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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ricardo Filho, Lauro de Freitas, BR;
Anderson Dal Zotto, Salvador, BR;
Eric Santos, Feira de Santana, BR;
Edson Hiroshi Otuka, Lauro de Freitas, BR;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A lamp assembly for a vehicle includes a housing. The lamp assembly also includes an outer lens operably coupled with the housing to define a chamber therebetween. A light source is disposed in a first portion of the chamber and is configured to emit visible light through the outer lens to a region exterior to the vehicle. The lamp assembly further includes a LiDAR module disposed in a second portion of the chamber and facing the outer lens. The LiDAR module is configured to capture distance information based on infrared light reflected from the region exterior. The second portion is vertically spaced from the first portion.