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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Nathan Jamar Abrams, Detroit, MI (US);
David Randolph Roberts, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/24 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/0023 (2013.01); B60Q 1/24 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2669 (2013.01); H05B 37/0227 (2013.01); H05B 37/0272 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lighting system of a vehicle is provided herein. A projector is coupled to a side structure of the vehicle. A sensor detects a remote device carried on a person approaching the vehicle. Based on a detected location of the remote device relative to the vehicle, the projector projects a light pattern onto a ground surface to define an illuminated path leading up to the vehicle and pointing towards the person.