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US 11,698,180 B2Granted
Vehicle exterior lighting systems with revealable fascia lamp assemblies
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsScott Aaron Ford, Aaron Bradley Johnson, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Stuart C. Salter, David Brian Glickman
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Abstract
Vehicle exterior lighting systems may be equipped with fascia mounted lamp assemblies. The proposed systems are capable of controlling a fascia lamp assembly to reveal the lamp assembly within the vehicle fascia and then produce various lighting effects based on sensed vehicle conditions. Exemplary fascia lamp assemblies may include a conductive lens that can be charged in order to reveal the lamp assembly within the vehicle fascia.
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A vehicle exterior lighting system, comprising:
- a fascia;
- and
- a fascia lamp assembly that is revealable within the fascia,
- wherein the fascia lamp assembly is transitionable between an inactive state in which the fascia lamp assembly is disguised from view within the fascia and an active state in which the fascia lamp assembly is revealed within the fascia.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a fascia;
- and
- a fascia lamp assembly that is revealable within the fascia,
- wherein the fascia lamp assembly includes an outer lens that is positioned flush to the fascia.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a static body structure;
- a head lamp assembly mounted relative to the static body structure;
- a fascia supported by the static body structure and made of a first material;
- a fascia lamp assembly that is revealable within the fascia,
- wherein the fascia lamp assembly is transitionable between an inactive state in which the fascia lamp assembly is disguised from view within the fascia and an active state in which the fascia lamp assembly is revealed within the fascia,
- wherein the fascia lamp assembly includes an outer lens that is positioned flush to the fascia, and
- wherein the outer lens includes a lens body made of a second material and an outer rim made of a third material, wherein the third material is more compatible with the first material than the second material for facilitating connection of the outer lens to the fascia.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.