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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mukdam Kena, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Michael Murphy McElroy, South Lyon, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a seal having a compressible bulb to provide sealing between a vehicle flange and a moveable panel, and a channel formed in an exterior surface of the bulb. A light source is positioned within the channel to extend along a length of the seal. A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, forming a seal to have a compressible bulb that has a channel formed in an exterior surface of the bulb, and installing a light cable within the channel to extend along a length of the seal.