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US 12,522,136 B1Granted
Convertible vehicle lighting assembly having printed electronics applied to top of vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKeith Weston, David D. Friske, Michael Joseph Niksa
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Abstract
A convertible vehicle lighting assembly includes a top of a convertible vehicle. The top is configured to be transitioned between a closed position and an open position relative to a body of the convertible vehicle. Printed electronics are applied to the top. A lighting device is mounted to the top. The lighting device is powered by electrical energy that is transferred to the lighting device through the printed electronics.
Claims18
A convertible vehicle lighting assembly, comprising:
- a top of a convertible vehicle, the top configured to be transitioned between a closed position and an open position relative to a body of the convertible vehicle;
- printed electronics that are applied to the top;
- and
- a lighting device mounted to the top, the lighting device powered by electrical energy that is transferred to the lighting device through the printed electronics, wherein electrical energy is transferred to the printed electronics through a wireless interface between the top and the body, wherein the top is inductively coupled to the body when the top is in a closed position relative to the body of the convertible vehicle.
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A convertible vehicle lighting method, comprising:
- printing electronics on a piece of material, the electronics configured to transfer electrical energy to a lighting device;
- and
- using the piece of material as at least a portion of a top of a convertible vehicle, wherein the electrical energy is received by the electronics through a wireless interface, the top configured to be inductively coupled to a body of the convertible vehicle when the top is in a closed position relative to the body of the convertible vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.