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US 2016/0109084 A1Published application
Multi-function optical system with shared exit optic
AssigneeValeo North America, Inc.
InventorsBrant James Potter, Matthew James Berry, John Steven Orisich
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Abstract
A light for a vehicle. Two or more light guides each project a sheet of light to a common projection lens, but in different directions. Each light guide is selectively actuable by the driver. The projection lens receives the sheets of light, expands them in the horizontal direction, and projects them in the same general direction as received. Thus, the driver can selectively illuminate various regions of the terrain.
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A lighting device for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first light guide that projects emits first light rays from a first light source in a first direction;
- at least one second light guide that projects second light rays from a second light source in a second direction;
- an elongated projection lens which:
- receives said first light rays and emits them to perform a first light function;
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- receives said second light rays and emits them to perform a second light function.
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An optical device for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first light guide which receives light from a first light source and forms the light into a first beam that performs a first lighting function forward of the vehicle;
- at least one second light guide which receives light from a second light source and forms the light into a second beam that performs a second lighting function;
- a lens which
- i) receives the first beam and transmits the first beam in a first direction forward of the vehicle;
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- ii) receives the second beam and transmits the second beam in a second direction at an angle that is not parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
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A lighting system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a) a first solid, transparent body, which comprises:
- i) a first lens;
- ii) a first light guide, which transmits a first beam of light to the first lens, which the first lens projects forward of the vehicle;
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- iii a second light guide, which transmits a second beam of light to the first lens, which the first lens projects to the left front side of the vehicle;
- b) a second solid, transparent body, which comprises:
- i) a second lens;
- ii) a third light guide, which transmits a third beam of light to the second lens, which the second lens projects forward of the vehicle;
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- iii) a fourth light guide, which transmits a fourth beam of light to the second lens, which the second lens projects to the right front side of the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.