Vehicle lighting system having an electronic module circuit and light emitting diodes

• US 20050152145A1
• Filed: 08/30/2004
• Published: 07/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eliot Sorella, Robert M. Currie
• Original Assignee: Eliot Sorella, Robert M. Currie
• Inventors: Currie, Robert M., Sorella, Eliot
• Application Number:
  US10/928,701
• Publication Number:
  US 20050152145A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/294
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/0094 Arrangement of electronic circuits separated from the light source, e.g. mounting of housings for starter circuits for discharge lamps arrangements being part of the light source holder F21V17/06, F21S43/195
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/305 Indicating devices for towed vehicles

Abstract

An electronic module circuit for operating a light emitting diode vehicle lighting system. The electronic module circuit includes an adaptor for regulating a 12 volt vehicle power supply to operate the light emitting diode vehicle lighting system. The light emitting diodes include dual light emitting diodes in a single optic have concave and convex depressions for collimating the emitted light.

Claims

1. A lighting system for a vehicle comprising:

a) a vehicle having a power source for a lighting system including light emitting diodes;

b) connector components for enabling electronic interface between said power source and said lighting system;

c) said connector components having an electronic circuit for regulating and reducing voltage from said power source to said lighting system;

d) said electronic circuit regulates voltage from said power source so that voltage output from said circuit is calibrated to operate said light emitting diodes of said lighting system.

2. The lighting system as set forth in claim 1, wherein;

a) said connector components include plug adaptors to physically connect said lighting system to said vehicle power source.

3. The lighting system as set forth in claim 1, wherein;

a) said vehicle includes a trailer hitch plug and said connector components include plug adaptors to physically connect said lighting system to said trailer hitch plug.

4. The lighting system as set forth in claim 1, wherein;

a) said power source provides 12 volt direct current to said lighting system and said connector components include voltage regulators to reduce said 12 volt direct current to 3.6 volts direct current.

5. The lighting system as set forth in claim 1, wherein;

a) said connector components are directly wired to said vehicle power source.

6. The lighting system as set forth in claim 1, wherein;

a) said electronic circuit activates said light emitting diodes to operate with said vehicle power source to selectively flash with a vehicle directional system.

7. The lighting system as set forth in claim 1, wherein;

a) said electronic circuit activates said light emitting diodes to operate with said vehicle power source to selectively flash with a vehicle brake light system.

8. The lighting system as set forth in claim 1, wherein;

a) said light emitting diodes each include a dual light emitting diode having a single optic.

9. The lighting system as set forth in claim 8, wherein;

a) said optic includes concave and convex impressions and depressions.

10. An auxiliary lighting system for a vehicle comprising:

a) a vehicle having a power source for a providing power to an auxiliary lighting system including light emitting diodes;

b) said auxiliary lighting system including connector components for enabling electronic interface between said power source and said auxiliary lighting system;

c) said connector components having an electronic circuit for regulating and reducing voltage from said power source;

d) said electronic circuit regulates voltage from said power source so that voltage output from said circuit is calibrated to operate said light emitting diodes of said auxiliary lighting system.

11. The auxiliary lighting system as set forth in claim 10, wherein;

a. said connector components include plug adaptors to physically connect said auxiliary lighting system to said vehicle power source.

12. The auxiliary lighting system as set forth in claim 10, wherein;

a) said vehicle includes a trailer hitch plug and said connector components include plug adaptors to physically connect said auxiliary lighting system to said trailer hitch plug.

13. The auxiliary lighting system as set forth in claim 10, wherein;

a) said power source provides 12 volt direct current to said auxiliary lighting system and said connector components include voltage regulators to reduce said 12 volt direct current to 3.6 volts direct current.

14. The auxiliary lighting system as set forth in claim 10, wherein;

a) said connector components are directly wired to said vehicle power source.

15. The lighting system as set forth in claim 10, wherein;

a) said electronic circuit activates said light emitting diodes to operate with said vehicle power source to selectively flash with a vehicle directional system.

16. The lighting system as set forth in claim 10, wherein;

a) said electronic circuit activates said light emitting diodes to operate with said vehicle power source to selectively flash with a vehicle brake light system.

17. The lighting system as set forth in claim 10, wherein;

a) said light emitting diodes each include a dual light emitting diode having a single optic.

18. The lighting system as set forth in claim 16, wherein;

a) said optic includes concave and convex impressions and depressions.

19. A light emitting diode construction comprising:

a) An acrylic optic having two or more concave and convex impressions for focusing and collimating illumination from two or more light emitting diodes.

20. The light emitting diode construction as set forth in claim 19 further comprising:

a) an aluminum heat sink substrate with non-conductive coating and copper landings designed for two or more different color light emitting diodes.