Stop lamp and cargo lamp assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorSimon Luciew
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Abstract
A stop lamp and cargo lamp system comprises a circuit board; a stop lamp mounted on the circuit board; a first cargo lamp assembly including a first cargo lamp mounted on the circuit board and a first directional tube coupled to the first cargo lamp and formed a first downward angle with a surface of the circuit board; and a second cargo lamp assembly including a second cargo lamp mounted on the circuit board and a second directional tube coupled to the second cargo lamp and form a second downward angle with the surface of the circuit board, wherein the second downward angle is different from the first downward angle.
Claims19
A stop lamp and cargo lamp system, comprising:
- a circuit board;
- a stop lamp mounted on the circuit board;
- a first cargo lamp assembly including a first cargo lamp mounted on the circuit board and a first directional tube coupled to the first cargo lamp, wherein the first directional tube forms a first downward angle with a surface of the circuit board;
- and
- a second cargo lamp assembly including a second cargo lamp mounted on the circuit board and a second directional tube coupled to the second cargo lamp, wherein the second directional tube forms a second downward angle with the surface of the circuit board, wherein the second downward angle is different from the first downward angle.
A stop lamp and cargo lamp system in a vehicle, comprising:
- a circuit board;
- a plurality of stop lamps on the circuit board;
- a first cargo lamp mounted on the circuit board and a first directional tube coupled to the first cargo lamp and configured to direct light from the first cargo lamp downward and rearward to a first cargo area of the vehicle;
- a second cargo lamp mounted on the circuit board and a second directional tube coupled to the second cargo lamp and is configured to direct light from the second cargo lamp downward and rearward to a second cargo area of the vehicle,
- wherein the first cargo area is different from the second cargo area.
A truck, comprising:
- a cab;
- a cargo bed;
- and
- a stop lamp and cargo lamp system including:
- a housing mounted on an exterior top area of the cab,
- a circuit board disposed in the housing,
- a stop lamp mounted on the circuit board, and
- a plurality of cargo lamp assemblies, wherein each of the cargo lamp assemblies is configured to direct a light to a predetermined cargo area in the cargo bed,
- wherein light beams from the plurality of cargo lamp assembly collectively cover a main area of a cargo bed of the truck, and wherein each cargo lamp assembly includes a directional tube to direct the light to the predetermined area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.