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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
May. 27, 2010
Christopher Eichelberger, Livonia, MI (US);
Christopher Eichelberger, Livonia, MI (US);
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH, Regensburg, DE;
Abstract
In at least one embodiment, the light guide () comprises a single-pieced light guide body (). The light guide body () includes a transparent material and a light entrance segment () having a first cross-section () with a polygonal shape. Furthermore, the light guide body () includes a light output segment () having a second cross-section () with a rotund, round, circular, oval or elliptic shape. A transition segment () is arranged adjacent to and between the light entrance segment () and the light output segment (). Along the transition segment (), the first cross-section () in particular continuously changes to the second cross-section ().