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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2012
Lauren M. Abro, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Que-whang Rhee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Benjamin Warren Penner, Aiken, SC (US);
Lauren M. Abro, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Que-Whang Rhee, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Benjamin Warren Penner, Aiken, SC (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Abstract
A cup holder assembly having a storage compartment adapted to receive a beverage container is provided. The storage compartment includes a recessed portion, and a top ring having a bottom planar surface is mounted onto the recessed portion. The recessed portion further includes a radiused inner edge exposed to the space of the storage compartment. A light source is mounted along the radiused inner edge. Light from the light source is reflected from the planar surface onto the radiused inner edge. A light shield extends beneath the bottom planar surface of the top ring so as to shield the light source from view of the passengers and driver of the vehicle yet allow light to pass from the light source onto the radiused inner edge of the cup holder assembly.