Combination clearance and marker light assembly
First Claim
1. A light assembly, comprising:
- at least one planar substrate containing a plurality of light sources mounted thereto, each of said light sources, lying in the same plane, operatively arranged to emit light outwardly from said source, wherein most of said light is emitted at a first solid angle which is less than 2π
steradians and wherein each of said at least one planar substrate lies in the same plane; and
,at least one light directing element operatively arranged to direct light emitted from said plurality of light sources into a beam which subtends from said plurality of sources at a second solid angle which is greater than said first angle in at least two directions.
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Abstract
A light assembly, comprising a planar substrate containing a plurality of light sources mounted perpendicularly thereto, each of the light sources operatively arranged to emit light outwardly from the source at a solid first angle which is less than 2π steradians, and, a light directing element mounted to the planar substrate and operatively arranged to direct the light emitted from each of the plurality of light sources into a beam which subtends from the source at a second angle which is greater than the first angle in at least two dimensions. In a preferred embodiment of the light assembly, the light directing element is a reflector. The light assembly of the subject invention is especially suited for use as combination of a truck clearance and marker light assembly.
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20 Claims
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1. A light assembly, comprising:
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at least one planar substrate containing a plurality of light sources mounted thereto, each of said light sources, lying in the same plane, operatively arranged to emit light outwardly from said source, wherein most of said light is emitted at a first solid angle which is less than 2π
steradians and wherein each of said at least one planar substrate lies in the same plane; and
,at least one light directing element operatively arranged to direct light emitted from said plurality of light sources into a beam which subtends from said plurality of sources at a second solid angle which is greater than said first angle in at least two directions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A light assembly, comprising:
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at least one planar substrate containing a plurality of light sources mounted perpendicularly thereto, each of said light sources, lying in the same plane, operatively arranged to emit light outwardly from each of said sources in a narrow cone and wherein each of said at least one planar substrate lies in the same plane; and
,at least one light directing element mounted to said planar substrate and operatively arranged to direct said light emitted from each of said plurality of light sources in a three-dimensional beam which subtends, in at least two dimensions, from said light directing element in an angle which spans approximately 180°
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