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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Werner Heinz, Tiefenbronn, DE;
Wolfgang Mueller, Sindelfingen, DE;
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler AG, , DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340468 ; 340463 ; 340456 ; 362 84 ;
Abstract
A vehicle illumination system includes at least one electroluminescent light band arranged on the shell of the vehicle body. The electroluminescent light band is arranged in an indentation of the vehicle body shell such that, on its exterior, it extends essentially flush with respect to the adjoining shell area, continuously from a front head light to a rear light. It may be operated as a moving light during a certain driving maneuver, such that its moving direction corresponds to the driving direction of the vehicle.