LIGHTING DEVICE FOR MULTIPLE AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING FUNCTIONS

An automotive lighting device 10, a vehicle 40 and a method for operating an automotive lighting device are described. To economically fulfil different lighting functions the automotive lighting device 10 includes a first and a second lighting unit 18, 20. The first lighting unit 18 is disposed to e...

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Hauptverfasser: KESSELS, Marcus Jozef Henricus, GAUR, Aloke
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:An automotive lighting device 10, a vehicle 40 and a method for operating an automotive lighting device are described. To economically fulfil different lighting functions the automotive lighting device 10 includes a first and a second lighting unit 18, 20. The first lighting unit 18 is disposed to emit a first light 32 of a first colour A1, A2. The second lighting unit 20 is disposed to emit a second light 34 of a second colour B1, B2 different from the first colour. A mixing space 35 is arranged to merge the first light 32 and the second light 34 to a third light 33 of a third colour C1, C2. The third light 33 is disposed to fulfil a first automotive lighting function and the second light 32 is disposed to fulfil a second automotive lighting function. The first automotive lighting function requires a colour within a first colour range 19a, 19b and the second automotive lighting function requires a colour within a second colour range 21a, 21b which is different from the first colour range 19a, 19b. The third colour C1, C2 is within the first colour range 19a, 19b and the second colour B1, B2 is within the second colour range 21a, 21b.