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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2015
Valeo North America Inc., Seymour, IN (US);
John Orisich, Seymour, IN (US);
Brant Potter, Seymour, IN (US);
Kayla Greene, Seymour, IN (US);
Mark Madden, Seymour, IN (US);
VALEO NORTH AMERICA INC., Seymour, IN (US);
Abstract
A lighting device () for a vehicle comprising: an array of optical fibers (), at least a portion of said array of optical fibers being arranged in at least one predetermined form (); at least one light source () for generating light to be transmitted through said array of optical fibers (); and at least one support or frame () comprising a receiving area adapted to receive said at least one predetermined form; said at least one support or frame () being adapted for use on the vehicle to provide a lighting function on the vehicle. Furthermore, a lighting device () for a vehicle comprising: a housing (); a plurality of support frames () located in said housing (); and a plurality of fiber optic light panels () received in one of said plurality of support frames (), each of said plurality of fiber optic light panels () comprising a plurality of optical fibers (); said plurality of fiber optic panels () being adapted to receive light from at least one light source () to perform at least one lighting function.