Backlit 3D lamp

A vehicle light assembly, comprising:

• a light source adapted to produce a substantially homogeneous light in a lit mode;
• an image layer comprising a rendering of indicia, wherein the image layer is located adjacent the light source such that the rendering of indicia appears backlit by the light source in the lit mode;
• an array of light-modifying elements adhered to the image layer, opposite the light source, to at least partially cover the rendering of indicia for creating a projection of the rendering of indicia outside the vehicle light assembly;
• the rendering of indicia comprises an interlaced image adapted for three-dimensional projection by the array of light-modifying elements such that the projection of the rendering of indicia has a three-dimensional appearance when backlit by the light source;
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• an outer lens positioned adjacent the array of light-modifying elements, the outer lens being made of transparent material adapted to protect the array of light-modifying elements, the rendering of indicia, and the light source from outside elements while allowing ambient light to pass through, such that in an unlit mode, the indicia rendering is visible from outside the outer lens.

A vehicle light assembly, comprising:

• an optical sheet having a flat first side and an array of convex lenses on a second side opposite the flat first side;
• a rendering layer comprising an indicia rendering disposed on a semi-opaque material;
• an optically clear adhesive that adheres the rendering layer to the flat first side of the optical sheet;
• a light source disposed adjacent the rendering layer for backlighting the rendering layer in a lit mode;
• an outer lens positioned adjacent the second side of the optical sheet;
• a lamp housing adapted to structurally support and align the outer lens, the optical sheet, and the light source such that in the lit mode, the light source provides backlighting of the rendering layer to project a forward image of the indicia rendering that hovers beyond the outer lens;
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• in an unlit mode, ambient light is received through the outer lens for illuminating the rendering layer such that the indicia rendering is visible from outside the outer lens.