FIBER OPTIC AUXILLIARY LIGHTING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A lighting device comprising:
- a housing;
a light emitting diode having a light emitting portion and upon activation emitting at least one wavelength, the light emitting portion being within said housing;
a fiber optic bundle having a proximal end receiving light from the light emitting diode and a flattened distal portion having a cross-sectional array of layers of optical fibers defining a width; and
a diffusion layer intermediate between the flattened distal portion of said fiber optic bundle and a direction of viewing.
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Abstract
A lighting device is provided that includes a housing containing a light emitting portion of a light emitting diode and a terminus of a fiber optic bundle such that light emission from the light emitting diode is communicated along the optical fibers. The fiber optic bundle has a flattened distal portion with a cross-sectional array of layers of optical fibers. A diffusing layer is attached to the fiber optic bundle overlying the flattened distal portion. The lighting device, upon being overlaid with a graphic and surrounded by a frame through which the graphic is visible, provides a vehicle lighting assembly securable to a vehicle substrate. The vehicle light assembly is particularly well suited for vehicle exterior badging, kick plates and vanity lighting within the vehicle passenger compartment.
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30 Claims
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1. A lighting device comprising:
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a housing; a light emitting diode having a light emitting portion and upon activation emitting at least one wavelength, the light emitting portion being within said housing; a fiber optic bundle having a proximal end receiving light from the light emitting diode and a flattened distal portion having a cross-sectional array of layers of optical fibers defining a width; and a diffusion layer intermediate between the flattened distal portion of said fiber optic bundle and a direction of viewing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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