Bireflective lens element

A light emitting assembly for use in a vehicle comprising,

• a bireflective lens element including a light input surface and a light source adjacent to said light input surface for projecting light into said lens element,
• a direct light transmitting area defining a first section of said lens element and communicating with said light input surface to direct a first portion of input light through said lens element in a first predetermined pattern illuminating said first section of said lens element,
• an illumination surface extending from said direct light transmitting area and substantially surrounding said direct light transmitting area to define a second section of said lens element, and
• a primary and secondary reflective area disposed between said light input surface and said illumination surface to redirect a second portion of input light from said light input surface toward said illumination surface in a second predetermined pattern illuminating said second section of said lens element, wherein said first and second portions of said input light create uniform illumination over the lens element.

A light emitting assembly for use in a vehicle comprising,

• a bireflective lens element including a primary reflective area and a secondary reflective area,
• said primary reflective area redirects light through said lens element and into said secondary reflective area in a predetermined pattern,
• said secondary reflective area includes a plurality of extracting facets extending inwardly into said secondary reflective area for intercepting light from said primary reflective area, and
• said facets each include a substantially curved surface for redirecting light from said primary reflective area outwardly away from said bireflective lens element to an illumination surface.