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US 9,739,440 B1Granted
Vehicle illumination apparatus having adjustable modular optical units
AssigneeFeniex Industries, Inc.
InventorsHamza Deyaf, Nicholas Mazzanti
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Abstract
An illumination apparatus includes a housing with a faceplate, at least one light source, at least one optical assembly coupled to the faceplate, a frame supporting the at least one light source, and a yoke assembly having a camshaft and a yoke with a set of lobes, the yoke assembly coupled to the faceplate and slideably received by the frame, such that the at least one optical assembly is moveable in a linear direction towards and away from the at least one light source by rotation of the camshaft.
Claims25
An illumination apparatus adapted to be coupled to a surface of the vehicle, the illumination apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a set of modular optical units disposed within the housing,
- the set of modular optical units further comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one light source mounted on the frame and configured to produce a light output;
- a faceplate;
- at least one optical assembly including at least one optical component coupled to the faceplate;
- and
- a yoke assembly including a shaft having a set of cams, and a yoke having a set of lobes, the yoke connected to the faceplate and slideably coupled to the frame and
- wherein rotation of the shaft causes the at least one optical assembly to move towards and away from the at least one light source,
- wherein the light output is adjustable depending on a position of the at least one optical assembly with respect to the at least one light source.
8 more elements
A method for assembling a light device, comprising:
- providing a housing of the light device, wherein the housing further comprises a dedicated location adapted for a motor, wherein the light device is configured to be coupled to a surface of a vehicle;
- providing a set of modular optical units to be disposed within an interior of the housing of the light device, wherein each modular optical unit of the set of modular optical units further comprises an optical assembly, a frame, and a shaft, wherein said shaft for each modular optical unit of the set of modular optical units comprises a connecting end and a receiving end, the connecting end and the receiving end being located on opposite sides of the shaft;
- and
- orienting each modular optical unit of the set of modular optical units in a desired orientation within the housing, comprising:
- positioning a first modular optical unit proximate a distal side of the housing, wherein the distal side of the housing is generally farthest from the dedicated location adapted for the motor, further comprising:
- orienting the first modular optical unit such that an optical assembly of the first modular optical unit is oriented towards a front side of the housing, wherein the receiving end of a shaft disposed within the first modular optical unit is positioned closest to the distal side of the housing;
- coupling a second modular optical unit to the first modular optical unit, further comprising:
- positioning the second modular optical unit adjacent to the first modular optical unit, wherein an optical assembly of the second modular optical unit is oriented towards the front side of the housing;
- coupling a receiving end of a shaft disposed within the second modular optical unit with the connector end of the shaft disposed within the first optical unit;
- and
- repeating coupling additional modular optical units until a last modular optical unit is positioned within the housing,
- wherein the last modular optical unit is positioned such that a connecting end of a shaft disposed within the last modular optical unit is pointing towards a side of the housing that is proximate to the dedicated location adapted for the motor,
- wherein the connecting end of the shaft of the last modular optical unit is capable of being rotatably coupled to the motor.
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A method of operating a light device in a vehicle, comprising:
- receiving a command to change a position of a set of optical assemblies with respect to a set of light sources,
- wherein the set of optical assemblies and the set of light sources are enclosed within a modular optical unit, the modular optical unit being located within a housing of the light device, the light device being coupled to a surface of a vehicle, wherein the set of light sources produce a light output;
- rotating a shaft, wherein the shaft is coupled to a set of moveable members disposed within the modular optical unit;
- responsive to rotating the shaft coupled to the set of moveable members, extending or retracting the set of moveable members;
- and
- responsive to extending or retracting the set of moveable members, extending or retracting the set of optical assemblies in a linear direction away from or towards the set of light sources,
- wherein the set of optical assemblies are coupled to the set of moveable members,
- wherein the light output produced by the set of light sources disposed within the light device is variable depending on the position of the optical assembly with respect to the set of light sources.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.