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US 6,527,411 B1Granted
Collimating lamp
AssigneeVisteon Corporation
InventorEdwin Mitchell Sayers
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Abstract
A lamp for emanating light has two or more light units assembled together. Each light unit comprises a light pipe having side surfaces to direct light from a light receiving end to a light exiting end and a light source. Each light pipe has a dedicated light source.
Claims18
A lamp for emanating light having two or more light units assembled together, each light unit comprising:
- a light pipe having side surfaces to direct light from a light receiving end to a light exiting end;
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- a dedicated light source;
- wherein at least two light pipes share a light exiting surface having a supra-cusp region, wherein the supra-cusp region is filled with a generally liquid material.
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A lamp for emanating light having a plurality of light units arranged in a cluster, wherein:
- each light unit comprises a light source, a light pipe having a light receiving end to introduce light from the light source into the light pipe in the form of an intra-solid beam, and a light exiting end through which the light exits the pipe;
- said cluster of light units has a generally circular configuration with a central light unit surrounded by a plurality of light units;
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- each of said surrounding light units have at least one side surface, said side surface is generally flat in shape.
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A lamp for emanating light having a plurality of light units arranged in a cluster, wherein:
- each light unit comprises a light source, a light pipe having a light receiving end to introduce light from the light source into the light pipe in the form of an intra-solid beam, and a light exiting end through which the light exits the pipe;
- said cluster of light units has a generally circular configuration with a central light unit surrounded by a plurality of light units;
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- each of said surrounding light units has at least one side surface, said side surface being generally parabolic in shape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.