Multi-colored vehicle rear lamp

摘要

A lamp for the rear of a vehicle is disclosed with a light transmissive cover having a red first illuminated surface area and a clear second illuminated surface area. It has a first LED light emitter located directly beneath the red first area, a second LED light emitter located directly beneath the clear second area, and a third LED light emitter, also located directly beneath said clear second area. The third red LED light emitter is for emitting red light through the clear second area simultaneously with light transmitted through the red first area, whereby the first and second areas are adapted to collectively form a contiguous red illuminated surface area.

主权项

1. A lamp for the rear of a bus, truck or truck trailer, including:
a light transmissive cover having a first illuminated surface area and a second illuminated surface area;(a) said first area of said cover being light transmissive and being red in color;
(1) a first LED light emitter located directly beneath said first area under said cover;(b) said second area being light transmissive and being clear in color;
(2) a second LED light emitter, separate from said cover and from first LED, located directly beneath said clear second area under said cover, and not located beneath said first area, and, wherein said second LED light emitter comprises an LED that emits white light; (3) a third LED light emitter, separate from said first and said second LEDs, located directly beneath said clear second area under said cover, and not located beneath said first area, said third LED light emitter emitting comprises a red LED for emitting red light through said clear second area simultaneously with light transmitted through said red first area by said first LED, whereby said first and second areas are adapted to collectively form a contiguous red illuminated surface area; and,wherein the lamp is a stop-tail-turn lamp for a bus, truck or truck trailer and wherein the sum of said first illuminated surface area and said second illuminated surface area is at least 75 square centimeters and is less than 100 square centimeters.