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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
James J. Surman, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Cornel Lewis Gardner, Romulus, MI (US);
Edward Joseph DeSmet, Jr., Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 3/00 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); F21V 9/16 (2006.01); B60R 22/18 (2006.01); B60Q 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/004 (2013.01); B60Q 3/008 (2013.01); B60Q 3/0209 (2013.01); B60Q 3/0279 (2013.01); B60Q 3/0283 (2013.01); B60R 22/18 (2013.01); F21V 9/16 (2013.01); G02B 6/0096 (2013.01); B60Q 2500/10 (2013.01); B60R 2022/1806 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illuminated vehicle seatbelt assembly is provided herein. The vehicle seatbelt assembly includes a buckle having a housing and a latch mechanism. A light source is disposed within the housing. A light guide directs light from the light source to a top portion of the housing. A first photoluminescent structure is disposed within the buckle and is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the light source.