Ventilated fiber optic bushing

A ventilated fiber optic bushing for receiving light from a light-emitting window within an aperture of a light projector, said window being transversely disposed in said aperture and wherein a cooling fan within the projector draws external air through said aperture around said window;

• the fiber optic bushing including:
• a bundle of elongated, optical fiber light guides, said bundle having generally the same size and shape as the light-emitting window of the projector, each of said light guides having a generally cylindrical diameter, a first end remotely emitting light and a second end having a convex termination receiving light from the light-emitting window of the projector;
• a rigid tube for holding the bundle of light guides in the shape of the light-emitting window of the projector with the convex second ends of the light guides held in a common plane against the window of the projector;
• a means for clamping the fibers into the rigid tube;
• wherein a portion of the external air drawn through the projector aperture is drawn longitudinally through interstices between the light guides and transversely between the interstices formed by the convex light guide ends and the transparent window.