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Center high mounted stop lamp including leds and tir lens

  • US 7,374,322 B2
  • Filed: 02/05/2003
  • Issued: 05/20/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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