ILLUMINATION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES
First Claim
1. A door handle assembly used in a vehicle handle, comprising:
- a door handle having a handle grip pocket and a first illumination aperture oriented in a first direction and a second illumination aperture oriented in a second direction, different from the first direction; and
an illumination module configured to fit inside the door handle having an illumination source and circuitry for generating light further including,a first light pipe that receives a first portion of light from the illumination source and directs the first portion of light towards a first illumination surface in the first direction and through the first illumination aperture, anda second light pipe molded around the first light pipe that receives a second portion of light from the illumination source and directs the second portion of light towards a second illumination surface in the second direction and through the second illumination aperture.
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure provide a door handle assembly used in a vehicle door having an illumination module and illumination source that directs light in a first direction and a second direction using a pair of light pipes. The door handle from the door handle assembly includes a first illumination aperture oriented in the first direction and a second illumination aperture oriented in the second direction. As the illumination source generates light, the first light pipe receives a first portion of light and directs it toward a first illumination surface and the first illumination aperture in the first direction. By molding the second light pipe around the first light pipe, remaining light is captured from the illumination source as a second portion of light. The second portion of light reflects along the interior surfaces of the second light pipe towards the second illumination surface oriented in the second direction.
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16 Claims
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1. A door handle assembly used in a vehicle handle, comprising:
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a door handle having a handle grip pocket and a first illumination aperture oriented in a first direction and a second illumination aperture oriented in a second direction, different from the first direction; and an illumination module configured to fit inside the door handle having an illumination source and circuitry for generating light further including, a first light pipe that receives a first portion of light from the illumination source and directs the first portion of light towards a first illumination surface in the first direction and through the first illumination aperture, and a second light pipe molded around the first light pipe that receives a second portion of light from the illumination source and directs the second portion of light towards a second illumination surface in the second direction and through the second illumination aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An illumination module for use in a door handle for a vehicle, comprising:
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an illumination source having circuitry for producing light; a first light pipe having a first illumination surface that receives a first portion of light from the illumination source and directs the first portion of light in a first direction towards the first illumination surface; and a second light pipe molded around the first light pipe that receives a second portion of light from the illumination source and directs the second portion of light in a second direction, different from the first direction, towards a second illumination surface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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Specification