CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP INCLUDING LEDS AND TIR LENS

摘要

A center high mounted stop lamp ( 12 ) including a plurality of LEDs ( 34 ) mounted on a printed circuit board ( 30 ). TIR lenses ( 40 ) are employed to focus the light from the LEDs ( 34 ) to give an even lighting appearance. The TIR lenses ( 40 ) include a prism ( 44 ) for directing the light in a desired direction. The circuit board ( 30 ) and lenses ( 40 ) are mounted in a housing ( 18 ) so that each LED ( 34 ) includes a separate lens ( 40 ) configured relative thereto to provide the desired collection and reflectance of the light. The housing ( 18 ) includes a plurality of posts ( 70 ) that extend through openings ( 48, 50 ) in the circuit board ( 30 ) and the lenses ( 40 ) to align the LEDs ( 34 ) to the lenses ( 40 ) relative to the housing ( 18 ).