Illuminated exterior strip
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Cornel Lewis Gardner
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Abstract
A lighting system for a vehicle panel is provided herein. The lighting system includes an outer panel mated to an inner panel. An aperture is disposed in the outer panel. A light-producing assembly is arranged as a strip and includes a plurality of light sources. A photoluminescent structure is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the plurality of light sources. A retention feature is coupled to the light-producing assembly and insertable through the aperture for disposing the light-producing assembly on the outer panel.
Claims20
A body panel for a vehicle, comprising:
- a panel having an aperture provided therein;
- a light-producing assembly comprising a plurality of light sources arranged as a strip attached to a portion of the panel;
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- a photoluminescent structure on the light-producing assembly configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the plurality of light sources, wherein the plurality of light sources is dispersed in a variable density along the strip.
A lighting system for a vehicle panel, comprising:
- a panel having a first surface;
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- a light-producing assembly disposed on the first surface of the panel including a plurality of light sources;
- a photoluminescent structure disposed on the panel configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the plurality of light sources;
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- an overmold material disposed over a portion of the light-producing assembly extending over a second surface of the panel.
A lighting system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first light-producing assembly disposed on a first panel of a vehicle;
- a second light-producing assembly disposed on a second panel of a vehicle, wherein the first and second light-producing assemblies each includes a plurality of light sources dispersed at variable densities therein and a photoluminescent structure configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the plurality of light sources.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.