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Motor vehicle courtesy/reading light lens with dot pattern
Assignee: Lear Automotive Dearborn Inc
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Filing: 1992-06-05
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Granted: 1994-01-25
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Expires: 2012-06-05
Abstract
Abstract A courtesy/reading light lens (24) includes a translucent body (26) having a surface (28) covered with an array of opaque dots (30) for selectively controlling the distribution of lights as it passes through the translucent body (26). The opaque dots (30) are organized in multiple sections (32, 34, 26) that together form a dot pattern. The opaque dots (30) within each section (32, 34, 36) are arrayed at a substantially uniform spacing and have a substantially uniform two-dimensional diameter.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerard Grabowski
- 👤 Robert D. Muller
- 👤 Carl G. Czarnecki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:49
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B5/00; B; B60; B60Q; B60Q3/00; B60Q3/70; B60Q3/76
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
A lens for a light comprising: a translucent body having a surface covered with a plurality of opaque dots organized in multiple sections, said opaque dots within each of said sections being arrayed at a substantially uniform spacing and having a substantially uniform diameter, and said opaque dots being selectively arrayed from section to section such that an amount of light passing through the lens varies from one section to the next.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
72 words
A lens for a light comprising: a translucent body having a surface covered with a plurality of opaque dots organized in multiple sections, said opaque dots within each of said sections being arrayed at a substantially uniform spacing and having a substantially uniform diameter, and said opaque dots being selectively arrayed from section to section such that an amount of light passing through the lens varies from one section to the next.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
101 words
A lens for a courtesy/reading light of the type used in vehicles for providing light to an occupant in the interior of the vehicle, said lens comprising: a translucent body having a surface covered with a plurality of opaque dots organized in multiple sections, the opaque dots within each of said sections being arrayed at a substantially uniform spacing and having a substantially uniform diameter, and said opaque dots being selectively arrayed from section to section for selectively directing said light to certain portions of the interior of the motor vehicle while selectively shading other portions of the motor vehicle's interior.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
101 words
A lens for a courtesy/reading light of the type used in vehicles for providing light to an occupant in the interior of the vehicle, said lens comprising: a translucent body having a surface covered with a plurality of opaque dots organized in multiple sections, the opaque dots within each of said sections being arrayed at a substantially uniform spacing and having a substantially uniform diameter, and said opaque dots being selectively arrayed from section to section for selectively directing said light to certain portions of the interior of the motor vehicle while selectively shading other portions of the motor vehicle's interior.
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