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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Mehran Niksimaee, Orchard Lake Village, MI (US);
Daniel J. Martin, Plymouth, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An illumination system for a vehicle running board comprises at least one lighting module in connection with a step portion of the running board. The lighting module extends longitudinally along the running board proximate to at least one door of the vehicle. The lighting module comprises a first light source disposed in a first end portion of the lighting module and a second light source disposed in a second end portion of the lighting module. A waveguide forms an emission surface extending longitudinally along a side portion of the step portion. A controller is configured to activate the first light source illuminating the side portion in a first color and activate the second light source to illuminate the side portion in a second color.