Headlamp with backlit side bezel signature image
First Claim
1. A lighting system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a headlamp light source;
a trim piece mounted adjacent the light source and having an inner surface illuminated by light from the light source and an outer surface visible from outside the vehicle, wherein the trim piece comprises an integrally molded light transmitting plastic body, wherein a signature image is formed on the body having a foreground region and a background region, wherein the foreground region has a corresponding surface characteristic on the inner and outer surfaces within the foreground region different from a corresponding surface characteristic on the inner and outer surfaces within the background region so that more light from the light source is transmitted through the foreground region than through the background region.
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Abstract
A lighting system for a vehicle comprises a headlamp light source. A trim piece is mounted adjacent the light source having an inner surface illuminated by light from the light source and an outer surface visible from outside the vehicle. The trim piece comprises a light transmitting plastic body, wherein a signature image is formed on the body having a foreground region and a background region. The foreground region has a corresponding surface characteristic on the inner and outer surfaces within the foreground region different from a corresponding surface characteristic on the inner and outer surfaces within the background region so that more light from the light source is transmitted through the foreground region than through the background region. The outer surface may be fully metalized to provide a pleasing appearance under ambient light conditions.
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13 Claims
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1. A lighting system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a headlamp light source; a trim piece mounted adjacent the light source and having an inner surface illuminated by light from the light source and an outer surface visible from outside the vehicle, wherein the trim piece comprises an integrally molded light transmitting plastic body, wherein a signature image is formed on the body having a foreground region and a background region, wherein the foreground region has a corresponding surface characteristic on the inner and outer surfaces within the foreground region different from a corresponding surface characteristic on the inner and outer surfaces within the background region so that more light from the light source is transmitted through the foreground region than through the background region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A bezel for a vehicle headlamp, comprising:
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an integrally molded light transmitting plastic body with inner and outer surfaces, wherein a signature image is formed on the body having a foreground region with a first surface texture and a background region with a second surface texture, wherein light diffusion by the first and second surface textures are perceptibly different; and a light-transmitting metallization layer over the outer surface. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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