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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Valeo North America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Inventor:
Robert King, Seymour, IN (US);
Assignee:
Valeo North America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 3/00 (2015.01); F21V 7/06 (2006.01); F21V 11/00 (2015.01); F21V 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 3/00 (2013.01); F21V 5/04 (2013.01); F21V 7/06 (2013.01); F21V 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lighting device for motor vehicle comprising a light source configured to emit light rays; an optical system optically coupled to a first portion of said light rays and configured to output said first portion of the light rays to provide a vehicle lighting function; and a mask optically coupled to a second portion of said light rays. The mask is configured to pass a projecting part of said second portion of the light rays and to cut off passage of a blocked part of said second portion of the light rays such that the second portion of the light rays forms a pattern of light and shadows on a surface.