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Abstract

A light (1) for vehicles having a switch (2) and a pivotably mounted window (25) for illumination whose pivoting causes operation of the switch (2), is characterized in that the switch (2) has a contact lever (4) mounted in a pivotable fashion about an axis of rotation (3), with the contact lever (4) having an operation arm (5) extending in a first direction away from the axis of rotation (3) as well as a contact arm (6) extending in a second direction away from the axis of rotation (3), wherein the operation arm (5) has an operation region (7) having a first separation with respect to the axis of rotation (3) and the contact arm (6) has a contact region (8) having a second separation with respect to the axis of rotation (3), wherein the second separation is larger than the first separation and, by means of a directed motion of the operation arm (5) in the operation region (7), the contact lever (4) pivots about the axis of rotation (3) and the contact region (8) moves in such a fashion as to operate the switch (2). The window (25) is coupled to the operation region (7). This lighting configuration is economical and guarantees a reliable switching while simultaneously satisfying, due to the limited window pivot, requirements with regard to appearance. In addition, the configuration has a minimum number of plugs/contact pieces and only four plugs/contact pieces are necessary in the conventional vehicle lighting having three switch positions for ON, DC (door contact) and OFF.

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