LED headlamp system

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2006-03-03

2010-06-08

Sember, Thomas M (Department: 2885)

Illumination

Supported by vehicle structure

Plural light sources

C362S555000, C362S241000, C362S247000, C362S249060

Reexamination Certificate

active

07731402

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle headlamp includes a first planar array of low and high beam LED light sources; a first primary optical light guide receiving low and high beam light from the LEDs; a first secondary optical light guide receiving and focusing collimated low and high beam light from the first primary light guide as a combination of low and high beam hot spots; a second planar array of LED light sources having a low and high beam LEDs; a second primary optical light guide receiving and collimating low and high beam light from second LED light sources; a second secondary optical light guide receiving said collimated low and high beam light and spreading the light as a combination of low and high beam spread pattern; a housing to mechanically support the LED arrays, the first primary optic, the first secondary optic, the second primary light guide and the second secondary optic.

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