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Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 07, 2025
Applicant:

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

Inventor:

Linsheng Chen, Novi, MI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 43/239 (2018.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/20 (2018.01); F21Y 101/00 (2016.01); F21Y 103/10 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); F21Y 115/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 43/239 (2018.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/26251 (2024.05); F21Y 2101/00 (2013.01); F21Y 2103/10 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/30 (2016.08);
Abstract

A vehicle exterior lamp assembly has an optical light transmission device having a first end, a second end opposite the first end and a side wall extending between the first end and the second end. A cover lens covering the second end of the optical light transmission device. One or more primary light sources are configured to input light into the first end of the optical light transmission device for emission as an output from the second end. A hologram is provided on the side wall of the optical light transmission device. A secondary light source is configured to illuminate the hologram to display an image on the side wall of the optical light transmission device.


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