Illumination – Light fiber – rod – or pipe – Diffuser or diffusing of incident light
Patent
1999-01-25
2000-08-15
O'Shea, Sandra
Illumination
Light fiber, rod, or pipe
Diffuser or diffusing of incident light
362 31, 362511, 362541, 362555, 340468, F21V 1100
Patent
active
061025593
ABSTRACT:
A taillight system for an automotive vehicle has an optic manifold mounted in a assembly defining a light emitting area, a first light source configured to provide illumination through the light emitting area, and a second light source configured to provide illumination through a predetermined portion of the light emitting area. The system has an illumination mode in which the first light source provides illumination of a first intensity in a first wavelength range through the light emitting area, a brake mode in which the first light source provides illumination of a second intensity in the first wavelength range through the light emitting area, and a backup mode in which the second light source provides illumination in a second wavelength range through the predetermined portion of the light emitting area, with or without the first light source providing illumination through the light emitting area, the second wavelength range including the first wavelength range.
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Fohl Timothy
Nold Jeffrey Paul
O'Neil David Allen
Ellerbrock Charles H.
Ford Motor Company
O'shea Sandra
Ward John Anthony
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