Photoluminescent vehicle badge
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Cornel Lewis Gardner
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Abstract
An emblem illumination assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. The illumination assembly comprises an external cover defining a profile shape and an optic device proximate the external cover. The optic device further includes an interior surface. A light source is located proximate the interior surface and is configured to emit a first emission into the optic device. The optic device comprises a photoluminescent material disposed between the light source and the external cover, wherein the photoluminescent material is configured to convert the first emission to emit a second emission.
Claims20
An emblem illumination assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- an optic device having a profile shape comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface;
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- a light source proximate the interior surface configured to emit a first emission into the optic device, wherein the optic device comprises a photoluminescent material disposed on the exterior surface of the optic device, the photoluminescent material configured to convert the first emission to emit a second emission.
An illumination system for a vehicle badge comprising:
- a badge comprising:
- an optic device;
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- a light source configured to output a first emission at a first wavelength;
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- a light guide connected to the optic device configured to transmit the first emission toward a closure mechanism;
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- a first photoluminescent portion proximate a lever of the closure mechanism to convert the first emission to a second emission to illuminate the lever.
A vehicle lighting system comprising:
- a badge comprising an optic having a light source configured to output a first emission at a first wavelength;
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- a light guide extending from the optic and configured to direct the first emission toward a closure mechanism, wherein the badge and the closure mechanism comprise a photoluminescent portion configured to convert the first emission to a second emission to illuminate the badge and the closure mechanism at a second wavelength.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.