Abstract: A vehicle body component comprising a lighting means arrangement, which is configured as a LED strip being at least bendable in the longitudinal direction thereof and comprises a plurality of LEDs arranged one after the other and electrically interconnected; and a base body configured to receive the lighting means arrangement at a light exit side. Further disclosed is a method for manufacturing a body component and a method for controlling a lighting means arrangement on a vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle body component comprising a lighting means arrangement, which is configured as a LED strip being at least bendable in the longitudinal direction thereof and comprises a plurality of LEDs arranged one after the other and electrically interconnected; and a base body configured to receive the lighting means arrangement at a light exit side. Further disclosed is a method for manufacturing a body component and a method for controlling a lighting means arrangement on a vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention provides a LED light emitting strip, comprising: a substrate extending along a length direction of the strip; a plurality of LED chips arranged on or in the substrate, wherein the LED chips are arranged in at least one row along the length direction; at least two contact stripes configured to supply the LED chips with electric energy, wherein each of the contact stripes individually extends, at least partially, along a side of the substrate in the length direction, and wherein the LED chips are contacted to the contact stripes at least partially in a transverse or oblique direction of the strip. The present invention further provides an arrangement of light emitting strips including such a LED light emitting strip and a method of manufacturing such an arrangement.