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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2012
Gerhard Kloos, Erwitte, DE;
Gerhard Kloos, Erwitte, DE;
Hella KGAA Hueck & Co., Lippstadt, DE;
Abstract
Projection headlights for vehicles with a reflector, with a light source assigned to the reflector, with a lens arranged in the main direction of the beam in front of the reflector and with a screen arranged in the region of the focal point of the lens, said screen being arranged between the light source and the lens and comprising an elongated screen edge surface having a contour on an upper edge in order to form a light/dark boundary of a light distribution arrangement, wherein the elongated screen edge surface comprises a light beam reduction section in a middle area, so that at least part of the light beam emitted from the light source and hitting the light beam reduction section is not further reflected in the main direction of the beam, wherein the light beam reduction section is designed as a recess.