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US 9,604,568 B1Granted
Vehicle light system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Christopher Anthony Danowski, James J. Surman, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Pietro Buttolo
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Abstract
A vehicle having a trim housing disposed on the vehicle and partially concealing a latch is provided herein. A light projector is disposed within the trim housing and is configured to illuminate a lighted image pattern on a surface of the vehicle. The image pattern is configured to provide assistance in locating a switch.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a trim housing disposed on a liftgate of the vehicle and at least partially concealing a latch;
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- a light projector disposed within the trim housing and configured to illuminate a lighted image pattern separate from the trim housing on a surface of the vehicle, wherein the image pattern is configured to provide assistance in locating the latch.
A vehicle light system comprising:
- a trim housing on a rear portion of a vehicle;
- an actuable vehicle feature and a first light source disposed within the housing;
- a membrane disposed over the vehicle feature and the first light source, wherein the first light source illuminates an image pattern separately disposed on the rear portion of the vehicle to assist in locating the vehicle feature.
A light system for a vehicle comprising:
- a housing attached to a vehicle structure on a rear portion of the vehicle;
- a light source disposed within the housing and configured to generate an image pattern outside of the housing;
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- a vehicle feature disposed within and partially concealed by the housing, wherein the image pattern notifies a user of the vehicle feature location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.