Center high mounted stop lamp including leds and tir lens
First Claim
1. A vehicle light for a vehicle, said vehicle light comprising:
- a housing, said housing including at least one datum point;
an outer lens mounted to the housing and defining a cavity therebetween;
a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted to the housing, said printed circuit board including a plurality of spaced apart LEDs mounted thereto, said printed circuit board further including at least one alignment point aligned to the datum point;
a lens assembly mounted to the housing, said lens assembly including a plurality of spaced apart lenses where a separate lens is mounted relative to each LED, said lens assembly further including at least one alignment point aligned with the at least one datum point or the at least one printed circuit board alignment point to provide the desired alignment between each said separate lens and each said LED; and
wherein the at least datum point includes a post integrally molded to the housing and extending into the cavity, wherein the at least one printed circuit board alignment point is a hole and the at least one lens assembly alignment point is a hole where the post extends through the holes.
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Abstract
A center high mounted stop lamp (12) including a plurality of LEDs (34) mounted on a printed circuit board (30). TIR lenses (40) are employed to focus the light from the LEDs (34) to give an even lighting appearance. The TIR lenses (40) include a prism (44) for directing the light in a desired direction. The circuit board (30) and lenses (40) are mounted in a housing (18) so that each LED (34) includes a separate lens (40) configured relative thereto to provide the desired collection and reflectance of the light. The housing (18) includes a plurality of posts (70) that extend through openings (48, 50) in the circuit board (30) and the lenses (40) to align the LEDs (34) to the lenses (40) relative to the housing (18).
62 Citations
49 Claims
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1. A vehicle light for a vehicle, said vehicle light comprising:
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a housing, said housing including at least one datum point;
an outer lens mounted to the housing and defining a cavity therebetween;a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted to the housing, said printed circuit board including a plurality of spaced apart LEDs mounted thereto, said printed circuit board further including at least one alignment point aligned to the datum point; a lens assembly mounted to the housing, said lens assembly including a plurality of spaced apart lenses where a separate lens is mounted relative to each LED, said lens assembly further including at least one alignment point aligned with the at least one datum point or the at least one printed circuit board alignment point to provide the desired alignment between each said separate lens and each said LED; and wherein the at least datum point includes a post integrally molded to the housing and extending into the cavity, wherein the at least one printed circuit board alignment point is a hole and the at least one lens assembly alignment point is a hole where the post extends through the holes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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4. A vehicle light for a vehicle, said vehicle light comprising:
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a housing, said housing including at least one datum point;
an outer lens mounted to the housing and defining a cavity therebetween;a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted to the housing, said printed circuit board including a plurality of spaced apart LEDs mounted thereto, said printed circuit board further a plurality of alignment slots formed in an outer edge of the printed circuit board and aligned to the datum point, said plurality of alignment slots having different lengths formed in an outer edge of the printed circuit board, a lens assembly mounted to the housing, said lens assembly including a plurality of spaced apart lenses where a separate lens is mounted relative to each LED, said lens assembly further including a plurality of tabs aligned with said at least one datum point or said plurality of alignment slots of said printed circuit board, said plurality of alignment tabs having different lengths where each tab is configured to be positioned within a slot to align the lens assembly to the printed circuit board.
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9. A vehicle light for a vehicle, said vehicle light comprising:
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a housing, said housing including at least one datum point; and
outer lens mounted to the housing and defining a cavity therebetween;wherein the housing includes a plurality of energy directors, said energy directors being integrally molded with the housing and providing flowable plastic for securing a lens assembly to the housing in response to a sonic tack; a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted to the housing, said printed circuit board including a plurality of spaced apart LEDs mounted thereto, said printed circuit board further including at least one alignment point aligned to the datum point; and wherein, said lens assembly includes a plurality of spaced apart lenses where a separate lens is mounted relative to each LED, said lens assembly further including at least one alignment point aligned with the at least one datum point or the at least one printed circuit board alignment point to provide the desired alignment between each said separate lens and each said LED.
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12. A vehicle light for a vehicle, said vehicle light comprising:
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a housing, said housing including at least one datum point;
an outer lens mounted to the housing and defining a cavity therebetween;a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted to the housing, said printed circuit board including a plurality of spaced apart LEDs mounted thereto, said printed circuit board further including at least one alignment point aligned to the datum point; a lens assembly mounted to the housing, said lens assembly including a plurality of spaced apart lenses where a separate lens is mounted relative to each LED, said lens assembly further including at least one alignment point aligned with the at least one datum point or the at least one printed circuit board alignment point to provide the desired alignment between each said separate lens and each said LED; and wherein the housing includes a housing vent hole and the printed circuit board includes a printed circuit vent hole, said vent holes being in fluid communication with the cavity.
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17. A vehicle light for a vehicle, said vehicle light comprising:
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a housing, said housing including a plurality of posts integral therewith; an outer lens mounted to the housing and defining a cavity therebetween; a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted within the housing, said printed circuit board including a plurality of spaced apart LEDs mounted thereto, said printed circuit board further including a plurality of PCB holes where a separate PCB hole is aligned with each post; and a total internal reflected (TIR) lens assembly mounted within the housing, said TIR lens assembly including a plurality of spaced apart TIR lenses where each LED includes a separate TIR lens mounted relative thereto, said TIR lens assembly further including a plurality of lens assembly holes where a separate lens assembly hole is aligned with each post and each PCB hole, each post extending through an associated PCB hole and lens assembly hole. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A vehicle light for a vehicle, said vehicle light comprising:
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a housing, said housing including at least one datum point; an outer lens mounted to the housing and defining a cavity therein; a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted to the housing, said printed circuit board including a plurality of spaced apart LEDs mounted thereto, said printed circuit board further including at least one alignment point aligned to the datum point; a total internal reflecting (TIR) lens assembly mounted to the housing, said TIR lens assembly including a plurality of spaced apart TIR lenses where each LED includes a separate TIR lens mounted relative thereto, said TIR lens assembly further including at least one alignment point aligned with the at least one datum point to provide the desired alignment between the TIR lenses and the LED; and wherein the housing includes a plurality of energy directors, said energy directors being integrally molded with the housing and providing flowable plastic for securing the lens assembly to the housing in response to a sonic tack. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A center high mounted stop lamp (CHMSL) for a vehicle, said CHMSL comprising:
- a housing, said housing including a plurality of posts integral therewith and extending into the cavity;
an outer lens mounted to the housing and defining a cavity therein;
a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted within the housing, said printed circuit board including a plurality of spaced apart LEDs mounted thereto, said printed circuit board further including a plurality of PCB holes where a separate PCB hole is aligned with each post;
a total internal reflecting (TIR) lens assembly mounted within the housing, said TIR lens assembly including a plurality of spaced apart TIR lenses where each LED includes a separate TIR lens mounted relative thereto, said lens assembly including a plurality of alignment tabs for aligning the lens assembly to the printed circuit board; and
an electrical connector, said electrical connector being integrally molded with the housing and including electrodes secured thereto. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
- a housing, said housing including a plurality of posts integral therewith and extending into the cavity;
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44. A vehicle light for a vehicle, said vehicle comprising:
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a housing; an outer lens mounted to the housing and defining a cavity therebetween; a printed circuit board mounted to the housing, said printed circuit board including a plurality of spaced apart LEDs mounted thereto, said printed circuit board including a plurality of alignment slots formed in an outer edge of the printed circuit board; a lens assembly mounted to the housing, said lens assembly including a plurality of spaced apart lenses where each LED includes a separate lens mounted relative thereto, said lens assembly further including a plurality of alignment tabs that are positioned within the alignment slots of the printed circuit board to align the lenses to the LED; and wherein the housing includes a plurality of energy directors, said energy directors being integrally molded with the housing and providing flowable plastic for securing the lens assembly to the housing in response to a sonic tack. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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