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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd., Shanghai, CN;
Inventors:
Scott Allen Hansen, Holland, MI (US);
Ronald A. Bozio, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
SHANGHAI YANFENG JINQIAO AUTOMOTIVE TRIM SYSTEMS CO., LTD., Shanghai, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/07 (2006.01); B60N 3/10 (2006.01); B60Q 3/64 (2017.01); B60Q 3/66 (2017.01); B60Q 3/20 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/07 (2013.01); B60N 3/101 (2013.01); B60Q 3/20 (2017.02); B60Q 3/64 (2017.02); B60Q 3/66 (2017.02);
Abstract
A receptacle for a vehicle interior is configured to provide light from a light source. The receptacle includes a base, a wall extending from the base to form an opening and providing an outlet into the opening, a guide for transmitting light along the base, and a guide for transmitting light along the wall. When light is provided beneath the base by the light source, light is transmitted through the guide along the base and into the guide along the wall.