Patent ID: 8743206

Claim:
A beam combiner assembly comprising: a beam combiner configured to generate a combined image by combining a first image from a first imager and a second image from a second imager, the beam combiner further configured to transmit the combined image onto a display to a user; at least one indicator light, including an LED, mounted on a surface for visually alerting the user of an operating status of either the first imager or the second imager, wherein when the at least one indicator light is ON, a visual alert as rays of light is provided to the user directly from the at least one indicator light; one or more light pipes, configured as individual waveguides for moving rays of light from one location to another location, positioned between the at least one indicator light and the beam combiner, wherein each light pipe is configured to receive the visual alert as rays of light from a respective indicator light and transmit the visual alert as rays of light to the beam combiner for further transmission of the visual alert onto the display to the user; wherein each light pipe is configured to receive light from a respective indicator light, and each light pipe is configured to transmit the light from the respective indicator light to the beam combiner.