Patent ReferencesDimmable headlight Lamp arrangement for motor vehicle Patent #: 5186533 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 023586 filed on 02/26/1993US Classes:362/308, Refractor362/328, Reflector separate from refractor362/520Refractor structureExaminersPrimary: Husar, Stephen F.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassF21V 007/00Foreign Application Priority Data1992-05-12 DEAbstractAn illumination device comprises a light source, a reflector which reflects light emitted by the light source, a light disc, and a plurality of optically active elements arranged in a path of rays of the light reflected by the reflector for at least one of dispersing and deviating of the light, the optically active elements being formed as diffraction-optical elements and together forming a diffraction grating which is formed as a member which is separate from the light disc. | |