Vehicle light assembly and manufacturing method
AssigneeVentra Greenwich Holdings Corp.
InventorsLester R. Sullivan, Todd M. Nykerk, Bruce L. Reniger
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Abstract
A lens for a vehicle light assembly includes at least one ink marking provided thereon. At least a portion of the ink marking is configured such that it appears generally opaque to a viewer when a light source in the light assembly is not illuminated and does not appear opaque when the light source is illuminated. The ink marking includes an ink composition that includes a transparent ink and a pigmented ink.
Claims24
A lens for a vehicle light assembly having at least one ink marking provided thereon, at least a portion of the ink marking configured to be generally opaque to a viewer when a light source in the light assembly is not illuminated and to not be opaque to a viewer when the light source is illuminated, wherein the ink marking comprises an ink composition comprising a transparent ink and a pigmented ink, wherein the ink marking is further configured to allow more incident light to pass through a first portion of the ink marking than through a second portion of the ink marking when the light source is activated.
A lighting assembly comprising:
- a light source;
- a lens;
- and
- a marking provided on the lens, the marking comprising an ink that is opaque to a viewer until the light source is activated, wherein the ink is configured to allow at least a portion of the light from the light source to pass through the marking, and wherein the ink comprises a transparent ink and a pigmented ink, wherein the marking is configured to allow more incident light to pass through a first portion of the marking than through a second portion of the marking when the light source is activated.
A method for producing a lighting assembly comprising:
- providing an ink composition comprising a transparent ink and a pigmented ink;
- and
- applying the ink composition to a surface of a lens;
- wherein the ink composition is configured to be opaque to a viewer until lit by a light source and to allow at least a portion of the light from the light source to pass through the ink, wherein the ink composition is configured to allow more incident light to pass through a first portion of the ink composition than through a second portion of the ink composition when the light source is activated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.