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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
James J. Surman, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Daniel Weckstein, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/30 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); B60Q 3/68 (2017.01); B60Q 3/233 (2017.01); B60Q 3/30 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/30 (2013.01); B60Q 3/233 (2017.02); B60Q 3/68 (2017.02); H05B 37/0218 (2013.01); H05B 37/0227 (2013.01); B60Q 3/30 (2017.02); Y02B 20/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A floor lighting system of a vehicle is provided herein. A vehicle seat has a seat base that is movable between a use position and a stowed position. A light-producing assembly is coupled to an underside portion of the seat base and operable to illuminate at least one floor area based on the position of the seat base.