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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Cornel Lewis Gardner, Romulus, MI (US);
Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Jeffrey Singer, Plymouth, 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 3/02 (2006.01); F21V 9/16 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); B60R 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/022 (2013.01); B60Q 3/0293 (2013.01); B60R 7/04 (2013.01); F21V 9/16 (2013.01); F21V 23/0471 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08);
Abstract
A lighting system of a vehicle is provided herein. A floor console bin is provided having a housing and a movable lid. A reflective target is coupled to the floor console bin. An overhead console is provided having an IR transmitter for emitting an IR signal toward a target location, an IR receiver for receiving and detecting the IR signal reflected by the target, and a projector for illuminating the housing based on detection of the IR signal.