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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2011
David Barnett, Urbana, OH (US);
Jeffrey M. Singer, Springfield, OH (US);
Timothy C. Martin, Urbana, OH (US);
David Barnett, Urbana, OH (US);
Jeffrey M. Singer, Springfield, OH (US);
Timothy C. Martin, Urbana, OH (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A lighting assembly for movable control surfaces of a vehicle. The light assembly includes a lens, a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a housing that receives the plurality of LEDs and the lens. The housing of the light assembly is received within the movable control surface, such that the lens is flush with a surface of the movable control surface. The light assembly includes a plurality of reflectors. The plurality of LEDs is rotatably mounted within the housing. The light assembly includes a controller that controls the position of the LEDs relative to the housing, based on a received control signal.