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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2005
Carsten Befelein, Haar, DE;
Carsten Befelein, Haar, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an automotive light which is characterized in that a reflector with at least one first light source associated with the reflector forms a first lighting system whose light can be guided onto a translucent cover pane. The reflector further comprises a screen preceding the light source in relation to the cover pane. The screen is configured as a second, front lighting system having at least one second light source. Both lighting systems can be adjusted to different luminous intensities. The invention also relates to a method for indicating different signal patterns of an automotive light, which is characterized in that two lighting systems which are located one behind the other and whose light-emitting surfaces partially overlap can be individually controlled with different luminous intensities.