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Patent No.:

US 10627073 B1

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Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 05, 2018
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

David A. Brown, Plymouth, MI (US);

Aaron Bradley Johnson, Allen Park, MI (US);

Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);

Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/26 (2006.01); F21S 45/33 (2018.01); F21V 31/03 (2006.01); F21S 45/37 (2018.01); F21V 15/01 (2006.01); F21V 29/74 (2015.01); F21V 29/83 (2015.01); F21S 45/60 (2018.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); F21S 41/141 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 45/33 (2018.01); B01D 53/263 (2013.01); F21S 45/37 (2018.01); F21S 45/60 (2018.01); F21V 15/01 (2013.01); F21V 29/74 (2015.01); F21V 29/83 (2015.01); F21V 31/03 (2013.01); F21S 41/141 (2018.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08);
Abstract

Method and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle headlamp de-condensation. An example exterior lamp of a vehicle includes a housing, a cover coupled to the housing to define a cavity, and a lamp assembly within the cavity. The lamp assembly includes an LED, a heat sink coupled to the LED that is configured to dissipate heat and define a chamber, desiccant located within the chamber to collect moisture from the cavity, and a vent fluidly coupled to the chamber to remove the moisture from the cavity.


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