Vehicular lighting assemblies providing uniform illumination through LED source location and spacing control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9267657
APP PUB NO 20150204505A1
SERIAL NO

14672974

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A vehicular lighting assembly is provided that includes a chamber defined by isotropically luminant back and side surfaces, a depth, and a front surface having a lens aperture. The lighting assembly also includes LED sources on the back surface. In addition, each source has a beam angle≧a light exit angle, and is spaced from the other sources≦the depth divided by a predetermined factor between approximately 1.0 and 2.5. In certain aspects, the front surface also includes a diffuser. In other aspects, each source is spaced from the other sources≦the depth divided by a predetermined factor of approximately 2.5 or less.

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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC1 AMERICAN RD FL4 DEARBORN MI 48126-2701

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Dassanayake, Mahendra Somasara Bloomfield Hills, US 41 1619
Kumar, Arun Farmington Hills, US 216 3179
Michaels,, III Richard Joseph Kailua, US 3 19
Witte, Martin Warren, US 48 702

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