Patent ID: 6850095

Claim:
A projector optic assembly for defining and projecting a high gradient beam pattern, the projector optic assembly comprising; a light emitting source, said light emitting source defining an optical axis; a light pipe positioned along the optical axis and including a reflecting region, a transition plane, a funneling region, and emitting aperture: said reflecting region having a first end and a second end with said first end having a smaller effective diameter than said second end diameter, wherein at least a portion of said first end defines a coupling region; said funneling region having a first end and a second end with said first end having an effective diameter greater than said second end, wherein at least a portion of said second end defines said emitting aperture: and said transition plane being defined by said second end of said reflecting region and said first end of said funneling region; and a projector lens positioned along the optical axis, said projector lens being spaced apart from the outer wall of said light pipe and located generally opposite of said emitting aperture.