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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Werner Dietzsch, Oldenburg, DE;
Werner Kohl, Bremen, DE;
Peter Metzger, Bad Lippspringe, DE;
Horst-Peter Meyer, Bremen, DE;
Assignee:
Hella KG Hueck & Co., Lippstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 61 ; 362 62 ; 362363 ; 362376 ;
Abstract
A motor-vehicle lamp having a light-transmissive shield (3) which is attached to a grounding plate (4) by a holding device (8) and which defines an opening (6) suitable for water removal includes an electrically conductive pin (1) for protecting the motor-vehicle lamp from destruction due to a lightning strike, the pin having a first end extending into the opening (6) and a second end making electrically-conductive contact with an electrical ground (10, 10') of the motor vehicle.