Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Lamp assemblies with multiple lighting functions sharing a cover lens
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Application No.: US15825803Application Date: 2017-11-29
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Publication No.: US10648633B2Publication Date: 2020-05-12
- Inventor: Alexander Paradis , Thomas Maire , Jeremy Gahimer
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Main IPC: F21S41/24
- IPC: F21S41/24 ; F21S41/20 ; F21S41/60 ; B60Q1/18

Abstract:
A vehicle includes a front end assembly including a headlamp assembly. The headlamp assembly includes a housing that defines a cavity and an outer lens that closes the cavity. A low beam headlamp assembly is located within the cavity. A shared cover lens is located within the cavity. The shared cover lens has an illumination region. A first light guide device directs a beam of light at the illumination region. A second light guide device directs a beam of light at an area offset from the illumination region and also at the illumination region.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190162385A1 LAMP ASSEMBLIES WITH MULTIPLE LIGHTING FUNCTIONS SHARING A COVER LENS Public/Granted day:2019-05-30
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