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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1996
Filed:
May. 04, 1995
Jeyachandrabose Chinniah, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Prasad M Koppolu, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Amir M Fallahi, Holly, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A multi-faceted light reflector has a reflecting surface with a plurality of adjacent facets, a light source placed in a predetermined spatial relationship to the reflecting surface, and an image surface placed in a predetermined spatial relationship to the light source and the reflecting surface. At least one of said facets has a differentially tilted parabolic cross section. The differentially tilted parabolic facet has a continuous and smooth surface with a focal axis having an angle of inclination with respect to the horizontal image surface that changes along the length of the facet.