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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Walter Kuzma Stepanenko, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Jay Deavis Baker, Dearborn, MI (US);
Lawrence Leroy Kneisel, Novi, MI (US);
Richard Keith Mcmillan, Dearborn, MI (US);
Brenda Joyce Nation, Troy, MI (US);
Cindy Maria Rutyna, Plymouth, MI (US);
Charles Frederick Schweitzer, Northville, MI (US);
Peter Langer, Lexington, MI (US);
Walter Kuzma Stepanenko, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Jay DeAvis Baker, Dearborn, MI (US);
Lawrence LeRoy Kneisel, Novi, MI (US);
Richard Keith McMillan, Dearborn, MI (US);
Brenda Joyce Nation, Troy, MI (US);
Cindy Maria Rutyna, Plymouth, MI (US);
Charles Frederick Schweitzer, Northville, MI (US);
Peter Langer, Lexington, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An integrated light and accessory assembly for a vehicle is disclosed. The assembly includes at least one lamp for illumination of a vehicle, and also includes reflective, conductive and insulative portions inside a housing, and a module for controlling or accessorizing the assembly. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the assembly. The method includes providing materials for molding or shaping the components of the assembly, selectively etching conductive materials, molding the materials into a desired configuration, connecting a lamp and an accessory module to the conductive portions, and enclosing the components in a housing. A portion of the module may be removed for emergency lighting.