Vehicle badge
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Jeffrey Singer, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Michael A. Musleh, James J. Surman
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Abstract
A badge is provided herein. The badge includes a substrate attached to a housing. The housing includes a viewable portion. A light source is operably coupled with an optic. A reflective member is further disposed within the badge. A first portion of an excitation light emitted from the light source is directed through the optic toward a first portion of the viewable portion. A second portion of the excitation light is reflected by the reflective member towards a second portion of the viewable portion.
Claims11
A badge, comprising:
- a substrate attached to a housing having a viewable portion;
- a light source and an optic disposed between the substrate and housing, wherein the light source emits an excitation light towards the viewable portion;
- a first photoluminescent structure within the optic that emits a first converted light after receiving the excitation light;
- a reflective member;
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- a second photoluminescent structure excited by the excitation light that is reflected by the reflective member.
A badge for a vehicle, comprising:
- a housing having a viewable portion;
- a varying width light scattering layer disposed rearwardly of the viewable portion;
- a decorative layer rearwardly of the light scattering layer;
- an optic operably coupled with a light source, wherein the light source is configured to emit an excitation light;
- a first photoluminescent structure disposed rearwardly of the decorative layer configured to emit a first converted light in response to receiving the excitation light;
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- a second photoluminescent structure disposed within the optic and configured to emit a second converted light in response to receiving the excitation light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.