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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Christopher Anthony Danowski, Rochester, MI (US);
Jason C. Rogers, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Chad Hoover, Washington, MI (US);
Doug H. Randlett, Metamora, MI (US);
Christopher Charles Hunt, Livonia, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A light strip for a vehicle panel is provided herein. The light strip includes a light-producing assembly. A photoluminescent structure is disposed on the light-producing assembly and is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by a light source of the light-producing assembly. An adhesive layer having one or more retroreflective beads embedded therein is disposed on the photoluminescent structure. An overmold material is disposed over a portion of the retroreflective beads.