Vehicular light assembly
First Claim
1. A vehicular light assembly comprising:
- a housing for attachment to a vehicle;
an outer lens having at least first and second regions to be illuminated;
a generally planar mount having semiconductor light sources mounted on first and second opposed sides to form at least a first lighting circuit on the first opposed side and at least a second lighting circuit on the second opposed side, the planar mount being mounted in the housing behind the outer lens; and
a reflector in said housing configured to direct light from the light sources in the first lighting circuit through the first region of the outer lens and further configured to direct light from the light sources in the second lighting circuit through the second region of the outer lens.
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Abstract
A vehicle light assembly with an outer lens having at least two regions to be illuminated and employing semiconductor light sources arranged into at least two lighting circuits, a different lighting circuit illuminating each region and the light sources in one lighting circuit being mounted on an opposite side of a planar mount in the light assembly from the light sources in the other lighting circuit. A reflector is provided in the assembly housing, either as a separate body or as an integrally formed surface, and includes a first array of reflecting surfaces inclined to direct light from the light sources in the first lighting circuit through a first region of the outer lens and a second array of reflecting surfaces inclined to direct light from the light sources in the second lighting circuit through a second region of the outer lens. Light sources whose emitted light is absorbed by the outer lens to a larger degree than other light sources in the assembly can have an array of collimating lenses placed in the light path to improve their efficiency.
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21 Claims
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1. A vehicular light assembly comprising:
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a housing for attachment to a vehicle;
an outer lens having at least first and second regions to be illuminated;
a generally planar mount having semiconductor light sources mounted on first and second opposed sides to form at least a first lighting circuit on the first opposed side and at least a second lighting circuit on the second opposed side, the planar mount being mounted in the housing behind the outer lens; and
a reflector in said housing configured to direct light from the light sources in the first lighting circuit through the first region of the outer lens and further configured to direct light from the light sources in the second lighting circuit through the second region of the outer lens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle light assembly comprising:
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a housing;
an outer lens mounted to said housing and having at least two regions to be illuminated;
a relatively planar member having first and second opposed sides mounted in said housing;
a plurality of semiconductor light sources being arranged into two lighting circuits; and
a reflector in the housing, said reflector reflecting light from said light sources towards said outer lens, characterized by one lighting circuit to illuminate each region of the outer lens and the light sources in one lighting circuit being mounted on the first opposed side of the planar member and the light sources in the second lighting circuit being mounted on the second opposed side of the planar member. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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