Vehicular illumination module

A vehicular illumination module, the vehicular illumination module comprising:

• a housing having a first end and a second end;
• wherein structure of the housing is configured to attach the vehicular illumination module at a portion of a vehicle;
• a circuit board accommodated at the first end of the housing;
• wherein a plurality of electrical terminals extend from the circuit board and from the housing, and wherein, with the vehicular illumination module attached at the portion of the vehicle, the plurality of electrical terminals electrically connect the vehicular illumination module to a power source of the vehicle;
• an illumination source disposed at the circuit board, wherein the illumination source is operable to emit light;
• wherein the illumination source comprises at least one light emitting diode;
• a freeformed lens optic accommodated by the housing;
• wherein the housing comprises an outer cover at the second end of the housing;
• wherein the circuit board accommodated at the first end of the housing is at an oblique angle relative to the outer cover at the second end of the housing;
• wherein, with the vehicular illumination module attached at the portion of the vehicle and with the illumination source operated to emit light, light emitted by the illumination source passes through the freeformed lens optic and through the outer cover;
• wherein the freeformed lens optic is configured such that, with the vehicular illumination module attached at the portion of the vehicle, light emitted by the illumination source that passes through the freeformed lens optic and through the outer cover provides illumination at an illuminated region;
• wherein the illumination comprises background illumination of the illuminated region;
• wherein, within the illuminated region, a logo is formed by light emitted by the illumination source that passes through the freeformed lens optic;
• and
• wherein the logo formed by the freeformed lens optic has a light intensity greater than the light intensity of the background illumination of the illuminated region.

A vehicular illumination module, the vehicular illumination module comprising:

• a housing;
• wherein structure of the housing is configured to attach the vehicular illumination module at a portion of a vehicle;
• a circuit board accommodated by the housing;
• an illumination source disposed at the circuit board, wherein the illumination source is operable to emit light;
• wherein the illumination source comprises at least one light emitting diode;
• a freeformed lens optic accommodated by the housing;
• wherein the housing comprises an outer cover;
• wherein a plurality of electrical terminals extend from the circuit board, and wherein, with the vehicular illumination module attached at the portion of the vehicle, the plurality of electrical terminals electrically connect the vehicular illumination module to a power source of the vehicle;
• wherein the circuit board accommodated by the housing is at an oblique angle relative to the outer cover of the housing;
• wherein, with the vehicular illumination module attached at the portion of the vehicle, an outer wall of the outer cover corresponds to an outer surface of the portion of the vehicle at which the vehicular illumination module is attached;
• wherein, with the vehicular illumination module attached at the portion of the vehicle and with the illumination source operated to emit light, light emitted by the illumination source passes through the freeformed lens optic and through the outer cover;
• wherein the freeformed lens optic is configured such that, with the vehicular illumination module attached at the portion of the vehicle, light emitted by the illumination source that passes through the freeformed lens optic and through the outer cover provides illumination at an illuminated region;
• wherein the illumination comprises background illumination of the illuminated region;
• wherein, within the illuminated region, a logo is formed by light emitted by the illumination source that passes through the freeformed lens optic;
• and
• wherein the logo formed by the freeformed lens optic has a light intensity greater than the light intensity of the background illumination of the illuminated region.