Motor vehicle lighting system including a sealed lens member as part thereof
First Claim
1. A lighting system for providing forward illumination for a motor vehicle and adapted to be mounted in a recess or the like within a front, contoured surface of said motor vehicle, said system comprising:
- at least one hermetically sealed lighting module including a reflector, a lamp capsule mounted within said reflector, and an optically clear cover sealed to said reflector;
a lens assembly comprising a hollow, enclosed single piece lens member having a front, clear surface positioned to coincide with said front contoured surface of said vehicle so as to enhance the aerodynamic performance of said lighting system, a rear lensing portion positioned in a substantially vertical orientation non-parallel to and spaced from said front surface, and side walls for enclosing said member fo provide a sealed, dirt-free member, substantially all of a light modifying lensing function of said lens assembly being provided solely by said rear lensing portion; and
means for mounting said lens member so as to be spaced in front of said lighting module is said recess forward of said lighting module such that the light emitted by said module will pass through said lens member.
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Abstract
A lighting system for a motor vehicle adapted to be mounted in a recess within a front, contoured surface of the motor vehicle and including a light source and reflector means, and a lens assembly. The lens assembly comprises a hollow, enclosed, single piece lens member having a front, clear surface positioned to coincide with the vehicle'"'"'s front, contoured surface so as to enhance aerodynamic performance of the lighting (and vehicle) system, a rear lensing portion positioned substantially vertically, and side and bottom walls for enclosing the lens member to provide a sealed, dirt-free component.
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13 Claims
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1. A lighting system for providing forward illumination for a motor vehicle and adapted to be mounted in a recess or the like within a front, contoured surface of said motor vehicle, said system comprising:
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at least one hermetically sealed lighting module including a reflector, a lamp capsule mounted within said reflector, and an optically clear cover sealed to said reflector; a lens assembly comprising a hollow, enclosed single piece lens member having a front, clear surface positioned to coincide with said front contoured surface of said vehicle so as to enhance the aerodynamic performance of said lighting system, a rear lensing portion positioned in a substantially vertical orientation non-parallel to and spaced from said front surface, and side walls for enclosing said member fo provide a sealed, dirt-free member, substantially all of a light modifying lensing function of said lens assembly being provided solely by said rear lensing portion; and means for mounting said lens member so as to be spaced in front of said lighting module is said recess forward of said lighting module such that the light emitted by said module will pass through said lens member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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