LUMINOUS UNIT, PARTICULARLY AS AN ADDITIONAL LIGHT IN SIDEVIEW MIRRORS OF MOTOR VEHICLES

摘要

The light of luminous units known in prior art is laterally radiated, wherefore LEDs ( 10 to 13 ) have to be arranged in an inclined manner on separate sheet metal supports, conductor films, or printed circuit boards. Using such supports and fastening the LEDs ( 10 to 13 ) is technically complex and costly. In order to be able to arrange the laterally radiating luminous means ( 10 to 13 ) in a simple, low-cost manner without using any additional supports, said luminous means ( 10 to 13 ) is provided with a fully reflecting surface ( 14 ), on which the beams (S) are reflected towards a reflector ( 3 ) that reflects the beams (S) in the direction of a light disk ( 2 ). The fully reflecting surface ( 14 ) can be arranged according to specific requirements in such a way that the light falls in the desired direction. No additional supports are required. The inventive luminous unit is preferably used in sideview mirrors of motor vehicles but can also be used in all areas of signal technology and illumination engineering.