Grote Industries said it has developed a unique dome lamp kit, exclusively designed for retrofit use in the U.S. military’s high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWVs), that employs the company’s revolutionary LightForm, the world’s first flexible LED lighting film.
LightForm technology enabled Grote to create the lowest profile LED dome lamp possible, according to the company. The lamps don’t project into the cabin, so they pose no hang-up risk or impediment to ingress or egress. The new dome lamp design doesn’t require a traditional bezel or lens that would add weight and thickness, nor does it need mounting fasteners that require holes to be drilled in interior surfaces.
The flexible lamps come prepared with an advanced, peel-and-stick adhesive backing that makes installation both simple and fast. Each kit includes front and rear lamps with independent on/off switches, the company said.
Grote said the dome lamps are designed to provide HMMWV occupants with dual operational lighting modes. The lamps operate in a standard, Grote LED WhiteLight illumination mode, and a tactical or blackout mode, which uses a combination of red/white or blue/white color LEDs, allowing soldiers to see outside the vehicle while limiting their detection by opposing forces. The lamp’s multi-volt design meets the requirements for applicable MIL standards for electromagnetic interference, ESD, electrical transients, vibration, temperature, moisture and chemical resistance, the maker said.
According to Grote, though it is deceptively light and flexible, LightForm is one of the most rugged lighting products ever devised. The highly advanced, thin-film, solid-state lighting device is water and shock resistant and can still function even after being severely damaged. The product will even continue to operate after being struck with a hammer, the company added. The new LightForm HMMWV Retrofit Dome Lamp Kit will be available for shipment in the first quarter of 2012.
