Running board illumination system with passive marker light glow
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Aaron Bradley Johnson, Paul Kenneth Dellock, James J. Surman, Terrence Joseph Wilson
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Abstract
A running board illumination system is provided for a motor vehicle. That running board illumination system includes a first illumination element and an optical lens for directing light emitted by the first illumination element onto a running board of the motor vehicle. That optical lens may further include a fluorescent coating to provide a passive marker light glow when the first illumination element is extinguished.
Claims20
A running board illumination system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a first illumination element;
- and
- an optical lens for directing light emitted by said first illumination element, said optical lens including a fluorescent coating to provide a passive marker light glow.
A method of illuminating a running board of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- directing light emitted from a first illumination element onto said running board during a first time frame;
- and
- directing a passive marker light glow onto said running board during a second time frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.