Electrodeless neon light module for vehicle lighting systems
First Claim
1. A vehicle light assembly comprising:
- a light housing having a light-transmissive cover for closing said housing; and
a self-contained electrodeless gas discharge light source module including a sealed envelope that is at least partly light transmissive, an excitable gas sealed within said envelope, an RF induction coil external to said sealed envelope, and a base supporting said sealed envelope and said RF induction coil in operative relation to one another independently of said housing, with said module being mounted to said housing by said base such that said envelope and said induction coil are mounted on said housing via said base.
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Abstract
A light assembly (10) for a vehicle includes a housing (12) having a light-transmissive cover (18) and an RF emission gas discharge light source (22) provided as a self-contained module mountable in the housing (12). The module (22) includes an envelope (24) filled with an RF excitable gas (27) and an RF induction coil (28). The envelope (24) and coil (28) are fixed in working relation to one another in a common base (40). The base (40) also supports an electrical connector (32) that leads to the coil (28) and that mates with a corresponding connector (34) leading from the vehicle power supply (38). The module (22) and housing (12) have mutually connectable mounting portions (48, 50) for mounting the module (22) on the housing (12).
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle light assembly comprising:
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a light housing having a light-transmissive cover for closing said housing; and a self-contained electrodeless gas discharge light source module including a sealed envelope that is at least partly light transmissive, an excitable gas sealed within said envelope, an RF induction coil external to said sealed envelope, and a base supporting said sealed envelope and said RF induction coil in operative relation to one another independently of said housing, with said module being mounted to said housing by said base such that said envelope and said induction coil are mounted on said housing via said base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An integrated electrodeless gas discharge lighting module for use with a light housing having a connecting portion for mounting of the lighting module on the housing, said lighting module comprising a sealed envelope that is at least partly light transmissive, an excitable gas sealed within said envelope, an RF induction coil external to said sealed envelope, an electrical power transmission connector associated with said RF induction coil, and a base mounting said electrical power transmission connector and supporting said sealed envelope and said RF induction coil in operative working relation to one another with said RF induction coil surrounding said envelope, said base including a connecting portion that is mutually engagable with the connecting portion of the light light housing, whereby said envelope, induction coil, and connector can be mounted on the light housing by connecting said base to the housing via said connecting portions.
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17. A method of manufacturing a vehicle lighting system having an electrodeless gas discharge illumination source, comprising:
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preparing a housing having a light-transmissive cover closing the housing and including a mounting portion for mounting an illumination source within the housing; preparing a sealed envelope that is at least partially light transmissive and that contains an excitable gas; disposing an RF induction coil in operative working relation to the envelope; supporting the coil and envelope in a common base formed separately from the housing to provide a self-contained illumination module; providing mounting portions on the module connectable with the mounting portion of the housing; and assembling the module with the housing by connecting their mounting portions such that the induction coil and envelope are mounted on the housing via the common base. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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