Illumination assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsPaul Kenneth Dellock, Stuart C. Salter, Harry Lobo, Michael A. Musleh, Michael Henry Maj
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Abstract
An illumination assembly for a vehicle is provided herein. The illumination assembly includes one or more decorative elements each having a substrate and a film attached thereto. A light source is configured to emit an excitation light. The light source is disposed within a tail-light assembly and the excitation light exits the tail-light assembly through a light transmissive portion towards the decorative element. A first photoluminescent structure is disposed within the decorative element and is configured to convert the excitation light emitted from the light source into a converted light of a different wavelength.
Claims20
An illumination assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- one or more decorative elements each having a substrate and a film attached thereto;
- a light source configured to emit an excitation light, wherein the light source is disposed within a vehicle tail-light assembly and the excitation light exits the tail-light assembly through a light transmissive portion towards the decorative element;
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- a first photoluminescent structure disposed within the decorative element and configured to convert the excitation light emitted from the light source into a converted light of a different wavelength.
A vehicle illuminable decorative element, comprising:
- a film including a base layer, a decorative layer, and a protective layer;
- a substrate integrally attached to the base layer of the film, wherein the substrate includes a photoluminescent structure configured to luminesce in response to receiving an excitation light emitted from a light source of a tail-light assembly;
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- an adhesive coating disposed between the substrate and a vehicle body panel.
A vehicle comprising:
- an illumination assembly including one or more decorative elements, wherein each decorative element includes a photoluminescent structure configured to luminesce in response to receiving an excitation light;
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- a vehicle tail-light assembly having one or more light sources therein, wherein a first portion of excitation light emitted therefrom through a lens and a second portion of excitation light emitted therefrom is directed through a transmissive portion towards the illumination assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.