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AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabusriki Kaisha
InventorsStuart R. Wuerthele, Frank A. Richards, Alexander L. Paradis
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Systems and methods of indirectly illuminating a step surface of a vehicle running board are provided. A running board may include an upper step surface and at least one lighting element provided at an inboard underside of the running board to directly illuminate the undercarriage of the vehicle and a ground surface below the running board. The lighting element may be configured to direct light to a reflecting element provided at the undercarriage for reflecting light provided by the at least one lighting element to indirectly illuminate the upper step surface of the running board. Associated vehicles including the running board are provided. Associated methods are also provided.
A vehicle comprising:
A running board configured to extend from an undercarriage of a vehicle, the running board comprising:
A method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.