Vehicle rearview assembly including a map light
First Claim
1. A rearview assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a mounting structure adapted to be mounted to a vehicle;
a housing coupled to said mounting structure;
rearward viewing device coupled to said housing for providing a rearward view to a vehicle occupant; and
a lamp subassembly coupled to said housing, said lamp subassembly comprising;
a substrate having a first surface;
a single white LED device mounted on the first surface of said substrate; and
an optical assembly adjacent to said single white LED device, said optical assembly comprising secondary optics, wherein said optical assembly receives light emanating from said single white LED device and optically alters the received light in said secondary optics to provide two substantially separate pools of light external to said optical assembly.
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Abstract
Rearview assemblies for a vehicle are provided. The rearview assembly includes a housing coupled to a mounting structure that is configured to be mounted in a vehicle. The housing includes a rearward viewing means, and also includes a lamp subassembly. The lamp subassembly includes a single white LED device mounted to a substrate, and also includes an optical assembly with secondary optics for reflecting and refracting light emitted from the LED such that the emitted light forms two separate pools of light external to the rearview assembly. In an alternate embodiment, the lamp subassembly is included in a mounting structure for a vehicle rearview assembly. In still another embodiment, a vehicle optical accessory is provided, in which the vehicle optical accessory has one LED that provides two separate pools of light external to the vehicle optical accessory.
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74 Claims
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1. A rearview assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a mounting structure adapted to be mounted to a vehicle; a housing coupled to said mounting structure; rearward viewing device coupled to said housing for providing a rearward view to a vehicle occupant; and a lamp subassembly coupled to said housing, said lamp subassembly comprising; a substrate having a first surface; a single white LED device mounted on the first surface of said substrate; and an optical assembly adjacent to said single white LED device, said optical assembly comprising secondary optics, wherein said optical assembly receives light emanating from said single white LED device and optically alters the received light in said secondary optics to provide two substantially separate pools of light external to said optical assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A rearview assembly for a vehicle comprising:
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a mounting structure adapted to be mounted to a vehicle; a housing coupled to said mounting structure; rearward viewing device coupled to said housing for providing a rearward view to a vehicle occupant; and a lamp subassembly coupled to said mounting structure, said lamp subassembly comprising; a substrate having a first surface; a single white LED device mounted on the first surface of said substrate; and an optical assembly adjacent to said single white LED device, said optical assembly comprising secondary optics, wherein said optical assembly receives light emanating from said single white LED device and optically alters the received light in said secondary optics to provide two substantially separate pools of light external to said optical assembly. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 74)
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44. A vehicle optical accessory comprising:
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a housing adapted to be mounted to a vehicle; a substrate located in said housing and having a first surface; a single white LED device mounted on the first surface of said substrate; and an optical assembly at least partially disposed in said housing and adjacent to said single white LED device, said optical assembly comprising secondary optics, wherein said optical assembly receives light emanating from said single white LED device and optically alters the received light in said secondary optics to provide two substantially separate pools of light external to said optical assembly. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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