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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2019
Flex-n-gate Advanced Product Development, Llc, Tecumseh, CA;
Todd Nykerk, Holland, MI (US);
Les Sullivan, Wyoming, MI (US);
Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development, LLC, Tecumseh, CA;
Abstract
An animated 3D image multiplying light assembly includes a light source having a plurality of light-emitting diodes. A mask is disposed at a predetermined distance from the light source, and a plurality of holes are adapted to allow light to pass through the mask. The mask includes more holes than the number of light-emitting diodes. A first lenticular sheet is adjacent a second lenticular sheet for projecting light from the light source having passed through the mask. The first lenticular sheet is aligned perpendicular with the second lenticular sheet for homogenizing light in a first direction and a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction. An outer lens is positioned such that light projected from the first lenticular sheet and the second lenticular sheet appears as though positioned at different depths with respect to the outer lens, providing a 3D appearance. When viewed dynamically, the light projected appears to move.