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US 10,479,267 B2Granted
Light assembly for vehicle and method of forming the same
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Heather M. Flores, Aaron Bradley Johnson, Linsheng Chen
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Abstract
A light assembly for a motor vehicle according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a light source, and a lens arrangement configured to direct light from the light source in a first direction toward a running board and a second direction away from the vehicle. A method is also disclosed.
Claims16
A light assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a light source;
- and
- a lens arrangement configured to direct light from the light source in a first direction toward a running board and a second direction away from the vehicle,
- wherein the lens arrangement comprises a first outer optic and a second outer optic, the first outer optic configured to direct light in the first direction and the second outer optic configured to direct light in the second direction, and
- wherein the first outer optic is a lens.
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A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a running board;
- and
- a light assembly including a light source and a lens arrangement configured to direct light from the light source in a first direction toward the running board and a second direction away from the vehicle,
- wherein the lens arrangement comprises a first outer optic and a second outer optic, the first outer optic configured to direct light in the first direction and the second outer optic configured to direct light in the second direction,
- wherein the light assembly comprises a reflector housing having a reflective surface, the first and second outer optics supported by the reflector housing.
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A method, comprising:
- forming a reflector housing including a reflective surface, the reflector housing formed as a single piece with a near-field lens and an outer optic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.