Patent ID: 7150554

Claim:
A rear lamp assembly for an automotive vehicle comprising: a first array of LEDs which emit red light to provide both a tail light and a brake light; a second array of LEDs which emit amber or red light to provide a turn signal; a bezel for surrounding the LEDs, the bezel being substantially black in color to absorb incoming light from exterior sources and having a gloss finish to reflect light from the LEDs: a housing mounting the bezel; and a lens positioned over the bezel and arrays of LEDs, wherein the LEDs of the first array are connected to a power supply which is connected with both a road light control system and a brake system in the vehicle, the power supply having a first mode of a reduced duty cycle for illuminating the LEDs of the first array only as tail lights and having a second mode activated by braking system for delivering current at a higher percentage of the duty cycle to the LEDs of the first array illuminating the LEDs of the first array more brightly to provide brake lights.