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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021

Filed:

May. 31, 2018
Applicant:

Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);

Inventors:

Thomas Cho, Novi, MI (US);

Kenneth Bowers, Romeo, MI (US);

Christopher Prisby, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Kent Agne, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:

Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 43/241 (2018.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); F21S 41/20 (2018.01); G02B 5/02 (2006.01); F21S 43/237 (2018.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); F21S 43/245 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 43/14 (2018.01); B60Q 1/0011 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2696 (2013.01); F21S 41/28 (2018.01); F21S 43/237 (2018.01); F21S 43/241 (2018.01); F21S 43/245 (2018.01); G02B 5/0273 (2013.01);
Abstract

A light pipe for a vehicle lamp assembly includes a first pipe portion and a second pipe portion. The first pipe portion has a first section that extends between a first end and a second end. A portion of the first section at least partially defines an intersection area. The first pipe portion defines a first optical path extending in a lengthwise direction of the first pipe portion. The second pipe portion has a second section that extends through the intersection area. The second pipe portion defines a second optical path. The second optical path intersects with and extends through the first optical path of the first pipe portion such that the first section and the second section define an angle greater than zero degrees and less than 180 degrees therebetween. The first pipe portion and the second pipe portion a unitarily formed as a single monolithic element.


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