lichtauskoppelstellen6orareasthatthese
positions6orareasofincidentlightfiltersthroughtheReduction8arepartiallyshadedorattenuated,whilethelightonthe
fartherfromthelightinput3remoteLichtauskoppelstellen6isnotoronlylessstronglyattenuated.

Thereductionpoints8arespacedfromthedownstreaminthebeampaththemLichtauskoppelstellen5andformedsothat
theretainedatthereductionpositions8lightatleastcannotescapeattheemissionsideofthelightguide4ofthis.The
reductioninpoints8areprovidedforthispurposeonthelightoutputsideofthelightguide4withanopaquecovernot
illustratedinthedrawing,whichmaybeformed,forexample,asasurfacecoating.Tothereductionoftheretainedpoints8
lightcomponentmayoptionallybesprinkled,whereinthepermeablecoverlichtundurchpreventsdirectleakageofstraylight
fromthesurfaceoftheorificeofthelightguide4.

Toformthereducingbodies84grooves9areformedinthetwoflatsurfacesofthelightguideextendingtransverselytothe
extensiondirectionofthelightguide4.IntheembodimentaccordingtoFIG.1,thereductionpoints8arerespectively
formedbetweentwogrooves9,ofwhichatthelightoutputsideandtheotheronthelatterisarrangedoppositerearside7of
thelightguide4a.Thereductionpoints8extendtransverselytothelongitudinaldirectionofthelightguide4andareshorter
thanthewidthofthelightguide4initslongitudinaldirection.InFIG.1canalsobeseenthatthereductionbodies8are
arrangedatdifferentdistancestothelightincidentsurface3a.ItistherebyachievedthatthecloserReduzielocatedonthe
lightincidentsurface38bodyonalargerquantityoflightshades,thanthemorewidelyspacedfromtheilluminationmeans
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2pointreductioneighthIntheembodimentaccordingtoFIG.2,whichisarrangedatthelightexitsideofthelightguide4
trough7inthecourseofitsstretchingLngserondifferentcrosssectionaldimensionsandatdifferentdepths.Adifferent
lightobscurationisachievedintheopticalfiber4alongatransverselytothedirectionofthelightguide4runningdirectionby
thismeasure.

InFig.2isparticularlywellseenthatthecrosssectionofthegrooves9each,startingfromthebottomofthechannel9
extendstothesurfaceplaneofthelightguide4backandthatthegrooves9transverselytoitsdirectionofagenerallyV
shapedoratruncatedcircular,preferablyslightlymayhavedemoldablecrosssection.

IntheembodimentaccordingtoFIG.3,thereductioninbody8isformedonaprojection13ofthelightguide4.Inthiscase,
theprojection13isarrangedwithitslongitudinalextenttransversetothedirectionofthelightguideErstreckungs4.The
protrusion13isofanapproximatelyramplikemannerinthedirectionofextensionofthelightguide4andhasaninclined
slopingsurface14onwhich,startingatthefacingofwhichthelightcouplingsurface3facingendoftheprojection13ofthe
Lichtauskoppelstelle,theoppositeendoftheprojection13ofthedistancetothefarthestprotuberanceextends.Atitslight
inputsurface3sidefacingtheprojection13hasatransversetotheextendingdirectionofthelightguide4arrangedsurface
portion15whichextendsfromthemostprotrudingpositionoftheprojection13tothefootandformsaprojectionorastep.
Thissurfaceportion15isprovidedwithalichtunduchlssigen,onlyschematicallyillustratedinthedrawingcover,for
example,acoating.InFig.3itcanbeseenthattheincidentonthesurfaceregion15lightraysarenotforwardedtothe
Lichtauskoppelstelle6.

IntheembodimentofFIG.1isdisposedbetweenthelampsh2andthelightincidentsurface3havingthenarrowsideofthe
lightguide4,theLichtbndelumformeinrichtung5forconvertingtheofwhichisdesignedaslightemittingdiodelamps2
abgestrahlten,generallyconeshapedlightbeamintoalightbeamhavingtheshapeofthelightincoupling3matched
elongatedsectionprovided.Itisclearlyseenthatthelightbeamisshapingdevice5isconnectedtothelightinput3piece
withthelightguide4andanenlargedcrosssectioncomparedtothethicknessofthesubsequentopticalfiberportion
transmittingmember10whichextendsapproximatelyparalleltothelightincidentsurface3.Here,thesupernatant
respectivelyontheextensionoftheflatsidesurfaceplanesofthelightguide4portionofthetransfermember10roundedin
crosssectionisformed.InFig.1itisseenthattheroundedsurfaceareasofthesesectionslieapproximatelyonacommon
cylinderlateralsurface.

Ononeofthelightincidentsurface3ofthelightguide4facingawayfromthelongitudinalsideregion,thetransfermember
10isamolding11,whichisarrangedapproximatelyintheextensionofthelightguide4andisalignedtherewith.Inits
transversetotheflatsurfacesofthelightguide4arelongitudinalsidesurface,theformation11isasurfacestructure12,
whichextendsapproximatelyparalleltothelightincidentsurface3andtothetransfermemberisdeflected10coupledlight
towardthelightincidentsurface3ofthelightguide.Thesurfacestructure12maycomprise,forexampleopticalscattering
elements,whichconvertthelightcoupledfromthelamps2inthetransmissionpart10lightbeamintoalightband.If
necessary,maybeattheaxialendfacingawayfromthebulb2ofthetransfermember10,afurtherlightemittingmeansare
providedforcouplinglightintothetransmissionpart10.Thislightemittingmeans2ispreferablyalsosoarrangedthatthe
centralaxisofthelightradiatedbyitisapproximatelyintheextensiondirectionofthetransmissionpart10.

IntheembodimentaccordingtoFig.4,thelightguide4isformedflatandthecouplingsurface3isprovidedonanarrow
sideofthelightguide4.Thecoupledbythecoupling3inthelightguideisreflectedatthetwoflatsidesurfacesofthelight
guidebytotalinternalreflection.OneofthetwoflatsideopticalfibersuppersurfacesLichtauskoppelstellen6areprovided,
ofwhichinthedrawingonlyoneisshownschematically.Onthelightoutputcouplingpoints6,thelightincidentthereonis
scattered,withpartofthislightexitsthelightguide4.Intheopticalpathbetweenthecouplingsurface3andthelightoutput
coupling6isfixedtotheflatsidedsurfaceofthelightguide4isadefect16isprovidedwhichisformedsothatatotal
reflectiondoesnotoccurinit.Rather,thelightincidentontheimpuritylightisscattered.Theimpurity16isshownonly
schematicallyinthedrawingandmaycomprise,forexample,acoatingand/orasurfacestructure.Theimpurity16is
providedonthelightoutputsideofthelightguide4withalichtunduchlssigencovernotillustratedinthedrawing,the
optionallybeformedbytheimpurity16evenifitismadeofanopaquematerial,suchasacoatingappliedtotheopticalfiber
preferablyblackpaint.Theimpurity16isarrangedsothatthelightintensityoftheexitinglightattheindividual
Lichtauskoppelstellen6isattenuateddifferently.YettobementionedthatintheembodimentsofFIGS.1to3atleastone
opticaldefect16canbeprovided,forexample,inadditiontothechannels9andtheprojection13and/orinsteadofa
groove9oftheprojectionorthethirteenth

Thedeviceprovidedforilluminationoftheinteriorspaceoraninteriordecorationpartofamotorvehiclelightingdevice1
thereforecomprisesatleastonelightsource2andatleastoneofwhichisarrangedwithitslightcoupling3inthelight
emissionregionoftheilluminant2plateorrodshapedlightguide4.Thelightguide4hasapluralityofspacedfromthelight
injection3Lichtauskoppelstellen.6Inatleastoneofthelightincidentsurface3extendingtooneofthe
Lichtauskoppelstellen6opticalpathofthelightguide4hasatleastonespacedapartfromtheLichtauskoppelstelle6,a
diaphragmformingreducingbody8,whichisarrangedand/ordesignedsuchthatthelightintensityoftheindividual
Lichtauskoppelstellen6emerginglightisattenuateddifferently.Reducingbody8isprovided,atleastonthelightoutputside
ofthelightguide4withanopaquecover.

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