Vehicular interior signal lighting system

摘要

A signal lighting system for a vehicle includes a housing having an open front end. A bottom and top of the housing each have an arcuate front edge. The bottom extends farther forward than the top so the front edge of the bottom is in front of the front edge of the top. The system includes a plurality of lights between the bottom and top and positioned for directing light generally forward. Gaskets are at the front edges of the top and bottom of the housing for conforming the lighting system to a windshield of the vehicle. The lighting system is adjustable to facilitate mounting the lighting system in a wide range of different makes and models of vehicle notwithstanding differences that may exist between their windshield geometries. The lights may be included in light modules that can be rotationally adjusted while the system is mounted on the vehicle.

主权项

1. A signal lighting system adapted to be mounted inside a vehicle at the top of a windshield of the vehicle, the vehicle having a sun visor mounted inside the vehicle at the top of the windshield, the sun visor including at an outermost end a pivot arm mounting structure and at an innermost end a visor clip mounting structure, the lighting system comprising:
a housing comprising a bottom, a top, and a back extending between the top and the bottom of the housing, the housing having an open front end, the bottom and top each having an arcuate front edge, the bottom extending farther forward than the top so the front edge of the bottom is in front of the front edge of the top; a plurality of lights between the bottom and top and positioned for directing light generally forward; a sun visor pivot arm mounting base bracket and a sun visor clip mounting base bracket each of which including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the pivot arm mounting base bracket configured to be positioned around or underneath the pivot arm mounting structure and the first portion of the clip mounting base bracket configured to be positioned around or underneath the visor clip mounting structure, and the second portion of each of the pivot arm mounting base bracket and the clip mounting base bracket connected to the housing and extending rearward from the back of the housing to a location that maintains an operational clearance for the sun visor away from the back of the housing when the sun visor is attached to the pivot arm and visor clip mounting structures; and a top edge gasket supported by the front edge of the top of the housing, the top edge gasket comprising a mounting portion that is secured to the top of the housing so it is substantially fixed in the vertical direction relative to the front edge of the top of the housing, the top edge gasket further comprising a flexible portion extending from the front edge of the top of the housing, the top edge gasket being configured to be bent upwardly by the interior surface of the windshield so the flexible portion of the top edge gasket extends upwardly from the front edge of the top of the housing along the inner surface of the windshield when the signal lighting system is installed in the vehicle.