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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Linsheng Chen, Novi, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A light pipe is provided that includes a light transmissive medium having an input at one end and configured to be operatively coupled to a light source, wherein the light transmissive medium defines a first portion connected to a second portion via a first bend portion of about 90°, and a series of prisms formed in the light transmissive medium, each prism having a V-shaped groove with an incline angle of about 45°, wherein each prism has a depth and a length that increases from the first portion to the second portion, and wherein a separation gap between adjacent prisms decreases from the first portion to the second portion. The light pipe may have third and fourth portions and form a U-shape.