# US 11,079,098 B1 · Light assembly with water vapor removal system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,079,098 B1 - Document ID: US11079098B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/827,949 - Filed: 2020-03-24 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-24 - Assignees: Varroc Lighting Systems, S.R.O. - Applicants: VARROC LIGHTING SYSTEMS, s.r.o. - Inventors: Dylan Schickel; Paul Lyon - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11079098B1 ## CPC - F21V 29/54: using thermoelectric means, e.g. Peltier elements - F21V 31/03: with provision for venting {(for vehicle head lights F21S45/33; for vehicle rear lights F21S41/192)} - F21V 29/83: the elements having apertures, ducts or channels, e.g. heat radiation holes - F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A light assembly includes a substantially closed housing, a light source, a thermoelectric device, and a moisture expulsion device. The housing is defines a chamber, and includes a lens. The light source is adapted to direct light from the chamber and through the lens. The thermoelectric device includes a cold side and a hot side. The cold side is adapted to form condensation from moisture in the chamber. The moisture expulsion device includes a first segment in contact with the hot side and adapted to receive thermal heat from the hot side, and a second segment in contact with the first segment and exposed to an external environment for dissipation of moisture. The second segment is adapted to receive thermal heat from the first segment, and condensate from the cold side. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A light assembly comprising: a substantially closed housing defining a chamber, and including a lens; a light source adapted to direct light from the chamber and through the lens; a thermoelectric device including a cold side and a hot side, wherein the cold side is adapted to form condensation from moisture in the chamber; and a moisture expulsion device including a first segment in contact with the hot side and adapted to receive thermal heat from the hot side, and a second segment in contact with the first segment and exposed to an external environment for dissipation of moisture, wherein the second segment is adapted to receive thermal heat from the first segment and condensate from the cold side. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The light assembly set forth in claim 1, wherein the second segment includes a porous material adapted to entrain the condensate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The light assembly set forth in claim 1, wherein the thermoelectric device is disposed substantially above the moisture expulsion device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The light assembly set forth in claim 1, further comprising: a trough disposed beneath the cold side for receipt of the condensate, wherein the trough includes at least one hole orientated to direct condensate flow from the trough and into the second segment. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The light assembly set forth in claim 4, wherein the trough includes a bottom and opposite first and second sides projecting upward from the bottom, and the at least one hole communicates through the bottom. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The light assembly set forth in claim 1, wherein the cold side is carried by a plurality of fins. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The light assembly set forth in claim 1, further comprising: a frame engaged to the housing and extending about an opening in the housing, and engaged to and extending about the moisture expulsion device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The light assembly set forth in claim 7, wherein an expulsion cavity is defined by the frame and the second segment. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The light assembly set forth in claim 8, further comprising: a vent disposed over the opening. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The light assembly set forth in claim 9, wherein the vent is a vapor diffuser. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The light assembly set forth in claim 1, wherein the housing is made of plastic. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The light assembly set forth in claim 1, wherein the first segment is solid and the second segment is porous. ### Claim 13 A light assembly comprising: a housing defining a chamber, and including a lens, wherein the housing includes an opening; a light source adapted to direct light from the chamber and through the lens; a condensate production device disposed in the chamber; a moisture expulsion device adapted to receive condensate from the condensate production device and expel the condensate as vapor through the opening, wherein the moisture expulsion device is substantially disposed below the condensate production device, and wherein the moisture expulsion device includes a porous segment for entrainment of the condensate; and a frame engaged to the housing and extending about the opening in the housing, and engaged to and extending about the moisture expulsion device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 7) The light assembly set forth in claim 7, wherein an expulsion cavity is defined by the frame and the second segment, and is in direct fluid communication with the opening. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The light assembly set forth in claim 14, further comprising: a vent disposed over the opening.