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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2011
Sandeep Saxena, Novi, MI (US);
Sandeep Saxena, Novi, MI (US);
Hella KGAA Hueck & Co., Lippstadt, DE;
Abstract
A multifunction vehicle light has a housing, at least one light emitter mounted within the housing, and a lens mounted in cooperation with the light and the housing. A filter has a first position and a second position, with the first position being in a light path and the second position being out of the light path. The lens has a first portion and a second portion, with the first portion having a first color and the second portion having a second color. In one embodiment, the filter also has the first color; for example red. The light from the lamp appears to be entirely in the first color when the filter is in its first position and the light from the lamp appears in both the first and second colors when the filter is in its second position, with the colors corresponding to the first and second portions of the lens.