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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2024
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tomoya Hagihara, Novi, MI (US);
Antonio Emilio Sanchez Aguilar, Birmingham, MI (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle interior lighting assembly includes a housing configured to contain lighting components, a lens through which light may be projected from the housing, and a light source including a flexible sheet including one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). The flexible sheet includes a first, larger portion disposed at a first orientation at an oblique angle with respect to the lens, and a second, smaller portion disposed at a second orientation that is substantially aligned with the lens. At least one of the one or more LEDs is disposed on the second, smaller portion of the flexible sheet.