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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2024
Zkw Group Gmbh, Wieselburg, AT;
Josef Gürtl, Kilb, AT;
ZKW Group GmbH, Wieselburg, AT;
Abstract
A vehicle unit, e.g., a vehicle headlamp, includes a cover lens formed of at least partially translucent material; a holder holding the cover lens; a heating wire embedded within the cover lens configured to heat the cover lens; and a connector for connecting the heating wire to a power source. The cover lens includes an operating section, for operable units (e.g., light modules) of the vehicle unit to engage with an environment outside of the vehicle unit, and a connecting section for mounting the cover lens onto the holder. The connecting section is substantially not visible to an outside observer of the vehicle unit. The heating wire is arranged in the operating and connecting sections. The cover lens includes a heat distributing element on the heating wire arranged to distribute heat homogenously over the connecting section to avoid hot spots in the heat distribution over the cover lens.