Photoluminescent printed LED molding
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, James J. Surman
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Abstract
An illumination apparatus configured to seal and substantially conform to a roof ditch of a vehicle is disclosed. The illumination apparatus comprises a first electrode in connection with a seam of the roof ditch via an adhesive. A plurality of printed LEDs configured to emit a first emission and suspended in a semiconductor ink is disposed on a surface of the first electrode, and a second electrode is conductively connected to the plurality of LEDs. A photoluminescent layer is disposed on the second electrode. The illumination apparatus may be in communication with a controller via the first and second electrodes such that the controller may selectively activate the illumination apparatus.
Claims20
An illumination apparatus for a vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of lighting portions disposed in an elongated trough formed by an intersection of a roof panel and a body side panel forming a seam, each comprising:
- a first electrode;
- a plurality of printed LEDs suspended in a semiconductor ink on a surface of the first electrode;
- a second electrode in electrical connection with the plurality of LEDs;
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- a photoluminescent layer disposed on the second electrode;
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- a plurality of electrical conductors extending along the plurality of lighting portions and are in connection with at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode to supply power to each of the lighting portions.
An illumination apparatus comprising:
- a first electrode in connection with a seam of a roof ditch via an adhesive;
- a plurality of printed LEDs configured to emit a first emission and suspended in a semiconductor ink disposed on a surface of the first electrode;
- a second electrode in electrical connection with the plurality of LEDs;
- a photoluminescent layer disposed on the second electrode;
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- a retention detail connecting the apparatus to a roof ditch seam.
An illumination apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of lighting portions extending along and disposed in a trough formed by a roof panel and a body side panel of a vehicle comprising:
- a first electrode in connection with a seam of the roof ditch via an adhesive;
- a plurality of printed LEDs configured to emit a first emission and suspended in a semiconductor ink disposed on a surface of the first electrode;
- a second electrode in electrical connection with the plurality of LEDs;
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- a photoluminescent layer disposed on the second electrode;
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- a controller in communication with the first and second electrodes and configured to selectively illuminate the plurality of lighting portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.