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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2009
Applicant:
Benjamin Warren Penner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Benjamin Warren Penner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, Erlanger, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/02 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lighting assembly for illuminating a console assembly of a vehicle includes a cup holder assembly in the console assembly having a cup-receiving volume. A storage bin in the console assembly has a storage volume. A light source assembly is mounted within the console assembly. The light source assembly illuminates the cup-receiving volume directly and illuminates the storage bin indirectly.