Patent ID: 7029152
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: B60K,B60Q,B62J,F21S,F21Y

Abstract:
1. An infinity effect vehicular lighting arrangement comprising: a hollow, vehicular lighting housing mounted on a vehicle, the housing having an interior surface particularly shaped for a desired function and portion of the vehicle; a rigid, planar two-way mirror having a fully reflective surface and a peripheral surface correspondingly shaped to fit in and be fixed to the interior surface of the vehicular lighting housing at a rear portion thereof; a flat flexible strip disposed immediately adjacent and in front of the two-way mirror, at least one edge of the strip being engaged against the two-way mirror, the flat flexible strip having an outer planar surface fixed across an entire constant width thereof flush against the interior surface of the vehicular lighting housing, and an inner reflective surface holding a plurality of serially connected, spaced apart, light emitting sources extending radially inwardly into an open cavity having a periphery defined by the strips; a rigid, planar, inflexible one-way mirror constantly held in equidistantly spaced, parallel relationship from the two-way mirror and positioned immediately adjacent and forwardly of the flexible strip such that a portion of the one-way mirror engages another edge of the flexible strip, the one-way mirror having at least a partially transparent front surface, and a partially reflective rear surface facing the fully reflective mirror surface of the two-way mirror, and a peripheral surface correspondingly shaped to fit in and be fixed to the interior surface of the vehicular lighting housing at a front portion thereof; a planar, transparent, cover glass extending entirely across and placed forwardly of and against the one-way mirror and having a peripheral surface correspondingly shaped to fit in and be fixed to the interior surface of the vehicular lighting housing at a forwardmost portion thereof; a battery mounted on the vehicle and connected to the light emitting sources for providing electrical power to illuminate the sources in the open cavity bounded by the strip, the two-way mirror and the one-way mirror, the flexible strip being compactly sandwiched between the two-way mirror and the one-way mirror, whereby when the light sources are illuminated, light reflects back and forth between the two-way mirror and the one-way mirror to present through the cover glass a series of constantly rearwardly, converging light streams forming an endless tunnel of light, the vehicular lighting housing is the exterior shell of a dashboard instrument of the vehicle.