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US 8,465,185 B2Granted
Vehicle exterior lamp
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorPatrick Verhee
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Abstract
A vehicle lamp assembly is provided with a housing adapted to be mounted to a vehicle exterior. First and second light pipes are provided in the housing and each has a profile offset from one another. First and second light sources are provided in the housing for illuminating the first and second light pipes respectively. The first and second light pipes also have different depths.
Claims15
A lamp assembly comprising:
- a housing adapted to be mounted to a vehicle exterior;
- first and second light pipes in the housing each having a profile offset from one another;
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- first and second light sources in the housing for illuminating the first and second light pipes respectively;
- wherein the second light pipe has a perimeter offset from and concentric with a perimeter of the first light pipe.
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A lamp assembly comprising:
- a first housing adapted to be mounted to a vehicle body exterior adjacent a vehicle body opening;
- a first light pipe in the first housing having a profile with an open perimeter and a depth;
- a second light pipe in the first housing having a profile offset from the first light pipe profile with an open perimeter and a depth different from that of the first light pipe;
- a first light source in the first housing for illuminating the first light pipe;
- a second light source in the first housing for illuminating the second light pipe;
- a second housing adapted to be mounted to a vehicle closure exterior adjacent to the first housing;
- a third light pipe in the second housing having a profile with an open perimeter for closing the perimeter of the first light pipe and a depth corresponding to that of the first light pipe;
- a fourth light pipe in the second housing having a profile offset from the third light pipe profile with an open perimeter for closing the perimeter of the second light pipe and a depth corresponding to that of the second light pipe;
- a third light source in the second housing for illuminating the third light pipe;
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- a fourth light source in the second housing for illuminating the fourth light pipe.
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A lamp assembly comprising:
- a housing adapted to be mounted to a vehicle exterior;
- first and second light pipes in the housing each having a profile offset from one another, the first light pipe having first and second outlet illumination surfaces generally perpendicular to, and angled relative to, a longitudinal vehicle direction, respectively;
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- first and second light sources in the housing for illuminating the first and second light pipes respectively.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.