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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2010
Brian Lindsay, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yasuo Watanabe, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Brian Lindsay, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yasuo Watanabe, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
II Stanley Co., Inc., Battle Creek, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a headlamp assembly including a light pipe and reflex reflector integration utilizing a single bulb to illuminate both the reflex reflector and the light pipe, simultaneously. The headlamp assembly includes a single light source, a light pipe and a reflex reflector positioned adjacent one another allowing the light source to provide light to both the reflex reflector and the light pipe. The reflex reflector includes a reflecting element and a cutout to allow light to pass though the reflex reflector into the reflecting element. The reflex reflector is adapted to transform light from white to amber thereby creating the side marker function. The headlamp assembly further includes a reflector behind the light source to direct light into the light pipe. The automotive headlamp assembly provides an automotive headlamp assembly that includes a reflex reflector light and a light pipe while reducing cost and decreasing weight.