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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Valeo North America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kayla Greene, Seymour, IN (US);
John Orisich, Seymour, IN (US);
Brant Potter, Seymour, IN (US);
Mark Madden, Seymour, IN (US);
Assignee:
VALEO NORTH AMERICA, INC., Troy, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 9/02 (2018.01); F21S 43/237 (2018.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/145 (2018.01); F21S 43/239 (2018.01); F21S 43/245 (2018.01); F21S 41/24 (2018.01); G02B 6/04 (2006.01); F21S 43/241 (2018.01); F21S 43/251 (2018.01); G02B 27/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 43/237 (2018.01); F21S 41/24 (2018.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/145 (2018.01); F21S 43/239 (2018.01); F21S 43/241 (2018.01); F21S 43/245 (2018.01); F21S 43/251 (2018.01); G02B 6/001 (2013.01); G02B 6/0003 (2013.01); G02B 6/0006 (2013.01); G02B 6/008 (2013.01); G02B 6/04 (2013.01); G02B 6/0008 (2013.01); G02B 27/0927 (2013.01); G02B 27/0994 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical mixer for a vehicle lighting device having a light source and an optical fiber panel that inputs light from the light source. The optical mixer includes a light input face configuration to input light from the light source, and a light output face configured to output light to the input to panel. A sidewall connects the light input face to the light output face. The optical mixer is configured to provide output light from the output face having greater spatial uniformity than input light entering the input face.