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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Scott Holmes Dunham, Redford, MI (US);
Kathleen M. Parlow, Columbus, MI (US);
Cornel Lewis Gardner, Romulus, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/68 (2017.01); F21V 9/30 (2018.01); F21V 9/16 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); B60Q 3/66 (2017.01); B60Q 3/225 (2017.01); B60Q 3/217 (2017.01); B60Q 3/80 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 9/30 (2018.02); B60Q 3/225 (2017.02); B60Q 3/66 (2017.02); B60Q 3/68 (2017.02); F21V 9/16 (2013.01); H05B 37/0218 (2013.01); H05B 37/0227 (2013.01); B60Q 3/217 (2017.02); B60Q 3/80 (2017.02); Y02B 20/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illuminated storage assembly disposed within a vehicle is provided herein. The illuminated storage assembly includes a housing defining a storage compartment laterally extending into an instrument panel. A cover is operably coupled to the housing to support the cover between open and closed positions. A light source is disposed within the illuminated storage assembly and is configured to illuminate a feature of the illuminated storage assembly based on the position of the cover.