Fiber optic auxiliary lighting system
First Claim
1. A lighting assembly comprising:
- a lighting device comprising;
a housing;
a light emitting diode having a light emitting portion and upon activation emitting at least one wavelength, the light emitting portion being within said housing;
a fiber optic bundle having a proximal end receiving light from the light emitting diode and a flattened distal portion having a cross-sectional array of layers of optical fibers defining a width; and
a diffusion layer intermediate between the flattened distal portion of said fiber optic bundle and a direction of viewing; and
a sill plate or badge having an aperture therethrough and overlying the flattened distal portion of said fiber optic bundle;
said sill plate or badge secured to a substrate on a vehicle, wherein said substrate is on a location selected from the group consisting of;
an instrument panel, kick plate, tailgate, rear fascia, deck lid, window, roll bar, hood, grille, door and engine cover.
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Abstract
A lighting device is provided that includes a housing containing a light emitting portion of a light emitting diode and a terminus of a fiber optic bundle such that light emission from the light emitting diode is communicated along the optical fibers. The fiber optic bundle has a flattened distal portion with a cross-sectional array of layers of optical fibers. A diffusing layer is attached to the fiber optic bundle overlying the flattened distal portion. The lighting device, upon being overlaid with a graphic and surrounded by a frame through which the graphic is visible, provides a vehicle lighting assembly securable to a vehicle substrate. The vehicle light assembly is particularly well suited for vehicle exterior badging, kick plates and vanity lighting within the vehicle passenger compartment.
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27 Claims
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1. A lighting assembly comprising:
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a lighting device comprising; a housing; a light emitting diode having a light emitting portion and upon activation emitting at least one wavelength, the light emitting portion being within said housing; a fiber optic bundle having a proximal end receiving light from the light emitting diode and a flattened distal portion having a cross-sectional array of layers of optical fibers defining a width; and a diffusion layer intermediate between the flattened distal portion of said fiber optic bundle and a direction of viewing; and a sill plate or badge having an aperture therethrough and overlying the flattened distal portion of said fiber optic bundle;
said sill plate or badge secured to a substrate on a vehicle, wherein said substrate is on a location selected from the group consisting of;
an instrument panel, kick plate, tailgate, rear fascia, deck lid, window, roll bar, hood, grille, door and engine cover. - 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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