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US 10,995,924 B2Granted
Headlight lens assembly
AssigneeNissan North America, Inc.
InventorKyle Happy
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Abstract
A headlight lens assembly includes a projector lens portion and an outer portion. The projector lens portion is configured to couple to a projector, and is formed by a multi-step molding process. The outer portion is formed as one piece with the projector lens portion during at least one step of the multi-step molding process.
Claims16
A headlight lens assembly, comprising:
- a projector lens portion configured to be disposed adjacent to a projector, and being formed by a multi-step molding process to form multiple layers of the projector lens portion, the projector lens portion including an outer convex side and an inner concave side;
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- an outer portion formed as one piece with the projector lens portion during an additional step of the multi-step molding process, the outer portion being at least partially transparent and including an inner surface and connectors disposed on the inner surface, the connectors configured to couple to the projector to enable the projector to be positioned adjacent the projector lens portion,
- the inner concave side of the projector lens portion having a radius of curvature that defines a hollow interior area that opens at the inner surface of the outer portion, and the radius of curvature of the inner concave side of the projector lens portion being different from a radius of curvature of the inner surface of the outer portion such that the projector lens portion is generally circular and least partially protrudes from a surface of the outer portion.
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A multistep molding method to form a headlight lens assembly, the method comprising:
- molding, in at least a first step and a second step, a projector lens portion having multiple layers configured to be positioned adjacent to a projector, and having an outer convex side and an inner concave side;
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- molding, in another step, an outer portion so as to be one piece with the projector lens portion, the outer portion being at least partially transparent including an inner surface and connectors disposed on the inner surface, the connectors configured to couple to the projector to enable the projector to be positioned adjacent the projector lens portion,
- the inner concave side of the projector lens portion having a radius of curvature that defines a hollow interior area that opens at the inner surface of the outer portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.