Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Michael Robertson

Venkatesh Krishnan

Aaron Bradley Johnson

Segundo Baldovino

Michael Bryan Vanbelle

Evan Gage

Adam Chase-Azzaoui

A device may include a vehicle component including a contoured body surface. A device may include a vent patch attached to and adapted to conform to the contoured body surface.

Vehicle vent patches

Vent patch systems are provided for motor vehicles. The vent patch systems may be configured for ultrasonically cleaning a vent patch of a vehicle component, thereby preserving/restoring air circulation through the vehicle component and reducing condensation build-up. An exemplary vent patch system may include a vent patch and an ultrasonic device. The ultrasonic device can be controlled to induce movement (e.g., vibration) of the vent patch in order to remove dirt and other debris that could otherwise inhibit proper air circulation through the vehicle component.

Vehicle vent patch systems with ultrasonic devices

A method and system include a housing, a vehicle lamp assembly that is supported by the housing, and a motor sled that is supported for movement relative to the housing. An adjustment member is coupled to the motor sled, and the motor sled is moveable by the adjustment member to adjust an aim of the vehicle lamp assembly. A biasing member reacts between the motor sled and the housing to provide a pre-load.

Biasing member for headlamp aiming system

An assembly includes a lamp housing defining an interior cavity and at least one light component positioned within the interior cavity. At least one first turbulation feature is associated with the lamp housing and at least one second turbulation feature is associated with the at least one light component. The at least one first turbulation feature and the at least one second turbulation feature cooperate with each other to increase turbulent air flow within the interior cavity.

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Michael Robertson