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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2022
Autoliv Development Ab, Vargarda, SE;
Boubacar Sagna, Paris, FR;
Autoliv Development AB, Vårgårda, SE;
Abstract
A light bar for a vehicle steering wheel, comprising: a plurality of light sources, such as LEDs, a diffuser arranged to diffuse light coming from the plurality of light sources towards an occupant of the vehicle, a light guide, which is arranged between the plurality of light sources and the diffuser and comprises a common exit surface and a plurality of optical portions each having an entry surface arranged facing each of the light sources, wherein the light guide further comprises a plurality of deflecting surfaces each arranged between each entry surface and the common exit surface so as to generate a change in a main direction of the light.