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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Michael James Whitens, Milford, MI (US);
Cornel Lewis Gardner, Romulus, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/32 (2006.01); F21V 9/16 (2006.01); F21S 8/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 9/16 (2013.01); B60Q 1/32 (2013.01); F21S 48/214 (2013.01);
Abstract
A molding of a vehicle is provided herein. The molding includes a cover panel portion mounted to a body panel of the vehicle. A carrier is disposed between the cover panel portion and the body panel, the carrier having an exposed portion configured to luminesce in response to light excitation. At least one light source is disposed inside the carrier and is configured to emit light for exciting the exposed portion.