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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2024
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 43/237 (2018.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/20 (2018.01); F21W 103/35 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 43/237 (2018.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/26221 (2024.05); F21S 43/26241 (2024.05); F21W 2103/35 (2018.01);
Abstract
A light guide comprises a center body portion that extends along a center axis and which has a first end associated with a light source and an opposite second end associated with a plurality of non-coplanar surfaces. A first leg portion extends away from the center body portion in a first direction and a second leg portion extends away from the center body portion in a second direction opposite of the first direction.