Vehicle lamp assembly
First Claim
1. A vehicle lamp assembly, comprising a light source, a light transmitting member, a plurality of parallel strips formed of a light absorbing material on said light transmitting member, baffle elements extending perpendicular to the surface of the light transmitting member towards the light source, primary lens means arranged to concentrate light from the light source such that said concentrated light is directed between said parallel strips, secondary lens means arranged to increase the distribution of emitted light in the direction parallel to the length of the strips of light absorbing material and a color filter located between the light source and the baffle elements, each baffle element being formed of transparent material, having an opaque coating on one of its side faces and being aligned with a respective one of the parallel strips.
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Abstract
A vehicle lamp assembly comprises a light source and a light transmitting member carrying a plurality of strips formed of a light absorbing material. Baffle elements, formed of transparent material and each having an opaque coating on one of its side faces, extend perpendicular to the surface of the light transmitting member towards the light source. Each baffle element is aligned with a respective one of the parallel strips. Lens means are arranged to concentrate light from the light source between adjacent strips and a color filter is located between the light source and the baffle elements.
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- 1. A vehicle lamp assembly, comprising a light source, a light transmitting member, a plurality of parallel strips formed of a light absorbing material on said light transmitting member, baffle elements extending perpendicular to the surface of the light transmitting member towards the light source, primary lens means arranged to concentrate light from the light source such that said concentrated light is directed between said parallel strips, secondary lens means arranged to increase the distribution of emitted light in the direction parallel to the length of the strips of light absorbing material and a color filter located between the light source and the baffle elements, each baffle element being formed of transparent material, having an opaque coating on one of its side faces and being aligned with a respective one of the parallel strips.
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