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Patent No.:

US 12704234 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 27, 2024

Lighting unit and motor vehicle lighting device with such a lighting unit

Applicant:

Marelli Germany Gmbh, Reutlingen, DE;

Inventors:

Martin Tomas, Reutlingen, DE;

Sebastian Pfaff, Reutlingen, DE;

Michael Scholl, Reutlingen, DE;

Assignee:

Marelli Germany GmbH, Reutlingen, DE;

Attorney:

Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Jason M Han

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 41/663 (2018.01); F21S 41/25 (2018.01); F21S 41/40 (2018.01); F21S 41/63 (2018.01); F21S 41/657 (2018.01); F21W 102/155 (2018.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 41/663 (2018.01); F21S 41/25 (2018.01); F21S 41/40 (2018.01); F21S 41/63 (2018.01); F21S 41/657 (2018.01); F21W 2102/155 (2018.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08);
Abstract

The invention relates to a lighting unit for use in conjunction with a light module of a motor vehicle lighting device. The light module is designed to produce a dimmed light distribution with a substantially horizontal cut-off line. The lighting unit has a light source that can be switched independently from the light module and an optical assembly that is assigned to the light source and is designed to deflect light emitted by the light source and to generate overhead lighting with a defined level of illumination which is spatially limited at least towards an oncoming traffic side in an overhead area above the cut-off line of the dimmed light distribution.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Tomas, Martin. (2026). Lighting unit and motor vehicle lighting device with such a lighting unit (U.S. Patent No. 12704234). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12704234

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