Vehicular warning light with two or more dichroic elements
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1. A light for a vehicle comprising:
- a visible light source adapted to be mounted on the vehicle for generating visible light creating warning signals which are viewed by observers remote from the vehicle;
a first dichroic element adapted to be mounted on the vehicle adjacent to the visible light source, said first dichroic element reflecting at least some of the visible light generated by the light source;
the light reflected by the first element adapted to provide a first warning light signal within a first wavelength range when viewed by an observer remote from the vehicle;
a second dichroic element adapted to be mounted on the vehicle adjacent to the visible light source, said second dichroic element reflecting at least some of the visible light generated by the light source; and
the light reflected by the second element adapted to provide a second warning light signal within a second wavelength range when viewed by an observer remote from the vehicle.
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Abstract
A visible light source adapted to be mounted on the vehicle for generating visible light to be used to create warning signals which are viewed by observers remote from the vehicle. A dichroic element adapted to be mounted on the vehicle and adjacent to the visible light source transmits at least some of the visible light generated by the light source and reflects at least some of the visible light generated by the light source. The transmitted and reflected light provides warning light signals within different wavelength ranges when viewed by an observer remote from the vehicle.
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1. A light for a vehicle comprising:
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a visible light source adapted to be mounted on the vehicle for generating visible light creating warning signals which are viewed by observers remote from the vehicle;
a first dichroic element adapted to be mounted on the vehicle adjacent to the visible light source, said first dichroic element reflecting at least some of the visible light generated by the light source;
the light reflected by the first element adapted to provide a first warning light signal within a first wavelength range when viewed by an observer remote from the vehicle;
a second dichroic element adapted to be mounted on the vehicle adjacent to the visible light source, said second dichroic element reflecting at least some of the visible light generated by the light source; and
the light reflected by the second element adapted to provide a second warning light signal within a second wavelength range when viewed by an observer remote from the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A light for a vehicle comprising:
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a visible light source adapted to be mounted on the vehicle for generating visible light creating warning signals which are viewed by observers remote from the vehicle; and
a first dichroic element adapted to be mounted on the vehicle and adjacent to the visible light source to transmit at least some of the visible light generated by the light source and to reflect at least some of the visible light generated by the light source, wherein the reflected light provides a first warning light signal within a first wavelength range when viewed by an observer remote from the vehicle; and
a second dichroic element adapted to be mounted on the vehicle and adjacent to the visible light source to transmit at least some of the visible light transmitted by the first dichroic element to provide a second warning signal within a second wavelength range different than the first wavelength range when viewed by an observer remote from the vehicle, wherein said second dichroic element reflects at least some of the visible light transmitted by the first dichroic element to provide a third warning signal within a third wavelength range different than the first and second wavelength ranges when viewed by an observer remote from the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A light for a vehicle comprising:
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a visible light source adapted to be mounted on the vehicle for generating visible light creating warning signals which are viewed by observers remote from the vehicle; and
a first dichroic element adapted to be mounted on the vehicle and adjacent to the visible light source to transmit at least some of the visible light generated by the light source and to reflect at least some of the visible light generated by the light source, wherein the reflected light provides a first warning light signal within a first wavelength range when viewed by an observer remote from the vehicle; and
a second dichroic element adapted to be mounted on the vehicle and adjacent to the visible light source to transmit at least some of the visible light reflected by the first dichroic element to provide a second warning signal within a second wavelength range different than the first wavelength range when viewed by an observer remote from the vehicle, wherein said second dichroic element reflects at least some of the visible light reflected by the first dichroic element to provide a third warning signal within a third wavelength range different than the first and second wavelength ranges when viewed by an observer remote from the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method of making a warning light having a substrate with a dichroic coating thereon and having a light source, said warning light for generating a visual warning signal including light having a particular wavelength range, said method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a light source which emits light within the particular wavelength range;
selecting a dichroic coating which transmits or reflects light within the particular wavelength range;
positioning the substrate to intersect light emitted by the light source such that the intersected light is transmitted or reflected by the dichroic coating; and
forming the warning signal from the intersected light. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method of making a warning light having a substrate with a dichroic coating thereon and having a light source, said warning light for generating a visual warning signal including light having a particular wavelength range, said method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a dichroic coating which reflects light within the particular wavelength range;
positioning the substrate to intersect light emitted by the light source such that the intersected light is reflected by the dichroic coating; and
forming the warning signal from the reflected light. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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