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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2010
Applicants:
Scott P. Charnesky, Birmingham, MI (US);
Jason W. Guenzel, Milford, MI (US);
Mark R. Gordon, Warren, MI (US);
Inventors:
Scott P. Charnesky, Birmingham, MI (US);
Jason W. Guenzel, Milford, MI (US);
Mark R. Gordon, Warren, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A body panel for a vehicle includes an outer lens and a light engine projecting a light into the outer lens. The body panel includes a duct, which is disposed at a substantially equal vertical elevation as the outer lens. The light engine is positioned relative to the outer lens to allow the duct to pass directly behind the outer lens, at approximately the same vertical elevation, to improve air flow through the duct.