Nissan North America, Inc.

Sarah Ford

Jason Nantais

Chris Prisby

A headlamp structure has a contoured reflector panel with a forward-facing surface and a reflex supporting portion. The forward-facing surface has a plurality of reflector surface portions. The reflex supporting portion extends forward from an inboard side inboard of the reflector surface portions. A passive reflector is attached to the reflex supporting portion with a reflector surface that faces an outboard direction relative to the forward-facing surface. Each of the plurality of reflector surface portions is shaped and configured to reflect light from a corresponding one of a plurality of light emitting elements and aim the reflected light to project in a forward direction parallel to the reflector surface of the passive reflector. The reflector surface of the passive reflector is configured such that at least light approaching the contoured reflector panel from outboard of an outboard side of the contoured reflector panel is reflected back in the outboard direction.

Headlamp structure

A vehicle windshield wiper assembly includes a filter member. The filter member is mounted to a radially inwardly facing surface of an upper area of a cylindrically shaped portion of a water diverting member below portions of a support panel above a wiper drive mechanism. The filter member encircles a shaft housing of the wiper drive mechanism and is shaped and dimensioned to allow flow of water from a first shaft opening in the support panel therethrough and restrict flow of debris from the first shaft opening therethrough.

Vehicle windshield wiper assembly filter

A low profile light assembly for a vehicle. The assembly includes a first lens having an outer profile that provides a portion of an external profile of the vehicle. The assembly also includes a second lens disposed on a side of the first lens that is opposite the outer profile. The light assembly also includes a light curtain that includes a first side that corresponds to a portion of an inner profile of the second lens and a second side, opposite the first side, that includes protrusions evenly spaced along a length of the second side, the protrusions include a first surface that extends a width of the second side. The assembly also includes at least one light source that is directed toward at least some of the first surfaces of the protrusions.

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Linden, MI, United States of America

Sarah Ford