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Patent No.:

US 10875444 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2017

Illumination device for a vehicle

Applicant:

Rebo Lighting & Electronics, Llc, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Inventors:

Todd Irgang, Saline, MI (US);

Jack Bodem, Kokomo, IN (US);

Scott Schoeff, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Assignee:

REBO LIGHTING & ELECTRONICS, LLC, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Attorney:

Reising Ethington, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

William J Carter

Assistant Examiner:

Omar Rojas Cadima

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/22 (2006.01); F21S 41/19 (2018.01); B60Q 1/24 (2006.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 41/365 (2018.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); F21S 41/147 (2018.01); F21S 45/47 (2018.01); F21S 45/50 (2018.01); F21S 41/151 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/0094 (2013.01); B60Q 1/22 (2013.01); B60Q 1/24 (2013.01); F21S 41/192 (2018.01); F21S 41/365 (2018.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 41/147 (2018.01); F21S 41/151 (2018.01); F21S 45/47 (2018.01); F21S 45/50 (2018.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08);
Abstract

An illumination device, such as the type used for vehicle exterior applications, includes a housing with light collimating and spreading portions, a circuit card assembly with one or more light sources (e.g., LEDs), and a lens. The illumination device may be arranged so that light emitted by the LEDs reflects off of a metalized interior surface of the light collimating portion in a collimated fashion and travels towards the light spreading portion, the collimated light then reflects off of a metalized interior surface of the light spreading portion in a spread fashion and travels towards the lens, and the spread light passes through the lens and travels towards an intended target region. The illumination device may be installed, for example, in a rear hatch of a vehicle and used in conjunction with a backup camera.

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