Visible light manipulating emblem for a vehicle

An emblem for a vehicle comprising:

• a light source configured to emit visible light;
• and
• a cover assembly disposed over the light source, the cover assembly comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, and a transparent portion that is transparent to the visible light, the visible light being incident to the inner surface, and the visible light that the light source emits transmits through the inner surface, through the transparent portion, and then through the outer surface to an external environment beyond the emblem;
• wherein, the cover assembly further comprises an interference pattern configured to manipulate (i) the visible light that the light source emits, (ii) visible light from the external environment, or (iii) both (i) and (ii) to produce an object image that is visible from the external environment as a three-dimensional light field, wherein the interference pattern (i) is not periodic and (ii) comprises a hologram.

An emblem for a vehicle comprising:

• a light source configured to emit visible light;
• a cover assembly disposed over the light source, the cover assembly comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, and a transparent portion that is transparent to the visible light, the visible light being incident to the inner surface, and the visible light that the light source emits enters the transparent portion at the inner surface, transmits through the transparent portion, and then transmits out of the outer surface to an external environment beyond the emblem;
• and
• an image filter disposed between the light source and the external environment, the image filter comprising a photographic film with a positive or negative image of an image pattern, and the visible light that the light source emits transmits through the photographic film, which manipulates the visible light into the image pattern projected into the external environment;
• wherein, the cover assembly further comprises a surface relief pattern disposed on the cover assembly through which the visible light transmits, and the surface relief pattern is configured to manipulate the visible light that the light source emits.