An appearance light module for motor vehicle headlamp comprises at least one light source and one secondary optical element. The secondary optical element has an intake geometry with an entry surface for the light generated by the at least one light source, and an emission geometry with an exit surface for the light passing through the entry surface of the intake geometry. The exit surface of the emission geometry can be seen from outside the motor vehicle when the headlamp is installed in the motor vehicle. The appearance light module is not suitable for generating a low beam light distribution or a high beam light distribution. The appearance light module has no primary optical element, and the light from the at least one light source reaches the entry surface of the secondary optical element without being reflected and without passing through a refractive or diffractive optical element.

An electric powered lamp is disclosed. The lamp has a base, a light emitting element, and a cover over the light source. A light guide carries light from the light source to a reflective surface in the cover. Light rays run transversely through the cover.

An exemplary vehicle assembly includes, among other things, a brake component configured to emit a first emission, and an indicator adjacent the brake component. The indicator includes a semiconductor layer configured to absorb the first emission and emit a second, different emission. An exemplary vehicle illumination method includes, among other things, absorbing a first emission with a semiconductor layer of an indicator. The first emission is emitted from a brake component. The method further includes emitting a second, different emission from the semiconductor layer.

An insect repellant system that provides volatized pest repellant at a radius to the system. The repellant system includes at least one housing with (i) a base and an upper housing removably joined to the base to define an inner region of the housing, (ii) a repellant reservoir having a wick extending upwardly through a neck of the reservoir that receives a repellant fluid that is transferred by the wick during operation of the insect repellant system, and (iii) an evaporator system having a heater element coupled to a support assembly. The upper housing includes at least one upper fluid outlet and the base including at least one inlet opening. In an installed position, the repellant reservoir is inserted into the inner region and the wick extends through the support assembly and into the heater element to volatize repellant fluid carried by the wick.

An organic light-emitting diode includes at least two segments arranged adjacent to one another, a scattering layer that at least partially scatters the light generated in each of the segments, and at least one separating region located in the scattering layer, wherein the separating region has a transmittance for light generated in the segments of at most 20%, the separating region, when viewed in a plan view, is arranged in a transitional region between adjacent segments such that within the scattering layer propagation of light between the segments is suppressed, the segments include organic layer sequences each located between a first electrode and a second electrode, the segments are distant from one another in a direction parallel to the main directions of extension, and the scattering layer directly adjoins the first electrode which is light-transmitting and directly adjoins a transparent layer on a side remote from the first electrode.

A lighting device with a laser light source, a deflecting reflector positioned at an angle to the laser light source, and a lens for focusing light from the laser light source to the deflecting reflector. In another embodiment, the lighting device includes only the laser light source and a lens arranged in the main radiation direction in front of the laser light source.

A light guide intended to propagate light rays emitted from at least one light source, the light guide including at least three successive portions in a direction of propagation of the light rays from the one or more light sources, the three successive portions being a first portion, a second portion located immediately after the first portion, the second portion following a curve defined by a main radius of curvature, and a third portion located immediately after the second portion. According to the invention, at least one slit is produced in the second portion, the one or more slits defining at least two sub-guides, the sub-guides joining so as to form the third portion of the light guide.

An illumination device for a motor vehicle having a printed circuit board with a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed thereon. An optical pane and a reflector element are provided, whereby the reflector element is disposed between the printed circuit board and the optical pane. The reflector element has a plurality of segments into which the reflector element is divided. Each light emitting diode is assigned a segment so that light emitted from the light emitting diodes is reflected by the segments of the reflector element and passes through the optical pane.

A pin is inserted longitudinally into attachment openings of attachment flanges extending rearwardly from an optical element. The flanges extend through a back panel such that the openings are positioned rear of the back panel. When inserted into the openings, each pin flexes inwardly as a leading and trailing guide ramp and a first and second apex pass through the openings. The leading and trailing guide ramps and the first and second apexes then flex outwardly as the first apex transitions to a first seat and/or the second apex transitions to a second seat. There is an outward force of expansion in the frontward to rearward direction when the flanges are positioned on the first and second seats. In this manner, each pin securely attaches the optical element to the back panel.

A vehicle lighting system includes a light source; a first lighting subsystem includes a first light path having a first end positioned to receive light from the light source and to deliver the light to a second end of the first light path; and a first electrochromic filter disposed in the first light path; and a second lighting subsystem includes a second light path having a first end positioned to receive light from the light source and to deliver the light to a second end of the second light path; and a second electrochromic filter disposed in the second light path, wherein the first lighting subsystem provides a first lighting function, and wherein the second lighting subsystem provides a second lighting function.