Patent ID: 7217019

Claim:
A vehicle lamp comprising at least one light source ( 7 ′, 7 ″) and at least one optical system ( 6 ′, 6 ″) which is formed as a plate-shaped body ( 8 ′, 8 ″) of transparent material and is arranged in a substantially conical light beam ( 13 ) from said light source ( 7 ′, 7 ″), which light beam ( 13 ) has a central axis of symmetry (HV) and impinges directly on a rear side ( 10 ) of said plate-shaped body ( 8 ′, 8 b ″) and shines therethrough, wherein the optical system ( 6 ′, 6 ″) has two elongate crossbars ( 14 ′, 16 ′; 14 ″, 16 ″) each of which has a central longitudinal axis ( 18 ′, 20 ′; 18 ″, 20 ″), said axes ( 18 ′, 20 ′; 18 ″, 20 ″) intersecting each other in a point of intersection ( 15 ′; 15 ″), wherein said light source ( 7 ′, 7 ″) is so arranged that said central axis of symmetry (HV) is in substantially perpendicular relationship with a plane defined by said central longitudinal axes ( 18 ′, 20 ′; 18 ″, 20 ″) of said two crossbars ( 14 ′, 16 ′; 14 ″, 16 ″) and passes there through at said point of intersection ( 15 ′; 15 ″), and wherein each crossbar ( 14 ′, 16 ′; 14 ″, 16 ″) includes a plurality of optically differently active individual structures ( 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 ), whereby said optical system ( 6 ′, 6 ″) produces a cruciform light distribution ( 3 ) from said light beam ( 13 ) impinging thereon.