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US 8,066,416 B2Granted
Head lamp assembly and accent lighting therefor
AssigneeFederal-Mogul Ignition Company
InventorLloyd Keith Bucher
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Abstract
A head lamp assembly having a main functional head lamp and a UV LED light source configured to direct UV light through a decorative accent light pipe is provided. The light pipe extends at least partially about the functional head lamp, wherein the light pipe has a phosphor coated surface to convert the UV light traveling through the light pipe into visible, luminous light. The visible light is emitted from the light pipe to provide the desired decorative appearance about the functional head lamp.
Claims10
A vehicle head lamp assembly, comprising:
- a functional head lamp;
- a light pipe extending at least partially about the functional head lamp, said light pipe having a uniform, homologous material composition and being free of light enhancing indentations or ridges;
- a UV LED light source configured to emit UV light through said light pipe;
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- a phosphor coating on an outer surface of said light pipe, said phosphor coating being illuminated by said UV LED light emitted from said UV LED light source to provide a decorative ring of light at least partially about said functional head lamp.
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