Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Diane Carole Snoeyink

Stuart C Salter

Pietro Buttolo

James J Surman

Linh Ngoc Doan

Bhavani Thota

John Pinkerton

Aleksandar Spasovski

A vehicle door assembly includes a door and a trim panel. The trim panel has a mount defining an aperture with a main portion and a keyway. A clip of the assembly includes a base connected to the door, a primary retainer, and a secondary retainer. The primary retainer is configured to extend through the aperture and engage with a periphery of the main portion. The secondary retainer is configured to extend through the aperture and to freely release through the aperture when the secondary retainer is disposed in the main portion allowing the clip to disconnect from the trim panel, and is configured to engage with the mount preventing release of the clip from the trim panel when the secondary retainer is disposed in the keyway.

Clip for a vehicle door assembly

A lighting system for a vehicle steering assembly is provided herein. The lighting system includes a member extending from a steering column. A light source is disposed on a steering wheel. A first photoluminescent structure is disposed on the member and configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the light source. In some embodiments, the light source may implement a thin design, thereby helping to fit the light source into small package spaces of the vehicle where traditional light sources may not be practicable.

Illuminated steering assembly

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Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America

Diane Carole Snoeyink