Electromagnetic radiation assembly
First Claim
1. An electromagnetic radiation assembly, comprising:
- a supporting substrate which is substantially transparent and/or translucent and having opposite surfaces and having a region through which an electromagnetic radiation signal may pass;
first and second electromagnetic radiation emitters positioned adjacent to one of the surfaces defined by the supporting substrate, and which, when energized, emit electromagnetic radiation; and
a single multifaceted reflector disposed in eccentric reflecting relation relative to the first and second electromagnetic radiation emitters, and wherein at least some of the reflector facets have multiple reflecting surfaces, and wherein the emitted electromagnetic radiation produced by the first and second electromagnetic radiation emitters is reflected by the single multifaceted reflector and passes through the supporting substrate region which passes electromagnetic radiation in different directions.
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Abstract
An electromagnetic radiation assembly is described and which includes, a supporting substrate having a region through which visibly discernable electromagnetic radiation forming a signal may pass; first and second electromagnetic radiation emitters are provided and which are positioned adjacent to one of the surfaces defined by the substrate, and which, when energized, emit electromagnetic radiation; and a single reflector is disposed in eccentric reflecting relation relative to the first and second electromagnetic radiation emitters, and wherein emitted electromagnetic radiation is reflected by the single reflector and passes through the supporting substrate region which passes electromagnetic radiation, in different directions.
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1. An electromagnetic radiation assembly, comprising:
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a supporting substrate which is substantially transparent and/or translucent and having opposite surfaces and having a region through which an electromagnetic radiation signal may pass; first and second electromagnetic radiation emitters positioned adjacent to one of the surfaces defined by the supporting substrate, and which, when energized, emit electromagnetic radiation; and a single multifaceted reflector disposed in eccentric reflecting relation relative to the first and second electromagnetic radiation emitters, and wherein at least some of the reflector facets have multiple reflecting surfaces, and wherein the emitted electromagnetic radiation produced by the first and second electromagnetic radiation emitters is reflected by the single multifaceted reflector and passes through the supporting substrate region which passes electromagnetic radiation in different directions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electromagnetic radiation assembly comprising:
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an electrochromic mirror having opposite first and second surfaces, and having a first region which allows electromagnetic radiation to pass therethrough, and a second region adjacent to the first region; a multifaceted reflector positioned adjacent to the second surface of the supporting substrate and oriented in a position which is adjacent to the first region, and wherein at least some of the reflector facets have multiple reflecting surfaces; and at least two electromagnetic radiation emitters positioned adjacent to the second surface of the electrochromic mirror, and which, when individually energized, emit electromagnetic radiation which is reflected by the multifaceted reflector through the first region of the electrochromic mirror, and wherein the energizing of one of the electromagnetic radiation emitters produces visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation which is reflected, at least in part, by the multifaceted reflector, and which passes through the first region and predominately in a first direction, and wherein energizing of the other of the two electromagnetic radiation emitters emits visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation which is reflected, at least in part, by the multifaceted reflector, and which passes through the first region and predominately in a second direction which is angularly displaced relative to the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An electromagnetic radiation assembly, comprising:
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a supporting substrate having opposite surfaces, and having a region through which an electromagnetic radiation signal may pass; a plurality of first and second electromagnetic radiation emitters positioned adjacent to one of the surfaces defined by the supporting substrate and which, when energized, emit electromagnetic radiation; and a multi-faceted reflector disposed in eccentric reflecting relation relative to the plurality of first and second electromagnetic radiation emitters, and wherein the emitted electromagnetic radiation produced by the first electromagnetic radiation emitters is substantially reflected through the substrate region in a first direction by a first group of reflector facets, and the emitted electromagnetic radiation produced by the second electromagnetic radiation emitters is substantially reflected by a second group of reflector facets through the substrate region in a second direction, and wherein at least one of the first and/or second group of reflector facets have multiple reflecting surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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