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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2021
Magna Mirrors of America, Inc., Holland, MI (US);
David A. Dingman, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Brett A. Gorby, Rockford, MI (US);
Keith D. Foote, Caledonia, MI (US);
MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC., Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicular exterior door handle assembly includes a handle portion, a light transmitting cover element disposed at least partially along a length dimension of the handle portion, and an illumination module having an illumination source. When the illumination source is electrically powered, light emitted by the illumination source passes at least partially along the length dimension of the handle portion. With the exterior door handle assembly mounted at a door handle region of a vehicle door and when the illumination source is electrically powered, light that passes at least partially along the length dimension of the handle portion is viewable by a person viewing the handle portion of the exterior door handle assembly. When the illumination source is not electrically powered, the illumination source is covert to the person viewing the handle portion of the exterior door handle assembly.