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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
May. 31, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Linsheng Chen, Woodbury, MN (US);
Steven J. Antilla, Brighton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A light assembly for a vehicle comprises: a light source that emits light; a reflector that reflects the light emitted by the light source to a reflected focal point; and an optical device through which the light emitted by the light source transmits, the optical device having an optical focal point; wherein the optical focal point and the reflected focal point are approximately the same focal point. The light leaving the optical device is directed toward a target illuminance area that allows a driver or passenger of the vehicle to read. The light source is an LED. The optical device is a lens. The reflector is an elliptical reflector. The light assembly further comprises a printed circuit board and the LED is mounted on the printed circuit board.