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Headlight assembly with interchangable composite lens

  • US 9,970,618 B2
  • Filed: 05/05/2016
  • Issued: 05/15/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A stacked headlight assembly for a vehicle body, comprising:

  • a first headlight assembly; and

    a second headlight assembly, wherein the first and second headlight assemblies are vertically stacked one on top of the other, configured to connect to the vehicle body, and wherein each of the first and second headlight assemblies respectively includes;

    a composite lens having a clear lens portion, an opaque lens portion that is integrally co-molded with the clear lens portion, and a first attachment feature that is integrally formed with the opaque lens portion, the clear lens portion having a height and a width that is greater than the height, and;

    an optical reflector housing having a second attachment feature that is engaged with the first attachment feature, and further having a reflective inner surface, wherein the optical reflector housing reflects incident light corresponding to the respective low-beam or high-beam function via the reflective inner surface and directs the reflected light through the clear lens portion; and

    a lighting source configured to irradiate the lighting cavity with the incident light;

    wherein the composite lens defines a lighting cavity in conjunction with the optical reflector housing when the first and second attachment features are mutually engaged.

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