Vehicular warning light having a dichroic element
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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 dichroic element adapted to be mounted on the vehicle adjacent to the visible light source;
said dichroic element adapted to transmit at least some of the visible light generated by the light source; and
said dichroic element adapted to reflect at least some of the visible light generated by the light source such that the reflected light provides a warning light signal within a 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 dichroic element adapted to be mounted on the vehicle adjacent to the visible light source;
said dichroic element adapted to transmit at least some of the visible light generated by the light source; and
said dichroic element adapted to reflect at least some of the visible light generated by the light source such that the reflected light provides a warning light signal within a wavelength range when viewed by an observer remote from the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. 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 dichroic element adapted to be mounted on the vehicle adjacent to the visible light source;
said dichroic element adapted to transmit at least some of the visible light generated by the light source such that the transmitted light provides a first warning light signal within a first wavelength range when viewed by an observer remote from the vehicle;
said dichroic element adapted to reflect at least some of the visible light generated by the light source such that the reflected light provides a second warning light signal within a second wavelength range different than the first wavelength range when viewed by an observer remote from the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. 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 dichroic element adapted to be mounted on the vehicle adjacent to the visible light source, said dichroic element adapted to transmit at least some of the visible light generated by the light source, said dichroic element adapted to reflect at least some of the visible light generated by the light source;
the transmitted light adapted to provide a first warning light signal having a first color when viewed by an observer remote from the vehicle; and
the reflected light adapted to provide a second warning light signal having a second color different than the first color when viewed by an observer remote from the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. 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 dichroic element adapted to be mounted on the vehicle and positioned adjacent to the visible light source, wherein said dichroic element is a beam forming element reflecting at least some of the visible light generated by the light source to form a beam of reflected light, said beam forming element having a focal point coincident with the light source, said dichroic element adapted to transmit at least some of the visible light generated by the light source;
the transmitted light radially radiating from the light source and adapted to be viewed by the remote observers adapted to provide a first warning light signal within a first wavelength range when viewed by an observer remote from the vehicle; and
the reflected light beam adapted to be viewed by remote observers adapted to provide a second warning light signal within a second wavelength range different than the first wavelength range. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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