US 12,297,972 B2
Arrangement for a vehicle lamp
Heinrich Schaefer, Bad Wuennenberg (DE); and Christoph Seeberg-Elverfeldt, Wadersloh (DE)
Assigned to Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA, Lippstadt (DE)
Filed by Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA, Lippstadt (DE)
Filed on Mar. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/178,517.
Application 18/178,517 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2021/073401, filed on Aug. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 122 825.2 (DE), filed on Sep. 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0204176 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. F21S 41/29 (2018.01); F21S 41/141 (2018.01); F21V 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC F21S 41/29 (2018.01) [F21S 41/141 (2018.01); F21V 19/0035 (2013.01); F21V 19/004 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An arrangement for a vehicle lamp, the arrangement comprising:
a flexible printed circuit board;
a means of reinforcement having a bar, the bar connected to the flexible printed circuit board, and the bar including a first side and a second side;
a first slot in the means of reinforcement, the first slot forming a first protruding element extending outwardly from the first side of the bar;
a second slot in the means of reinforcement, the second slot forming a second protruding element extending outwardly from the second side of the bar;
a means of shaping light emitted by the flexible printed circuit board, said means of shaping light including at least one connecting element formed integrally with the means of shaping light and at least one light-shaping optical means;
wherein the means of reinforcement is connected to the means of shaping light; and
wherein at least one of the first protruding element and the second protruding element comes into contact under tension with the connecting element or engages an indentation of the connecting element.