Light emitting device
AssigneeLumileds LLC
InventorMarcus Jozef Henricus Kessels
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Abstract
A light emitting device is provided comprising: a body; a base portion configured for mounting the light emitting device to a reflector of a headlight or taillight, the base portion being arranged at a first end portion of the body; at least one light-emitting diode arranged at or inside of the body; at least one infrared light source provided at the body and configured to emit infrared light; and a thermal barrier arranged in between the at least one infrared light source and the at least one LED and configured to block at least part of radiation emitted from the at least one infrared light source towards the at least one LED.
Claims15
A light emitting device comprising:
- an elongated body having oppositely disposed first and second end portions that define a longitudinal axis;
- a base portion configured for mounting the light emitting device to a reflector of a headlight or taillight, the base portion being attached to the first end portion of the body;
- at least one light-emitting diode, abbreviated LED, arranged at or inside an intermediate portion of the body between the first and second end portions;
- at least one infrared light source attached to the second end portion of the body, the at least one infrared light source being configured to emit infrared light;
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- an infrared reflector positioned along the longitudinal axis at the second end portion of the body, the infrared reflector being arranged so as to act as a thermal barrier arranged in between the at least one infrared light source and the at least one LED, the infrared reflector being configured to block at least a portion of infrared light emitted the at least one infrared light source that propagates towards the at least one LED.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.