Patent ID: 7575354

Claim:
An automotive lighting system comprising: a housing having a rearward wall and an opposite forward face; a lens enclosing said forward face of said housing; a heat sink including at least one surface outside said housing to radiate heat; a light source assembly mounted to said housing between said rearward wall and said forward face, said light source assembly including a heat pipe thermally connected to said heat sink and having opposing first and second sides extending between a forward edge facing said forward face and a rearward edge facing said rearward wall of said housing; at least one semiconductor light source mounted to said rearward edge of said heat pipe and facing said rearward wall of said housing; an electronic circuit electrically connected to said at least one semiconductor light source for operating said at least one semiconductor light source to emit light; and a reflector mounted within said housing between the rearward wall and the light source assembly, said reflector being located opposite said lens and facing said rearward edge of said heat pipe such that light emitted by said at least one semiconductor light source is reflected off of said reflector, around said light source assembly and through said lens.