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`Record No. 55.559
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`International classification:
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`No. 1, 474.,359
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`F 21 q // B 60 q
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`Illumination device, in particular an exterior lamp for motor vehicles.
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`(Inventor: Erwin HITZELBERGER.)
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`Company: DAIMLER-BENZ domiciled in the [Federal] Republic of Germany.
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`Application date: March 30, 1966, 11:15 AM, Paris.
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`Issued by order of February 13, 1967
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`(Oflicial Bulletin ofIndustrial Property, No. 12 of March 24, 1967)
`(Patent application filed in the Federal Republic of Germany on April 6
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`under No. D 46970 on behalfofthe applicant.)
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`The invention relates to an illumination device,
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`in particular an exterior lamp for motor vehicles,
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`consisting of a light source in the form of at least
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`one incandescent lamp or similar apparatus, an
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`illumination body translucent to light, and means
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`for attaching the whole illumination device, e. g.,
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`to the exterior body of a motor vehicle.
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`The conventional type of illumination devices
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`with their bodies of glass or with cover plates of
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`glass are essentially shock sensitive, and what’s
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`more, may break during attachment, when
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`specific voltages occur in the illumination body,
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`due to slight differences in the dimensions of the
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`attachment means. Furthermore,
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`illumination devices must always conform to the
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`shape of the part supporting them, e. g., the body
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`Thus, a large number of various illumination
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`bodies is often needed, rendering manufacturing
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`and assembly uneconomic and complicating
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`The invention proposes to solve this problem by
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`removing these disadvantages. In order to solve
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`this problem with the
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`mentioned in the preamble,
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`essentially consists in the fact that the body of the
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`illumination device is made of a flexible synthetic
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`an illumination source, whose light illuminates
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`the full extent of the body
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`according to the
`The illumination device
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`advantage
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`non-shock—sensitive. Besides, it is independent of
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`the exterior profile of the section supporting it,
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`i.e., the body of the illumination device may be
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`adapted to the different shapes of this structural
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`Issue price: 2 francs
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`[Stamp of the Paris University Library]
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`Moreover, it has the advantage that the light
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`propagates in the body of the illumination device,
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`and also around curved parts or angles, so to
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`speak. This illumination device may thus be used
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`in an especially advantageous manner in the
`manufacture of a motor vehicle and, above all, for
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`illumination devices for indicating or warning.
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`The body of the illumination device referred to
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`above as being flexible may also be made of a
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`resilient synthetic material according to another
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`feature of
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`advantages, which will be described in further
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`Generally speaking, it should be considered to
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`provide the body of the illumination device with a
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`longitudinal extension substantially greater than
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`its transverse extension or depth. This can be
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`realized advantageously according to the type of
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`piece part in the form of a streamlined body
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`[~continuous molding].
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`it can be cut
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`mounted in some way for each application based
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`on a standard piece.
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`invention,
`a preferred
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`embodiment of the present invention realizes the
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`body of the illumination device in the form of pipe
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`or rod with a substantially round cross-section.
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`For larger cross-sections, a hollow pipe-shaped
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`weight-saving reasons.
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`invention, the body of the illumination device is
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`provided substantially in the shape of a strip.
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`Prior art indeed teaches us how bodies of an
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`illumination device can be provided in some
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`fashion as piece parts. However,
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`considered to be preferable here, and special
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`conditions are also required for their illumination.
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`In contrast, the illumination device proposed
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`by the present invention affords the advantage of
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`utilizing conventional incandescent lamps, which
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`are possibly already present as an illumination
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`In principle, this illumination source may be
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`recess extending substantially in the longitudinal
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`axis and allowing for the insertion of a filament
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`lamp serving as an illumination source,
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`preferred by the invention.
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`Naturally, bodies of illumination devices with a
`round cross-section, or the like, are best suited for
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`this purpose. Of course,
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`arrange
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`illumination devices transversally [relative] to its
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`longitudinal axis and, also in several locations.
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`The recess for inserting the filament
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`nevertheless advantageously profiled in a way
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`that allows for the lamp to be replaced.
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`In one embodiment of the invention, the body
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`cylindrical pin into the recess of a cap attached to
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`the incandescent lamp serving as the illumination
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`source.
`This embodiment
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`primarily for bodies of illumination devices with
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`a complex cross-section and also where several
`illumination sources are used.
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`If the body of the illumination device has a
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`rounded cross-section, it may itself be fitted, by its
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`ends, into the recess of a cap, as well. The cap of
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`the incandescent lamp is advantageously made of
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`the same material as the body of the illumination
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`According to another feature of [the object of]
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`the invention, the body of the illumination device,
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`due to its inherent deformation capacity,
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`furthermore used for attaching the lamp to the
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`component supporting it. In this case, of course, a
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`resilient body of
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`preferred and inserted, e. g., with a rabbet, directly
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`into the recess, e.g., into the metal sheet of the
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`body of a motor vehicle and staying there due to
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`the body of the illumination device
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`exhibits a profile along its entire longitudinal
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`extent allowing it to be fitted or inserted into a
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`corresponding recess of the receiving component;
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`Thus, for example, a body of an illumination
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`device provided with a round cross-section device
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`dove-tail-shaped rib into the
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`mortise of a decorative molding on the motor
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`Furthermore, it is conceivable that the body of
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`the illumination device provided in the form of a
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`strip with its two longitudinal
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`edges embraces [orz surrounds] a substantially
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`T-shaped rail in the supporting component; For
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`this type, a body of the optionally strip-shaped
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`illumination device may optionally be mounted
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`on the bumper of a motor vehicle, at least in
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`certain locations, whereby the bumper as a whole
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`forms the T-shaped rail.
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`According to one proposal of the invention, the
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`body of the illumination device could conceivably
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`be provided in color. This may be achieved by a
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`mixture in the synthetic material or, however, as a
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`result of the body of the illumination device being
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`mounted on a colored background.
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`sources may be combined with a body of the
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`illumination device. In this case, using different
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`illumination
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`remains within the scope of the invention. To this
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`devices could conceivably be divided by opaque
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`partitions
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`Various embodiments of
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`shown by way of example in the accompanying
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`drawings, where:
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`Fig. 1 is a schematic end view of a rod-shaped
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`Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views of
`alternate bodies of an illumination device.
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`According to Fig. 1, body 10 of the illumination
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`device consists of a flexible rod of a synthetic
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`material with a substantially round cross-section.
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`This rod of a synthetic material is translucent and
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`made to illuminate along its whole extension due
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`to the incandescent lamp 11 mounted at either
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`end. The light propagates in the body 10 of the
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`illumination device around any curve or angle,
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`and causes body 10 of the illumination device
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`The latter thus becomes clearly visible in its
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`entire length. It may be used on a motor vehicle,
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`e.g., as an indicator or warning light, in which
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`case, it may be mounted advantageously, turning
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`illumination source in the form of at least one
`The incandescent bulb 11 is inserted into a recess
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`12 situated at the end of body 10 of the illumination
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`device, and extending in its longitudinal axis. This
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`conventional design, which may be connected in a
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`novel way to the vehicle's lighting system.
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`illumination device, essentially realized again with
`The body of the illumination device is made of a
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`a circular cross-section, has a longitudinal rib 13 in
`flexible synthetic material, which [itself] receives,
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`the shape of a dovetail. The body 10 is fitted or
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`inserted with this rib into the corresponding
`whose light illuminates the whole extent of the
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`mortise 14 of a decorative molding 15 fastened in a
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`conventional and typical way on the exterior body
`2. The body of the illumination device is made
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`of an elastic synthetic material;
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`an
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`illumination source may, in this case, be mounted
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`strip-shaped body 21 of the illumination device, at
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`T-support [~T—bracket] for the body of the lighting
`DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIDIGESELLSG—IAFI‘
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`ABSTRACT
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`Etienne COULOMB
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`The invention relates to:
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`1. An illumination device,
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`exterior light for motor vehicles, consisting of an
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`English translation of French Patent Application No. 55,559,
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`Germany as patent application No. D 46,970 by Daimler Benz AG.
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