Patent ID: 6601983
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: B60S,F21S,F21V,Y10S

Abstract:
An LED light assembly for mounting on the exterior of a motor vehicle, the light assembly comprising:a) an enclosure having an electric supply connection at a first end and a light transmitting lens at a second end; b) an LED board assembly within the enclosure having a first face and an opposed second face; c) an electrical connector extending from the first face constructed for operatively connecting with the supply connection; d) a plurality of LED's fixedly mounted on the second face so as to emit light through the lens when the board assembly is within the enclosure and the connector is engaged with the supply connection; e) electrical connection between the connector and the LED's for energizing the LED's; f) a heating element within the enclosure for generating heat for clearing ice and snow from the lens when electrically powered; g) electrical connecting means between the heating element and the electric supply connection for supplying electric power to the heating element only when the temperature falls below a preset value; and h) in which the heating element is mounted on the LED board assembly.