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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2023
Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa, Lippstadt, DE;
Juergen Hackbarth, Lippstadt, DE;
Werner Koesters, Lippstadt, DE;
Heinrich Schaefer, Bad Wuennenberg, DE;
Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA, Lippstadt, DE;
Abstract
An illumination device for a vehicle, having a housing in which a functional module and an actuating unit are arranged, wherein the actuating unit has a drive apparatus and a linear actuating element that is coupled to the functional module so that the functional module can be pivotably moved about a horizontal and/or vertical axis, wherein the drive apparatus is placed in contact with at least one circuit board integrated in the illumination device in a mounted position of the actuating unit so that both the drive apparatus of the actuating unit and the functional module are electrically connected by the same circuit board to an electrical system of the vehicle.