LED / Light Pipe Indicator Panel

The Challenge

A major transportation carrier needed to develop a more enhanced indicator panel that would provide safer monitoring of the braking system for the drivers of their trucks.  The current indicator panel did not provide appropriate visibility and required the dirver to take their eyes off the road in order to determine the current status of the truck's braking system.

The Solution

Lumex designed an 11-unit light pipe assembly which could easily be inserted into a front panel mount under the driver's dashboard.  Each light pipe on the unit had a textured top in order to diffuse light for uniform brightness from each of the corresponding through-hole LEDs.  In addition, each light pipe of the unit was extended out and angled on the top to provide greater visibiltiy from the indicator panel.  All elements were software modelled and simulated for effectiveness before prototypes were made.

The Value Proposition

A unique solution that provided a visibly improved safety feature for the braking indicator system.  Lumex provided an attractive unit with consistent clarity and quality.  The all-in-one design significantly reduced manufacturing time and expensive rework costs.