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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 06, 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 43/247 (2018.01); F21S 43/20 (2018.01); F21S 43/237 (2018.01); F21S 43/31 (2018.01); F21W 103/35 (2018.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 43/247 (2018.01); F21S 43/237 (2018.01); F21S 43/26231 (2024.05); F21S 43/2641 (2024.05); F21S 43/315 (2018.01); F21W 2103/35 (2018.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08);
Abstract
An assembly includes a collimator having one end associated with a light source, a pillow lens associated with the collimator, and at least one surface that is non-coplanar with the pillow lens. The assembly further includes at least one light pipe, wherein a first portion of light is directed through the pillow lens and a second portion of light exits the pillow lens and is directed by the at least one surface into the at least one light pipe.