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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7524095 | Headlight for a motor vehicle with a combined mirror and deflection elements and their method of manufacture A headlight for a motor vehicle comprises a light source, a mirror and a transparent optical deflection element placed in front of the mirror, the mirror being capable of cooperating with the light source in order to generate a beam delimited by an upper cut-off lin... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7157862 | Protection device for a chopping supply and a vehicle lighting device The invention concerns a protection device for a chopping supply of the type comprising a voltage converter whose secondary is connected to a load such as a light source of the xenon lamp type, and whose primary is connected to an energy source and is controlled by ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7018056 | Method of producing a lighting or signalling device, and lighting or signalling device obtained by this method The present invention concerns a method of producing a lighting or signalling device comprising a light source (16), a reflector (14) reflecting the light rays emitted by the light source (16) towards a lens (18) so as to form along an op... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6910790 | Headlight having a pivoting elliptical reflector and a fixed lens, for producing an offset or verge beam A headlight for providing a light beam adapted to illuminate the verge of the road. From the rear towards the front along a horizontal reference axis are an elliptical reflector, a light source, and a convergent lens element. The reflector and light source are mount... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908207 | Apparatus for a motor vehicle, for lighting bends negotiated by the vehicle A motor vehicle has at its front end, a pair of passing or dipped beam headlights and a separate pair of cruising or main beam headlights. The passing headlights and cruising headlights produce, respectively, a regulation, short range, dipped passing beam and a regu... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6874923 | Lighting device of the elliptical type for an automobile The present invention concerns a lighting device for an automobile, comprising a light source situated at the first focus of a reflector of the elliptical type, a convergent lens being disposed in front of the light source so that the second focus of the elliptical ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6863426 | Reflector device for automobile vehicle headlight The present invention relates to a reflector which provides for good ventilation of a light source located in the said reflector and facilitates the passage of the reflector on production lines for the purpose of covering an internal surface of the reflector with po... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6354722 | Vehicle lamp having a linearly movable reflector A vehicle headlight has a cam mechanism for displacing the reflector and the light source of the headlight with respect to each other, between two relative positions in which the headlight emits two different types of light beam. The cam mechanism compris... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6334702 | Headlight with fixed and moveable coaxial reflectors for producing a variable beam A motor vehicle headlight includes a first, generally concave, reflector and a lamp mounted in the first reflector, the lamp connectable to a light source. A second reflector is housed within the concavity of the first reflector. The second reflector is m... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6290287 | Structural element with at least a headlamp, and method for mounting such an assembly in a motor vehicle body The invention concerns a motor vehicle assembly comprising a structural element and a headlamp for the vehicle, wherein the structural element is separate from the motor vehicle body and capable of being directly mounted thereon; the structural element an... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6280067 | Motor vehicle lighting system with a signaling function for use in daylight A motor vehicle lighting system comprises a lighting switch having a daylight signaling position and two night driving illumination positions, with a running light (or headlight) having a discharge lamp cooperating with a reflector to produce a night driv... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6270241 | Unit comprising at least one headlight and at least one indicator light, for a motor vehicle In an assembly of at least one headlight and an indicator light for a motor vehicle, the headlight includes a lamp which is mounted in a reflector, and the indicator light, which is situated adjacent to the headlight, includes a lamp and reflective means ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6231223 | Intermediate fastening element for fitting a reflector on a support element of a headlamp A motor vehicle headlamp has a reflector which is mounted on a support element of the headlamp by means of an interposed intermediate fastening element having a first end for cooperating with the support element of the headlamp, and a second end which coo... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6210027 | Set of left and right motor vehicle headlamps with improved photometric properties A set of left and right motor vehicle headlamps, each headlamp including a reflector associated with a light source and a closure front-glass. In accordance with the invention, the left and right headlamps are respectively adapted to generate horizontally... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6176604 | Motor vehicle headlight fitted with a discharge lamp and improved electromagnetic shielding means A motor vehicle headlight comprises a mirror having mounted therein a discharge lamp, a mask placed in front of the lamp, and a shielding plate of conductive material extending behind the mirror. The mask is made of conductive material and is connected to... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6155702 | Elliptical headlamp with enlarged illuminating area A motor vehicle headlamp comprises an ellipsoidal reflector with two focus regions, a light source in the region of the first focus and a convergent lens focused on the region of the second focus. At least one optical plate exposed to light emitted direct... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5964525 | Side lamp display or indicating light having an intermediate screen, and a method of making such a screen An indicating light or side lamp display for a motor vehicle comprises a substantially point light source, a flux recuperator such as a mirror, for reflecting the light from the source towards the outside in the form of an essentially parallel beam, and, ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5322252 | Pivoting mounting for an optical element of a motor vehicle headlamp In a pivoting mounting for an optical element of a motor vehicle headlamp, of the kind comprising a seating in which a ball head at the end of a retaining and/or adjusting bar or screw for the headlamp is received, the seating is defined by two cup elemen... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5182494 | Multiplexed control devices for a set of electrical devices, e.g. in a motor vehicle A system for controlling a set of electrical devices, e.g. in a motor vehicle, having a decoding module for a group of such devices, the decoding module receiving an electrical signal containing instructions to switch on and to switch off the electrical d... | 01/26/1993 |
