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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2024
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael John Harmon, Northville, MI (US);
Andrew Brand, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Alison Alexandra Palmer, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Olivia Pan, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/24 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); F21S 41/143 (2018.01); F21S 41/153 (2018.01); F21S 41/19 (2018.01); F21V 21/30 (2006.01); F21V 23/00 (2015.01); F21Y 105/16 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/247 (2022.05); B60Q 1/0035 (2013.01); F21S 41/192 (2018.01); F21V 21/30 (2013.01); F21V 23/001 (2013.01); F21S 41/143 (2018.01); F21S 41/153 (2018.01); F21Y 2105/16 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08);
Abstract
An assembly includes a plurality of discrete light modules that are supported by a wall that at least partially surrounds a cargo area. Each light module is movable outward of the wall between a plurality of use positions. Each light module is selectively positionable to illuminate the cargo area or an area external to the cargo area.