Automotive tail lamp with large rake angle

Details Automotive tail lamp with large rake angle Automotive tail lamp with large rake angle

1997-11-05

1999-09-21

Tso, Laura K.

Illumination

Supported by vehicle structure

Light modifier

362346, 362297, F21Q 100

Patent

active

059544279

ABSTRACT:
A tail lamp for use on an automotive vehicle with a large rake angle has a lens, a reflector, a source of light and a means for attachment of the tail light to the vehicle. The reflector has a pillowed reflective surface that is substantially vertically oriented and rearward facing, having a basic surface provided with a plurality of pillows. Each of the pillows has a set of corner control points defining the corners of said pillow, a set of edge control points defining the edges of said pillow and a set of interior control points. Each pillow also has a predetermined horizontal curvature angle from a tangent of the basic surface to a horizontal tangent of the pillowed surface and a predetermined vertical curvature angle from a tangent of the basic surface to a vertical tangent of the pillowed surface, measured at a corner control point of said pillow. The lens has a plurality of flutes on an interior surface thereof.

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