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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
May. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vincent Duflos, Sens, FR;
Régis Duplessy, Paron, FR;
Benoist Fleury, Vincennes, FR;
Vincent Godbillon, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo Vision, Bobigny Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 2/114 ; F21V 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 2/114 ; F21V 3/500 ;
Abstract
An indicator light for a motor vehicle includes a divider screen adapted to divide a light beam into a plurality of elementary light beams which are then added together downstream of the dividing screen. A first coloring means, for coloring some of the elementary light beams, is located at a distance from the divider screen. The light unit includes a second coloring means adapted to color at least some of the elementary light beams, the second coloring means being spaced away from the divider screen and the first coloring means.