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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2017
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Xianzhen Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Lili Du, Shanghai, CN;
Haidong Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Lin Yang, Shanghai, CN;
EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A light pipe is for an EV charging handle. The EV charging handle includes a housing having a thru hole, and a light source coupled to the housing. The light pipe includes a body structured to be coupled to the light source in order to transmit light from the light source through the thru hole of the housing, the body having a first side portion having a first interior surface having a first surface roughness, and a second side portion extending from the first side portion, the second side portion having a second interior surface having a second surface roughness greater than the first surface roughness in order to increase a visibility range with which the light is transmitted through the thru hole of the housing.