Light assembly

摘要

Light assembly having reflector (17), a light source (22), an outer light cover (12) having a first color zone (15) and a second, different color or clear zone (16), and an inner lens (19) with a transflective surface. Embodiments of light assemblies described herein are useful, for example, as signs, backlights, displays, task lighting, luminaire, and vehicle (e.g., cars, trucks, airplanes, etc.) components. Vehicle comprising light assemblies include those where the light assembly is a vehicle tail light assembly.

主权项

1. A light assembly comprising
an outer light cover having a first and second generally opposed major surfaces, and a first zone having a first color, and a second zone having a second, at least one of different color or being clear, the second major surface being an inner major surface; a reflector having an inner major surface that is parallel to at least 30 percent of the inner major surface of the outer light cover; an inner lens disposed between the outer light cover and the reflector, the inner lens having first and second generally opposed major surfaces, wherein at least one of the first or second major surfaces of the inner lens is transflective, wherein the second major surface of the inner lens is closer to the inner major surface of the reflector than the first major surface of the inner lens; and a first light source that emits a first color when energized;wherein there is an optical cavity between inner major surface of the inner lens and the inner major surface of the reflector, and wherein the first light source is selected and positioned to introduce light into the optical cavity such that, when energized, provides the same color for the first and second zones when viewed from the first major surface of the outer cover.