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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeyachandrabose Chinniah, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Alfred Wasilewski, Northville, MI (US);
Balvantrai G Patel, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V / ; F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362336 ; 362 61 ; 362 833 ; 362 80 ; 362336 ; 362337 ; 362338 ; 362340 ;
Abstract
A rear lighting system includes an elongated light source emitting light and a solid lens having an inner surface comprised of a hyperbolic cylinder, said hyperbolic cylinder having a first focal line and a second focal line and a cylinder length. The first focal line is coincident with the light source and the outer surface is comprised of a generally planar shape perpendicular to the horizontal plane and the vertical plane.