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US 9,500,333 B1Granted
Phosphorescent lighting assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAaron Bradley Johnson, Stuart C. Salter, Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Paul Kenneth Dellock
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Abstract
A vehicle lighting assembly is provided herein. The vehicle lighting assembly includes a housing including a lens and a bezel. A lamp is arranged to direct light through the lens. A phosphorescent structure is disposed on the lens. The phosphorescent structure is configured to emit light in response to an activation emission. A light source is configured to illuminate a portion of the bezel.
Claims15
A vehicle lighting assembly comprising:
- a housing including a lens and a bezel;
- a lamp arranged to direct light through the lens;
- a phosphorescent indicia disposed on the lens, wherein the phosphorescent indicia is configured to emit light in response to an activation emission;
- and
- a light source configured to illuminate a portion of the bezel.
2 more elements
A vehicle headlamp assembly comprising:
- a housing having a bezel and a lens;
- a lamp arranged to direct light through the lens;
- a printed LED configured to illuminate a portion of the housing;
- and
- indicia formed from a phosphorescent structure disposed on the lens, wherein the phosphorescent structure is configured to luminesce in response to an activation emission supplied by the printed LED.
2 more elements
A vehicle lighting assembly comprising:
- a housing including a lens;
- a bezel including a light source illuminable in a plurality of patterns based on a vehicular condition;
- a lamp arranged to direct light through the lens at a first intensity;
- and
- a phosphorescent structure disposed on the lens and configured to emit light in response to an activation emission at a second intensity, wherein the first intensity is greater than the second intensity.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.