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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2012
Stuart Roger Wuerthele, Saline, MI (US);
Jeremy Sasena, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Douglas Van Hoef, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Stuart Roger Wuerthele, Saline, MI (US);
Jeremy Sasena, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Douglas Van Hoef, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
North American Lighting, Inc., Paris, IL (US);
Abstract
A vehicle lamp assembly includes a lamp housing, a primary lamp unit, and an auxiliary lamp unit. The primary lamp unit and the auxiliary lamp unit are provided within the lamp housing. The auxiliary lamp unit includes a first lighting device, a second lighting device and a supplemental lighting device. The first lighting device is configured to illuminate a portion of the lamp housing in a first direction and the second lighting device is configured to illuminate a portion of the lamp housing in a second direction. The supplemental lighting device is positioned in the lamp housing at an intersection of the first and second directions to provide a uniform lit appearance at a transition of the first lighting device and the second lighting device.