Abstract: A light assembly that acts as a light source multiplier. The light assembly includes a light guide having a light source side and an emitting side with a center portion between the light source side and the emitting side. Both the light source side and the emitting side have a truncated sawtooth shape. The light source side has a plurality of truncated portions and a plurality of apex portions between each truncated portion, with one or more of the apex portions ending in the center portion of the light guide. In some implementations, a number of light guide segments are oriented in a lattice configuration.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 1, 2019
Date of Patent:
August 18, 2020
Assignee:
Rebo Lighting & Electronics, LLC
Inventors:
Todd Irgang, Jon Beattie, Chris Casanova
Abstract: An illumination device that includes an elongated light pipe and attachment wings integrally formed on the sides of the light pipe so that the illumination device can be easily, yet securely, installed within a containment channel, such as those found on the underside of a vehicle step rail. The elongated light pipe is made of an optically transmissive material, the attachment wings are made of a different resilient material, and the overall device is a single extruded component that has a co-extrusion boundary separating the two materials. The illumination device illuminates the ground, for example, when passengers are entering or exiting the vehicle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 6, 2017
Date of Patent:
March 3, 2020
Assignee:
Rebo Lighting & Electronics, LLC
Inventors:
Orin Lenz, Stephen McCarthy, Todd Irgang
Abstract: A clip unit and an edge mount light emitting diode (LED) assembly comprising a clip unit. The clip unit provides a mounting structure for mounting a light source, such as an LED, to an edge of a printed circuit board (PCB). A surface mount LED, for example, can thus be easily mounted to the edge of the PCB so as to project light in a direction normal to the edge surface of the PCB, instead of the typical mounting orientation that allows for the projection of light normal to the primary surface of the PCB. The clip unit includes an anode retention clip and a cathode retention clip which are electrically isolated from one another within an insulative housing portion.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 13, 2016
Date of Patent:
August 7, 2018
Assignee:
Rebo Lighting & Electronics, LLC
Inventors:
Orin Lenz, John Dominick, Stephen Kowalchik