Patent ID: 7399106

Claim:
A motor vehicle lens assembly, said motor vehicle lens assembly comprising: a light source; a housing adapted to support said light source; an outer lens spaced apart from said light source; and a lens holder disposed between said light source and said outer lens, said lens holder supporting a reflex lens and an internal lens between said light source and said outer lens, said lens holder holding said internal lens between said light source and said reflex lens, said internal lens having a first surface facing said light source and a second surface spaced apart from said reflex lens, said first surface having an integrally formed plurality of light reflecting protrusions extending outwardly in the direction of said light source for deflecting light and heat away from the reflex lens, said internal lens having a metallic layer disposed along said first surface facing said light source, said metallic layer allowing a portion of the light incident upon said metallic layer to pass through said metallic layer and said internal lens toward said reflex lens.