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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2010
Hubert Zwick, Stuttgart, DE;
Hubert Zwick, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
An illumination device () for a motor vehicle includes a transparent light guide (). At least a first decoupling element () is formed into the light guide (). At least one reflector () is assigned to the first decoupling element () for reflection of light coupled-out by the first decoupling element () and aligned and formed in such a way that at least a portion of the light reflected by the reflector () irradiates the light guide (). At least one second decoupling element () is formed in the light guide () for coupling-out of light from the light guide () and aligned and formed in such a way that light coupled-out by the second decoupling element () ultimately exits the light guide ().