The invention describes a gas-discharge lamp comprising an inner vessel enclosing a pair of electrodes separated by a gap; and an outer vessel enclosing the inner vessel; and wherein the lamp comprises a lateral stripe arranged on the surface of a vessel such that the lateral stripe lies below a horizontal plane through a longitudinal axis through the center of the lamp, and wherein the lateral stripe extends essentially only over a region corresponding to the gap between the electrodes.

A bi-functional headlamp for a vehicle is provided. The bi-functional headlamp implements a high beam mode and a low beam mode by adjusting a movement of a shield of a headlamp. The bi-functional headlamp reduces the occurrence of impact and noise caused by an operation of opening and closing the rotary shield by maintaining contact between a shock absorber component that reduces operational noise of the rotary shield and one side of the rotary shield.

Disclosed is a hybrid lamp assembly (44) which includes a substantially parabolic primary reflector (12) having an open end (20) and a circumferential mounting member (54) extending outwardly from the open end (20) of the primary reflector (12). A primary light source (14) is operably assembled with the parabolic reflector (12). A secondary light source (46), comprising a plurality of LED lamps (48) and a plurality of substantially parabolic reflectors (50) associated with the plurality of LED lamps (48) and configured to project secondary light beams, is positioned circumferentially around the open end (20). The LED lamps (48) each are mounted to project light directed by the secondary reflector (50) with which it is associated. Upper and lower reflectors (50a, 50b) project light beams substantially parallel to the beam of the primary light source (14) and lateral reflectors (50c-j) are angled inwardly in a horizontal plane to project light beams that cross the beam of the primary light source (14).

The present invention relates to an ejectable headlight device for replacement of one or more lightbulbs from the front of a vehicle. The lightbulb of the present invention has at least one lightbulb pin, an ejector, a base that houses the ejector and has at least one guide for receiving the lightbulb pin. The device has a release arm that engages the lightbulb pin. The device further includes a pivot point and a pull attached to the release arm. When the release arm secures the lightbulb pin to the base, the device is in the locked position. When the pull engages the release arm to put the device in the unlocked position, it allows the release arm to pivot about the pivot point and disengage the lightbulb pin. The present invention further includes methods, kits and systems utilizing same.

The present invention relates to an ejectable headlight device for replacement of a lightbulb assembly from the front of a vehicle. The lightbulb assembly of the present invention has at least one lightbulb pin, a lightbulb base, a replaceable electromagnetic radiation source, an electrical connector, and a replaceable lens. The ejectable headlight device includes an ejector, a base that houses the ejector and has at least one guide for receiving the lightbulb pin. The device has a release arm that engages the lightbulb pin. The device further includes a pivot point and a pull attached to the release arm. When the release arm secures the lightbulb pin to the base, the device is in the locked position. When the pull engages the release arm to put the device in the unlocked position, the release arm pivots about the pivot point and disengages the lightbulb pin.

The present invention relates to an ejectable headlight device for replacement of a lightbulb assembly from the front of a vehicle. The lightbulb assembly of the present invention has at least one lightbulb pin, a lightbulb base, a replaceable electromagnetic radiation source, an electrical connector, and a replaceable lens. The ejectable headlight device includes an ejector, a base that houses the ejector and has at least one guide for receiving the lightbulb pin. The device has a release arm that engages the lightbulb pin. The device further includes a pivot point and a pull attached to the release arm. When the release arm secures the lightbulb pin to the base, the device is in the locked position. When the pull engages the release arm to put the device in the unlocked position, the release arm pivots about the pivot point and disengages the lightbulb pin.

The present invention relates to an ejectable headlight device for replacement of a lightbulb assembly from the front of a vehicle. The lightbulb assembly of the present invention has at least one lightbulb pin, a lightbulb base, a replaceable electromagnetic radiation source, an electrical connector, and a replaceable lens. The ejectable headlight device includes an ejector, a base that houses the ejector and has at least one guide for receiving the lightbulb pin. The device has a release arm that engages the lightbulb pin. The device further includes a pivot point and a pull attached to the release arm. When the release arm secures the lightbulb pin to the base, the device is in the locked position. When the pull engages the release arm to put the device in the unlocked position, the release arm pivots about the pivot point and disengages the lightbulb pin.

The invention relates to a lighting device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising a plurality of light sources, a light guide unit (3) that is made of a light-conducting solid body and comprises a plurality of light guides (3b), and a downstream projection lens (4) including a focal plane (E), each light guide (3b) comprising a light incoupling surface (3b) for coupling light of a light source (2) into the light guide (3b), the light guides (3b) converging toward a shared light outcoupling surface (3a) of the light guide unit (3), the light outcoupling surface (3a) being configured to radiate light into the projection lens (4) and being essentially located in the focal plane (E) of the projection lens (4), characterized in that the light guide unit (3) comprises at least one translucent deflection element (6), which extends along the light outcoupling surface (3a) in a rib-shaped manner and protrudes beyond the light outcoupling surface (3a) in the direction of the projection lens (4), or is formed as a recess inside the light outcoupling surface (3a) counter to this direction, the deflection element (6) being designed to at least partially deflect light entering the deflection element (6) from the light outcoupling surface (3a) in the direction of the projection lens (4).

The invention relates to a lighting device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising a plurality of light sources, a light guide unit (3) that is made of a light-conducting solid body and comprises a plurality of light guides (3b), and a downstream projection lens (4) including a focal plane (E), each light guide (3b) comprising a light incoupling surface (3b) for coupling light of a light source (2) into the light guide (3b), the light guides (3b) converging toward a shared light outcoupling surface (3a) of the light guide unit (3), the light outcoupling surface (3a) being configured to radiate light into the projection lens (4) and being essentially located in the focal plane (E) of the projection lens (4), characterized in that the light guide unit (3) comprises at least one translucent deflection element (6), which extends along the light outcoupling surface (3a) in a rib-shaped manner and protrudes beyond the light outcoupling surface (3a) in the direction of the projection lens (4), or is formed as a recess inside the light outcoupling surface (3a) counter to this direction, the deflection element (6) being designed to at least partially deflect light entering the deflection element (6) from the light outcoupling surface (3a) in the direction of the projection lens (4).

The present invention relates to an ejectable headlight device for replacement of one or more lightbulbs from the front of a vehicle. The lightbulb of the present invention has at least one lightbulb pin, an ejector, a base that houses the ejector and has at least one guide for receiving the lightbulb pin. The device has a release arm that engages the lightbulb pin. The device further includes a pivot point and a pull attached to the release arm. When the release arm secures the lightbulb pin to the base, the device is in the locked position. When the pull engages the release arm to put the device in the unlocked position, it allows the release arm to pivot about the pivot point and disengage the lightbulb pin. The present invention further includes methods, kits and systems utilizing same.