EP0945672B1 - Motor vehicle signal light - Google Patents
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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
- F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
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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
- F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
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- F21S43/236—Light guides characterised by the shape of the light guide
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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
- F21S43/00—Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
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- F21S43/236—Light guides characterised by the shape of the light guide
- F21S43/241—Light guides characterised by the shape of the light guide of complex shape
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- 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
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- 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
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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
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- 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
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- the present invention relates to a signaling light of a motor vehicle.
- the invention relates to signal lights which generally comprise a series of lamps corresponding to the different functions, said lamps being masked by an external window made of transparent plastic material.
- the present invention is directed to a lamp of the type comprising a lamp, a reflector, a screen disposed in front of the lamp and an ice cream, the latter comprising a series of parallel colored bars with a substantially rectangular cross-section, integral with a thickness of transparent plastic material between each pair of bars of the intervals, while the screen has a flat face and on the other side, an optical clean channel light rays emitted by the lamp to the intervals.
- the fire has a uniform appearance and can nevertheless fulfill all the functions, flashing, reversing light, stop, etc ...
- the invention relates to a fire of the type defined above, the outer surface of which extends in order to extend laterally, for example, on the side of the vehicle without departing from compliance with the regulations in force.
- One of the aims of the invention is to provide a fire whose laterally extending portion of the ice is illuminated without the need to provide additional lighting means which are very difficult to accommodate in the vehicle structure.
- the invention relates to a motor vehicle signaling light of the type comprising a lamp, a reflector, a screen disposed in front of the lamp and a mirror disposed in front of the screen and which comprises a series of parallel colored bars with a substantially rectangular section, integral with a thickness of transparent plastic material by providing between each pair of bars intervals, while the screen has a flat face and, on the other side, an optical channel to channel the light rays emitted by the lamp to the intervals, said fire being characterized in that the ice has an extension for extending laterally along the vehicle, the screen having a corresponding extension, said extension of the screen having, on its side turned towards the lamp side, a series of longitudinal ribs, one end facing said lamp has an optical input surface, means being provided po To diffuse the light on the side of the face of the screen facing the ice and the right ribs.
- the means for passing the light on the side of the face of the screen facing the ice and right ribs are formed by a strip of strips corresponding to the ribs.
- the frosting of the strips increases from the inlet surface towards the free end of the ribs.
- the optical input surface is formed by a bevel oriented towards the light source.
- the face of the extension of the screen, facing the lamp comprises a series of convex gadgets, the ribs extending parallel to the right of the junction convex godrons.
- the face of the extension of the screen, facing the ice comprises a series of convex gadgets, the ribs being located at the right of the junctions of the gadroons.
- the face of the extension of the screen, turned facing the mirror comprises a series of concave cylindrical gadgets, the ribs being located at the junctions of the concave cylindrical gadgets.
- the face of the extension of the screen facing the lamp comprises a series of concave cylindrical gadroons, the ribs being located at the junctions of the concave cylindrical gadroons.
- the series of longitudinal ribs have a height that decreases from the optical input surface to the free end thereof, the face of said ribs extending the entrance surface optic being covered with a layer of a diffusing product.
- the diffusing product plays the role of a series of reflective lenses and the light can pass through the screen without the need to produce frosted strips in view of the amplification of the light intensity generated by the layer of said diffusing product.
- the fire represented in FIGS. 1 and 2 has a socket 1 intended to receive a lamp 2 and a reflector 5.
- the reflector 3 is hidden by a screen 4 which is transparent and which can be, according to the different uses, colorless, or slightly colored, red, green, amber, etc.
- the screen 4 comprises, on its side 4a facing the lamp 2, a series of convex flutes 5, while the opposite face 4b is flat.
- the screen 4 is masked by an ice cream 7 which is formed of a series of parallel bars 8 of red color which are secured, by their outwardly facing face, with a thickness 9 of a colorless plastic material, a colorless interval 9a being provided between each pair of bars 8.
- the bars 8 have a substantially rectangular section and in this embodiment extend parallel horizontally, but could perfectly be located vertically.
- the light rays emitted by the lamp 2 are, thanks to the screen 4, concentrated in the intervals 9a.
- the intervals 9a are sufficiently narrow so that the observer, located next to the fire, sees only a general red appearance when the fire is off, but large enough to let in the light emitted by the lamp 2.
- the screen 4 is colorless and the white lamp 2, the light passing through the intervals 9a will be white. If we want to get a colored light, the screen 4 or the lamp 2 will be colored.
- the window 7 is provided with an extension 17 which is intended to extend on the side wall of the vehicle, the screen 4 having a corresponding extension 18.
- the extension 17 of the ice 7 is made in the same way as said ice with a series of parallel bars 8 red which are secured, by their side facing the extension 18 of the screen 4, a thickness 9 of plastic colorless, a colorless interval 9a being provided between each pair of bars 8.
- the extension 18 of the screen 4 has, on the face 4a, a series of convex gadgets 5 and the face 4b facing the ice is flat.
- the extension 18 of the screen 4 comprises a rib 20.
- Each rib 20, on the side of its end facing the lamp 2 has an optical input surface which can be formed by a bevel 21 in order to capture as much light as possible from said lamp 2.
- All the faces of the ribs 20 are perfectly polished to retain the incoming light by the bevel 21.
- the bevels of the different ribs may have different inclinations, depending on their position relative to the lamp 2.
- the part of the face 4b of the extension 18 of the screen 4 has, at the right of each rib 20, A frosted strip 22.
- these strips include a roughening which increases from the end of the extension 18 adjacent to a bevel 21 to its free end.
- the light captured in the ribs 20 will escape through the corresponding frosted strip so that the extension 17 is illuminated along its entire length.
- FIG 5 there is shown an alternative embodiment in which the screen 10 which corresponds to the extension 18 of the screen 4 has, on its face 10b, facing the extension 17 of the ice 7, a series of gadroons convex 11, while the opposite face 10a facing the lamp is flat and has a series of ribs 20a parallel to each other, the gap between the gadroons 11 and located right of the ribs 20a being formed of a frosted strip 22a .
- the etching is increasing from the bevel 21 to the free end of the ribs. The light captured by the ribs 20a will escape through the frosted strips and pass through the intervals 9a.
- FIG. 6 there is shown a third embodiment of the invention.
- the screen 12 which corresponds to the extension 18 of the screen 4, on its face 12a facing the lamp 2, has a flat surface, while the other face 12b, facing the extension 17 of the 7 shows a series of concave cylindrical gadroons 13.
- the face 12a is provided with a series of ribs 20b extending parallel to the right of the junction of the concave cylindrical gadroons 13, while the junction of said gadroons, on the face 12b , is frosted to form strips 22b whose grinding is increasing from bevels 21 to the free end of said ribs 20b.
- Figure 7 shows yet another variant of the invention.
- the extension 17 of the ice 7 is of the same type as the extensions 17 of the various previous figures.
- the extension 18 of the screen 4 designated by the reference 14 has a face 14a with a series of concave cylindrical gadgets 15 turned on the side of the lamp and a plane face 14b.
- the ribs 20c are located at the junctions of the gadroons 15, the face 14b having, in line with the ribs 20, frosted strips 22c whose grinding is increasing from the bevel 21 to the free end of said ribs 20c.
- the extension 17 of the ice 7 is constituted in the same manner as in the previous embodiments.
- FIGS. 8, 9 and 10 show an alternative embodiment of the invention in which the screen 24 has, on its face 24a, convex gadgets 25 and on its extension 18, on the side of the face 24a between said gadroons, ribs 20d.
- the face 24b of the screen 24, in this embodiment, does not include frosted strips, but it could well conform.
- Each rib 20d has, on the side of its end facing the lamp 2, a bevel 21a, and the height of each said rib 20d decreases from the rib to its free end.
- the bevels 21a are optical input surfaces which are intended to capture as much light as possible from the lamp 2.
- the face of the ribs 20d extending the bevels 21a is coated with a layer of a diffusing product such as white paint 26.
- this painting is a multitude of reflective lenses that return light through the face 24b, along the lines corresponding to the ribs 20d.
- the extension 17 of the ice 7 is made in the same way as in the other embodiments.
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La présente invention se rapporte à un feu de signalisation de véhicule automobile.The present invention relates to a signaling light of a motor vehicle.
L'invention se rapporte à des feux de signalisation qui comprennent, généralement, une série de lampes correspondant aux différentes fonctions, lesdites lampes étant masquées par une vitre externe en matière plastique transparente.The invention relates to signal lights which generally comprise a series of lamps corresponding to the different functions, said lamps being masked by an external window made of transparent plastic material.
Les impératifs de la réglementation obligent les fabricants à réaliser la vitre avec des zones présentant des couleurs différentes ce qui est souvent inesthétique.The imperatives of the regulation oblige the manufacturers to realize the glass with zones presenting different colors which is often unsightly.
Afin de remédier à cet aspect, on essaie de réaliser des feux qui, vus de l'extérieur, présentent une certaine uniformité.To remedy this aspect, we try to make fires that, seen from the outside, have a certain uniformity.
La présente invention vise un feu du type comprenant une lampe, un réflecteur, un écran disposé devant la lampe et une glace, cette dernière comportant une série de barreaux colorés parallèles à section sensiblement rectangulaire, solidaires d'une épaisseur de matière plastique transparente en ménageant entre chaque paire de barreaux des intervalles, tandis que l'écran présente une face plane et, sur l'autre face, une optique propre à canaliser les rayons lumineux émis par la lampe vers les intervalles.The present invention is directed to a lamp of the type comprising a lamp, a reflector, a screen disposed in front of the lamp and an ice cream, the latter comprising a series of parallel colored bars with a substantially rectangular cross-section, integral with a thickness of transparent plastic material between each pair of bars of the intervals, while the screen has a flat face and on the other side, an optical clean channel light rays emitted by the lamp to the intervals.
Un feu de ce type est décrit dans le document
Ainsi, le feu a un aspect uniforme et peut néanmoins remplir toutes les fonctions, clignotant, feu de recul, stop, etc...Thus, the fire has a uniform appearance and can nevertheless fulfill all the functions, flashing, reversing light, stop, etc ...
L'invention vise un feu du type ci-dessus défini dont la surface extérieure se prolonge afin de s'étendre latéralement, par exemple, sur le côté du véhicule sans toutefois sortir de la conformité de la réglementation en vigueur.The invention relates to a fire of the type defined above, the outer surface of which extends in order to extend laterally, for example, on the side of the vehicle without departing from compliance with the regulations in force.
L'un des buts de l'invention est de réaliser un feu dont la partie prolongeant latéralement la glace soit éclairée sans qu'il soit nécessaire de prévoir de moyens d'éclairage supplémentaires qui sont très difficiles à loger dans la structure du véhicule.One of the aims of the invention is to provide a fire whose laterally extending portion of the ice is illuminated without the need to provide additional lighting means which are very difficult to accommodate in the vehicle structure.
L'invention vise un feu de signalisation de véhicule automobile du type comprenant une lampe, un réflecteur, un écran disposé devant la lampe et une glace disposée devant l'écran et qui comporte une série de barreaux colorés parallèles à section sensiblement rectangulaire, solidaires d'une épaisseur de matière plastique transparente en ménageant entre chaque paire de barreaux des intervalles, tandis que l'écran présente une face plane et, sur l'autre face, une optique propre à canaliser les rayons lumineux émis par la lampe vers les intervalles, ledit feu étant caractérisé en ce que la glace comporte un prolongement destiné à s'étendre latéralement le long du véhicule, l'écran présentant un prolongement correspondant, ledit prolongement de l'écran présentant, sur sa face tournée du côté de la lampe, une série de nervures longitudinales dont une extrémité, tournée vers ladite lampe, présente une surface d'entrée optique, des moyens étant prévus pour diffuser la lumière du côté de la face de l'écran tournée en regard de la glace et au droit des nervures.The invention relates to a motor vehicle signaling light of the type comprising a lamp, a reflector, a screen disposed in front of the lamp and a mirror disposed in front of the screen and which comprises a series of parallel colored bars with a substantially rectangular section, integral with a thickness of transparent plastic material by providing between each pair of bars intervals, while the screen has a flat face and, on the other side, an optical channel to channel the light rays emitted by the lamp to the intervals, said fire being characterized in that the ice has an extension for extending laterally along the vehicle, the screen having a corresponding extension, said extension of the screen having, on its side turned towards the lamp side, a series of longitudinal ribs, one end facing said lamp has an optical input surface, means being provided po To diffuse the light on the side of the face of the screen facing the ice and the right ribs.
Grâce à cette disposition, une partie de la lumière émise par la lampe sera canalisée dans les nervures et s'échappera du côté de l'écran situé en regard de la glace pour passer à travers les intervalles ménagés entre les barreaux.With this arrangement, part of the light emitted by the lamp will be channeled into the ribs and escape to the side of the screen facing the ice to pass through the gaps between the bars.
De préférence, les moyens pour laisser passer la lumière du côté de la face de l'écran tournée en regard de la glace et au droit des nervures sont formés par un dépolissage de bandes correspondant aux nervures.Preferably, the means for passing the light on the side of the face of the screen facing the ice and right ribs are formed by a strip of strips corresponding to the ribs.
Afin que l'intensité de lumière s'échappant par les bandes dépolies soit sensiblement uniforme sur tout le prolongement, le dépolissage des bandes va en croissant depuis la surface d'entrée vers l'extrémité libre des nervures.In order that the intensity of light escaping through the frosted strips is substantially uniform over the entire length, the frosting of the strips increases from the inlet surface towards the free end of the ribs.
De préférence, la surface d'entrée optique est formée par un biseau orienté vers la source lumineuse.Preferably, the optical input surface is formed by a bevel oriented towards the light source.
Suivant un premier mode de réalisation, la face du prolongement de l'écran, tournée en regard de la lampe, comporte une série de godrons convexes, les nervures s'étendant parallèlement au droit de la jonction des godrons convexes.According to a first embodiment, the face of the extension of the screen, facing the lamp, comprises a series of convex gadgets, the ribs extending parallel to the right of the junction convex godrons.
Suivant une première variante de réalisation, la face du prolongement de l'écran, tournée en regard de la glace, comporte une série de godrons convexes, les nervures étant situées au droit des jonctions des godrons.According to a first variant embodiment, the face of the extension of the screen, facing the ice, comprises a series of convex gadgets, the ribs being located at the right of the junctions of the gadroons.
Suivant une seconde variante de réalisation, la face du prolongement de l'écran, tournée en regard de la glace, comporte une série de godrons cylindriques concaves, les nervures étant situées au droit des jonctions des godrons cylindriques concaves.According to a second variant embodiment, the face of the extension of the screen, turned facing the mirror, comprises a series of concave cylindrical gadgets, the ribs being located at the junctions of the concave cylindrical gadgets.
Suivant encore un autre mode de réalisation, la face du prolongement de l'écran tournée en regard de la lampe, comporte une série de godrons cylindriques concaves, les nervures étant situées au droit des jonctions des godrons cylindriques concaves.According to yet another embodiment, the face of the extension of the screen facing the lamp, comprises a series of concave cylindrical gadroons, the ribs being located at the junctions of the concave cylindrical gadroons.
Enfin, suivant une dernière variante de réalisation, la série de nervures longitudinales présentent une hauteur qui va en diminuant depuis la surface d'entrée optique jusqu'à l'extrémité libre de celles-ci, la face desdites nervures prolongeant la surface d'entrée optique étant recouverte d'une couche d'un produit diffusant.Finally, according to a last variant embodiment, the series of longitudinal ribs have a height that decreases from the optical input surface to the free end thereof, the face of said ribs extending the entrance surface optic being covered with a layer of a diffusing product.
Comme produit diffusant, on peut utiliser de la peinture blanche. Ainsi, le produit diffusant joue le rôle d'une série de lentilles réfléchissantes et la lumière peut traverser l'écran sans qu'il soit nécessaire de réaliser des bandes dépolies compte tenu de l'amplification de l'intensité lumineuse engendrée par la couche dudit produit diffusant.As diffusing product, it is possible to use white paint. Thus, the diffusing product plays the role of a series of reflective lenses and the light can pass through the screen without the need to produce frosted strips in view of the amplification of the light intensity generated by the layer of said diffusing product.
L'invention va maintenant être décrite avec plus de détails en se référant à des modes de réalisation particuliers donnés à titre d'exemple seulement et représentés aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels :
- Figure 1 montre en perspective schématique un feu, selon l'invention.
- Figure 2 est une vue en coupe suivant la ligne et à plus grande échelle du feu de la figure 1.
- Figure 3 est une vue en coupe suivant la ligne de la figure 1.
- Figure 4 est une vue en coupe suivant la ligne 4-4 de la figure 3.
- Figure 5 est une vue en coupe correspondant à la figure 4 d'une variante de réalisation.
- Figure 6 est une vue en coupe correspondant à la figure 4 d'une variante de réalisation.
- Figure 7 est une vue en coupe correspondant à la figure 4 d'encore un autre mode de réalisation.
- Figure 8 est une vue en perspective d'une variante de l'écran.
- Figure 9 est une vue en coupe similaire à la coupe de la figure 3, mais visant un mode de réalisation utilisant l'écran de la figure 8.
- Figure 10 est une vue en coupe suivant la ligne 10-10 de la figure 9.
- Figure 1 shows in schematic perspective a fire, according to the invention.
- Figure 2 is a sectional view along the line and on a larger scale of the fire of Figure 1.
- Figure 3 is a sectional view along the line of Figure 1.
- Figure 4 is a sectional view along the line 4-4 of Figure 3.
- Figure 5 is a sectional view corresponding to Figure 4 of an alternative embodiment.
- Figure 6 is a sectional view corresponding to Figure 4 of an alternative embodiment.
- Figure 7 is a sectional view corresponding to Figure 4 of yet another embodiment.
- Figure 8 is a perspective view of a variant of the screen.
- Figure 9 is a sectional view similar to the section of Figure 3, but an embodiment using the screen of Figure 8.
- Figure 10 is a sectional view along the line 10-10 of Figure 9.
Le feu représenté aux figures 1 et 2 présente une douille 1 destinée à recevoir une lampe 2 et un réflecteur 5.The fire represented in FIGS. 1 and 2 has a socket 1 intended to receive a
Le réflecteur 3 est masqué par un écran 4 qui est transparent et qui peut être, suivant les différentes utilisations, incolore, ou légèrement coloré, rouge, vert, ambre, etc...The reflector 3 is hidden by a
Dans le mode de réalisation des figures 1 à 4, l'écran 4 comporte, sur sa face 4a tournée vers la lampe 2, une série de godrons convexes 5, tandis que la face opposée 4b est plane.In the embodiment of Figures 1 to 4, the
L'écran 4 est masqué par une glace 7 qui est formée d'une série de barreaux parallèles 8 de couleur rouge qui sont solidaires, par leur face tournée vers l'extérieur, d'une épaisseur 9 d'une matière plastique incolore, un intervalle incolore 9a étant ménagé entre chaque paire de barreaux 8. Les barreaux 8 ont une section sensiblement rectangulaire et dans ce mode de réalisation s'étendent parallèlement horizontalement, mais pourraient parfaitement être situés verticalement.The
Les rayons lumineux émis par la lampe 2 sont, grâce à l'écran 4, concentrés dans les intervalles 9a.The light rays emitted by the
Les intervalles 9a sont suffisamment étroits pour que l'observateur, situé en regard du feu, ne voie qu'un aspect général rouge lorsque le feu est éteint, mais suffisamment grand pour laisser passer la lumière émise par la lampe 2. ,The
Si l'écran 4 est incolore et la lampe 2 blanche, la lumière traversant les intervalles 9a sera blanche. Si on veut obtenir une lumière colorée, l'écran 4 ou la lampe 2 sera coloré.If the
Conformément à l'invention, la glace 7 est pourvue d'un prolongement 17 qui est destiné à s'étendre sur la paroi latérale du véhicule, l'écran 4 comportant un prolongement 18 correspondant.According to the invention, the
Le prolongement 17 de la glace 7 est réalisé de la même façon que ladite glace avec une série de barreaux parallèles 8 rouges qui sont solidaires, par leur face tournée vers le prolongement 18 de l'écran 4, d'une épaisseur 9 de matière plastique incolore, un intervalle incolore 9a étant ménagé entre chaque paire de barreaux 8.The
Le prolongement 18 de l'écran 4 présente, sur la face 4a, une série de godrons convexes 5 et la face 4b tournée vers la glace est plane.The
Entre chaque godron 5, le prolongement 18 de l'écran 4 comporte une nervure 20.Between each
Chaque nervure 20, du côté de son extrémité tournée vers la lampe 2, présente une surface d'entrée optique qui peut être formée par un biseau 21 afin de capter le plus de lumière possible issue de ladite lampe 2.Each
Toute les faces des nervures 20 sont parfaitement polies afin de retenir la lumière entrant par le biseau 21. Les biseaux des différentes nervures peuvent avoir des inclinaisons différentes, suivant leur position par rapport à la lampe 2.All the faces of the
La partie de la face 4b du prolongement 18 de l'écran 4 présente, au droit de chaque nervure 20, une bande dépolie 22. De préférence, ces bandes comportent un dépolissage qui va croissant depuis l'extrémité du prolongement 18 adjacent à un biseau 21 jusqu'à son extrémité libre. Ainsi, la lumière captée dans les nervures 20 s'échappera à travers la bande dépolie correspondante de manière que le prolongement 17 soit éclairé sur toute sa longueur.The part of the
A la figure 5, on a représenté une variante de réalisation dans laquelle l'écran 10 qui correspond au prolongement 18 de l'écran 4 présente, sur sa face 10b, tournée en regard du prolongement 17 de la glace 7, une série de godrons convexes 11, tandis que la face opposée 10a tournée en regard de la lampe est plane et comporte une série de nervures 20a parallèles entre elles, l'intervalle entre les godrons 11 et situé au droit des nervures 20a étant formé d'une bande dépolie 22a. De préférence, le dépolissage est croissant depuis le biseau 21 jusqu'à l'extrémité libre des nervures. La lumière captée par les nervures 20a s'échappera à travers les bandes dépolies et traversera les intervalles 9a.In Figure 5, there is shown an alternative embodiment in which the
A la figure 6, on a représenté une troisième forme d'exécution de l'invention. Dans cette réalisation, l'écran 12 qui correspond au prolongement 18 de l'écran 4, sur sa face 12a tournée vers la lampe 2, présente une surface plane, tandis que l'autre face 12b, tournée en regard du prolongement 17 de la glace 7, présente une série de godrons cylindriques concaves 13. La face 12a est pourvue d'une série de nervures 20b s'étendant parallèlement au droit de la jonction des godrons cylindriques concaves 13, tandis que la jonction desdits godrons, sur la face 12b, est dépolie pour former des bandes 22b dont le dépolissage va en croissant depuis les biseaux 21 jusqu'à l'extrémité libre desdites nervures 20b.In Figure 6, there is shown a third embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, the
La figure 7 montre encore une autre variante de l'invention. Le prolongement 17 de la glace 7 est du même type que les prolongements 17 des différentes figures précédentes. Le prolongement 18 de l'écran 4 désigné par la référence 14 présente une face 14a avec une série de godrons cylindriques concaves 15 tournés du côté de la lampe et une face 14b plane.Figure 7 shows yet another variant of the invention. The
Dans cette réalisation, les nervures 20c sont situées au droit des jonctions des godrons 15, la face 14b présentant, au droit des nervures 20, des bandes dépolies 22c dont le dépolissage est croissant depuis le biseau 21 jusqu'à l'extrémité libre desdites nervures 20c.In this embodiment, the ribs 20c are located at the junctions of the
Le prolongement 17 de la glace 7 est constitué de la même manière que dans les modes de réalisation précédents.The
Les figures 8, 9 et 10 montrent une variante de réalisation de l'invention dans laquelle l'écran 24 présente, sur sa face 24a, des godrons convexes 25 et sur son prolongement 18, du côté de la face 24a entre lesdits godrons, des nervures 20d. La face 24b de l'écran 24, dans ce mode de réalisation, ne comporte pas de bandes dépolies, mais on pourrait bien en conformer.FIGS. 8, 9 and 10 show an alternative embodiment of the invention in which the
Chaque nervure 20d présente, du côté de son extrémité tournée vers la lampe 2, un biseau 21a, et la hauteur de chaque dite nervure 20d va en diminuant depuis la nervure jusqu'à son extrémité libre.Each rib 20d has, on the side of its end facing the
Les biseaux 21a constituent des surfaces d'entrée optique qui sont destinées à capter le plus de lumière possible issue de la lampe 2.The
Afin que la lumière captée par les nervures 20d et s'échappant par la face 24b ait le maximum d'intensité, la face des nervures 20d prolongeant les biseaux 21a est revêtue d'une couche d'un produit diffusant tel que de la peinture blanche 26. Ainsi, cette peinture constitue une multitude de lentilles réfléchissantes qui renvoient la lumière à travers la face 24b, suivant les lignes correspondant aux nervures 20d.So that the light captured by the ribs 20d and escaping through the face 24b has the maximum intensity, the face of the ribs 20d extending the
Le prolongement 17 de la glace 7 est réalisé de la même façon que dans les autres modes de réalisation.The
Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limitée aux modes de réalisation qui viennent d'être décrits et représentés. On pourra y apporter de nombreuses modifications de détail sans sortir pour cela du cadre de l'invention, tel que défini par les revendications ci-jointes.Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiments that have just been described and shown. Many modifications of detail can be made without departing from the scope of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.
Claims (10)
- Motor vehicle signal light of the type comprising a lamp (2), a reflector (3), a screen (4) arranged in front of the lamp and a glass plate (7) arranged in front of the screen (4), and which comprises a series of parallel coloured bars (8) that have an approximately rectangular cross section and are inset within the thickness of the transparent plastic material with intervals (9a) arranged between each pair of bars (8), whilst the screen (4) has a plane surface (4b) and, on the other surface, a lens suitable for channelling the light rays emitted by the lamp (2) towards the intervals (9a), the glass plate (7) comprising an extension (17) designed to extend laterally along the vehicle, characterised in that the screen (4) has a corresponding extension (18), said extension (18) of the screen (4) having on its surface facing the lamp (2) a series of longitudinal ribs (20), one end of which facing said lamp having an optical input surface (21), means being provided to diffuse the light from the side of the surface of the screen (4) opposite the glass plate (7) and along the ribs (20).
- Motor vehicle signal light according to claim 1, characterised in that the means for allowing light to pass through from the side of the surface of the screen (4) opposite the glass plate and along the ribs (20) are formed by frosted bands corresponding to the ribs.
- Motor vehicle signal light according to claim 1, characterised in that the frosting of the bands (22) forms a crescent shape from the surface of optical input (21) to the free end of the ribs (20).
- Motor vehicle signal light according to claim 1, characterised in that the surface of optical input is formed by a bevelled edge (21) oriented towards the source of light.
- Motor vehicle signal light according to claim 1, characterised in that the surface (4a) of the extension (18) of the screen (4) facing the lamp (2) comprises a series of convex gadroons (5), the ribs (20) extending in parallel from the junction points with the convex gadroons (5).
- Motor vehicle signal light according to claim 1, characterised in that the surface (10b) of the extension (18) of the screen (10) facing the glass plate (7) comprises a series of convex gadroons (11), the ribs (20a) being positioned from the junction points with the gadroons (11).
- Motor vehicle signal light according to claim 1, characterised in that the surface (12b) of the extension (18) of the screen (12) facing the glass plate (7), comprises a series of concave cylindrical gadroons (13), the ribs (20b) being positioned from the junction points with the concave cylindrical gadroons.
- Motor vehicle signal light according to claim 1, characterised in that the surface (14a) of the extension (18) of the screen (14) facing the lamp (2) comprises a series of concave cylindrical gadroons (15), the ribs (20c) being positioned at the junction points with the concave cylindrical gadroons (15).
- Motor vehicle signal light according to claims 1 and 4, characterised in that the series of longitudinal ribs (20d) has a height which decreases from the surface of optical input (21 a) to the free end of the latter, the surface of said ribs extending the surface of optical input being covered with a layer of diffusing agent.
- Motor vehicle signal light according to claim 9, characterised in that the diffusing agent consists of a layer of white paint.
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