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Granted Patent B2
US 11,383,638 · App. 17/286,079 · Granted Jul 12, 2022

Illumination device for an interior space of a vehicle

Inventor: Norbert Spazier (Bondorf, DE)
Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
B60Q3/208B60Q3/66G02B6/0055F21V2200/10F21Y2115/10
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Patent No.
US 11,383,638
App. No.
17/286,079
Granted
Jul 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An illumination device for an interior space of a vehicle includes at least one light source and at least one light surface. The light surface is formed by at least one at least partially mirrored optical fiber, and the optical fiber can be adjusted to a shape of a windscreen.

Claims (19)

1. An illumination device for an interior space of a vehicle, the illumination device comprising:

at least one light source, wherein the light source is a melanopically effective light source, in order to implement a daylight supplement; and

at least one light surface formed by at least one at least partially mirrored optical fiber, wherein the at least one at least partially mirrored optical fiber is adjustable to a shape of a windscreen, and wherein the at least one light source is optically coupled to the at least one light surface.

2. The illumination device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one at least partially mirrored optical fiber has at least one region that is transparent or semi-transparent.

3. The illumination device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one light source has at least one light emitting diode.

4. The illumination device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one light source is arranged on an end face of the optical fiber.

5. The illumination device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one light source is arrangeable behind a roof panel of the interior space of the vehicle.

6. The illumination device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one at least partially mirrored optical fiber has a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first and second portions are arranged at an angle to each other, wherein the first portion is adjustable to a contour of a windscreen, and the second portion is configured to be arranged behind a roof panel.

7. The illumination device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one at least partially mirrored optical fiber has a width of from 10 cm to 20 cm.

8. The illumination device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one at least partially mirrored optical fiber is flat and extends in at least two spatial directions and is adjustable to a two-dimensional region of a windscreen.

9. A vehicle, comprising:

a windscreen;

an interior space delimited by the windscreen;

a roof panel attached to the windscreen; and

an illumination device, comprising

at least one light source, wherein the light source is a melanopically effective light source, in order to implement a daylight supplement; and

at least one light surface formed by at least one at least partially mirrored optical fiber, wherein the at least one at least partially mirrored optical fiber is adjustable to a shape of a windscreen, and wherein the at least one light source is optically coupled to the at least one light surface,

wherein the illumination device is arranged in a transition region between the windscreen and the roof panel,

wherein the at least one at least partially mirrored optical fiber extends from a region behind the roof panel onto a region on an upper edge of the windscreen, such that the at least one light surface is positioned on the windscreen.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: DAIMLER AG
To: MERCEDES BENZ GROUP AG
Reel/Frame 072886/0467 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2021
From: SPAZIER, NORBERT
To: DAIMLER AG
Reel/Frame 056132/0295 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2018 008 228.9 · Oct 17, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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