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This patent was reissued on July 20, 1993 as patent
USRE34318
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 Title: |
US4811172:
Lighting systems employing optical fibers
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Davenport, John M.; Lyndhurst, OH
Hansler, Richard L.; Pepper Pike, OH
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| Assignee: |
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY
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| Published / Filed: |
1989-03-07
/ 1987-11-23
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| Application Number: |
US1987000123844
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
B60Q 1/00;
B64D 47/02;
F21S 8/10;
F21S 8/12;
F21V 8/00;
F21V 13/00;
G02B 6/00;
G02B 6/04;
G02B 6/42;
IPC-7:
B60Q 1/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
F21S48/22T4S4; B60Q1/00B; F21S48/12T4; F21S48/22T4T; G02B6/00L4C; G02B6/00L4E; G02B6/42L;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
362/511;
362/554;
Original:
362/061;
362/032;
362/080;
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| Field of Search: |
362/032,61,80
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| Priority Number: |
| 1987-11-23 |
US1987000123844 |
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| Abstract: |
A lighting system particularly suited for aerodynamically styled automobiles and aircraft is disclosed. The lighting system emits light from a strip arranged across a vehicle such as the automobile. The lighting system may comprise various subsystems finding application for the high and low beam frontal illumination and rear illumination all of the automobile. Each of the subsystems comprises a high intensity light source coupled to one end of each of a plurality of light pipes or optical fibers with each having their other end preferably positioned relative to a reflective element and lens. The reflective elements are arranged relative to a lens element to provide a prescribed illumination patterns. In one embodiment the lenses are arranged relative to each other and are located across a strip of the automobile to provide a composite beam to serve the needs of the high and low beam illumination patterns for the automobile.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
McMahon, John P. ;
Corwin, Stanley C. ;
Jacob, Fred ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Husar, Stephen F.; Hagarman, Sue
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What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:
1. A lighting subsystem for a vehicle comprising:
- (a) a high intensity light source capable of being selectively energized, said high intensity light source having a filament disposed therein with a predetermined diameter; and
- (b) a plurality of optical carrying devices each having one end predeterminedly coupled to said light source so that the spacing between the ends of the optical carrying devices fibers and the filaments is approximately equal to said diameter of said filament, said optical carrying devices each having their other end mountable in the frontal area of said vehicle, said optical carrying devices providing the frontal illumination pattern of said vehicle when said light source is activated.
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