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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
May. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
LaRon Michelle Brown, Detroit, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/52 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); F21W 107/10 (2018.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/52 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2661 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2696 (2013.01); B60Q 1/503 (2013.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21W 2107/10 (2018.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); G06K 9/00221 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle communication system includes a vehicle body panel and a camera having a field of view. The camera is disposed on the vehicle body panel. A grille assembly is coupled to the vehicle body panel. The grille assembly includes a plurality of light sources, an optic layer defining channels disposed adjacent to the light sources, and a metalized sheet disposed on the optic layer.