Patent ID: 6170971
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: B60Q,F21S

Abstract:
An indicating light display for a motor vehicle, defining a general emission direction and comprising:a plurality of light sources; anda plurality of optical processing means, each said processing means being associated with a respective one of the light sources and disposed generally in front of the associated light source, for redirecting the light emitted from the associated light source in a direction essentially parallel to the general emission direction, wherein each said optical processing means comprises a first element and a second element in front of the first element, the first element being adapted to redirect on the second element the light received from the associated said light source in a plane which is essentially at right angles to the general emission direction, the second element being generally in the form of a plate and being adapted to redirect light incident thereon towards the general emission direction, the display further defining a transition zone between each said second element and an adjacent said second element with each said transition zone defining at least one transition striation projecting towards the interior of the display and adapted to redirect towards the general emission direction, light emitted from both of the light sources associated with the two second elements.