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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2012
Applicants:
Thomas Baier, Ingolstadt, DE;
Stephan Berlitz, Schrobenhausen, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Baier, Ingolstadt, DE;
Stephan Berlitz, Schrobenhausen, DE;
Assignee:
Audi AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/14 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/38 (2006.01); B60Q 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/0815 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0094 (2013.01); B60Q 1/38 (2013.01); B60Q 1/28 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/20 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuation device () for a lighting device () of a motor vehicle (), which includes at least one LED associated with a turn signal and at least one LED associated with another type of light, in particular a daytime running light and/or a position light, and a common optical system () for the types of light, wherein the actuation device () has a single DC/DC converter () used for both the LEDs of the turn signal and for the LEDs of the other type of light, as well as a control unit () for controlling the DC/DC converter () in response to a control signal.