Night vision clearance light
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1. A night vision clearance light assembly comprising:
- a shell transparent to visible light having an opening therethrough;
a light source received in the shell for emitting light; and
a night vision device directed through the opening in the shell.
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Abstract
A night vision clearance light assembly includes a shell, an array of visible light emitting elements, and a night vision device. The visible light emitting elements are preferably LEDs mounted on a ring received in the shell. The night vision device is operatively connected to an associated night vision camera and sees through an opening in the ring and the lens. The assembly is easily mounted in a standard factory-cut clearance light housing in the exterior of a truck cab.
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14 Claims
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1. A night vision clearance light assembly comprising:
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a shell transparent to visible light having an opening therethrough;
a light source received in the shell for emitting light; and
a night vision device directed through the opening in the shell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for constructing an illumination system for use in motor vehicles comprising:
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securing a plurality of visible light emitting elements to a ring, the elements being interconnected to form a circuit;
securing a shell over the rigid ring, the top of the shell being constructed such that light emitted from the visible light emitting elements is able to pass through the shell;
placing a night vision device behind a central hole defined by the shell and the ring;
inserting the assembly comprising the shell, the ring and the night vision device into a mounting hole in the exterior surface of a motor vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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