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US 9,688,186 B2Granted
Illuminating decal for a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsPaul Kenneth Dellock, Stuart C. Salter, Cornel Lewis Gardner, Michael A. Musleh, James J. Surman
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Abstract
A decal for a vehicle is provided herein. The decal includes a plurality of light sources and a photoluminescent structure configured to luminesce in response to excitation by at least a portion of the light sources. A decorative layer has a pattern that is at least partially illuminated by the photoluminescent structure when the photoluminescent structure is in luminescent state is provided.
Claims19
A decal comprising:
- a plurality of printed light emitting diodes (LEDs) directly coupled to an exterior body of a vehicle;
- a remote photoluminescent structure arranged over the plurality of printed LEDs and configured to luminesce in response to light excitation by at least a portion of the plurality of printed LEDs;
- and
- a decorative layer arranged over the remote photoluminescent structure and having a pattern that is at least partially illuminated by luminescent light.
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A decal for a vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of plurality of printed LEDs directly adhered to a visible vehicle surface;
- a remote photoluminescent structure arranged over the plurality of printed LEDs and configured to luminesce in response to light excitation by at least a portion of the plurality of printed LEDs;
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- a decorative layer arranged over the remote photoluminescent structure and having a pattern that is at least partially illuminated by luminescent light.
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A decal, comprising:
- printed LEDs directly adhered to an exterior surface of a vehicle;
- a remote photoluminescent structure arranged over the printed LEDs and configured to luminesce in response to light excitation by the printed LEDs;
- a decorative layer arranged over the remote photoluminescent structure and having a pattern that is at least partially illuminated by luminescent light;
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- a clear protective layer arranged over the decorative layer to protect the decal against environmental exposure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.