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US 9,789,811 B2Granted
Daylight opening surround
AssigneeJaguar Land Rover Limited
InventorsMark Collins, Hugo Nightingale, Arafat Bhatti
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a daylight opening surround (3; 101) for a motor vehicle (1). The surround (3; 101) has a light transmitting element (15; 103) for transmitting light from a light source (19; 111). The present invention also relates to a light transmitting element (15; 103) for a surround (3; 101); a controller for a daylight opening surround (3; 101); and a motor vehicle (1).
Claims15
A daylight opening surround for a motor vehicle, the surround comprising a plurality of point light sources and a light transmitting element, the light transmitting element comprising:
- an inner surface located on an underside of the light transmitting element;
- at least one outer surface;
- at least two lateral surfaces between the inner surface and the outer surface;
- a channel formed in said inner surface;
- a cladding having a lower refractive index than said light transmitting element or a reflective layer disposed on said at least two lateral surfaces;
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- a light transmitting layer disposed on an outer surface of said light transmitting element, wherein the plurality of point light sources are located in the channel and the light transmitting element comprises an optical waveguide for transmitting light from the plurality of point light sources to the at least one outer surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.