US 11,906,128 B1
Lamp having optics and illuminating light guides
Linsheng Chen, Novi, MI (US); Arun Kumar, Farmington Hills, MI (US); Brandon J. Schwandt, Madison Heights, MI (US); Derek English, Detroit, MI (US); and Omar Benjamin Lara Monarrez, Canton, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on May 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/141,589.
Int. Cl. F21S 43/241 (2018.01); F21S 43/247 (2018.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21W 103/35 (2018.01)
CPC F21S 43/241 (2018.01) [F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/247 (2018.01); F21W 2103/35 (2018.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lamp comprising:
a light source;
a central lens having an optical axis optically aligned with the light source to receive a first portion of light emitted by the light source and transmit the first portion of light in a first output beam centered about the optical axis;
a side emitting lens arranged perpendicular to the optical axis directly below the central lens and generally disposed between the central lens and the light source and arranged to receive a second portion of the light and direct the second portion of the light perpendicular to the optical axis; and
a plurality of light guides each having a light input end and operatively coupled to the side emitting lens to receive the second portion of light emitted from the light source that is directed through the side emitting lens and having a light output end, wherein each of the plurality of light guides has a light refraction structure on a first side for directing the second portion of the light in a second output beam from a second side.