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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 23, 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);
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 11/00 (2006.01); F21S 8/10 (2006.01); B60Q 1/38 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/2661 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0035 (2013.01); F21S 48/214 (2013.01); F21S 48/2212 (2013.01); B60Q 1/38 (2013.01); B60Q 1/50 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle illumination apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises at least one aperture disposed in a panel of the vehicle. A light source is disposed proximate the aperture and configured to emit a first emission having a first wavelength. A first photoluminescent portion is disposed proximate the panel substantially within the aperture and configured to emit a second emission having a second wavelength in response to receiving the first emission.