Optical grade light pipe
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAli Ammar, Cornel Lewis Gardner, Khaled Omar, Ben Sohizad, Stuart C. Salter, Scott H. Dunham
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Abstract
A light guide system includes a light pipe and a carrier member. An outwardly extending attachment flange is disposed on an outer surface of the carrier member. In assembly, the outwardly extending attachment flange is adapted to provide an attachment feature for securing the light guide system to surrounding commodities. The outwardly extending attachment flange is disposed along a length of the carrier member to ensure uniform access to the outwardly extending attachment flange and uniform securement of the light guide system to a material substrate.
Claims20
A light guide system, comprising:
- a light pipe having a body portion;
- a carrier member coupled to the light pipe along a length of the body portion;
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- an attachment flange extending outwardly from the carrier member along a length of the carrier member, wherein the attachment flange is adapted to secure the light guide system to a material substrate.
A light guide system, comprising:
- a light pipe having an outer surface;
- a carrier member disposed around the outer surface of the light pipe defining a casing around the light pipe;
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- an attachment flange extending outwardly from an outer surface of the carrier member along an entirety of a length of the carrier member, wherein the attachment flange is adapted to secure the light guide system to a first material substrate.
A light guide system, comprising:
- a light pipe having an outer surface;
- a carrier member having inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface disposed around the outer surface of the light pipe to form a casing around the light pipe;
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- an attachment flange extending outwardly from the outer surface of the carrier member, wherein the attachment flange includes a pierceable membrane adapted to secure the light guide system to a material substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.