Automobile light device with telemetry component
AssigneeValeo North America, Inc.
InventorsValere Calais, Brant Potter
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a lighting device for a vehicle includes a first light source configured to generate first light, and a second light source configured to generate second light. A fiber optic light panel is optically coupled to the first and second light sources and includes a plurality of optical fibers each configured to emit light along a respective length of the optical fiber. The plurality of optical fibers are arranged to define an illumination region such that the first and second light is output from the illumination region.
Claims20
A light device for a vehicle, comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a vehicle light source configured to provide vehicle light within said enclosure;
- an optical element coupled to said enclosure and provided along a first optical path of said vehicle light, said optical element being configured to optically affect said vehicle light to facilitate at least one of a lighting and signaling function for the vehicle;
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- a telemetry component provided within said enclosure and optically associated with telemetry light that provides a telemetry function for the vehicle, said telemetry light having a second optical path that extends to said optical element such that the optical element is configured to optically couple said vehicle light and said telemetry light.
A light device for a vehicle, comprising:
- a headlamp housing forming a cavity and having an opening;
- a cover lens coupled to said housing to cover said opening and provided along a path of vehicle light that provides at least one of a lighting and signaling function for the vehicle;
- a telemetry component provided within said enclosure and optically associated with telemetry light having a light path within the enclosure, said telemetry light providing a telemetry function for the vehicle, wherein said optical element is configured to optically couple said vehicle light and said telemetry light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.