Illuminated vehicle compartment
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Cornel Lewis Gardner, James J. Surman, Paul Kenneth Dellock
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Abstract
An illuminated engine compartment disposed within a vehicle is provided herein. The illuminated engine compartment includes a light-producing assembly. A first luminescent portion is disposed on the light-producing assembly and is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the light-producing assembly. A second luminescent portion is disposed on a feature within the vehicle engine compartment and is configured to luminesce in response to light emitted from the light-producing assembly.
Claims16
An illuminated compartment for a vehicle, comprising:
- a light-producing assembly;
- a first luminescent portion disposed on the light-producing assembly configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the light-producing assembly;
- a second luminescent portion disposed on a feature within a vehicle engine compartment configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the light-producing;
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- a controller for controlling an activation state of the light-producing assembly in response to at least one vehicle related condition.
A lighting system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a printed LED capable of being coupled to a vehicle surface;
- a first photoluminescent structure partially covering the printed LED and configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the printed LED;
- a light transmissive portion disposed adjacently to the first photoluminescent structure;
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- a second photoluminescent structure configured to luminesce in response to light emitted from the printed LED, wherein the second photoluminescent structure is disposed on a feature within an engine compartment to receive light from the printed LED via the light transmissive portion.
An illuminated engine compartment, comprising:
- a light-producing assembly emitting light at a first wavelength;
- a first photoluminescent portion arranged over the light-producing assembly configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the light-producing assembly, wherein a fraction of the light passes through the first photoluminescent portion at the first wavelength for use as a utility light;
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- a second photoluminescent portion disposed within the compartment that luminesces in response to the light at the first wavelength for illuminating at least one feature of the engine compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.