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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2022
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Klara Dunkel, Weyarn, DE;
Thomas Moseler, Landshut, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
An illumination apparatus for the interior of a motor vehicle includes a housing on which a light-transmissive cover is provided, and an illuminant configured to produce light in the interior of the housing, the light emerging from the illumination apparatus through the cover to illuminate the interior. The cover includes a faceted outer surface made of a plurality of plane facets. Further, the illuminant includes one or more flat lighting elements in the interior of the housing, each flat lighting element having two extensive opposing side surfaces and an edge situated between the side surfaces, the illuminant being configured such that light is emitted through both side surfaces of a respective flat lighting element during operation, with the light emerging from the illumination apparatus through the cover.