US 12,139,086 B2
Vehicle bumper assembly
Gavin Colgan-Smith, Kilsyth (AU); Robert Loane Dumaresq, Kilsyth (AU); John Desmond Clark, Kilsyth (AU); and Andrew Harry Brown, Kilsyth (AU)
Assigned to ARB CORPORATION LIMITED, Vic (AU)
Filed by ARB Corporation Limited, Kilsyth (AU)
Filed on Aug. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/884,001.
Claims priority of application No. 2021221773 (AU), filed on Aug. 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0069186 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. F21S 43/20 (2018.01); B60Q 1/20 (2006.01); B60R 19/50 (2006.01); B60R 19/52 (2006.01); F21W 102/30 (2018.01); F21W 103/20 (2018.01); F21W 103/55 (2018.01)
CPC B60R 19/50 (2013.01) [B60Q 1/20 (2013.01); B60R 19/52 (2013.01); F21S 43/26 (2018.01); B60R 2019/505 (2013.01); F21W 2102/30 (2018.01); F21W 2103/20 (2018.01); F21W 2103/55 (2018.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle bumper assembly including:
a bumper body configured to be arranged at least partially across one of a front and rear end of the vehicle, the bumper body defining opposed sides;
a pair of lamp modules mounted to the bumper body to be spaced from each other and towards one of the sides, each lamp module including one or more light emitting units arranged to extend at least partially across the lamp module; and
a controller configured to operate one or both of the lamp modules to cause the one or more light emitting units to sequentially illuminate to indicate a turn direction of the vehicle,
wherein each lamp module includes an array of light emitting units arranged to be at least partially linear, a lens shaped to cover the array of light emitting units, and a diffuser arranged between the array of light emitting units and the lens to receive light emitted from the light emitting units, the diffuser having a front side defining a plurality of distinct light emitting portions and a rear side arranged adjacent the light emitting units and defining a plurality of distinct light receiving portions, wherein each light emitting portion defines at least one of faceted and non-planar geometry.